| Drama Desk Award for Outstanding Actor | |
|---|---|
| Awarded for | Outstanding Actor in a Musical |
| Location | United States |
| Presented by | Drama Desk |
| Currently held by | Jaquel Spivey for A Strange Loop (2022) |
| Website | DramaDesk.org |
The Drama Desk Award for Outstanding Actor in 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 awards were established in 1955, with acting awards being given without making distinctions between roles in plays and musicals, or actors and actresses. The new award categories were later created in the 1975 ceremony.
Winners and nominees
1970s
| Year | Actor | Musical | Character |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1975 | |||
| John Cullum | Shenandoah | Charlie Anderson | |
| Tim Curry | The Rocky Horror Show | Dr. Frank N. Furter | |
| Joel Grey | Goodtime Charley | Charley | |
| Raúl Juliá | Where's Charley? | Charley Wykeham | |
| 1976 | |||
| Ian Richardson | My Fair Lady | Henry Higgins | |
| Raúl Juliá | The Threepenny Opera | Macheath | |
| Jerry Orbach | Chicago | Billy Flynn | |
| Nicol Williamson | Rex | Henry VIII, King of England | |
| 1977 | |||
| Lenny Baker | I Love My Wife | Alvin | |
| Barry Bostwick | The Robber Bridegroom | Jamie Lockhart | |
| Yul Brynner | The King and I | The King of Siam | |
| Robert Guillaume | Guys and Dolls | Nathan Detroit | |
| Reid Shelton | Annie | Oliver Warbucks | |
| 1978 | |||
| Ken Page | Ain't Misbehavin' | Performer | |
| Gary Bayer | A History of the American Film | Jimmy | |
| Henderson Forsythe | The Best Little Whorehouse in Texas | Sheriff Ed Earl Dodd | |
| Richard Kiley | Man of La Mancha | Don Quixote / Cervantes | |
| 1979 | |||
| Len Cariou | Sweeney Todd | Sweeney Todd | |
| Joel Grey | The Grand Tour | S. L. Jacobowsky | |
| Charles Repole | Whoopee! | Henry Williams | |
| Peter Walker | My Old Friends | Peter Schermann |
1980s
1990s
2000s
2010s
2020s
| Year | Actor | Musical | Character |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | |||
| Larry Owens | A Strange Loop | Usher | |
| David Aron Damane | The Unsinkable Molly Brown | JJ | |
| Chris Dwan | Enter Laughing | David Kolowitz | |
| Joshua Henry | The Wrong Man | Duran | |
| Francis Jue | Soft Power | DHH | |
| 2021 | — | ||
| 2022 | |||
| Jaquel Spivey | A Strange Loop | Usher | |
| Billy Crystal | Mr. Saturday Night | Buddy Young, Jr. | |
| Myles Frost | MJ | MJ | |
| Rob McClure | Mrs. Doubtfire | Daniel Hillard | |
| Chip Zien | Harmony | Elder Rabbi | |
Multiple wins
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See also
References
- "Drama Desk Award for Actor in a Musical". Internet Broadway Database. 2008. Retrieved 2008-08-21.
- 2002 New York Times article
External links
This page was last edited on 25 September 2022, at 20:37