BMI Congratulates its 2025 Drama Desk Award Nominees

Posted in News on May 1, 2025

The nominations for the 2025 Drama Desk Awards are in, and several BMI affiliates are on the top of the list. The awards, which are voted on by theater critics, journalists, editors, and publishers covering theater, are given annually to honor outstanding achievement by professional theater artists on Broadway, off-Broadway, and off-off-Broadway. Winners of these prestigious awards will be announced during the ceremony on Sunday, June 1, at NYU Skirball.

Here’s a complete list of BMI nominees:

Outstanding Musical
BOOP! The Musical
Death Becomes Her

Outstanding Lyrics
Gerard Alessandrini, Forbidden Broadway: Merrily We Stole a Song
Philip Drennen, The Big Gay Jamboree
Luis Quintero, Medea: Re-Versed

Outstanding Orchestrations
Michael Thurber, Just in Time

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