Drama Desk Award for Outstanding Scenic Design of a Musical

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Drama Desk Award
for Outstanding Scenic Design of a Musical
Awarded forOutstanding Scenic Design of a Musical
LocationNew York City
CountryUnited States
Presented byDrama Desk
First award1996
Currently held by Dane Laffrey and George Reeve for Maybe Happy Ending (2025)
Websitedramadesk.org (defunct)

The Drama Desk Award for Outstanding Scenic Design of 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.

Robin Wagner, Beowulf Boritt and Michael Yeargan are the only designers to have won more than once, with two wins each. David Rockwell and Scott Pask hold the record for most nominations, with six each.

Winners and nominees

Key
  and bold indicates the winner.

1990s

YearDesignerProductionRef.
1996
Brian Thomson The King and I [1] [2]
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 [3] [4]
[5]
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 [6] [7]
Robert Brill Cabaret
Eugene Lee Ragtime
Wendall K. Harrington Ragtime
1999
Lez Brotherston Matthew Bourne's Swan Lake [8] [9]
[10]
David Gallo You're a Good Man, Charlie Brown
Riccardo Hernandez Parade
G.W. Mercier and Jan HartleyDream True

2000s

YearDesignerProductionRef.
2000
Robin Wagner Kiss Me, Kate [11] [12]
Julian Crouch and Graeme Gilmour Shockheaded Peter
David Gallo The Wild Party
Thomas Lynch Contact
The Music Man
2001
Robin Wagner The Producers [13] [14]
Heidi Ettinger The Adventures of Tom Sawyer
Richard Hoover and Bryan Johnson Bat Boy: The Musical
David Rockwell The Rocky Horror Show
Douglas Schmidt 42nd Street
2002
Douglas Schmidt Into the Woods [15] [16]
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 [17] [18]
[19]
Riccardo Hernandez Radiant Baby
Scott Pask Amour
David Rockwell Hairspray
Stéphane RoyCirque du Soleil: Varekai
2004
Eugene Lee Wicked [20] [21]
[22]
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 [23] [24]
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 [25] [26]
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 [27] [28]
[29]
Beowulf Boritt LoveMusik
Anna Louizos In the Heights
Curtains
David Rockwell Legally Blonde
Kris StoneBrundibar/But the Giraffe
2008
Michael Yeargan South Pacific [30] [31]
[32]
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 [33] [34]
[35]
Anna Louizos Irving Berlin's White Christmas
Thomas LynchHappiness
Scott Pask 9 to 5
Hair
Basil Twist Arias with a Twist

2010s

YearDesignerProductionRef.
2010-2015N/A
2016
David Rockwell She Loves Me [36] [37]
Es Devlin American Psycho
Emily Orling, Matt Saunders and Eric FarberFuturity
2017
Mimi Lien Natasha, Pierre & The Great Comet of 1812 [38] [39]
Les Brotherson 946: 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 [40] [41]
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 [42] [43]
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

YearDesignerProductionRef.
2020
Derek McLane Moulin Rouge! [44] [45]
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 [46]
2022
Beowulf Boritt Flying Over Sunset [47] [48]
[49]
Emma Bailey Six
Bunny Christie Company
David Zinn Kimberly Akimbo
2023
Beowulf Boritt New York, New York [50] [51]
David Korins Only Gold
Scott Pask Shucked
Walt Spangler & Brendan McCannStranger Sings! The Parody Musical
Michael Yeargan Camelot
2024Paul Tate DePoo III The Great Gatsby [52] [53]
AMP and Tatiana Kahvegian The Outsiders
Riccardo Hernández Suffs
Arnulfo Maldonado Dead Outlaw
Grace SmartGood Vibrations: A Punk Rock Musical
2025
Dane Laffrey and George Reeve Maybe Happy Ending [54] [55]
Clifton Chadick Music City
Rachel Hauck Swept Away
Derek McLane Just in Time
David Rockwell and Finn Ross Boop! The Musical

Multiple wins

2 wins

Multiple nominations

6 nominations
5 nominations
4 nominations
3 nominations
2 nominations

See also

References

  1. ↑ "1996 Awards – Nominees and Recipients". Drama Desk. Retrieved September 21, 2025.
  2. ↑ Robert Viagas (May 20, 1996). "Drama Desk Awards to Rent, Master Class". Playbill. Retrieved September 22, 2025.
  3. ↑ "1997 Awards – Nominees and Recipients". Drama Desk. Retrieved September 21, 2025.
  4. ↑ "Drama Desk Picks Performers, Presenters & Venue, May 18". Playbill. May 13, 1997. Retrieved September 22, 2025.
  5. ↑ "Chicago Tops Drama Desks". Variety. May 1997. Retrieved September 22, 2025.
  6. ↑ "1998 Awards – Nominees and Recipients". Drama Desk. Retrieved September 21, 2025.
  7. ↑ "Ragtime, Beauty Queen Win Drama Desk Awards". Playbill. May 17, 1998. Retrieved September 22, 2025.
  8. ↑ "1999 Awards – Nominees and Recipients". Drama Desk. Retrieved September 21, 2025.
  9. ↑ "List of 1999 Drama Desk Winners". Playbill. May 9, 1999. Retrieved September 22, 2025.
  10. ↑ "1999 Drama Desk Winners: Not About Nightingales Design Trio". Playbill. May 9, 1999. Retrieved September 22, 2025.
  11. ↑ "2000 Awards – Nominees and Recipients". Drama Desk. Retrieved September 21, 2025.
  12. ↑ Kenneth Jones (May 14, 2000). "2000 Drama Desk Winners Are Real Thing, Kate, Copenhagen & Contact". Playbill. Retrieved September 22, 2025.
  13. ↑ "2001 Awards – Nominees and Recipients". Drama Desk. Retrieved September 21, 2025.
  14. ↑ Kenneth Jones, Robert Simonson (May 20, 2001). "2001 Drama Desk Winners Include Producers, Proof and Mnemonic". Playbill. Retrieved September 22, 2025.
  15. ↑ "2002 Awards – Nominees and Recipients". Drama Desk. Retrieved September 21, 2025.
  16. ↑ Robert Simonson (May 20, 2002). "Drama Desk Awards Announced; Goat, Metamorphoses Tie for Best Play, Millie Scores". Playbill. Retrieved September 22, 2025.
  17. ↑ "2003 Awards – Nominees and Recipients". Drama Desk. Retrieved September 21, 2025.
  18. ↑ Robert Simonson (May 1, 2003). "Hairspray Leads 2003 Drama Desk Award Nominations". Playbill. Retrieved September 22, 2025.
  19. ↑ "Hairspray Wins 10 Drama Desk Awards". The New York Times. May 19, 2003. Retrieved September 22, 2025.
  20. ↑ "2004 Awards – Nominees and Recipients". Drama Desk. Retrieved September 21, 2025.
  21. ↑ "Wicked Leads Drama Desk Nominations". The New York Times. April 29, 2004. Retrieved September 21, 2025.
  22. ↑ Andrew Gans, Robert Simonson (May 16, 2004). "Wicked, Assassins, Henry IV, Wife Win Drama Desk Awards". Playbill. Retrieved September 22, 2025.
  23. ↑ "2005 Awards – Nominees and Recipients". Drama Desk. Retrieved September 21, 2025.
  24. ↑ "2005 Drama Desk Award winners announced". New York Theatre Guide. May 23, 2005. Retrieved September 21, 2025.
  25. ↑ "2006 Awards – Nominees and Recipients". Drama Desk. Retrieved September 21, 2025.
  26. ↑ Andrew Gans (May 22, 2006). "Drowsy Chaperone and History Boys Big Winners at the 2006 Drama Desk Awards". Playbill. Retrieved September 22, 2025.
  27. ↑ "2007 Awards – Nominees and Recipients". Drama Desk. Retrieved September 21, 2025.
  28. ↑ New York Theatre Guide Staff (May 20, 2007). "Drama Desk Awards 2006–2007 Winners Announced". New York Theatre Guide. Retrieved September 22, 2025.
  29. ↑ Andrew Gans (May 20, 2007). "52nd Annual Drama Desk Awards Presented May 20". Playbill. Retrieved September 22, 2025.
  30. ↑ "2008 Awards – Nominees and Recipients". Drama Desk. Retrieved September 21, 2025.
  31. ↑ "Arts: Drama Desk's Awards". The New York Times. May 19, 2008. Retrieved September 21, 2025.
  32. ↑ New York Theatre Guide Staff (October 19, 2017). "Drama Desk Awards 2008 Winners Announced". New York Theatre Guide. Retrieved September 22, 2025.
  33. ↑ "2009 Awards – Nominees and Recipients". Drama Desk. Retrieved September 21, 2025.
  34. ↑ "Drama Desk Awards Announced". The New York Times. May 17, 2009. Retrieved September 21, 2025.
  35. ↑ Andrew Gans (May 18, 2009). "Ruined and Billy Elliot Win Top Honors at Drama Desk Awards". Playbill. Retrieved September 22, 2025.
  36. ↑ "2016 Awards – Nominees and Recipients". Drama Desk. Retrieved September 21, 2025.
  37. ↑ Gordon Cox (June 5, 2016). "2016 Drama Desk Awards (FULL LIST): 'Shuffle Along,' 'The Humans'". Variety. Retrieved September 22, 2025.
  38. ↑ "2017 Awards – Nominees and Recipients". Drama Desk. Retrieved September 21, 2025.
  39. ↑ Variety Staff (June 5, 2017). "Drama Desk Awards 2017: Full List of Winners". Variety. Retrieved September 22, 2025.
  40. ↑ "2018 Awards – Nominees and Recipients". Drama Desk. Retrieved September 21, 2025.
  41. ↑ Playbill Staff (June 3, 2018). "SpongeBob SquarePants Leads 2018 Drama Desk Awards". Playbill. Retrieved September 22, 2025.
  42. ↑ "2019 Awards – Nominees and Recipients". Drama Desk. Retrieved September 21, 2025.
  43. ↑ Ruthie Fierberg (June 2, 2019). "Tootsie, Hadestown, and The Ferryman Lead 2019 Drama Desk Award Winners". Playbill. Retrieved September 22, 2025.
  44. ↑ "2020 Awards – Nominees and Recipients". Drama Desk. Retrieved September 21, 2025.
  45. ↑ Dan Meyer (June 13, 2020). "A Strange Loop, The Inheritance, Moulin Rouge! Win Big at 2020 Drama Desk Awards". Playbill. Retrieved September 22, 2025.
  46. ↑ Evans, Greg (2021-05-05). "Broadway To Reopen Sept. 14, Says Gov. Andrew Cuomo; Broadway League "Cautiously Optimistic"". Deadline Hollywood . Archived from the original on 2023-06-02. Retrieved 2023-12-03.
  47. ↑ "2022 Awards – Nominees and Recipients". Drama Desk. Retrieved September 21, 2025.
  48. ↑ Chloe Rabinowitz (June 8, 2022). "COMPANY, SIX & More Win 2022 Drama Desk Awards – See the Full List!". BroadwayWorld. Retrieved September 22, 2025.
  49. ↑ Gillian Russo (June 8, 2022). "2022 Drama Desk Award winners announced". New York Theatre Guide. Retrieved September 22, 2025.
  50. ↑ "2023 Awards – Nominees and Recipients". Drama Desk. Retrieved September 21, 2025.
  51. ↑ Logan Culwell-Block (May 31, 2023). "Some Like It Hot Dominates 2023 Drama Desk Awards; See the Full List of Winners". Playbill. Retrieved September 22, 2025.
  52. ↑ "2024 Awards – Nominees and Recipients". Drama Desk. Retrieved September 21, 2025.
  53. ↑ Logan Culwell-Block (June 10, 2024). "Stereophonic Leads 2024 Drama Desk Awards With 7 Wins Including Outstanding Play". Playbill. Retrieved September 22, 2025.
  54. ↑ "2025 Awards – Nominees and Recipients". Drama Desk. Retrieved September 21, 2025.
  55. ↑ Logan Culwell-Block (June 1, 2025). "Drama Desk Award Winners 2025: The Full List". Playbill. Retrieved September 22, 2025.
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