The Drama Desk Award for Outstanding Music 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 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 Music". Internet Broadway Database. 2008. Retrieved 2008-08-21.
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Drama Desk official website
October 20, 2023
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The Drama Desk Award for Outstanding Music 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 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 MusicAwarded forOutstanding MusicLocationUnited StatesPresented byDrama DeskCurrently held byBrandy Clark and Shane McAnally for Shucked 2023 WebsiteDramaDeskAwards com Contents 1 Winners and nominees 1 1 1960s 1 2 1970s 1 3 1980s 1 4 1990s 1 5 2000s 1 6 2010s 1 7 2020s 2 Multiple wins 3 Multiple nominations 4 See also 5 References 6 External linksWinners and nominees Edit1960s Edit Year Composer Production1968Al Carmines In CirclesGalt MacDermot Hair1969Al Carmines PeaceBurt Bacharach Promises Promises1970s Edit Year Composer Production1970Stephen Sondheim CompanyKurt Weill Mahagonny1971Stephen Sondheim Follies1972Galt MacDermot Two Gentlemen of Verona1973Stephen Sondheim A Little Night Music1974Al Carmines The Faggot1975Charlie Smalls The WizGene Curty Nitra Scharfman amp Chuck Strand The LieutenantJerry Herman Mack and MabelFred Silver In Gay Company1976Marvin Hamlisch A Chorus LineLeonard Bernstein 1600 Pennsylvania AvenueBill Heyer amp Hank Beebe Tuscaloosa s Calling MeStephen Sondheim Pacific Overtures1977Cy Coleman I Love My WifeCharles Strouse AnnieElizabeth Swados Nightclub CantataRobert Waldman The Robber Bridegroom1978Cy Coleman On the Twentieth CenturyCarol Hall The Best Little Whorehouse in TexasElizabeth Swados Runaways1979Stephen Sondheim Sweeney Todd The Demon Barber of Fleet StreetNancy Ford I m Getting My Act Together and Taking It on the RoadMarvin Hamlisch amp Neil Simon They re Playing Our SongJerome Kass BallroomMichel Legrand The Umbrellas of Cherbourg1980s Edit Year Composer Production1980Andrew Lloyd Webber EvitaCy Coleman BarnumElizabeth Swados Runaways1982Maury Yeston NineStephen Sondheim Merrily We Roll AlongJim Wann Pump Boys and Dinettes1983Andrew Lloyd Webber CatsLarry Grossman A Doll s LifeGerald Jay Markee Charlotte SweetDes McAnuff Death of Von RichthofenAlan Menken Little Shop of Horrors1984Jerry Herman La Cage aux FollesGalt MacDermot The Human ComedyDavid Shire BabyStephen Sondheim Sunday in the Park with George1985Larry Grossman GrindRoger Miller Big RiverMichael Rupert 3 Guys Naked from the Waist Down1986Rupert Holmes The Mystery of Edwin DroodPolly Pen Goblin MarketCharles Strouse MayorAndrew Lloyd Webber Song and Dance1987Noel Gay Me and My GirlClaude Michel Schonberg Les MiserablesNick Bicat The KnifeCharles Strouse RagsAndrew Lloyd Webber Starlight Express1988Andrew Lloyd Webber Phantom of the OperaBenny Andersson amp Bjorn Ulvaeus ChessDavid Evans Birds of ParadiseHugh Masekela amp Mbongeni Ngema Sarafina Stephen Sondheim Into the Woods1990s Edit Year Composer Production1990Cy Coleman City of AngelsChet Forrest Bob Wright amp Maury Yeston Grand HotelAstor Piazzolla Dangerous GamesDavid Shire Closer Than EverAndrew Lloyd Webber Aspects of Love1991Cy Coleman The Will Rogers FolliesDavid Bucknam The WavesWilliam Finn FalsettolandLucy Simon The Secret GardenStephen Sondheim Assassins1992Erik Frandsen Michael Garin Robert Hipkins amp Paul Lockheart Song of Singapore1993Marvin Hamlisch The Goodbye GirlJohn Kander Kiss of the Spider WomanJeffrey Lunden Wings1994Stephen Sondheim PassionMichael John LaChiusa Hello AgainAlan Menken Beauty and the BeastPolly Pen Christina Alberta s FatherTom Waits The Black Rider1995 1996Jonathan Larson Rent1997Cy Coleman The LifeJohn Kander Steel PierJeanine Tesori Violet1998Stephen Flaherty RagtimePaul Simon The CapemanStephen Trask Hedwig and the Angry InchFrank Wildhorn The Scarlet Pimpernel1999Jason Robert Brown ParadeCy Coleman Exactly Like YouWilliam Finn A New BrainFrank Wildhorn The Civil War2000s Edit Year Composer Production2000Andrew Lippa The Wild PartyShaun Davey James Joyce s The DeadStephen Sondheim Saturday Night2001David Yazbek The Full MontyKirsten Childs The Bubbly Black Girl Sheds Her Chameleon SkinStephen Flaherty SeussicalMark Hollmann UrinetownEd Kleban A Class ActLaurence O Keefe Bat Boy The Musical2002Jason Robert Brown The Last Five YearsMarvin Hamlisch Sweet Smell of SuccessJonathan Larson Tick Tick BOOM Jeanine Tesori Thoroughly Modern Millie2003Marc Shaiman HairsprayTim Acito Zanna Don t Stephen Flaherty A Man of No ImportanceMichel Legrand AmourRobert Lopez amp Jeff Marx Avenue QAnderson Edwards Keith Glover amp Keb Mo Thunder Knocking on the Door2004Jeanine Tesori Caroline or ChangeRaRa Avis amp Andrew Yeater Ramayana 2K3Boy George TabooEric Rockwell The Musical of Musicals The Musical Stephen Schwartz WickedMartin Silvestri amp Joel Higgins Johnny Guitar2005Adam Guettel The Light in the PiazzaGary Adler amp Michael Patrick Walker Altar BoyzTerry Davies Play Without WordsWilliam Finn The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling BeeStephen Flaherty Dessa RoseDavid Yazbek Dirty Rotten Scoundrels2006Lisa Lambert amp Greg Morrison The Drowsy ChaperoneStephen Dolginoff Thrill MeScott Frankel Grey GardensMichael John LaChiusa See What I Wanna SeePeter Mills The Pursuit of PersephoneMatthew Sklar The Wedding Singer2007Duncan Sheik Spring AwakeningJohn Kander CurtainsPaul Leschen amp Gila Sand Twist Please Sir May I Have Some More Peter Rodgers Melnick Adrift in MacaoLin Manuel Miranda In the HeightsLaurence O Keefe amp Nell Benjamin Legally Blonde2008Heidi Rodewald amp Stew Passing StrangeJohn Bucchino A Catered AffairStephen Flaherty The Glorious OnesTom Kitt Next to NormalMark Mulcahy The Slug Bearers of Kayrol IslandJoshua Schmidt Adding Machine2009Elton John Billy Elliot the MusicalNeil Bartram The Story of My LifeZina Goldrich Dear EdwinaDolly Parton 9 to 5Stephen Sondheim Road ShowJeanine Tesori Shrek the Musical2010s Edit Year Composer Production2010David Bryan MemphisMichael Friedman Bloody Bloody Andrew JacksonJoe Iconis Bloodsong of LoveJohn Kander amp Fred Ebb The Scottsboro BoysAndrew Lippa The Addams FamilyJoseph Zellnik Yank 2011Trey Parker Robert Lopez amp Matt Stone The Book of MormonBrad Alexander See Rock City amp Other DestinationsAlan Menken Sister ActMarc Shaiman Catch Me If You CanMike Stoller amp Artie Butler The People in the PictureDavid Yazbek Women on the Verge of a Nervous Breakdown2012Alan Menken NewsiesGlen Hansard amp Marketa Irglova OnceMichael John LaChiusa Queen of the MistAlan Menken Leap of FaithFrank Wildhorn Bonnie amp ClydeMaury Yeston Death Takes a Holiday2013David Byrne amp Fatboy Slim Here Lies LoveTrey Anastasio amp Amanda Green Hands on a HardbodyMichael John LaChiusa GiantDave Malloy Natasha Pierre and the Great Comet of 1812Benj Pasek amp Justin Paul A Christmas Story The MusicalDavid Rossmer amp Steve Rosen The Other Josh Cohen2014Jason Robert Brown The Bridges of Madison CountyAndrew Lippa Big FishSteven Lutvak A Gentleman s Guide to Love and MurderAlan Menken AladdinKevin Murphy amp Laurence O Keefe Heathers The MusicalJeanine Tesori Fun Home2015Lin Manuel Miranda HamiltonJason Robert Brown Honeymoon in VegasMichael Friedman The Fortress of SolitudeJohn Kander The VisitDave Malloy Ghost QuartetSting The Last Ship2016Steve Martin amp Edie Brickell Bright StarSara Bareilles WaitressMichael John LaChiusa First Daughter SuiteAndrew Lloyd Webber School of RockThe Lobbyists SeaWife2017David Yazbek The Band s VisitStephen Flaherty AnastasiaDave Malloy BeardoRichard Oberacker BandstandIrene Sankoff amp David Hein Come from Away2018David Friedman Desperate MeasuresThe Bengsons The Lucky OnesBen Caplan amp Christian Barry Old Stock A Refugee Love StoryErin McKeown Miss You Like HellHelen Park amp Max Vernon KPOP2019David Yazbek TootsieAndrew R Butler Rags Parkland Sings the Songs of the FutureJoe Iconis Be More ChillPeter Mills The Hello GirlsMark Sonnenblick Midnight at the Never GetShaina Taub Twelfth Night2020s Edit Year Composer Production2020Dave Malloy OctetRoss Golan The Wrong ManMichael R Jackson A Strange LoopJoshua Rosenblum Einstein s DreamsDuncan Sheik The Secret Life of BeesJeanine Tesori Soft Power2022Toby Marlow and Lucy Moss SixJason Howland Paradise SquareMatt Ray The HangCarrie Rodriguez Americano Jeanine Tesori Kimberly Akimbo2023Brandy Clark and Shane McAnally ShuckedMichael R Jackson White Girl in DangerTom Kitt and AnnMarie Milazzo Almost FamousElyssa Samsel and Kate Anderson Between the LinesThe Kilbanes WeightlessMultiple wins Edit5 winsCy Coleman Stephen Sondheim3 winsAl Carmines Jason Robert Brown Andrew Lloyd Webber David Yazbek 2 winsMarvin HamlischMultiple nominations Edit12 nominationsStephen Sondheim7 nominationsAndrew Lloyd Webber Jeanine Tesori6 nominationsCy Coleman Stephen Flaherty Alan Menken5 nominationsJohn Kander David Yazbek4 nominationsJason Robert Brown Michael John LaChiusa Dave Malloy3 nominationsMarvin Hamlisch Andrew Lippa Laurence O Keefe Charles Strouse Elizabeth Swados Maury Yeston Frank Wildhorn 2 nominationsAl Carmines William Finn Michael Friedman Larry Grossman Jerry Herman Joe Iconis Michael R Jackson Tom Kitt Michel Legrand Robert Lopez Galt MacDermot Peter Mills Lin Manuel Miranda Polly Pen Marc Shaiman Duncan Sheik David ShireSee also EditTony Award for Best Original ScoreReferences Edit Drama Desk Award for Music Internet Broadway Database 2008 Retrieved 2008 08 21 External links EditDrama Desk official website Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Drama Desk Award for Outstanding Music amp oldid 1173929674, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
