Drama Desk Award for Outstanding Wig and Hair Design
| Drama Desk Award for Outstanding Wig and Hair Design | |
|---|---|
| Awarded for | Outstanding Wig and Hair Design |
| Location | New York City |
| Country | United States |
| Presented by | Drama Desk |
| First award | 2016 |
| Currently held by | Charles LaPointe for Death Becomes Her (2025) |
| Website | dramadesk.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.
Mia M. Neal, David Brian Brown and Charles G. LaPointe hold the record for two wins each, while Lapointe is tied with Nikiya Mathis and Campbell Young Associates for the most nominations, with five nominations each.
Winners and nominees
- Key
and bold indicates the winner.
2010s
| Year | Designer | Production | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | |||
| Mia M. Neal | Shuffle Along | [1][2] | |
| 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 | |||
| David Brian Brown | War Paint | [3][4] | |
| 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 | |||
| Charles G. LaPointe | SpongeBob SquarePants | [5][6] | |
| 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 | |||
| Charles G. LaPointe | The Cher Show | [7][8] | |
| 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 | |||
| Campbell Young Associates | Tina: The Tina Turner Musical | [9][10] | |
| 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 | [11] | |
| 2022 | |||
| David Brian Brown | Mrs. Doubtfire | [12][13] [14] | |
| Matthew B. Armentrout | Paradise Square | ||
| Paul Huntley | Diana | ||
| Charles G. LaPointe | MJ the Musical | ||
| 2023 | |||
| Mia M. Neal | Ain't No Mo' | [15][16] | |
| 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 | [17][18] | |
| J. Jared Janas & Cassie Williams | Sally & Tom | ||
| Charles 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 | ||
| 2025 | |||
| Charles LaPointe | Death Becomes Her | [19][20] | |
| Alberto "Albee" Alvarado | SUMO | ||
| Sabana Majeed | Boop! The Musical | ||
| Nikiya Mathis | Cats: The Jellicle Ball | ||
| Liberation | |||
Multiple wins
- 2 wins
- Mia M. Neal
- David Brian Brown
- Charles G. LaPointe
Multiple nominations
- 5 nominations
- Charles G. LaPointe
- Campbell Young Associates
- Nikiya Mathis
- 4 nominations
- Cookie Jordan
- 3 nominations
- David Brian Brown
- 2 nominations
- Mia M. Neal
- Jason Hayes
- Josh Marquette
- Tom Watson
- Paul Huntley
- John Jared Janas
References
- ^ "2016 Awards – Nominees and Recipients". Drama Desk. Retrieved September 21, 2025.
- ^ Gordon Cox (June 5, 2016). "2016 Drama Desk Awards (FULL LIST): 'Shuffle Along,' 'The Humans'". Variety. Retrieved September 22, 2025.
- ^ "2017 Awards – Nominees and Recipients". Drama Desk. Retrieved September 21, 2025.
- ^ Variety Staff (June 5, 2017). "Drama Desk Awards 2017: Full List of Winners". Variety. Retrieved September 22, 2025.
- ^ "2018 Awards – Nominees and Recipients". Drama Desk. Retrieved September 21, 2025.
- ^ Playbill Staff (June 3, 2018). "SpongeBob SquarePants Leads 2018 Drama Desk Awards". Playbill. Retrieved September 22, 2025.
- ^ "2019 Awards – Nominees and Recipients". Drama Desk. Retrieved September 21, 2025.
- ^ Ruthie Fierberg (June 2, 2019). "Tootsie, Hadestown, and The Ferryman Lead 2019 Drama Desk Award Winners". Playbill. Retrieved September 22, 2025.
- ^ "2020 Awards – Nominees and Recipients". Drama Desk. Retrieved September 21, 2025.
- ^ Dan Meyer (June 13, 2020). "A Strange Loop, The Inheritance, Moulin Rouge! Win Big at 2020 Drama Desk Awards". Playbill. Retrieved September 22, 2025.
- ^ 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.
- ^ "2022 Awards – Nominees and Recipients". Drama Desk. Retrieved September 21, 2025.
- ^ Chloe Rabinowitz (June 8, 2022). "COMPANY, SIX & More Win 2022 Drama Desk Awards – See the Full List!". BroadwayWorld. Retrieved September 22, 2025.
- ^ Gillian Russo (June 8, 2022). "2022 Drama Desk Award winners announced". New York Theatre Guide. Retrieved September 22, 2025.
- ^ "2023 Awards – Nominees and Recipients". Drama Desk. Retrieved September 21, 2025.
- ^ Logan Culwell-Block (May 31, 2023). "Some Like It Hot Dominates 2023 Drama Desk Awards; See the Full List of Winners". Playbill. Retrieved September 22, 2025.
- ^ "2024 Awards – Nominees and Recipients". Drama Desk. Retrieved September 21, 2025.
- ^ Logan Culwell-Block (June 10, 2024). "Stereophonic Leads 2024 Drama Desk Awards With 7 Wins Including Outstanding Play". Playbill. Retrieved September 22, 2025.
- ^ "2025 Awards – Nominees and Recipients". Drama Desk. Retrieved September 21, 2025.
- ^ Logan Culwell-Block (June 1, 2025). "Drama Desk Award Winners 2025: The Full List". Playbill. Retrieved September 22, 2025.