The Drama Desk Award for Outstanding Music is an annual award presented by Drama Desk in recognition of achievements in musical theatre (distinct from incidental music in plays) across collective Broadway, off-Broadway and off-off-Broadway productions in New York City. The award was originally entitled Best Composer, before being renamed to its current title in 1969. The award is often referred to as Outstanding Score of a Musical.
| Drama Desk Award for Outstanding Music | |
|---|---|
| Awarded for | Outstanding Music |
| Location | New York City |
| Country | United States |
| Presented by | Drama Desk |
| First awarded | 1968 |
| Currently held by | Shaina Taub for Suffs (2024) |
| Website | dramadesk.org (defunct) |
Winners and nominees
edit1960s
edit| Year | Composer | Production |
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| 1968 | ||
| Al Carmines | In Circles | |
| Galt MacDermot | Hair | |
| 1969 | ||
| Al Carmines | Peace | |
| Burt Bacharach | Promises, Promises |
1970s
edit1980s
edit1990s
edit2000s
edit2010s
edit2020s
edit| Year | Composer | Production |
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| 2020 | ||
| Dave Malloy | Octet | |
| Ross Golan | The Wrong Man | |
| Michael R. Jackson | A Strange Loop | |
| Joshua Rosenblum | Einstein's Dreams | |
| Duncan Sheik | The Secret Life of Bees | |
| Jeanine Tesori | Soft Power | |
| 2021 | No awards: New York theatres shuttered, March 2020 to September 2021, due to the COVID-19 pandemic in New York City[1] | |
| 2022 | ||
| Toby Marlow and Lucy Moss | Six | |
| Jason Howland | Paradise Square | |
| Matt Ray | The Hang | |
| Carrie Rodriguez | ¡Americano! | |
| Jeanine Tesori | Kimberly Akimbo | |
| 2023 | ||
| Brandy Clark and Shane McAnally | Shucked | |
| Michael R. Jackson | White Girl in Danger | |
| Tom Kitt and AnnMarie Milazzo | Almost Famous | |
| Elyssa Samsel and Kate Anderson | Between the Lines | |
| The Kilbanes | Weightless | |
| 2024[2] | ||
| Shaina Taub | Suffs | |
| Jason Robert Brown | The Connector | |
| Justin Huertas | Lizard Boy: The Musical | |
| Jamestown Revival (Jonathan Clay and Zach Chance) and Justin Levine | The Outsiders | |
| David Yazbek and Erik Della Penna | Dead Outlaw | |
Multiple wins
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Multiple nominations
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See also
editReferences
edit- ^ Evans, Greg (2021-05-05). "Broadway To Reopen Sept. 14, Says Gov. Andrew Cuomo; Broadway League "Cautiously Optimistic"". Deadline Hollywood. Archived from the original on 2023-06-02. Retrieved 2023-12-03.
- ^ "Stereophonic Leads 2024 Drama Desk Awards with 7 Wins Including Outstanding Play - Playbill.com". 2024-06-10. Retrieved 2024-06-13.