Drama Desk Award for Outstanding Choreography

Award winners

1960s

• 1969: Grover Dale – Billy
  • No nominees

1970s

1970: Ron Field – Applause No nominees 1971: Michael Bennett – Follies and Donald Saddler – No, No, Nanette No nominees 1972: Patricia Birch – Grease and Jean Erdman – Two Gentlemen of Verona No nominees 1973: Bob Fosse – Pippin No nominees 1974: Patricia Birch – Candide No nominees 1975: George Faison – The Wiz Dennis Denehy – The Lieutenant Roger Morgan – Saturday, Sun, Moon Donald Saddler – Good News Margo Sappington – Where's Charley?

1976: Michael Bennett – A Chorus Line Patricia Birch – Pacific Overtures Donald Saddler – The Robber Bridegroom Billy Wilson – Bubbling Brown Sugar 1977: Peter Gennaro – Annie Patricia Birch – Music Is Dan Siretta – Going Up 1978: Bob Fosse – Dancin' Arthur Faria – Ain't Misbehavin' Geoffrey Holder – Timbuktu! Tommy Tune – The Best Little Whorehouse in Texas 1979: Bob Avian and Michael Bennett – Ballroom Larry Fuller – Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street Henry LeTang and Billy Wilson – Eubie! Dan Siretta – Tip-Toes

1980s

1980: Tommy Tune – A Day in Hollywood / A Night in the Ukraine Larry Fuller – Evita Mary Kyte – Tintypes Joe Layton – Barnum 1981: Gower Champion – 42nd Street Graciela Daniele – The Pirates of Penzance 1983: Tommy Tune and Thommie Walsh – My One and Only Peter Martins and Donald Saddler – On Your Toes

1986: Bob Fosse – Big Deal Gene Kelly and Twyla Tharp – Singin' in the Rain 1988: Michael Smuin – Anything Goes Grover Dale – Mail Gillian Lynne – Phantom of the Opera

1990s

1990: Tommy Tune – Grand Hotel No nominees 1991: Patricia Zipprodt – Shogun: The Musical Richard Hudson – La Bête Stephen Kaplin, Barbara Pollitt and Toni-Leslie James – The Caucasian Chalk Circle Santo Loquasto – Lost in Yonkers 1992: Hope Clarke, Gregory Hines, Ted L. Levy – Jelly's Last Jam Susan Stroman – Crazy for You Christopher Chadman – Guys and Dolls 1993: Michael Leeds – Hello Muddah, Hello Fadduh Wayne Cilento – Tommy Niarupama Nityanandan, Catherine Schaub and Simon Abkarian – Les Atrides 1994: Jane Elliott and Kenneth MacMillan – Carousel Jeff Calhoun – Grease Graciela Daniele – Hello Again Rob Marshall – She Loves Me Matt West – Beauty and the Beast

1996: Savion Glover – Bring in 'da Noise, Bring in 'da Funk Graciela Daniele – Chronicle of a Death Foretold Ghettoriginal Productions – Jam on the Groove Kathleen Marshall – Swinging on a Star Susan Stroman – Big: The Musical 1997: Ann Reinking – Chicago Dean Perry – Tap Dogs Susan Stroman – Steel Pier 1998: Garth Fagan – The Lion King Rob Marshall – Cabaret The Forever Tango Dancers – Luis Bravo's Forever Tango Graciela Daniele – Ragtime 1999: Matthew Bourne – Matthew Bourne's Swan Lake No nominees

2000s

2000: Susan Stroman – Contact Jody Abrahams and Loukmaan Adams – Kat and the Kings Kathleen Marshall – Kiss Me, Kate Susan Stroman – The Music Man Lynne Taylor-Corbett – Swing! Mark Dendy – The Wild Party 2001: Susan Stroman – The Producers John Carrafa – Urinetown Jerry Mitchell – The Full Monty Jerry Mitchell – The Rocky Horror Show Randy Skinner – 42nd Street 2002: Susan Stroman – Oklahoma! Rob Ashford – Thoroughly Modern Millie Christopher Wheeldon – Sweet Smell of Success 2003: Twyla Tharp – Movin' Out Jerry Mitchell – Hairspray Ken Roberson – Harlem Song Tommy Tune – Tommy Tune: White Tie and Tails 2004: Kathleen Marshall – Wonderful Town Stephen Hues – Ramayana 2K3 Jerry Mitchell – Never Gonna Dance Anthony Van Laast and Farah Khan – Bombay Dreams 2005: Jerry Mitchell – La Cage aux Folles Matthew Bourne – Play Without Words Christopher Gattelli – Altar Boyz Barry McNabb – Sailor's Song Jerry Mitchell – Dirty Rotten Scoundrels Casey Nicholaw – Monty Python's Spamalot

2006: Kathleen Marshall – The Pajama Game Rob Ashford – The Wedding Singer Angela Chang – Golden Dragon Acrobats Graciela Daniele – Bernarda Alba Casey Nicholaw – The Drowsy Chaperone Sergio Trujillo – Jersey Boys 2007: Andy Blankenbuehler – In the Heights Patricia Birch – LoveMusik Matthew Bourne – Edward Scissorhands Matthew Bourne and Stephen Mear – Mary Poppins Bill T. Jones – Spring Awakening Jerry Mitchell – Legally Blonde 2008: Rob Ashford – Cry-Baby Karole Armitage – Passing Strange Shana Carroll and Gypsy Snider – Traces Dan Knechtges – Xanadu Peter Pucci – Queens Boulevard: The Musical Susan Stroman – Young Frankenstein 2009: Peter Darling – Billy Elliot the Musical Karole Armitage – Hair Andy Blankenbuehler – 9 to 5 Bill T. Jones – Fela! Randy Skinner – Irving Berlin's White Christmas Lynne Taylor-Corbett and Shonn Wiley – My Vaudeville Man!

2010s

• 2010: Twyla Tharp – Come Fly Away
  • Warren Carlyle – Finian's Rainbow
  • Marcia Milgrom Dodge – Ragtime
  • Lynne Page – La Cage aux Folles
  • Susan Stroman – The Scottsboro Boys
  • Sergio Trujillo – Memphis

• 2011: Kathleen Marshall – Anything Goes
  • Rob Ashford – How to Succeed in Business Without Really Trying
  • Scott Graham and Steven Hoggett – Beautiful Burnout
  • Steven Hoggett – Peter and the Starcatchers
  • Casey Nicholaw – The Book of Mormon
  • Siudy – Between Worlds

See also

• Tony Award for Best Choreography
• Laurence Olivier Award for Best Theatre Choreographer

References

• "Drama Desk Award for Choreography". Internet Broadway Database. 2008. http://www.ibdb.com/advSearchAwards.php. Retrieved 2008-08-21. 

External links

• Drama Desk official website