Drama Desk Award for Outstanding Musical


The Drama Desk Award for Outstanding 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.
Stephen Sondheim is the artist with the most wins and nominations in the category, winning four of his eight nominations. Following closely behind are Thomas Meehan, Cy Coleman and James Lapine with three wins each. For nominations, Andrew Lloyd Webber, Alan Menken, Terrence McNally and Jeanine Tesori follow Sondheim with seven nominations each.

Winners and nominees

;Key

Artists with multiple wins

;4 wins
;3 wins
;2 wins

Artists with multiple nominations

;8 nominations
;7 nominations
;6 nominations
;5 nominations
;4 nominations
;3 nominations
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;2 nominations