Tony Award Winners for Best Musical

Tony Awards: Best Musical: 1949-2020

The Tony Award for Best Musical has been presented since 1949. Broadway musicals which have no been previously produced on Broadway are eligible. Winners are determined by Tony Award voters. Check out other album of the year awards here. 2020: Various Artists Moulin Rouge! 2019: Anais Mitchell (music & lyrics) Hadestown 2018: David Yazbeck (music & lyrics) The Band’s Visit 2017: Benji Pasek & Justin Paul (music & lyrics) Dear Evan Hansen 2016: Lin-Manuel Miranda (music & lyrics) Hamilton 2015: Jeanine Tesori (music) & Lisa Kron (lyrics) Fun Home 2014: Steven Lutvak (music) & Robert L. Freedman (lyrics) A Gentleman’s Guide to Love and Murder 2013: Cyndi Lauper (music & lyrics) Kinky Boots 2012: Glen Hansard & Markéta Irglová Once 2011: Robert Lopez, Trey Parker, & Matt Stone The Book of Mormon 2010: David Bryan (music & lyrics) & Joe DPietro (lyrics) Memphis 2009: Elton John (music) & Lee Hall (lyrics) Billy Elliot the Musical 2008: Lin-Manuel Miranda (music & lyrics) In the Heights 2007: Duncan Sheik (music) & Steven Sater (lyrics) Spring Awakening 2006: Bob Gaudio (music) & Bob Crewe (lyrics) Jersey Boys 2005: Eric Idle (music & lyrics) & John De Prez (music) Spamalot 2004: Robert Lopez & Jeff Marx (music & lyrics) Avenue Q 2003: Marc Shaiman & Scott Wittman (music & lyrcs) Hairspray 2002: Jeanine Tesori (music) & Dick Scanlan (lyrics) Thoroughly Modern Millie 2001: Mel Brooks (music & lyrics) The Producers 2000: Various Artists Contact 1999: Various Artists Fosse 1998: Elton John (music) & Tim Rice (lyrics) The Lion King 1997: Maury Yeston (music & lyrics) Titanic 1996: Jonathan Larson (music & lyrics) Rent 1995: Andrew Lloyd Webber (music) with Don Black & Christopher Hampton (lyrics) Sunset Boulevard 1994: Stephen Sondheim (music & lyrics) Passion 1993: John Kander (music) & Fred Ebb (lyrics) Kiss of the Spider Woman 1992: George Gershwin (music) & Ira Gershwin (lyrics) Crazy for You 1991: Cy Coleman (music) with Betty Comden & Adolph Green (lyrics) The Will Rogers Follies 1990: Cy Coleman (music) & David Zippel (lyrics) City of Angels 1989: Various Artists Jerome Robbins’ Broadway 1988: Andrew Lloyd Webber (music) with Charles Hart & Richard Stilgoe (lyrics) Phantom of the Opera 1987: Claude-Michel Schönberg (music) with Alain Boublil & Herbert Kretzmer (lyrics) Les Misérables 1986: Rupert Holmes (music & lyrics) The Mystery of Edwin Drood 1985: Roger Miller (music & lyrics) Big River 1984: Jerry Herman music & lyrics) La Cage aux Folles 1983: Andrew Lloyd Webber (music) & T.S. Eliot (lyrics) Cats 1982: Maury Yeston (music & lyrics) Nine 1981: Harry Warren (music) with Al Dubin & Johnny Mercer (lyrics) 42nd Street 1980: Andrew Lloyd Webber (music) & Tim Rice (lyrics) Evita 1979: Stephen Sondheim (music & lyrics) Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street 1978: Fats Waller (music) & various artists (lyrics) Ain’t Misbehavin’ 1977: Charles Strouse (music) & Martin Charnin (lyrics) Annie 1976: Marvin Hamlisch (music) & Edward Kleban (lyrics) A Chorus Line 1975: Charlie Smalls et al (music & lyrics) The Wiz 1974: Judd Woldin (music) & Robert Brittan (lyrics) Raisin 1973: Stephen Sondheim (music & lyrics) A Little Night Music 1972: Galt MacDermot (music) & John Guare (lyrics) Two Gentlemen of Verona 1971: Stephen Sondheim (music & lyrics) Company 1970: Charles Strouse (music) & Lee Adams (lyrics) Applause 1969: Sherman Edwards (music & lyrics) 1776 1968: Jule Styne (music) with Adolph Green & Betty Comden (lyrics) Hallelujah, Baby! 1967: John Kander (music) & Fred Ebb (lyrics) Cabaret 1966: Mitch Leigh (music) & Joe Darion (lyrics) Man of La Mancha 1965: Jerry Bock (music) & Sheldon Harnick (lyrics) Fiddler on the Roof 1964: Jerry Herman (music & lyrics) Hello, Dolly! 1963: Stephen Sondheim (music & lyrics) A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum 1962: Frank Loesser (music & lyrics) How to Succeed in Business Without Really Trying 1961: Charles Strouse (music) & Lee Adams (lyrics) Bye Bye Birdie 1960: Richard Rodgers (music) & Oscar Hammerstein II (lyrics) The Sound of Music / Jerry Bock (music) & Sheldon Harnick (lyrics) Fiorello! 1959: Albert Hague (music) & Dorothy Fields (lyrics) Redhead 1958: Meredith Willson (music & lyrics) The Music Man 1957: Alan Jay Lerner (music) & Frederick Loewe (lyrics) My Fair Lady 1956: Richard Adler (music) & Jerry Ross (lyrics) Damn Yankees 1955: Richard Adler (music) & Jerry Ross (lyrics) The Pajama Game 1954: Alexander Borodin (music) with Robert Wright & George Forrest (lyrics) Kismet 1953: Leonard Bernstein (music) with Betty Comden & Adolph Green (lyrics) Wonderful Town 1952: Richard Rodgers (music) & Oscar Hammerstein II (lyrics) The King and I 1951: Frank Loesser (music & lyrics) Guys and Dolls 1950: Richard Rodgers (music) & Oscar Hammerstein II (lyrics) South Pacific 1949: Cole Porter (music & lyrics) Kiss Me, Kate Resources and Related Links: Dave’s Music Database: “Other Year-End Album Awards” TonyAwards.com First posted 12/24/2021.