Drama Desk Award for Outstanding Sound Design of a Musical

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Drama Desk Award
for Outstanding Sound Design of a Musical
Peter Hylenski, 2025 winner
Awarded forOutstanding Sound Design of a Musical
LocationNew York City
CountryUnited States
Presented byDrama Desk
First award2010
Currently held byPeter Hylenski for Just in Time (2025)
Websitedramadesk.org (defunct)

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

The award was established in 1980, with the Drama Desk Award for Outstanding Sound Design being presented each year to any play or musical production. Starting in 2010, the singular award was replaced by separate play and musical categories.

Acme Sound Partners, Brian Ronan, Scott Lehrer and Nevin Steinberg hold the record for the most wins in the category, with two each. Ronan also holds the record for most nominations, with ten, followed by Lehrer with nine and Kai Harada with six.

Winners and nominees

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Key
  and bold indicates the winner.

2010s

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Year Designer Production Ref.
2010
Acme Sound Partners Ragtime [1]
Jonathan Deans La Cage aux Folles
Kurt Eric Fischer, Ashley Hanson and Brian Ronan Everyday Rapture
Peter Hylenski The Scottsboro Boys
Scott Lehrer Finian's Rainbow
Brian Ronan Promises, Promises
2011
Brian Ronan Anything Goes [2][3]
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Lindsay Jones The Burnt Part Boys
Michael Rasbury Hello Again
Brian Ronan The Book of Mormon
Jon Weston In Transit
2012
Acme Sound Partners Porgy and Bess [5][6]
[7]
Jonathan Deans Carrie
Clive Goodwin Once
Kai Harada Follies
Steve Canyon Kennedy Jesus Christ Superstar
Jon Weston Death Takes a Holiday
2013
Steve Canyon Kennedy Hands on a Hardbody [8][9]
Scott Lehrer and Drew Levy Chaplin: The Musical
Tony Meola The Mystery of Edwin Drood
Brian Ronan Bring It On: The Musical
Giant
Dan Moses Schreier Passion
2014
Brian Ronan Beautiful: The Carole King Musical [10][11]
[12]
Kai Harada Fun Home
Peter Hylenski Bullets Over Broadway
Rocky the Musical
Dan Moses Schreier A Gentleman's Guide to Love and Murder
Jon Weston The Bridges of Madison County
2015
Nevin Steinberg Hamilton [13][14]
Peter Hylenski Side Show
Scott Lehrer The King and I
Scott Lehrer and Drew Levy Honeymoon in Vegas
Brian Ronan The Last Ship
Jon Weston An American in Paris
2016
Dan Moses Schreier American Psycho [15][16]
Mick Potter School of Rock
Brian Ronan Lazarus
Nevin Steinberg Bright Star
Scott Lehrer Shuffle Along
2017
Nicholas Pope Natasha, Pierre & The Great Comet of 1812 [17][18]
Simon Baker 946: The Amazing Story of Adolphus Tips
Peter Hylenski Anastasia
Scott Lehrer Hello, Dolly!
Mick Potter Cats
Brian Ronan War Paint
Matt Stine Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street
2018
Kai Harada The Band's Visit [19][20]
Scott Lehrer Carousel
Will Pickens KPOP
Dan Moses Schreier Pacific Overtures
2019
Nevin Steinberg and Jessica Paz Hadestown [21][22]
Simon Baker Girl from the North Country
Drew Levy Rodgers & Hammerstein's Oklahoma!
Brian Ronan Tootsie
Mikaal Sulaiman Rags Parkland Sings the Songs of the Future

2020s

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Year Designer Production Ref.
2020
Peter Hylenski Moulin Rouge! [23][24]
Tom Gibbons West Side Story
Kai Harada Soft Power
Hidenori Nakajo Octet
Nevin Steinberg The Wrong Man
2021 No awards: New York theatres shuttered, March 2020 to September 2021, due to the COVID-19 pandemic in New York City [25]
2022
Gareth Owen MJ [26][27]
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Ian Dickinson for Autograph Company
Paul Gatehouse Six
Kai Harada Kimberly Akimbo
2023
Scott Lehrer and Alex Neumann Into the Woods [29][30]
Peter Hylenski Almost Famous
John Shivers Shucked
Joanna Lynne Staub Weightless
Jon Weston Parade
2024
Nick Lidster for Autograph Cabaret at the Kit Kat Club [31][32]
Cody Spencer The Outsiders
Walter Trarbach Water for Elephants
Jason Crystal Suffs
Kai Harada and Joshua Millican Dead Outlaw
2025
Peter Hylenski Just in Time [33][34]
Adam Fisher Sunset Blvd.
Scott Lehrer Gypsy
Mick Potter Stephen Sondheim's Old Friends
Dan Moses Schreier Floyd Collins

Multiple wins

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2 wins

Multiple nominations

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10 nominations
9 nominations
6 nominations
5 nominations
4 nominations
3 nominations
  • Drew Levy
  • Mick Potter
2 nominations

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "2010 Awards – Nominees and Recipients". Drama Desk. Retrieved September 21, 2025.
  2. ^ "2011 Awards – Nominees and Recipients". Drama Desk. Retrieved September 21, 2025.
  3. ^ Kenneth Jones (May 24, 2011). "Drama Desk Awards Go to Book of Mormon, Normal Heart, War Horse, Sutton Foster, Norbert Leo Butz". Playbill. Retrieved September 22, 2025.
  4. ^ David Rooney (May 23, 2011). "Book of Mormon, Anything Goes Top Drama Desk Awards". Variety. Retrieved September 22, 2025.
  5. ^ "2012 Awards – Nominees and Recipients". Drama Desk. Retrieved September 21, 2025.
  6. ^ "Drama Desk Awards". The New York Times. June 4, 2012. Retrieved September 21, 2025.
  7. ^ New York Theatre Guide Staff (June 3, 2012). "The 57th Annual Drama Desk Awards". New York Theatre Guide. Retrieved September 22, 2025.
  8. ^ "2013 Awards – Nominees and Recipients". Drama Desk. Retrieved September 21, 2025.
  9. ^ Michael Paulson (May 20, 2013). "Matilda Wins Big at Drama Desk Awards". The New York Times. Retrieved September 22, 2025.
  10. ^ "2014 Awards – Nominees and Recipients". Drama Desk. Retrieved September 21, 2025.
  11. ^ New York Theatre Guide Staff (June 1, 2014). "The 59th Annual Drama Desk Awards". New York Theatre Guide. Retrieved September 22, 2025.
  12. ^ Jesse Green (June 1, 2014). "Drama Desk Embraces a Gentleman's Guide". The New York Times. Retrieved September 22, 2025.
  13. ^ "2015 Awards – Nominees and Recipients". Drama Desk. Retrieved September 21, 2025.
  14. ^ Gordon Cox (May 31, 2015). "2015 Drama Desk Awards Winners (FULL LIST): 'Hamilton' Takes 7". Variety. Retrieved September 22, 2025.
  15. ^ "2016 Awards – Nominees and Recipients". Drama Desk. Retrieved September 21, 2025.
  16. ^ Gordon Cox (June 5, 2016). "2016 Drama Desk Awards (FULL LIST): 'Shuffle Along,' 'The Humans'". Variety. Retrieved September 22, 2025.
  17. ^ "2017 Awards – Nominees and Recipients". Drama Desk. Retrieved September 21, 2025.
  18. ^ Variety Staff (June 5, 2017). "Drama Desk Awards 2017: Full List of Winners". Variety. Retrieved September 22, 2025.
  19. ^ "2018 Awards – Nominees and Recipients". Drama Desk. Retrieved September 21, 2025.
  20. ^ Playbill Staff (June 3, 2018). "SpongeBob SquarePants Leads 2018 Drama Desk Awards". Playbill. Retrieved September 22, 2025.
  21. ^ "2019 Awards – Nominees and Recipients". Drama Desk. Retrieved September 21, 2025.
  22. ^ Ruthie Fierberg (June 2, 2019). "Tootsie, Hadestown, and The Ferryman Lead 2019 Drama Desk Award Winners". Playbill. Retrieved September 22, 2025.
  23. ^ "2020 Awards – Nominees and Recipients". Drama Desk. Retrieved September 21, 2025.
  24. ^ Dan Meyer (June 13, 2020). "A Strange Loop, The Inheritance, Moulin Rouge! Win Big at 2020 Drama Desk Awards". Playbill. Retrieved September 22, 2025.
  25. ^ Evans, Greg (2021-05-05). "Broadway To Reopen Sept. 14, Says Gov. Andrew Cuomo; Broadway League "Cautiously Optimistic"". Deadline Hollywood. Archived from the original on 2023-06-02. Retrieved 2023-12-03.
  26. ^ "2022 Awards – Nominees and Recipients". Drama Desk. Retrieved September 21, 2025.
  27. ^ Chloe Rabinowitz (June 8, 2022). "COMPANY, SIX & More Win 2022 Drama Desk Awards – See the Full List!". BroadwayWorld. Retrieved September 22, 2025.
  28. ^ Gillian Russo (June 8, 2022). "2022 Drama Desk Award winners announced". New York Theatre Guide. Retrieved September 22, 2025.
  29. ^ "2023 Awards – Nominees and Recipients". Drama Desk. Retrieved September 21, 2025.
  30. ^ Logan Culwell-Block (May 31, 2023). "Some Like It Hot Dominates 2023 Drama Desk Awards; See the Full List of Winners". Playbill. Retrieved September 22, 2025.
  31. ^ "2024 Awards – Nominees and Recipients". Drama Desk. Retrieved September 21, 2025.
  32. ^ Logan Culwell-Block (June 10, 2024). "Stereophonic Leads 2024 Drama Desk Awards With 7 Wins Including Outstanding Play". Playbill. Retrieved September 22, 2025.
  33. ^ "2025 Awards – Nominees and Recipients". Drama Desk. Retrieved September 21, 2025.
  34. ^ Logan Culwell-Block (June 1, 2025). "Drama Desk Award Winners 2025: The Full List". Playbill. Retrieved September 22, 2025.