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Drama Desk Award for Outstanding Choreography

FieldValue
nameDrama Desk Award
for Outstanding Choreography
awarded_forOutstanding Choreography
presenterDrama Desk
locationNew York City
countryUnited States
year1969
holderJerry Mitchell for Boop! The Musical (2025)

for Outstanding Choreography The Drama Desk Award for Outstanding Choreography is an annual award presented by Drama Desk in recognition of achievements in the theatre across collective Broadway, off-Broadway and off-off-Broadway productions in New York City.

Kathleen Marshall, Susan Stroman and Tommy Tune have won the most awards in the category, with four wins each, followed closely by Michael Bennett and Bob Fosse, with three wins each. Susan Stroman also holds the record for most nominations in the category, with twelve, followed by Warren Carlyle with eight.

Winners and nominees

;Key

1960s

YearChoreographerProductionRef.1969
Grover DaleBilly

1970s

YearChoreographerProductionRef.1970197119721973197419751976197719781979
Ron FieldApplause
Michael BennettFollies
Donald SaddlerNo, No, Nanette
Patricia BirchGrease
Jean ErdmanTwo Gentlemen of Verona
Bob FossePippin
Patricia Birch*Candide*
George FaisonThe Wiz
Dennis DenehyThe Lieutenant
Roger MorganSaturday, Sun, Moon
Donald SaddlerGood News
Margo SappingtonWhere's Charley?
Michael BennettA Chorus Line
Patricia BirchPacific Overtures
Donald SaddlerThe Robber Bridegroom
Billy WilsonBubbling Brown Sugar
Peter GennaroAnnie
Patricia BirchMusic Is
Dan SirettaGoing Up
Bob FosseDancin'
Arthur FariaAin't Misbehavin'
Geoffrey HolderTimbuktu!
Tommy TuneThe Best Little Whorehouse in Texas
Bob Avian and Michael BennettBallroom
Larry FullerSweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street
Henry LeTang and Billy WilsonEubie!
Dan SirettaTip-Toes

1980s

YearChoreographerProductionRef.19801981198219831984, 19851986198719881989
Tommy Tune and Thommie WalshA Day in Hollywood / A Night in the Ukraine
Larry FullerEvita
Mary KyteTintypes
Joe LaytonBarnum
Gower Champion42nd Street
Graciela DanieleThe Pirates of Penzance
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Tommy Tune and Thommie WalshMy One and Only
Peter Martins and Donald SaddlerOn Your Toes
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Bob FosseBig Deal
Gene Kelly and Twyla TharpSingin' in the Rain
Peter MartinsSong and Dance
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Michael SmuinAnything Goes
Grover DaleMail
Gillian LynneThe Phantom of the Opera
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1990s

YearChoreographerProductionRef.1990199119921993199419951996199719981999
Tommy TuneGrand Hotel
Tommy TuneThe Will Rogers Follies
Michael LichtefeldThe Secret Garden
Dan SirettaOh, Kay!
Susan StromanAnd the World Goes 'Round
Susan StromanCrazy for You
Hope Clarke, Gregory Hines and Ted L. LevyJelly's Last Jam
Christopher ChadmanGuys and Dolls
Wayne Cilento*The Who's Tommy*
Michael LeedsHello Muddah, Hello Faddah!
Niarupama Nityanandan, Catherine Schaub and Simon AbkarianLes Atrides
Luis StazoTango Pasion
Jane Elliott and Kenneth MacMillanCarousel
Jeff CalhounGrease
Graciela DanieleHello Again
Rob MarshallShe Loves Me
Matt WestBeauty and the Beast
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Savion GloverBring in 'da Noise, Bring in 'da Funk
Graciela DanieleChronicle of a Death Foretold
Ghettoriginal ProductionsJam on the Groove
Kathleen MarshallSwinging on a Star
Susan StromanBig: the musical
Ann ReinkingChicago
Dein PerryTap Dogs
Susan StromanSteel Pier
Garth FaganThe Lion King
Graciela DanieleRagtime
The Forever Tango DancersLuis Bravo's Forever Tango
Rob MarshallCabaret
Matthew BourneMatthew Bourne's Swan Lake
Patricia BirchParade
Rob MarshallLittle Me

2000s

YearChoreographerProductionRef.2000200120022003200420052006200720082009
Susan StromanContact
Jody Abrahams and Loukmaan AdamsKat and the Kings
Mark DendyThe Wild Party
Kathleen MarshallKiss Me, Kate
Susan StromanThe Music Man
Lynne Taylor-CorbettSwing!
Susan StromanThe Producers
John CarrafaUrinetown
Jerry MitchellThe Full Monty
The Rocky Horror Show
Randy Skinner42nd Street
Susan StromanOklahoma!
Rob AshfordThoroughly Modern Millie
Christopher WheeldonSweet Smell of Success
Twyla TharpMovin' Out
Jerry MitchellHairspray
Ken RobersonHarlem Song
Tommy TuneTommy Tune: White Tie and Tails
Kathleen MarshallWonderful Town
Stephen HuesRamayana 2K3
Jerry MitchellNever Gonna Dance
Anthony Van Laast and Farah KhanBombay Dreams
Jerry MitchellLa Cage aux Folles
Matthew BournePlay Without Words
Christopher GattelliAltar Boyz
Barry McNabbSailor's Song
Jerry MitchellDirty Rotten Scoundrels
Casey NicholawMonty Python's Spamalot
Kathleen MarshallThe Pajama Game
Rob AshfordThe Wedding Singer
Angela ChangGolden Dragon Acrobats
Graciela DanieleBernarda Alba
Casey NicholawThe Drowsy Chaperone
Sergio TrujilloJersey Boys
Andy BlankenbuehlerIn the Heights
Patricia BirchLoveMusik
Matthew BourneEdward Scissorhands
Matthew Bourne and Stephen MearMary Poppins
Bill T. JonesSpring Awakening
Jerry MitchellLegally Blonde
Rob AshfordCry-Baby
Karole ArmitagePassing Strange
Shana Carroll and Gypsy SniderTraces
Dan KnechtgesXanadu
Peter PucciQueens Boulevard: The Musical
Susan StromanYoung Frankenstein
Peter DarlingBilly Elliot the Musical
Karole ArmitageHair
Andy Blankenbuehler9 to 5
Bill T. JonesFela!
Randy SkinnerIrving Berlin's White Christmas
Lynne Taylor-Corbett and Shonn WileyMy Vaudeville Man!

2010s

YearChoreographerProductionRef.2010201120122013201420152016201720182019
Twyla TharpCome Fly Away
Warren CarlyleFinian's Rainbow
Marcia Milgrom DodgeRagtime
Lynne PageLa Cage aux Folles
Susan StromanThe Scottsboro Boys
Sergio TrujilloMemphis
Kathleen MarshallAnything Goes
Rob AshfordHow to Succeed in Business Without Really Trying
Scott Graham and Steven HoggettBeautiful Burnout
Steven HoggettPeter and the Starcatchers
Casey NicholawThe Book of Mormon
SiudyBetween Worlds
Christopher GattelliNewsies
Rob AshfordEvita
Warren CarlyleFollies
Breandan de GallalNoctu
Kathleen MarshallNice Work If You Can Get It
Sergio TrujilloLeap of Faith
Chet Walker and Gypsy SniderPippin
Andy BlankenbuehlerBring It On: The Musical
Warren CarlyleA Christmas Story: The Musical
Peter DarlingMatilda the Musical
Josh RhodesRodgers + Hammerstein's Cinderella
Sergio TrujilloHands on a Hardbody
Warren CarlyleAfter Midnight
Steven Hoggett and Kelly DevineRocky the Musical
Danny MeffordLove's Labour's Lost
Casey NicholawAladdin
Susan StromanBullets Over Broadway
Sonya TayehKung Fu
Christopher WheeldonAn American in Paris
Joshua BergasseOn the Town
Warren CarlyleOn the Twentieth Century
Steven HoggettThe Last Ship
Austin McCormickRococo Rouge
Casey NicholawSomething Rotten!
Savion GloverShuffle Along
Joshua BergasseCagney
Spencer LiffSpring Awakening
Lynne PageAmerican Psycho
Randy SkinnerDames at Sea
Andy BlankenbuehlerBandstand
Warren CarlyleHello, Dolly!
Aletta CollinsThe Hairy Ape
Kelly DevineCome from Away
Denis JonesHoliday Inn
Justin Peck*Carousel*
Camille A. BrownOnce on This Island
Christopher GattelliSpongeBob SquarePants
Casey NicholawMean Girls
Nejla Y. YatkinThe Boy Who Danced on Air
Warren CarlyleKiss Me, Kate
Camille A. BrownChoir Boy
Denis JonesTootsie
Lorin LatarroTwelfth Night
Rick and Jeff KupermanAlice by Heart
David NeumannHadestown

2020s

YearChoreographerProductionRef.202020212022202320242025
Sonya Tayeh*Moulin Rouge!*
Camille A. Brownfor colored girls who have considered suicide/when the rainbow is enuf
Anne Teresa De KeersmaekerWest Side Story
Keone Madrid and Mari MadridBeyond Babel
Kathleen MarshallThe Unsinkable Molly Brown
Travis WallThe Wrong Man
No awards: New York theatres shuttered, March 2020 to September 2021, due to the COVID-19 pandemic in New York City}}
Bill T. Jones, Garrett Coleman and Jason Oremus, Gelan Lambert and Chloe Davis*Paradise Square*
Ayodele Casel (tap choreography)Funny Girl
Carrie-Anne IngrouilleSix
Liam SteelCompany
Christopher Wheeldon, Michael Balderrama (associate), Rich + Tone Talauega (Michael Jackson movement)MJ
Casey Nicholaw*Some Like It Hot*
Andy BlankenbuehlerOnly Gold
Tislarm Bouiethe bandaged place
Edgar GodineauxThe Harder They Come
Susan StromanNew York, New York
Jenifer WeberKPOP
Justin Peck*Illinoise*
Camille A. BrownHell's Kitchen
Graciela Daniele and Alex SanchezThe Gardens of Anuncia
Jeff Kuperman and Rick KupermanThe Outsiders
Lorin LatarroThe Heart of Rock and Roll
Jesse Robb and Shana CarrollWater for Elephants
Jerry MitchellBoop! The Musical
Camille A. BrownGypsy
Warren CarlylePirates! The Penzance Musical
Jacob KarrAin't Done Bad
Arturo Lyons and Omari WilesCats: The Jellicle Ball
Sergio TrujilloReal Women Have Curves

Statistics

Multiple wins

; 4 wins

  • Kathleen Marshall
  • Susan Stroman
  • Tommy Tune

; 3 wins

  • Michael Bennett
  • Bob Fosse

; 2 wins

  • Patricia Birch
  • Andy Blankenbuehler
  • Warren Carlyle
  • Savion Glover
  • Justin Peck
  • Twyla Tharp
  • Thommie Walsh
  • Jerry Mitchell

Multiple nominations

;12 nominations Susan Stroman

;8 nominations

  • Warren Carlyle

;7 nominations

  • Kathleen Marshall
  • Jerry Mitchell
  • Casey Nicholaw

;6 nominations

  • Tommy Tune
  • Patricia Birch
  • Graciela Daniele

;5 nominations

  • Andy Blankenbuehler
  • Rob Ashford
  • Sergio Trujillo
  • Camille A. Brown

;4 nominations

  • Steven Hoggett
  • Donald Saddler
  • Matthew Bourne

;3 nominations

  • Michael Bennett
  • Bob Fosse
  • Twyla Tharp
  • Rob Marshall
  • Christopher Wheeldon
  • Randy Skinner
  • Dan Siretta

;2 nominations

  • Savion Glover
  • Justin Peck
  • Thommie Walsh
  • Peter Darling
  • Lorin Latarro
  • Kelly Devine
  • Sonya Tayeh
  • Karole Armitage
  • Grover Dale
  • Peter Martins
  • Lynne Taylor-Corbett

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