The Drammy Committee is excited to share a new development in our policies. After much thoughtful discussion and research, the Drammy Committee has reached the decision to eliminate gender designations from our awards categories. We will no longer present awards for “actor” and “actress,” and will instead present awards in the following categories: Best Lead […]

Read More A Shift to More Inclusive Awards for Acting

We are proud to announce the winners of the 2017-2018 Drammy Awards! Best Actor in a Musical Charles Grant A Year with Frog and Toad Oregon Children’s Theatre Best Actor in a Play Josh Weinstein Tender Napalm Dancing Brain Productions Best Actress in a Musical Sara Catherine Wheatley Always, Patsy Cline Broadway Rose Theatre Company […]

Read More 2017-2018 Winners

The 2018 Drammy Awards ceremony is just around the corner! On Monday, June 25th at Portland Center Stage at The Armory, we will be celebrating all of Portland theatre, and having a lot of fun doing it! Here’s some important information: The ceremony starts at 7pm, but the PCS lobby and bar will be open at 6. […]

Read More We are just one week away!

We are thrilled to announce the finalists for the 40th Drammy Awards! Join us and out wonderful MC, Claire Willett, at the ceremony on Monday, June 25th at Portland Center Stage at the Armory to celebrate these finalists and all of Portland-area theatre! The ceremony starts at 7pm, and the lobby will be open at […]

Read More 2017-2018 Finalists

On Monday, June 25th, we are not only celebrating Portland-area theatre, but also our 40th Anniversary! That’s right, this season is the Ruby Anniversary of this little award. To mark the event, we’ve splashed a little ruby coloring throughout our site. Perhaps this will inspire some ruby-red award outfits as well? The 2018 Drammy Awards […]

Read More Drammy Awards’ Ruby Anniversary

The amazing and wonderful Claire Willett! We at Drammy Central could not be more proud to announce that Claire will be MC’ing this year’s awards ceremony at Portland Center Stage on Monday, June 25th at 7pm. Join Claire and all of the Drammy gang for a night of joyous celebration!

Read More And the 2018 Drammy Awards MC is…

Big news here at Drammy central. Not only have we set a date for our 2018 ceremony, but we’ve found what just might be the perfect location. The 2018 Drammy Awards ceremony is set for Monday, June 25th at Portland Center Stage at the Armory! Clear your calendars and make sure you make it to […]

Read More Save the Date!

2018 is well and truly upon us, and with the new year come new Drammy members. Please join us in welcoming Shani Harris-Bagwell and Connery MacRae to the Drammy committee! Look for them in audiences all around town, and look here for more exciting information about our newest members! January is also known around Portland […]

Read More New Year, New Members, New Works!

The Drammy Committee is so very pleased to announce that Collin Carver was meant to be recognized at our recent ceremony with a Drammy award for his stellar work maintaining the wigs for Lakewood Theatre’s production of 1776. Were time travel a real thing, we would go back and honor his work with this pronouncement: […]

Read More Collin Carver wins a Drammy for Wig Mastery!