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 recipents 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
- 1984: Michael Starobin for Sunday in the Park with George
- 1985: Steven Margoshes and Danny Troob for Big River
- 1986: Rupert Holmes for The Mystery of Edwin Drood
- 1987: John Cameron for Les Misérables
- 1988: David Cullen and Andrew Lloyd Webber for The Phantom of the Opera
- 1990: Billy Byers for City of Angels
- 1991: William David Brohn for Miss Saigon
- 1992: Luther Henderson for Jelly's Last Jam
- 1993: Steve Margoshes for The Who's Tommy
- 1994: Jonathan Tunick for Passion
- 1996: Steve Skinner for Rent
- 1997: Jonathan Tunick for Titanic
- 1998: William David Brohn for Ragtime
- 1999: Don Sebesky for Parade
- 2000: Don Sebesky for Kiss Me, Kate
- 2001: Doug Besterman for The Producers
- 2002: Doug Besterman for and Ralph Burns for Thoroughly Modern Millie
- 2003: Harold Wheeler for Hairspray
- 2004: William David Brohn for Wicked
- 2005: Bruce Coughlin, Adam Guettel, and Ted Sperling for The Light in the Piazza
- 2006: Sarah Travis for Sweeney Todd
- 2007: Mary Mitchell Campbell for Company and Jonathan Tunick for Lovemusik (tie)
- 2008: Jason Carr for Sunday in the Park with George
- 2009: Martin Koch for Billy Elliot the Musical
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