Tony Award for Best Author

The Tony Award for Best Author is a now retired category once presented to playwrights, authors and librettists of theatrical plays and musicals. Only eight awards were presented from 1947 to 1965, and is often grouped with the category Tony Award for Best Book of a Musical.

Awards

Play

1947: Arthur Miller - All My Sons
1948: Thomas Heggen / Joshua Logan - Mister Roberts
1949: Arthur Miller - Death of a Salesman
1965: Neil Simon - The Odd Couple

Musical

1962: Abe Burrows / Jack Weinstock / Willie Gilbert - How to Succeed in Business Without Really Trying
1963: Burt Shevelove / Larry Gelbart - A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum
1964: Michael Stewart - Hello, Dolly!
1965: Joseph Stein - Fiddler on the Roof

Tony Award for Best Author

Arthur Miller (1947) · Thomas Heggen / Joshua Logan (1948) · Arthur Miller (1949) · Abe Burrows / Jack Weinstock / Willie Gilbert (1962) · Burt Shevelove / Larry Gelbart (1963) · Michael Stewart (1964) · Neil Simon / Joseph Stein (1965)

Tony Awards

Play	Best Play · Best Direction of a Play · Best Leading Actor in a Play · Best Leading Actress in a Play · Best Featured Actor in a Play · Best Featured Actress in a Play · Best Costume Design of a Play · Best Lighting Design of a Play · Best Revival of a Play · Best Scenic Design of a Play · Best Sound Design of a Play

Musical	Best Musical · Best Direction of a Musical · Best Leading Actor in a Musical · Best Leading Actress in a Musical · Best Featured Actor in a Musical · Best Featured Actress in a Musical · Best Book of a Musical · Best Choreography · Best Costume Design of a Musical · Best Lighting Design of a Musical · Best Orchestrations · Best Original Score · Best Revival of a Musical · Best Scenic Design of a Musical · Best Sound Design of a Musical

Special (non-competitive)	Regional Theatre Tony Award · Special Tony Award · Tony Honors for Excellence in Theatre · Isabelle Stevenson Award

Retired	Best Author · Best Conductor and Musical Director · Best Director · Best Revival · Best Special Theatrical Event · Best Stage Technician ·

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