Drama Desk Award for Outstanding Orchestrations (Drama Desk Award)

Drama Desk Award

The Drama Desk Award for Outstanding Orchestrations is an annual award presented by Drama Desk in recognition of achievements in the theatre among Broadway, Off Broadway and Off-Off Broadway productions. This category was eliminated with the 2011-12 season, only to be reinstated about a week later due to popular and overwhelming demand from much of the Broadway community. † - indicates the performance won the Tony Award ‡ - indicates the performance was also nominated for the Tony Award

Check all the winners of Drama Desk Award for Outstanding Orchestrations presented under Drama Desk Award since 1983 .

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Drama Desk Awards 2014

Jason Robert Brown

Honored for : The Bridges of Madison County

Nominations 2014 »

Nominee	Nominated Work
Jason Robert Brown	The Bridges of Madison County
John Clancy	Fun Home
Larry Hochman	Big Fish
Steve Sidwell	Beautiful: The Carole King Musical
Michael Starobin	If/Then
Jonathan Tunick	A Gentleman's Guide to Love & Murder

Danny Troob

Honored for : Rodgers + Hammerstein's Cinderella

Nominations 2013 »

Nominee	Nominated Work
Steve Margoshes	Soul Doctor
Larry Blank	A Christmas Story: The Musical
Larry Hochman	Chaplin: The Musical
Trey Anastasio	Hands on a Hardbody
Don Hart	Hands on a Hardbody
Bruce Coughlin	Giant
Danny Troob	Cinderella

Martin Lowe

Honored for : Once

Nominations 2012 »

Nominee	Nominated Work
Martin Lowe	Once
Bill Elliot	Nice Work If You Can Get It
Larry Hochman	Death Takes a Holiday
John McDaniel	Bonnie & Clyde
Michael Starobin	Queen of the Mist
Danny Troob	Newsies

Larry Hochman, Stephen Oremus

Honored for : The Book of Mormon

Nominations 2011 »

Nominee	Nominated Work
Larry Hochman	The Book of Mormon
Stephen Oremus	The Book of Mormon
Bruce Coughlin	The Burnt Part Boys
Lynne Shankel	The Extraordinary Ordinary
Mary Mitchell Campbell	Hello Again
Larry Blank	Catch Me If You Can
Marc Shaiman	Catch Me If You Can
James Abbott	Women on the Verge of a Nervous Breakdown
Simon Hale	Women on the Verge of a Nervous Breakdown
David Yazbek	Women on the Verge of a Nervous Breakdown

David Bryan, Daryl Waters

Honored for : Memphis

Nominations 2010 »

Nominee	Nominated Work
David Bryan	Memphis
Daryl Waters	Memphis
Larry Hochman	The Scottsboro Boys
John Oddo	All About Me
Tom Kitt	American Idiot
Tom Kitt	Everyday Rapture

Martin Koch

Honored for : Billy Elliot the Musical

Nominations 2009 »

Nominee	Nominated Work
Martin Koch	Billy Elliot the Musical
Antibalas	Fela!
Aaron Johnson	Fela!
Bruce Coughlin	9 to 5
Edward B. Kessel	A Tale of Two Cities
Larry Blank	White Christmas
Danny Troob	Shrek The Musical

Jason Carr

Honored for : Sunday in the Park with George

Nominations 2008 »

Nominee	Nominated Work
Jason Carr	Sunday in the Park with George
Michael Starobin	The Glorious Ones
Tim Weil	10 Million Miles
Jonathan Tunick	A Catered Affair
Heidi Rodewald	Passing Strange
Stew	Passing Strange
Doug Besterman	Young Frankenstein

Mary Mitchell Campbell

Honored for : Company

Nominations 2007 »

Nominee	Nominated Work
Mary Mitchell Campbell	Company
Jonathan Tunick	LoveMusik
Alex Lacamoire	In the Heights
Bill Sherman	In the Heights
William David Brohn	Curtains
Jonathan Tunick	The Apple Tree

Jonathan Tunick

Honored for : LoveMusik

Nominations 2007 »

Nominee	Nominated Work
Mary Mitchell Campbell	Company
Jonathan Tunick	LoveMusik
Alex Lacamoire	In the Heights
Bill Sherman	In the Heights
William David Brohn	Curtains
Jonathan Tunick	The Apple Tree

Sarah Travis

Honored for : Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street

Nominations 2006 »

Nominee	Nominated Work
Sarah Travis	Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street
Bruce Coughlin	Grey Gardens","See What I Wanna See
Peter Mills	The Pursuit of Persephone
Larry Blank	The Drowsy Chaperone
Dick Lieb	The Pajama Game
Danny Troob	The Pajama Game

Bruce Coughlin, Adam Guettel, Ted Sperling

Honored for : The Light in the Piazza

Nominations 2005 »

Nominee	Nominated Work
Bruce Coughlin	The Light in the Piazza
Adam Guettel	The Light in the Piazza
Ted Sperling	The Light in the Piazza
Steven M. Alper	The Immigrant
Doug Katsaros	Altar Boyz
Lynne Shankel	Altar Boyz
Harold Wheeler	Dirty Rotten Scoundrels
Kim Scharnberg	Little Women
Larry Hochman	Spamalot

Michael Starobin

Honored for : Assassins

Nominations 2004 »

Nominee	Nominated Work
Michael Starobin	Assassins
Paul Bogaev	Bombay Dreams
Harold Wheeler	Never Gonna Dance
William David Brohn	Wicked

Harold Wheeler

Honored for : Hairspray

Nominations 2003 »

Nominee	Nominated Work
Harold Wheeler	Hairspray
Luther Henderson	Little Ham
Michel Legrand	Amour

Doug Besterman, Ralph Burns

Honored for : Thoroughly Modern Millie

Nominations 2002 »

Nominee	Nominated Work
Doug Besterman	Thoroughly Modern Millie
Ralph Burns	Thoroughly Modern Millie
Jason Robert Brown	The Last Five Years
Jonathan Tunick	Elaine Stritch: At Liberty

Doug Besterman

Honored for : The Producers

Nominations 2001 »

Nominee	Nominated Work
Doug Besterman	The Producers
Jonathan Tunick	Follies
Michael Starobin	The Adventures of Tom Sawyer
Harold Wheeler	The Full Monty
Bruce Coughlin	Urinetown

Don Sebesky

Honored for : Kiss Me, Kate

Nominations 2000 »

Nominee	Nominated Work
Jonathan Tunick	Saturday Night
Michael Gibson	The Wild Party
Don Sebesky	Kiss Me, Kate
Taliep Petersen	Kat and the Kings
Harold Wheeler	Swing!
Doug Besterman	The Music Man

Don Sebesky

Honored for : Parade

Nominations 1999 »

Nominee	Nominated Work
Don Sebesky	Parade
Michael Starobin	A New Brain
Jeff Waxman	Woody Guthrie's American Song
Jonathan Tunick	Captains Courageous

William David Brohn

Honored for : Ragtime

Nominations 1998 »

Nominee	Nominated Work
William David Brohn	Ragtime
Michael Gibson	Cabaret
Lisandro Adrover	Forever Tango
Stanley Silverman	The Capeman
Bruce Fowler	The Lion King
Robert Elhai	The Lion King
Dave Metzger	The Lion King
Bruce Coughlin	The Sound of Music

Jonathan Tunick

Honored for : Titanic

Nominations 1997 »

Nominee	Nominated Work
Jonathan Tunick	Titanic
Joseph Joubert	Violet
Buryl Red	Violet
Doug Besterman	Big: the musical
Michael Gibson	Steel Pier
Don Sebesky	The Life
Harold Wheeler	The Life

Steve Skinner

Honored for : Rent

Nominations 1996 »

Nominee	Nominated Work
Steve Skinner	Rent
Bruce Coughlin	Floyd Collins

Jonathan Tunick

Honored for : Passion

Nominations 1994 »

Nominee	Nominated Work
Jonathan Tunick	Passion
Danny Troob	Beauty and the Beast
Doug Besterman	Damn Yankees
Peter Matz	The Best Little Whorehouse Goes Public

Steve Margoshes

Honored for : The Who's Tommy

Nominations 1993 »

Nominee	Nominated Work
Steve Margoshes	The Who's Tommy
Michael Starobin	My Favorite Year
José Libertella	Tango Pasion
Chris Walker	Putting It Together

Luther Henderson

Honored for : Jelly's Last Jam

Nominations 1992 »

Nominee	Nominated Work
Luther Henderson	Jelly's Last Jam
William David Brohn	Crazy for You
John Carlini	Song of Singapore

William David Brohn

Honored for : Miss Saigon

Nominations 1991 »

Nominee	Nominated Work
William David Brohn	The Secret Garden
William David Brohn	Miss Saigon
Billy Byers	Will Rogers Follies
David Krane	And the World Goes Round
Mbongeni Ngema	Township Fever

William David Brohn

Honored for : The Secret Garden

Nominations 1991 »

Nominee	Nominated Work
William David Brohn	The Secret Garden
William David Brohn	Miss Saigon
Billy Byers	Will Rogers Follies
David Krane	And the World Goes Round
Mbongeni Ngema	Township Fever

Billy Byers

Honored for : City of Angels

Nominations 1990 »

Nominee	Nominated Work
Billy Byers	City of Angels
David Cullen	Aspects of Love
Rodolfo Alchourron	Dangerous Games
James Kowal	Dangerous Games
Andrew Lloyd Webber	Aspects of Love
Peter Matz	Grand Hotel

David Cullen

Honored for : The Phantom of the Opera

Nominations 1988 »

Nominee	Nominated Work
David Cullen	The Phantom of the Opera
Andrew Lloyd Webber	The Phantom of the Opera
Michael Starobin	Birds of Paradise
Michael Gibson	Anything Goes
Jonathan Tunick	Into the Woods

Andrew Lloyd Webber

Honored for : The Phantom of the Opera

Nominations 1988 »

Nominee	Nominated Work
David Cullen	The Phantom of the Opera
Andrew Lloyd Webber	The Phantom of the Opera
Michael Starobin	Birds of Paradise
Michael Gibson	Anything Goes
Jonathan Tunick	Into the Woods

John Cameron

Honored for : Les Misérables

Nominations 1987 »

Nominee	Nominated Work
John Cameron	Les Misérables
Wally Harper	Barbara Cook: A Concert for the Theatre
Chris Walker	Me and My Girl
Michael Starobin	Rags

Rupert Holmes

Honored for : The Mystery of Edwin Drood

Nominations 1986 »

Nominee	Nominated Work
Rupert Holmes	The Mystery of Edwin Drood
Ralph Burns	Sweet Charity
James McElwaine	Goblin Market

Steve Margoshes, Danny Troob

Honored for : Big River

Nominations 1985 »

Nominee	Nominated Work
Michael Starobin	La Boheme","3 Guys Naked From The Waist Down
Steve Margoshes	Big River
Danny Troob	Big River
Billy Byers	Grind

Michael Starobin

Honored for : Sunday in the Park with George

Nominations 1984 »

Nominee	Nominated Work
Michael Starobin	Sunday in the Park with George
Jonathan Tunick	Baby
Jim Tyler	La Cage aux Folles

Michael Gibson

Honored for : My One and Only

Nominations 1983 »

Nominee	Nominated Work
Michael Gibson	My One and Only
Hans Spialek	On Your Toes

Hans Spialek

Honored for : On Your Toes

Nominations 1983 »

Nominee	Nominated Work
Michael Gibson	My One and Only
Hans Spialek	On Your Toes

Drama Desk Award for Outstanding Orchestrations

Drama Desk Award

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Drama Desk Awards 2014

Honored for : The Bridges of Madison County

Nominations 2014 »

Honored for : Rodgers + Hammerstein's Cinderella

Nominations 2013 »

Honored for : Once

Nominations 2012 »

Larry Hochman, Stephen Oremus

Honored for : The Book of Mormon

Nominations 2011 »

David Bryan, Daryl Waters

Honored for : Memphis

Nominations 2010 »

Honored for : Billy Elliot the Musical

Nominations 2009 »

Honored for : Sunday in the Park with George

Nominations 2008 »

Honored for : Company

Nominations 2007 »

Honored for : LoveMusik

Nominations 2007 »

Honored for : Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street

Nominations 2006 »

Bruce Coughlin, Adam Guettel, Ted Sperling

Honored for : The Light in the Piazza

Nominations 2005 »

Honored for : Assassins

Nominations 2004 »

Honored for : Hairspray

Nominations 2003 »

Doug Besterman, Ralph Burns

Honored for : Thoroughly Modern Millie

Nominations 2002 »

Honored for : The Producers

Nominations 2001 »

Honored for : Kiss Me, Kate

Nominations 2000 »

Honored for : Parade

Nominations 1999 »

Honored for : Ragtime

Nominations 1998 »

Honored for : Titanic

Nominations 1997 »

Honored for : Rent

Nominations 1996 »

Honored for : Passion

Nominations 1994 »

Honored for : The Who's Tommy

Nominations 1993 »

Honored for : Jelly's Last Jam

Nominations 1992 »

Honored for : Miss Saigon

Nominations 1991 »

Honored for : The Secret Garden

Nominations 1991 »

Honored for : City of Angels

Nominations 1990 »

Honored for : The Phantom of the Opera

Nominations 1988 »

Honored for : The Phantom of the Opera

Nominations 1988 »

Honored for : Les Misérables

Nominations 1987 »

Honored for : The Mystery of Edwin Drood

Nominations 1986 »

Steve Margoshes, Danny Troob

Honored for : Big River

Nominations 1985 »

Honored for : Sunday in the Park with George

Nominations 1984 »

Honored for : My One and Only

Nominations 1983 »

Honored for : On Your Toes

Nominations 1983 »

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