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Drama Desk Award for Outstanding Musical

Annual theatre award in New York City


Annual theatre award in New York City

FieldValue
nameDrama Desk Award
for Outstanding Musical
awarded_forOutstanding Musical
presenterDrama Desk
locationNew York City
countryUnited States
year1975
holder*Maybe Happy Ending* (2025)
website

for Outstanding Musical

The Drama Desk Award for Outstanding Musical is an annual award presented by Drama Desk in recognition of achievements in theatre across collective Broadway, off-Broadway and off-off-Broadway productions in New York City.

Stephen Sondheim is the artist with the most wins and nominations in the category, winning four of his eight nominations. Following closely behind are Thomas Meehan, Cy Coleman and James Lapine with three wins each. For nominations, Andrew Lloyd Webber, Alan Menken, Terrence McNally and Jeanine Tesori follow Sondheim with seven nominations each.

Winners and nominees

;Key

1970s

YearMusicalBookMusicLyricsRef.19751976197719781979
***The Wiz* ****William F. Brown****Charlie Smalls**
*Goodtime Charley*Sidney MichaelsLarry GrossmanHal Hackady
*In Gay Company*Fred Silver
*The Lieutenant*Gene Curty, Nitra Scharfman and Chuck Strand
***A Chorus Line* ****James Kirkwood****Marvin Hamlisch****Edward Kleban**
*Pacific Overtures*John WeidmanStephen Sondheim
*The Robber Bridegroom*Alfred UhryRobert WaldmanAlfred Uhry
***Annie* ****Thomas Meehan****Charles Strouse****Martin Charnin**
*Happy End*Elisabeth HauptmannKurt WeillBertolt Brecht
*I Love My Wife*Michael StewartCy ColemanMichael Stewart
*The King and I*Oscar Hammerstein IIRichard RodgersOscar Hammerstein II
*Porgy and Bess*DuBose HeywardGeorge GershwinDuBose Heyward and Ira Gershwin
*The Robber Bridegroom*Alfred UhryRobert WaldmanAlfred Uhry
***Ain't Misbehavin'* ****N/A****Thomas "Fats" Waller****Various**
*The Best Little Whorehouse in Texas*Larry L. King and Peter MastersonCarol Hall
*Dancin'*Various
*Runaways*Elizabeth Swados
*Working*Stephen Schwartz and Nina FasoVarious
***Sweeney Todd* ****Hugh Wheeler****Stephen Sondheim**
*Eubie!*Eubie BlakeVarious
*They're Playing Our Song*Neil SimonMarvin HamlischCarole Bayer Sager
*The Umbrellas of Cherbourg*Jacques DemyMichel LegrandSheldon Harnick

1980s

YearMusicalBookMusicLyricsRef.1980198119821983198419851986198719881989
***Evita* ****Tim Rice****Andrew Lloyd Webber****Tim Rice**
*The 1940's Radio Hour*Walton JonesVarious
*Barnum*Mark BrambleCy ColemanMichael Stewart
''Sidewalkin'''Jake Holmes
*Tintypes*Mel Marvin and Gary PearleVarious
***The Pirates of Penzance*****W. S. Gilbert****Arthur Sullivan****W. S. Gilbert**
*[42nd Street](42nd-street-musical)*Michael Stewart and Mark BrambleHarry WarrenAl Dubin
*Lena Horne: The Lady and Her Music*Various
***Nine* ****Arthur Kopit****Maury Yeston**
*Dreamgirls*Tom EyenHenry KriegerTom Eyen
*Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat*Tim RiceAndrew Lloyd WebberTim Rice
*Pump Boys and Dinettes*Pump Boys and Dinettes
***Little Shop of Horrors*****Howard Ashman****Alan Menken****Howard Ashman**
*My One and Only*Peter Stone and Timothy S. MayerGeorge GershwinIra Gershwin
***Sunday in the Park with George* ****James Lapine****Stephen Sondheim**
*Baby*Sybille PearsonDavid ShireRichard Maltby, Jr.
*The Rink*Terrence McNallyJohn KanderFred Ebb
*Taking My Turn*Robert H. LivingstonGary William FriedmanWill Holt
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***The Mystery of Edwin Drood* ****Rupert Holmes**
*Big Deal*Bob FosseVarious
*Goblin Market*Polly Pen and Peggy HarmonPolly PenPolly Pen and Peggy Harmon
*Personals*Alan MerkenStephen SchwartzAlan Merken
***Les Misérables* ****Claude-Michel Schönberg and Alain Boublil****Claude-Michel Schönberg****Herbert Kretzmer**
*Me and My Girl*L. Arthur Rose and Douglas FurberNoel GayL. Arthur Rose and Douglas Furber
*Olympus on My Mind*Barry HarmanGrant SturialeBarry Harman
*Starlight Express*Andrew Lloyd WebberRichard Stilgoe
***Into the Woods* ****James Lapine****Stephen Sondheim**
*The Phantom of the Opera*Richard Stilgoe and Andrew Lloyd WebberAndrew Lloyd WebberCharles Hart
***Jerome Robbins' Broadway* ****N/A****Various**
*Black and Blue*Claudio Segovia and Héctor OrezzoliVarious

1990s

YearMusicalBookMusicLyricsRef.1990199119921993199419951996199719981999
***City of Angels* ****Larry Gelbart****Cy Coleman****David Zippel**
*Aspects of Love*Andrew Lloyd WebberDon Black and Charles Hart
***The Will Rogers Follies*****Peter Stone****Cy Coleman****Betty Comden and Adolph Green**
*Assassins*John WeidmanStephen Sondheim
*The Secret Garden*Marsha NormanLucy SimonMarsha Norman
***Crazy for You* ****Ken Ludwig****George Gershwin****Ira Gershwin**
*Jelly's Last Jam*George C. WolfeJelly Roll MortonSusan Birkenhead
***Kiss of the Spider Woman* ****Terrence McNally****John Kander****Fred Ebb**
*Ruthless!*Joel PaleyMarvin LairdJoel Paley
*The Who's Tommy*Pete Townshend and Des McAnuffPete Townshend
*Wings*Arthur PerlmanJeffrey LundenArthur Perlman
***Passion* ****James Lapine****Stephen Sondheim**
*Beauty and the Beast*Linda WoolvertonAlan MenkenHoward Ashman and Tim Rice
*Hello Again*Michael John LaChiusa
***Show Boat*****Oscar Hammerstein II****Jerome Kern****Oscar Hammerstein II and P.G. Wodehouse**
*A Christmas Carol*Alan MenkenLynn Ahrens
*How to Succeed in Business Without
Really Trying*Abe Burrows, Jack Weinstock and Willie GilbertFrank Loesser
*Merrily We Roll Along*George FurthStephen Sondheim
*Sunset Boulevard*Christopher Hampton and Don BlackAndrew Lloyd WebberDon Black
***Rent* ****Jonathan Larson**
*Bed and Sofa*Laurence KlavanPolly PenLaurence Klavan
*Big: the musical*John WeidmanDavid ShireRichard Maltby, Jr.
*Bring in 'da Noise, Bring in 'da Funk*Reg E. GainesDaryl Waters, Zane Mark and Ann DuquesnayReg E. Gaines, George C. Wolfe and Ann Duquesnay
*Chronicle of a Death Foretold*Graciela Daniele and Jim LewisBob TelsonGraciela Daniele, Jim Lewis and Michael John LaChiusa
*Floyd Collins*Tina LandauAdam Guettel
***The Life* ****Cy Coleman, David Newman and Ira Gasman****Cy Coleman****Ira Gasman**
*Steel Pier*David ThompsonJohn KanderFred Ebb
*Violet*Brian CrawleyJeanine TesoriBrian Crawley
***Ragtime* ****Terrence McNally****Stephen Flaherty****Lynn Ahrens**
*Forever Tango*Various
*Hedwig and the Angry Inch*John Cameron MitchellStephen Trask
*High Society*Arthur KopitCole PorterCole Porter and Susan Birkenhead
*The Lion King*Roger Allers and Irene MecchiElton JohnTim Rice
***Parade* ****Alfred Uhry****Jason Robert Brown**
*A New Brain*William Finn and James LapineWilliam Finn
*The Civil War*Gregory Boyd and Frank WildhornFrank WildhornJack Murphy

2000s

YearMusicalBookMusicLyricsRef.2000200120022003200420052006200720082009
***Contact* ****John Weidman****Various**
*James Joyce's The Dead*Richard NelsonShaun DaveyRichard Nelson and Shaun Davey
*Saturday Night*Julius J. Epstein and Philip G. EpsteinStephen Sondheim
*Swing!*Paul KelleyVarious
*The Wild Party*Andrew Lippa
***The Producers* ****Mel Brooks and Thomas Meehan****Mel Brooks**
*Bat Boy: The Musical*Keythe Farley and Brian FlemmingLaurence O'Keefe
*Bubbly Black Girl Sheds Her
Chameleon Skin*Kristen Childs
*The Full Monty*Terrence McNallyDavid Yazbek
*Urinetown*Greg KotisMark HollmanGreg Kotis and Mark Hollman
***Thoroughly Modern Millie* ****Richard Morris and Dick Scanlan****Jeanine Tesori****Dick Scanlan**
*The Last Five Years*Jason Robert Brown
*Sweet Smell of Success*John GuareMarvin HamlischCraig Carnelia
*Tick, Tick... BOOM!*Jonathan Larson and David AuburnJonathan Larson
***Hairspray* ****Mark O'Donnell and Thomas Meehan****Marc Shaiman****Scott Wittman and Marc Shaiman**
*A Man of No Importance*Terrence McNallyStephen FlahertyLynn Ahrens
*Amour*Didier Van Cauwelaert and Jeremy SamsMichel LegrandJeremy Sams
*Avenue Q*Jeff WhittyRobert Lopez and Jeff Marx
*Movin' Out*Twyla TharpBilly Joel
*Zanna, Don't!*Tim Acito and Alexander DinelarisTim AcitoTim Acito and Alexander Dinelaris
***Wicked* ****Winnie Holzman****Stephen Schwartz**
*Caroline, or Change*Tony KushnerJeanine TesoriTony Kushner
*Johnny Guitar*Nicholas van HoogstratenMartin Silvestri and Joel HigginsJoel Higgins
*The Musical of Musicals*Joanne Bogart and Eric RockwellEric RockwellJoanne Bogart
***Monty Python's Spamalot* ****Eric Idle****John Du Prez and Eric Idle****Eric Idle**
*The 25th Annual Putnam County
Spelling Bee*Rachel SheinkinWilliam Finn
*Altar Boyz*Kevin Del AguilaGary Adler and Michael Patrick Walker
*Dirty Rotten Scoundrels*Jeffrey LaneDavid Yazbek
*The Light in the Piazza*Craig LucasAdam Guettel
***The Drowsy Chaperone* ****Bob Martin and Don McKellar****Lisa Lambert and Greg Morrison**
*Grey Gardens*Doug WrightScott FrankelMichael Korie
*Jersey Boys*Marshall Brickman and Rick EliceBob Gaudio and Bob Crewe
*See What I Wanna See*Michael John LaChiusa
*Thrill Me*Stephen Dolginoff
*The Wedding Singer*Tim Herlihy and Chad BeguelinMatthew SklarChad Beguelin
***Spring Awakening* ****Steven Sater****Duncan Sheik****Steven Sater**
*Curtains*Rupert HolmesJohn KanderFred Ebb
*In the Heights*Quiara Alegría HudesLin-Manuel Miranda
*Legally Blonde*Heather HachNell Benjamin and Laurence O'Keefe
*LoveMusik*Alfred UhryKurt WeillVarious
*Mary Poppins*Julian FellowesRobert B. Sherman, Richard M. Sherman, George Stiles and Anthony Drewe
***Passing Strange* ****Stew****Stew and Heidi Rodewald****Stew**
*A Catered Affair*Harvey FiersteinJohn Bucchino
*Adding Machine*Jason Loewith and Joshua SchmidtJoshua SchmidtJason Loewith and Joshua Schmidt
*The Glorious Ones*Lynn AhrensStephen FlahertyLynn Ahrens
*The Slug Bearers of Kayrol Island*Ben KatchorMark MulcahyBen Katchor
*Xanadu*Douglas Carter BeaneJeff Lynne and John Farrar
***Billy Elliot the Musical* ****Lee Hall****Elton John****Lee Hall**
*[9 to 5](9-to-5-musical)*Patricia ResnickDolly Parton
*Fela!*Bill T. Jones and Jim LewisFela Kuti
*Liza's at the Palace...*Ron LewisVarious
*Shrek the Musical*David Lindsay-AbaireJeanine TesoriDavid Lindsay-Abaire
*The Story of My Life*Brian HillNeil Bartram

2010s

YearMusicalBookMusicLyricsRef.2010201120122013201420152016201720182019
***Memphis* ****Joe DiPietro****David Bryan****Joe DiPietro and David Bryan**
*The Addams Family*Marshall Brickman and Rick EliceAndrew Lippa
*American Idiot*Michael Mayer and Billie Joe ArmstrongGreen DayBillie Joe Armstrong
*Everyday Rapture*Dick Scanlan and Sherie Rene ScottVarious
*The Scottsboro Boys*David ThompsonJohn Kander and Fred Ebb
*Yank!*David ZellnikJoseph ZellnikDavid Zellnik
***The Book of Mormon* ****Trey Parker, Robert Lopez and Matt Stone**
*In Transit*Kristen Anderson-Lopez, James-Allen Ford, Russ Kaplan and Sara Wordsworth
*The Kid*Michael ZamAndy MonroeJack Lechner
*Priscilla, Queen of the Desert*Stephan Elliott and Allan ScottVarious
*See Rock City & Other Destinations*Adam MathiasBrad AlexanderAdam Mathias
*Sister Act*Cheri Steinkellner, Bill Steinkellner and Douglas Carter BeaneAlan MenkenGlenn Slater
***Once* ****Enda Walsh****Glen Hansard and Markéta Irglová**
*Bonnie & Clyde*Ivan MenchellFrank WildhornDon Black
*Death Takes a Holiday*Peter Stone and Thomas MeehanMaury Yeston
*Leap of Faith*Janus Cercone and Glenn SlaterAlan MenkenGlenn Slater
*Newsies*Harvey FiersteinAlan MenkenJack Feldman
*Nice Work If You Can Get It*Joe DiPietroGeorge and Ira Gershwin
*Queen of the Mist*Michael John LaChiusa
***Matilda the Musical* ****Dennis Kelly****Tim Minchin**
*A Christmas Story: The Musical*Joseph RobinetteBenj Pasek and Justin Paul
*Giant*Sybille PearsonMichael John LaChiusa
*Hands on a Hardbody*Doug WrightAmanda Green and Trey AnastasioAmanda Green
*Here Lies Love*David Byrne and Fatboy Slim
*Natasha, Pierre and the Great Comet of 1812*Dave Malloy
*The Other Josh Cohen*David Rossmer and Steve Rosen
***A Gentleman's Guide to Love and Murder* ****Robert L. Freedman****Steven Lutvak****Robert L. Freedman and
Steven Lutvak**
*Aladdin*Chad BeguelinAlan MenkenChad Beguelin, Howard Ashman and Tim Rice
*Beautiful: The Carole King Musical*Douglas McGrathVarious
*The Bridges of Madison County*Marsha NormanJason Robert Brown
*Fun Home*Lisa KronJeanine TesoriLisa Kron
*Love's Labour's Lost*Alex TimbersMichael Friedman
*Rocky the Musical*Thomas MeehanStephen FlahertyLynn Ahrens
***Hamilton* ****Lin-Manuel Miranda**
*An American in Paris*Craig LucasGeorge GershwinIra Gershwin
*Fly By Night*Will Connolly, Michael Mitnick and Kim Rosenstock
*Pretty Filthy*Bess WohlMichael Friedman
*Something Rotten!*Karey Kirkpatrick and
John O'FarrellKarey Kirkpatrick and Wayne Kirkpatrick
*The Visit*Terrence McNallyJohn KanderFred Ebb
***Shuffle Along* ****George C. Wolfe****Eubie Blake and Noble Sissle**
*First Daughter Suite*Michael John LaChiusa
*Daddy Long Legs*John CairdPaul Gordon
*School of Rock*Julian FellowesAndrew Lloyd WebberGlenn Slater
*Waitress*Jessie NelsonSara Bareilles
***Come from Away* ****Irene Sankoff and David Hein**
*Anastasia*Terrence McNallyStephen FlahertyLynn Ahrens
*The Band's Visit*Itamar MosesDavid Yazbek
*Hadestown*Anaïs Mitchell
*The Lightning Thief: The Percy Jackson Musical*Joe TraczRob Rokicki
***SpongeBob SquarePants* ****Kyle Jarrow****Various**
*Desperate Measures*Peter KelloggDavid FriedmanPeter Kellogg
*KPOP*Jason KimHelen Park and Max Vernon
*Mean Girls*Tina FeyJeff RichmondNell Benjamin
*Old Stock: A Refugee Love Story*Hannah MoscovitchBen Caplan and Christian Barry
***The Prom* ****Bob Martin and Chad Beguelin****Matthew Sklar****Chad Beguelin**
*Be More Chill*Joe TraczJoe Iconis
*The Hello Girls*Peter Mills and Cara ReichelPeter Mills
*Rags Parkland Sings the Songs of the Future*Andrew R. Butler
*Tootsie*Robert HornDavid Yazbek

2020s

YearMusicalBookMusicLyricsRef.202020212022202320242025
***A Strange Loop*****Michael R. Jackson**
*Octet*Dave Malloy
*The Secret Life of Bees*Lynn NottageDuncan SheikSusan Birkenhead
*Soft Power*David Henry HwangJeanine TesoriDavid Henry Hwang and Jeanine Tesori
*The Wrong Man*Ross Golan
*No awards: New York theatres shuttered, March 2020 to September 2021, due to the COVID-19 pandemic in New York City*}}
***Kimberly Akimbo*****David Lindsay-Abaire****Jeanine Tesori****David Lindsay-Abaire**
*The Hang*Taylor MacMatt RayTaylor Mac
*Harmony: A New Musical*Bruce SussmanBarry ManilowBruce Sussman
*Intimate Apparel*Lynn NottageRicky Ian GordonLynn Nottage
*Six*Toby Marlow and Lucy Moss
***Some Like It Hot*****Matthew López & Amber Ruffin****Marc Shaiman****Marc Shaiman and Scott Wittman**
*& Juliet*David West ReadMax Martin and various others
*Between the Lines*Timothy Allen McDonaldElyssa Samsel and Kate Anderson
*F*ck7thGrade*Liza BirkenmeierJill Sobule
*Shucked*Robert HornBrandy Clark and Shane McAnally
*White Girl in Danger*Michael R. Jackson
***Dead Outlaw*****Itamar Moses****David Yazbek and Erik Della Penna**
*Illinoise*Justin Peck and Jackie Sibblies DrurySufjan Stevens
*Lizard Boy*Justin Huertas
*Teeth*Michael R. Jackson and Anna K. Jacobs
*The Connector*Jonathan Marc ShermanJason Robert Brown
*The Outsiders*Adam Rapp and Justin LevineJonathan Clay, Zach Chance, and Justin Levine
***Maybe Happy Ending****Will Aronson and Hue Park***Will Aronson****Will Aronson** and **Hue Park**
*Boop! The Musical*Bob MartinDavid FosterSusan Birkenhead
*Death Becomes Her*Marco PennetteJulia Mattison and Noel Carey
*Just in Time*Warren Leight and Isaac Olivervarious artists
*Music City*Peter ZinnJ. T. Harding

Artists with multiple wins

;4 wins

  • Stephen Sondheim

;3 wins

  • Thomas Meehan
  • Cy Coleman
  • James Lapine

;2 wins

  • Terrence McNally
  • Jeanine Tesori
  • Marc Shaiman
  • Scott Wittman
  • Bob Martin

Artists with multiple nominations

;8 nominations

  • Stephen Sondheim

;7 nominations

  • Andrew Lloyd Webber
  • Alan Menken
  • Terrence McNally
  • Jeanine Tesori

;6 nominations

  • Lynn Ahrens
  • John Kander
  • Fred Ebb
  • Michael John LaChiusa

;5 nominations

  • Thomas Meehan
  • Cy Coleman
  • Stephen Flaherty
  • George Gershwin
  • Ira Gershwin
  • Tim Rice
  • David Yazbek

;4 nominations

  • John Weidman
  • Alfred Uhry
  • James Lapine
  • Susan Birkenhead
  • Jason Robert Brown

;3 nominations

  • Marvin Hamlisch
  • Michael Stewart
  • Stephen Schwartz
  • Howard Ashman
  • Peter Stone
  • Don Black
  • George C. Wolfe
  • Bob Martin
  • Chad Beguelin
  • Glenn Slater
  • Michael R. Jackson

;2 nominations

  • Robert Waldman

  • Kurt Weill

  • Oscar Hammerstein II

  • Eubie Blake

  • Michel Legrand

  • Mark Bramble

  • Arthur Kopit

  • Maury Yeston

  • Sybille Pearson

  • David Shire

  • Richard Maltby, Jr.

  • Rupert Holmes

  • Polly Pen

  • Richard Stilgoe

  • Charles Hart

  • Marsha Norman

  • Jonathan Larson

  • Jim Lewis

  • Adam Guettel

  • David Thompson

  • Elton John

  • William Finn

  • Frank Wildhorn

  • Andrew Lippa

  • Laurence O'Keefe

  • Dick Scanlan

  • Marc Shaiman

  • Scott Wittman

  • Robert Lopez

  • Craig Lucas

  • Doug Wright

  • Marshall Brickman

  • Rick Elice

  • Matthew Sklar

  • Duncan Sheik

  • Lin-Manuel Miranda

  • Nell Benjamin

  • Julian Fellowes

  • Harvey Fierstein

  • Douglas Carter Beane

  • David Lindsay-Abaire

  • Joe DiPietro

  • Dave Malloy

  • Sara Bareilles

  • Itamar Moses

  • Joe Tracz

  • Lynn Nottage

  • Robert Horn

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