Drama Desk Award for Outstanding Revival of a Musical

Drama Desk Award
for Outstanding Revival
Awarded for Outstanding Revival of a Musical
Location United States
Presented by Drama Desk
Currently held by The King and I (2015)
Official website DramaDesk.org

The Drama Desk Award for Outstanding Revival of a Musical is an annual award presented by Drama Desk in recognition of achievements in the theatre among Broadway, Off Broadway and Off-Off Broadway productions. The category was created in the 1994 ceremony and back a recurring award in the following years.

† - indicates the performance won the Tony Award
‡ - indicates the performance was also nominated for the Tony Award

Winners and nominees

1990s

Year Musical Book Music Lyrics
1994
She Loves Me ‡ Joe Masteroff Jerry Bock Sheldon Harnick
Carousel † Oscar Hammerstein II Richard Rodgers Oscar Hammerstein II
Damn Yankees ‡ George Abbott and Douglass Wallop Richard Adler Jerry Ross
My Fair Lady Alan Jay Lerner Frederick Loewe Alan Jay Lerner
1995 N/A
1996
The King and I † Oscar Hammerstein II Richard Rodgers Oscar Hammerstein II
A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum ‡ Burt Shevelove and Larry Gelbart Stephen Sondheim
I Do! I Do! Tom Jones Harvey Schmidt Tom Jones
1997
Chicago † Fred Ebb and Bob Fosse John Kander Fred Ebb
Candide ‡ Lillian Hellman and Hugh Wheeler Leonard Bernstein Various
Juan Darién N/A Elliot Goldenthal
1998
Cabaret † Joe Masteroff John Kander Fred Ebb
1776 ‡ Peter Stone Sherman Edwards
1999
You're a Good Man, Charlie Brown ‡ John Gordon Clark Gesner
Annie Get Your Gun † Herbert and Dorothy Fields Irving Berlin

2000s

Year Musical Book Music Lyrics
2000
Kiss Me, Kate † Samuel and Bella Spewack Cole Porter
The Music Man ‡ Meredith Willson and Franklin Lacey Meredith Willson
2001
42nd Street † Michael Stewart and Mark Bramble Harry Warren Al Dubin
Bells Are Ringing ‡ Betty Comden and Adolph Green Jule Styne Betty Comden and Adolph Green
Follies ‡ James Goldman Stephen Sondheim
The Rocky Horror Show ‡ Richard O'Brien
2002
Into the Woods † James Lapine Stephen Sondheim
Oklahoma! ‡ Oscar Hammerstein II Richard Rodgers Oscar Hammerstein II
2003
Nine † Arthur Kopit Maury Yeston
Gypsy ‡ Arthur Laurents Jule Styne Stephen Sondheim
La bohème ‡ Luigi Illica and Giuseppe Giacosa Giacomo Puccini Luigi Illica and Giuseppe Giacosa
Man of La Mancha ‡ Dale Wasserman Mitch Leigh Joe Darion
2004
Assassins † John Weidman Stephen Sondheim
Big River ‡ William Hauptman Roger Miller
Fiddler on the Roof ‡ Joseph Stein Jerry Bock Sheldon Harnick
Finian's Rainbow E.Y. Harburg and Fred Saidy Burton Lane E.Y. Harburg
First Lady Suite Michael John LaChiusa
Wonderful Town ‡ Joseph A. Fields and Jerome Chodorov Leonard Bernstein Betty Comden and Adolph Green
2005
La Cage aux Folles † Harvey Fierstein Jerry Herman
Ain't Supposed to Die a Natural Death Melvin Van Peebles
On Second Avenue N/A Various
Sweet Charity ‡ Neil Simon Cy Coleman Dorothy Fields
2006
Sweeney Todd ‡ Hugh Wheeler Stephen Sondheim
Jacques Brel is Alive and Well and
Living in Paris		 Eric Blau and Mort Shuman Jacques Brel Jacques Brel, Eric Blau and
Mort Shuman
The Pajama Game † George Abbott and Richard Bissell Richard Adler and Jerry Ross
2007
Company † George Furth Stephen Sondheim
110 in the Shade ‡ N. Richard Nash Harvey Schmidt Tom Jones
The Apple Tree ‡ Jerry Bock and Sheldon Harnick Jerry Bock Sheldon Harnick
Di Yam Gazlonim! W. S. Gilbert Arthur Sullivan W. S. Gilbert
H.M.S. Pinafore W. S. Gilbert Arthur Sullivan W. S. Gilbert
Les Misérables Claude-Michel Schönberg and Alain Boublil Claude-Michel Schönberg Herbert Kretzmer
2008
South Pacific † Oscar Hammerstein II and Joshua Logan Richard Rodgers Oscar Hammerstein II
Black Nativity Langston Hughes Various
Gypsy ‡ Arthur Laurents Jule Styne Stephen Sondheim
Sunday in the Park with George ‡ James Lapine Stephen Sondheim
Take Me Along Joseph Stein and Robert Russell Bob Merrill
2009
Hair † James Rado and Gerome Ragni Galt MacDermot James Rado and Gerome Ragni
Pal Joey ‡ John O'Hara Richard Rodgers Lorenz Hart
West Side Story ‡ Arthur Laurents Leonard Bernstein Stephen Sondheim

2010s

Year Musical Book Music Lyrics
2010
La Cage aux Folles † Harvey Fierstein Jerry Herman
A Little Night Music ‡ Hugh Wheeler Stephen Sondheim
Finian's Rainbow ‡ E.Y. Harburg and Fred Saidy Burton Lane E.Y. Harburg
Promises, Promises Neil Simon Burt Bacharach Hal David
Ragtime ‡ Terrence McNally Stephen Flaherty Lynn Ahrens
2011
Anything Goes † Guy Bolton and P.G. Wodehouse Cole Porter
Hello Again Michael John LaChiusa
How to Succeed in Business Without
Really Trying ‡		 Abe Burrows, Jack Weinstock and Willie Gilbert Frank Loesser
2012
Follies ‡ James Goldman Stephen Sondheim
Carrie Lawrence D. Cohen Michael Gore Dean Pitchford
Evita ‡ Tim Rice Andrew Lloyd Webber Tim Rice
Jesus Christ Superstar ‡ Tim Rice Andrew Lloyd Webber Tim Rice
Porgy and Bess † DuBose Heyward George Gershwin DuBose Heyward and
Ira Gershwin
The Threepenny Opera Bertolt Brecht Kurt Weill Bertolt Brecht
2013
Pippin † Roger O. Hirson Stephen Schwartz
The Golden Land Zalmen Mlotek and Moishe Rosenfeld
The Mystery of Edwin Drood ‡ Rupert Holmes
Passion James Lapine Stephen Sondheim
Rodgers & Hammerstein's Cinderella ‡ Oscar Hammerstein II and
Douglas Carter Beane		 Richard Rodgers Oscar Hammerstein II
Working Stephen Schwartz and Nina Faso Various
2014
Hedwig and the Angry Inch † John Cameron Mitchell Stephen Trask
Les Misérables ‡ Claude-Michel Schönberg and Alain Boublil Claude-Michel Schönberg Herbert Kretzmer
Violet ‡ Brian Crawley Jeanine Tesori Brian Crawley
2015
The King and I † Oscar Hammerstein II Richard Rodgers Oscar Hammerstein II
Into the Woods James Lapine Stephen Sondheim
On the Town ‡ Betty Comden and Adolph Green Leonard Bernstein Betty Comden and Adolph Green
On the Twentieth Century ‡ Betty Comden and Adolph Green Cy Coleman Betty Comden and Adolph Green
Pageant Bill Russell and Frank Kelly Albert Evans Bill Russell and Frank Kelly
Side Show Bill Russell Henry Krieger Bill Russell
2016
The Color Purple ‡ Marsha Norman Brenda Russell, Allee Willis and Stephen Bray
The Golden Bride Frieda Freiman Joseph Rumshinsky Louis Gilrod
Fiddler on the Roof ‡ Joseph Stein Jerry Bock Sheldon Harnick
She Loves Me ‡ Joe Masteroff Jerry Bock Sheldon Harnick
Spring Awakening ‡ Steven Sater Duncan Sheik Steven Sater

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