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Drama Desk Award for Outstanding Costume Design of a Musical

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Drama Desk Award
for Outstanding Costume Design for a Musical
Awarded forOutstanding Costume Design for a Musical
LocationNew York City
CountryUnited States
Presented byDrama Desk
First award2016
Currently held byGregg Barnes for Boop! The Musical (2025)
Websitedramadesk.org (defunct)

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

The award was established in 1969, with the Drama Desk Award for Outstanding Costume Design being presented each year to any play or musical production. Starting in 2016, the singular award was replaced by separate play and musical categories.

Winners and nominees

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Key
  and bold indicates the winner.

2010s

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Year Designer Production Ref.
2016
Ann Roth Shuffle Along [1][2]
Jane Greenwood Bright Star
Katrina Lindsay American Psycho
Jeff Mahshie She Loves Me
Alejo Vietti Allegiance
2017
Catherine Zuber War Paint [3][4]
Linda Cho Anastasia
Toni-Leslie James Come from Away
Santo Loquasto Hello, Dolly!
Anita Yavich The View UpStairs
Paloma Young Bandstand
2018
Catherine Zuber My Fair Lady [5][6]
Dede M. Ayite Bella: An American Tall Tale
Gregg Barnes Mean Girls
Clint Ramos Once on This Island
David Zinn SpongeBob SquarePants
2019
Bob Mackie The Cher Show [7][8]
William Ivey Long Beetlejuice
Tootsie
Bobby Frederick Tilley II Be More Chill
Michael Krass Hadestown
Paloma Young Alice by Heart

2020s

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Year Designer Production Ref.
2020
Catherine Zuber Moulin Rouge! [9][10]
Vanessa Leuck Emojiland
Jeff Mahshie Bob & Carol & Ted & Alice
Mark Thompson Tina: The Tina Turner Musical
Anita Yavich Soft Power
2021 No awards: New York theatres shuttered, March 2020 to September 2021, due to the COVID-19 pandemic in New York City [11]
2022
Gabriella Slade Six [12][13]
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Machine Dazzle The Hang
Susan Hilferty Funny Girl
Santo Loquasto The Music Man
Catherine Zuber Intimate Apparel
2023 Gregg Barnes Some Like It Hot [15][16]
Tilly Grimes Shucked
Jennifer Moeller Camelot
Clint Ramos & Sophia Choi KPOP
Anita Yavich Only Gold
2024 Paul Tazewell Suffs [17][18]
Dede Ayite Buena Vista Social Club
Márion Talán de la Rosa The Connector
Loren Elstein Once Upon a One More Time
David Israel Reynoso Water for Elephants
2025
Gregg Barnes Boop! The Musical [19][20]
Sarah Cubbage The Big Gay Jamboree
Toni-Leslie James Gypsy
Qween Jean Cats: "The Jellicle Ball"
Paul Tazewell Death Becomes Her
Catherine Zuber Just in Time

Multiple wins

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3 wins
2 wins

Multiple nominations

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5 nominations
3 nominations
2 nominations

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "2016 Awards – Nominees and Recipients". Drama Desk. Retrieved September 21, 2025.
  2. ^ Gordon Cox (June 5, 2016). "2016 Drama Desk Awards (FULL LIST): 'Shuffle Along,' 'The Humans'". Variety. Retrieved September 22, 2025.
  3. ^ "2017 Awards – Nominees and Recipients". Drama Desk. Retrieved September 21, 2025.
  4. ^ Variety Staff (June 5, 2017). "Drama Desk Awards 2017: Full List of Winners". Variety. Retrieved September 22, 2025.
  5. ^ "2018 Awards – Nominees and Recipients". Drama Desk. Retrieved September 21, 2025.
  6. ^ Playbill Staff (June 3, 2018). "SpongeBob SquarePants Leads 2018 Drama Desk Awards". Playbill. Retrieved September 22, 2025.
  7. ^ "2019 Awards – Nominees and Recipients". Drama Desk. Retrieved September 21, 2025.
  8. ^ Ruthie Fierberg (June 2, 2019). "Tootsie, Hadestown, and The Ferryman Lead 2019 Drama Desk Award Winners". Playbill. Retrieved September 22, 2025.
  9. ^ "2020 Awards – Nominees and Recipients". Drama Desk. Retrieved September 21, 2025.
  10. ^ Dan Meyer (June 13, 2020). "A Strange Loop, The Inheritance, Moulin Rouge! Win Big at 2020 Drama Desk Awards". Playbill. Retrieved September 22, 2025.
  11. ^ 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.
  12. ^ "2022 Awards – Nominees and Recipients". Drama Desk. Retrieved September 21, 2025.
  13. ^ Chloe Rabinowitz (June 8, 2022). "COMPANY, SIX & More Win 2022 Drama Desk Awards – See the Full List!". BroadwayWorld. Retrieved September 22, 2025.
  14. ^ Gillian Russo (June 8, 2022). "2022 Drama Desk Award winners announced". New York Theatre Guide. Retrieved September 22, 2025.
  15. ^ "2023 Awards – Nominees and Recipients". Drama Desk. Retrieved September 21, 2025.
  16. ^ 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.
  17. ^ "2024 Awards – Nominees and Recipients". Drama Desk. Retrieved September 21, 2025.
  18. ^ Logan Culwell-Block (June 10, 2024). "Stereophonic Leads 2024 Drama Desk Awards With 7 Wins Including Outstanding Play". Playbill. Retrieved September 22, 2025.
  19. ^ "2025 Awards – Nominees and Recipients". Drama Desk. Retrieved September 21, 2025.
  20. ^ Logan Culwell-Block (June 1, 2025). "Drama Desk Award Winners 2025: The Full List". Playbill. Retrieved September 22, 2025.