Tony Award for Best Musical

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This is a list of winners and nominations for the Tony Award for Best Musical, first awarded in 1949.

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[edit] Awards and nominations

[edit] 1940s

1949
–Kiss Me, Kate : Music and lyrics by Cole Porter, book by Samuel and Bella Spewack

[edit] 1950s

1950
–South Pacific : Music by Richard Rodgers, lyrics by Oscar Hammerstein II, Book by Oscar Hammerstein II and Joshua Logan
1951
–Guys and Dolls : Music and lyrics by Frank Loesser, book by Jo Swerling and Abe Burrows
1952
–The King and I : Book and lyrics by Oscar Hammerstein II, music by Richard Rodgers
1953
–Wonderful Town : Book by Joseph Fields and Jerome Chodorov, music by Leonard Bernstein, lyrics by Betty Comden and Adolph Green
1954
–Kismet : Book by Charles Lederer and Luther Davis, music by Alexander Borodin, adapted and with lyrics by Robert Wright and George Forrest
1955
–The Pajama Game : Book by George Abbott and Richard Bissell, music and lyrics by Richard Adler and Jerry Ross
1956
–Damn Yankees : Book by George Abbott and Douglass Wallop, music by Richard Adler and Jerry Ross
1957
–My Fair Lady : Book and lyrics by Alan Jay Lerner, music by Frederick Loewe
1958
–The Music Man : Book by Meredith Willson and Franklin Lacey, music and lyrics by Meredith Willson
1959
–Redhead : Book by Herbert and Dorothy Fields, Sidney Sheldon and David Shaw, music by Albert Hague, lyrics by Dorothy Fields

[edit] 1960s

1960
–The Sound of Music : Book by Howard Lindsay and Russel Crouse. Lyrics by Oscar Hammerstein II, music by Richard Rodgers
–Fiorello! : Book by Jerome Weidman and George Abbott. Lyrics by Sheldon Harnick, music by Jerry Bock.
1961
–Bye Bye Birdie : Book by Michael Stewart, music by Charles Strouse, lyrics by Lee Adams
1962
–How to Succeed in Business Without Really Trying : Book by Abe Burrows, Jack Weinstock and Willie Gilbert, music and lyrics by Frank Loesser
1963
–A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum : Book by Burt Shevelove and Larry Gelbart, music and lyrics by Stephen Sondheim
1964
–Hello, Dolly! : Book by Michael Stewart, music and lyrics by Jerry Herman
1965
–Fiddler on the Roof : Book by Joseph Stein, music by Jerry Bock, lyrics by Sheldon Harnick
1966
–Man of La Mancha : Book by Dale Wasserman, music by Mitch Leigh, lyrics by Joe Darion
1967
–Cabaret : Book by Joe Masteroff, music by John Kander, lyrics by Fred Ebb
1968
–Hallelujah, Baby! Book by Arthur Laurents, music by Jule Styne, lyrics by Betty Comden and Adolph Green
1969
–1776 : Book by Peter Stone, music and lyrics by Sherman Edwards

[edit] 1970s

1970
–Applause : Book by Betty Comden and Adolph Green, music by Charles Strouse, lyrics by Lee Adams
1971
–Company : Book by George Furth, music and lyrics by Stephen Sondheim
1972
–Two Gentlemen of Verona : Based on the play by William Shakespeare. Music by Galt MacDermot, lyrics by John Guare
1973
–A Little Night Music : Book by Hugh Wheeler, music and lyrics by Stephen Sondheim
1974
–Raisin : Book by Robert Nemiroff and Charlotte Zaltzberg, music by Judd Woldin, lyrics by Robert Brittan
1975
–The Wiz : Book by William F. Brown, music and lyrics by Charlie Smalls
1976
–A Chorus Line : Book by James Kirkwood, music by Marvin Hamlisch, lyrics by Edward Kleban
1977
–Annie : Book by Thomas Meehan, music by Charles Strouse, lyrics by Martin Charnin
1978
–Ain't Misbehavin' : Music by Thomas "Fats" Waller
1979
–Sweeney Todd : Book by Hugh Wheeler, music and lyrics by Stephen Sondheim

[edit] 1980s

1980
–Evita : Book and lyrics by Tim Rice, music by Andrew Lloyd Webber
1981
–42nd Street : Book by Michael Stewart and Mark Bramble, music by Harry Warren, lyrics by Al Dubin
1982
–Nine : Book by Arthur Kopit, music and lyrics by Maury Yeston
1983
–Cats : Music by Andrew Lloyd Webber, lyrics from the poems of T. S. Eliot with additional lyrics by Trevor Nunn
1984
–La Cage aux Folles : Book by Harvey Fierstein, music and lyrics by Jerry Herman
1985
–Big River : Book by William Hauptman, music and lyrics by Roger Miller
1986
–The Mystery of Edwin Drood : Book, music, and lyrics by Rupert Holmes
1987
–Les Misérables : Book by Claude-Michel Schönberg and Alain Boublil, music by Claude-Michel Schönberg, lyrics by Herbert Kretzmer
1988
–The Phantom of the Opera : Book by Richard Stilgoe and Andrew Lloyd Webber, music by Andrew Lloyd Webber, lyrics by Charles Hart
1989
–Jerome Robbins' Broadway : No credited authors, directed by Jerome Robbins
    • Black and Blue : No credited authors, conceived and directed by Claudio Segovia and Héctor Orezzoli
    • Starmites : Book by Stuart Ross and Barry Keating, music and lyrics by Barry Keating.

[edit] 1990s

1990
–City of Angels : Book by Larry Gelbart, lyrics by David Zippel, music by Cy Coleman
1991
–The Will Rogers Follies : Book by Peter Stone, lyrics by Betty Comden and Adolph Green, music by Cy Coleman
1992
–Crazy for You : Book by Ken Ludwig, lyrics by Ira Gershwin, music by George Gershwin
1993
–Kiss of the Spider Woman : Book by Terrence McNally, lyrics by Fred Ebb, music by John Kander
1994
–Passion : Book by James Lapine, music/lyrics by Stephen Sondheim
1995
–Sunset Boulevard : Book by Christopher Hampton and Don Black, lyrics by Don Black, music by Andrew Lloyd Webber
1996
–Rent : Book, music, and lyrics by Jonathan Larson
1997
–Titanic : Book by Peter Stone, music/lyrics by Maury Yeston
1998
–The Lion King : Book by Roger Allers and Irene Mecchi; lyrics by Tim Rice; music by Elton John; additional music/lyrics by Lebo M, Mark Mancina, Jay Rifkin, Julie Taymor, and Hans Zimmer
1999
–Fosse : Conceived by Richard Maltby, Jr., Chet Walker and Ann Reinking, music/lyrics by various composers

[edit] 2000s

2000
–Contact : Conceived by Susan Stroman and John Weidman, book by John Weidman, music/lyrics by various composers
2001
–The Producers : Book by Mel Brooks and Thomas Meehan, music/lyrics by Mel Brooks
2002
–Thoroughly Modern Millie : Book by Richard Morris and Dick Scanlan, new lyrics by Dick Scanlan, new music by Jeanine Tesori
2003
–Hairspray : Book by Thomas Meehan, music by Marc Shaiman, lyrics by Scott Wittman and Marc Shaiman
2004
–Avenue Q : Book by Jeff Whitty, music/lyrics by Robert Lopez and Jeff Marx
2005
–Monty Python's Spamalot : Book by Eric Idle, music by John Du Prez and Eric Idle, lyrics by Eric Idle based on the film Monty Python and the Holy Grail
2006
–Jersey Boys : Book by Marshall Brickman and Rick Ellice, music and lyrics by Bob Gaudio and Bob Crewe
2007
–Spring Awakening : Book by Steven Sater, music by Duncan Sheik, lyrics by Steven Sater
2008
–Current nominations pending award

[edit] See also

[edit] Records

  • Passion is the shortest running winner, with 280 performances;
  • Phantom of the Opera is the longest currently running, with 8471 performances as of June 12, 2008;
  • Cats is the longest running winner that has closed, with 7485 performances.

[edit] References


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Tony Award for Best Musical
1949-1975

Kiss Me, Kate (1949) · South Pacific (1950) · Guys and Dolls (1951) · The King and I (1952) · Wonderful Town (1953) · Kismet (1954) · The Pajama Game (1955) · Damn Yankees (1956) · My Fair Lady (1957) · The Music Man (1958) · Redhead (1959) · The Sound of Music / Fiorello! (1960) · Bye Bye Birdie (1961) · How to Succeed in Business Without Really Trying (1962) · A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum (1963) · Hello, Dolly! (1964) · Fiddler on the Roof (1965) · Man of La Mancha (1966) · Cabaret (1967) · Hallelujah, Baby! (1968) · 1776 (1969) · Company (1971) · Two Gentlemen of Verona (1972) · A Little Night Music (1973) · Raisin (1974) · The Wiz (1975)
1976-2000

A Chorus Line (1976) · Annie (1977) · Ain't Misbehavin' (1978) · Sweeney Todd (1979) · Evita (1980) · 42nd Street (1981) · Nine (1982) · Cats (1983) · La Cage aux Folles (1984) · Big River (1985) · The Mystery of Edwin Drood (1986) · Les Misérables (1987) · The Phantom of the Opera (1988) · Jerome Robbins' Broadway (1989) · City of Angels (1990) · The Will Rogers Follies (1991) · Crazy for You (1992) · Kiss of the Spider Woman (1993) · Passion (1994) · Sunset Boulevard (1995) · Rent (1996) · Titanic (1997) · The Lion King (1998) · Fosse (1999) · Contact (2000)
2001-present

The Producers (2001) · Thoroughly Modern Millie (2002) · Hairspray (2003) · Avenue Q (2004) · Monty Python's Spamalot (2005) · Jersey Boys (2006) · Spring Awakening (2007)
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