Drama Desk Award for Outstanding Choreography
American theatre award
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The Drama Desk Award for Outstanding Choreography is an annual award presented by Drama Desk in recognition of achievements in the theatre across collective Broadway, off-Broadway and off-off-Broadway productions in New York City.
| Drama Desk Award for Outstanding Choreography | |
|---|---|
| Awarded for | Outstanding Choreography |
| Location | New York City |
| Country | United States |
| Presented by | Drama Desk |
| First award | 1969 |
| Currently held by | Jerry Mitchell for Boop! The Musical (2025) |
Kathleen Marshall, Susan Stroman and Tommy Tune have won the most awards in the category, with four wins each, followed closely by Michael Bennett and Bob Fosse, with three wins each. Susan Stroman also holds the record for most nominations in the category, with twelve, followed by Warren Carlyle with eight.
Winners and nominees
- Key
and bold indicates the winner.
1960s
| Year | Choreographer | Production | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1969 | |||
| Grover Dale | Billy | [1] |
1970s
| Year | Choreographer | Production | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1970 | |||
| Ron Field | Applause | [2] | |
| 1971 | |||
| Michael Bennett | Follies | [3] | |
| Donald Saddler | No, No, Nanette | ||
| 1972 | |||
| Patricia Birch | Grease | [4] | |
| Jean Erdman | Two Gentlemen of Verona | ||
| 1973 | |||
| Bob Fosse | Pippin | [5] | |
| 1974 | |||
| Patricia Birch | Candide | [6] | |
| 1975 | |||
| George Faison | The Wiz | [7] | |
| Dennis Denehy | The Lieutenant | ||
| Roger Morgan | Saturday, Sun, Moon | ||
| Donald Saddler | Good News | ||
| Margo Sappington | Where's Charley? | ||
| 1976 | |||
| Michael Bennett | A Chorus Line | [8] | |
| Patricia Birch | Pacific Overtures | ||
| Donald Saddler | The Robber Bridegroom | ||
| Billy Wilson | Bubbling Brown Sugar | ||
| 1977 | |||
| Peter Gennaro | Annie | [9] | |
| Patricia Birch | Music Is | ||
| Dan Siretta | Going Up | ||
| 1978 | |||
| Bob Fosse | Dancin' | [10] | |
| Arthur Faria | Ain't Misbehavin' | ||
| Geoffrey Holder | Timbuktu! | ||
| Tommy Tune | The Best Little Whorehouse in Texas | ||
| 1979 | |||
| Bob Avian and Michael Bennett | Ballroom | [11][12] | |
| Larry Fuller | Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street | ||
| Henry LeTang and Billy Wilson | Eubie! | ||
| Dan Siretta | Tip-Toes |
1980s
| Year | Choreographer | Production | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1980 | |||
| Tommy Tune and Thommie Walsh | A Day in Hollywood / A Night in the Ukraine | [13] | |
| Larry Fuller | Evita | ||
| Mary Kyte | Tintypes | ||
| Joe Layton | Barnum | ||
| 1981 | |||
| Gower Champion | 42nd Street | [14] | |
| Graciela Daniele | The Pirates of Penzance | ||
| 1982 | N/a | ||
| 1983 | |||
| Tommy Tune and Thommie Walsh | My One and Only | [15] | |
| Peter Martins and Donald Saddler | On Your Toes | ||
| 1984, 1985 | N/a | ||
| 1986 | |||
| Bob Fosse | Big Deal | [16] | |
| Gene Kelly and Twyla Tharp | Singin' in the Rain | ||
| Peter Martins | Song and Dance | ||
| 1987 | N/a | ||
| 1988 | |||
| Michael Smuin | Anything Goes | [17][18] | |
| Grover Dale | |||
| Gillian Lynne | The Phantom of the Opera | ||
| 1989 | N/a | ||
1990s
2000s
2010s
2020s
| Year | Choreographer | Production | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | |||
| Sonya Tayeh | Moulin Rouge! | [84][85] | |
| Camille A. Brown | for colored girls who have considered suicide/when the rainbow is enuf | ||
| Anne Teresa De Keersmaeker | West Side Story | ||
| Keone Madrid and Mari Madrid | Beyond Babel | ||
| Kathleen Marshall | The Unsinkable Molly Brown | ||
| Travis Wall | The Wrong Man | ||
| 2021 | No awards: New York theatres shuttered, March 2020 to September 2021, due to the COVID-19 pandemic in New York City[86] | ||
| 2022 | |||
| Bill T. Jones, Garrett Coleman and Jason Oremus, Gelan Lambert and Chloe Davis | Paradise Square | [87][88] [89] | |
| Ayodele Casel (tap choreography) | Funny Girl | ||
| Carrie-Anne Ingrouille | Six | ||
| Liam Steel | Company | ||
| Christopher Wheeldon, Michael Balderrama (associate), Rich + Tone Talauega (Michael Jackson movement) | MJ | ||
| 2023 | Casey Nicholaw | Some Like It Hot | [90][91] |
| Andy Blankenbuehler | Only Gold | ||
| Tislarm Bouie | the bandaged place | ||
| Edgar Godineaux | The Harder They Come | ||
| Susan Stroman | New York, New York | ||
| Jenifer Weber | KPOP | ||
| 2024 | Justin Peck | Illinoise | [92][93] |
| Camille A. Brown | Hell's Kitchen | ||
| Graciela Daniele and Alex Sanchez | The Gardens of Anuncia | ||
| Jeff Kuperman and Rick Kuperman | The Outsiders | ||
| Lorin Latarro | The Heart of Rock and Roll | ||
| Jesse Robb and Shana Carroll | Water for Elephants | ||
| 2025 | |||
| Jerry Mitchell | Boop! The Musical | [94][95] | |
| Camille A. Brown | Gypsy | ||
| Warren Carlyle | Pirates! The Penzance Musical | ||
| Jacob Karr | Ain't Done Bad | ||
| Arturo Lyons and Omari Wiles | Cats: The Jellicle Ball | ||
| Sergio Trujillo | Real Women Have Curves | ||
| 2026 | Christopher Gattelli | Schmigadoon! | [96] |
| Edgar Godineaux and Jared Grimes | Lights Out: Nat “King” Cole | ||
| Natalie Malotke, Jonathan Platero and Oksana Platero | Blood/Love | ||
| Toran X. Moore | Try/Step/Trip | ||
| Omari Wiles and Arturo Lyons | Cats: The Jellicle Ball | ||
| Lauren Yalango-Grant and Christopher Cree Grant | The Lost Boys | ||
Statistics
Multiple wins
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Multiple nominations
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