Drama Desk Award for Outstanding Costume Design

Drama Desk Award
for Outstanding Costume Design
Awarded forOutstanding Costume Design
LocationNew York City
CountryUnited States
Presented byDrama Desk
First awarded1969
Last awarded2015
Websitedramadesk.org (defunct)

The Drama Desk Award for Outstanding Costume Design was an annual award presented by Drama Desk in recognition of achievements in the theatre across collective Broadway, off-Broadway and off-off-Broadway productions in New York City. The award was first presented in 1969, for work in either a play or musical production. It was retired after the 2015 presentation, replaced by separate play and musical categories.

Winners and nominees

1960s

Year Designer Production
1969
Tanya Moiseiwitsch The House of Atreus
Patricia Zipprodt 1776
Zorba

1970s

Year Designer Production
1970
Theoni V. Aldredge Peer Gynt
Willa Kim Promenade
Operation Sidewinder
Freddy Wittop A Patriot for Me
1971
Florence Klotz Follies
Raoul Pene Du Bois No, No, Nanette
1972
Theoni V. Aldredge Two Gentlemen of Verona
Willa Kim The Screens
1973
Theoni V. Aldredge Much Ado About Nothing
Patricia Zipprodt Pippin
1974
Franne Lee Candide
Carrie Robbins Over Here!
The Iceman Cometh
1975
Geoffrey Holder The Wiz
Willa Kim Goodtime Charley
John Napier Equus
Carl Toms Sherlock Holmes
Fred Voelpel Seascape
1976
Florence Klotz Pacific Overtures
Theoni V. Aldredge Trelawny of the 'Wells'
Bernard Johnson Bubbling Brown Sugar
Ann Roth The Royal Family
Albert Wolsky A Memory of Two Mondays / 27 Wagons Full of Cotton
They Knew What They Wanted
1977
Theoni V. Aldredge Annie
John Gunter Comedians
Carol Oditz The Crazy Locomotive
Nancy Potts Porgy and Bess
Albert Wolsky Sly Fox
1978
Florence Klotz On the Twentieth Century
Zack Brown Saint Joan
Tartuffe
Edward Gorey Dracula
Geoffrey Holder Timbuktu!
1979
Patricia Zipprodt King of Hearts
Theoni V. Aldredge Ballroom
Franne Lee Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street
Steven Rubin On Golden Pond
Julie Weiss The Elephant Man

1980s

Year Designer Production
1980
Pierre Balmain Happy New Year
Rostislav Doboujinsky Heartaches of a Pussycat
Tazeena Firth and Timothy O'Brien Evita
Linda Fisher Morning's at Seven
William Ivey Long The 1940's Radio Hour
1981
Theoni V. Aldredge 42nd Street
Patricia McGourty The Pirates of Penzance
Theoni V. Aldredge Onward Victoria
John Bury Amadeus
Patricia Zipprodt Fools
1982
William Ivey Long Nine
Theoni V. Aldredge Dreamgirls
Robert Fletcher Othello
1983
John Napier Cats
Zack Brown On Your Toes
Patricia McGourty Death of Von Richthofen Witnessed from Earth
Rita Ryack My One and Only
Patricia Zipprodt Alice in Wonderland
1984
Theoni V. Aldredge La Cage aux Folles
Jane Greenwood The Golden Age
Ann Hould-Ward and Patricia Zipprodt Sunday in the Park with George
Gene Lakin Ah, Wilderness!
1985
Alexander Reid Much Ado About Nothing
Patricia McGourty Big River
Robert Morgan The Loves of Anatol
Carrie Robbins The Octette Bridge Club
Ann Roth Design for Living
Rita Ryack Digby
1986
Lindsay W. Davis The Mystery of Edwin Drood
Joseph G. Aulisi Precious Sons
Jane Greenwood The Iceman Cometh
1987
John Napier Starlight Express
Bob Crowley Les Liaisons Dangereuses
Ann Curtis Me and My Girl
William Ivey Long Smile
1988
Maria Björnson The Phantom of the Opera
Ann Hould-Ward Into the Woods
Eiko Ishioka M. Butterfly
Tony Walton Anything Goes
1989
William Ivey Long Lend Me a Tenor
Joseph G. Aulisi Rumors
Willa Kim Legs Diamond

1990s

Year Designer Production
1990
Santo Loquasto Grand Hotel
Jess Goldstein When She Danced
Florence Klotz City of Angels
Robert Locke and Jennifer Arnold The Lady in Question
1991
Patricia Zipprodt Shogun: The Musical
Richard Hudson La Bête
Toni-Leslie James, Stephen Kaplin and Barbara Pollitt Caucasian Chalk Circle
Santo Loquasto Lost in Yonkers
1992
William Ivey Long Guys and Dolls
Gabriel Berry 'Tis Pity She's a Whore
Toni-Leslie James Jelly's Last Jam
William Ivey Long Crazy for You
1993
Florence Klotz Kiss of the Spider Woman
Marie-Helene Bouvet and Nathalie Thomas Les Atrides
Elizabeth Fried Brother Truckers
Melina Root As You Like It
1994
Howard Crabtree Whoop-Dee-Doo!
Jane Greenwood Passion
Bob Mackie The Best Little Whorehouse Goes Public
Patricia Zipprodt My Fair Lady
1995
Florence Klotz Show Boat
Judith Dolan The Petrified Prince
Jess Goldstein Love! Valour! Compassion!
Jane Greenwood The Heiress
Stephen Brimson Lewis Indiscretions
William Ivey Long A Christmas Carol
1996
Roger Kirk The King and I
Jane Greenwood Sylvia
Constance Hoffman and Julie Taymor The Green Bird
Toni-Leslie James The Tempest
Michael Krass Entertaining Mr Sloane
Angel Wendt Rent
1997
Howard Crabtree When Pigs Fly
Marina Draghici The Skriker
Michael Krass The Rehearsal
G.W. Mercier and Julie Taymor Juan Darien
Martin Pakledinaz The Life
Ann Roth Present Laughter
1998
Julie Taymor The Lion King
Argemira Affonso Forever Tango
William Ivey Long Cabaret
Santo Loquasto Ragtime
Catherine Zuber Ivanov
Triumph of Love
1999
Lez Brotherston Matthew Bourne's Swan Lake
Alvin Colt Forbidden Broadway Cleans Up Its Act
Jess Goldstein The Mineola Twins
William Ivey Long The Mystery of Irma Vep
John David Ridge Ring Round the Moon
Catherine Zuber Twelfth Night

2000s

Year Designer Production
2000
Martin Pakledinaz Kiss Me, Kate
Jonathan Bixby and Gregory Gale The Country Club
Boyd Graham The Big Bang
William Ivey Long The Music Man
Martin Pakledinaz The Wild Party
Kevin Pollard Shockheaded Peter
2001
William Ivey Long The Producers
Linda Cho Princess Turandot
Roger Kirk 42nd Street
Bob Mackie Pete 'n' Keely
Chris March, Dana Peter Porras and Richard Sanchez Christmas with the Crawfords
Anthony Powell The Adventures of Tom Sawyer
2002
Isaac Mizrahi The Women
Jenny Beavan Private Lives
Bob Crowley Sweet Smell of Success
Susan Hilferty Into the Woods
Dick Magnanti Reefer Madness
Martin Pakledinaz Thoroughly Modern Millie
2003
William Ivey Long Hairspray
Michael Bottari and Ronald Case Shanghai Moon
Jess Goldstein Enchanted April
Eiko Ishioka Cirque du Soleil: Varekai
Catherine Martin and Angus Strathie La Bohème
Catherine Zuber Dinner at Eight
2004
Susan Hilferty Wicked
Jess Goldstein Henry IV
Jenny Mannis Animal Farm
Robert A. Prior and Lisa Leighton Ramayana 2K3
Mark Thompson Bombay Dreams
Catherine Zuber Intimate Apparel
2005
Tim Hatley Monty Python's Spamalot
Lez Brotherston Play Without Words
William Ivey Long La Cage aux Folles
Jeff Mahshie Hurlyburly
Anthony Ward Chitty Chitty Bang Bang
Catherine Zuber The Light in the Piazza
2006
Gregg Barnes The Drowsy Chaperone
Eric Becker Abigail's Party
Gregory Gale The Wedding Singer
William Ivey Long Grey Gardens
Jacques Reynaud Peer Gynt
Anita Yavich The Wooden Breeks
2007
Catherine Zuber The Coast of Utopia
Mara Blumenfeld Lookingglass Alice
Judith Dolan LoveMusik
William Ivey Long Curtains
Santo Loquasto Suddenly, Last Summer
Robert Morgan Dr. Seuss' How the Grinch Stole Christmas!
2008
Katrina Lindsay Les Liaisons Dangereuses
Mara Blumenfeld The Glorious Ones
Michael Bottari, Ronald Case and Jessica Jahn Die, Mommie, Die!
Ann Hould-Ward A Catered Affair
Ana Kuzmanic August: Osage County
William Ivey Long Young Frankenstein
2009
Tim Hatley Shrek the Musical
Rob Howell The Norman Conquests
William Ivey Long 9 to 5
Michael McDonald Hair
Martin Pakledinaz Blithe Spirit
Carrie Robbins Irving Berlin's White Christmas

2010s

Year Designer Production
2010
Matthew Wright La Cage aux Folles
Antonia Ford-Roberts and Bob Flanagan The Emperor Jones
Clint Ramos So Help Me God!
Bobby Frederick Tilley II Lizzie Borden
David Zinn In the Next Room
2011
Tim Chappel and Lizzy Gardiner Priscilla, Queen of the Desert
Desmond Heeley The Importance of Being Earnest
Ann Hould-Ward A Free Man of Color
Martin Pakledinaz Anything Goes
Ann Roth The Book of Mormon
Paloma Young Peter and the Starcatcher
2012
Gregg Barnes Follies
ESosa By the Way, Meet Vera Stark
William Ivey Long Lucky Guy
Jessica Pabst She Kills Monsters
Martin Pakledinaz Nice Work If You Can Get It
Catherine Zuber Death Takes a Holiday
2013
William Ivey Long Rodgers + Hammerstein's Cinderella
Amy Clark and Martin Pakledinaz Chaplin
Dominique Lemieux Pippin
Chris March Chris March's The Butt-Cracker Suite! A Trailer Park Ballet
Loren Shaw Restoration Comedy
Paloma Young Natasha, Pierre and the Great Comet of 1812
2014
William Ivey Long Bullets Over Broadway
Constance Hoffman A Midsummer Night's Dream
Zane Pihlstrom Nutcracker Rouge
Loren Shaw The Mysteries
Jenny Tiramani Twelfth Night
David C. Woolard The Heir Apparent
2015
Catherine Zuber Gigi
Bob Crowley An American in Paris
The Audience
Christopher Oram Wolf Hall Parts One & Two
Paul Tazewell Hamilton
Andrea Varga The Fatal Weakness

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