Pulitzer Prize-Winning Musicals
The following list includes the 11 Pulitzer Prize–winning musicals that have received the Pulitzer Prize for Drama. Additional musical lists are available in the musical database.
Pulitzer Prize Winning Musicals
Music/Lyrics/Book: Michael R. Jackson
Musical Type: Contemporary (2019)
Pulitzer Prize Year: 2020
Music/Lyrics/Book: Lin-Manuel Miranda
Musical Type: Contemporary (2015)
Pulitzer Prize Year: 2016
Music: Tom Kitt Lyrics/Book: Brian Yorkey
Musical Type: Contemporary (2008)
Pulitzer Prize Year: 2010
Music/Lyrics/Book: Jonathan Larson
Musical Type: Late 20th Century (1996)
Pulitzer Prize Year: 1996
Sunday in the Park with George
Music/Lyrics: Stephen Sondheim Book: James Lapine
Musical Type: Late 20th Century (1984)
Pulitzer Prize Year: 1985
Music: Marvin Hamlisch Lyrics: Edward Kleban Book: James Kirkwood, Nicholas Dante
Musical Type: Late 20th Century (1975)
Pulitzer Prize Year: 1976
How to Succeed in Business Without Really Trying
Music/Lyrics: Frank Loesser Book: Abe Burrows, Jack Weinstock, Willie Gilbert
Musical Type: Post-Golden Age (1961)
Pulitzer Prize Year: 1962
Music: Jerry Bock Lyrics: Sheldon Harnick Book: Jerome Weidman, George Abbott
Musical Type: Golden Age (1959)
Pulitzer Prize Year: 1960
Music: Richard Rodgers Lyrics/Book: Oscar Hammerstein II Book: Joshua Logan
Musical Type: Golden Age (1949)
Pulitzer Prize Year: 1950
Music: Richard Rodgers Lyrics/Book: Oscar Hammerstein II
Musical Type: Golden Age (1943)
Special Pulitzer Prize Year: 1944
Music: George Gershwin Lyrics: Ira Gershwin Book: George S. Kaufman, Morrie Ryskind
Musical Type: Jazz Age (1931)
Pulitzer Prize Year: 1932
Last Reviewed: June 27, 2025
