Drama League Award for Distinguished Achievement in Musical Theatre
The Drama League Award for Distinguished Achievement in Musical Theater is a theater award presented annually since 1985 by The Drama League for "performers, composers, lyricists, choreographers, and directors whose careers have defined the utmost standard of excellence in musicals."
Recipients
1980s
Year |
Recipient |
Ref. |
|---|---|---|
1985 |
Yul Brynner |
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1986 |
Bob Fosse |
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1987 |
Robert Lindsay |
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1988 |
Michael Crawford |
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1989 |
Mandy Patinkin |
1990s
Year |
Recipient |
Ref. |
|---|---|---|
1990 |
Tommy Tune |
|
1991 |
Stephen Sondheim |
|
1992 |
Agnes de Mille |
|
1993 |
Chita Rivera |
|
1994 |
George Abbott |
|
1995 |
Andrew Lloyd Webber |
|
1996 |
George C. Wolfe |
|
1997 |
Gerard Alessandrini |
|
1998 |
Julie Taymor |
|
1999 |
Ann Reinking and Gwen Verdon |
2000s
Year |
Recipient |
Ref. |
|---|---|---|
2000 |
Audra McDonald |
|
2001 |
Susan Stroman |
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2002 |
Elaine Stritch |
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2003 |
Twyla Tharp |
|
2004 |
Donna Murphy |
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2005 |
BMI Lehman Engel Musical Theatre Workshop |
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2006 |
Patti LuPone |
|
2007 |
John Kander and Fred Ebb |
|
2008 |
Paul Gemignani |
|
2009 |
Sir Elton John |
2010s
Year |
Recipient |
Ref. |
|---|---|---|
2010 |
Nathan Lane |
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2011 |
Liza Minnelli |
|
2012 |
Alan Menken |
|
2013 |
Bernadette Peters |
|
2014 |
Barbara Cook |
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2015 |
Joel Grey |
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2016 |
Sheldon Harnick |
|
2017 |
Bette Midler |
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2018 |
Idina Menzel |
|
2019 |
Kelli O'Hara |
2020s
Year |
Recipient |
Ref. |
|---|---|---|
2020 |
James Lapine |
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2021 |
Richard & Demi Weitz |
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2022 |
Hugh Jackman |
|
2023 |
André de Shields |
|
2024 |
Jonathan Groff |
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2025 |
Lea Salonga |
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2026 |
Caissie Levy |