Title |
Year |
Music |
Lyrics |
Book |
Tony |
Olivier |
Notes |
Ain't Misbehavin' |
1978 |
Fats Waller |
various |
Murray Horwitz, Richard Maltby, Jr. |
1978 |
|
|
Annie |
1977 |
Charles Strouse |
Martin Charnin |
Thomas Meehan |
1977 |
|
Nominated for ten Tony Awards, winning seven. |
Applause |
1970 |
Charles Strouse |
Lee Adams |
Betty Comden, Adolph Green |
1970 |
|
Nominated for ten Tonys, winning four, including Best Actress for Lauren Bacall, her musical debut. |
Avenue Q |
2003 |
Jeff Marx |
Robert Lopez |
Jeff Whitty |
2004 |
|
|
Beauty and the Beast |
1994 |
Alan Menken |
Howard Ashman, Tim Rice |
Linda Woolverton |
|
1998 |
|
Big River |
1984 |
Roger Miller |
Miller |
William Hauptman |
1985 |
|
Nominated for ten Tony Awards, winning seven. |
Billy Elliot the Musical |
2005 |
Elton John |
Lee Hall |
Hall |
2009 |
2006 |
Nominated for fifteen Tony Awards, winning ten. |
Blood Brothers |
1983 |
Willy Russell |
Russell |
Russell |
|
1983 |
Nominated for seven Tony Awards. |
The Book of Mormon |
2011 |
Trey Parker, Robert Lopez, Matt Stone |
Parker, Lopez, Stone |
Parker, Lopez, Stone |
2011 |
2014 |
Nominated for fourteen Tony Awards, winning nine. |
Bye Bye Birdie |
1960 |
Charles Strouse |
Lee Adams |
Michael Stewart |
1961 |
|
Nominated for seven Tonys, winning four, including Best Actor for Dick Van Dyke. |
Cabaret |
1966 |
John Kander |
Fred Ebb |
Joe Masteroff |
1967 |
|
The 1998 Broadway revival won the Tony for Best Revival. The 1972 film adaptation became popular. |
La Cage aux Folles |
1983 |
Jerry Herman |
Herman |
Harvey Fierstein |
1984 |
|
The Broadway revival in both 2004 and 2010 won the Tony for Best Revival. The West End 2008 revival won the Olivier Award for Best Revival. |
Candide |
1956 |
Leonard Bernstein |
Richard Wilbur |
Hugh Wheeler |
|
1988 |
|
Carmen Jones |
1943 |
Georges Bizet |
Oscar Hammerstein II |
Hammerstein |
|
1992 |
|
Caroline, or Change |
2003 |
Jeanine Tesori |
Tony Kushner |
Kushner |
|
2007 |
|
Cats |
1981 |
Andrew Lloyd Webber |
T. S. Eliot |
Lloyd Webber, Trevor Nunn |
1983 |
1981 |
It was the longest-running Broadway musical in history, until it was surpassed by The Phantom of the Opera. |
A Chorus Line |
1975 |
Marvin Hamlisch |
Edward Kleban |
James Kirkwood, Jr., Nicholas Dante |
1976 |
1976 |
It was the longest-running Broadway musical in history, until it was surpassed by Cats. |
City of Angels |
1989 |
Cy Coleman |
David Zippel |
Larry Gelbart |
1990 |
1994 |
|
The Comedy of Errors |
1976 |
Guy Woolfenden |
Trevor Nunn |
Nunn, based on William Shakespeare |
|
1977 |
|
Company |
1970 |
Stephen Sondheim |
Sondheim |
George Furth |
1971 |
|
Nominated for twelve Tonys, winning six. The Broadway revival in 2007 won the Tony for Best Revival. |
Contact |
1999 |
various |
— |
John Weidman, Susan Stroman |
2000 |
|
Nominated for six Tonys, winning four. A "dance play", the musical has no lyrics and used pre-recorded music. |
Crazy for You |
1992 |
George Gershwin |
Ira Gershwin |
Ken Ludwig |
1992 |
1993 |
Nominated for nine Tony Awards, winning three. |
Damn Yankees |
1955 |
Richard Adler |
Jerry Ross |
George Abbott, Douglass Wallop |
1956 |
|
Nominated for nine Tony Awards, winning seven. |
Drood |
1985 |
Rupert Holmes |
Holmes |
Holmes |
1986 |
|
Nominated for eleven Tony Awards, winning five. |
Evita |
1978 |
Andrew Lloyd Webber |
Tim Rice |
Rice |
1980 |
1978 |
Nominated for eleven Tonys, winning seven; last collaboration on a musical between Lloyd Webber and Rice. |
Fiddler on the Roof |
1964 |
Jerry Bock |
Sheldon Harnick |
Joseph Stein |
1965 |
|
Nominated for ten Tonys, winning nine; longest-running Broadway musical in history, until it was surpassed by Grease. |
Fiorello! |
1959 |
Jerry Bock |
Sheldon Harnick |
George Abbott, Jerome Weidman |
1960 |
|
It won the 1960 Pulitzer Prize for Drama. |
Follies |
1971 |
Stephen Sondheim |
Sondheim |
James Goldman |
|
1987 |
|
42nd Street |
1980 |
Harry Warren |
Al Dubin |
Michael Stewart, Mark Bramble |
1981 |
1984 |
The Broadway revival in 2001 won the Tony for Best Revival. |
Fosse |
1999 |
various |
various |
— |
1999 |
|
This was a revue. |
A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum |
1962 |
Stephen Sondheim |
Sondheim |
Burt Shevelove, Larry Gelbart |
1963 |
|
Nominated for eight Tony Awards, winning six. |
A Gentleman's Guide to Love and Murder |
2014 |
Steven Lutvak |
Robert L. Freedman, Lutvak |
Freedman |
2014 |
|
Nominated for ten Tony Awards, winning four. |
Guys and Dolls |
1950 |
Frank Loesser |
Loesser |
Jo Swerling, Abe Burrows |
1951 |
|
It won all five Tonys for which it was nominated. The 1955 film adaptation became popular. |
Hairspray |
2002 |
Marc Shaiman |
Scott Wittman, Shaiman |
Thomas Meehan |
2003 |
2008 |
Nominated for thirteen Tony Awards, winning eight. |
Hallelujah, Baby! |
1967 |
Jule Styne |
Betty Comden, Adolph Green |
Arthur Laurents |
1968 |
|
|
Hello, Dolly! |
1964 |
Jerry Herman |
Herman |
Michael Stewart |
1964 |
|
Nominated for eleven Tonys, winning ten. The West End revival in 2009 won the Olivier for Best Revival. |
Honk! |
1992 |
George Stiles |
Anthony Drewe |
Drewe |
|
2000 |
|
How to Succeed in Business Without Really Trying |
1961 |
Frank Loesser |
Loesser |
Abe Burrows, Jack Weinstock, Willie Gilbert |
1962 |
|
Nominated for eight Tonys, winning seven. It won the 1962 Pulitzer Prize for Drama. |
In the Heights |
2007 |
Lin-Manuel Miranda |
Miranda |
Quiara Alegría Hudes |
2008 |
|
Nominated for thirteen Tony Awards, winning four. |
Jerome Robbins' Broadway |
1989 |
various |
various |
— |
1989 |
|
This revue was nominated for nine Tony Awards, winning five. |
Jerry Springer: The Opera |
2003 |
— |
— |
Stewart Lee, Richard Thomas |
|
2004 |
Nominated for eight Olivier Awards, winning four. |
Jersey Boys |
2005 |
Bob Gaudio, Bob Crewe |
Gaudio, Crewe |
Marshall Brickman, Rick Elice |
2006 |
2009 |
Nominated for eight Tony Awards, winning four. |
Jolson |
1995 |
various |
various |
Francis Essex, Rob Bettinson |
|
1996 |
|
Kat and the Kings |
1998 |
Taliep Petersen |
David Kramer |
Kramer |
|
1999 |
The cast collectively won the Laurence Olivier Award for Best Actor in a Musical. |
The King and I |
1951 |
Richard Rodgers |
Oscar Hammerstein II |
Hammerstein |
1952 |
|
It won all five Tonys for which it was nominated. The 1956 film adaptation became popular. |
Kinky Boots |
2013 |
Cyndi Lauper |
Lauper |
Harvey Fierstein |
2013 |
|
Nominated for thirteen Tony Awards, winning six. |
Kismet |
1953 |
Alexander Borodin |
Robert Wright, George Forrest |
Wright, Forrest |
1954 |
|
|
Kiss Me, Kate |
1948 |
Cole Porter |
Porter |
Samuel and Bella Spewack |
1949 |
|
The Broadway revival in 2000 won the Tony Award for Best Revival. |
Kiss of the Spider Woman |
1992 |
John Kander |
Fred Ebb |
Terrence McNally |
1993 |
|
|
Legally Blonde |
2009 |
Nell Benjamin, Laurence O'Keefe |
Benjamin, O'Keefe |
Heather Hach |
|
2011 |
|
Les Misérables |
1980 |
Claude-Michel Schönberg |
Alain Boublil |
Boublil, Herbert Kretzmer |
1987 |
|
Nominated for twelve Tony Awards, winning eight. |
The Lion King |
1997 |
Elton John |
Tim Rice |
Roger Allers, Irene Mecchi |
1998 |
|
Nominated for eleven Tony Awards, winning six. |
A Little Night Music |
1973 |
Stephen Sondheim |
Sondheim |
Hugh Wheeler |
1973 |
|
Nominated for twelve Tony Awards, winning six. |
Man of La Mancha |
1965 |
Mitch Leigh |
Joe Darion |
Dale Wasserman |
1966 |
|
Nominated for seven Tony Awards, winning five. |
Martin Guerre |
1996 |
Claude-Michel Schönberg |
Alain Boublil, Stephen Clarke |
Boublil, Schönberg |
|
1997 |
|
Matilda the Musical |
2011 |
Tim Minchin |
Minchin |
Dennis Kelly |
|
2012 |
|
Me and My Girl |
1937 |
Noel Gay |
Douglas Furber, L. Arthur Rose |
Furber, Rose |
|
1985 |
|
Memphis |
2003 |
David Bryan |
Bryan, Joe DiPietro |
DiPietro |
2010 |
|
|
Merrily We Roll Along |
1981 |
Stephen Sondheim |
Sondheim |
George Furth |
|
2001 |
|
The Music Man |
1957 |
Meredith Willson |
Willson |
Willson |
1958 |
|
Nominated for eight Tony Awards, winning five. |
My Fair Lady |
1956 |
Frederick Loewe |
Alan Jay Lerner |
Jay Lerner |
1957 |
|
Nominated for nine Tonys, winning six; longest-running Broadway musical until it was surpassed by Fiddler. The 1964 film adaptation became popular. |
Nine |
1982 |
Maury Yeston |
Yeston |
Arthur Kopit |
1982 |
|
The Broadway revival in 2003 won the Tony Award for Best Revival. |
Once |
2012 |
Glen Hansard, Markéta Irglová |
Hansard, Irglová |
Enda Walsh |
2012 |
|
|
Once on This Island |
1990 |
Stephen Flaherty |
Lynn Ahrens |
Ahrens |
|
1995 |
|
Our House |
2003 |
Madness |
Madness |
Tim Firth |
|
2003 |
|
The Pajama Game |
1954 |
Richard Adler |
Jerry Ross |
George Abbott, Richard Pike Bissell |
1955 |
|
The Broadway revival in 2006 won the Tony Award for Best Revival. |
Passion |
1994 |
Stephen Sondheim |
Sondheim |
James Lapine |
1994 |
|
It is the shortest-running Tony winner in history. |
The Phantom of the Opera |
1986 |
Andrew Lloyd Webber |
Charles Hart |
Lloyd Webber, Richard Stilgoe |
1988 |
1986 |
Nominated for nine Tonys, winning seven; longest-running Broadway production in history. |
Poppy |
1982 |
Monty Norman |
Peter Nichols |
Nichols |
|
1982 |
|
The Producers |
2001 |
Mel Brooks |
Brooks |
Brooks, Thomas Meehan |
2001 |
2005 |
The most Tony Awards in history, winning twelve awards out of fifteen nominations. |
Raisin |
1973 |
Judd Woldin |
Robert Brittan |
Robert Nemiroff, Charlotte Zaltzberg |
1974 |
|
|
Redhead |
1959 |
Albert Hague |
Dorothy Fields |
Dorothy, Herbert Fields, Sidney Sheldon, David Shaw |
1959 |
|
|
Rent |
1996 |
Jonathan Larson |
Larson |
Larson |
1996 |
|
Nominated for ten Tonys, winning four; it also won the 1996 Pulitzer Prize for Drama. |
Return to the Forbidden Planet |
1989 |
various |
various |
Bob Carlton |
|
1989 1990 |
|
1776 |
1969 |
Sherman Edwards |
Edwards |
Peter Stone |
1969 |
|
|
Songbook |
1979 |
Monty Norman |
Norman, Julian Moore |
Norman, Moore |
|
1979 |
|
The Sound of Music |
1959 |
Richard Rodgers |
Oscar Hammerstein II |
Howard Lindsay, Russel Crouse |
1960 |
|
Nominated for seven Tonys, winning five; the 1965 film adaptation became popular. |
South Pacific |
1949 |
Richard Rodgers |
Oscar Hammerstein II |
Hammerstein, Joshua Logan |
1950 |
|
Ten Tony nominations, winning all ten and the Pulitzer; the 2008 Broadway revival won the Tony for Best Revival and six other Tonys out of eleven nominations. |
Spamalot |
2005 |
John DuPrez, Eric Idle |
Idle |
Idle |
2005 |
|
Nominated for fourteen Tony Awards, winning three. |
Spring Awakening |
2006 |
Duncan Sheik |
Steven Sater |
Sater |
2007 |
2010 |
Nominated for eleven Tony Awards, winning eight. |
Sunday in the Park with George |
1984 |
Stephen Sondheim |
Sondheim |
James Lapine |
|
1991 |
It won the 1985 Pulitzer. The 2006 West End revival won the Olivier for Best Revival. |
Sunset Boulevard |
1993 |
Andrew Lloyd Webber |
Don Black, Christopher Hampton |
Hampton, Black |
1995 |
|
Nominated for eleven Tony Awards, winning seven. |
Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street |
1979 |
Stephen Sondheim |
Sondheim |
Hugh Wheeler |
1979 |
1980 |
The West End revivals in 1993 and 2012 won their respective Olivier Awards for Best Revival. |
Thoroughly Modern Millie |
2002 |
Jeanine Tesori, Arthur Sullivan |
Dick Scanlan |
Richard Morris, Scanlan |
2002 |
|
Nominated for eleven Tony Awards, winning six. |
Titanic |
1997 |
Maury Yeston |
Yeston |
Peter Stone |
1997 |
|
|
Top Hat |
2012 |
Irving Berlin |
Berlin |
Matthew White, Howard Jacques |
|
2013 |
|
Two Gentlemen of Verona |
1971 |
Galt MacDermot |
John Guare |
Guare, Mel Shapiro |
1972 |
|
|
The Will Rogers Follies |
1991 |
Cy Coleman |
Betty Comden, Adolph Green |
Peter Stone |
1991 |
|
|
The Wiz |
1975 |
Charlie Smalls |
Smalls |
William F. Brown |
1975 |
|
Nominated for eight Tony Awards, winning seven. |
Wonderful Town |
1953 |
Leonard Bernstein |
Betty Comden, Adolph Green |
Joseph Fields, Jerome Chodorov |
1953 |
|
It won all five Tony Awards for which it was nominated. |