Drama Desk Award for Outstanding Wig and Hair Design

Drama Desk Award
for Outstanding Wig and Hair Design
Awarded forOutstanding Wig and Hair Design
LocationNew York City
CountryUnited States
Presented byDrama Desk
First awarded2016
Currently held byNikiya Mathis for Jaja's African Hair Braiding (2023)
Websitedramadesk.org (defunct)

The Drama Desk Award for Outstanding Wig and Hair Design is an annual award presented by Drama Desk in recognition of achievements in theatre across collective Broadway, off-Broadway and off-off-Broadway productions in New York City. Unlike some Drama Desk Awards, the award for Outstanding Wig and Hair Design combines plays and musicals into a single category.

Winners and nominees

2010s

Year Designer Production
2016[1]
Mia M. Neal Shuffle Along
David Brian Brown She Loves Me
Jason Hayes The Legend of Georgia McBride
Robert-Charles Vallance Women Without Men
Charles G. LaPointe The School for Scandal
2017[2]
David Brian Brown War Paint
Campbell Young Associates Hello, Dolly!
John Jared Janas Yours Unfaithfully
Jason Hayes The View UpStairs
Josh Marquette Present Laughter
Tom Watson The Little Foxes
2018[3]
Charles G. LaPointe SpongeBob SquarePants
Carole Hancock Harry Potter and the Cursed Child
Campbell Young Associates Farinelli and the King
Cookie Jordan School Girls; or, The African Mean Girls Play
Josh Marquette Mean Girls
2019[4]
Charles G. LaPointe The Cher Show
Campbell Young Associates Gary: A Sequel to Titus Andronicus
Cookie Jordan Eddie and Dave
Paul Huntley Tootsie
Charles G. LaPointe Beetlejuice

2020s

Year Designer Production
2020[5]
Campbell Young Associates Tina: The Tina Turner Musical
Cookie Jordan Fefu and Her Friends
Nikiya Mathis STEW
Tom Watson The Great Society
Bobbie Zlotnik Emojiland
2021 No awards: New York theatres shuttered, March 2020 to September 2021, due to the COVID-19 pandemic in New York City[6]
2022[7][8]
David Brian Brown Mrs. Doubtfire
Matthew B. Armentrout Paradise Square
Paul Huntley Diana
Charles G. LaPointe MJ the Musical
2023
Mia M. Neal Ain't No Mo'
Campbell Young Associates Almost Famous
Cookie Jordan August Wilson's The Piano Lesson
Earon Nealey Twelfth Night
Mitsuteru Okuyama Chushingura 47 Ronin
Luc Verschueren A Beautiful Noise, the Neil Diamond Musical
2024
Nikiya Mathis Jaja's African Hair Braiding
J. Jared Janas & Cassie Williams Sally & Tom
Charles G. LaPointe Suffs
Nikiya Mathis The Harriet Holland Social Club presents The 84th Annual Star-Burst Cotillion in the Grand Ballroom of the Renaissance Hotel
Robert Pickens & Katie Gell Stereophonic

References

  1. ^ Rosky, Nicole (June 5, 2016). "FULL LIST! The Winners of the 2016 Drama Desk Awards!". BroadwayWorld. Retrieved July 29, 2022.
  2. ^ Rosky, Nicole (June 4, 2017). "62nd Annual Drama Desk Awards, Full List of 2017 Winners!". BroadwayWorld. Retrieved July 29, 2022.
  3. ^ Lefkowitz, Andy (June 3, 2018). "SpongeBob SquarePants & More Win 2018 Drama Desk Awards". Broadway.com. Retrieved July 29, 2022.
  4. ^ Fierberg, Ruthie (June 2, 2019). "Tootsie, Hadestown, and The Ferryman Lead 2019 Drama Desk Award Winners". Playbill. Retrieved July 29, 2022.
  5. ^ Meyer, Dan (June 13, 2020). "A Strange Loop, The Inheritance, Moulin Rouge! Win Big at 2020 Drama Desk Awards". Playbill. Retrieved July 29, 2022.
  6. ^ Evans, Greg (2021-05-05). "Broadway To Reopen Sept. 14, Says Gov. Andrew Cuomo; Broadway League "Cautiously Optimistic"". Deadline Hollywood. Archived from the original on 2023-06-02. Retrieved 2023-12-03.
  7. ^ Gans, Andrew (May 16, 2022). "Six, Kimberly Akimbo Lead 2022 Drama Desk Award Nominations; See the Full List". Playbill. Retrieved July 29, 2022.
  8. ^ Culwell-Block, Logan (June 8, 2022). "Clyde's, Company, SIX: The Musical Lead 2022 Drama Desk Awards; See the Full List of Winners". Playbill. Retrieved July 29, 2022.