Tony Award for Best Musical
The Tony Award for Best Musical is given annually to the best new Broadway musical, as determined by Tony Award voters. The award is one of the ceremony's longest-standing awards, having been presented each year since 1949. The award goes to the producers of the winning musical. A musical is eligible for consideration in a given year if it has not previously been produced on Broadway and is not "determined... to be a 'classic' or in the historical or popular repertoire", otherwise it may be considered for Best Revival of a Musical.[1]
| Tony Award for Best Musical | |
|---|---|
| Awarded for | Best Musical |
| Location | New York City |
| Presented by | American Theatre Wing, The Broadway League |
| Currently held by | Kimberly Akimbo (2023) |
| Website | TonyAwards.com |
Best Musical is the final award presented at the Tony Awards ceremony. Excerpts from the musicals that are nominated for this award are usually performed during the ceremony before this award is presented.
This is a list of winners and nominations for the Tony Award for Best Musical.
Winners and nominees
†indicates the winner of the Pulitzer Prize for Drama[2]
*indicates a finalist of the Pulitzer Prize for Drama[2]
1940s
| Year | Musical | Producer(s) |
|---|---|---|
| 1949 (3rd) |
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| Kiss Me, Kate
Book by Bella and Samuel Spewack, Music & Lyrics by Cole Porter |
Saint Subber and Lemuel Ayers |
1950s
1960s
1970s
| Year | Musical | Producer(s) |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 (24th) [17] | ||
| Applause
Book by Betty Comden and Adolph Green, Music by Charles Strouse, Lyrics by Lee Adams |
Joseph Kipness and Lawrence Kasha | |
| Coco
Book & Lyrics by Alan Jay Lerner, Music by André Previn |
Frederick Brisson | |
| Purlie
Book by Ossie Davis, Philip Rose, and Peter Udell, Music by Gary Geld, Lyrics by Udell |
Philip Rose | |
| 1971 (25th) [18] | ||
| Company
Book by George Furth, Music & Lyrics by Stephen Sondheim |
Harold Prince | |
| The Me Nobody Knows
Book by Robert H. Livingston, Herb Schapiro, and Stephen M. Joseph, Music by Gary William Friedman. Lyrics by Will Holt |
Jeff Britton | |
| The Rothschilds
Book by Sherman Yellen, Music by Jerry Bock, Lyrics by Sheldon Harnick |
Lester Osterman and Hillard Elkins | |
| 1972 (26th) [19] | ||
| Two Gentlemen of Verona
Book by John Guare and Mel Shapiro, Music by Galt Macdermot, Lyrics by Guare |
New York Shakespeare Festival and Joseph Papp | |
| Ain't Supposed to Die a Natural Death
Book, Music, & Lyrics by Melvin Van Peebles |
Eugene V. Wolsk, Charles Blackwell, Emanuel Azenberg, and Robert Malina | |
| Follies
Book by James Goldman, Music & Lyrics by Stephen Sondheim |
Harold Prince | |
| Grease
Book, Music, & Lyrics by Warren Casey and Jim Jacobs |
Kenneth Waissman and Maxine Fox | |
| 1973 (27th) [20] | ||
| A Little Night Music
Book by Hugh Wheeler, Music & Lyrics by Stephen Sondheim |
Producer: Harold Prince | |
| Don't Bother Me, I Can't Cope
Book, Music, & Lyrics by Micki Grant |
Edward Padula and Arch Lustberg | |
| Pippin
Book by Roger Hirson, Music & Lyrics by Stephen Schwartz |
Stuart Ostrow | |
| Sugar
Book by Peter Stone, Music by Jule Styne, Lyrics by Bob Merrill |
Producer: David Merrick | |
| 1974 (28th) [21] | ||
| Raisin
Book by Robert B. Nemiroff and Charlotte Zaltzberg, Music by Judd Woldin, Lyrics by Robert Brittan |
Producer: Robert B. Nemiroff | |
| Over Here!
Book by Will Holt, Music & Lyrics by Richard M. and Robert B. Sherman |
Kenneth Waissman and Maxine Fox | |
| Seesaw
Book by Michael Bennet, Music by Cy Coleman, Lyrics by Dorothy Fields |
Joseph Kipness, Lawrence Kasha, James M. Nederlander, George Steinbrenner and Lorin E. Price | |
| 1975 (29th) [22] | ||
| The Wiz
Book by William F. Brown, Music & Lyrics by Charlie Smalls |
Ken Harper | |
| Mack & Mabel
Book by Michael Stewart, Music & Lyrics by Jerry Herman |
David Merrick | |
| The Lieutenant
Book, Music & Lyrics by Gene Curty, Nitra Scharfman, and Chuck Strand |
Joseph S. Kutrzeba and Spofford Beadle | |
| Shenandoah
Book by James Lee Barrett, Philip Rose, and Peter Udell, Music by Gary Geld, Lyrics by Udell |
Philip Rose, Gloria and Louis K. Sher | |
| 1976 (30th) [23] | ||
| A Chorus Line †
Book by James Kirkwood, Jr. and Nicholas Dante, Music by Marvin Hamlisch, Lyrics by Edward Kleban |
Joseph Papp and New York Shakespeare Festival | |
| Bubbling Brown Sugar
Book by Loften Mitchell, Based on a concept by Rosetta LeNoire, Music & Lyrics by Various Artists |
J. Lloyd Grant, Richard Bell, Robert M. Cooper, Ashton Springer in association with Moe Septee, Inc. | |
| Chicago
Book by Fred Ebb and Bob Fosse, Music by John Kander, Lyrics by Ebb |
Robert Fryer and James Cresson | |
| Pacific Overtures
Book by John Weidman, Music & Lyrics by Stephen Sondheim |
Harold Prince in association with Ruth Mitchell | |
| 1977 (31st) [24] | ||
| Annie
Book by Thomas Meehan, Music by Charles Strouse, Lyrics by Martin Charnin |
Lewis Allen, Mike Nichols, Irwin Meyer, and Stephen R. Friedman | |
| Happy End
Book by Elisabeth Hauptmann, Music by Kurt Weill, Lyrics by Bertolt Brecht |
Michael Harvey, The Chelsea Theatre Center | |
| I Love My Wife
Book & Lyrics by Michael Stewart, Music by Cy Coleman |
Terry Allen Kramer and Harry Rigby in association with Joseph Kipness | |
| Side by Side by Sondheim
Music & Lyrics by Stephen Sondheim, Additional Music by Leonard Bernstein, Mary & Richard Rodgers, and Jule Styne |
Harold Prince in association with Ruth Mitchell | |
| 1978 (32nd) [25] | ||
| Ain't Misbehavin'
Book by Murray Horwitz and Richard Maltby, Jr., Music by Fats Waller, Lyrics by Various Artists |
Emanuel Azenberg, Dasha Epstein, The Shubert Organization, Jane Gaynor and Ron Dante | |
| Dancin'
Directed & Choreographed by Bob Fosse, Music & Lyrics by Various Artists |
Jules Fisher, The Shubert Organization and Columbia Pictures | |
| On the Twentieth Century
Book & Lyrics by Betty Comden and Adolph Green, Music by Cy Coleman |
The Producers Circle 2 Inc. (Robert Fryer, Mary Lea Johnson, James Cresson and Martin Richards), Joseph Harris and Ira Bernstein | |
| Runaways
Book, Music, & Lyrics by Elizabeth Swados |
Joseph Papp | |
| 1979 (33rd) [26] | ||
| Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street
Book by Hugh Wheeler, Music & Lyrics by Stephen Sondheim |
Richard Barr, Charles Woodward, Robert Fryer, Mary Lea Johnson and Martin Richards | |
| Ballroom
Book by Jerome Kass, Music by Billy Goldenberg, Lyrics by Alan & Marilyn Bergman |
Michael Bennett, Bob Avian, Bernard Gersten and Susan MacNair | |
| The Best Little Whorehouse in Texas
Book by Larry L. King and Peter Masterson, Music & Lyrics by Carol Hall |
Universal Pictures | |
| They're Playing Our Song
Book by Neil Simon, Music by Marvin Hamlisch, Lyrics by Carole Bayer Sager |
Emanuel Azenberg |
1980s
| Year | Musical | Producer(s) |
|---|---|---|
| 1980 (34th) [27] | ||
| Evita
Book & Lyrics by Tim Rice, Music by Andrew Lloyd Webber |
Robert Stigwood | |
| A Day in Hollywood / A Night in the Ukraine
Book & New Lyrics by Dick Vosburgh, New Music by Frank Lazarus |
Alexander H. Cohen and Hildy Parks | |
| Barnum
Book by Mark Bramble, Music by Cy Coleman, Lyrics by Michael Stewart |
Judy Gordon, Cy Coleman, Lois Rosenfield and Maurice Rosenfield | |
| Sugar Babies
Conceived by Ralph G. Allen and Harry Rigby, Music by Jimmy McHugh, Lyrics by Dorothy Fields, Al Dubin, and Various Artists |
Terry Allen Kramer and Harry Rigby | |
| 1981 (35th) [28] | ||
| 42nd Street
Book by Mark Bramble and Michael Stewart, Music by Harry Warren, Lyrics by Al Dubin |
Producer: David Merrick | |
| Sophisticated Ladies
Book by Donald McKayle, Music by Duke Ellington, Lyrics by Various Artists |
Roger Berlind, Manheim Fox, Sondra Gilman, Burton L. Litwin, Louise Westergaard, Belwin Mills Publishing Corporation and Norzar Productions Inc. | |
| Tintypes
Conceived by Mary Kyte, Mel Marvin, and Gary Pearl |
Richmond Crinkley, Royal Pardon Productions, Ivan Block, Larry J. Silva, Eve Skina and Joan F. Tobin | |
| Woman of the Year
Book by Peter Stone, Music by John Kander, Lyrics by Fred Ebb |
Lawrence Kasha, David S. Landay, James M. Nederlander, Warner Theater Productions, Claire Nichtern, Carole J. Shorenstein and Stewart F. Lane | |
| 1982 (36th) [29] | ||
| Nine
Book by Arthur Kopit, Music & Lyrics by Maury Yeston |
Michel Stuart, Harvey J. Klaris, Roger Berlind, James M. Nederlander, Francine LeFrak and Kenneth D. Greenblatt | |
| Dreamgirls
Book & Lyrics by Tom Eyen, Music by Henry Krieger |
Michael Bennett, Bob Avian, Geffen Records and The Shubert Organization | |
| Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat
Book & Lyrics by Tim Rice, Music by Andrew Lloyd Webber |
Zev Buffman, Susan R. Rose, Melvin J. Estrin, Sidney Shlenker and Gail Berman | |
| Pump Boys and Dinettes
Book, Music, & Lyrics by John Foley, Mark Hardwick, Debra Monk, Cass Morgan, John Schimmel, Jim Wann |
Dodger Productions, Louis Busch Hager, Marilyn Strauss, Kate Studley, Warner Theater Productions Inc. and Max Weitzenhoffer | |
| 1983 (37th) [30] | ||
| Cats
Based on Old Possum's Book of Cats by T.S.Eliot, Music by Andrew Lloyd Webber, Additional Lyrics by Trevor Nunn & Richard Stilgoe |
Cameron Mackintosh, The Really Useful Company Inc., David Geffen and The Shubert Organization | |
| Blues in the Night
Conceived by Sheldon Epps |
Mitchell Maxwell, Alan J. Schuster, Fred H. Krones and M2 Entertainment Inc. | |
| Merlin
Book by Richard Levinson and William Link, Music by Elmer Bernstein, Lyrics by Don Black |
Ivan Reitman, Columbia Pictures Stage Productions Inc., Marvin A. Krauss and James M. Nederlander | |
| My One and Only
Book by Peter Stone and Timothy S. Mayer, Music by George Gershwin, Lyrics by Ira Gershwin |
Paramount Theatre Productions, Francine LeFrak and Kenneth-Mark Productions | |
| 1984 (38th) [31] | ||
| La Cage aux Folles
Book by Harvey Fierstein, Music & Lyrics by Jerry Herman |
Allan Carr, Kenneth D. Greenblatt, Marvin A. Krauss, Stewart F. Lane, James M. Nederlander, Martin Richards, Barry Brown and Fritz Holt | |
| Baby
Book by Sybille Pearson, Music by David Shire, Lyrics by Richard Maltby, Jr. |
James B. Freydberg, Ivan Bloch, Kenneth-John Productions, Suzanne J. Schwartz and Manuscript Productions | |
| Sunday in the Park with George †
Book by James Lapine, Music & Lyrics by Stephen Sondheim |
The Shubert Organization and Emanuel Azenberg | |
| The Tap Dance Kid
Book by Charles Blackwell, Music by Henry Krieger, Lyrics by Robert Lorick |
Stanley White, Evelyn Barron, Harvey J. Klaris and Michel Stuart | |
| 1985 (39th) [32] | ||
| Big River
Book by William Hauptman, Music & Lyrics by Roger Miller |
Rocco Landesman, Heidi Landesman, Rick Steiner, M. Anthony Fisher and Dodger Productions | |
| Grind
Book by Fay Kanin, Music by Larry Grossman, Lyrics by Ellen Fitzhugh |
Kenneth D. Greenblatt, John J. Pomerantz, Mary Lea Johnson, Martin Richards, James M. Nederlander, Harold Prince, Michael Frazier, Susan Madden Samson and Jonathan Farkas | |
| Leader of the Pack
Book by Anne Beatts, Music & Lyrics by Ellie Greenwich, Additional Lyrics by Jeff Barry, Phil Spector, Shadow Morton, Jeff Kent, and Ellen Foley |
Elizabeth Ireland McCann, Nelle Nugent, Francine LeFrak, Clive Davis, John Hart Associates Inc., Rodger Hess and Richard Kagan | |
| Quilters
Book by Barbara Damashek and Molly Newman, Music & Lyrics by Damashek |
The Denver Center for the Performing Arts, John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts, The American National Theatre and Academy and Brockman Seawell | |
| 1986 (40th) [33] | ||
| The Mystery of Edwin Drood
Book, Music, & Lyrics by Rupert Holmes |
Joseph Papp | |
| Big Deal
Book by Bob Fosse, Music & Lyrics by Various Artists |
The Shubert Organization, Roger Berlind, Jerome Minskoff and Jonathan Farkas | |
| Song and Dance
Book & Lyrics by Don Black, Music by Andrew Lloyd Webber, Additional Lyrics by Richard Maltby, Jr. |
Cameron Mackintosh Inc., The Shubert Organization, F.W.M. Producing Group and The Really Useful Company Inc. | |
| Tango Argentino
Conceived by Hector Orezzoli and Claudio Segovia |
Mel Howard and Donald K. Donald | |
| 1987 (41st) [34] | ||
| Les Misérables
Book & Lyrics by Alain Boublil, Music by Claude-Michel Schoenberg, English Lyrics by Herbert Kretzmer |
Cameron Mackintosh | |
| Me and My Girl
Book & Lyrics by Douglas Furber and L. Arthur Rose, Music by Noel Gay, Revised Book by Stephen Fry and Mike Ockrent |
Richard Armitage, Terry Allen Kramer, James M. Nederlander and Stage Promotions Limited & Co. | |
| Rags
Book by Joseph Stein, Music by Charles Strouse, Lyrics by Stephen Schwartz, Revised Book by David Thompson |
Lee Guber, Martin Heinfling and Marvin A. Krauss | |
| Starlight Express
Music by Andrew Lloyd Webber, Lyrics by Richard Stilgoe |
Martin Starger and Lord Grade | |
| 1988 (42nd) [35] | ||
| The Phantom of the Opera
Book by Andrew Lloyd Webber and Richard Stilgoe, Music by Lloyd Webber, Lyrics by Charles Hart, Additional Lyrics by Stilgoe |
Cameron Mackintosh and The Really Useful Theatre Company Inc. | |
| Into the Woods
Book by James Lapine, Music & Lyrics by Stephen Sondheim |
Heidi Landesman, Rocco Landesman, Rick Steiner, M. Anthony Fisher, Frederic H. Mayerson and Jujamcyn Theaters | |
| Romance/Romance
Book & Lyrics by Barry Harman, Music by Keith Herrmann |
Dasha Epstein, Harve Brosten and Jay S. Bulmash | |
| Sarafina!
Book by Mbongeni Ngema, Music & Lyrics by Ngema and Hugh Masekela |
Lincoln Center Theater, Gregory Mosher, Bernard Gersten, Lucille Lortel and The Shubert Organization | |
| 1989 (43rd) [36] | ||
| Jerome Robbins' Broadway
Directed & Choreographed by Jerome Robbins |
The Shubert Organization, Roger Berlind, Suntory International Corp., Byron Goldman and Emanuel Azenberg | |
| Black and Blue
Directed by Hector Orezzoli and Claudio Segovia, Music & Lyrics by Various Artists |
Mel Howard and Donald K. Donald | |
| Starmites
Book by Barry Keating and Stuart Ross, Music & Lyrics by Keating |
Hinks Shimberg, Mary Keil and Steven Warnick |
1990s
| Year | Musical | Producer(s) |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 (44th) [37] | ||
| City of Angels
Book by Larry Gelbart, Music by Cy Coleman, Lyrics by David Zippel |
Nick Vanoff, Roger Berlind, Jujamcyn Theaters, Suntory International Corp. and The Shubert Organization | |
| Aspects of Love
Book & Music by Andrew Lloyd Webber, Lyrics by Don Black and Charles Hart |
The Really Useful Theater Co. Inc. | |
| Grand Hotel: The Musical
Book by Luther Davis, Music & Lyrics by George Forrest, Robert Wright, and Maury Yeston |
Martin Richards, Mary Lea Johnson, Sam Crothers, Sander Jacobs, Kenneth D. Greenblatt, Paramount Pictures, Jujamcyn Theaters, Patty Grubman and Marvin A. Krauss | |
| Meet Me in St. Louis
Book by Hugh Wheeler, Music & Lyrics by Hugh Martin and Ralph Blane |
Brickhill-Burke Productions, Christopher Seabrooke and EPI Products | |
| 1991 (45th) [38] | ||
| The Will Rogers Follies
Book by Peter Stone, Music by Cy Coleman, Lyrics by Betty Comden and Adolph Green |
Pierre Cossette, Martin Richards, Sam Crothers, James M. Nederlander, Stewart F. Lane, Max Weitzenhoffer and Japan Satellite Broadcasting Inc. | |
| Miss Saigon
Book by Alain Boublil and Claude-Michel Schönberg, Music by Schönberg, Lyrics by Boublil and Richard Maltby Jr. |
Cameron Mackintosh | |
| Once on This Island
Book & Lyrics by Lynn Ahrens, Music by Stephen Flaherty |
The Shubert Organization, Capital Cities/ABC, Suntory International, James Walsh and Playwrights Horizons | |
| The Secret Garden
Book & Lyrics by Marsha Norman, Music by Lucy Simon |
Heidi Landesman, Rick Steiner, Frederic H. Mayerson, Elizabeth Williams, Jujamcyn Theaters, TV Asahi and Dodger Productions | |
| 1992 (46th) [39] | ||
| Crazy for You
Book by Ken Ludwig, Music by George Gershwin, Lyrics by Ira Gershwin |
Roger Horchow and Elizabeth Williams | |
| Falsettos
Book by James Lapine and William Finn, Music & Lyrics by Finn |
Barry and Fran Weissler | |
| Five Guys Named Moe
Book by Clarke Peters, Music & Lyrics by Louis Jordan |
Cameron Mackintosh | |
| Jelly's Last Jam
Book by George C. Wolfe, Music by Luther Henderson and Jelly Roll Morton, Lyrics by Susan Birkenhead |
Margo Lion, Pamela Koslow, PolyGram Diversified Entertainment, 126 Second Avenue Corp. / Hal Luftig, Roger Hess, Jujamcyn Theaters / TV Asahi and Herb Alpert | |
| 1993 (47th) [40] | ||
| Kiss of the Spider Woman
Book by Terrence McNally, Music by John Kander, Lyrics by Fred Ebb |
Live Entertainment Corp. of Canada / Garth Drabinsky | |
| Blood Brothers
Book, Music, & Lyrics by Willy Russell |
Bill Kenwright | |
| The Goodbye Girl
Book by Neil Simon, Music by Marvin Hamlisch, Lyrics by David Zippel |
Office Two-One Inc., Gladys Nederlander, Stewart F. Lane, James M. Nederlander, Richard Kagan and Emanuel Azenberg | |
| The Who's Tommy
Book by Des McAnuff and Pete Townshend, Music & Lyrics by Townshend |
Pace Theatrical Group, Dodger Productions and Kardana Productions, Inc. | |
| 1994 (48th) [41] | ||
| Passion
Book by James Lapine, Music & Lyrics by Stephen Sondheim |
The Shubert Organization, Capital Cities/ABC, Roger Berlind, Scott Rudin and Lincoln Center Theater | |
| Beauty and the Beast
Book by Linda Woolverton, Music by Alan Menken, Lyrics by Howard Ashman and Tim Rice |
Walt Disney Theatrical Productions/ Robert McTyre and Ron Logan | |
| Cyrano: The Musical
Book by Koen van Dijk, Music by Ad van Dijk, Lyrics by Koen van Dijk, Peter Reeves, and Sheldon Harnick |
Joop van den Ende in association with Peter T. Kulok | |
| A Grand Night for Singing
Book by Walter Bobbie, Music by Richard Rodgers, Lyrics by Oscar Hammerstein II |
Roundabout Theatre Company and Todd Haimes | |
| 1995 (49th) [42] | ||
| Sunset Boulevard
Book & Lyrics by Don Black and Christopher Hampton, Music by Andrew Lloyd Webber |
The Really Useful Company | |
| Smokey Joe's Cafe
Music & Lyrics by Jerry Leiber and Mike Stoller |
Richard Frankel, Thomas Viertel, Steven Baruch, Jujamcyn Theaters / Jack Viertel, Rick Steiner, Frederic H. Mayerson, Center Theatre Group / Ahmanson Theatre / Gordon Davidson | |
| 1996 (50th) [43] | ||
| Rent †
Book, Music, & Lyrics by Jonathan Larson |
Jeffrey Seller, Kevin McCollum, Allan S. Gordon and New York Theatre Workshop | |
| Bring in 'da Noise, Bring in 'da Funk
Book by Reg E. Gaines, Music by Ann Duquesnay, Zane Mark, and Daryl Waters, Lyrics by Duquesnay, Gaines, and George C. Wolfe |
The Joseph Papp Public Theater / New York Shakespeare Festival, George C. Wolfe and Joey Parnes | |
| Chronicle of a Death Foretold
Book & Lyrics by Graciela Daniele, Michael John LaChiusa, and Jim Lewis, Music by Bob Telson |
Lincoln Center Theater, André Bishop, Bernard Gersten and INTAR Hispanic Arts Center | |
| Swinging on a Star
Book by Michael Leeds, Music & Lyrics by Johnny Burke |
Richard Seader, Mary Burke Kramer, Paul B. Berkowsky and Angels of the Arts | |
| 1997 (51st) [44] | ||
| Titanic
Book by Peter Stone, Music & Lyrics by Maury Yeston |
Dodger Endemol Theatricals, Richard S. Pechter and John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts | |
| Juan Darien
Book by Elliot Goldenthal and Julie Taymor, Music & Lyrics by Goldenthal |
Lincoln Center Theater, André Bishop, Bernard Gersten and Music-Theatre Group | |
| The Life
Book by Cy Coleman, Ira Gasman, and David Newman, Music by Coleman, Lyrics by Gasman |
Roger Berlind, Martin Richards, Cy Coleman and Sam Crothers | |
| Steel Pier
Book by David Thompson, Music by John Kander, Lyrics by Fred Ebb |
Roger Berlind | |
| 1998 (52nd) [45] | ||
| The Lion King
Book by Roger Allers and Irene Mecchi, Music by Elton John, Tsidii Le Loka, Lebo M, Mark Mancina, Jay Rifkin, & Hans Zimmer, Lyrics by Le Loka, M, Mancina, Rifkin, Tim Rice, and Julie Taymor |
Producer: Disney | |
| Side Show
Book & Lyrics by Bill Russell, Music by Henry Krieger |
Emanuel Azenberg, Joseph Nederlander, Herschel Waxman, Janice McKenna and Scott Nederlander | |
| The Scarlet Pimpernel
Book & Lyrics by Nan Knighton, Music by Frank Wildhorn |
Pierre Cossette, Bill Haber, Hallmark Entertainment, Ted Forstmann, Kathleen Raitt | |
| Ragtime
Book by Terrence McNally, Music by Stephen Flaherty, Lyrics by Lynn Ahrens |
Livent U.S. Inc. | |
| 1999 (53rd) [46] | ||
| Fosse
Conceived by Richard Maltby Jr., Ann Reinking, and Chet Walker |
Livent U.S. Inc. | |
| The Civil War
Book by Gregory Boyd and Frank Wildhorn, Music by Wildhorn, Lyrics by Jack Murphy |
Pierre Cossette, PACE Theatrical Group/SFX Entertainment, Bomurwil Productions, Kathleen Raitt and Jujamcyn Theaters | |
| It Ain't Nothin' But the Blues
Book by Charles Bevel, Lita Gaithers, Randal Myler, Ron Taylor, and Dan Wheetman, Music & Lyrics by Various Artists |
Eric Krebs, Jonathan Reinis, Lawrence Horowitz, Anita Waxman, Elizabeth Williams, CTM Productions, Anne Squadron, Lincoln Center Theater, Crossroads Theatre Company, San Diego Repertory Theatre and Alabama Shakespeare Festival | |
| Parade
Book by Alfred Uhry, Music & Lyrics by Jason Robert Brown |
Lincoln Center Theater, André Bishop, Bernard Gersten and Livent U.S. Inc. |
2000s
| Year | Musical | Producer(s) |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 (54th) [47] | ||
| Contact
Book by John Weidman, Choreography by Susan Stroman, Music & Lyrics by Various Artists |
Lincoln Center Theater, André Bishop and Bernard Gersten | |
| James Joyce's The Dead
Book by Richard Nelson, Music by Shaun Davey, Lyrics by Davey and Nelson |
Gregory Mosher, Arielle Tepper, Playwrights Horizons and Tim Sanford | |
| Swing!
Book by Paul Kelly, Choreography by Lynne Taylor-Corbett, Music & Lyrics by Various Artists |
Marc Routh, Richard Frankel, Steven Baruch, Tom Viertel, Lorie Cowen Levy/Stanley Shopkorn, Jujamcyn Theaters, BB Promotion, Dede Harris/Jeslo Productions, Libby Adler Mages/Mari Glick, Douglas L. Meyer/James D. Stern and PACE Theatrical Group/SFX | |
| The Wild Party
Book by Michael John LaChiusa and George C. Wolfe, Music & Lyrics by LaChiusa |
The Joseph Papp Public Theater / New York Shakespeare Festival, George C. Wolfe, Scott Rudin / Paramount Pictures, Roger Berlind and Williams/Waxman | |
| 2001 (55th) [48] | ||
| The Producers
Book by Mel Brooks and Thomas Meehan, Music & Lyrics by Brooks |
Rocco Landesman, SFX Theatrical Group, The Frankel-Baruch-Viertel-Routh Group, Bob and Harvey Weinstein, Rick Steiner, Robert F.X. Sillerman, Mel Brooks and James D. Stern / Douglas Meyer | |
| A Class Act
Book by Linda Kline and Lonny Price, Music & Lyrics by Edward Kleban |
Marty Bell, Chase Mishkin, Arielle Tepper and Manhattan Theatre Club | |
| The Full Monty
Book by Terrence McNally, Music & Lyrics by David Yazbek |
Fox Searchlight Pictures, Lindsay Law and Thomas Hall | |
| Jane Eyre
Book by John Caird, Music & Lyrics by Paul Gordon |
Annette Niemtzow, Janet Robinson, Pamela Koslow, Margaret McFeeley Golden, Jennifer Manocherian and Carolyn Kim McCarthy | |
| 2002 (56th) [49] | ||
| Thoroughly Modern Millie
Book by Richard Morris and Dick Scanlan, Music by Jeanine Tesori, Lyrics by Scanlan |
Michael Leavitt, Fox Theatricals, Hal Luftig, Stewart F. Lane, James L. Nederlander, Independent Presenters Network, L. Mages / M. Glick, Berinstein / Manocherian / Dramatic Forces, John York Noble and Whoopi Goldberg | |
| Mamma Mia!
Book by Catherine Johnson, Music & Lyrics by Benny Anderson and Björn Ulvaeus |
Judy Craymer, Richard East and Björn Ulvaeus for Littlestar and Universal | |
| Sweet Smell of Success
Book by John Guare, Music by Marvin Hamlisch, Lyrics by Craig Carnelia |
Clear Channel Entertainment, David Brown, Ernest Lehman, Marty Bell, Martin Richards, Roy Furman, Joan Cullman, Bob Boyett, East of Doheny, Bob and Harvey Weinstein | |
| Urinetown
Book by Greg Kotis, Music by Mark Hollmann, Lyrics by Hollmann and Kotis |
The Araca Group and Dodger Theatricals, TheaterDreams, Inc., Lauren Mitchell | |
| 2003 (57th) [50] | ||
| Hairspray
Book by Thomas Meehan and Mark O'Donnell, Music by Marc Shaiman, Lyrics by Shaiman and Scott Wittman |
Margo Lion, Adam Epstein, The Baruch-Viertel-Routh-Frankel Group, James D. Stern/Douglas L. Meyer, Rick Steiner/Frederic H. Mayerson, SEL & GFO, New Line Cinema, Clear Channel Entertainment, A. Gordon/E. McAllister, D. Harris/M. Swinsky, J. & B. Osher | |
| Amour
Book & Lyrics by Jeremy Sams and Didier Van Cauwelaert, Music by Michel Legrand |
The Shubert Organization, Jean Doumanian Productions, Inc. and USA Ostar Theatricals | |
| Movin' Out
Conceived by Twyla Tharp, Music & Lyrics by Billy Joel |
James L. Nederlander, Hal Luftig, Scott E. Nederlander, Terry Allen Kramer, Clear Channel Entertainment and Emanuel Azenberg | |
| A Year with Frog and Toad
Book & Lyrics by Willie Reale, Music by Robert Reale |
Bob Boyett, Adrianne Lobel, Michael Gardner, Lawrence Horowitz, Roy Furman, Scott E. Nederlander and The Children's Theatre Company | |
| 2004 (58th) [51] | ||
| Avenue Q
Book by Jeff Whitty, Music & Lyrics by Robert Lopez and Jeff Marx |
Kevin McCollum, Robyn Goodman, Jeffrey Seller, Vineyard Theatre and The New Group | |
| The Boy from Oz
Book by Nick Enright and Martin Sherman, Music & Lyrics by Peter Allen |
Ben Gannon and Robert Fox | |
| Caroline, or Change
Book & Lyrics by Tony Kushner, Music by Jeanine Tesori |
Carole Shorenstein Hays, HBO Films, Jujamcyn Theaters, Freddy DeMann, Scott Rudin, Hendel/Morten/Wiesenfeld, Fox Theatricals/Manocherian/Berg?re, Roger Berlind, Clear Channel Entertainment, Joan Cullman, Greg Holland/Scott Nederlander, Margo Lion, Daryl Roth, Zollo/Sine and The Public Theater | |
| Wicked
Book by Winnie Holzman, Music & Lyrics by Stephen Schwartz |
Marc Platt, Universal Pictures, The Araca Group, Jon B. Platt and David Stone | |
| 2005 (59th) [52] | ||
| Spamalot
Book & Lyrics by Eric Idle, Music by John Du Prez and Idle |
Boyett Ostar Productions, The Shubert Organization, Arielle Tepper, Stephanie McClelland/Lawrence Horowitz, Élan V. McAllister/Allan S. Gordon, Independent Presenters Network, Roy Furman, GRS Associates, Jam Theatricals, TGA Entertainment and Clear Channel Entertainment | |
| Dirty Rotten Scoundrels
Book by Jeffrey Lane, Music & Lyrics by David Yazbek |
Marty Bell, David Brown, Aldo Scrofani, Roy Furman, Dede Harris, Amanda Lipitz, Greg Smith, Ruth Hendel, Chase Mishkin, Barry and Susan Tatelman, Debra Black, Sharon Karmazin, Joyce Schweickert, Bernie Abrams/Michael Speyer, Barbara Whitman, Weissberger Theater Group/Jay Harris, Cheryl Wiesenfeld/Jean Cheever, Clear Channel Entertainment, Harvey Weinstein, MGM on Stage/Darcie Denkert and Dean Stolber | |
| The Light in the Piazza
Book by Craig Lucas, Music & Lyrics by Adam Guettel |
Lincoln Center Theater, André Bishop and Bernard Gersten | |
| The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee
Book by Rachel Sheinkin, Music & Lyrics by William Finn |
David Stone, James L. Nederlander, Barbara Whitman, Patrick Catullo, Barrington Stage Company and Second Stage Theater | |
| 2006 (60th) [53] | ||
| Jersey Boys
Book by Marshall Brickman and Rick Elice, Music by Bob Gaudio, Lyrics by Bob Crewe |
Dodger Theatricals, Joseph J. Grano, Pelican Group, Tamara and Kevin Kinsella, Latitude Link, Rick Steiner/Osher/Staton/Bell/Mayerson Group | |
| The Color Purple
Book by Marsha Norman, Music & Lyrics by Stephen Bray, Brenda Russell, and Allee Willis |
Oprah Winfrey, Scott Sanders, Roy Furman, Quincy Jones, Creative Battery, Kelsey Grammer, Anna Fantaci & Cheryl Lachowicz, Independent Presenters Network, David Lowy, Stephanie P. McClelland, Gary Winnick, Jan Kallish, Nederlander Presentations, Inc., Bob and Harvey Weinstein, Andrew Asnes & Adam Zotovich, Todd Johnson | |
| The Drowsy Chaperone
Book by Bob Martin and Don McKellar, Music & Lyrics by Lisa Lambert and Greg Morrison |
Kevin McCollum, Roy Miller, Boyett Ostar Productions, Stephanie P. McClelland, Barbara Freitag, Jill Furman | |
| The Wedding Singer
Book by Chad Beguelin and Tim Herlihy, Music by Matthew Sklar, Lyrics by Beguelin |
Margo Lion, New Line Cinema, The Araca Group, Roy Furman, Douglas L. Meyer/James D. Stern, Rick Steiner/The Staton Bell Osher Mayerson Group, Jam Theatricals, Jujamcyn Theaters, Jay Furman, Michael Gill, Dr. Lawrence Horowitz, Rhoda Mayerson, Marisa Sechrest, Gary Winnick, Dancap Productions Inc. and Élan V. McAllister / Allan S. Gordon / Adam Epstein | |
| 2007 (61st) [54] | ||
| Spring Awakening
Book & Lyrics by Steven Sater, Music by Duncan Sheik |
Ira Pittelman, Tom Hulce, Jeffrey Richards, Jerry Frankel, Atlantic Theater Company, Jeffrey Sine, Freddy DeMann, Max Cooper, Mort Swinsky/Cindy and Jay Gutterman/Joe McGinnis/Judith Ann Abrams, ZenDog Productions/CarJac Productions, Aron Bergson Productions/Jennifer Manocherian/Ted Snowdon, Harold Thau/Terry Schnuck/Cold Spring Productions, Amanda Dubois/Elizabeth Eynon Wetherell and Jennifer Maloney/Tamara Tunie/Joe Cilibrasi/StyleFour Productions | |
| Curtains
Book by Rupert Holmes, Music by John Kander, Lyrics by Fred Ebb, Kander, and Holmes |
Roger Berlind, Roger Horchow, Daryl Roth, Jane Bergere, Ted Hartley and Center Theatre Group | |
| Grey Gardens
Book by Doug Wright, Music by Scott Frankel, Lyrics by Michael Korie |
East of Doheny, Staunch Entertainment, Randall Wreghitt / Mort Swinsky, Michael Alden, Edwin W. Schloss and Playwrights Horizons | |
| Mary Poppins
Book by Julian Fellowes, Music by Richard M. Sherman, Robert B. Sherman, and George Stiles, Lyrics by Anthony Drewe and The Sherman Brothers |
Disney and Cameron Mackintosh | |
| 2008 (62nd) [55] | ||
| In the Heights*
Book by Quiara Alegría Hudes, Music & Lyrics by Lin-Manuel Miranda |
Kevin McCollum, Jeffrey Seller, Jill Furman, Sander Jacobs, Goodman/Grossman, Peter Fine, Everett/Skipper | |
| Cry-Baby
Book by Thomas Meehan and Mark O'Donnell, Music by Adam Schlesinger, Lyrics by David Javerbaum |
Adam Epstein, Allan S. Gordon, Élan V. McAllister, Brian Grazer, James P. MacGilvray, Universal Pictures Stage Productions, Anne Caruso, Adam S. Gordon, Latitude Link, The Pelican Group, Philip Morgaman and Andrew Farber/Richard Mishaan | |
| Passing Strange
Book & Lyrics by Stew, Music by Heidi Rodewald and Stew |
The Shubert Organization, Elizabeth Ireland McCann LLC, Bill Kenwright, Chase Mishkin, Barbara & Buddy Freitag, Broadway Across America, Emily Fisher Landau, Peter May, Boyett Ostar, Larry Hirschhorn, Janet Pailet/Steve Klein, Elie Hirschfeld/Jed Bernstein, Spring Sirkin/Ruth Hendel, Vasi Laurence/Pat Flicker Addiss, Wendy Federman/Jackie Barlia Florin, Joey Parnes, The Public Theater and Berkeley Repertory Theatre | |
| Xanadu
Book by Douglas Carter Beane, Music & Lyrics by John Farrar and Jeff Lynne |
Robert Ahrens, Dan Vickery, Tara Smith/B. Swibel and Sarah Murchison/Dale Smith | |
| 2009 (63rd) [56] | ||
| Billy Elliot the Musical
Book & Lyrics by Lee Hall, Music by Elton John |
Universal Pictures Stage Productions, Working Title Films, Old Vic Productions and Weinstein Live Entertainment | |
| Next to Normal †
Book & Lyrics by Brian Yorkey, Music by Tom Kitt |
David Stone, James L. Nederlander, Barbara Whitman, Patrick Catullo, Second Stage Theater, Carole Rothman and Ellen Richard | |
| Rock of Ages
Book by Chris D'Arienzo, Music & Lyrics by Various Artists |
Matthew Weaver, Carl Levin, Jeff Davis, Barry Habib, Scott Prisand, Relativity Media, Corner Store Fund, Janet Billig Rich, Hillary Weaver, Toni Habib, Paula Davis, Simon and Stefany Bergson/Jennifer Maloney, Charles Rolecek, Susanne Brook, Israel Wolfson, Sara Katz/Jayson Raitt, Max Gottlieb/John Butler, David Kaufman/Jay Franks, Mike Wittlin, Prospect Pictures, Laura Smith/Bill Bodnar, Happy Walters, Michele Caro and The Araca Group | |
| Shrek The Musical
Book & Lyrics by David Lindsay-Abaire, Music by Jeanine Tesori |
DreamWorks Theatricals and Neal Street Productions |
2010s
2020s
Records
Accumulated records as of 2022:[70]
- The Producers has won the most Tonys, winning in 12 categories, including Best Musical.
- Hamilton is the most-nominated production in Tony history, with 16 nominations.
- The Sound of Music and Fiorello! are the only two musicals to date to have ever tied for the Best Musical award (in 1960).
- Passion is the shortest-running winner, with 280 performances. (If preview performances are included, then that distinction belongs to A Strange Loop.)
- The Phantom of the Opera is the longest-running Best Musical winner, with 16 previews and over 13,981 performances.[71]
- Hallelujah, Baby! is the only show thus far to have won the Tony Award for Best Musical after closing.
- Kiss Me, Kate and Titanic are the only two shows to win the Tony Award for Best Musical without any Tony nominations in the acting categories. (In Kiss Me, Kate's case, only winners were announced that year, and only in the lead performance categories.)
- Two Gentlemen of Verona (1972), Raisin (1974), 42nd Street (1981) and A Strange Loop (2022) won Best Musical and only one other Tony Award.
- What is now the Richard Rodgers Theatre has housed more Best Musical winners than any other theater on Broadway: Guys and Dolls (1951), Damn Yankees (1956), Redhead (1959), How to Succeed in Business Without Really Trying (1962), 1776 (1969), Raisin (1974), Nine (1982), In the Heights (2008), and Hamilton (2016).
- The Mystery of Edwin Drood was the first winner of the Tony Award for Best Musical to be entirely written by one man, Rupert Holmes. Rent (by Jonathan Larson), Hamilton (by Lin-Manuel Miranda), and A Strange Loop (by Michael R. Jackson) also achieved this feat. Hadestown is the first musical entirely written by one woman, Anaïs Mitchell, to win this award.
- Fun Home was the first musical written entirely by a team of women to win the Tony Award for Best Musical.
- The 74th Tony Awards (2020) is the first ceremony in which only jukebox musicals were nominated.
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