Drama Desk Award for Outstanding Direction of a Musical
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Winners and nominees
1970s
1980s
| Year | Director | Production |
|---|---|---|
| 1980 | ||
| Harold Prince | Evita | |
| Walton Jones | 1940's Radio Hour | |
| Joe Layton | Barnum | |
| Gary Pearle | Tintypes | |
| 1981 | ||
| Wilford Leach | The Pirates of Penzance | |
| Arthur Faria | Lena Horne: The Lady and Her Music | |
| 1982 | ||
| Tommy Tune | Nine | |
| Michael Bennett | Dreamgirls | |
| Tony Tanner | Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat | |
| 1983 | ||
| George Abbott | On Your Toes | |
| Howard Ashman | Little Shop of Horrors | |
| 1984 | ||
| James Lapine | Sunday in the Park with George | |
| A.J. Antoon | The Rink | |
| Jacques Levy | Doonesbury | |
| 1985 | — | |
| 1986 | ||
| Wilford Leach | The Mystery of Edwin Drood | |
| Andre Ernotte | Goblin Market | |
| Bob Fosse | Big Deal | |
| Sweet Charity | ||
| Paul Lazarus | Personals | |
| 1987 | ||
| Mike Ockrent | Me and My Girl | |
| Barry Harman | Olympus on My Mind | |
| 1988 | ||
| Harold Prince | The Phantom of the Opera | |
| James Lapine | Into the Woods | |
| Harold Prince | Cabaret | |
| Jerry Zaks | Anything Goes | |
| 1989 | — | |
1990s
2000s
2010s
2020s
Multiple wins
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