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Awarded for Outstanding Director of a Musical Currently held by John Doyle for The Color Purple and Bartlett Sher for Fiddler on the Roof (2016) People also search for Drama Desk Award for Outstanding Director | ||
The Drama Desk Award for Outstanding Director of a Musical 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 awards were established in 1955, with the Drama Desk Award for Outstanding Director being presented to directors of both plays and musicals. The new award categories were later created in the 1975 ceremony.
† - indicates the performance won the Tony Award
‡ - indicates the performance was also nominated for the Tony Award
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