Drama Desk Award for Outstanding Orchestrations

The Drama Desk Award for Outstanding Orchestrations is presented by the Drama Desk, a committee of New York City theatre critics, writers, and editors. It honors the orchestrators of musical productions staged on Broadway, off-Broadway, off-off-Broadway, and for legitimate not-for-profit theaters.

It was not until the 29th Annual Drama Desk Awards in 1983 that a specific category for Outstanding Orchestrations was created. The first recipients in this category - Michael Gibson for My One and Only and Hans Spialek for On Your Toes - tied for the honor.

To date, Jonathan Tunick and William David Brohn share the record for most wins, with three each.

Additional winners

1980s

1983: Michael Gibson – My One and Only and Hans Spialek – On Your Toes No nominees 1984: Michael Starobin – Sunday in the Park with George Jonathan Tunick – Baby Jim Tyler – La Cage aux Folles 1985: Steven Margoshes and Danny Troob – Big River Bill Byers – Grind Michael Starobin – Three Guys Naked from the Waist Down Michael Starobin – La bohème

1986: Rupert Holmes – The Mystery of Edwin Drood Ralph Burns – Sweet Charity 1987: John Cameron – Les Misérables Wally Harper – A Concert for the Theatre Michael Starobin – Rags Chris Walker – Me and My Girl 1988: David Cullen and Andrew Lloyd Webber – The Phantom of the Opera Michael Gibson – Anything Goes Michael Starobin – Birds of Paradise Jonathan Tunick – Into the Woods

1990s

1990: Billy Byers – City of Angels Rodolfo Alchourron and James Kowal – Dangerous Games David Cullen and Andrew Lloyd Webber – Aspects of Love Peter Matz – Grand Hotel 1991: William David Brohn – Miss Saigon Billy Byers – The Will Rogers Follies David Krane – The World Goes Round Mboni Ngema – Towship Fever 1992: Luther Henderson – Jelly's Last Jam John Carlini – Song of Singapore Luther Henderson – Jelly's Last Jam 1993: Jose Libertella and Luis Stazo – Tango Pasion Steven Margoshes – Tommy Michael Starobin – My Favorite Year Chris Walker – Putting It Together 1994: Jonathan Tunick – Passion Douglas Besterman – Damn Yankees Peter Matz – The Best Little Whorehouse Goes Public Danny Troob – Beauty and the Beast

1996: Steve Skinner – Rent No nominees 1997: Jonathan Tunick – Titanic Michael Gibson – Steel Pier Joseph Joubert and Buryl Red – Violet Dan Sebesky and Harold Wheeler – The Life 1998: William David Brohn – Ragtime Lisandro Adrover – Luis Bravo's Forever Tango Bruce Coughlin – The Sound of Music Robert Elhai, David Metzger and Bruce Fowler – The Lion King Michael Gibson – Cabaret Stanley Silverman – The Capeman 1999: Don Sebesky – Parade No nominees

2000s

2000: Don Sebesky – Kiss Me, Kate Taliep Petersen – Kat and the Kings Doug Besterman – The Music Man Jonathan Tunick – Saturday Night Harold Wheeler – Swing! Michael Gibson – The Wild Party 2001: Doug Besterman – The Producers Bruce Coughlin – Urinetown Michael Starobin – The Adventures of Tom Sawyer Jonathan Tunick – Follies Harold Wheeler – The Full Monty 2002: Doug Besterman and Ralph Burns – Thoroughly Modern Millie Jason Robert Brown – The Last 5 Years Jonathan Tunick – Elaine Stritch: At Liberty 2003: Harold Wheeler – Hairspray Luther Henderson – Little Ham Michel Legrand – Amour 2004: William David Brohn – Wicked Paul Bogaev – Bombay Dreams Michael Starobin – Assassins Harold Wheeler – Never Gonna Dance 2005: Bruce Coughlin, Adam Guettel, and Ted Sperling – The Light in the Piazza Steven M. Alper – The Immigrant Larry Hochman – Monty Python's Spamalot Doug Katsaros and Lynne Shankel – Altar Boyz Kim Scharnberg – Little Women Harold Wheeler – Dirty Rotten Scoundrels

2006: Sarah Travis – Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street Larry Blank – The Drowsy Chaperone Bruce Coughlin – Grey Gardens Bruce Coughlin – See What I Wanna See Daniel Feyer and Peter Mills – The Pursuit of Persephone Danny Troob and Dick Lieb – The Pajama Game 2007: Mary Mitchell Campbell – Company and Jonathan Tunick for Lovemusik William David Brohn – Curtains Alex Lacamoire and Bill Sherman – In the Heights Duncan Sheik – Spring Awakening Jonathan Tunick – The Apple Tree 2008: Jason Carr – Sunday in the Park with George Doug Besterman – Young Frankenstein Michael Starobin – The Glorious Ones Stew and Heidi Rodewald – Passing Strange Jonathan Tunick – A Catered Affair Tim Weil – 10 Million Miles 2009: Martin Koch – Billy Elliot the Musical Larry Blank – Irving Berlin's White Christmas Bruce Coughlin, Stephen Oremus and Alex Lacamoire – 9 to 5 Aaron Johnson and Antibalas – Fela! Edward B. Kessel – A Tale of Two Cities Danny Troob and John Clancy – Shrek the Musical

2010s

• 2010: Daryl Waters and David Bryan – Memphis
  • Larry Hochman – The Scottsboro Boys
  • Tom Kitt – American Idiot
  • Tom Kitt – Everyday Rapture
  • John Oddo – All About Me

• 2011: Larry Hochman and Stephen Oremus – The Book of Mormon
  • Kristen Anderson-Lopez, James-Allen Ford, Russ Kaplan and Sara Wordsworth – In Transit
  • Iris Rainer Dart – The People in the Picture
  • Stephan Elliott and Allan Scott – Priscilla Queen of the Desert
  • Adam Mathias – See Rock City & Other Destinations
  • Michael Zam – The Kid

External links

• Official Drama Desk Award website