Pulitzer Prize Winning Musicals – The Full List of Shows
These Pulitzer Prize winning musicals have received the Pulitzer Prize for Drama, placing them among the most acclaimed works in American theatre. The list includes all 11 of the musical theatre winners, sorted from most recent to the least.
Pulitzer Prize Winning Musicals
Musical Type: Contemporary (2019)
Creators: Michael R. Jackson
Pulitzer Prize Year: 2020
Musical Type: Contemporary (2015)
Creators: Lin-Manuel Miranda
Pulitzer Prize Year: 2016
Musical Type: Contemporary (2008)
Creators: Tom Kitt and Brian Yorkey
Pulitzer Prize Year: 2010
Musical Type: Late 20th Century (1996)
Creators: Jonathan Larson
Pulitzer Prize Year: 1996
Musical Type: Late 20th Century (1984)
Creators: Stephen Sondheim and James Lapine
Pulitzer Prize Year: 1985
Musical Type: Late 20th Century (1975)
Creators: Marvin Hamlisch, Edward Kleban, James Kirkwood, and Nicholas Dante
Pulitzer Prize Year: 1976
Musical Type: Post-Golden Age (1961)
Creators: Frank Loesser, Abe Burrows, Jack Weinstock, and Willie Gilbert
Pulitzer Prize Year: 1962
Musical Type: Golden Age (1959)
Creators: Jerry Bock, Sheldon Harnick, Jerome Weidman, and George Abbott
Pulitzer Prize Year: 1960
Musical Type: Golden Age (1949)
Creators: Richard Rodgers, Oscar Hammerstein II, and Joshua Logan
Pulitzer Prize Year: 1950
Musical Type: Golden Age (1943)
Creators: Richard Rodgers and Oscar Hammerstein II
Special Pulitzer Prize Year: 1944
Musical Type: Jazz Age (1931)
Creators: George Gershwin, Ira Gershwin, George S. Kaufman, and Morrie Ryskind
Pulitzer Prize Year: 1932