The Drama Desk Award for Outstanding Set Design is presented by the Drama Desk, a committee composed of New York City theatre critics, writers, and editors. It honors the set designers of productions staged on Broadway, off-Broadway, off-off-Broadway, and for legitimate not-for-profit theaters.
It was not until the 15th Annual Drama Desk Awards in 1969 that a specific category for Outstanding Set Design was created. That year's recipients were Ming Cho Lee for Billy and Boris Aronson for Zorba. Aronson won the following two years as well, making him the only recipient to be honored three years in a row.
Multiple winners were named until 1975, when the rules were changed to allow for only one, unless there is a tie vote. In 1998, the category was split to differentiate between plays and musicals.
To date, Robin Wagner holds the record for most wins, with six to his credit.
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Scenic Design of a Play [edit]
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- 2009: David Korins – Why Torture is Wrong, and the People Who Love Them
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Scenic Design of a Musical [edit]
External links [edit]
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Drama Desk Award for Outstanding Set Design
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| 1969–1975 |
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| 1976–2000 |
- Boris Aronson (1976)
- Santo Loquasto (1977)
- Robin Wagner (1978)
- John Wulp (1979)
- John Lee Beatty (1980)
- John Lee Beatty (1981)
- Robin Wagner (1982)
- Ming Cho Lee (1983)
- Tony Straiges (1984)
- Heidi Ettinger (1985)
- Tony Walton (1986)
- John Napier (1987)
- Maria Björnson (1988)
- Santo Loquasto (1989)
- Robin Wagner (1990)
- Heidi Ettinger (1991)
- Tony Walton (1992)
- John Arnone and Wendall K. Harrington (1993)
- Ian MacNeil (1994)
- Eugene Lee (1995)
- Scott Bradley, play/Brian Thomson, musical (1996)
- David Gallo and Jan Hartley, play/Christina Poddubiuk, James Noone, and Robin Phillips, musical (1997)
- The Quay Brothers, play/Richard Hudson, musical (1998)
- Richard Hoover, play/Lez Brotherston, musical (1999)
- David Gallo, play/Robin Wagner, musical (2000)
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| 2001–2025 |
- Bob Crowley, play/Robin Wagner, musical (2001)
- Tim Hatley, play/Douglas W. Schmidt, musical (2002)
- John Lee Beatty, play/Catherine Martin, musical (2003)
- John Lee Beatty, play/Eugene Lee, musical (2004)
- Santo Loquasto, play/Michael Yeargan, musical (2005)
- Michael Yeargan, play/David Gallo, musical (2006)
- Bob Crowley and Scott Pask, play/Bob Crowley, musical (2007)
- Scott Pask, play/Michael Yeargan, musical (2008)
- David Korins, play/Tim Hatley, musical (2009)
- Phelim McDermott, Julian Crouch, and Basil Twist (2010)
- Derek McLane (2011)
- Jon Driscoll, Rob Howell and Paul Kieve (2012)
- Rob Howell (2013)
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