Drama Desk Award for Outstanding Adaptation
| Drama Desk Award for Outstanding Adaptation | |
|---|---|
| Awarded for | Outstanding Adaptation |
| Location | New York City |
| Country | United States |
| Presented by | Drama Desk |
| First award | 2020 |
| Currently held by | Rupert Holmes for Pirates! The Penzance Musical (2025) |
| Website | dramadesk |
The Drama Desk Award for Outstanding Adaptation is an annual award presented by Drama Desk in recognition of achievements in adapted works of theatre across collective Broadway, off-Broadway and off-off-Broadway productions in New York City.
Amy Herzog has won the award twice in a row, for her adaptations of A Doll's House and An Enemy of the People, while she is tied with Jeffrey Hatcher and Robert Icke for most nominations, with two each.
Winners and nominees
- Key
and bold indicates the winner.
2020s
| Year | Work | Author | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | |||
| A Christmas Carol | Jack Thorne | [1][2] | |
| Judgment Day | Christopher Shinn | ||
| Mojada | Luis Alfaro | ||
| Moscow Moscow Moscow Moscow Moscow Moscow | Halley Feiffer | ||
| 2021 | No awards: New York theatres shuttered, March 2020 to September 2021, due to the COVID-19 pandemic in New York City | [3] | |
| 2022 | |||
| Merry Wives | Jocelyn Bioh | [4][5] [6] | |
| The Alchemist | Jeffrey Hatcher | ||
| 2023 | |||
| A Doll’s House | Amy Herzog | [7][8] | |
| Arden of Faversham | Jeffrey Hatcher and Kathryn Walat | ||
| black odyssey | Marcus Gardley | ||
| Oresteia | Robert Icke | ||
| Wuthering Heights | Emma Rice | ||
| 2024 | |||
| An Enemy of the People | Amy Herzog | [9][10] | |
| The Comedy of Errors | Rebecca Martínez and Julián Mesri | ||
| The Doctor | Robert Icke | ||
| The Hunt | David Farr | ||
| The Whole of Time | Romina Paul | ||
| 2025 | |||
| Pirates! The Penzance Musical | Rupert Holmes | [11][12] | |
| Becoming Eve | Emil Weinstein | ||
| Cymbeline | Andrea Thome | ||
| Medea: Re-Versed | Luis Quintero | ||
| The Devil’s Disciple | David Staller | ||
Multiple wins
- 2 wins
Multiple nominations
- 2 nominations
References
- ^ "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.