Drama Desk Award for Outstanding Revue
American theatre award
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The Drama Desk Award for Outstanding Revue 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.
Awarded forOutstanding Revue
LocationNew York City
CountryUnited States
Presented byDrama Desk
| Drama Desk Award for Outstanding Revue | |
|---|---|
| Awarded for | Outstanding Revue |
| Location | New York City |
| Country | United States |
| Presented by | Drama Desk |
| First award | 1991 |
| Currently held by | Forbidden Broadway: Merrily We Stole A Song (2025) |
| Website | dramadesk.org (defunct) |
The category, recognizing the mixed nature of revue productions (as compared to plays or musical productions), was first presented at the 1991 ceremony, as the Drama Desk Award for Outstanding Musical Revue/Entertainment, changing to the shorter name in 1992.
Winners and nominees
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and bold indicates the winner.
1990s
| Year | Production | Producers | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1991 | |||
| And the World Goes 'Round | Gary McAvay, Aldo Scrofani, R. Tyler Gatchell, Jr. and Peter Neufeld | [1][2] | |
| Forever Plaid | Benni Korzen, Barney Cohen and Suren M. Seron | ||
| Smoke on the Mountain | McCarter Theatre | ||
| Those Were the Days | Moe Septee, Victor H. Potamkin, Zalmen Lotek and Moishe Rosenfeld | ||
| 1992, 1993 | N/A | ||
| 1994 | |||
| Whoop-Dee-Doo! | Charles Catanese, John Glines, Michael Wantuck | [3] | |
| Amphigorey | The Q.R.V. Company | ||
| A Grand Night for Singing | The Roundabout Theatre Company | ||
| 1995, 1996 | N/A | ||
| 1997 | |||
| When Pigs Fly | Kees Kasander and Denis Wigman | [4][5] [6] | |
| Forbidden Broadway Strikes Back | John Freedson, Harriet Yellin, Jon B. Platt, Steve McGraw, Nancy McCall, Peter Martin, and Masakauzo Shiboka | ||
| I Love You, You're Perfect, Now Change | James Hammerstein, Bernie Kukoff and Jonathan Pollard | ||
| 1998 | N/A | ||
| 1999 | |||
| Fosse | Livent | [7][8] [9] | |
| Forbidden Broadway Cleans Up Its Act | Harriet Yellin | ||
| It Ain't Nothin' But the Blues | Eric Krebs, Jonathan Reinis, Lawrence Horowitz, Anita Waxman, Elizabeth Williams, CTM Productions (David Jiranek, David Weil, Cricket Hooper) and Anne Strickland Squadron, Lincoln Center Theater, Electric Factory Concerts, Adam Friedson, David Friedson, Richard Martini, Marcia Roberts and Murray Schwartz | ||
| Woody Guthrie's American Song | Peter Glazer | ||
2000s
| Year | Production | Producers | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2000 | N/A | ||
| 2001 | |||
| Forbidden Broadway 2001: A Spoof Odyssey | Jon B. Platt, Steven Adaire, Mark Headley, Gary Hoffman and Jerry Kravat | [10][11] | |
| American Rhapsody | Stephen Downey, Peter Martin and Louise Westergard | ||
| newyorkers | Manhattan Theatre Club | ||
| 2002-2004 | N/A | ||
| 2005 | |||
| Forbidden Broadway: Special Victims Unit | John Freedson, Harriet Yellin and Jon B. Platt | [12][13] | |
| Absolutely Fabulous | Fascinating Aïda | ||
| Newsical | Fred M. Caruso | ||
| 2006-2007 | N/A | ||
| 2008 | |||
| Forbidden Broadway: Rude Awakening | John Freedson, Harriet Yellin, Jon B. Platt, Gary Hoffman, Jerry Kravat and Masakazu Shibaoka | [14][15] [16] | |
| Fugitive Songs | Dreamlight Theatre Company | ||
| Make Me a Song | Rob Ruggiero and TheaterWorks | ||
| 2009 | N/A | ||
2010s
| Year | Production | Producers | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2010 | |||
| Sondheim on Sondheim | Roundabout Theatre Company | [17] | |
| Fascinating Aïda Absolutely Miraculous! | Fascinating Aïda | ||
| Million Dollar Quartet | Relevant Theatricals, John Cossette Productions, American Pop Anthology, Broadway Across America and James L. Nederlander | ||
| Newsical | Tom D'Angora and Rick Crom | ||
| Simon Green: Traveling Light | 59E59 Theaters | ||
| 2011 | |||
| RAIN – A Tribute to the Beatles | Annerin Productions, Magic Arts & Entertainment, Tix Productions, Nederlander Presentations, Inc. and RAIN | [18][19] [20] | |
| Fyvush Finkel Live! | National Yiddish Theatre – Folksbiene | ||
| Newsical the Musical: Full Spin Ahead | Tom D'Angora and Rick Crom | ||
| 2012 | |||
| The Best is Yet to Come: The Music of Cy Coleman | Michael Jackowitz, Rubicon Theatre Company, David Elzer, Barbara Meister, Dottie and Bernie Novatt, Charles Hughen – Stage Two, Marvin Kahan, Normand Kurtz, and Dean, Justin Scribner and Dale Joan Young | [21][22] [23] | |
| Newsical the Musical: End of the World Edition | Tom D'Angora and Rick Crom | ||
| 2013 | |||
| Old Hats | Signature Theatre Company | [24][25] | |
| Forbidden Broadway: Alive and Kicking! | John Freedson, Harriet Yellin, and Paul Bartz, Paul G. Rice, Carol Ostrow, Paxton Quigley, Robert Driemeyer, Jamie DeRoy, Lawrence Poster, and Tweiss Productions | ||
| Old Jews Telling Jokes | Daniel Okrent, Peter Gethers, Tom Viertel, Marc Routh, Richard Frankel, and Steven Baruch | ||
| 2014 | |||
| After Midnight | Scott Sanders Productions, Wynton Marsalis, Marks-Moore-Turnbull Group, Stephen, Ruth Hendel and Tom Kirdahy | [26][27] [28] | |
| I'm a Stranger Here Myself: Musik from the Weimar and Beyond | Mark Nadler and York Theatre Company | ||
| Le Jazz Hot: How the French Saved Jazz | Peter Tear and 59E59 Theatres | ||
| Til Divorce Do Us Part | Ruthe Ponturo, Rosemary Kalikow, Dean A. Carpenter, and Leslie Simpson | ||
| What's It All About? Bacharach Reimagined | New York Theatre Workshop, Kyle Riabko and David Lane Seltzer | ||
| 2015 | |||
| Just Jim Dale | Jim Dale, Adrian Bate, Pip Broughton, Gareth I. Davies, Edward Fletcher, Paul Higgins, and Adam Partridge | [29][30] | |
| Forbidden Broadway Comes Out Swinging! | John Freedson, Harriet Yellin, and Paul Bartz, Paul G. Rice, Carol Ostrow, Paxton Quigley, Robert Driemeyer, Jamie DeRoy, Lawrence Poster, and Tweiss Productions | ||
| Lennon: Through a Glass Onion | John R. Waters, Stewart D'Arrietta and Union Square Theater | ||
| Lonesome Traveler | 59E59 Theatres | ||
| 2016 | N/A | ||
| 2017 | |||
| Life is for Living: Conversations with Coward | 59E59 Theatres | [31][32] | |
| Hello Dillie! | Dillie Keane and 59E59 Theatres | ||
| 2018-2019 | N/A | ||
2020s
| Year | Production | Producers | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020-2023 | N/A | ||
| 2024 | |||
| Amid Falling Walls | Avram Mlotek, Zalmen Mlotek and National Yiddish Theatre | [33][34] | |
| 2025 | |||
| Forbidden Broadway: Merrily We Stole a Song | John Freedson and Harriet Yellin | [35][36] | |
| Mama, I'm a Big Girl Now! | Lisa Dozier Shacket | ||
| The Jonathan Larson Project | Jennifer Ashley Tepper | ||
| The World According to Micki Grant | New Federal Theatre and Nora Cole | ||
| 2026 | About Time | Joey Parnes, Janet Brenner, and Laura Ivey | [37] |
| Baile Cangrejero | Puerto Rican Traveling Theater | ||
| I Wish My Life Were Like a Musical | James Seabright | ||