Tony Award for Best Musical - American Theater Award, awarded by the American Theater Wing Foundation and the Broadway League »The best new musical staged on Broadway . For the first time, an award in this category was awarded in 1949. The award received its name in honor of the actress, director and co-founder of the American Theater Wing Foundation Antoinette "Tony" Perry.
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| Founder | American theater wing Broadway League |
| Base | 1949 |
| Site | TonyAwards.com |
Winners and Nominees
In the tables below are the names of the winners and nominees for the Tony Award in the category "Best Musical".
| Icon | Value |
|---|---|
| ★ | The winning musical |
1940s
| Year | The name of the musical | The original name of the musical | Libretto | Music | The words | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1949 (3rd ceremony) | “ Kiss me, Kat ” ★ | Kiss Me, Kate | Samuel and Bella Spevak | Cole Porter | [one] | |
1950s
| Year | The name of the musical | The original name of the musical | Libretto | Music | The words | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950 (4th ceremony) | " South Pacific " ★ | South pacific | Oscar Hammerstein II and Joshua Logan | Richard Rogers | Oscar Hammerstein II | [2] |
| 1951 (5th ceremony) | Guys and Dolls ★ | Guys and dolls | Joe Swerling and Abe Burroughs | Frank Lösser | [3] | |
| 1952 (6th ceremony) | The King and Me ★ | The king and i | Oscar Hammerstein II | Richard Rogers | Oscar Hammerstein II | [four] |
| 1953 (7th ceremony) | Wonderful City ★ | Wonderful town | Joseph A. Fields and Jerome Hodorov | Leonard Bernstein | Betty Comden and Adolf Green | [five] |
| 1954 (8th ceremony) | Kismet ★ | Kismet | Luther Davis and Charles Lederer | Alexander Borodin | George Forrest and Robert Wright | [6] |
| 1955 (9th ceremony) | Pajama Game ★ | The pajama game | George Abbott and Richard Bissell | Richard Adler and Jerry Ross | [7] | |
| 1956 (10th ceremony) | Damn Yankees ★ | Damn yankees | George Abbott and Douglas Wallop | Richard Adler | Jerry Ross | [eight] |
| "Pipe dream" | Pipe dream | Oscar Hammerstein II | Richard Rogers | Oscar Hammerstein II | ||
| 1957 (11th ceremony) | " My Fair Lady " ★ | My fair lady | Alan Jay Lerner | Frederick Lowe | Alan Jay Lerner | [9] |
| “The bells are ringing” | Bells are ringing | Betty Comden and Adolf Green | Jules Stein | Betty Comden and Adolf Green | ||
| Candide | Candleide | Lilian Hellman | Leonard Bernstein | Richard Wilber | ||
| “The happiest girl” | The most happy fella | Frank Lösser | ||||
| 1958 (12th ceremony) | " Musician " ★ | The music man | Meredith Willson and Franklin Lacy | Meredith Wilson | [ten] | |
| West Side Story | West side story | Arthur Lorents | Leonard Bernstein | Stephen Sondheim | ||
| "New girl in the city" | New girl in town | George Abbot | Bob Merrill | |||
| “Oh captain!” | Oh Captain! | Jose Ferrer and Al Morgan | Ray Evans and Jay Livingston | |||
| "Jamaica" | Jamaica | Yip Harburg and Fred Sadie | Harold Arlen | Yip Harburg | ||
| 1959 (13th ceremony) | " Red " ★ | Redhead | Dorothy Fields, Herbert Fields, Sidney Sheldon and David Shaw | Albert Haig | Dorothy Fields | [eleven] |
| "Flower Drum Song" | Flower drum song | Oscar Hammerstein II and Joseph Fields | Richard Rogers | Oscar Hammerstein II | ||
| La plume de ma tante | Robert Deri | Gerard Calvi | Ross Parker | |||
1960s
| Year | The name of the musical | The original name of the musical | Libretto | Music | The words | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960 (14th ceremony) | Sounds of Music ★ | The sound of music | Howard Lindsay and Russell Cruz | Richard Rogers | Oscar Hammerstein II | [12] |
| “ Fiorello! »★ | Fiorello! | George Abbott and Jerome Wideman | Jerry Bock | Sheldon Harnik | ||
| Gypsy | Gypsy | Arthur Lorents | Jules Stein | Stephen Sondheim | ||
| “ Once upon a mattress ” | Once Upon a Mattress | Marshall Barer, Dean Fuller and Jay Thompson | Mary rogers | Marshall Barer | ||
| "Take me with you" | Take me along | Bob Russell and Joseph Stein | Bob Merrill | |||
| 1961 (15th ceremony) | " Bye, birdie " ★ | Bye bye birdie | Michael Stewart | Charles Strauss | Lee Adams | [13] |
| Do-re-mi | Do re mi | Garcon Canin | Jules Stein | Betty Comden and Adolf Green | ||
| "Tender Irma" | Irma la douce | Alexander Breffor (English libretto by David Henecker, Julian Moore and Monty Norman) | Marguerite Monno | Alexander Breffor (English words by David Henecker, Julian Moore and Monty Norman) | ||
| 1962 (16th ceremony) | “ How to succeed in business without doing anything ” ★ | How to Succeed in Business Without Really Trying | Abe Burroughs, Willie Gilbert and Jack Weinstock | Frank Lösser | [14] | |
| "Carnival!" | Carnival! | Helen Deutsch and Michael Stewart | Bob Merrill | |||
| "Milk and Honey" | Milk and honey | Don appell | Jerry Herman | |||
| "Without obligations" | No strings | Samuel A. Taylor | Richard Rogers | |||
| 1963 (17th ceremony) | " Funny incident on the way to the forum " ★ | A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum | Burt Shevelov and Larry Gelbart | Stephen Sondheim | [15] | |
| "I am small" | Little me | Neil Simon | Say Coleman | Carolyn Lee | ||
| " Oliver! " | Oliver! | Lionel Bart | ||||
| “ Stop the Earth - I will come down ” | Stop the World - I Want to Get Off | Leslie Brickass and Anthony Newly | ||||
| 1964 (18th ceremony) | Hello, Dolly! »★ | Hello Dolly! | Michael Stewart | Jerry Herman | [sixteen] | |
| "Funny girl" | Funny girl | Isobel Lennart | Jules Stein | Bob Merrill | ||
| "A good mood" | High spirits | Timothy Gray and Hugh Martin | ||||
| "She loves Me" | She loves me | Joe Masteroff | Jerry Bock | Sheldon Harnik | ||
| 1965 (19th ceremony) | “ Violinist on the Roof ” ★ | Fiddler on the roof | Joseph Stein | Jerry Bock | Sheldon Harnik | [17] |
| "Golden Boy" | Golden boy | William Gibson and Clifford Odets | Charles Strauss | Lee Adams | ||
| "Half-six-pence" | Half a sixpence | Beverly Cross | David Henecker | |||
| “Oh, what a wonderful war!” | Oh, What a Lovely War! | Joan Littlewood and Theater Workshop | ||||
| 1966 (20th ceremony) | The Man of La Mancha ★ | Man of la mancha | Dale Wasserman | Mitch Lee | Joe Darion | [18] |
| Maym | Mame | Jerome Lawrence and Robert I. Lee | Jerry Herman | |||
| "Skyscraper" | Skyscraper | Peter Stone | Jimmy Van Huisen | Sammy Kahn | ||
| " Sweet Cherity " | Sweet charity | Neil Simon | Say Coleman | Dorothy Fields | ||
| 1967 (21st ceremony) | Cabaret ★ | Cabaret | Joe Masteroff | John cander | Fred ebb | [nineteen] |
| "And I! And I!" | I do! I do! | Tom jones | Harvey Schmidt | Tom jones | ||
| "Apple tree" | The apple tree | Jerry Bock and Sheldon Harnick | Jerry Bock | Sheldon Harnik | ||
| "Happy walk" | Walking happy | Ketty Frings and Roger O. Herson | Jimmy Van Huisen | Sammy Kahn | ||
| 1968 (22nd ceremony) | Hallelujah, baby! »★ | Hallelujah, Baby! | Arthur Lorents | Jules Stein | Betty Comden and Adolf Green | [20] |
| "Happy time" | The happy time | N. Richard Nash | John cander | Fred ebb | ||
| "Now what, Dow Jones" | How now, dow jones | Max Shulman | Elmer Bernstein | Carolyn Lee | ||
| "Ilya Darling" | Illya darling | Jules Dassin | Manos Hajidakis | Joe Darion | ||
| 1969 (23rd ceremony) | " 1776 " ★ | 1776 | Peter Stone | Sherman Edwards | [21] | |
| " Hair " | Hair | James Reido and Jerome Rainey | Galt McDermott | James Reido and Jerome Rainey | ||
| "Promises, promises" | Promises, Promises | Neil Simon | Bert Baracara | Hal David | ||
| Zorba | Zorba | Joseph Stein | John cander | Fred ebb | ||
1970s
| Year | The name of the musical | The original name of the musical | Libretto | Music | The words | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970 (24th ceremony) | Applause ★ | Applause | Betty Comden and Adolf Green | Charles Strauss | Lee Adams | [22] |
| Coco | Coco | Alan Jay Lerner | Andre Previn | Alan Jay Lerner | ||
| Purley | Purlie | Ossi Davis , Phillip Rose and Peter Udell | Gary geld | Peter Udell | ||
| 1971 (25th ceremony) | " Company " ★ | Company | George Firth | Stephen Sondheim | [23] | |
| "No one knows me." | The Me Nobody Knows | Stephen M. Joseph, Robert H. Livingston, and Herb Shapiro | Gary William Friedman | Will holt | ||
| The Rothschilds | The rothschilds | Sherman Yellen | Jerry Bock | Sheldon Harnik | ||
| 1972 (26th ceremony) | “ Two gentlemen from Verona ” ★ | Two Gentlemen of Verona | John Guar and Mel Shapiro | Galt McDermott | John guar | [24] |
| “Without a chance to die a natural death” | Ain't Supposed to Die a Natural Death | Melvin "The Block" Van Peebles | ||||
| "Madness" | Fallies | James goldman | Stephen Sondheim | |||
| " Briolin " | Grease | Jim Jacobs and Warren Casey | ||||
| 1973 (27th ceremony) | Little Serenade ★ | A little night music | Hugh Wheeler | Stephen Sondheim | [25] | |
| “Don’t bother me, I can’t cope” | Don't Bother Me, I Can't Cope | Miki Grant | ||||
| Pippin | Pippin | Roger O. Herson | Stephen Schwartz | |||
| "Sugar" | Sugar | Peter Stone | Jules Stein | Bob Merrill | ||
| 1974 (28th ceremony) | Raisins ★ | Raisin | Robert Nemiroff and Charlotte Saltzberg | Judd Waldin | Robert Brittan | [26] |
| "Right here!" | Over here! | Will holt | Sherman brothers | |||
| "Up down" | Seesaw | Michael bennett | Say Coleman | Dorothy Fields | ||
| 1975 (29th ceremony) | Visa ★ | The wiz | William F. Brown | Charlie smalls | [27] | |
| Mac and Mabel | Mack & mabel | Michael Stewart | Jerry Herman | |||
| "Lieutenant" | The lieutenant | Gene Curtie, Nitra Sharfman and Chuck Strand | ||||
| Shenandoah | Shenandoah | James Lee Barrett, Phillip Rose and Peter Udell | Gary geld | Peter Udell | ||
| 1976 (30th ceremony) | Corps de ballet ★ | A chorus line | James Kirkwood Jr. and Nicholas Dante | Marvin hamlish | Edward Kleban | [28] |
| “Boiling Brown Sugar” | Bubbling brown sugar | Loften Mitchell | Songs by various authors | |||
| Chicago | Chicago | Bob Foss and Fred Abb | John cander | Fred ebb | ||
| "Overture of the Pacific Ocean" | Pacific Overtures | John Widman | Stephen Sondheim | |||
| 1977 (31st ceremony) | Annie ★ | Annie | Thomas Mien | Charles Strauss | Martin Charnin | [29] |
| "A happy ending" | Happy end | Elizabeth Hauptmann | Kurt Weill | Bertolt Brecht | ||
| "I love my wife" | I love my wife | Michael Stewart | Say Coleman | Michael Stewart | ||
| "Side by Side with Sondheim" | Side by Side by Sondheim | Ned Sherrin (staging) | Stephen Sondheim and others | Stephen Sondheim | ||
| 1978 (32nd ceremony) | “ Is that right ?” ★ | Ain't misbehavin ' | Murray Horwitz and Richard Moltby Jr. | Jazz songs of the 1920s and 1930s by various authors | [thirty] | |
| "Dancing" | Dancin ' | Bob foss (staging and choreography) | Songs by various authors | |||
| "In the twentieth century" | On the twentieth century | Betty Comden and Adolf Green | Say Coleman | Betty Comden and Adolf Green | ||
| The Fugitives | Runaways | Elizabeth Svodos | ||||
| 1979 (33rd ceremony) | Sweeney Todd, the demon barber of Fleet Street ★ | Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street | Hugh Wheeler | Stephen Sondheim | [31] | |
| "Ballroom" | Ballroom | Jerome Cass | Billy Goldenberg | Alan and Marilyn Bergman | ||
| "The Most Pleasant Brothel in Texas" | The Best Little Whorehouse in Texas | Larry L. King and Peter Masterson | Carol Hall | |||
| “Play our song” | They're Playing Our Song | Neil Simon | Marvin hamlish | Carol Bayer Sager | ||
1980s
| Year | The name of the musical | The original name of the musical | Libretto | Music | The words | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980 (34th ceremony) | Evita ★ | Evita | Tim Rice | Andrew Lloyd Webber | Tim Rice | [32] |
| “Day in Hollywood / Night in Ukraine” | A Day in Hollywood / A Night in the Ukraine | Dick vosberg | Frank Lazarus | Dick vosberg | ||
| Barnum | Barnum | Mark Bramble | Say Coleman | Michael Stewart | ||
| "Sweet kids" | Sugar babies | Ralph G. Allen | Jimmy McHugh | Al Dubin and Dorothy Fields | ||
| 1981 (35th ceremony) | 42nd Street ★ | 42nd Street | Michael Stewart and Mark Bramble | Harry warren | Al Dubin | [33] |
| "Refined ladies" | Sophisticated ladies | Donald McCale | Duke Ellington | Different authors | ||
| Tintype | Tintypes | Mel Marvin and Gary Pearl | Songs by various authors | |||
| "Woman of the Year" | Woman of the year | Peter Stone | John cander | Fred ebb | ||
| 1982 (36th ceremony) | Nine ★ | Nine | Arthur Kopit | Mori Yeston | [34] | |
| Dream Girls | Dreamgirls | Tom ayen | Henry Krieger | Tom ayen | ||
| " Joseph and the amazing multi-colored cloak of dreams " | Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat | Tim Rice | Andrew Lloyd Webber | Tim Rice | ||
| Pump boys and dinettes | John Foley, Mark Hardwick, Debra Monk , Cass Morgan, John Schimmel and Jim Wann | |||||
| 1983 (37th ceremony) | Cats ★ | Cats | T. S. Eliot | Andrew Lloyd Webber | T. S. Eliot | [35] |
| "Blues in the night" | Blues in the night | Sheldon Epps (staging) | Songs by various authors | |||
| Merlin | Merlin | Richard Levinson and William Link | Elmer Bernstein | Don black | ||
| "My one and only" | My one and only | Timothy S. Meyer and Peter Stone | George Gershwin | Ira Gershwin | ||
| 1984 (38th ceremony) | Cage for Eccentrics ★ | La cage aux folles | Harvey Firesteen | Jerry Herman | [36] | |
| Baby | Baby | Sybill Pearson | David shear | Richard Moltby Jr | ||
| "Sunday in the park with George" | Sunday In The Park With George | James lapin | Stephen Sondheim | |||
| "Toddler Dancer" | The tap dance kid | Charles Blackwell | Henry Krieger | Robert Lorick | ||
| 1985 (39th ceremony) | Big River ★ | Big river | William Hauptman | Roger Miller | [37] | |
| Grind | Grind | Faye Kenin | Larry Grossman | Ellen Fitzhugh | ||
| "Leader of the pack" | Leader of the pack | Ann beatts | Ellie greenwich | Different authors | ||
| Quilters | Quilters | Barbara Damascus and Molly Newman | Barbara Damascus | |||
| 1986 (40th ceremony) | The Mystery of Edwin Drude ★ | The Mystery of Edwin Drood | Rupert Holmes | [38] | ||
| "Think" | Big deal | Bob foss | Songs by various authors | |||
| “Song and dance” | Song and dance | n / a | Andrew Lloyd Webber | Don black | ||
| "Argentine tango" | Tango argentino | Hector Orezoli and Claudio Segovia (staging) | Songs by various authors | |||
| 1987 (41st ceremony) | Les Miserables ★ | Les misérables | Alan Bublille and Claude-Michel Schonberg | Claude-Michel Schonberg | Alan Bubble and Herbert Kretzmer | [39] |
| "Me and my girlfriend" | Me and my girl | L. Arthur Rose and Douglas Ferber | Noel Gay | L. Arthur Rose and Douglas Ferber | ||
| "Rags" | Rags | Joseph Stein | Charles Strauss | Stephen Schwartz | ||
| Star Express | Starlight express | Richard Stilgow | Andrew Lloyd Webber | Richard Stilgow | ||
| 1988 (42nd ceremony) | The Phantom of the Opera ★ | The phantom of the opera | Andrew Lloyd Webber and Richard Stilgow | Andrew Lloyd Webber | Charles hart | [40] |
| " Into the forest " | Into the woods | James lapin | Stephen Sondheim | |||
| Romance / Romance | Romance / romance | Barry Harman | Keith Herrmann | Barry Harman | ||
| "Sarafina!" | Sarafina! | Mbgeni Ngema | ||||
| 1989 (43rd ceremony) | Jerome Robbins Broadway ★ | Jerome Robbins' Broadway | Jerome Robins (staging and choreography) | Songs by various authors | [41] | |
| "Black and Blue" | Black and blue | Hector Orezoli and Claudio Segovia (staging) | Songs by various authors | |||
| "Time of the stars" | Starmites | Barry Keating and Stuart Ross | Barry Keating | |||
1990s
| Year | The name of the musical | The original name of the musical | Libretto | Music | The words | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990 (44th ceremony) | " City of Angels " ★ | City of angels | Larry Gelbart | Say Coleman | David zippel | [42] |
| “ Aspects of love ” | Aspects of Love | Andrew Lloyd Webber | Don Black and Charles Hart | |||
| "Grand Hotel" | Grand hotel | Luther Davis | Robert Wright and George Forrest | |||
| Meet Me In St. Louis | Meet Me in St. Louis | Hugh Wheeler | Ralph Blaine and Hugh Martin | |||
| 1991 (45th ceremony) | The Will Rogers Follies ★ | Peter Stone | Say Coleman | Betty Comden and Adolf Green | [43] | |
| Miss Saigon | Miss saigon | Alan Bublille and Claude-Michel Schonberg | Claude-Michel Schonberg | Alan Bubble and Richard Malthby Jr. | ||
| “Once Upon This Island” | Once on This Island | Lynn Arens | Stephen Flaherty | Lynn Arens | ||
| The Secret Garden | The secret garden | Marsha Norman | Lucy Simon | Marsha Norman | ||
| 1992 (46th ceremony) | “ Crazy about you ” ★ | Crazy for you | Ken Ludwig | George Gershwin | Ira Gershwin | [44] |
| " Falsetto " | Falsettos | James Lapin and William Finn | William Finn | |||
| “Five guys named Moe” | Five Guys Named Moe | Clark Peters | Songs by various authors | |||
| "The Last Jelly Jelly" | Jelly's last jam | George C. Wolfe | Jelly Roll Morton | Susan Birkenhead | ||
| 1993 (47th ceremony) | Spider Woman 's Kiss ★ | Kiss of the Spider Woman | Terrence McNally | John cander | Fred ebb | [45] |
| "Blood brothers" | Blood brothers | Willie russell | ||||
| "Goodbye dear" | The goodbye girl | Neil Simon | Marvin hamlish | David zippel | ||
| "Tommy" | The who's tommy | Pete Townsend and Des Macanuff | Pete Townsend | |||
| 1994 (48th ceremony) | Passion ★ | Passion | James lapin | Stephen Sondheim | [46] | |
| “A great night to sing” | A grand night for singing | Walter Bobby | Richard Rogers | Oscar Hammerstein II | ||
| " Beauty and the Beast " | Beauty and the beast | Linda Wolverton | Alan Mencken | Howard Ashman and Tim Rice | ||
| Cyrano: The Musical | Cyrano: the musical | Coon Van Dyck | Hell van dyck | Coon Van Dyck | ||
| 1995 (49th ceremony) | Sunset Boulevard ★ | Sunset boulevard | Don Black and Christopher Hampton | Andrew Lloyd Webber | Don Black and Christopher Hampton | [47] |
| Cafe Smokey Joe | Smokey Joe's Cafe | Jerry Liber and Mike Stoller | ||||
| 1996 (50th ceremony) | Bohemia ★ | Rent | Jonathan Larson | [48] | ||
| Bring in 'da Noise, Bring in' da Funk | Reg E. Gaines | Anne Duquesne, Mark Zane and Daryl Waters | Anne Duquesne, Reg E. Gaines and George C. Wolfe | |||
| "Chronicle of the declared death" | Chronicle of a death foretold | Graciela Daniele and Jim Lewis | Bob telson | Graciela Daniele and Jim Lewis | ||
| “Rocking the Star” | Swinging on a star | Michael Leeds | Various composers | Johnny burke | ||
| 1997 (51st ceremony) | Titanic ★ | Titanic | Peter Stone | Mori Yeston | [49] | |
| "Juan Darien" | Juan darien | Elliot Goldenenthal and Julie Taymor | Elliot Goldenenthal | |||
| "Steel pier" | Steel pier | David thompson | Fred ebb | John cander | ||
| "A life" | The life | Cy Coleman , David Newman and Ira Gasman | Say Coleman | Ira Gasman | ||
| 1998 (52nd ceremony) | The Lion King ★ | The lion king | Roger Allers and Irene Mecca | Elton John | Tim Rice | [50] |
| "Intermedia" | Side show | Bill russell | Henry Krieger | Bill russell | ||
| "Scarlet Primrose" | The scarlet pimpernel | Nan Knighton | Frank Wildhorn | Nan Knighton | ||
| "Ragtime" | Ragtime | Terrence McNally | Stephen Flaherty | Lynn Arens | ||
| 1999 (53rd ceremony) | Foss ★ | Fosse | Bob foss (choreography) | Songs by various authors | [51] | |
| "Civil War" | The civil war | Gregory Boyd and Frank Wildhorn | Frank Wildhorn | Jack Murphy | ||
| “Nothing but the blues” | It Ain't Nothin 'But the Blues | Charles Bevel, Lita Gaithers, Randal Myler, Ron Taylor and Dan Whitman | Songs by various authors | |||
| "Parade" | Parade | Alfred Uri | Jason Robert Brown | |||
2000s
| Year | The name of the musical | The original name of the musical | Libretto | Music | The words | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000 (54th ceremony) | Contact ★ | Contact | John Widman | Songs by various authors | [52] | |
| The dead | James Joyce's The Dead | Richard Nelson | Sean Davy | Sean Davy and Richard Nelson | ||
| "Swing!" | Swing! | Paul Kelly | Songs by various authors | |||
| "Wild party" | The wild party | Michael John Lacuse and George C. Wolfe | Michael John Lacuse | |||
| 2001 (55th ceremony) | " Producers " ★ | The producers | Mel Brooks and Thomas Mien | Mel Brooks | [53] | |
| "Socialite" | A class act | Linda Kline and Lonnie Price | Ed kleban | |||
| "Male striptease" | The full monty | Terrence McNally | David jazbeck | |||
| Jane Eyre | Jane eyes | John Caird and George C. Wolfe | Paul Gordon | John Caird and Paul Gordon | ||
| 2002 (56th ceremony) | " Very Modern Millie " ★ | Thoroughly modern millie | Richard Morris and Dick Scanlan | Jeanine Tesori | Dick scanlan | [54] |
| Mamma Mia! | Katherine Johnson | Benny Andersson and Bjorn Ulveus | ||||
| "The sweet smell of success" | Sweet smell of success | John guar | Marvin hamlish | Craig Carnelia | ||
| Uritnaun | Urinetown | Greg Cotis | Mark Hallman | Mark Hallman and Greg Cotis | ||
| 2003 (57th ceremony) | Hairspray ★ | Hairspray | Mark O'Donnell and Thomas Mien | Mark Sheiman | Scott Wittman and Mark Sheiman | [55] |
| "Amur" | Amour | Jeremy Sams and Didier Van Cover | Michel Legrand | Jeremy Sams and Didier Van Cover | ||
| "Year with a frog and a toad" | A year with frog and toad | Willie rill | Robert Reel | Willie rill | ||
| "Moving" | Movin 'out | Twyla Tharp | Billy Joel | |||
| 2004 (58th ceremony) | Kew Avenue ★ | Avenue q | Jeff Whitty | Robert Lopez and Jeff Marx | [56] | |
| "The Boy from Oz" | The boy from oz | Martin Sherman | Peter Allen | |||
| "Carolina, or Change" | Caroline, or change | Tony kushner | Jeanine Tesori | Tony kushner | ||
| " Wicked " | Wicked | Winnie holzman | Stephen Schwartz | |||
| 2005 (59th ceremony) | Spamalot ★ | Spamalot | Eric idle | John Du Pres and Eric Idle | Eric idle | [57] |
| “Light in the square” | The light in the piazza | Craig Lucas | Adam Gettel | |||
| "Inveterate scammers" | Dirty rotten scoundrels | Jeffrey Lane | David jazbeck | |||
| "25th annual spelling competition" | The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee | Rachel Sheinkin | William Finn | |||
| 2006 (60th ceremony) | Jersey Guys ★ | Jersey boys | Marshall Brickman and Rick Alice | Bob Gaudio | Bob Crew | [58] |
| "Flowers of purple fields" | The color purple | Marsha Norman | Stephen Bray , Brenda Russell and Allie Willis | |||
| Sleepy Companion | The drowsy chaperone | Bob Martin and Don McKellar | Lisa Lambert and Greg Morrison | |||
| "Singer at the wedding" | The wedding finger | Chad Begeline and Tim Herlichi | Matthew Sklar | Chad Begeline | ||
| 2007 (61st ceremony) | Spring Awakening ★ | Spring awakening | Stephen Seiter | Duncan Shake | Stephen Seiter | [59] |
| "Curtains" | Curtains | Rupert Holmes | John cander | Fred ebb | ||
| "Gray Gardens" | Gray gardens | Doug Wright | Scott Frankel | Michael Corey | ||
| "Mary Poppins" | Mary poppins | Julian Fellows | The Sherman Brothers , George Styles and Anthony Drew | |||
| 2008 (62nd ceremony) | " On the heights " ★ | In the heights | Chiara Alegria Hudes | Lyn Manuel Miranda | [60] | |
| "Crybaby" | Cry-baby | Thomas Mien and Mark O'Donnell | Adam Schlesinger | David Javerbaum | ||
| "Passing Stranger" | Passing strange | Stu | Heidi Roodwold and Stu | Stu | ||
| Xanadu | Xanadu | Douglas Carter Bean | John Farrar and Jeff Lynn | |||
| 2009 (63rd ceremony) | Billy Elliot ★ | Billy elliot the musical | Lee Hall | Elton John | Lee Hall | [61] |
| "Not far from the norm" | Next to Normal | Brian Yorkie | Tom Kitt | Brian Yorkie | ||
| "Rock forever" | Rock of ages | Chris D'Arienzo | Songs by various authors | |||
| Shrek: The Musical | Shrek the musical | David Lindsay-Eber | Jeanine Tesori | David Lindsay-Eber | ||
2010s
| Year | The name of the musical | The original name of the musical | Libretto | Music | The words | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010 (64th ceremony) | Memphis ★ | Memphis | Joe Dipietro | David brian | David Brian and Joe Dipietro | [62] |
| " American idiot " | American idiot | Billy Joe Armstrong and Michael Mayer | Green day | Billie Joe Armstrong | ||
| “Fela!” | Fela! | Bill T. Jones and Jim Lewis | Fela Kuti | |||
| Quartet for a million dollars | Million Dollar Quartet | Colin Escott and Floyd Matrax | Songs by various authors | |||
| 2011 (65th ceremony) | The Book of Mormon ★ | The book of mormon | Trey Parker , Matt Stone and Robert Lopez | [63] | ||
| " Catch Me If You Can " | Catch me if you can | Terrence McNally | Mark Sheiman | Mark Sheiman and Scott Wittman | ||
| The Scottsboro Guys | The scottsboro boys | David thompson | John cander | Fred ebb | ||
| "Act, sister!" | Sister act | Cherie and Bill Steinkellner | Alan Mencken | Glenn Slater | ||
| 2012 (66th ceremony) | Once Upon a Time ★ | Once | Enda walsh | Glen Hansard and Market Irglova | [64] | |
| Leap of Faith | Leap of faith | Janus Cercone and Glenn Slater | Alan Mencken | Glenn Slater | ||
| "News sellers" | Newsies | Harvey Firesteen | Jack Feldman | |||
| “Good job if you can get it.” | Nice Work If You Can Get It | Joe Dipietro | George Gershwin | Ira Gershwin | ||
| 2013 (67th ceremony) | Freaky Bots ★ | Kinky boots | Harvey Firesteen | Cindy Loper | [65] | |
| Dare: The Musical | Bring It On: The Musical | Jeff Whitty | Tom Kitt and Lyn Manuel Miranda | Amanda Green and Ling Manuel Miranda | ||
| "Christmas story" | A Christmas Story: The Musical | Joseph Robinett | Benge Pacek and Justin Paul | |||
| Matilda: The Musical | Matilda the musical | Dennis Kelly | Tim Minchin | |||
| 2014 (68th ceremony) | Gentleman's Guide to Love and Murder ★ | A Gentleman's Guide to Love and Murder | Robert L. Friedman | Stephen Lutwack | Robert L. Friedman and Stephen Lutwack | [66] |
| "After midnight" | After midnight | Jack viertel | Songs by various authors | |||
| Aladdin | Aladdin | Chad Begeline | Alan Mencken | Howard Ashman, Tim Rice and Ched Begelin | ||
| "Beautiful" | Beautiful: The Carole King Musical | Douglas McGrath | Jerry Goffin , Carol King , Barry Mann and Cynthia Weil | |||
| 2015 (69th ceremony) | Merry Home ★ | Fun home | Lisa Kron | Jeanine Tesori | Lisa Kron | [67] |
| " American in Paris " | An american in paris | Craig Lucas | George Gershwin | Ira Gershwin | ||
| “Something is rotten!” | Something Rotten! | Carey Kirkpatrick and John O'Farrell | Carey Kirkpatrick and Wayne Kirkpatrick | |||
| " Visit of the old lady " | The visit | Terrence McNally | John cander | Fred ebb | ||
| 2016 (70th ceremony) | Hamilton ★ | Hamilton | Lyn Manuel Miranda | [68] | ||
| "Bright Star" | Bright star | Steve Martin | Edie Brickell and Steve Martin | Edie Brickell | ||
| "School of rock" | School of rock | Julian Fellows | Andrew Lloyd Webber | Glenn Slater | ||
| "Dragging legs" | Shuffle along | George C. Wolfe | Yubi Blake and Noble Sissl | |||
| "Waitress" | Waitress | Jesse nelson | Sarah Barellis | |||
| 2017 (71st ceremony) | Dear Evan Hansen ★ | Dear Evan Hansen | Stephen Levenson | Benge Pacek and Justin Paul | [69] | |
| "Come to visit" | Come from away | David Hein and Irene Sankoff | ||||
| Groundhog Day | Groundhog day | Danny Rubin | Tim Minchin | |||
| " Natasha, Pierre and the Great Comet of 1812 " | Natasha, Pierre & The Great Comet of 1812 | Dave Malloy | ||||
| 2018 (72nd ceremony) | “ Visit of the orchestra ” ★ | The band's visit | Itamar Moses | David jazbeck | [70] | |
| "Cold heart" | Frozen | Jennifer lee | Kristen Anderson Lopez and Robert Lopez | |||
| "Mean Girls" | Mean girls | Tina Fey | Jeff Richmond | Nell Benjamin | ||
| "Sponge Bob Square Pants" | Spongebob squarepants | Kyle Jerrow | Songs by various authors | |||
| 2019 (73rd ceremony) | Haydstown ("Aidograd") | Hadstown | Anais Mitchell | |||
| “Not too proud” | Ain't too proud | David morisso | The temptations | |||
| Beetlejuice | Beatlejuice | Scott Brown Anthony King | Eddie Perfect | |||
| "High school graduation" | The prom | Chad Begeline Bob martin | Matthew Sklar | Chad Begeline | ||
| Tutsi | Tootsie | Robert horn | David jazbeck | |||
See also
- Laurence Olivier Award for Best New Musical
Notes
- ↑ Tony Award Winners 1949 - Best Musical . TonyAwards.com Tony Award . Date of appeal September 9, 2018.
- ↑ Tony Award Winners 1950 - Best Musical . TonyAwards.com Tony Award . Date of appeal September 9, 2018.
- ↑ Tony Award Winners 1951 - Best Musical . TonyAwards.com Tony Award . Date of appeal September 9, 2018.
- ↑ Tony Award Winners 1952 - Best Musical . TonyAwards.com Tony Award . Date of appeal September 9, 2018.
- ↑ Tony Award Winners 1953 - Best Musical . TonyAwards.com Tony Award . Date of appeal September 9, 2018.
- ↑ Tony Award Winners 1954 - Best Musical . TonyAwards.com Tony Award . Date of appeal September 9, 2018.
- ↑ Tony Award Winners 1955 - Best Musical . TonyAwards.com Tony Award . Date of appeal September 9, 2018.
- ↑ Tony Award Winners 1956 - Best Musical . TonyAwards.com Tony Award . Date of appeal September 9, 2018.
- ↑ Tony Award Winners 1957 - Best Musical . TonyAwards.com Tony Award . Date of appeal September 9, 2018.
- ↑ Tony Award Winners 1958 - Best Musical . TonyAwards.com Tony Award . Date of appeal September 9, 2018.
- ↑ Tony Award Winners 1959 - Best Musical . TonyAwards.com Tony Award . Date of appeal September 9, 2018.
- ↑ Tony Award Winners 1960 - Best Musical . TonyAwards.com Tony Award . Date of appeal September 9, 2018.
- ↑ Tony Award Winners 1961 - Best Musical . TonyAwards.com Tony Award . Date of appeal September 9, 2018.
- ↑ Tony Award Winners 1962 - Best Musical . TonyAwards.com Tony Award . Date of appeal September 9, 2018.
- ↑ Tony Award Winners 1963 - Best Musical . TonyAwards.com Tony Award . Date of appeal September 9, 2018.
- ↑ Tony Award Winners 1964 - Best Musical . TonyAwards.com Tony Award . Date of appeal September 9, 2018.
- ↑ Tony Award Winners 1965 - Best Musical . TonyAwards.com Tony Award . Date of appeal September 9, 2018.
- ↑ Tony Award Winners 1966 - Best Musical (Link not available) . TonyAwards.com Tony Award . Date of treatment September 9, 2018. Archived on May 9, 2018.
- ↑ Tony Award Winners 1967 - Best Musical . TonyAwards.com Tony Award . Date of appeal September 9, 2018.
- ↑ Tony Award Winners 1968 - Best Musical . TonyAwards.com Tony Award . Date of appeal September 9, 2018.
- ↑ Tony Award Winners 1969 - Best Musical . TonyAwards.com Tony Award . Date of appeal September 9, 2018.
- ↑ Tony Award Winners 1970 - Best Musical . TonyAwards.com Tony Award . Date of appeal September 9, 2018.
- ↑ Tony Award Winners 1971 - Best Musical . TonyAwards.com Tony Award . Date of appeal September 9, 2018.
- ↑ Tony Award Winners 1972 - Best Musical . TonyAwards.com Tony Award . Date of appeal September 9, 2018.
- ↑ Tony Award Winners 1973 - Best Musical . TonyAwards.com Tony Award . Date of appeal September 9, 2018.
- ↑ Tony Award Winners 1974 - Best Musical . TonyAwards.com Tony Award . Date of appeal September 9, 2018.
- ↑ Tony Award Winners 1975 - Best Musical . TonyAwards.com Tony Award . Date of appeal September 9, 2018.
- ↑ Tony Award Winners 1976 - Best Musical . TonyAwards.com Tony Award . Date of appeal September 9, 2018.
- ↑ Tony Award Winners 1977 - Best Musical . TonyAwards.com Tony Award . Date of appeal September 9, 2018.
- ↑ Tony Award Winners 1978 - Best Musical . TonyAwards.com Tony Award . Date of appeal September 9, 2018.
- ↑ Tony Award Winners 1979 - Best Musical . TonyAwards.com Tony Award . Date of appeal September 9, 2018.
- ↑ Tony Award Winners 1980 - Best Musical . TonyAwards.com Tony Award . Date of appeal September 9, 2018.
- ↑ Tony Award Winners 1981 - Best Musical . TonyAwards.com Tony Award . Date of appeal September 9, 2018.
- ↑ Tony Award Winners 1982 - Best Musical . TonyAwards.com Tony Award . Date of appeal September 9, 2018.
- ↑ Tony Award Winners 1983 - Best Musical . TonyAwards.com Tony Award . Date of appeal September 9, 2018.
- ↑ Tony Award Winners 1984 - Best Musical . TonyAwards.com Tony Award . Date of appeal September 9, 2018.
- ↑ Tony Award Winners 1985 - Best Musical . TonyAwards.com Tony Award . Date of appeal September 9, 2018.
- ↑ Tony Award Winners 1986 - Best Musical . TonyAwards.com Tony Award . Date of appeal September 9, 2018.
- ↑ Tony Award Winners 1987 - Best Musical . TonyAwards.com Tony Award . Date of appeal September 9, 2018.
- ↑ Tony Award Winners 1988 - Best Musical . TonyAwards.com Tony Award . Date of appeal September 9, 2018.
- ↑ Tony Award Winners 1989 - Best Musical . TonyAwards.com Tony Award . Date of appeal September 9, 2018.
- ↑ Tony Award Winners 1990 - Best Musical . TonyAwards.com Tony Award . Date of appeal September 9, 2018.
- ↑ Tony Award Winners 1991 - Best Musical . TonyAwards.com Tony Award . Date of appeal September 9, 2018.
- ↑ Tony Award Winners 1992 - Best Musical . TonyAwards.com Tony Award . Date of appeal September 9, 2018.
- ↑ Tony Award Winners 1993 - Best Musical . TonyAwards.com Tony Award . Date of appeal September 9, 2018.
- ↑ Tony Award Winners 1994 - Best Musical . TonyAwards.com Tony Award . Date of appeal September 9, 2018.
- ↑ Tony Award Winners 1995 - Best Musical . TonyAwards.com Tony Award . Date of appeal September 9, 2018.
- ↑ Tony Award Winners 1996 - Best Musical . TonyAwards.com Tony Award . Date of appeal September 9, 2018.
- ↑ Tony Award Winners 1997 - Best Musical . TonyAwards.com Tony Award . Date of appeal September 9, 2018.
- ↑ Tony Award Winners 1998 - Best Musical . TonyAwards.com Tony Award . Date of appeal September 9, 2018.
- ↑ Tony Award Winners 1999 - Best Musical . TonyAwards.com Tony Award . Date of appeal September 9, 2018.
- ↑ Tony Award Winners 2000 - Best Musical . TonyAwards.com Tony Award . Date of appeal September 9, 2018.
- ↑ Tony Award Winners 2001 - Best Musical . TonyAwards.com Tony Award . Date of appeal September 9, 2018.
- ↑ Tony Award Winners 2002 - Best Musical . TonyAwards.com Tony Award . Date of appeal September 9, 2018.
- ↑ Tony Award Winners 2003 - Best Musical . TonyAwards.com Tony Award . Date of appeal September 9, 2018.
- ↑ Tony Award Winners 2004 - Best Musical . TonyAwards.com Tony Award . Date of appeal September 9, 2018.
- ↑ Tony Award Winners 2005 - Best Musical . TonyAwards.com Tony Award . Date of appeal September 9, 2018.
- ↑ Tony Award Winners 2006 - Best Musical . TonyAwards.com Tony Award . Date of appeal September 9, 2018.
- ↑ Tony Award Winners 2007 - Best Musical . TonyAwards.com Tony Award . Date of appeal September 9, 2018.
- ↑ Tony Award Winners 2008 - Best Musical . TonyAwards.com Tony Award . Date of appeal September 9, 2018.
- ↑ Tony Award Winners 2009 - Best Musical . TonyAwards.com Tony Award . Date of appeal September 9, 2018.
- ↑ Tony Award Winners 2010 - Best Musical . TonyAwards.com Tony Award . Date of appeal September 9, 2018.
- ↑ Tony Award Winners 2011 - Best Musical . TonyAwards.com Tony Award . Date of appeal September 9, 2018.
- ↑ Tony Award Winners 2012 - Best Musical . TonyAwards.com Tony Award . Date of appeal September 9, 2018.
- ↑ Tony Award Winners 2013 - Best Musical . TonyAwards.com Tony Award . Date of appeal September 9, 2018.
- ↑ Tony Award Winners 2014 - Best Musical . TonyAwards.com Tony Award . Date of appeal September 9, 2018.
- ↑ Tony Award Winners 2015 - Best Musical . TonyAwards.com Tony Award . Date of appeal September 9, 2018.
- ↑ Tony Award Winners 2016 - Best Musical . TonyAwards.com Tony Award . Date of appeal September 9, 2018.
- ↑ Tony Award Winners 2017 - Best Musical . TonyAwards.com Tony Award . Date of appeal September 9, 2018.
- ↑ Tony Award Winners 2018 - Best Musical . TonyAwards.com Tony Award . Date of appeal September 9, 2018.