Drama Desk Award for Outstanding Actress in a Musical
Drama Desk Award for Outstanding Actress | |
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Awarded for | Outstanding Actress in a Musical |
Location | New York City |
Country | United States |
Presented by | Drama Desk |
First awarded | 1975 |
Last awarded | 2022 |
Website | dramadesk.org (defunct) |
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After the 2022 ceremony, all eight acting categories introduced in 1975 were retired. The award for Outstanding Actress in a Musical, along with Outstanding Actor in a Musical, were replaced in 2023 with the gender neutral category of Outstanding Lead Performance in a Musical.
Winners and nominees
1960s
Year | Actress | Musical | Character |
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1964 | |||
Imelda de Martin | The Amorous Flea | Agnes | |
1965–68 | |||
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1969 | |||
Dorothy Loudon | The Fig Leaves Are Falling | Lillian Stone | |
Bernadette Peters | Dames at Sea | Ruby |
1970s
1980s
1990s
2000s
2010s
2020s
Year | Actress | Musical | Character |
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2020 | |||
Adrienne Warren | Tina: The Tina Turner Musical | Tina Turner | |
Tammy Blanchard | Little Shop of Horrors | Audrey | |
Beth Malone | The Unsinkable Molly Brown | Molly Brown | |
Saycon Sengbloh | The Secret Life of Bees | Rosaleen | |
Elizabeth Stanley | Jagged Little Pill | Mary Jane "M.J." Healy | |
2021 | No awards: New York theatres shuttered, March 2020 to September 2021, due to the COVID-19 pandemic in New York City[2] | ||
2022 | |||
Joaquina Kalukango | Paradise Square | Nelly O'Brien | |
Kearstin Piper Brown | Intimate Apparel | Esther | |
Victoria Clark | Kimberly Akimbo | Kimberly | |
Sharon D. Clarke | Caroline, or Change | Caroline Thibodeaux | |
Jeanna de Waal | Diana | Princess Diana |
Multiple Winners
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Multiple nominees
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See also
- Laurence Olivier Award for Best Actress in a Musical
- Tony Award for Best Performance by a Leading Actress in a Musical
References
- ^ Baranauckas, Carla (2002-04-30). "12 Drama Desk Nominations for 'Thoroughly Modern Millie'". The New York Times. Archived from the original on 2023-10-18. Retrieved 2023-12-03.
[note: citation provides nominations, does not confirm who winner was]
- ^ 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.