Tony Award for Best Musical
| Tony Award for Best Musical | |
|---|---|
| Awarded for | Best Musical |
| Location | United States New York City |
| Country | United States of America |
| Presented by | American Theatre Wing The Broadway League |
| Currently held by | Fun Home (2015) |
| Official website | TonyAwards.com |
The Tony Awards are yearly awards that recognize achievement in live Broadway theatre. The award for Best Musical is one of the ceremony's longest-standing awards, having been presented each year since 1949. This is a list of winners and nominations for the Tony Award for Best Musical, typically presented to the producers of the musical.
Award winners
† This symbol marks winners of the annual Pulitzer Prize for Drama.
1940s
| Year | Musical | Book | Music | Lyrics |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1949 3rd Tony Awards | ||||
| Kiss Me, Kate | Samuel and Bella Spewack | Cole Porter | ||
1950s
1960s
1970s
1980s
1990s
2000s
2010s
Records
Accumulated records as of 2015:[1]
- 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.
- The Phantom of the Opera is the longest running winner still open, with 11,279 performances as of March 8, 2015.[2]
- The Producers has the most Tony Awards of any winner of this category, leading with 12.
- Hallelujah, Baby! is the only show thus far to win the Best Musical Tony after it had already closed.
- Fun Home is the first musical composed by an all-female team to win Best Musical.
See also
- Tony Award for Best Revival of a Musical
- Drama Desk Award for Outstanding Musical
- Laurence Olivier Award for Best New Musical
- List of Tony Award and Olivier Award winning musicals
References
- ↑ "Facts About the Tony Awards". Tony Legacy. The American Theatre Wing. 2009. Retrieved 2009-02-05.
- ↑ "The Phantom of the Opera". Internet Broadway Database. Retrieved 16 March 2015.
- "Tony Award: Musical". Internet Broadway Database. 2009. Retrieved 2009-09-05.
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