The Drama Desk Award for Outstanding Music 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 award was originally entitled Best Composer, before being renamed to its current title in 1969. The award is often referred to as Outstanding Score of a Musical. Winners and nominees 1960s 1970s 1980s 1990s 2000s 2010s 2020s Multiple wins 5 wins Cy Coleman Stephen Sondheim 3 wins Al Carmines Jason Robert Brown Andrew Lloyd Webber David Yazbek 2 wins Marvin Hamlisch Multiple nominations 12 nominations Stephen Sondheim 7 nominations Andrew Lloyd Webber Jeanine Tesori 6 nominations Cy Coleman Stephen Flaherty Alan Menken 5 nominations John Kander David Yazbek 4 nominations Jason Robert Brown Michael John LaChiusa Dave Malloy 3 nominations Marvin Hamlisch Andrew Lippa Laurence O'Keefe Charles Strouse Elizabeth Swados Maury Yeston Frank Wildhorn 2 nominations Al Carmines William Finn Michael Friedman Larry Grossman Jerry Herman Joe Iconis Michel Legrand Robert Lopez Galt MacDermot Peter Mills Lin-Manuel Miranda Polly Pen Marc Shaiman Duncan Sheik David Shire See also Tony Award for Best Original Score References External links Drama Desk official website Music