Drama Desk Award for Outstanding Scenic Design of a Musical
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| Drama Desk Award for Outstanding Scenic Design of a Musical | |
|---|---|
| Awarded for | Outstanding Scenic Design of a Musical |
| Location | New York City |
| Country | United States |
| Presented by | Drama Desk |
| First award | 1996 |
| Currently held by | Dane Laffrey and George Reeve for Maybe Happy Ending (2025) |
| Website | dramadesk.org (defunct) |
The Drama Desk Award for Outstanding Scenic Design of a 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.
The award was established in 1969, with the Drama Desk Award for Outstanding Set Design being presented each year to any play or musical production. Starting in 1996, the singular award was replaced by separate play and musical categories, but then merged again from 2010 to 2015; the separate play and musical categories have again co-existed since 2016.
Robin Wagner, Beowulf Boritt and Michael Yeargan are the only designers to have won more than once, with two wins each. David Rockwell and Scott Pask hold the record for most nominations, with six each.
1990s
- Key
| Year | Designer | Production | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1996 | |||
| Brian Thomson | The King and I | [1][2] | |
| G.W. Mercier | Bed and Sofa | ||
| Christina Poddubiuk, James Noone and Robin Wagner | Big: the musical | ||
| Robin Wagner | Victor/Victoria | ||
| 1997 | |||
| Robin Phillips | Jekyll & Hyde | [3][4] [5] | |
| Clarke Dunham | Candide | ||
| G.W. Mercier and Julie Taymor | Juan Darien | ||
| James Morgan | No Way to Treat a Lady | ||
| Tony Walton | Steel Pier | ||
| Wendall K. Harrington | Steel Pier | ||
| 1998 | |||
| Richard Hudson | The Lion King | [6][7] | |
| Robert Brill | Cabaret | ||
| Eugene Lee | Ragtime | ||
| Wendall K. Harrington | Ragtime | ||
| 1999 | |||
| Lez Brotherston | Matthew Bourne's Swan Lake | [8][9] [10] | |
| David Gallo | You're a Good Man, Charlie Brown | ||
| Riccardo Hernandez | Parade | ||
| G.W. Mercier and Jan Hartley | Dream True |
2000s
2010s
| Year | Designer | Production | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2010-2015 | N/A | ||
| 2016 | |||
| David Rockwell | She Loves Me | [36][37] | |
| Es Devlin | American Psycho | ||
| Emily Orling, Matt Saunders and Eric Farber | Futurity | ||
| 2017 | |||
| Mimi Lien | Natasha, Pierre & The Great Comet of 1812 | [38][39] | |
| Les Brotherson | 946: The Amazing Story of Adolphus Tips | ||
| Simon Kenny | Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street | ||
| Santo Loquasto | Hello, Dolly! | ||
| Jason Sherwood | The View UpStairs | ||
| 2018 | |||
| David Zinn | SpongeBob SquarePants | [40][41] | |
| Louisa Adamson and Christian Barry | Old Stock: A Refugee Love Story | ||
| Beowulf Boritt | Prince of Broadway | ||
| Dane Laffrey | Once on This Island | ||
| Santo Loquasto | Carousel | ||
| 2019 | |||
| David Korins | Beetlejuice | [42][43] | |
| Rachel Hauck | Hadestown | ||
| Laura Jellinek | Rodgers & Hammerstein's Oklahoma! | ||
| Rags Parkland Sings the Songs of the Future | |||
| Rae Smith | Girl from the North Country | ||
2020s
Multiple wins
Multiple nominations
- 6 nominations
- 5 nominations
- 4 nominations
- Thomas Lynch
- 3 nominations
- G.W. Mercier
- Riccardo Hernandez
- Michael Yeargan
- Anna Louizos
- Derek McLane
- Rachel Hauck
- 2 nominations
- Wendall K. Harrington
- Robert Brill
- Eugene Lee
- Lez Brotherston
- Julian Crouch
- Douglas Schmidt
- Bob Crowley
- Anthony Ward
- Tim Hatley
- Santo Loquasto
- David Zinn
- Dane Laffrey
- David Korins
- Laura Jellinek
