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
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Artists with multiple nominations
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- Marvin Hamlisch
- Michael Stewart
- Stephen Schwartz
- Howard Ashman
- Peter Stone
- Don Black
- George C. Wolfe
- Bob Martin
- Chad Beguelin
- Glenn Slater
- Michael R. Jackson
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;2 nominations
- Robert Waldman
- Kurt Weill
- Oscar Hammerstein II
- Eubie Blake
- Michel Legrand
- Mark Bramble
- Arthur Kopit
- Maury Yeston
- Sybille Pearson
- David Shire
- Richard Maltby, Jr.
- Rupert Holmes
- Polly Pen
- Richard Stilgoe
- Charles Hart
- Marsha Norman
- Jonathan Larson
- Jim Lewis
- Adam Guettel
- David Thompson
- Elton John
- William Finn
- Frank Wildhorn
- Andrew Lippa
- Laurence O'Keefe
- Dick Scanlan
- Marc Shaiman
- Scott Wittman
- Robert Lopez
- Craig Lucas
- Doug Wright
- Marshall Brickman
- Rick Elice
- Matthew Sklar
- Duncan Sheik
- Lin-Manuel Miranda
- Nell Benjamin
- Julian Fellowes
- Harvey Fierstein
- Douglas Carter Beane
- David Lindsay-Abaire
- Joe DiPietro
- Dave Malloy
- Sara Bareilles
- Itamar Moses
- Joe Tracz
- Lynn Nottage
- Robert Horn