Drama Desk Award for Outstanding Book of a Musical
| Drama Desk Award for Outstanding Book of a Musical | |
|---|---|
| Description | Outstanding Book of a Musical |
| Location | United States |
| Presented by | Drama Desk |
| Currently held by | Lin-Manuel Miranda for Hamilton (2015) |
| Website | DramaDesk.org |
The Drama Desk Award for Outstanding Book of a Musical is an annual award presented by Drama Desk in recognition of achievements in the theatre among Broadway, Off Broadway and Off-Off Broadway productions. For two years, in addition to the award for Outstanding Book, an award was presented to the writers of the Most Promising Book. Recipients of this honor were Melvin Van Peebles for Ain't Supposed to Die a Natural Death in 1972 and Ron House and Diz White for El Grande de Coco-Cola in 1973.
† - indicates the performance won the Tony Award
‡ - indicates the performance was also nominated for the Tony Award
Winners and nominees
1970s
| Year | Writer | Production |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | ||
| George Furth | Company † | |
| 1971 | ||
| Burt Shevelove | No, No, Nanette | |
| 1972 | ||
| John Guare and Mel Shapiro | Two Gentlemen of Verona † | |
| 1973 | ||
| Hugh Wheeler | A Little Night Music † | |
| 1974 | ||
| Hugh Wheeler | Candide † | |
| 1976 | ||
| James Kirkwood, Jr. and Nicholas Dante | A Chorus Line † | |
| Alfred Uhry | The Robber Bridegroom ‡ | |
| John Weidman | Pacific Overtures ‡ | |
| 1977 | ||
| Thomas Meehan | Annie † | |
| 1979 | ||
| Hugh Wheeler | Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street † |
1980s
| Year | Writer | Production |
|---|---|---|
| 1984 | ||
| James Lapine | Sunday in the Park with George ‡ | |
| Harvey Fierstein | La Cage aux Folles † | |
| Garry Trudeau | Doonesbury | |
| 1985 | ||
| Jerry Colker | Three Guys Naked from the Waist Down | |
| 1986 | ||
| Rupert Holmes | The Mystery of Edwin Drood † | |
| Marta Kauffman, Seth Friedman and David Crane | Personals | |
| Warren Leight | Mayor | |
| 1987 | ||
| L. Arthur Rose, Douglas Furber, Stephen Fry and Mike Ockrent | Me and My Girl ‡ | |
| Barry Harman | Olympus on My Mind | |
| 1988 | ||
| James Lapine | Into the Woods † |
1990s
| Year | Writer | Production |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | ||
| Larry Gelbart | City of Angels † | |
| 1991 | ||
| Marsha Norman | The Secret Garden † | |
| John Weidman | Assassins | |
| 1992 | ||
| George C. Wolfe | Jelly's Last Jam ‡ | |
| 1994 | ||
| James Lapine | Passion † | |
| Michael John LaChiusa | Hello Again | |
| 1995 | — | |
| 1996 | ||
| Jonathan Larson | Rent † | |
| Graciela Daniele and Jim Lewis | Chronicle of a Death Foretold ‡ | |
| Laurence Klavan | Bed and Sofa | |
| Tina Landau | Floyd Collins | |
| John Weidman | Big: the musical ‡ | |
| 1997 | — | |
| 1998 | ||
| Terrence McNally | Ragtime † | |
| 1999 | ||
| Alfred Uhry | Parade † | |
| William Finn and James Lapine | A New Brain | |
2000s
2010s
See also
References
- "Drama Desk Award for Book of a Musical". Internet Broadway Database. 2008. Retrieved 2008-08-21.