Tony Award for Best Musical
{{short description|Award for best Broadway musical}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=October 2020}}
{{Infobox award
| name = Tony Award for
Best Musical
| awarded_for = Best Musical
| presenter = American Theatre Wing, The Broadway League
| location = New York City
| holder = The Outsiders {{small|(2024)}}
| website = [http://www.tonyawards.com/en_US/index.html TonyAwards.com]
}}
The Tony Award for Best Musical is given annually to the best new Broadway musical, as determined by Tony Award voters. The award is one of the ceremony's longest-standing awards, having been presented each year since 1949. The award goes to the producers of the winning musical. A musical is eligible for consideration in a given year if it has not previously been produced on Broadway and is not "determined... to be a 'classic' or in the historical or popular repertoire", otherwise it may be considered for Best Revival of a Musical.Staff (undated). [http://www.tonyawards.com/en_US/about/rules.html "Rules & Voting"]. tonyawards.com. Retrieved September 13, 2013.
Best Musical is the final award presented at the Tony Awards ceremony. Excerpts from the musicals that are nominated for this award are usually performed during the ceremony before this award is presented.
This is a list of winners and nominees for the Tony Award for Best Musical.
Winners and nominees
=1940s=
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| rowspan="2" align="center"| 1949 {{small|(3rd)}} |
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| Kiss Me, Kate | Saint Subber and Lemuel Ayers |
=1950s=
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| rowspan="2" align="center"| 1950 {{small|(4th)}} |
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| South Pacific |
| rowspan="2" align="center"| 1951 {{small|(5th)}} |
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| Guys and Dolls |
| rowspan="2" align="center"| 1952 {{small|(6th)}} |
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| The King and I |
| rowspan="2" align="center"| 1953 {{small|(7th)}} |
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| Wonderful Town |
| rowspan="2" align="center"| 1954 {{small|(8th)}} |
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| Kismet |
| rowspan="2" align="center"| 1955 {{small|(9th)}} |
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| The Pajama Game | Frederick Brisson, Robert E. Griffith, & Harold Prince |
| rowspan="3" align="center"| 1956 {{small|(10th)}} {{cite web |url=https://www.tonyawards.com/nominees/year/1956/category/any/show/any/ |title=1956 Tony Awards Nominees |author= |publisher=American Theatre Wing |access-date=August 11, 2023}} |
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| Damn Yankees | Frederick Brisson, Robert E. Griffith, & Harold Prince in association with Albert B. Taylor |
| Pipe Dream {{Small|Book & Lyrics by Oscar Hammerstein II, Music by Richard Rodgers}} |
| rowspan="5" align="center"| 1957 {{small|(11th)}} {{cite web |url=https://www.tonyawards.com/nominees/year/1957/category/any/show/any/ |title=1957 Tony Awards Nominees |author= |publisher=American Theatre Wing |access-date=August 11, 2023}} |
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| My Fair Lady |
| Bells Are Ringing {{Small|Book & Lyrics by Betty Comden and Adolph Green, Music by Jule Styne}} | The Theatre Guild |
| Candide {{Small|Book by Lillian Hellman, Music by Leonard Bernstein, Lyrics by Richard Wilbur}} | Ethel Linder Reiner in association with Lester Osterman Jr. |
| The Most Happy Fella {{Small|Book, Music, & Lyrics by Frank Loesser}} | Kermit Bloomgarden and Lynn Loesser |
| rowspan="6" align="center"| 1958 {{small|(12th)}} {{cite web |url=https://www.tonyawards.com/nominees/year/1958/category/any/show/any/ |title=1958 Tony Awards Nominees |author= |publisher=American Theatre Wing |access-date=August 11, 2023}} |
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| The Music Man | Kermit Bloomgarden and Herbert Greene in association with Frank Productions |
| Jamaica {{Small|Book by Yip Harburg and Fred Saidy, Music by Harold Arlen, Lyrics by Harburg}} |
| New Girl in Town {{Small|Book by George Abbott, Music & Lyrics by Bob Merrill}} |
| Oh, Captain! {{Small|Book by José Ferrer and Al Morgan, Music & Lyrics by Ray Evans and Jay Livingston}} | Howard Merrill and Theatre Corporation of America |
| West Side Story {{Small|Book by Arthur Laurents, Music by Leonard Bernstein, Lyrics by Stephen Sondheim}} | Robert E. Griffiths and Harold Prince |
| rowspan="4" align="center"| 1959 {{small|(13th)}} {{cite web |url=https://www.tonyawards.com/nominees/year/1959/category/any/show/any/ |title=1959 Tony Awards Nominees |author= |publisher=American Theatre Wing |access-date=August 11, 2023}} |
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| Redhead | Robert Fryer and Lawrence Carr |
| Flower Drum Song {{Small|Book by Joseph Fields and Oscar Hammerstein II, Music by Richard Rodgers, Lyrics by Hammerstein}} |
| La Plume de Ma Tante {{Small|Book by Robert Dhéry, Music by Gérard Calvi, Lyrics by Francis Blanche and Ross Parker}} | David Merrick and Joseph Kipness, present the Jack Hylton Production |
=1960s=
=1970s=
=1980s=
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! style="width:10%;"| Year ! style="width:40%;"| Musical ! style="width:50%;"| Producer(s) |
| rowspan="5" align="center"| 1980 {{small|(34th)}} {{cite web |url=https://www.tonyawards.com/nominees/year/1980/category/any/show/any/ |title=1980 Tony Awards Nominees |author= |publisher=American Theatre Wing |access-date=August 11, 2023}} |
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| Evita |
| A Day in Hollywood / A Night in the Ukraine {{small|Book & New Lyrics by Dick Vosburgh, New Music by Frank Lazarus}} | Alexander H. Cohen and Hildy Parks |
| Barnum {{small|Book by Mark Bramble, Music by Cy Coleman, Lyrics by Michael Stewart}} | Judy Gordon, Cy Coleman, Lois Rosenfield and Maurice Rosenfield |
| Sugar Babies {{small|Conceived by Ralph G. Allen and Harry Rigby, Music by Jimmy McHugh, Lyrics by Dorothy Fields, Al Dubin, and Various Artists}} | Terry Allen Kramer and Harry Rigby |
| rowspan="5" align="center"| 1981 {{small|(35th)}} {{cite web |url=https://www.tonyawards.com/nominees/year/1981/category/any/show/any/ |title=1981 Tony Awards Nominees |author= |publisher=American Theatre Wing |access-date=August 11, 2023}} |
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| 42nd Street |
| Sophisticated Ladies {{small|Book by Donald McKayle, Music by Duke Ellington, Lyrics by Various Artists}} | Roger Berlind, Manheim Fox, Sondra Gilman, Burton L. Litwin, Louise Westergaard, Belwin Mills Publishing Corporation and Norzar Productions Inc. |
| Tintypes {{small|Conceived by Mary Kyte, Mel Marvin, and Gary Pearl}} | Richmond Crinkley, Royal Pardon Productions, Ivan Block, Larry J. Silva, Eve Skina and Joan F. Tobin |
| Woman of the Year {{small|Book by Peter Stone, Music by John Kander, Lyrics by Fred Ebb}} | Lawrence Kasha, David S. Landay, James M. Nederlander, Warner Theater Productions, Claire Nichtern, Carole J. Shorenstein and Stewart F. Lane |
| rowspan="5" align="center"| 1982 {{small|(36th)}} {{cite web |url=https://www.tonyawards.com/nominees/year/1982/category/any/show/any/ |title=1982 Tony Awards Nominees |author= |publisher=American Theatre Wing |access-date=August 11, 2023}} |
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| Nine | Michel Stuart, Harvey J. Klaris, Roger Berlind, James M. Nederlander, Francine LeFrak and Kenneth D. Greenblatt |
| Dreamgirls {{small|Book & Lyrics by Tom Eyen, Music by Henry Krieger}} | Michael Bennett, Bob Avian, Geffen Records and The Shubert Organization |
| Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat {{small|Book & Lyrics by Tim Rice, Music by Andrew Lloyd Webber}} | Zev Buffman, Susan R. Rose, Melvin J. Estrin, Sidney Shlenker and Gail Berman |
| Pump Boys and Dinettes {{small|Book, Music, & Lyrics by John Foley, Mark Hardwick, Debra Monk, Cass Morgan, John Schimmel, Jim Wann}} | Dodger Productions, Louis Busch Hager, Marilyn Strauss, Kate Studley, Warner Theater Productions Inc. and Max Weitzenhoffer |
| rowspan="5" align="center"| 1983 {{small|(37th)}} {{cite web |url=https://www.tonyawards.com/nominees/year/1983/category/any/show/any/ |title=1983 Tony Awards Nominees |author= |publisher=American Theatre Wing |access-date=August 11, 2023}} |
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| Cats | Cameron Mackintosh, The Really Useful Company Inc., David Geffen and The Shubert Organization |
| Blues in the Night {{small|Conceived by Sheldon Epps}} | Mitchell Maxwell, Alan J. Schuster, Fred H. Krones and M2 Entertainment Inc. |
| Merlin {{small|Book by Richard Levinson and William Link, Music by Elmer Bernstein, Lyrics by Don Black}} | Ivan Reitman, Columbia Pictures Stage Productions Inc., Marvin A. Krauss and James M. Nederlander |
| My One and Only {{small|Book by Peter Stone and Timothy S. Mayer, Music by George Gershwin, Lyrics by Ira Gershwin}} | Paramount Theatre Productions, Francine LeFrak and Kenneth-Mark Productions |
| rowspan="5" align="center"| 1984 {{small|(38th)}} {{cite web |url=https://www.tonyawards.com/nominees/year/1984/category/any/show/any/ |title=1984 Tony Awards Nominees |author= |publisher=American Theatre Wing |access-date=August 11, 2023}} |
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| La Cage aux Folles | Allan Carr, Kenneth D. Greenblatt, Marvin A. Krauss, Stewart F. Lane, James M. Nederlander, Martin Richards, Barry Brown and Fritz Holt |
| Baby {{small|Book by Sybille Pearson, Music by David Shire, Lyrics by Richard Maltby, Jr.}} | James B. Freydberg, Ivan Bloch, Kenneth-John Productions, Suzanne J. Schwartz and Manuscript Productions |
| Sunday in the Park with George {{small|Book by James Lapine, Music & Lyrics by Stephen Sondheim}} |
| The Tap Dance Kid {{small|Book by Charles Blackwell, Music by Henry Krieger, Lyrics by Robert Lorick}} | Stanley White, Evelyn Barron, Harvey J. Klaris and Michel Stuart |
| rowspan="5" align="center"| 1985 {{small|(39th)}} {{cite web |url=https://www.tonyawards.com/nominees/year/1985/category/any/show/any/ |title=1985 Tony Awards Nominees |author= |publisher=American Theatre Wing |access-date=August 11, 2023}} |
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| Big River | Rocco Landesman & Heidi Ettinger, Rick Steiner, M. Anthony Fisher and Dodger Productions |
| Grind {{small|Book by Fay Kanin, Music by Larry Grossman, Lyrics by Ellen Fitzhugh}} | Kenneth D. Greenblatt, John J. Pomerantz, Mary Lea Johnson, Martin Richards, James M. Nederlander, Harold Prince, Michael Frazier, Susan Madden Samson and Jonathan Farkas |
| Leader of the Pack {{small|Book by Anne Beatts, Music & Lyrics by Ellie Greenwich, Additional Lyrics by Jeff Barry, Phil Spector, Shadow Morton, Jeff Kent, and Ellen Foley}} | Elizabeth Ireland McCann, Nelle Nugent, Francine LeFrak, Clive Davis, John Hart Associates Inc., Rodger Hess and Richard Kagan |
| Quilters {{small|Book by Barbara Damashek and Molly Newman, Music & Lyrics by Damashek}} |The Denver Center for the Performing Arts, John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts, The American National Theatre and Academy and Brockman Seawell |
| rowspan="5" align="center"| 1986 {{small|(40th)}} {{cite web |url=https://www.tonyawards.com/nominees/year/1986/category/any/show/any/ |title=1986 Tony Awards Nominees |author= |publisher=American Theatre Wing |access-date=August 11, 2023}} |
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| The Mystery of Edwin Drood |
| Big Deal {{small|Book by Bob Fosse, Music & Lyrics by Various Artists}} | The Shubert Organization, Roger Berlind, Jerome Minskoff and Jonathan Farkas |
| Song and Dance {{small|Book & Lyrics by Don Black, Music by Andrew Lloyd Webber, Additional Lyrics by Richard Maltby, Jr.}} | Cameron Mackintosh Inc., The Shubert Organization, F.W.M. Producing Group and The Really Useful Company Inc. |
| Tango Argentino {{small|Conceived by Hector Orezzoli and Claudio Segovia}} | Mel Howard and Donald K. Donald |
| rowspan="5" align="center"| 1987 {{small|(41st)}} {{cite web |url=https://www.tonyawards.com/nominees/year/1987/category/any/show/any/ |title=1987 Tony Awards Nominees |author= |publisher=American Theatre Wing |access-date=August 11, 2023}} |
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| Les Misérables |
| Me and My Girl {{small|Book & Lyrics by Douglas Furber and L. Arthur Rose, Music by Noel Gay, Revised Book by Stephen Fry and Mike Ockrent}} | Richard Armitage, Terry Allen Kramer, James M. Nederlander and Stage Promotions Limited & Co. |
| Rags {{small|Book by Joseph Stein, Music by Charles Strouse, Lyrics by Stephen Schwartz, Revised Book by David Thompson}} | Lee Guber, Martin Heinfling and Marvin A. Krauss |
| Starlight Express {{small|Music by Andrew Lloyd Webber, Lyrics by Richard Stilgoe}} | Martin Starger and Lord Grade |
| rowspan="5" style="text-align:center"| 1988 {{small|(42nd)}} {{cite web |url=https://www.tonyawards.com/nominees/year/1988/category/any/show/any/ |title=1988 Tony Awards Nominees |author= |publisher=American Theatre Wing |access-date=August 11, 2023}} |
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| The Phantom of the Opera | Cameron Mackintosh and The Really Useful Theatre Company Inc. |
| Into the Woods {{small|Book by James Lapine, Music & Lyrics by Stephen Sondheim}} | Heidi Landesman, Rocco Landesman, Rick Steiner, M. Anthony Fisher, Frederic H. Mayerson and Jujamcyn Theaters |
| Romance/Romance {{small|Book & Lyrics by Barry Harman, Music by Keith Herrmann}} | Dasha Epstein, Harve Brosten and Jay S. Bulmash |
| Sarafina! {{small|Book by Mbongeni Ngema, Music & Lyrics by Ngema and Hugh Masekela}} | Lincoln Center Theater, Gregory Mosher, Bernard Gersten, Lucille Lortel and The Shubert Organization |
| rowspan="4" align="center"| 1989 {{small|(43rd)}} {{cite web |url=https://www.tonyawards.com/nominees/year/1989/category/any/show/any/ |title=1989 Tony Awards Nominees |author= |publisher=American Theatre Wing |access-date=August 11, 2023}} |
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| Jerome Robbins' Broadway | The Shubert Organization, Roger Berlind, Suntory International Corp., Byron Goldman and Emanuel Azenberg |
| Black and Blue {{small|Directed by Hector Orezzoli and Claudio Segovia, Music & Lyrics by Various Artists}} | Mel Howard and Donald K. Donald |
| Starmites {{small|Book by Barry Keating and Stuart Ross, Music & Lyrics by Keating}} | Hinks Shimberg, Mary Keil and Steven Warnick |
=1990s=
=2000s=
=2010s=
=2020s=
Records
Accumulated records as of 2022:{{cite web | title=Facts About the Tony Awards |url=http://www.tonyawards.com/en_US/history/facts/index.html| work=Tony Legacy | publisher=The American Theatre Wing | date=2016 | access-date=2016-05-18}}
- The Producers has won the most Tonys, winning in 12 categories, including Best Musical.
- Hamilton is the most-nominated production in Tony history, with 16 nominations.
- The Sound of Music and Fiorello! are the only two musicals to date to have ever tied for the Best Musical award (in 1960).
- Passion is the shortest-running winner, with 280 performances. (If preview performances are included, then that distinction belongs to A Strange Loop.)
- The Phantom of the Opera is the longest-running Best Musical winner, with 16 previews and over 13,981 performances.{{Cite web|url=https://apnews.com/article/phantom-opera-broadway-closing-533e3b348aab5924344f7b9f3b332531|title='The Phantom of the Opera' closes on Broadway after 35 years|date=April 17, 2023|website=AP NEWS}}
- Hallelujah, Baby! is the only show thus far to have won the Tony Award for Best Musical after closing.
- Kiss Me, Kate and Titanic are the only two shows to win the Tony Award for Best Musical without any Tony nominations in the acting categories. (In Kiss Me, Kate's case, only winners were announced that year, and only in the lead performance categories.)
- Two Gentlemen of Verona (1972), Raisin (1974), 42nd Street (1981) and A Strange Loop (2022) won Best Musical and only one other Tony Award.
- What is now the Richard Rodgers Theatre has housed more Best Musical winners than any other theater on Broadway: Guys and Dolls (1951), Damn Yankees (1956), Redhead (1959), How to Succeed in Business Without Really Trying (1962), 1776 (1969), Raisin (1974), Nine (1982), In the Heights (2008), and Hamilton (2016).
- The Mystery of Edwin Drood was the first winner of the Tony Award for Best Musical to be entirely written by one man, Rupert Holmes. Rent (by Jonathan Larson), Hamilton (by Lin-Manuel Miranda), and A Strange Loop (by Michael R. Jackson) also achieved this feat. Hadestown is the first musical entirely written by one woman, Anaïs Mitchell, to win this award.
- Fun Home was the first musical written entirely by a team of women to win the Tony Award for Best Musical.
- The 74th Tony Awards (2020) is the first ceremony in which only jukebox musicals were nominated.
See also
References
External links
- [http://www.tonyawards.com/en_US/index.html Tony Awards Official site]
- [https://web.archive.org/web/20131219011248/http://www.ibdb.com/advancesearchaward.asp Tony Awards at Internet Broadway database Listing]
- [http://www.ibdb.com Internet Broadway Database, See Awards]
- [http://www.broadwayworld.com/tonyawardsdb.cfm Tony Awards at broadwayworld.com]
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