Drama Desk Award for Outstanding Featured Actor in a Musical
The Drama Desk Award for Outstanding Featured Actor in a Musical is an annual award presented by Drama Desk in recognition of achievements in the theatre among Broadway, Off Broadway and Off-Off Broadway productions. The awards were established in 1955, with acting awards being given without making distinctions between roles in plays and musicals, or actors and actresses. The new award categories were later created in the 1975 ceremony.
| Drama Desk Award for Outstanding Featured Actor | |
|---|---|
| Awarded for | Outstanding Featured Actor in a Musical |
| Location | United States |
| Presented by | Drama Desk |
| Currently held by | Christian Borle for Little Shop of Horrors (2020) |
| Website | DramaDesk.org |
† - indicates the performance also won the Tony Award
‡ - indicates the performance was nominated but did not win the Tony Award
§ - indicates the performance was nominated but did not win the Tony Award in the Leading Category
≠ - indicates the performance was nominated and won the Tony Award in the Leading Category
Winners and nominees
1970s
1980s
| Year | Actor | Musical | Character |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1980 | |||
| Bob Gunton | Evita | Juan Perón ‡ | |
| Joe Grifasi | The 1940's Radio Hour | Neal Tilden | |
| Harry Groener | Oklahoma! | Will Parker ‡ | |
| Jeff Keller | The 1940's Radio Hour | Johnny Cantone | |
| Don Novello | Gilda Radner – Live from New York | Himself | |
| Martin Vidnovic | Oklahoma! | Jud Fry | |
| 1981 | |||
| Tony Azito | The Pirates of Penzance | The Sergeant of Police ‡ | |
| Gregg Burge | Sophisticated Ladies | Performer | |
| Michael Davis | Broadway Follies | Performer | |
| Lee Roy Reams | 42nd Street | Billy Lawlor ‡ | |
| Paxton Whitehead | Camelot | Pellinore ‡ | |
| 1982 | |||
| Cleavant Derricks | Dreamgirls | James "Thunder" Early † | |
| Mark Hardwick | Pump Boys and Dinettes | L. M. | |
| Ben Harney | Dreamgirls | Curtis Taylor, Jr. | |
| 1983 | |||
| Charles "Honi" Coles | My One and Only | Mr. Magix † | |
| Bruce Hubbard | Show Boat | Joe | |
| Franc Luz | Little Shop of Horrors | Orin Scrivello, D.D.S. | |
| Randle Mell | The Cradle Will Rock | Larry Foreman | |
| 1984 | |||
| Martin Vidnovic | Baby | Nick Sakarian | |
| Mace Barrett | Taking My Turn | Eric | |
| Hinton Battle | The Tap Dance Kid | Dipsey † | |
| Charles Kimbrough | Sunday in the Park with George | Jules | |
| 1985 | |||
| René Auberjonois | Big River | The Duke ‡ | |
| John Goodman | Big River | Pap Finn | |
| Bob Gunton | The King | ||
| Howard McGillin | La bohème | Marcel | |
| Timothy Nolen | Grind | Doyle | |
| John Short | Big River | Tom Sawyer | |
| 1986 | |||
| Michael Rupert | Sweet Charity | Oscar Lindquist † | |
| Jason Alexander | Personals | Various Characters | |
| Gregg Burge | Song and Dance | Man | |
| Joe Grifasi | The Mystery of Edwin Drood | Bazzard / Mr. Philip Bax | |
| 1987 | |||
| Michael Maguire | Les Misérables | Enjolras † | |
| Timothy Jerome | Me and My Girl | Herbert Parchester ‡ | |
| Michael O'Gorman | Smile | Tommy French | |
| Joaquin Romaguera | Gay Divorce | Teddy | |
| 1988 | |||
| Robert Westenberg | Into the Woods | Cinderella's Prince / The Wolf ‡ | |
| Harry Goz | Chess | Molokov | |
| Anthony Heald | Anything Goes | Evelyn Oakleigh ‡ | |
| Bill McCutcheon | Moonface Martin † | ||
| Herbert L. Rawlings, Jr. | Dreamgirls | James "Thunder" Early | |
| 1989 | |||
| N/A | N/A | N/A |
1990s
2000s
2010s
2020s
| Year | Actor | Musical | Character |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | |||
| Christian Borle | Little Shop of Horrors | Orin Scrivello | |
| George Abud | Emojiland | Nerd Face | |
| Jay Armstrong Johnson | Scotland, PA | Banko | |
| Conrad Ricamora | Soft Power | Xue Xing | |
| Ryan Vasquez | The Wrong Man | The Man in Black |
See also
References
- "Drama Desk Award for Featured Actor in a Musical". Internet Broadway Database. 2008. Retrieved 2008-08-21.
- 2002 New York Times article