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class="infobox-data">Outstanding Actor in a Musical</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="width: 33%;">Location</th><td class="infobox-data location">New York City</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="width: 33%;">Country</th><td class="infobox-data location">United States</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="width: 33%;">Presented by</th><td class="infobox-data attendee">Drama Desk</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="width: 33%;">First awarded</th><td class="infobox-data">1975</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="width: 33%;">Last awarded</th><td class="infobox-data">2022</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="width: 33%;">Website</th><td class="infobox-data">dramadesk.org (defunct)</td></tr></tbody></table> <p>The <b><a href="/wiki/Drama_Desk_Award" title="Drama Desk Award">Drama Desk Award</a> for Outstanding <a href="/wiki/Lead_actor" class="mw-redirect" title="Lead actor">Actor</a> in a <a href="/wiki/Musical_theatre" title="Musical theatre">Musical</a></b> was an annual award presented by Drama Desk in recognition of achievements in theatre across collective <a href="/wiki/Broadway_theatre" title="Broadway theatre">Broadway</a>, <a href="/wiki/Off-Broadway" title="Off-Broadway">off-Broadway</a> and <a href="/wiki/Off-off-Broadway" title="Off-off-Broadway">off-off-Broadway</a> productions in <a href="/wiki/New_York_City" title="New York City">New York City</a>. The award was one of eight new acting awards first presented in 1975, when Drama Desk retired an earlier award that had made no distinction between work in <a href="/wiki/Play_(theatre)" title="Play (theatre)">plays</a> and musicals, nor between actors and actresses, nor between lead performers and featured performers. </p><p>After the 2022 ceremony, all eight acting categories introduced in 1975 were retired. The award for Outstanding Actor in a Musical, along with <a href="/wiki/Drama_Desk_Award_for_Outstanding_Actress_in_a_Musical" title="Drama Desk Award for Outstanding Actress in a Musical">Outstanding Actress in a Musical</a>, were replaced in 2023 with the <a href="/wiki/Gender_neutrality" title="Gender neutrality">gender neutral</a> category of <a href="/wiki/Drama_Desk_Award_for_Outstanding_Lead_Performance_in_a_Musical" title="Drama Desk Award for Outstanding Lead Performance in a Musical">Outstanding Lead Performance in a Musical</a>. </p> <meta property="mw:PageProp/toc" /> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Winners_and_nominees">Winners and nominees</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Drama_Desk_Award_for_Outstanding_Actor_in_a_Musical&action=edit&section=1" title="Edit section: Winners and nominees"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="1970s">1970s</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Drama_Desk_Award_for_Outstanding_Actor_in_a_Musical&action=edit&section=2" title="Edit section: 1970s"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <table class="wikitable" style="width:98%;"> <tbody><tr style="background:#bebebe;"> <th style="width:10%;">Year </th> <th style="width:30%;">Actor </th> <th style="width:30%;">Musical </th> <th style="width:30%;">Character </th></tr> <tr> <th rowspan="5">1975 </th></tr> <tr style="background:#B0C4DE"> <td><b><a href="/wiki/John_Cullum" title="John Cullum">John Cullum</a></b> </td> <td><i><b><a href="/wiki/Shenandoah_(musical)" title="Shenandoah (musical)">Shenandoah</a></b></i> </td> <td><b>Charlie Anderson</b> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Tim_Curry" title="Tim Curry">Tim Curry</a> </td> <td><i><a href="/wiki/The_Rocky_Horror_Show" title="The Rocky Horror Show">The Rocky Horror Show</a></i> </td> <td>Dr. Frank N. Furter </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Joel_Grey" title="Joel Grey">Joel Grey</a> </td> <td><i><a href="/wiki/Goodtime_Charley" title="Goodtime Charley">Goodtime Charley</a></i> </td> <td>Charley </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Ra%C3%BAl_Juli%C3%A1" class="mw-redirect" title="Raúl Juliá">Raúl Juliá</a> </td> <td><i><a href="/wiki/Where%27s_Charley%3F" title="Where's Charley?">Where's Charley?</a></i> </td> <td>Charley Wykeham </td></tr> <tr> <th rowspan="5">1976 </th></tr> <tr style="background:#B0C4DE"> <td><b><a href="/wiki/Ian_Richardson" title="Ian Richardson">Ian Richardson</a></b> </td> <td><i><b><a href="/wiki/My_Fair_Lady" title="My Fair Lady">My Fair Lady</a></b></i> </td> <td><b>Henry Higgins</b> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Ra%C3%BAl_Juli%C3%A1" class="mw-redirect" title="Raúl Juliá">Raúl Juliá</a> </td> <td><i><a href="/wiki/The_Threepenny_Opera" title="The Threepenny Opera">The Threepenny Opera</a></i> </td> <td>Macheath </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Jerry_Orbach" title="Jerry Orbach">Jerry Orbach</a> </td> <td><i><a href="/wiki/Chicago_(musical)" title="Chicago (musical)">Chicago</a></i> </td> <td>Billy Flynn </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Nicol_Williamson" title="Nicol Williamson">Nicol Williamson</a> </td> <td><i><a href="/wiki/Rex_(musical)" title="Rex (musical)">Rex</a></i> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Henry_VIII_of_England" class="mw-redirect" title="Henry VIII of England">Henry VIII, King of England</a> </td></tr> <tr> <th rowspan="6">1977 </th></tr> <tr style="background:#B0C4DE"> <td><b><a href="/wiki/Lenny_Baker" title="Lenny Baker">Lenny Baker</a></b> </td> <td><i><b><a href="/wiki/I_Love_My_Wife" title="I Love My Wife">I Love My Wife</a></b></i> </td> <td><b>Alvin</b> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Barry_Bostwick" title="Barry Bostwick">Barry Bostwick</a> </td> <td><i><a href="/wiki/The_Robber_Bridegroom_(musical)" title="The Robber Bridegroom (musical)">The Robber Bridegroom</a></i> </td> <td>Jamie Lockhart </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Yul_Brynner" title="Yul Brynner">Yul Brynner</a> </td> <td><i><a href="/wiki/The_King_and_I" title="The King and I">The King and I</a></i> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Mongkut" title="Mongkut">The King of Siam</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Robert_Guillaume" title="Robert Guillaume">Robert Guillaume</a> </td> <td><i><a href="/wiki/Guys_and_Dolls" title="Guys and Dolls">Guys and Dolls</a></i> </td> <td>Nathan Detroit </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Reid_Shelton" title="Reid Shelton">Reid Shelton</a> </td> <td><i><a href="/wiki/Annie_(musical)" title="Annie (musical)">Annie</a></i> </td> <td>Oliver Warbucks </td></tr> <tr> <th rowspan="5">1978 </th></tr> <tr style="background:#B0C4DE"> <td><b><a href="/wiki/Ken_Page" title="Ken Page">Ken Page</a></b> </td> <td><i><b><a href="/wiki/Ain%27t_Misbehavin%27_(musical)" title="Ain't Misbehavin' (musical)">Ain't Misbehavin'</a></b></i> </td> <td><b>Performer</b> </td></tr> <tr> <td>Gary Bayer </td> <td><i>A History of the American Film</i> </td> <td>Jimmy </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Henderson_Forsythe" title="Henderson Forsythe">Henderson Forsythe</a> </td> <td><i><a href="/wiki/The_Best_Little_Whorehouse_in_Texas" title="The Best Little Whorehouse in Texas">The Best Little Whorehouse in Texas</a></i> </td> <td>Sheriff Ed Earl Dodd </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Richard_Kiley" title="Richard Kiley">Richard Kiley</a> </td> <td><i><a href="/wiki/Man_of_La_Mancha" title="Man of La Mancha">Man of La Mancha</a></i> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Don_Quixote" title="Don Quixote">Don Quixote</a> / <a href="/wiki/Miguel_de_Cervantes" title="Miguel de Cervantes">Cervantes</a> </td></tr> <tr> <th rowspan="5">1979 </th></tr> <tr style="background:#B0C4DE"> <td><b><a href="/wiki/Len_Cariou" title="Len Cariou">Len Cariou</a></b> </td> <td><i><b><a href="/wiki/Sweeney_Todd:_The_Demon_Barber_of_Fleet_Street" title="Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street">Sweeney Todd</a></b></i> </td> <td><b><a href="/wiki/Sweeney_Todd" title="Sweeney Todd">Sweeney Todd</a></b> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Joel_Grey" title="Joel Grey">Joel Grey</a> </td> <td><i><a href="/wiki/The_Grand_Tour_(musical)" title="The Grand Tour (musical)">The Grand Tour</a></i> </td> <td>S. L. Jacobowsky </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Charles_Repole" title="Charles Repole">Charles Repole</a> </td> <td><i><a href="/wiki/Whoopee!" title="Whoopee!">Whoopee!</a></i> </td> <td>Henry Williams </td></tr> <tr> <td>Peter Walker </td> <td><i><a href="/wiki/My_Old_Friends_(musical)" title="My Old Friends (musical)">My Old Friends</a></i> </td> <td>Peter Schermann </td></tr></tbody></table> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="1980s">1980s</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Drama_Desk_Award_for_Outstanding_Actor_in_a_Musical&action=edit&section=3" title="Edit section: 1980s"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <table class="wikitable" style="width:98%;"> <tbody><tr style="background:#bebebe;"> <th style="width:10%;">Year </th> <th style="width:30%;">Actor </th> <th style="width:30%;">Musical </th> <th style="width:30%;">Character </th></tr> <tr> <th rowspan="7">1980 </th></tr> <tr style="background:#B0C4DE"> <td><b><a href="/wiki/Jim_Dale" title="Jim Dale">Jim Dale</a></b> </td> <td><i><b><a href="/wiki/Barnum_(musical)" title="Barnum (musical)">Barnum</a></b></i> </td> <td><b><a href="/wiki/P._T._Barnum" title="P. T. Barnum">P. T. Barnum</a></b> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Christopher_Durang" title="Christopher Durang">Christopher Durang</a> </td> <td><i>Das Lusitania Spongspiel</i> </td> <td>Performer </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Mandy_Patinkin" title="Mandy Patinkin">Mandy Patinkin</a> </td> <td><i><a href="/wiki/Evita_(musical)" title="Evita (musical)">Evita</a></i> </td> <td>Che </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Mickey_Rooney" title="Mickey Rooney">Mickey Rooney</a> </td> <td><i><a href="/wiki/Sugar_Babies_(musical)" title="Sugar Babies (musical)">Sugar Babies</a></i> </td> <td>Mickey </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Giorgio_Tozzi" title="Giorgio Tozzi">Giorgio Tozzi</a> </td> <td><i><a href="/wiki/The_Most_Happy_Fella" title="The Most Happy Fella">The Most Happy Fella</a></i> </td> <td>Tony </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Jerry_Zaks" title="Jerry Zaks">Jerry Zaks</a> </td> <td><i><a href="/wiki/Tintypes" title="Tintypes">Tintypes</a></i> </td> <td>Performer </td></tr> <tr> <th rowspan="4">1981 </th></tr> <tr style="background:#B0C4DE"> <td><b><a href="/wiki/Kevin_Kline" title="Kevin Kline">Kevin Kline</a></b> </td> <td><i><b><a href="/wiki/The_Pirates_of_Penzance" title="The Pirates of Penzance">The Pirates of Penzance</a></b></i> </td> <td><b>The Pirate King </b> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/George_Rose_(actor)" title="George Rose (actor)">George Rose</a> </td> <td><i><a href="/wiki/The_Pirates_of_Penzance" title="The Pirates of Penzance">The Pirates of Penzance</a></i> </td> <td>Major-General </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Martin_Vidnovic" title="Martin Vidnovic">Martin Vidnovic</a> </td> <td><i><a href="/wiki/Brigadoon" title="Brigadoon">Brigadoon</a></i> </td> <td>Tommy Albright </td></tr> <tr> <th rowspan="2">1982–83 </th></tr> <tr style="background:#B0C4DE"> <td data-sort-value="" style="background: var(--background-color-interactive, #ececec); color: var(--color-base, inherit); vertical-align: middle; text-align: center;" class="table-na">— </td> <td data-sort-value="" style="background: var(--background-color-interactive, #ececec); color: var(--color-base, inherit); vertical-align: middle; text-align: center;" class="table-na">— </td> <td data-sort-value="" style="background: var(--background-color-interactive, #ececec); color: var(--color-base, inherit); vertical-align: middle; text-align: center;" class="table-na">— </td></tr> <tr> <th rowspan="4">1984 </th></tr> <tr style="background:#B0C4DE"> <td><b><a href="/wiki/George_Hearn" title="George Hearn">George Hearn</a></b> </td> <td><i><b><a href="/wiki/La_Cage_aux_Folles_(musical)" title="La Cage aux Folles (musical)">La Cage aux Folles</a></b></i> </td> <td><b>Albin </b> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Gene_Barry" title="Gene Barry">Gene Barry</a> </td> <td><i><a href="/wiki/La_Cage_aux_Folles_(musical)" title="La Cage aux Folles (musical)">La Cage aux Folles</a></i> </td> <td>Georges </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Mandy_Patinkin" title="Mandy Patinkin">Mandy Patinkin</a> </td> <td><i><a href="/wiki/Sunday_in_the_Park_with_George" title="Sunday in the Park with George">Sunday in the Park with George</a></i> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Georges_Seurat" title="Georges Seurat">George</a> </td></tr> <tr> <th rowspan="7">1985 </th></tr> <tr style="background:#B0C4DE"> <td><b><a href="/wiki/Ron_Richardson" title="Ron Richardson">Ron Richardson</a></b> </td> <td><i><b><a href="/wiki/Big_River_(musical)" title="Big River (musical)">Big River</a></b></i> </td> <td><b>Jim</b> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/David_Carroll_(actor)" title="David Carroll (actor)">David Carroll</a> </td> <td><i><a href="/wiki/La_boh%C3%A8me" title="La bohème">La bohème</a></i> </td> <td>Rodolfo </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Harry_Groener" title="Harry Groener">Harry Groener</a> </td> <td><i><a href="/wiki/Harrigan_%27N_Hart" title="Harrigan 'N Hart">Harrigan 'N Hart</a></i> </td> <td>Edward Harrigan </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Mark_Hamill" title="Mark Hamill">Mark Hamill</a> </td> <td><i><a href="/wiki/Harrigan_%27N_Hart" title="Harrigan 'N Hart">Harrigan 'N Hart</a></i> </td> <td>Tony Hart </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Daniel_H._Jenkins" class="mw-redirect" title="Daniel H. Jenkins">Daniel H. Jenkins</a> </td> <td><i><a href="/wiki/Big_River_(musical)" title="Big River (musical)">Big River</a></i> </td> <td>Huckleberry Finn </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Gary_Morris" title="Gary Morris">Gary Morris</a> </td> <td><i><a href="/wiki/La_boh%C3%A8me" title="La bohème">La bohème</a></i> </td> <td>Rodolfo </td></tr> <tr> <th rowspan="4">1986 </th></tr> <tr style="background:#B0C4DE"> <td><b><a href="/wiki/George_Rose_(actor)" title="George Rose (actor)">George Rose</a></b> </td> <td><i><b><a href="/wiki/Drood" class="mw-redirect" title="Drood">The Mystery of Edwin Drood</a></b></i> </td> <td><b>Mayor Thomas Sapsea / William Cartwright </b> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Cleavant_Derricks_(actor)" title="Cleavant Derricks (actor)">Cleavant Derricks</a> </td> <td><i><a href="/wiki/Big_Deal_(musical)" title="Big Deal (musical)">Big Deal</a></i> </td> <td>Charley </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Howard_McGillin" title="Howard McGillin">Howard McGillin</a> </td> <td><i><a href="/wiki/Drood" class="mw-redirect" title="Drood">The Mystery of Edwin Drood</a></i> </td> <td>John Jasper / Mr. Clive Paget </td></tr> <tr> <th rowspan="5">1987 </th></tr> <tr style="background:#B0C4DE"> <td><b><a href="/wiki/Robert_Lindsay_(actor)" title="Robert Lindsay (actor)">Robert Lindsay</a></b> </td> <td><i><b><a href="/wiki/Me_and_My_Girl" title="Me and My Girl">Me and My Girl</a></b></i> </td> <td><b>Bill Snibson </b> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Ed_Dixon" title="Ed Dixon">Ed Dixon</a> </td> <td><i><a href="/wiki/Shylock_(musical)" title="Shylock (musical)">Shylock</a></i> </td> <td>Shylock </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Mandy_Patinkin" title="Mandy Patinkin">Mandy Patinkin</a> </td> <td><i>The Knife</i> </td> <td>Peter </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Colm_Wilkinson" title="Colm Wilkinson">Colm Wilkinson</a> </td> <td><i><a href="/wiki/Les_Mis%C3%A9rables_(musical)" title="Les Misérables (musical)">Les Misérables</a></i> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Jean_Valjean" title="Jean Valjean">Jean Valjean</a> </td></tr> <tr> <th rowspan="5">1988 </th></tr> <tr style="background:#B0C4DE"> <td><b><a href="/wiki/Michael_Crawford" title="Michael Crawford">Michael Crawford</a></b> </td> <td><i><b><a href="/wiki/The_Phantom_of_the_Opera_(1986_musical)" title="The Phantom of the Opera (1986 musical)">The Phantom of the Opera</a></b></i> </td> <td><b><a href="/wiki/Erik_(The_Phantom_of_the_Opera)" title="Erik (The Phantom of the Opera)">The Phantom of the Opera</a></b> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/David_Carroll_(actor)" title="David Carroll (actor)">David Carroll</a> </td> <td><i><a href="/wiki/Chess_(musical)" title="Chess (musical)">Chess</a></i> </td> <td>Anatoly </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Howard_McGillin" title="Howard McGillin">Howard McGillin</a> </td> <td><i><a href="/wiki/Anything_Goes" title="Anything Goes">Anything Goes</a></i> </td> <td>Billy Crocker </td></tr> <tr> <td>George Merritt </td> <td><i><a href="/wiki/Lost_in_the_Stars" title="Lost in the Stars">Lost in the Stars</a></i> </td> <td>Stephen Kumalo </td></tr> <tr> <th rowspan="5">1989 </th></tr> <tr style="background:#B0C4DE"> <td><b><a href="/wiki/Jason_Alexander" title="Jason Alexander">Jason Alexander</a></b> </td> <td><i><b><a href="/wiki/Jerome_Robbins%27_Broadway" title="Jerome Robbins' Broadway">Jerome Robbins' Broadway</a></b></i> </td> <td><b>Various Characters </b> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Bob_Gunton" title="Bob Gunton">Bob Gunton</a> </td> <td><i><a href="/wiki/Sweeney_Todd:_The_Demon_Barber_of_Fleet_Street" title="Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street">Sweeney Todd</a></i> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Sweeney_Todd" title="Sweeney Todd">Sweeney Todd</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Richard_Muenz" title="Richard Muenz">Richard Muenz</a> </td> <td><i><a href="/wiki/The_Pajama_Game" title="The Pajama Game">The Pajama Game</a></i> </td> <td>Sid Sorokin </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Scott_Wise" title="Scott Wise">Scott Wise</a> </td> <td><i><a href="/wiki/Jerome_Robbins%27_Broadway" title="Jerome Robbins' Broadway">Jerome Robbins' Broadway</a></i> </td> <td>Various Characters </td></tr></tbody></table> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="1990s">1990s</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Drama_Desk_Award_for_Outstanding_Actor_in_a_Musical&action=edit&section=4" title="Edit section: 1990s"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <table class="wikitable" style="width:98%;"> <tbody><tr style="background:#bebebe;"> <th style="width:10%;">Year </th> <th style="width:30%;">Actor </th> <th style="width:30%;">Musical </th> <th style="width:30%;">Character </th></tr> <tr> <th rowspan="4">1990 </th></tr> <tr style="background:#B0C4DE"> <td><b><a href="/wiki/James_Naughton" title="James Naughton">James Naughton</a></b> </td> <td><i><b><a href="/wiki/City_of_Angels_(musical)" title="City of Angels (musical)">City of Angels</a></b></i> </td> <td><b>Stone </b> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Mike_Burstyn" title="Mike Burstyn">Mike Burstyn</a> </td> <td><i><a href="/wiki/The_Rothschilds_(musical)" title="The Rothschilds (musical)">The Rothschilds</a></i> </td> <td>Mayer </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/David_Carroll_(actor)" title="David Carroll (actor)">David Carroll</a> </td> <td><i><a href="/wiki/Grand_Hotel_(musical)" title="Grand Hotel (musical)">Grand Hotel</a></i> </td> <td>Felix Von Gaigern </td></tr> <tr> <th rowspan="5">1991 </th></tr> <tr style="background:#B0C4DE"> <td><b><a href="/wiki/Jonathan_Pryce" title="Jonathan Pryce">Jonathan Pryce</a></b> </td> <td><i><b><a href="/wiki/Miss_Saigon" title="Miss Saigon">Miss Saigon</a></b></i> </td> <td><b>The Engineer </b> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Keith_Carradine" title="Keith Carradine">Keith Carradine</a> </td> <td><i><a href="/wiki/The_Will_Rogers_Follies" title="The Will Rogers Follies">The Will Rogers Follies</a></i> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Will_Rogers" title="Will Rogers">Will Rogers</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Paul_Hipp" title="Paul Hipp">Paul Hipp</a> </td> <td><i><a href="/wiki/Buddy_%E2%80%93_The_Buddy_Holly_Story" class="mw-redirect" title="Buddy – The Buddy Holly Story">Buddy – The Buddy Holly Story</a></i> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Buddy_Holly" title="Buddy Holly">Buddy Holly</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Mandy_Patinkin" title="Mandy Patinkin">Mandy Patinkin</a> </td> <td><i><a href="/wiki/The_Secret_Garden_(musical)" title="The Secret Garden (musical)">The Secret Garden</a></i> </td> <td>Archibald Craven </td></tr> <tr> <th rowspan="5">1992 </th></tr> <tr style="background:#B0C4DE"> <td><b><a href="/wiki/Gregory_Hines" title="Gregory Hines">Gregory Hines</a></b> </td> <td><i><b><a href="/wiki/Jelly%27s_Last_Jam" title="Jelly's Last Jam">Jelly's Last Jam</a></b></i> </td> <td><b><a href="/wiki/Jelly_Roll_Morton" title="Jelly Roll Morton">Jelly Roll Morton</a></b> </td></tr> <tr style="background:#B0C4DE"> <td><b><a href="/wiki/Nathan_Lane" title="Nathan Lane">Nathan Lane</a></b> </td> <td><i><b><a href="/wiki/Guys_and_Dolls" title="Guys and Dolls">Guys and Dolls</a></b></i> </td> <td><b>Nathan Detroit</b> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Peter_Gallagher" title="Peter Gallagher">Peter Gallagher</a> </td> <td><i><a href="/wiki/Guys_and_Dolls" title="Guys and Dolls">Guys and Dolls</a></i> </td> <td>Sky </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Spiro_Malas" title="Spiro Malas">Spiro Malas</a> </td> <td><i><a href="/wiki/The_Most_Happy_Fella" title="The Most Happy Fella">The Most Happy Fella</a></i> </td> <td>Tony </td></tr> <tr> <th rowspan="5">1993 </th></tr> <tr style="background:#B0C4DE"> <td><b><a href="/wiki/Brent_Carver" title="Brent Carver">Brent Carver</a></b> </td> <td><i><b><a href="/wiki/Kiss_of_the_Spider_Woman_(musical)" title="Kiss of the Spider Woman (musical)">Kiss of the Spider Woman</a></b></i> </td> <td><b>Luis Molina </b> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Jason_Graae" title="Jason Graae">Jason Graae</a> </td> <td><i><a href="/wiki/Hello_Muddah,_Hello_Faddah!_(musical)" title="Hello Muddah, Hello Faddah! (musical)">Hello Muddah, Hello Faddah!</a></i> </td> <td>Barry Brockman </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Con_O%27Neill_(actor)" title="Con O'Neill (actor)">Con O'Neill</a> </td> <td><i><a href="/wiki/Blood_Brothers_(musical)" title="Blood Brothers (musical)">Blood Brothers</a></i> </td> <td>Mickey </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Martin_Short" title="Martin Short">Martin Short</a> </td> <td><i><a href="/wiki/The_Goodbye_Girl_(musical)" title="The Goodbye Girl (musical)">The Goodbye Girl</a></i> </td> <td>Elliot Garfield </td></tr> <tr> <th rowspan="5">1994 </th></tr> <tr style="background:#B0C4DE"> <td><b><a href="/wiki/Boyd_Gaines" title="Boyd Gaines">Boyd Gaines</a></b> </td> <td><i><b><a href="/wiki/She_Loves_Me" title="She Loves Me">She Loves Me</a></b></i> </td> <td><b>Georg Nowack </b> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Michael_Hayden_(actor)" title="Michael Hayden (actor)">Michael Hayden</a> </td> <td><i><a href="/wiki/Carousel_(musical)" title="Carousel (musical)">Carousel</a></i> </td> <td>Billy Bigelow </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Terrence_Mann" title="Terrence Mann">Terrence Mann</a> </td> <td><i><a href="/wiki/Beauty_and_the_Beast_(musical)" title="Beauty and the Beast (musical)">Beauty and the Beast</a></i> </td> <td>The Beast </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Jere_Shea" title="Jere Shea">Jere Shea</a> </td> <td><i><a href="/wiki/Passion_(musical)" title="Passion (musical)">Passion</a></i> </td> <td>Giorgio </td></tr> <tr> <th rowspan="6">1995 </th></tr> <tr style="background:#B0C4DE"> <td><b><a href="/wiki/Vernel_Bagneris" title="Vernel Bagneris">Vernel Bagneris</a></b> </td> <td><i><b>Jelly Roll</b></i> </td> <td><b><a href="/wiki/Jelly_Roll_Morton" title="Jelly Roll Morton">Jelly Roll Morton</a></b> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Matthew_Broderick" title="Matthew Broderick">Matthew Broderick</a> </td> <td><i><a href="/wiki/How_to_Succeed_in_Business_Without_Really_Trying_(musical)" title="How to Succeed in Business Without Really Trying (musical)">How to Succeed in Business Without Really Trying</a></i> </td> <td>J. Pierrepont Finch </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Malcolm_Gets" title="Malcolm Gets">Malcolm Gets</a> </td> <td><i><a href="/wiki/Merrily_We_Roll_Along_(musical)" title="Merrily We Roll Along (musical)">Merrily We Roll Along</a></i> </td> <td>Franklin Shepard </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/George_Hearn" title="George Hearn">George Hearn</a> </td> <td><i><a href="/wiki/Sunset_Boulevard_(musical)" title="Sunset Boulevard (musical)">Sunset Boulevard</a></i> </td> <td>Max </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/J._K._Simmons" title="J. K. Simmons">J. K. Simmons</a> </td> <td><i>Das Barbecü</i> </td> <td>Various Characters </td></tr> <tr> <th rowspan="7">1996 </th></tr> <tr style="background:#B0C4DE"> <td><b><a href="/wiki/Nathan_Lane" title="Nathan Lane">Nathan Lane</a></b> </td> <td><i><b><a href="/wiki/A_Funny_Thing_Happened_on_the_Way_to_the_Forum" title="A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum">A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum</a></b></i> </td> <td><b>Pseudolus </b> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/David_Garrison" title="David Garrison">David Garrison</a> </td> <td><i><a href="/wiki/I_Do!_I_Do!" class="mw-redirect" title="I Do! I Do!">I Do! I Do!</a></i> </td> <td>Michael </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Savion_Glover" title="Savion Glover">Savion Glover</a> </td> <td><i><a href="/wiki/Bring_in_%27da_Noise,_Bring_in_%27da_Funk" title="Bring in 'da Noise, Bring in 'da Funk">Bring in 'da Noise, Bring in 'da Funk</a></i> </td> <td>'da Beat / Lil' Dahlin' </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Daniel_H._Jenkins" class="mw-redirect" title="Daniel H. Jenkins">Daniel H. Jenkins</a> </td> <td><i><a href="/wiki/Big:_the_musical" class="mw-redirect" title="Big: the musical">Big: the musical</a></i> </td> <td>Josh Baskin </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Adam_Pascal" title="Adam Pascal">Adam Pascal</a> </td> <td><i><a href="/wiki/Rent_(musical)" title="Rent (musical)">Rent</a></i> </td> <td>Roger Davis </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Lou_Diamond_Phillips" title="Lou Diamond Phillips">Lou Diamond Phillips</a> </td> <td><i><a href="/wiki/The_King_and_I" title="The King and I">The King and I</a></i> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Mongkut" title="Mongkut">The King of Siam</a> </td></tr> <tr> <th rowspan="6">1997 </th></tr> <tr style="background:#B0C4DE"> <td><b><a href="/wiki/Robert_Cuccioli" title="Robert Cuccioli">Robert Cuccioli</a></b> </td> <td><i><b><a href="/wiki/Jekyll_%26_Hyde_(musical)" title="Jekyll & Hyde (musical)">Jekyll & Hyde</a></b></i> </td> <td><b>Dr. Henry Jekyll / Edward Hyde </b> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Jim_Dale" title="Jim Dale">Jim Dale</a> </td> <td><i><a href="/wiki/Candide_(operetta)" title="Candide (operetta)">Candide</a></i> </td> <td>Dr. Pangloss </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Jason_Danieley" title="Jason Danieley">Jason Danieley</a> </td> <td><i><a href="/wiki/Candide_(operetta)" title="Candide (operetta)">Candide</a></i> </td> <td>Candide </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Daniel_McDonald_(actor)" title="Daniel McDonald (actor)">Daniel McDonald</a> </td> <td><i><a href="/wiki/Steel_Pier_(musical)" title="Steel Pier (musical)">Steel Pier</a></i> </td> <td>Bill Kelly </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/James_Naughton" title="James Naughton">James Naughton</a> </td> <td><i><a href="/wiki/Chicago_(musical)" title="Chicago (musical)">Chicago</a></i> </td> <td>Billy Flynn </td></tr> <tr> <th rowspan="7">1998 </th></tr> <tr style="background:#B0C4DE"> <td><b><a href="/wiki/Alan_Cumming" title="Alan Cumming">Alan Cumming</a></b> </td> <td><i><b><a href="/wiki/Cabaret_(musical)" title="Cabaret (musical)">Cabaret</a></b></i> </td> <td><b>The Master of Ceremonies </b> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Peter_Friedman" title="Peter Friedman">Peter Friedman</a> </td> <td><i><a href="/wiki/Ragtime_(musical)" title="Ragtime (musical)">Ragtime</a></i> </td> <td>Tateh </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/John_Cameron_Mitchell" title="John Cameron Mitchell">John Cameron Mitchell</a> </td> <td><i><a href="/wiki/Hedwig_and_the_Angry_Inch_(musical)" title="Hedwig and the Angry Inch (musical)">Hedwig and the Angry Inch</a></i> </td> <td>Hedwig </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Douglas_Sills" title="Douglas Sills">Douglas Sills</a> </td> <td><i><a href="/wiki/The_Scarlet_Pimpernel_(musical)" title="The Scarlet Pimpernel (musical)">The Scarlet Pimpernel</a></i> </td> <td>Percy Blakeney </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Brent_Spiner" title="Brent Spiner">Brent Spiner</a> </td> <td><i><a href="/wiki/1776_(musical)" title="1776 (musical)">1776</a></i> </td> <td>Adams </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Brian_Stokes_Mitchell" title="Brian Stokes Mitchell">Brian Stokes Mitchell</a> </td> <td><i><a href="/wiki/Ragtime_(musical)" title="Ragtime (musical)">Ragtime</a></i> </td> <td>Coalhouse Walker, Jr. </td></tr> <tr> <th rowspan="5">1999 </th></tr> <tr style="background:#B0C4DE"> <td><b><a href="/wiki/Brent_Carver" title="Brent Carver">Brent Carver</a></b> </td> <td><i><b><a href="/wiki/Parade_(musical)" title="Parade (musical)">Parade</a></b></i> </td> <td><b><a href="/wiki/Leo_Frank" title="Leo Frank">Leo Frank</a></b> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Martin_Short" title="Martin Short">Martin Short</a> </td> <td><i><a href="/wiki/Little_Me_(musical)" title="Little Me (musical)">Little Me</a></i> </td> <td>Various Characters </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Patrick_Wilson" title="Patrick Wilson">Patrick Wilson</a> </td> <td><i><a href="/wiki/Bright_Lights,_Big_City_(musical)" title="Bright Lights, Big City (musical)">Bright Lights, Big City</a></i> </td> <td>Jamie </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Tom_Wopat" title="Tom Wopat">Tom Wopat</a> </td> <td><i><a href="/wiki/Annie_Get_Your_Gun_(musical)" title="Annie Get Your Gun (musical)">Annie Get Your Gun</a></i> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Frank_E._Butler" title="Frank E. Butler">Frank Butler</a> </td></tr></tbody></table> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="2000s">2000s</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Drama_Desk_Award_for_Outstanding_Actor_in_a_Musical&action=edit&section=5" title="Edit section: 2000s"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <table class="wikitable" style="width:98%;"> <tbody><tr style="background:#bebebe;"> <th style="width:10%;">Year </th> <th style="width:30%;">Actor </th> <th style="width:30%;">Musical </th> <th style="width:30%;">Character </th></tr> <tr> <th rowspan="6">2000 </th></tr> <tr style="background:#B0C4DE"> <td><b><a href="/wiki/Brian_Stokes_Mitchell" title="Brian Stokes Mitchell">Brian Stokes Mitchell</a></b> </td> <td><i><b><a href="/wiki/Kiss_Me,_Kate" title="Kiss Me, Kate">Kiss Me, Kate</a></b></i> </td> <td><b>Fred Graham / Petruchio </b> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Craig_Bierko" title="Craig Bierko">Craig Bierko</a> </td> <td><i><a href="/wiki/The_Music_Man" title="The Music Man">The Music Man</a></i> </td> <td>Harold Hill </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Brian_d%27Arcy_James" title="Brian d'Arcy James">Brian d'Arcy James</a> </td> <td><i><a href="/wiki/The_Wild_Party_(Lippa_musical)" title="The Wild Party (Lippa musical)">The Wild Party</a></i> </td> <td>Burrs </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Boyd_Gaines" title="Boyd Gaines">Boyd Gaines</a> </td> <td><i><a href="/wiki/Contact_(musical)" title="Contact (musical)">Contact</a></i> </td> <td>Michael Wiley </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Mandy_Patinkin" title="Mandy Patinkin">Mandy Patinkin</a> </td> <td><i><a href="/wiki/The_Wild_Party_(LaChiusa_musical)" title="The Wild Party (LaChiusa musical)">The Wild Party</a></i> </td> <td>Burrs </td></tr> <tr> <th rowspan="7">2001 </th></tr> <tr style="background:#B0C4DE"> <td><b><a href="/wiki/Nathan_Lane" title="Nathan Lane">Nathan Lane</a></b> </td> <td><i><b><a href="/wiki/The_Producers_(musical)" title="The Producers (musical)">The Producers</a></b></i> </td> <td><b><a href="/wiki/Max_Bialystock" class="mw-redirect" title="Max Bialystock">Max Bialystock</a></b> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Matthew_Broderick" title="Matthew Broderick">Matthew Broderick</a> </td> <td><i><a href="/wiki/The_Producers_(musical)" title="The Producers (musical)">The Producers</a></i> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Leo_Bloom" class="mw-redirect" title="Leo Bloom">Leo Bloom</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Kevin_Chamberlin" title="Kevin Chamberlin">Kevin Chamberlin</a> </td> <td><i><a href="/wiki/Seussical" title="Seussical">Seussical</a></i> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Horton_the_Elephant" title="Horton the Elephant">Horton the Elephant</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Tom_Hewitt_(actor)" title="Tom Hewitt (actor)">Tom Hewitt</a> </td> <td><i><a href="/wiki/The_Rocky_Horror_Show" title="The Rocky Horror Show">The Rocky Horror Show</a></i> </td> <td>Dr. Frank N. Furter </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Deven_May" title="Deven May">Deven May</a> </td> <td><i><a href="/wiki/Bat_Boy:_The_Musical" title="Bat Boy: The Musical">Bat Boy: The Musical</a></i> </td> <td>Bat Boy </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Patrick_Wilson" title="Patrick Wilson">Patrick Wilson</a> </td> <td><i><a href="/wiki/The_Full_Monty_(musical)" title="The Full Monty (musical)">The Full Monty</a></i> </td> <td>Jerry Lukowski </td></tr> <tr> <th rowspan="7">2002<sup id="cite_ref-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </th></tr> <tr style="background:#B0C4DE"> <td><b><a href="/wiki/John_Lithgow" title="John Lithgow">John Lithgow</a></b> </td> <td><i><b><a href="/wiki/Sweet_Smell_of_Success_(musical)" title="Sweet Smell of Success (musical)">Sweet Smell of Success</a></b></i> </td> <td><b>J.J. Hunsecker </b> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Norbert_Leo_Butz" title="Norbert Leo Butz">Norbert Leo Butz</a> </td> <td><i><a href="/wiki/The_Last_Five_Years" title="The Last Five Years">The Last Five Years</a></i> </td> <td>Jamie </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Brian_d%27Arcy_James" title="Brian d'Arcy James">Brian d'Arcy James</a> </td> <td><i><a href="/wiki/Sweet_Smell_of_Success_(musical)" title="Sweet Smell of Success (musical)">Sweet Smell of Success</a></i> </td> <td>Sidney </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Ra%C3%BAl_Esparza" title="Raúl Esparza">Raúl Esparza</a> </td> <td><i><a href="/wiki/Tick,_Tick..._Boom!" title="Tick, Tick... Boom!">Tick, Tick... Boom!</a></i> </td> <td>Jon </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Peter_Gallagher" title="Peter Gallagher">Peter Gallagher</a> </td> <td><i><a href="/wiki/Guys_and_Dolls" title="Guys and Dolls">Guys and Dolls</a></i> </td> <td>Sky </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Patrick_Wilson" title="Patrick Wilson">Patrick Wilson</a> </td> <td><i><a href="/wiki/Oklahoma!" title="Oklahoma!">Oklahoma!</a></i> </td> <td>Curly </td></tr> <tr> <th rowspan="7">2003 </th></tr> <tr style="background:#B0C4DE"> <td><b><a href="/wiki/Antonio_Banderas" title="Antonio Banderas">Antonio Banderas</a></b> </td> <td><i><b><a href="/wiki/Nine_(musical)" title="Nine (musical)">Nine</a></b></i> </td> <td><b>Guido Contini </b> </td></tr> <tr style="background:#B0C4DE"> <td><b><a href="/wiki/Harvey_Fierstein" title="Harvey Fierstein">Harvey Fierstein</a></b> </td> <td><i><b><a href="/wiki/Hairspray_(musical)" title="Hairspray (musical)">Hairspray</a></b></i> </td> <td><b>Edna Turnblad </b> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Malcolm_Gets" title="Malcolm Gets">Malcolm Gets</a> </td> <td><i><a href="/wiki/Amour_(musical)" title="Amour (musical)">Amour</a></i> </td> <td>Dusoleil </td></tr> <tr> <td>Jason Petty </td> <td><i>Hank Williams: Lost Highway</i> </td> <td>Hank Williams </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/John_Selya" title="John Selya">John Selya</a> </td> <td><i><a href="/wiki/Movin%27_Out_(musical)" title="Movin' Out (musical)">Movin' Out</a></i> </td> <td>Eddie </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Brian_Stokes_Mitchell" title="Brian Stokes Mitchell">Brian Stokes Mitchell</a> </td> <td><i><a href="/wiki/Man_of_La_Mancha" title="Man of La Mancha">Man of La Mancha</a></i> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Don_Quixote" title="Don Quixote">Don Quixote</a> / <a href="/wiki/Miguel_de_Cervantes" title="Miguel de Cervantes">Cervantes</a> </td></tr> <tr> <th rowspan="7">2004 </th></tr> <tr style="background:#B0C4DE"> <td><b><a href="/wiki/Hugh_Jackman" title="Hugh Jackman">Hugh Jackman</a></b> </td> <td><i><b><a href="/wiki/The_Boy_from_Oz" title="The Boy from Oz">The Boy from Oz</a></b></i> </td> <td><b><a href="/wiki/Peter_Allen_(musician)" title="Peter Allen (musician)">Peter Allen</a></b> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Hunter_Foster" title="Hunter Foster">Hunter Foster</a> </td> <td><i><a href="/wiki/Little_Shop_of_Horrors_(musical)" title="Little Shop of Horrors (musical)">Little Shop of Horrors</a></i> </td> <td>Seymour </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Tyrone_Giordano" title="Tyrone Giordano">Tyrone Giordano</a> </td> <td><i><a href="/wiki/Big_River_(musical)" title="Big River (musical)">Big River</a></i> </td> <td>Huckleberry Finn </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Michael_McElroy_(actor)" title="Michael McElroy (actor)">Michael McElroy</a> </td> <td><i><a href="/wiki/Big_River_(musical)" title="Big River (musical)">Big River</a></i> </td> <td>Jim </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Alfred_Molina" title="Alfred Molina">Alfred Molina</a> </td> <td><i><a href="/wiki/Fiddler_on_the_Roof" title="Fiddler on the Roof">Fiddler on the Roof</a></i> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Tevye" title="Tevye">Tevye</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Euan_Morton" title="Euan Morton">Euan Morton</a> </td> <td><i><a href="/wiki/Taboo_(musical)" title="Taboo (musical)">Taboo</a></i> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Boy_George" title="Boy George">George</a> </td></tr> <tr> <th rowspan="7">2005 </th></tr> <tr style="background:#B0C4DE"> <td><b><a href="/wiki/Norbert_Leo_Butz" title="Norbert Leo Butz">Norbert Leo Butz</a></b> </td> <td><i><b><a href="/wiki/Dirty_Rotten_Scoundrels_(musical)" title="Dirty Rotten Scoundrels (musical)">Dirty Rotten Scoundrels</a></b></i> </td> <td><b>Freddy Benson </b> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Hank_Azaria" title="Hank Azaria">Hank Azaria</a> </td> <td><i><a href="/wiki/Spamalot" title="Spamalot">Monty Python's Spamalot</a></i> </td> <td>Various Characters </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Mike_Burstyn" title="Mike Burstyn">Mike Burstyn</a> </td> <td><i><a href="/wiki/On_Second_Avenue" title="On Second Avenue">On Second Avenue</a></i> </td> <td>Performer </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Matthew_Morrison" title="Matthew Morrison">Matthew Morrison</a> </td> <td><i><a href="/wiki/The_Light_in_the_Piazza_(musical)" title="The Light in the Piazza (musical)">The Light in the Piazza</a></i> </td> <td>Fabrizio Naccarelli </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/David_Hyde_Pierce" title="David Hyde Pierce">David Hyde Pierce</a> </td> <td><i><a href="/wiki/Spamalot" title="Spamalot">Monty Python's Spamalot</a></i> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Monty_Python_and_the_Holy_Grail" title="Monty Python and the Holy Grail">Sir Robin</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td>Bill Thompson </td> <td><i>God Hates the Irish</i> </td> <td>Johnny Kavanaugh </td></tr> <tr> <th rowspan="7">2006 </th></tr> <tr style="background:#B0C4DE"> <td><b><a href="/wiki/John_Lloyd_Young" title="John Lloyd Young">John Lloyd Young</a></b> </td> <td><i><b><a href="/wiki/Jersey_Boys" title="Jersey Boys">Jersey Boys</a></b></i> </td> <td><b><a href="/wiki/Frankie_Valli" title="Frankie Valli">Frankie Valli</a></b> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Michael_Cerveris" title="Michael Cerveris">Michael Cerveris</a> </td> <td><i><a href="/wiki/Sweeney_Todd:_The_Demon_Barber_of_Fleet_Street" title="Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street">Sweeney Todd</a></i> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Sweeney_Todd" title="Sweeney Todd">Sweeney Todd</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Harry_Connick_Jr." title="Harry Connick Jr.">Harry Connick Jr.</a> </td> <td><i><a href="/wiki/The_Pajama_Game" title="The Pajama Game">The Pajama Game</a></i> </td> <td>Sid Sorokin </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Marc_Kudisch" title="Marc Kudisch">Marc Kudisch</a> </td> <td><i><a href="/wiki/See_What_I_Wanna_See" title="See What I Wanna See">See What I Wanna See</a></i> </td> <td>Morito / Husband / CPA </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Stephen_Lynch_(musician)" title="Stephen Lynch (musician)">Stephen Lynch</a> </td> <td><i><a href="/wiki/The_Wedding_Singer_(musical)" title="The Wedding Singer (musical)">The Wedding Singer</a></i> </td> <td>Robbie Hart </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Bob_Martin_(comedian)" title="Bob Martin (comedian)">Bob Martin</a> </td> <td><i><a href="/wiki/The_Drowsy_Chaperone" title="The Drowsy Chaperone">The Drowsy Chaperone</a></i> </td> <td>Man in Chair </td></tr> <tr> <th rowspan="7">2007 </th></tr> <tr style="background:#B0C4DE"> <td><b><a href="/wiki/Ra%C3%BAl_Esparza" title="Raúl Esparza">Raúl Esparza</a></b> </td> <td><i><b><a href="/wiki/Company_(musical)" title="Company (musical)">Company</a></b></i> </td> <td><b>Robert </b> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Michael_Cerveris" title="Michael Cerveris">Michael Cerveris</a> </td> <td><i><a href="/wiki/LoveMusik" title="LoveMusik">LoveMusik</a></i> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Kurt_Weill" title="Kurt Weill">Kurt Weill</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/John_Gallagher_Jr." title="John Gallagher Jr.">John Gallagher Jr.</a> </td> <td><i><a href="/wiki/Spring_Awakening_(musical)" title="Spring Awakening (musical)">Spring Awakening</a></i> </td> <td>Moritz </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Jonathan_Groff" title="Jonathan Groff">Jonathan Groff</a> </td> <td><i><a href="/wiki/Spring_Awakening_(musical)" title="Spring Awakening (musical)">Spring Awakening</a></i> </td> <td>Melchior </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/David_Hyde_Pierce" title="David Hyde Pierce">David Hyde Pierce</a> </td> <td><i><a href="/wiki/Curtains_(musical)" title="Curtains (musical)">Curtains</a></i> </td> <td>Lieutenant Frank Cioffi </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Martin_Short" title="Martin Short">Martin Short</a> </td> <td><i><a href="/wiki/Martin_Short:_Fame_Becomes_Me" class="mw-redirect" title="Martin Short: Fame Becomes Me">Martin Short: Fame Becomes Me</a></i> </td> <td>Himself </td></tr> <tr> <th rowspan="7">2008 </th></tr> <tr style="background:#B0C4DE"> <td><b><a href="/wiki/Paulo_Szot" title="Paulo Szot">Paulo Szot</a></b> </td> <td><i><b><a href="/wiki/South_Pacific_(musical)" title="South Pacific (musical)">South Pacific</a></b></i> </td> <td><b>Emile de Becque </b> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Daniel_Breaker" title="Daniel Breaker">Daniel Breaker</a> </td> <td><i><a href="/wiki/Passing_Strange_(musical)" class="mw-redirect" title="Passing Strange (musical)">Passing Strange</a></i> </td> <td>Youth </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Andr%C3%A9_De_Shields" title="André De Shields">André De Shields</a> </td> <td><i><a href="/wiki/Black_Nativity" title="Black Nativity">Black Nativity</a></i> </td> <td>Preacher / Narrator </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Daniel_Evans_(actor)" title="Daniel Evans (actor)">Daniel Evans</a> </td> <td><i><a href="/wiki/Sunday_in_the_Park_with_George" title="Sunday in the Park with George">Sunday in the Park with George</a></i> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Georges_Seurat" title="Georges Seurat">George</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Cheyenne_Jackson" title="Cheyenne Jackson">Cheyenne Jackson</a> </td> <td><i><a href="/wiki/Xanadu_(musical)" title="Xanadu (musical)">Xanadu</a></i> </td> <td>Sonny Malone </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Matthew_Morrison" title="Matthew Morrison">Matthew Morrison</a> </td> <td><i>10 Million Miles</i> </td> <td>Duane </td></tr> <tr> <th rowspan="7">2009 </th></tr> <tr style="background:#B0C4DE"> <td><b><a href="/wiki/Brian_d%27Arcy_James" title="Brian d'Arcy James">Brian d'Arcy James</a></b> </td> <td><i><b><a href="/wiki/Shrek_the_Musical" title="Shrek the Musical">Shrek the Musical</a></b></i> </td> <td><b><a href="/wiki/Shrek_(character)" title="Shrek (character)">Shrek</a></b> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/James_Barbour_(singer)" title="James Barbour (singer)">James Barbour</a> </td> <td><i><a href="/wiki/A_Tale_of_Two_Cities_(musical)" title="A Tale of Two Cities (musical)">A Tale of Two Cities</a></i> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Sydney_Carton" title="Sydney Carton">Sydney Carton</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Daniel_Breaker" title="Daniel Breaker">Daniel Breaker</a> </td> <td><i><a href="/wiki/Shrek_the_Musical" title="Shrek the Musical">Shrek the Musical</a></i> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Donkey_(Shrek)" title="Donkey (Shrek)">Donkey</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Josh_Grisetti" title="Josh Grisetti">Josh Grisetti</a> </td> <td><i><a href="/wiki/Enter_Laughing" title="Enter Laughing">Enter Laughing</a></i> </td> <td>David Kolowitz </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Sahr_Ngaujah" title="Sahr Ngaujah">Sahr Ngaujah</a> </td> <td><i><a href="/wiki/Fela!" title="Fela!">Fela!</a></i> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Fela_Kuti" title="Fela Kuti">Fela Kuti</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Will_Swenson_(actor)" title="Will Swenson (actor)">Will Swenson</a> </td> <td><i><a href="/wiki/Hair_(musical)" title="Hair (musical)">Hair</a></i> </td> <td>Berger </td></tr></tbody></table> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="2010s">2010s</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Drama_Desk_Award_for_Outstanding_Actor_in_a_Musical&action=edit&section=6" title="Edit section: 2010s"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <table class="wikitable" style="width:98%;"> <tbody><tr style="background:#bebebe;"> <th style="width:10%;">Year </th> <th style="width:30%;">Actor </th> <th style="width:30%;">Musical </th> <th style="width:30%;">Character </th></tr> <tr> <th rowspan="7">2010 </th></tr> <tr style="background:#B0C4DE"> <td><b><a href="/wiki/Douglas_Hodge" title="Douglas Hodge">Douglas Hodge</a></b> </td> <td><i><b><a href="/wiki/La_Cage_aux_Folles_(musical)" title="La Cage aux Folles (musical)">La Cage aux Folles</a></b></i> </td> <td><b>Albin </b> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Brandon_Victor_Dixon" title="Brandon Victor Dixon">Brandon Victor Dixon</a> </td> <td><i><a href="/wiki/The_Scottsboro_Boys_(musical)" title="The Scottsboro Boys (musical)">The Scottsboro Boys</a></i> </td> <td>Haywood Patterson </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Cheyenne_Jackson" title="Cheyenne Jackson">Cheyenne Jackson</a> </td> <td><i><a href="/wiki/Finian%27s_Rainbow" title="Finian's Rainbow">Finian's Rainbow</a></i> </td> <td>Woody </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Chad_Kimball" title="Chad Kimball">Chad Kimball</a> </td> <td><i><a href="/wiki/Memphis_(musical)" title="Memphis (musical)">Memphis</a></i> </td> <td>Huey Calhoun </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Nathan_Lane" title="Nathan Lane">Nathan Lane</a> </td> <td><i><a href="/wiki/The_Addams_Family_(musical)" title="The Addams Family (musical)">The Addams Family</a></i> </td> <td>Gomez </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Bobby_Steggert" title="Bobby Steggert">Bobby Steggert</a> </td> <td><i><a href="/wiki/Yank!" title="Yank!">Yank!</a></i> </td> <td>Stu </td></tr> <tr> <th rowspan="7">2011 </th></tr> <tr style="background:#B0C4DE"> <td><b><a href="/wiki/Norbert_Leo_Butz" title="Norbert Leo Butz">Norbert Leo Butz</a></b> </td> <td><i><b><a href="/wiki/Catch_Me_If_You_Can_(musical)" title="Catch Me If You Can (musical)">Catch Me If You Can</a></b></i> </td> <td><b>Carl Hanratty </b> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Colin_Donnell" title="Colin Donnell">Colin Donnell</a> </td> <td><i><a href="/wiki/Anything_Goes" title="Anything Goes">Anything Goes</a></i> </td> <td>Billy Crocker </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Daniel_Radcliffe" title="Daniel Radcliffe">Daniel Radcliffe</a> </td> <td><i><a href="/wiki/How_to_Succeed_in_Business_Without_Really_Trying_(musical)" title="How to Succeed in Business Without Really Trying (musical)">How to Succeed in Business Without Really Trying</a></i> </td> <td>J. Pierrepont Finch </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Andrew_Rannells" title="Andrew Rannells">Andrew Rannells</a> </td> <td><i><a href="/wiki/The_Book_of_Mormon_(musical)" title="The Book of Mormon (musical)">The Book of Mormon</a></i> </td> <td>Elder Price </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Tony_Sheldon_(actor)" title="Tony Sheldon (actor)">Tony Sheldon</a> </td> <td><i><a href="/wiki/Priscilla,_Queen_of_the_Desert_(musical)" title="Priscilla, Queen of the Desert (musical)">Priscilla, Queen of the Desert</a></i> </td> <td>Bernadette </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Christopher_Sieber" title="Christopher Sieber">Christopher Sieber</a> </td> <td><i><a href="/wiki/The_Kid_(musical)" title="The Kid (musical)">The Kid</a></i> </td> <td>Dan </td></tr> <tr> <th rowspan="7">2012 </th></tr> <tr style="background:#B0C4DE"> <td><b><a href="/wiki/Danny_Burstein" title="Danny Burstein">Danny Burstein</a></b> </td> <td><i><b><a href="/wiki/Follies" title="Follies">Follies</a></b></i> </td> <td><b>Buddy Plummer </b> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Kevin_Earley" title="Kevin Earley">Kevin Earley</a> </td> <td><i><a href="/wiki/Death_Takes_a_Holiday_(musical)" title="Death Takes a Holiday (musical)">Death Takes a Holiday</a></i> </td> <td>Death / Sirki </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Ra%C3%BAl_Esparza" title="Raúl Esparza">Raúl Esparza</a> </td> <td><i><a href="/wiki/Leap_of_Faith_(musical)" title="Leap of Faith (musical)">Leap of Faith</a></i> </td> <td>Jonas Nightengale </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Jeremy_Jordan_(actor,_born_1984)" title="Jeremy Jordan (actor, born 1984)">Jeremy Jordan</a> </td> <td><i><a href="/wiki/Newsies_(musical)" title="Newsies (musical)">Newsies</a></i> </td> <td>Jack Kelly </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Norm_Lewis" title="Norm Lewis">Norm Lewis</a> </td> <td><i><a href="/wiki/Porgy_and_Bess" title="Porgy and Bess">Porgy and Bess</a></i> </td> <td>Porgy </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Ricky_Martin" title="Ricky Martin">Ricky Martin</a> </td> <td><i><a href="/wiki/Evita_(musical)" title="Evita (musical)">Evita</a></i> </td> <td>Che </td></tr> <tr> <th rowspan="8">2013 </th></tr> <tr style="background:#B0C4DE"> <td><b><a href="/wiki/Billy_Porter_(actor)" class="mw-redirect" title="Billy Porter (actor)">Billy Porter</a></b> </td> <td><i><b><a href="/wiki/Kinky_Boots_(musical)" title="Kinky Boots (musical)">Kinky Boots</a></b></i> </td> <td><b>Lola </b> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Eric_Anderson_(actor)" title="Eric Anderson (actor)">Eric Anderson</a> </td> <td><i><a href="/wiki/Soul_Doctor" title="Soul Doctor">Soul Doctor</a></i> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Shlomo_Carlebach" title="Shlomo Carlebach">Shlomo Carlebach</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Brian_d%27Arcy_James" title="Brian d'Arcy James">Brian d'Arcy James</a> </td> <td><i><a href="/wiki/Giant_(musical)" title="Giant (musical)">Giant</a></i> </td> <td>Bick </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Jim_Norton_(Irish_actor)" title="Jim Norton (Irish actor)">Jim Norton</a> </td> <td><i><a href="/wiki/Drood" class="mw-redirect" title="Drood">The Mystery of Edwin Drood</a></i> </td> <td>Mayor Thomas Sapsea / William Cartwright </td></tr> <tr> <td>Steve Rosen </td> <td><i>The Other Josh Cohen</i> </td> <td>Josh Cohen </td></tr> <tr> <td>Ryan Silverman </td> <td><i><a href="/wiki/Passion_(musical)" title="Passion (musical)">Passion</a></i> </td> <td>Giorgio </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Anthony_Warlow" title="Anthony Warlow">Anthony Warlow</a> </td> <td><i><a href="/wiki/Annie_(musical)" title="Annie (musical)">Annie</a></i> </td> <td>Oliver Warbucks </td></tr> <tr> <th rowspan="7">2014 </th></tr> <tr style="background:#B0C4DE;"> <td><b><a href="/wiki/Neil_Patrick_Harris" title="Neil Patrick Harris">Neil Patrick Harris</a></b> </td> <td><i><b><a href="/wiki/Hedwig_and_the_Angry_Inch_(musical)" title="Hedwig and the Angry Inch (musical)">Hedwig and the Angry Inch</a></b></i> </td> <td><b>Hedwig </b> </td></tr> <tr style="background:#B0C4DE;"> <td><b><a href="/wiki/Jefferson_Mays" title="Jefferson Mays">Jefferson Mays</a></b> </td> <td><i><b><a href="/wiki/A_Gentleman%27s_Guide_to_Love_and_Murder" title="A Gentleman's Guide to Love and Murder">A Gentleman's Guide to Love and Murder</a></b></i> </td> <td><b>The D'Ysquith Family </b> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Adam_Jacobs" title="Adam Jacobs">Adam Jacobs</a> </td> <td><i><a href="/wiki/Aladdin_(2011_musical)" title="Aladdin (2011 musical)">Aladdin</a></i> </td> <td>Aladdin </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Andy_Karl" title="Andy Karl">Andy Karl</a> </td> <td><i><a href="/wiki/Rocky_the_Musical" title="Rocky the Musical">Rocky the Musical</a></i> </td> <td>Rocky Balboa </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Steven_Pasquale" title="Steven Pasquale">Steven Pasquale</a> </td> <td><i><a href="/wiki/The_Bridges_of_Madison_County_(musical)" title="The Bridges of Madison County (musical)">The Bridges of Madison County</a></i> </td> <td>Robert Kincaid </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Bryce_Pinkham" title="Bryce Pinkham">Bryce Pinkham</a> </td> <td><i><a href="/wiki/A_Gentleman%27s_Guide_to_Love_and_Murder" title="A Gentleman's Guide to Love and Murder">A Gentleman's Guide to Love and Murder</a></i> </td> <td>Monty Navarro </td></tr> <tr> <th rowspan="7">2015 </th></tr> <tr style="background:#B0C4DE;"> <td><b><a href="/wiki/Robbie_Fairchild" title="Robbie Fairchild">Robert Fairchild</a></b> </td> <td><i><b><a href="/wiki/An_American_in_Paris_(musical)" title="An American in Paris (musical)">An American in Paris</a></b></i> </td> <td><b>Jerry Mulligan </b> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Brian_d%27Arcy_James" title="Brian d'Arcy James">Brian d'Arcy James</a> </td> <td><i><a href="/wiki/Something_Rotten!" title="Something Rotten!">Something Rotten!</a></i> </td> <td>Nick Bottom </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Jeremy_Kushnier" title="Jeremy Kushnier">Jeremy Kushnier</a> </td> <td><i>Atomic</i> </td> <td>Leo Szilard </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Lin-Manuel_Miranda" title="Lin-Manuel Miranda">Lin-Manuel Miranda</a> </td> <td><i><a href="/wiki/Hamilton_(musical)" title="Hamilton (musical)">Hamilton</a></i> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Alexander_Hamilton" title="Alexander Hamilton">Alexander Hamilton</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Matthew_Morrison" title="Matthew Morrison">Matthew Morrison</a> </td> <td><i><a href="/wiki/Finding_Neverland_(musical)" title="Finding Neverland (musical)">Finding Neverland</a></i> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/J._M._Barrie" title="J. M. Barrie">J. M. Barrie</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td>Ryan Silverman </td> <td><i><a href="/wiki/Side_Show_(musical)" title="Side Show (musical)">Side Show</a></i> </td> <td>Terry Connor </td></tr> <tr> <th rowspan="6">2016 </th></tr> <tr style="background:#B0C4DE;"> <td><b><a href="/wiki/Danny_Burstein" title="Danny Burstein">Danny Burstein</a></b> </td> <td><i><b><a href="/wiki/Fiddler_on_the_Roof" title="Fiddler on the Roof">Fiddler on the Roof</a></b></i> </td> <td><b><a href="/wiki/Tevye" title="Tevye">Tevye</a></b> </td></tr> <tr> <td>Robert Creighton </td> <td><i>Cagney</i> </td> <td>James Cagney </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Michael_C._Hall" title="Michael C. Hall">Michael C. Hall</a> </td> <td><i><a href="/wiki/Lazarus_(musical)" title="Lazarus (musical)">Lazarus</a></i> </td> <td>Thomas Newton </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Zachary_Levi" title="Zachary Levi">Zachary Levi</a> </td> <td><i><a href="/wiki/She_Loves_Me" title="She Loves Me">She Loves Me</a></i> </td> <td>Georg Nowack </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Benjamin_Walker_(actor)" title="Benjamin Walker (actor)">Benjamin Walker</a> </td> <td><i><a href="/wiki/American_Psycho_(musical)" title="American Psycho (musical)">American Psycho</a></i> </td> <td>Patrick Bateman </td></tr> <tr> <th rowspan="6">2017 </th></tr> <tr style="background:#B0C4DE;"> <td><b><a href="/wiki/Andy_Karl" title="Andy Karl">Andy Karl</a></b> </td> <td><b><a href="/wiki/Groundhog_Day_(musical)" title="Groundhog Day (musical)"><i>Groundhog Day</i></a></b> </td> <td><b>Phil Connors</b> </td></tr> <tr> <td>Nick Blaemire </td> <td><i><a href="/wiki/Tick,_Tick..._Boom!" title="Tick, Tick... Boom!">Tick, Tick... Boom!</a></i> </td> <td>Jonathan </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Jon_Jon_Briones" title="Jon Jon Briones">Jon Jon Briones</a> </td> <td><i><a href="/wiki/Miss_Saigon" title="Miss Saigon">Miss Saigon</a></i> </td> <td>The Engineer </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Nick_Cordero" title="Nick Cordero">Nick Cordero</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/A_Bronx_Tale_(musical)" title="A Bronx Tale (musical)"><i>A Bronx Tale</i></a> </td> <td>Sonny </td></tr> <tr> <td>Jeremy Secomb </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Sweeney_Todd:_The_Demon_Barber_of_Fleet_Street" title="Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street"><i>Sweeney Todd</i></a> </td> <td>Sweeney Todd </td></tr> <tr> <th rowspan="6">2018 </th></tr> <tr style="background:#B0C4DE;"> <td><b><a href="/wiki/Ethan_Slater" title="Ethan Slater">Ethan Slater</a></b> </td> <td><i><b><a href="/wiki/SpongeBob_SquarePants_(musical)" title="SpongeBob SquarePants (musical)">SpongeBob SquarePants</a></b></i> </td> <td><b><a href="/wiki/SpongeBob_SquarePants_(character)" title="SpongeBob SquarePants (character)">SpongeBob SquarePants</a></b> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Jelani_Alladin" title="Jelani Alladin">Jelani Alladin</a> </td> <td><i><a href="/wiki/Frozen_(musical)" title="Frozen (musical)">Frozen</a></i> </td> <td>Kristoff Bjorgman </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Harry_Hadden-Paton" title="Harry Hadden-Paton">Harry Hadden-Paton</a> </td> <td><i><a href="/wiki/My_Fair_Lady" title="My Fair Lady">My Fair Lady</a></i> </td> <td>Henry Higgins </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Joshua_Henry" title="Joshua Henry">Joshua Henry</a> </td> <td><i><a href="/wiki/Carousel_(musical)" title="Carousel (musical)">Carousel</a></i> </td> <td>Billy Bigelow </td></tr> <tr> <td>Evan Ruggiero </td> <td><i>Bastard Jones</i> </td> <td>Performer </td></tr> <tr> <th rowspan="6">2019 </th></tr> <tr style="background:#B0C4DE;"> <td><b><a href="/wiki/Santino_Fontana" title="Santino Fontana">Santino Fontana</a></b> </td> <td><i><b><a href="/wiki/Tootsie_(musical)" title="Tootsie (musical)">Tootsie</a></b></i> </td> <td><b>Michael Dorsey/Dorothy Michaels</b> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Brooks_Ashmanskas" title="Brooks Ashmanskas">Brooks Ashmanskas</a> </td> <td><i><a href="/wiki/The_Prom_(musical)" title="The Prom (musical)">The Prom</a></i> </td> <td>Barry Glickman </td></tr> <tr> <td>Andrew R. Butler </td> <td><i><a href="/wiki/Rags_Parkland_Sings_the_Songs_of_the_Future" title="Rags Parkland Sings the Songs of the Future">Rags Parkland Sings the Songs of the Future</a></i> </td> <td>Rags Parkland </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Damon_Daunno" title="Damon Daunno">Damon Daunno</a> </td> <td><i><a href="/wiki/Oklahoma!" title="Oklahoma!">Rodgers & Hammerstein's Oklahoma!</a></i> </td> <td>Curly McLain </td></tr> <tr> <td>Steven Skybell </td> <td><i><a href="/wiki/Fiddler_on_the_Roof" title="Fiddler on the Roof">Fiddler on the Roof</a></i> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Tevye" title="Tevye">Tevye</a> </td></tr></tbody></table> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="2020s">2020s</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Drama_Desk_Award_for_Outstanding_Actor_in_a_Musical&action=edit&section=7" title="Edit section: 2020s"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <table 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Richardson">Ron Richardson</a> (1985)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/George_Rose_(actor)" title="George Rose (actor)">George Rose</a> (1986)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Robert_Lindsay_(actor)" title="Robert Lindsay (actor)">Robert Lindsay</a> (1987)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Michael_Crawford" title="Michael Crawford">Michael Crawford</a> (1988)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Jason_Alexander" title="Jason Alexander">Jason Alexander</a> (1989)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/James_Naughton" title="James Naughton">James Naughton</a> (1990)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Jonathan_Pryce" title="Jonathan Pryce">Jonathan Pryce</a> (1991)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Gregory_Hines" title="Gregory Hines">Gregory Hines</a> / <a href="/wiki/Nathan_Lane" title="Nathan Lane">Nathan Lane</a> (1992)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Brent_Carver" title="Brent Carver">Brent Carver</a> (1993)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Boyd_Gaines" title="Boyd Gaines">Boyd Gaines</a> (1994)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Vernel_Bagneris" title="Vernel Bagneris">Vernel Bagneris</a> (1995)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Nathan_Lane" title="Nathan Lane">Nathan Lane</a> (1996)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Robert_Cuccioli" title="Robert Cuccioli">Robert Cuccioli</a> (1997)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Alan_Cumming" title="Alan Cumming">Alan Cumming</a> (1998)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Brent_Carver" title="Brent Carver">Brent Carver</a> (1999)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Brian_Stokes_Mitchell" title="Brian Stokes Mitchell">Brian Stokes Mitchell</a> (2000)</li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="background: #D7F1D7;;width:1%">2001–2022</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Nathan_Lane" title="Nathan Lane">Nathan Lane</a> (2001)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/John_Lithgow" title="John Lithgow">John Lithgow</a> (2002)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Antonio_Banderas" title="Antonio Banderas">Antonio Banderas</a> / <a href="/wiki/Harvey_Fierstein" 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Play</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Drama_Desk_Award_for_Outstanding_Featured_Performance_in_a_Play" title="Drama Desk Award for Outstanding Featured Performance in a Play">Featured Performance in a Play</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Drama_Desk_Award_for_Outstanding_Director_of_a_Play" title="Drama Desk Award for Outstanding Director of a Play">Director of a Play</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Drama_Desk_Award_for_Outstanding_Music_in_a_Play" title="Drama Desk Award for Outstanding Music in a Play">Music in a Play</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="background: #D7F1D7;;width:1%">Musical</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Drama_Desk_Award_for_Outstanding_Musical" title="Drama Desk Award for Outstanding Musical">Musical</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Drama_Desk_Award_for_Outstanding_Revival_of_a_Musical" title="Drama Desk Award for 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href="/wiki/Drama_Desk_Award_for_Outstanding_Lighting_Design_for_a_Musical" title="Drama Desk Award for Outstanding Lighting Design for a Musical">Lighting Design for a Musical</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Drama_Desk_Award_for_Outstanding_Lighting_Design_for_a_Play" title="Drama Desk Award for Outstanding Lighting Design for a Play">Lighting Design for a Play</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Drama_Desk_Award_for_Outstanding_Scenic_Design_of_a_Musical" title="Drama Desk Award for Outstanding Scenic Design of a Musical">Scenic Design of a Musical</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Drama_Desk_Award_for_Outstanding_Scenic_Design_of_a_Play" title="Drama Desk Award for Outstanding Scenic Design of a Play">Scenic Design of a Play</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Drama_Desk_Award_for_Outstanding_Sound_Design_in_a_Musical" title="Drama Desk Award for Outstanding Sound Design in a Musical">Sound Design in a Musical</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Drama_Desk_Award_for_Outstanding_Sound_Design_in_a_Play" title="Drama 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