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Drama Desk Award for Outstanding Sound Design


FieldValue
nameDrama Desk Award
for Outstanding Sound Design
awarded_forOutstanding Sound Design
presenterDrama Desk
locationNew York City
countryUnited States
year1980
year22009
website

for Outstanding Sound Design The Drama Desk Award for Outstanding Sound Design was 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. The award was first presented in 1980, for work in either a play or musical production. It was retired after the 2009 ceremony, replaced by separate play and musical categories (Outstanding Sound Design in a Musical and Outstanding Sound Design in a Play).

Paul Arditti and Dan Moses Schreier hold the record for most wins in the category before its retirement, with three wins each, followed by Steven Canyon Kennedy with two wins. Mark Bennett leads the nominees with the most nominations, netting eight.

Winners and nominees

;Key

1980s

YearDesignerProductionRef.19801981-198419851986
Norman L. Berman*Strider*
Richard PeasleeTeibele and Her Demon
Stanley SilvermanBent
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John DiFusco*Tracers*
Nigel Hess*Cyrano de Bergerac*
*Much Ado About Nothing*
John MalkovichBalm in Gilead
Otts Munderloh*The Search for Signs of Intelligent Life in the Universe*
Tom MorseExecution of Justice
The Red Clay RamblersA Lie of the Mind

1990s

YearDesignerProductionRef.199119921993199419951996199719981999
Aural Fixation*Red Scare on Sunset*
Olu DaraLet Me Live
John GromadaMachinal
Janet KalasThe Good Times Are Killing Me
Paul Arditti*Four Baboons Adoring the Sun*
Mark Bennett and Jim van BergenLypsinka! A Day in the Life
Stewart WernerLips Together, Teeth Apart
Steve Canyon Kennedy*The Who's Tommy*
Rodrigo Bachler-KleinLes Atrides
Dan Moses SchreierSpic-O-Rama
Richard WoodburyWings
John A. Leonard*Medea*
Mark BennettThe Lights
T. Richard FitzgeraldBeauty and the Beast
John GromadaTwilight: Los Angeles, 1992
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Dan Moses Schreier*Floyd Collins*
David Van TieghemThe Grey Zone
John Gromada*The Skriker*
Dan Moses SchreierGod's Heart
Marc Anthony ThompsonA Huey P. Newton Story
Tony Meola*The Lion King*
Paul ArdittiThe Chairs
Mark BennettA View from the Bridge
Thomas CabanissMamba's Daughters
Rinde Eckert and Gina LeishmanThérèse Raquin
David Van TieghemScotland Road
Christopher Shutt*Not About Nightingales*
John Collins and James JohnsonHouse/Lights
Jonathan DeansParade
Fergus O'HareElectra
David Van TieghemStop Kiss
Darron L. WestBob

2000s

YearDesignerProductionRef.2000200120022003200420052006200720082009
Jamie Mereness*Charlie Victor Romeo*
Marc GwinnCoyote on a Fence
Rob Milburn and Michael BodeenSpace
Darron L. WestChesapeake
Y2K
Christopher Shutt*Mnemonic*
Mark Bennett and Michael CreasonDogeaters
Bruce EllmanComic Potential
Gregory KostroffLypsinka the Boxed Set
Mic Pool and David BullardThe Unexpected Man
Jerry VagerUp Against the Wind
Dan Moses Schreier*Into the Woods*
John Collins, Geoff Abbas and Jim DawsonTo You, the Birdie!
Mark HuangCressida Among the Greeks
Scott LehrerFranny's Way
Matthew Spiro36 Views
David Van TieghemThe Glory of Living
Acme Sound Partners*La Bohème*
Mark BennettJulius Caesar
Golda's Balcony
Francois BergeronCirque du Soleil: Varekai
Janet KalasTake Me Out
Mel Mercier and David MeschterMedea
Dan Moses Schreier*Assassins*
Mark BennettHenry IV
Scott JenningsRamayana 2K3
Brian RonanBug
David Van TieghemThe Stendhal Syndrome
Paul Arditti*The Pillowman*
Acme Sound PartnersThe Light in the Piazza
Jill DuBoffMiss Julie
Spatter Pattern
Jeff LorenzFrankenstein
Darron L. WestHot 'n' Throbbing
Steve Canyon Kennedy*Jersey Boys*
Acme Sound PartnersSee What I Wanna See
The Drowsy Chaperone
Brian RonanGrey Gardens
The Pajama Game
Dan Moses SchreierSweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street
Gregory Clarke*Journey's End*
Acme Sound PartnersIn the Heights
Mark BennettThe Coast of Utopia
Duncan EdwardsLoveMusik
Frank GaetaDai (enough)
Richard WoodburyTalk Radio
Scott Lehrer*South Pacific*
Adam CorkMacbeth
Jorge CousineauOpus
Joseph FoscoThe Conversation
Mic PoolThe 39 Steps
Tony Smolenski, IVAdding Machine
Paul Arditti*Billy Elliot the Musical*
Acme Sound PartnersIrving Berlin's White Christmas
Gregory ClarkeEquus
John GromadaShipwrecked! An Entertainment, The Amazing Adventures of Louis de Rougemont
André J. Pluess33 Variations
John Shivers9 to 5

Multiple wins

; 3 wins

  • Paul Arditti
  • Dan Moses Schreier

;2 wins

  • Steve Canyon Kennedy

Multiple nominations

;8 nominations

  • Mark Bennett

;6 nominations

  • Dan Moses Schreier
  • Acme Sound Partners

;5 nominations

  • David Van Tieghem

;4 nominations

  • John Gromada
  • Paul Arditti
  • Darron L. West

;3 nominations

  • Brian Ronan

;2 nominations

  • Janet Kalas
  • Richard Woodbury
  • Steve Canyon Kennedy
  • John Collins
  • Mic Pool
  • Scott Lehrer
  • Jill DuBoff
  • Gregory Clarke

References

References

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  3. "1986 Awards – Nominees and Recipients".
  4. "1991 Awards – Nominees and Recipients".
  5. (13 May 1991). "'Will Rogers' and 'Yonkers' Win Drama Desk Awards". The New York Times.
  6. "1992 Awards – Nominees and Recipients".
  7. "1993 Awards – Nominees and Recipients".
  8. (May 18, 1993). "Drama Desk Honors Kiss and Angels". The New York Times.
  9. "1994 Awards – Nominees and Recipients".
  10. "1996 Awards – Nominees and Recipients".
  11. Robert Viagas. (May 20, 1996). "Drama Desk Awards to Rent, Master Class".
  12. "1997 Awards – Nominees and Recipients".
  13. (May 13, 1997). "Drama Desk Picks Performers, Presenters & Venue, May 18".
  14. (May 1997). "Chicago Tops Drama Desks". Variety.
  15. "1998 Awards – Nominees and Recipients".
  16. (May 17, 1998). "Ragtime, Beauty Queen Win Drama Desk Awards".
  17. "1999 Awards – Nominees and Recipients".
  18. (May 9, 1999). "List of 1999 Drama Desk Winners".
  19. (May 9, 1999). "1999 Drama Desk Winners: Not About Nightingales Design Trio".
  20. "2000 Awards – Nominees and Recipients".
  21. Kenneth Jones. (May 14, 2000). "2000 Drama Desk Winners Are Real Thing, Kate, Copenhagen & Contact".
  22. "2001 Awards – Nominees and Recipients".
  23. Kenneth Jones, Robert Simonson. (May 20, 2001). "2001 Drama Desk Winners Include Producers, Proof and Mnemonic".
  24. "2002 Awards – Nominees and Recipients".
  25. Robert Simonson. (May 20, 2002). "Drama Desk Awards Announced; Goat, Metamorphoses Tie for Best Play, Millie Scores".
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  30. (April 29, 2004). "Wicked Leads Drama Desk Nominations". The New York Times.
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  35. Andrew Gans. (May 22, 2006). "Drowsy Chaperone and History Boys Big Winners at the 2006 Drama Desk Awards".
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  43. (May 17, 2009). "Drama Desk Awards Announced". The New York Times.
  44. Andrew Gans. (May 18, 2009). "Ruined and Billy Elliot Win Top Honors at Drama Desk Awards".
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