Drama Desk Award for Outstanding Lyrics
| Drama Desk Award for Outstanding Lyrics | |
|---|---|
| Awarded for | Outstanding Lyrics |
| Location | United States |
| Presented by | Drama Desk |
| Currently held by | Pasek and Paul for Dear Evan Hansen (2016) |
| Official website | DramaDesk.org |
The Drama Desk Award for Outstanding Lyrics is an annual award presented by Drama Desk in recognition of achievements in the theatre among Broadway, Off Broadway and Off-Off Broadway productions.
† - indicates the performance won the Tony Award
‡ - indicates the performance was also nominated for the Tony Award
Winners and nominees
1960s
| Year | Lyricist | Production |
|---|---|---|
| 1969 | ||
| George Haimoshn and Robin Miller | Dames at Sea | |
| Fred Ebb | Zorba |
1970s
| Year | Lyricist | Production |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | ||
| Stephen Sondheim | Company † | |
| Bertolt Brecht | Mahagonny | |
| 1971 | ||
| Stephen Sondheim | Follies † | |
| 1972 | ||
| John Guare | Two Gentlemen of Verona ‡ | |
| 1973 | ||
| Stephen Sondheim | A Little Night Music † | |
| 1974 | ||
| Al Carmines | The Faggot | |
| 1975 | ||
| Charlie Smalls | The Wiz † | |
| Gene Curty, Nitra Scharfman and Chuck Strand | The Lieutenant ‡ | |
| Jerry Herman | Mack and Mabel | |
| Fred Silver | In Gay Company | |
| 1976 | ||
| Edward Kleban and Marvin Hamlisch | A Chorus Line † | |
| Leonard Bernstein | 1600 Pennsylvania Avenue | |
| Bill Heyer and Hank Beebe | Tuscaloosa's Calling Me | |
| Stephen Sondheim | Pacific Overtures ‡ | |
| 1977 | ||
| Martin Charnin | Annie † | |
| Alfred Uhry | The Robber Bridegroom | |
| 1978 | ||
| Carol Hall | The Best Little Whorehouse in Texas | |
| Elizabeth Swados | Runaways ‡ | |
| 1979 | ||
| Stephen Sondheim | Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street † | |
| Gretchen Cryer | I'm Getting My Act Together and Taking It on the Road |
1980s
| Year | Lyricist | Production |
|---|---|---|
| 1980 | ||
| Tim Rice | Evita † | |
| Steve Brown | Strider | |
| 1982 | ||
| Stephen Sondheim | Merrily We Roll Along ‡ | |
| Maury Yeston | Nine † | |
| Tom Eyen | Dreamgirls ‡ | |
| Jim Wann | Pump Boys and Dinettes | |
| 1983 | ||
| Howard Ashman | Little Shop of Horrors | |
| Michael Colby | Charlotte Sweet | |
| T.S. Eliot | Cats † | |
| Des McAnuff | Death of Von Richthofen | |
| 1984 | ||
| Stephen Sondheim | Sunday in the Park with George ‡ | |
| Jerry Herman | La Cage aux Folles † | |
| Richard Maltby, Jr. | Baby ‡ | |
| Garry Trudeau | Doonesbury | |
| 1985 | ||
| Roger Miller | Big River † | |
| Jerry Colker | 3 Guys Naked from the Waist Down | |
| Ellen Fitzhugh | Grind ‡ | |
| 1988 | ||
| Stephen Sondheim | Into the Woods † | |
| Barry Harman | Romance/Romance ‡ |
1990s
| Year | Lyricist | Production |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | ||
| David Zippel | City of Angels † | |
| Richard Maltby, Jr. | Closer Than Ever | |
| Robert Wright, Maury Yeston and George Forrest | Grand Hotel ‡ | |
| 1991 | ||
| William Finn | Falsettoland | |
| Marsha Norman | The Secret Garden ‡ | |
| Stephen Sondheim | Assassins | |
| 1992 | ||
| Susan Birkenhead | Jelly's Last Jam ‡ | |
| Michael Garin, Paul Lockheart, Erik Frandsen and Robert Hipkins | Song of Singapore | |
| 1993 | ||
| Denis Markell and Douglas Bernstein | A Backer's Audition | |
| Joey Paley | Ruthless! | |
| Arthur Perlman | Wings | |
| David Zippel | The Goodbye Girl | |
| 1994 | ||
| Stephen Sondheim | Passion † | |
| Howard Ashman and Tim Rice | Beauty and the Beast ‡ | |
| Michael John LaChiusa | Hello Again | |
| 1995 | N/A | |
| 1996 | ||
| Jonathan Larson | Rent † | |
| 1997 | ||
| Gerard Alessandrini | Forbidden Broadway Strikes Back | |
| Brian Crawley | Violet | |
| Mark Waldrop | Howard Crabtree's When Pigs Fly | |
| 1998 | ||
| Lynn Ahrens | Ragtime † | |
| Stephen Trask | Hedgwig and the Angry Inch | |
| Susan Birkenhead | Triumph of Love | |
| 1999 | ||
| Gerard Alessandrini | Forbidden Broadway Cleans Up Its Act | |
| Jason Robert Brown | Parade † | |
| William Finn | A New Brain | |
2000s
2010s
Multiple Wins
- 10 wins
- 2 wins
Multiple Nominations
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See also
References
- "Drama Desk Award for Lyrics". Internet Broadway Database. 2008. Retrieved 2008-08-21.
External links
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