Tony Award for Best Musical

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1940s

• 1949 Kiss Me, Kate - Music and lyrics by Cole Porter, book by Bella and Samuel Spewack.

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.
• *Fanny
• *Peter Pan. Book by Jerome Robbins, music by Moose Charlap and Jule Styne and lyrics by Carolyn Leigh, Betty Comden and Adolph Green
• *Plain and Fancy. Book by Joseph Stein and Will Glickman, music by Albert Hague, and lyrics by Arnold Horwitt.
• *Silk Stockings. Book, music abd lyrics by Cole Porter

• 1956 Damn Yankees - Book by George Abbott and Douglass Wallop, music by Richard Adler and Jerry Ross.
• *Pipe Dream. Book and lyrics by Oscar Hammerstein II, music by Richard Rodgers.

• 1957 My Fair Lady - Book and lyrics by Alan Jay Lerner, music by Frederick Loewe.
• *Bells Are Ringing. Book and lyrics by Betty Comden and Adolph Green, music by Jule Styne.
• *Candide. Book by Lillian Hellman, music by Leonard Bernstein, lyrics by Richard Wilbur.
• *The Most Happy Fella. Book, music, and lyrics by Frank Loesser.

• 1958 The Music Man - Book by Meredith Willson and Franklin Lacey, music and lyrics by Meredith Willson.
• *West Side Story. Book by Arthur Laurents, music by Leonard Bernstein, lyrics by Stephen Sondheim.
• *New Girl In Town. Book by George Abbott, music and lyrics by Bob Merrill.
• *Oh, Captain!. Book by Al Morgan and José Ferrer, music and lyrics by Jay Livingston and Ray Evans.
• *Jamaica. Book by E. Y. Harburg and Fred Saidy, music by Harold Arlen, lyrics by E. Y. Harburg.

• 1959 Redhead - Book by Herbert and Dorothy Fields, Sidney Sheldon and David Shaw, music by Albert Hague, lyrics by Dorothy Fields.
• *Flower Drum Song. Book by Oscar Hammerstein II and Joseph Fields, lyrics by Oscar Hammerstein II, music by Richard Rodgers.
• *La Plume de Ma Tante. Written, devised, and directed by Robert Dhery, music by Gerard Calvi, English lyrics by Ross Parker.

1960s

• 1960 (tie) - The Sound of Music - Book by Howard Lindsay and Russel Crouse. Lyrics by Oscar Hammerstein II, music by Richard Rodgers.
• AND Fiorello!. Book by Jerome Weidman and George Abbott. Lyrics by Sheldon Harnick, music by Jerry Bock.
• *Gypsy. Book by Arthur Laurents. Lyrics by Stephen Sondheim, music by Jule Styne.
• *Once Upon a Mattress. Book by Jay Thompson, Marshall Barer, and Dean Fuller. Lyrics by Marshall Barer, music by Mary Rodgers.
• *Take Me Along. Book by Joseph Stein and Robert Russell, lyrics and music by Bob Merrill.

• 1961 Bye Bye Birdie - Book by Michael Stewart, music by Charles Strouse, lyrics by Lee Adams.
• *Do Re Mi. Book by Garson Kanin, music by Jule Styne, lyrics by Betty Comden and Adolph Green.
• *Irma La Douce. Book and lyrics by Alexandre Breffort, music by Marguerite Monnot. English book and lyrics by Julian More, David Heneker and Monty Norman.

• 1962 How to Succeed in Business Without Really Trying - Book by Abe Burrows, Jack Weinstock and Willie Gilbert, music and lyrics by Frank Loesser.
• *Carnival. Book by Michael Stewart and Helen Deutsch, music and lyrics by Bob Merrill.
• *Milk and Honey. Book by Don Appell, lyrics and music by Jerry Herman.
• *No Strings. Book by Samuel A. Taylor, music and lyrics by Richard Rodgers.

• 1963 A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum - Book by Burt Shevelove and Larry Gelbart, music and lyrics by Stephen Sondheim.
• *Little Me. Book by Neil Simon, music by Cy Coleman, lyrics by Carolyn Leigh.
• *Oliver!. Book, music, and lyrics by Lionel Bart.
• *Stop the World - I Want to Get Off. Book, music, and lyrics by Leslie Bricusse and Anthony Newley.

• 1964 Hello, Dolly! - Book by Michael Stewart, music and lyrics by Jerry Herman.
• *Funny Girl. Book by Isobel Lennart, music by Jule Styne, lyrics by Bob Merrill.
• *High Spirits. Book, lyrics, and music by Hugh Martin and Timothy Gray.
• *She Loves Me. Book by Joe Masteroff, music by Jerry Bock, lyrics by Sheldon Harnick.

• 1965 Fiddler on the Roof - Book by Joseph Stein, music by Jerry Bock, lyrics by Sheldon Harnick.
• *Golden Boy. Book by Clifford Odets and William Gibson, music by Charles Strouse, lyrics by Lee Adams.
• *Half a Sixpence. Book by Beverly Cross, music and lyrics by David Heneker.
• *Oh! What a Lovely War. Devised by Joan Littlewood for Theatre Workshop, Charles Chilton and Members of the Cast.

• 1966 Man of La Mancha - Book by Dale Wasserman, music by Mitch Leigh, lyrics by Joe Darion.
• *Mame. Book by Jerome Lawrence and Robert E. Lee, music and lyrics by Jerry Herman.
• *Skyscraper. Book by Peter Stone, music by James Van Heusen, lyrics by Sammy Cahn.
• *Sweet Charity. Book by Neil Simon, music by Cy Coleman, lyrics by Dorothy Fields.

• 1967 Cabaret - Book by Joe Masteroff, music by John Kander, lyrics by Fred Ebb.
• *I Do! I Do!. Book and lyrics by Tom Jones, music by Harvey Schmidt.
• *The Apple Tree. Book by Sheldon Harnick and Jerry Bock, music by Jerry Bock, lyrics by Sheldon Harnick.
• *Walking Happy. Book by Roger O. Hirson and Ketti Frings, music by James Van Heusen, lyrics by Sammy Cahn.

• 1968 Hallelujah, Baby! Book by Arthur Laurents, music by Jule Styne, lyrics by Betty Comden and Adolph Green.
• *The Happy Time. Book by N. Richard Nash, music by John Kander, lyrics by Fred Ebb.
• *How Now, Dow Jones. Book by Max Shulman, music by Elmer Bernstein, lyrics by Carolyn Leigh.
• *Illya, Darling. Book by Jules Dassin, music by Manos Hadjidakis, lyrics by Joe Darion.

• 1969 1776 - Book by Peter Stone, music and lyrics by Sherman Edwards.
• *Hair. Book by Gerome Ragni and James Rado, music by Galt MacDermot, lyrics by James Rado.
• *Promises, Promises. Book by Neil Simon, music by Burt Bacharach, lyrics by Hal David.
• *Zorba. Book by Joseph Stein, music by John Kander, lyrics by Fred Ebb.

1970s

• 1970 Applause - Book by Betty Comden and Adolph Green, music by Charles Strouse, lyrics by Lee Adams.
• *Coco. Book and lyrics by Alan Jay Lerner, music by Andre Previn.
• *Purlie. Book by Ossie Davis, Philip Rose, and Peter Udell, music by Gary Geld, lyrics by Peter Udell.

• 1971 Company.
• *The Me Nobody Knows.
• *The Rothschilds.

• 1972 Two Gentleman of Verona.
• *Ain't Supposed to Die a Natural Death.
• *Follies.
• *Grease.

• 1973 A Little Night Music.
• *Don't Bother Me, I Can't Cope.
• *Pippin.
• *Sugar.

• 1974 Raisin.
• *Over Here!.
• *Seesaw

• 1975 The Wiz.
• *Mack and Mabel.
• *The Lieutenant.
• *Shenandoah.

• 1976 A Chorus Line.
• *Bubbling Brown Sugar.
• *Chicago.
• *Pacific Overtures.

• 1977 Annie.
• *Happy End.
• *I Love My Wife.
• *Side by Side by Sondheim.

• 1978 Ain't Misbehavin'.
• *Dancin'.
• *On the Twentieth Century.
• *Runaways.

• 1979 Sweeney Todd.
• *Ballroom.
• *The Best Little Whorehouse in Texas.
• *They're Playing Our Song.

1980s

• 1980 Evita.
• *A Day in Hollywood/A Night in the Ukraine.
• *Barnum.
• *Sugar Babies.

• 1981 42nd Street.
• *Sophisticated Ladies.
• *Tintypes.
• *Woman of the Year.

• 1982 Nine.
• *Dreamgirls.
• *Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat.
• *Pump Boys and Dinettes.

• 1983 Cats.
• *Blues in the Night.
• *Merlin.
• *My One and Only.

• 1984 La Cage aux Folles.
• *Baby.
• *Sunday in the Park with George.
• *The Tap Dance Kid.

• 1985 Big River.
• *Grind.
• *Leader of the Pack.
• *Quilters..

• 1986 The Mystery of Edwin Drood.
• *Big Deal.
• *Song and Dance.
• *Tango Argentino.

• 1987 Les Misérables.
• *Me and My Girl.
• *Rags.
• *Starlight Express.

• 1988 The Phantom of the Opera.
• *Into the Woods.
• *Romance/Romance.
• *Sarafina!.

• 1989 Jerome Robbins' Broadway.
• *Black and Blue.
• *Starmites.

1990s

• 1990 City of Angels - Book by Larry Gelbart, lyrics by David Zippel, music by Cy Coleman
• *Aspects of Love - Book by Andrew Lloyd Webber, lyrics by Don Black and Charles Hart, music by Andrew Lloyd Webber
• *Grand Hotel, The Musical - Book by Luther Davis, music & lyrics by George Forrest and Robert Wright
• *Meet Me in St. Louis - Book by Hugh Wheeler, music & lyrics by Ralph Blane and Hugh Martin

• 1991 The Will Rogers Follies - Book by Peter Stone, lyrics by Betty Comden and Adolph Green, music by Cy Coleman
• *Miss Saigon - Book by Alain Boublil and Claude-Michel Schönberg, lyrics by Alain Boublil and Richard Maltby, Jr., music by Claude-Michel Schönberg
• *Once On This Island - Book & lyrics by Lynn Ahrens, music by Stephen Flaherty
• *The Secret Garden - Book & lyrics by Marsha Norman, music by Lucy Simon

• 1992 Crazy for You - Book by Ken Ludwig, lyrics by Ira Gershwin, music by George Gershwin
• *Falsettos - Book by William Finn and James Lapine, music & lyrics by William Finn
• *Five Guys Named Moe - Conceived by Clarke Peters, music & lyrics by various composers
• *Jelly's Last Jam - Book by George C. Wolfe, lyrics by Susan Birkenhead, music by Jelly Roll Morton

• 1993 Kiss of the Spider Woman - The Musical - Book by Terrence McNally, lyrics by Fred Ebb, music by John Kander
• *Blood Brothers - Book, music, & lyrics by Willy Russell
• *The Goodbye Girl - Book by Neil Simon, lyrics by David Zippel, music by Marvin Hamlisch
• *The Who's Tommy - Book by Pete Townshend and Des McAnuff, music & lyrics by Pete Townshend

• 1994 Passion - Book by James Lapine, music & lyrics by Stephen Sondheim
• *A Grand Night for Singing - Music by Richard Rodgers, lyrics by Oscar Hammerstein
• *Beauty and the Beast - Book by Linda Woolverton, lyrics by Howard Ashman and Tim Rice, music by Alan Menken
• * - Book & lyrics by Koen van Dijk, music by Ad van Dijk

• 1995 Sunset Boulevard - Book by Christopher Hampton and Don Black, lyrics by Don Black, music by Andrew Lloyd Webber
• *Smokey Joe's Cafe - Music & lyrics by Jerry Leiber and Mike Stoller

• 1996 Rent - Book, music, and lyrics by Jonathan Larson
• *Bring in 'da Noise/Bring in 'da Funk - Book by Reg E. Gaines; lyrics by Reg E. Gaines, George C. Wolfe, and Ann Duquesnay; music by Daryl Waters, Zane Mark, and Ann Duquesnay
• *Chronicle of a Death Foretold - Book adapted by Graciela Daniele and Jim Lewis, based on the novel by Gabriel García Márquez; music by Bob Telson
• *Swinging on a Star - Book by Michael Leeds, lyrics by Johnny Burke, music by various composers

• 1997 Titanic - Book by Peter Stone, music & lyrics by Maury Yeston
• *Juan Darien - Book by Elliot Goldenthal and Julie Taymor, lyrics by Elliot Goldenthal, music by Elliot Goldenthal
• *Steel Pier - Book by David Thompson, lyrics by Fred Ebb, music by John Kander
• *The Life - Book by Cy Coleman, David Newman, and Ira Gasman; lyrics by Ira Gasman; music by Cy Coleman

• 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
• *Side Show - Book & lyrics by Bill Russell, music by Henry Kreiger
• *The Scarlet Pimpernel - Book & lyrics by Nan Knighton, music by Frank Wildhorn
• *Ragtime - Book by Terrence McNally, lyrics by Lynn Ahrens, music by Stephen Flaherty

• 1999 Fosse - Conceived by Richard Maltby, Jr., Chet Walker and Ann Reinking, music & lyrics by various composers
• *The Civil War - Book by Gregory Boyd and Frank Wildhorn, lyrics by Jack Murphy, music by Frank Wildhorn
• *It Ain't Nothin' But the Blues - Book by Charles Bevel, Lita Gaithers, Randal Myler, Ron Taylor, and Dan Wheetman; music & lyrics by various composers
• *Parade - Book by Alfred Uhry, music & lyrics by Jason Robert Brown

2000s

• 2000 Contact - Conceived by Susan Stroman and John Weidman, book by John Weidman, music & lyrics by various composers
• *James Joyce's The Dead - Book by Richard Nelson, music by Shaun Davey, lyrics by Richard Nelson and Shaun Davey
• *Swing! - Conceived by Paul Kelley, music & lyrics by various composers
• *The Wild Party - Book by Michael John LaChiusa and George C. Wolfe, music & lyrics by Michael John LaChiusa

• 2001 The Producers - Book by Mel Brooks and Thomas Meehan, music & lyrics by Mel Brooks
• *A Class Act - Book by Linda Kline and Lonny Price, music & lyrics by Edward Kleban
• *The Full Monty - Book by Terrance McNally, music & lyrics by David Yazbek
• *Jane Eyre - Book by John Caird, lyrics by John Caird and Paul Gordon, music by Paul Gordon

• 2002 Thoroughly Modern Millie - Book by Richard Morris and Dick Scanlan, new lyrics by Dick Scanlan, new music by Jeanine Tesori
• *Mamma Mia! - Book by Catherine Johnson, music & lyrics by Benny Andersson and Björn Ulvaeus
• * - Book by John Guare, lyrics by Craig Carnelia, music by Marvin Hamlisch
• *Urinetown The Musical - Book by Greg Kotis, lyrics by Greg Kotis and Mark Hollman, music by Mark Hollman

• 2003 Hairspray - Book by Thomas Meehan, music by Marc Shaiman, lyrics by Scott Wittman and Marc Shaiman
• *Amour - Book & original French lyrics by Didier Van Cauwelaert, book adaptation and English lyrics by Jeremy Sams; music by Michel Legrand
• *A Year with Frog and Toad - Book & lyrics by Willie Reade, music by Robert Reade
• *Movin' Out - Conceived by Twyla Tharp, music & lyrics by Billy Joel

• 2004 Avenue Q - Book by Jeff Whitty, music & lyrics by Robert Lopez and Jeff Marx
• *The Boy from Oz - Book by Martin Sherman (original book by Nick Enright), music & lyrics by Peter Allen
• *Caroline, or Change - Book & lyrics by Tony Kushner, music by Jeanine Tesori
• *Wicked - Book by Winnie Holzman, music & lyrics by Stephen Schwartz

• 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
• *The Light in the Piazza - Book by Craig Lucas, music & lyrics by Adam Guettel'''
• *Dirty Rotten Scoundrels (musical) - Book by Jeffrey Lane, music & lyrics by David Yazbek'''
• *The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee - Book by Rachel Sheinkin, music & lyrics by William Finn

• 2006 Jersey Boys - Book by Marshall Brickman and Rick Ellice, music and lyrics by Bob Gaudio and Bob Crewe
• *The Color Purple - Book by Marsha Norman, music & lyrics by Brenda Russell, Allee Willis and Stephen Bray
• *The Drowsy Chaperone - Book by Bob Martin and Don McKellar, music & lyrics by Lisa Lambert and Greg Morrison
• *The Wedding Singer - Book by Tim Herlihy and Chad Beguelin, music by Matthew Sklar, lyrics by Chad Beguelin

 

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