The Drama Desk Award for Outstanding 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.

Winners and nominees

1970s

1980s

1990s

2000s

2010s

2020s

Multiple wins

3 wins

Nathan Lane

2 wins

Danny Burstein

Norbert Leo Butz

Brent Carver

See also

Laurence Olivier Award for Best Actor in a Musical

Tony Award for Best Actor in a Musical

References

2002 New York Times article

External links

Drama Desk official website

Musical Actor

Awards for male actors

Theatre acting awards

Drama Desk Award for Outstanding Actor in a Musical