Drama Desk Award for Outstanding Orchestrations Information & Drama Desk Award for Outstanding Orchestrations Links at HealthHaven.com

The Drama Desk Award for Outstanding Orchestrations is presented by the Drama Desk, a committee comprised of New York City theatre critics, writers, and editors. It honors the orchestrators of musical productions staged on Broadway, off-Broadway, off-off-Broadway, and for legitimate not-for-profit theaters.

It was not until the 29th Annual Drama Desk Awards in 1983 that a specific category for Outstanding Orchestrations was created. The first recipents in this category - Michael Gibson for My One and Only and Hans Spialek for On Your Toes - tied for the honor.

To date, Jonathan Tunick and William David Brohn share the record for most wins, with three each.

[edit] Additional winners

1984: Michael Starobin for Sunday in the Park with George
1985: Steven Margoshes and Danny Troob for Big River
1986: Rupert Holmes for The Mystery of Edwin Drood
1987: John Cameron for Les Misérables
1988: David Cullen and Andrew Lloyd Webber for The Phantom of the Opera
1990: Billy Byers for City of Angels
1991: William David Brohn for Miss Saigon
1992: Luther Henderson for Jelly's Last Jam
1993: Steve Margoshes for The Who's Tommy
1994: Jonathan Tunick for Passion
1996: Steve Skinner for Rent
1997: Jonathan Tunick for Titanic
1998: William David Brohn for Ragtime
1999: Don Sebesky for Parade
2000: Don Sebesky for Kiss Me, Kate
2001: Doug Besterman for The Producers
2002: Doug Besterman for and Ralph Burns for Thoroughly Modern Millie
2003: Harold Wheeler for Hairspray
2004: William David Brohn for Wicked
2005: Bruce Coughlin, Adam Guettel, and Ted Sperling for The Light in the Piazza
2006: Sarah Travis for Sweeney Todd
2007: Mary Mitchell Campbell for Company and Jonathan Tunick for Lovemusik (tie)
2008: Jason Carr for Sunday in the Park with George
2009: Martin Koch for Billy Elliot the Musical

[edit] External links

Official Drama Desk Award website