Drama Desk Award for Outstanding Music

The Drama Desk Award for Outstanding Music is an annual award presented by Drama Desk in recognition of achievements in musical theatre across collective Broadway, off-Broadway and off-off-Broadway productions in New York City. The award was originally entitled Best Composer, before being renamed to its current title in 1969. The award is often referred to as Outstanding Score of a Musical.

Winners and nominees

;Key 1960s 1970s 1980s 1990s 2000s 2010s 2020s ==Multiple wins==

Multiple wins

; 5 wins • Cy Coleman • Stephen Sondheim ; 3 wins • Al Carmines • Jason Robert Brown • Andrew Lloyd Webber • David Yazbek ; 2 wins • Marvin Hamlisch ==Multiple nominations==

Multiple nominations

; 12 nominations • Stephen Sondheim ; 7 nominations • Andrew Lloyd Webber • Jeanine Tesori ; 6 nominations • Cy Coleman • Stephen Flaherty • Michael John LaChiusa • Alan Menken • David Yazbek ; 5 nominations • Jason Robert Brown • John Kander ; 4 nominations • Dave Malloy ; 3 nominations • Marvin Hamlisch • Andrew Lippa • Laurence O'Keefe • Polly Pen • David Shire • Charles Strouse • Elizabeth Swados • Maury Yeston • Frank Wildhorn ; 2 nominations • Al Carmines • William Finn • Michael Friedman • Larry Grossman • Adam Guettel • Jerry Herman • Joe Iconis • Michael R. Jackson • Tom Kitt • Jonathan Larson • Michel Legrand • Robert Lopez • Galt MacDermot • Peter Mills • Lin-Manuel Miranda • Marc Shaiman • Duncan Sheik • Shaina Taub ==See also==

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