Drama Desk Award for Outstanding Sound Design

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Drama Desk Award
for Outstanding Sound Design
Awarded forOutstanding Sound Design
LocationNew York City
CountryUnited States
Presented byDrama Desk
First award1980
Final award2009
Websitedramadesk.org (defunct)

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

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Key
  and bold indicates the winner.

1980s

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Year Designer Production Ref.
1980
Norman L. Berman Strider [1]
Richard Peaslee Teibele and Her Demon
Stanley Silverman Bent
1981-1984 —
1985
John DiFusco Tracers [2]
Nigel Hess Cyrano de Bergerac
Much Ado About Nothing
John Malkovich Balm in Gilead
1986
Otts Munderloh The Search for Signs of Intelligent Life in the Universe [3]
Tom Morse Execution of Justice
The Red Clay Ramblers A Lie of the Mind

1990s

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Year Designer Production Ref.
1991
Aural Fixation Red Scare on Sunset [4][5]
Olu Dara Let Me Live
John Gromada Machinal
Janet Kalas The Good Times Are Killing Me
1992
Paul Arditti Four Baboons Adoring the Sun [6]
Mark Bennett and Jim van Bergen Lypsinka! A Day in the Life
Stewart Werner Lips Together, Teeth Apart
1993
Steve Canyon Kennedy The Who's Tommy [7][8]
Rodrigo Bachler-Klein Les Atrides
Dan Moses Schreier Spic-O-Rama
Richard Woodbury Wings
1994
John A. Leonard Medea [9]
Mark Bennett The Lights
T. Richard Fitzgerald Beauty and the Beast
John Gromada Twilight: Los Angeles, 1992
1995 —
1996
Dan Moses Schreier Floyd Collins [10][11]
David Van Tieghem The Grey Zone
1997
John Gromada The Skriker [12][13]
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Dan Moses Schreier God's Heart
Marc Anthony Thompson A Huey P. Newton Story
1998
Tony Meola The Lion King [15][16]
Paul Arditti The Chairs
Mark Bennett A View from the Bridge
Thomas Cabaniss Mamba's Daughters
Rinde Eckert and Gina Leishman Thérèse Raquin
David Van Tieghem Scotland Road
1999
Christopher Shutt Not About Nightingales [17][18]
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John Collins and James Johnson House/Lights
Jonathan Deans Parade
Fergus O'Hare Electra
David Van Tieghem Stop Kiss
Darron L. West Bob

2000s

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Year Designer Production Ref.
2000
Jamie Mereness Charlie Victor Romeo [20][21]
Marc Gwinn Coyote on a Fence
Rob Milburn and Michael Bodeen Space
Darron L. West Chesapeake
Y2K
2001
Christopher Shutt Mnemonic [22][23]
Mark Bennett and Michael Creason Dogeaters
Bruce Ellman Comic Potential
Gregory Kostroff Lypsinka the Boxed Set
Mic Pool and David Bullard The Unexpected Man
Jerry Vager Up Against the Wind
2002
Dan Moses Schreier Into the Woods [24][25]
John Collins, Geoff Abbas and Jim Dawson To You, the Birdie!
Mark Huang Cressida Among the Greeks
Scott Lehrer Franny's Way
Matthew Spiro 36 Views
David Van Tieghem The Glory of Living
2003
Acme Sound Partners La Bohème [26][27]
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Mark Bennett Julius Caesar
Golda's Balcony
Francois Bergeron Cirque du Soleil: Varekai
Janet Kalas Take Me Out
Mel Mercier and David Meschter Medea
2004
Dan Moses Schreier Assassins [29][30]
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Mark Bennett Henry IV
Scott Jennings Ramayana 2K3
Brian Ronan Bug
David Van Tieghem The Stendhal Syndrome
2005
Paul Arditti The Pillowman [32][33]
Acme Sound Partners The Light in the Piazza
Jill DuBoff Miss Julie
Spatter Pattern
Jeff Lorenz Frankenstein
Darron L. West Hot 'n' Throbbing
2006
Steve Canyon Kennedy Jersey Boys [34][35]
Acme Sound Partners See What I Wanna See
The Drowsy Chaperone
Brian Ronan Grey Gardens
The Pajama Game
Dan Moses Schreier Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street
2007
Gregory Clarke Journey's End [36][37]
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Acme Sound Partners In the Heights
Mark Bennett The Coast of Utopia
Duncan Edwards LoveMusik
Frank Gaeta Dai (enough)
Richard Woodbury Talk Radio
2008
Scott Lehrer South Pacific [39][40]
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Adam Cork Macbeth
Jorge Cousineau Opus
Joseph Fosco The Conversation
Mic Pool The 39 Steps
Tony Smolenski, IV Adding Machine
2009
Paul Arditti Billy Elliot the Musical [42][43]
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Acme Sound Partners Irving Berlin's White Christmas
Gregory Clarke Equus
John Gromada Shipwrecked! An Entertainment, The Amazing Adventures of Louis de Rougemont
André J. Pluess 33 Variations
John Shivers 9 to 5

Multiple wins

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3 wins
2 wins
  • Steve Canyon Kennedy

Multiple nominations

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8 nominations
  • Mark Bennett
6 nominations
5 nominations
4 nominations
3 nominations
  • Brian Ronan
2 nominations
  • Janet Kalas
  • Richard Woodbury
  • Steve Canyon Kennedy
  • John Collins
  • Mic Pool
  • Scott Lehrer
  • Jill DuBoff
  • Gregory Clarke

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "1980 Awards – Nominees and Recipients". Drama Desk. Retrieved September 21, 2025.
  2. ^ "1985 Awards – Nominees and Recipients". Drama Desk. Retrieved September 21, 2025.
  3. ^ "1986 Awards – Nominees and Recipients". Drama Desk. Retrieved September 21, 2025.
  4. ^ "1991 Awards – Nominees and Recipients". Drama Desk. Retrieved September 21, 2025.
  5. ^ "'Will Rogers' and 'Yonkers' Win Drama Desk Awards". The New York Times. 13 May 1991.
  6. ^ "1992 Awards – Nominees and Recipients". Drama Desk. Retrieved September 21, 2025.
  7. ^ "1993 Awards – Nominees and Recipients". Drama Desk. Retrieved September 21, 2025.
  8. ^ "Drama Desk Honors Kiss and Angels". The New York Times. May 18, 1993. Retrieved September 22, 2025.
  9. ^ "1994 Awards – Nominees and Recipients". Drama Desk. Retrieved September 21, 2025.
  10. ^ "1996 Awards – Nominees and Recipients". Drama Desk. Retrieved September 21, 2025.
  11. ^ Robert Viagas (May 20, 1996). "Drama Desk Awards to Rent, Master Class". Playbill. Retrieved September 22, 2025.
  12. ^ "1997 Awards – Nominees and Recipients". Drama Desk. Retrieved September 21, 2025.
  13. ^ "Drama Desk Picks Performers, Presenters & Venue, May 18". Playbill. May 13, 1997. Retrieved September 22, 2025.
  14. ^ "Chicago Tops Drama Desks". Variety. May 1997. Retrieved September 22, 2025.
  15. ^ "1998 Awards – Nominees and Recipients". Drama Desk. Retrieved September 21, 2025.
  16. ^ "Ragtime, Beauty Queen Win Drama Desk Awards". Playbill. May 17, 1998. Retrieved September 22, 2025.
  17. ^ "1999 Awards – Nominees and Recipients". Drama Desk. Retrieved September 21, 2025.
  18. ^ "List of 1999 Drama Desk Winners". Playbill. May 9, 1999. Retrieved September 22, 2025.
  19. ^ "1999 Drama Desk Winners: Not About Nightingales Design Trio". Playbill. May 9, 1999. Retrieved September 22, 2025.
  20. ^ "2000 Awards – Nominees and Recipients". Drama Desk. Retrieved September 21, 2025.
  21. ^ Kenneth Jones (May 14, 2000). "2000 Drama Desk Winners Are Real Thing, Kate, Copenhagen & Contact". Playbill. Retrieved September 22, 2025.
  22. ^ "2001 Awards – Nominees and Recipients". Drama Desk. Retrieved September 21, 2025.
  23. ^ Kenneth Jones, Robert Simonson (May 20, 2001). "2001 Drama Desk Winners Include Producers, Proof and Mnemonic". Playbill. Retrieved September 22, 2025.
  24. ^ "2002 Awards – Nominees and Recipients". Drama Desk. Retrieved September 21, 2025.
  25. ^ Robert Simonson (May 20, 2002). "Drama Desk Awards Announced; Goat, Metamorphoses Tie for Best Play, Millie Scores". Playbill. Retrieved September 22, 2025.
  26. ^ "2003 Awards – Nominees and Recipients". Drama Desk. Retrieved September 21, 2025.
  27. ^ Robert Simonson (May 1, 2003). "Hairspray Leads 2003 Drama Desk Award Nominations". Playbill. Retrieved September 22, 2025.
  28. ^ "Hairspray Wins 10 Drama Desk Awards". The New York Times. May 19, 2003. Retrieved September 22, 2025.
  29. ^ "2004 Awards – Nominees and Recipients". Drama Desk. Retrieved September 21, 2025.
  30. ^ "Wicked Leads Drama Desk Nominations". The New York Times. April 29, 2004. Retrieved September 21, 2025.
  31. ^ Andrew Gans, Robert Simonson (May 16, 2004). "Wicked, Assassins, Henry IV, Wife Win Drama Desk Awards". Playbill. Retrieved September 22, 2025.
  32. ^ "2005 Awards – Nominees and Recipients". Drama Desk. Retrieved September 21, 2025.
  33. ^ "2005 Drama Desk Award winners announced". New York Theatre Guide. May 23, 2005. Retrieved September 21, 2025.
  34. ^ "2006 Awards – Nominees and Recipients". Drama Desk. Retrieved September 21, 2025.
  35. ^ Andrew Gans (May 22, 2006). "Drowsy Chaperone and History Boys Big Winners at the 2006 Drama Desk Awards". Playbill. Retrieved September 22, 2025.
  36. ^ "2007 Awards – Nominees and Recipients". Drama Desk. Retrieved September 21, 2025.
  37. ^ New York Theatre Guide Staff (May 20, 2007). "Drama Desk Awards 2006–2007 Winners Announced". New York Theatre Guide. Retrieved September 22, 2025.
  38. ^ Andrew Gans (May 20, 2007). "52nd Annual Drama Desk Awards Presented May 20". Playbill. Retrieved September 22, 2025.
  39. ^ "2008 Awards – Nominees and Recipients". Drama Desk. Retrieved September 21, 2025.
  40. ^ "Arts: Drama Desk's Awards". The New York Times. May 19, 2008. Retrieved September 21, 2025.
  41. ^ New York Theatre Guide Staff (October 19, 2017). "Drama Desk Awards 2008 Winners Announced". New York Theatre Guide. Retrieved September 22, 2025.
  42. ^ "2009 Awards – Nominees and Recipients". Drama Desk. Retrieved September 21, 2025.
  43. ^ "Drama Desk Awards Announced". The New York Times. May 17, 2009. Retrieved September 21, 2025.
  44. ^ Andrew Gans (May 18, 2009). "Ruined and Billy Elliot Win Top Honors at Drama Desk Awards". Playbill. Retrieved September 22, 2025.
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