List of Tony Award- and Olivier Award-winning musicals
The following is a list of musicals that have won the Tony Award or Laurence Olivier Award for Best Musical. Highlighted shows are currently running on either Broadway or West End as of June 2016.
Title | Year | Music | Lyrics | Book | Tony | Olivier | Notes |
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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. Danny Burstein nominated for Featured Actor in 2014 Broadway revival, Linda Emond for Featured Actress. | |
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. | |
Fun Home | 2013 | Jeanine Tesori | Lisa Kron | Kron | 2015 | Nominated for twelve Tony Awards, winning five. | |
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 | ||
Hamilton | 2015 | Lin-Manuel Miranda | Lin-Manuel Miranda | Lin-Manuel Miranda | 2016 | Nominated for sixteen Tonys, winning eleven. It won the 2016 Pulitzer Prize for Drama. | |
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 | 2016 | Nominated for thirteen Tony Awards, winning six. Also nominated for seven Olivier Awards, winning three. |
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 |
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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. | |
Sunny Afternoon | 2013 | Ray Davies | Davies | Joe Penhall | 2015 | ||
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. |
See also
- Broadway theatre
- West End theatre
- Lists of musicals
- Musical theatre
- Tony Award for Best Musical
- Laurence Olivier Award for Best New Musical
- AFI's 100 Years of Musicals
- Long-running musical theatre productions
- List of Tony Award- and Olivier Award-winning plays
References
External links
- Ganzl, Kurt. The Encyclopedia of Musical Theatre (3 Volumes). New York: Schirmer Books, 2001.
- The Cyber Encyclopedia of Musical Theatre, TV and Film
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