Drama Desk Award for Outstanding Actor in a Musical
January 01, 1970
The Drama Desk Award for Outstanding Actor in a Musical is an annual award presented by Drama Desk in recognition of achievements in the theatre among Broadway, Off Broadway and Off-Off Broadway productions. The awards were established in 1955, with acting awards being given without making distinctions between roles in plays and musicals, or actors and actresses. The new award categories were later created in the 1975 ceremony.
"Drama Desk Award for Actor in a Musical". Internet Broadway Database. 2008. Retrieved 2008-08-21.
2002 New York Times article
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January 01, 1970
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The Drama Desk Award for Outstanding Actor in a Musical is an annual award presented by Drama Desk in recognition of achievements in the theatre among Broadway Off Broadway and Off Off Broadway productions The awards were established in 1955 with acting awards being given without making distinctions between roles in plays and musicals or actors and actresses The new award categories were later created in the 1975 ceremony Drama Desk Award for Outstanding ActorAwarded forOutstanding Actor in a MusicalLocationUnited StatesPresented byDrama DeskCurrently held byJaquel Spivey for A Strange Loop 2022 WebsiteDramaDesk org Contents 1 Winners and nominees 1 1 1970s 1 2 1980s 1 3 1990s 1 4 2000s 1 5 2010s 1 6 2020s 2 Multiple wins 3 See also 4 References 5 External linksWinners and nominees Edit1970s Edit Year Actor Musical Character1975John Cullum Shenandoah Charlie AndersonTim Curry The Rocky Horror Show Dr Frank N FurterJoel Grey Goodtime Charley CharleyRaul Julia Where s Charley Charley Wykeham1976Ian Richardson My Fair Lady Henry HigginsRaul Julia The Threepenny Opera MacheathJerry Orbach Chicago Billy FlynnNicol Williamson Rex Henry VIII King of England1977Lenny Baker I Love My Wife AlvinBarry Bostwick The Robber Bridegroom Jamie LockhartYul Brynner The King and I The King of SiamRobert Guillaume Guys and Dolls Nathan DetroitReid Shelton Annie Oliver Warbucks1978Ken Page Ain t Misbehavin PerformerGary Bayer A History of the American Film JimmyHenderson Forsythe The Best Little Whorehouse in Texas Sheriff Ed Earl DoddRichard Kiley Man of La Mancha Don Quixote Cervantes1979Len Cariou Sweeney Todd Sweeney ToddJoel Grey The Grand Tour S L JacobowskyCharles Repole Whoopee Henry WilliamsPeter Walker My Old Friends Peter Schermann1980s Edit Year Actor Musical Character1980Jim Dale Barnum P T BarnumChristopher Durang Das Lusitania Spongspiel PerformerMandy Patinkin Evita CheMickey Rooney Sugar Babies MickeyGiorgio Tozzi The Most Happy Fella TonyJerry Zaks Tintypes Performer1981Kevin Kline The Pirates of Penzance The Pirate KingGeorge Rose The Pirates of Penzance Major GeneralMartin Vidnovic Brigadoon Tommy Albright1982 83 1984George Hearn La Cage aux Folles AlbinGene Barry La Cage aux Folles GeorgesMandy Patinkin Sunday in the Park with George George1985Ron Richardson Big River JimDavid Carroll La boheme RodolfoHarry Groener Harrigan N Hart Edward HarriganMark Hamill Harrigan N Hart Tony HartDaniel H Jenkins Big River Huckleberry FinnGary Morris La boheme Rodolfo1986George Rose The Mystery of Edwin Drood Mayor Thomas Sapsea William CartwrightCleavant Derricks Big Deal CharleyHoward McGillin The Mystery of Edwin Drood John Jasper Mr Clive Paget1987Robert Lindsay Me and My Girl Bill SnibsonEd Dixon Shylock ShylockMandy Patinkin The Knife PeterColm Wilkinson Les Miserables Jean Valjean1988Michael Crawford The Phantom of the Opera The Phantom of the OperaDavid Carroll Chess AnatolyHoward McGillin Anything Goes Billy CrockerGeorge Merritt Lost in the Stars Stephen Kumalo1989Jason Alexander Jerome Robbins Broadway Various CharactersBob Gunton Sweeney Todd Sweeney ToddRichard Muenz The Pajama Game Sid SorokinScott Wise Jerome Robbins Broadway Various Characters1990s Edit Year Actor Musical Character1990James Naughton City of Angels StoneMike Burstyn The Rothschilds MayerDavid Carroll Grand Hotel Felix Von Gaigern1991Jonathan Pryce Miss Saigon The EngineerKeith Carradine The Will Rogers Follies Will RogersPaul Hipp Buddy The Buddy Holly Story Buddy HollyMandy Patinkin The Secret Garden Archibald Craven1992Gregory Hines Jelly s Last Jam Jelly Roll MortonNathan Lane Guys and Dolls Nathan DetroitPeter Gallagher Guys and Dolls SkySpiro Malas The Most Happy Fella Tony1993Brent Carver Kiss of the Spider Woman Luis MolinaJason Graae Hello Muddah Hello Faddah Barry BrockmanCon O Neill Blood Brothers MickeyMartin Short The Goodbye Girl Elliot Garfield1994Boyd Gaines She Loves Me Georg NowackMichael Hayden Carousel Billy BigelowTerrence Mann Beauty and the Beast The BeastJere Shea Passion Giorgio1995Vernel Bagneris Jelly Roll Jelly Roll MortonMatthew Broderick How to Succeed in Business Without Really Trying J Pierrepont FinchMalcolm Gets Merrily We Roll Along Franklin ShepardGeorge Hearn Sunset Boulevard MaxJ K Simmons Das Barbecu Various Characters1996Nathan Lane A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum PseudolusDavid Garrison I Do I Do MichaelSavion Glover Bring in da Noise Bring in da Funk da Beat Lil Dahlin Daniel H Jenkins Big the musical Josh BaskinAdam Pascal Rent Roger DavisLou Diamond Phillips The King and I The King of Siam1997Robert Cuccioli Jekyll amp Hyde Dr Henry Jekyll Edward HydeJim Dale Candide Dr PanglossJason Danieley Candide CandideDaniel McDonald Steel Pier Bill KellyJames Naughton Chicago Billy Flynn1998Alan Cumming Cabaret The Master of CeremoniesPeter Friedman Ragtime TatehJohn Cameron Mitchell Hedwig and the Angry Inch HedwigDouglas Sills The Scarlet Pimpernel Percy BlakeneyBrent Spiner 1776 AdamsBrian Stokes Mitchell Ragtime Coalhouse Walker Jr 1999Brent Carver Parade Leo FrankMartin Short Little Me Various CharactersPatrick Wilson Bright Lights Big City JamieTom Wopat Annie Get Your Gun Frank Butler2000s Edit Year Actor Musical Character2000Brian Stokes Mitchell Kiss Me Kate Fred Graham PetruchioCraig Bierko The Music Man Harold HillBrian d Arcy James The Wild Party BurrsBoyd Gaines Contact Michael WileyMandy Patinkin The Wild Party Burrs2001Nathan Lane The Producers Max BialystockMatthew Broderick The Producers Leo BloomKevin Chamberlin Seussical Horton the ElephantTom Hewitt The Rocky Horror Show Dr Frank N FurterDeven May Bat Boy The Musical Bat BoyPatrick Wilson The Full Monty Jerry Lukowski2002John Lithgow Sweet Smell of Success J J HunseckerNorbert Leo Butz The Last Five Years JamieBrian d Arcy James Sweet Smell of Success SidneyRaul Esparza Tick Tick Boom JonPeter Gallagher Guys and Dolls SkyPatrick Wilson Oklahoma Curly2003Antonio Banderas Nine Guido ContiniHarvey Fierstein Hairspray Edna TurnbladMalcolm Gets Amour DusoleilJason Petty Hank Williams Lost Highway Hank WilliamsJohn Selya Movin Out EddieBrian Stokes Mitchell Man of La Mancha Don Quixote Cervantes2004Hugh Jackman The Boy from Oz Peter AllenHunter Foster Little Shop of Horrors SeymourTyrone Giordano Big River Huckleberry FinnMichael McElroy Big River JimAlfred Molina Fiddler on the Roof TevyeEuan Morton Taboo George2005Norbert Leo Butz Dirty Rotten Scoundrels Freddy BensonHank Azaria Monty Python s Spamalot Various CharactersMike Burstyn On Second Avenue PerformerMatthew Morrison The Light in the Piazza Fabrizio NaccarelliDavid Hyde Pierce Monty Python s Spamalot Sir RobinBill Thompson God Hates the Irish Johnny Kavanaugh2006John Lloyd Young Jersey Boys Frankie ValliMichael Cerveris Sweeney Todd Sweeney ToddHarry Connick Jr The Pajama Game Sid SorokinMarc Kudisch See What I Wanna See Morito Husband CPAStephen Lynch The Wedding Singer Robbie HartBob Martin The Drowsy Chaperone Man in Chair2007Raul Esparza Company RobertMichael Cerveris LoveMusik Kurt WeillJohn Gallagher Jr Spring Awakening MoritzJonathan Groff Spring Awakening MelchiorDavid Hyde Pierce Curtains Lieutenant Frank CioffiMartin Short Martin Short Fame Becomes Me Himself2008Paulo Szot South Pacific Emile de BecqueDaniel Breaker Passing Strange YouthAndre De Shields Black Nativity Preacher NarratorDaniel Evans Sunday in the Park with George GeorgeCheyenne Jackson Xanadu Sonny MaloneMatthew Morrison 10 Million Miles Duane2009Brian d Arcy James Shrek the Musical ShrekJames Barbour A Tale of Two Cities Sydney CartonDaniel Breaker Shrek the Musical DonkeyJosh Grisetti Enter Laughing David KolowitzSahr Ngaujah Fela Fela KutiWill Swenson Hair Berger2010s Edit Year Actor Musical Character2010Douglas Hodge La Cage aux Folles AlbinBrandon Victor Dixon The Scottsboro Boys Haywood PattersonCheyenne Jackson Finian s Rainbow WoodyChad Kimball Memphis Huey CalhounNathan Lane The Addams Family GomezBobby Steggert Yank Stu2011Norbert Leo Butz Catch Me If You Can Carl HanrattyColin Donnell Anything Goes Billy CrockerDaniel Radcliffe How to Succeed in Business Without Really Trying J Pierrepont FinchAndrew Rannells The Book of Mormon Elder PriceTony Sheldon Priscilla Queen of the Desert BernadetteChristopher Sieber The Kid Dan2012Danny Burstein Follies Buddy PlummerKevin Earley Death Takes a Holiday Death SirkiRaul Esparza Leap of Faith Jonas NightengaleJeremy Jordan Newsies Jack KellyNorm Lewis Porgy and Bess PorgyRicky Martin Evita Che2013Billy Porter Kinky Boots LolaEric Anderson Soul Doctor Shlomo CarlebachBrian d Arcy James Giant BickJim Norton The Mystery of Edwin Drood Mayor Thomas Sapsea William CartwrightSteve Rosen The Other Josh Cohen Josh CohenRyan Silverman Passion GiorgioAnthony Warlow Annie Oliver Warbucks2014Neil Patrick Harris Hedwig and the Angry Inch HedwigJefferson Mays A Gentleman s Guide to Love and Murder The D Ysquith FamilyAdam Jacobs Aladdin AladdinAndy Karl Rocky the Musical Rocky BalboaSteven Pasquale The Bridges of Madison County Robert KincaidBryce Pinkham A Gentleman s Guide to Love and Murder Monty Navarro2015Robert Fairchild An American in Paris Jerry MulliganBrian d Arcy James Something Rotten Nick BottomJeremy Kushnier Atomic Leo SzilardLin Manuel Miranda Hamilton Alexander HamiltonMatthew Morrison Finding Neverland J M BarrieRyan Silverman Side Show Terry Connor2016Danny Burstein Fiddler on the Roof TevyeRobert Creighton Cagney James CagneyMichael C Hall Lazarus Thomas NewtonZachary Levi She Loves Me Georg NowackBenjamin Walker American Psycho Patrick Bateman2017Andy Karl Groundhog Day Phil ConnorsNick Blaemire Tick Tick Boom JonathanJon Jon Briones Miss Saigon The EngineerNick Cordero A Bronx Tale SonnyJeremy Secomb Sweeney Todd Sweeney Todd2018Ethan Slater SpongeBob SquarePants SpongeBob SquarePantsJelani Alladin Frozen Kristoff BjorgmanHarry Hadden Paton My Fair Lady Henry HigginsJoshua Henry Carousel Billy BigelowEvan Ruggiero Bastard Jones Performer2019Santino Fontana Tootsie Michael Dorsey Dorothy MichaelsBrooks Ashmanskas The Prom Barry GlickmanAndrew R Butler Rags Parkland Sings the Songs of the Future Rags ParklandDamon Daunno Rodgers amp Hammerstein s Oklahoma Curly McLainSteven Skybell Fiddler on the Roof Tevye2020s Edit Year Actor Musical Character2020Larry Owens A Strange Loop UsherDavid Aron Damane The Unsinkable Molly Brown JJChris Dwan Enter Laughing David KolowitzJoshua Henry The Wrong Man DuranFrancis Jue Soft Power DHH2021 2022Jaquel Spivey A Strange Loop UsherBilly Crystal Mr Saturday Night Buddy Young Jr Myles Frost MJ MJRob McClure Mrs Doubtfire Daniel HillardChip Zien Harmony Elder RabbiMultiple wins Edit3 winsNathan Lane2 winsDanny Burstein Norbert Leo Butz Brent CarverSee also EditLaurence Olivier Award for Best Actor in a Musical Tony Award for Best Actor in a MusicalReferences Edit Drama Desk Award for Actor in a Musical Internet Broadway Database 2008 Retrieved 2008 08 21 2002 New York Times articleExternal links EditDrama Desk official website Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Drama Desk Award for Outstanding Actor in a Musical amp oldid 1112331462, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,