Drama Desk Award for Outstanding Featured Actress in a Musical

The Drama Desk Award for Outstanding Featured Actress in a Musical was first awarded in the 1974-1975 Drama Desk Awards and has subsequently been awarded every year. In the 1993-1994 Drama Desk Awards the award was given under the name of Outstanding Supporting Actress - Musical. This is the only year that the award was entitled differently.

Award winners

1970s

1975: Donna Theodore – Shenandoah Boni Enten – The Rocky Horror Show Kelly Garrett – The Night That Made America Famous Mabel Kingwater – The Wiz Bonnie Langford – Gypsy Penny Milford – Shenandoah 1976: Vivian Reed – Bubbling Brown Sugar Travis Hudson – Very Good Eddie Mary Lou Rosato – The Robber Bridegroom 1977: Dorothy Loudon – Annie Delores Ivory Davis – Porgy and Bess Ernestine Jackson – Guys and Dolls Barbara Lang – The Robber Bridegroom Rita Moreno – She Loves Me

1978: Bobo Lewis – Working and Swoosie Kurtz – A History of the American Film Pamela Blair – The Best Little Whorehouse in Texas Lenora Nemetz – Working 1979: Merle Louise – Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street Patricia Drylie – Ballroom Lynnie Godfrey – Eubie! Grace Keagy – Carmelina Lisa Mordente – Platinum

1980s

1980: Debbie Allen – West Side Story Peggy Hewett – A Day in Hollywood / A Night in the Ukraine Carolyn Mignini – Tintypes Janie Sell – God Bless You, Mr. Rosewater Crissy Wilzak – 1940's Radio Hour Debbie Allen – Tintypes 1981: Marilyn Cooper – Woman of the Year Jennifer Yvette Holliday – Your Arms Too Short to Box with God Debbie Shapiro – Perfectly Frank 1982: Liliane Montevecchi and Anita Morris – Nine Shelly Burch – Nine Lonette McKee – The First Laurie Beechman – Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat 1983: Karla Burns – Show Boat Kate McGregor-Stewart – Beyond Therapy Anne Twomey – Vieux Carré Michele-Denise Woods – The Cradle Will Rock 1984: Catherine Cox – Baby and Lila Kedrova – Zorba Laura Dean – Doonesbury Bonnie Koloc – The Human Comedy Marni Nixon – Taking My Turn

1985: Leilani Jones – Grind Sharon Murray – Grind Marianne Tatum – The Three Musketeers Charlaine Woodard – Hang on to the Good Times 1986: Jana Schneider – The Mystery of Edwin Drood Elizabeth Berridge – Cruise Control and Wrestlers Faye Grant – Singin' in the Rain Bebe Neuwirth – Sweet Charity 1987: Jane Summerhays – Me and My Girl Michele Bautier – Stardust Sandra Chinn – Funny Feet Janet Eilber – Stepping Out Judy Kuhn – Rags and Les Misérables Marcia Lewis – Rags 1988: Joanna Gleason – Into the Woods Danielle Ferland – Into the Woods Lyn Greene – Flora the Red Menace Judy Kaye – The Phantom of the Opera

1990s

1990: Randy Graff – City of Angels as Oolie/Donna Danielle Du Clos – Aspects of Love Jane Krakowski – Grand Hotel Crista Moore – Gypsy 1991: Karen Ziemba – And the World Goes 'Round as various characters Alison Fraser – The Secret Garden Rebecca Luker – The Secret Garden Regina Resnik – A Little Night Music 1992: Barbara Walsh – Falsettos as Trina Liz Larsen – The Most Happy Fella Michele Pawk – Crazy for You Tonya Pinkins – Jelly's Last Jam 1993: Rachel York – Putting It Together as The Younger Woman Julie Andrews – Putting It Together Tovah Feldshuh – Hello Muddah, Hello Fadduh Andrea Martin – My Favorite Year Karen Mason – Carnival 1994: Audra McDonald – Carousel as Carrie Pipperidge Judy Blazer – Hello Again Sally Mayes – She Loves Me Donna Murphy – Hello Again Alene Robertson – Annie Warbucks

1996: Rachel York – Victor/Victoria as Norma Cassidy Veanne Cox - Company Kathy Fitzgerald - Swinging On A Star Donna McKechnie - State Fair Christine Pedi - Forbidden Hollywood 1997: Lillias White – The Life as Sonja Marcia Lewis – Chicago Andrea Martin – Candide Debra Monk – Steel Pier Jennifer Simard – I Love You, You're Perfect, Now Change 1998: Tsidii Le Loka – The Lion King as Rafiki Betty Buckley – Triumph of Love Lea DeLaria – On the Town Anna Kendrick – High Society Ednita Nazario – The Capeman Michele Pawk – Cabaret 1999: Kristin Chenoweth – You're a Good Man, Charlie Brown as Sally Brown Gretha Boston - It Ain't Nothin' But the Blues Cheryl Freeman - The Civil War Penny Fuller - A New Brain Jane Lanier - Fosse Eloise Laws - It Ain't Nothin' But the Blues

2000s

2000: Karen Ziemba – Contact as Wife Nancy Anderson – Jolson and Co. Sally Ann Howes – James Joyce's The Dead Eartha Kitt – The Wild Party Alix Korey – The Wild Party Idina Menzel – The Wild Party 2001: Cady Huffman – The Producers as Ulla Swanson Polly Bergen – Follies Kathleen Freeman – The Full Monty Randy Graff – A Class Act Janine LaManna – Seussical Spencer Kayden – Urinetown 2002: Harriet Harris – Thoroughly Modern Millie as Mrs. Meers Liz Callaway – The Spitfire Grill Judy Kaye – Mamma Mia! Andrea Martin – Oklahoma! Karen Mason – Mamma Mia! Kerry O'Malley – Into the Woods 2003: Jane Krakowski – Nine as Carla Albanese Kerry Butler – Hairspray Mary Stuart Masterson – Nine Sally Mayes – Urban Cowboy Chita Rivera – Nine Debra Walton – Cookin' at the Cookery 2004: Isabel Keating – The Boy from Oz as Judy Garland Lovette George – The Musical of Musicals: The Musical Alix Korey – Listen to My Heart Anika Noni Rose – Caroline, or Change Jennifer Simard – The Thing About Men Mary Testa – First Lady Suite

2005: Jan Maxwell – Chitty Chitty Bang Bang as Baroness Bomburst Joanna Gleason – Dirty Rotten Scoundrels Kecia Lewis – Dessa Rose Maureen McGovern – Little Women Jennifer Simard – Forbidden Broadway: Special Victims Unit Sarah Uriarte Berry – The Light in the Piazza 2006: Beth Leavel – The Drowsy Chaperone as Beatrice Stockwell Carolee Carmello – Lestat Leslie Kritzer – The Great American Trailer Park Musical Amy Spanger – The Wedding Singer Mary Testa – See What I Wanna See Mary Louise Wilson – Grey Gardens 2007: Debra Monk – Curtains as Carmen Bernstein Linda Balgord – The Pirate Queen Celia Keenan-Bolger – Les Misérables Orfeh – Legally Blonde Barbara Walsh – Company Karen Ziemba – Curtains 2008: Laura Benanti – Gypsy as Louise Leslie Kritzer – A Catered Affair Andrea Martin – Young Frankenstein Mary Testa – Xanadu Amy Warren – Adding Machine Mare Winningham – 10 Million Miles 2009: Haydn Gwynne – Billy Elliot the Musical as Mrs. Wilkinson Farah Alvin – The Marvelous Wonderettes Christina Bianco – Forbidden Broadway Goes to Rehab Karen Olivo – West Side Story Nancy Opel – The Toxic Avenger Martha Plimpton – Pal Joey

2010s

• 2010: Katie Finneran – Promises, Promises as Marge MacDougall
  • Carolee Carmello – The Addams Family
  • Carrie Cimma – Lizzie Borden
  • Angela Lansbury – A Little Night Music
  • Kenita R. Miller – Langston in Harlem'
  • Terri White – Finian's Rainbow

• 2011: Laura Benanti – Women on the Verge of a Nervous Breakdown as Candela
  • Kerry Butler – Catch Me If You Can
  • Victoria Clark – Sister Act
  • Jill Eikenberry – The Kid
  • Nikki M. James – The Book of Mormon
  • Patti LuPone – Women on the Verge of a Nervous Breakdown
  • Laura Osnes – Anything Goes

References

• Official Site of the Drama Desk Awards
• Official Broadway Database