Drama Desk will get new hall

Parnes The Drama Desk Honours, certainly one of Gotham's annual legit kudofests, gets a transformation -- again -- tapping Joey Parnes Prods. to create and general manage the June ceremony.The 57-year-old honours, held for within an auditorium at Gotham's arts-centric La Guardia High, this past year moved from Sunday to Monday evening and occured at Hammerstein Ballroom. The evening did not run easily, invoking grumbling.This season TheaterMania.com will show the ceremony at midtown's Town Hall with Robert R. Blume and David S. Stone, in colaboration with Renee McCurry. It's be the very first time the legit-oriented website will require an energetic role in showing the big event.Parnes, who for eight years was the matching producer from the Tony Honours, lately released their own shingle carrying out a short stint as professional director of Off Broadway Public Theater.Drama Desks recognition both Broadway and Off Broadway work. Nominees are named with a committee of journos along with other industry types.Ceremony reverts to Sunday evening this season, landing around the sked June 3, per week in front of the Tony Honours. Noms is going to be introduced later early in the year. Contact Gordon Cox at gordon.cox@variety.com