Drama Desk Award for Outstanding Scenic Design of a Musical

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Drama Desk Award
for Outstanding Scenic Design
Awarded forOutstanding Scenic Design of a Musical
LocationNew York City
CountryUnited States
Presented byDrama Desk
First awarded1996
Currently held by Beowulf Boritt for New York, New York (2023)
Websitedramadesk.org (defunct)

The Drama Desk Award for Outstanding Scenic Design for a Musical is an annual award presented by Drama Desk in recognition of achievements in theatre across collective Broadway, off-Broadway and off-off-Broadway productions in New York City.

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The award was established in 1969, with the Drama Desk Award for Outstanding Set Design being presented each year to any play or musical production. Starting in 1996, the singular award was replaced by separate play and musical categories, but then merged again from 2010 to 2015; the separate play and musical categories have again co-existed since 2016.

Winners and nominees

1990s

YearDesignerProduction
1996
Brian Thomson The King and I
G.W. Mercier Bed and Sofa
Christina Poddubiuk, James Noone and Robin Wagner Big: the musical
Robin Wagner Victor/Victoria
1997
Robin Phillips Jekyll & Hyde
Clarke Dunham Candide
G.W. Mercier and Julie Taymor Juan Darien
James Morgan No Way to Treat a Lady
Tony Walton Steel Pier
Wendall K. Harrington Steel Pier
1998
Richard Hudson The Lion King
Robert Brill Cabaret
Eugene Lee Ragtime
Wendall K. Harrington Ragtime
1999
Lez Brotherston Matthew Bourne's Swan Lake
David Gallo You're a Good Man, Charlie Brown
Riccardo Hernandez Parade
G.W. Mercier and Jan HartleyDream True

2000s

YearDesignerProduction
2000
Robin Wagner Kiss Me, Kate
Julian Crouch and Graeme Gilmour Shockheaded Peter
David Gallo The Wild Party
Thomas Lynch Contact
The Music Man
2001
Robin Wagner The Producers
Heidi Ettinger The Adventures of Tom Sawyer
Richard Hoover and Bryan Johnson Bat Boy: The Musical
David Rockwell The Rocky Horror Show
Douglas W. Schmidt 42nd Street
2002
Douglas W. Schmidt Into the Woods
Beowulf Boritt The Last Five Years
Bob Crowley Sweet Smell of Success
David Gallo Thoroughly Modern Millie
Anthony Ward Oklahoma!
2003
Catherine Martin La Bohème
Riccardo Hernandez Radiant Baby
Scott Pask Amour
David Rockwell Hairspray
Stéphane RoyCirque du Soleil: Varekai
2004
Eugene Lee Wicked
John Lee Beatty Wonderful Town
Robert Brill Assassins
Tom Pye Fiddler on the Roof
Mark Thompson Bombay Dreams
2005
Michael Yeargan The Light in the Piazza
Lez Brotherston Play Without Words
Tim Hatley Monty Python's Spamalot
Scott Pask Sweet Charity
David Rockwell All Shook Up
Anthony Ward Chitty Chitty Bang Bang
2006
David Gallo The Drowsy Chaperone
Michael Bottari and Ronald CaseFanny Hill
John Doyle Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street
Thomas Lynch See What I Wanna See
Allen Moyer Grey Gardens
Scott Pask The Wedding Singer
2007
Bob Crowley Mary Poppins
Beowulf Boritt LoveMusik
Anna Louizos In the Heights
Curtains
David Rockwell Legally Blonde
Kris StoneBrundibar/But the Giraffe
2008
Michael Yeargan South Pacific
David Gallo A Catered Affair
Takeshi Kata Adding Machine
Derek McLane 10 Million Miles
George Tsypin The Little Mermaid
Robin Wagner Young Frankenstein
2009
Tim Hatley Shrek the Musical
Anna Louizos Irving Berlin's White Christmas
Thomas LynchHappiness
Scott Pask 9 to 5
Hair
Basil Twist Arias with a Twist

2010s

YearDesignerProduction
2016
David Rockwell She Loves Me
Es Devlin American Psycho
Emily Orling, Matt Saunders and Eric FarberFuturity
2017
Mimi Lien Natasha, Pierre & The Great Comet of 1812
Les Brotherson946: The Amazing Story of Adolphus Tips
Simon Kenny Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street
Santo Loquasto Hello, Dolly!
Jason SherwoodThe View UpStairs
2018
David Zinn SpongeBob SquarePants
Louisa Adamson and Christian BarryOld Stock: A Refugee Love Story
Beowulf Boritt Prince of Broadway
Dane Laffrey Once on This Island
Santo Loquasto Carousel
2019
David Korins Beetlejuice
Rachel Hauck Hadestown
Laura Jellinek Rodgers & Hammerstein's Oklahoma!
Rags Parkland Sings the Songs of the Future
Rae Smith Girl from the North Country

2020s

YearDesignerProduction
2020
Derek McLane Moulin Rouge!
Julian Crouch Little Shop of Horrors
Anna Louizos Scotland, PA
Clint Ramos Soft Power
Amy Rubin and Brittany Vasta Octet
2021No awards: New York theatres shuttered, March 2020 to September 2021, due to the COVID-19 pandemic in New York City [1]
2022
Beowulf Boritt Flying Over Sunset
Emma Bailey Six
Bunny Christie Company
David Zinn Kimberly Akimbo
2023
Beowulf Boritt New York, New York
David Korins Only Gold
Scott Pask Shucked
Walt Spangler & Brendan McCann (production props)Stranger Sings! The Parody Musical
Michael Yeargan Camelot

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