The Drama Desk Award for Outstanding Musical was first awarded at the 1974-1975 Drama Desk Awards and has been awarded every year since. Before the 21st Drama Desk Awards, acting awards were given without making distinctions between roles in straight dramas as opposed to musicals, nor were there separate categories for actors and actresses.

Contents 1 Award winners and nominations 1.1 1970s 1.2 1980s 1.3 1990s 1.4 2000s 2 See also 3 References 4 External links

[edit] Award winners and nominations

[edit] 1970s

1975: The Wiz Goodtime Charley In Gay Company The Lieutenant 1976: A Chorus Line Pacific Overtures The Robber Bridegroom 1977: Annie Happy End I Love My Wife The King and I Porgy and Bess The Robber Bridegroom

1978: Ain't Misbehavin' The Best Little Whorehouse in Texas Dancin' Runaways Working 1979: Sweeney Todd

[edit] 1980s

1980: Evita Barnum The 1940's Radio Hour Sidewalkin' Tintypes 1981: The Pirates of Penzance 42nd Street Lena Horne, The Lady and Her Music 1982: Nine Dreamgirls Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat Pump Boys and Dinettes 1983: Little Shop of Horrors My One and Only 1984: Sunday in the Park with George Baby The Rink Taking My Turn 1985: no award

1986: The Mystery of Edwin Drood Big Deal Goblin Market (musical) Personals (musical) 1987: Les Miserables Me and My Girl Olympus on My Mind Starlight Express 1988: Into the Woods Phantom of the Opera 1989: Jerome Robbins' Broadway Black and Blue

[edit] 1990s

1990: City of Angels Aspects of Love 1991: The Secret Garden Assassins Keith Carradine – The Will Rogers Follies 1992: Crazy for You Jelly's Last Jam 1993: Kiss of the Spider Woman Ruthless! The Who's Tommy Wings 1994: Passion Hello again Beauty and the Beast 1995: Show Boat A Christmas Carol How to Succeed in Business without Really Trying Merrily We Roll Along Sunset Boulevard

1996: Rent Daniel Jenkins – Big Savion Glover – Bring in 'Da Noise, Bring in 'Da Funk Chronicle of a Death Foretold 1997: The Life Violet Steel Pier 1998: Ragtime Hedwig and the Angry Inch High Society Forever Tango The Lion King 1999: Parade A New Brain The Civil War

[edit] 2000s

2000: Contact James Joyce's The Dead Saturday Night Swing! The Wild Party 2001: The Producers Deven May – Bat Boy: The Musical Bubbly Black Girl Sheds Her Chameleon Skin Patrick Wilson – The Full Monty Urinetown 2002: Thoroughly Modern Millie Sweet Smell of Success The Last Five Years tick, tick... BOOM! 2003: Hairspray Amour Avenue Q A Man of No Importance John Selya – Movin' Out Zanna Don't 2004: Wicked Caroline, or Change Johnny Guitar The Musical of Musicals

2005: Spamalot The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee Altar Boyz Dirty Rotten Scoundrels The Light in the Piazza 2006: The Drowsy Chaperone Grey Gardens Jersey Boys See What I Wanna See Thrill Me The Wedding Singer 2007: Spring Awakening Curtains In the Heights Legally Blonde Lovemusik Mary Poppins 2008: Passing Strange Adding Machine A Catered Affair The Glorious Ones The Slug Bearers of Kayrol Island Xanadu 2009: Billy Elliot the Musical 9 to 5 Fela! Liza's at the Palace...! Shrek the Musical The Story of My Life

[edit] See also

• Drama Desk Award for Outstanding Revival of a Musical
• Tony Award for Best Musical
• Laurence Olivier Award for Best New Musical

[edit] References

• "Drama Desk Award: Musical". Internet Broadway Database. 2008. http://www.ibdb.com/advSearchAwards.php. Retrieved 2008-08-21. 

[edit] External links

• Drama Desk official website

v • d • e Drama Desk Award for Outstanding Musical The Wiz (1975) · Annie (1977) · Ain't Misbehavin' (1978) · Sweeney Todd (1979) · Evita (1980) · The Pirates of Penzance (1981) · Nine (1982) · Little Shop of Horrors (1983) · Sunday in the Park with George (1984) · The Mystery of Edwin Drood (1986) · Les Miserables (1987) · Into the Woods (1988) · Jerome Robbins' Broadway (1989) · City of Angels (1990) · The Secret Garden (1991) · Crazy for You (1992) · Kiss of the Spider Woman (1993) · Passion (1994) · Show Boat (1995) · Rent (1996) · The Life (1997) · Ragtime (1998) · Parade (1999) · Contact (2000) · The Producers (2001) · Thoroughly Modern Millie (2002) · Hairspray (2003) · Wicked (2004) · Spamalot (2005) · The Drowsy Chaperone (2006) · Spring Awakening (2007) · Passing Strange (2008) · Billy Elliot the Musical (2009)

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