Tony Award For Best Musical

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.

• 1956 Damn Yankees - Book by George Abbot 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 Jos 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 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.
• 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.
• Song & Dance.
• Tango Argentino.

• 1987 Les Misrables.
• 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 Schnberg, lyrics by Alain Boublil and Richard Maltby, Jr., music by Claude-Michel Schnberg
• 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 [Tim-Rice],-music-by-title="Howard Ashman and Rice], music by Menken">Howard Ashman and Rice], music by Menken
• - Book & lyrics by Koen van Kijk, music by Ad van Kijk

• 1995 Sunset Boulevard - Book by Christopher Hampton and Don Black], lyrics by Don Black, music by 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 Garca Mrquez; 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, the new Mel Brooks musical - 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 Anderson, music & lyrics by Benny Andersson and Bjrn Ulvaeus
• Sweet Smell of Success - 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 Richard 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

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