Musical Lists

Tony Award Winning Musicals

The following list includes Tony Award winning musicals, featuring shows that have received a Tony for Best Musical. Additional musical lists are available in the musical database.



Maybe Happy Ending

Music/Book: Will Aronson  Lyrics/Book: Hue Park

Musical Type: Contemporary (2016)

Tony Award Year: 2025


The Outsiders

Music/Lyrics/Book: Justin Levine  Music/Lyrics: Jonathan Clay, Zach Chance  Book: Adam Rapp

Tony Award Year: 2024


Kimberly Akimbo

Music: Jeanine Tesori  Lyrics/Book: David Lindsay-Abaire

Tony Award Year: 2023


A Strange Loop

Music/Lyrics/Book: Michael R. Jackson

Tony Award Year: 2022


Moulin Rouge!

Music/Lyrics: Various  Book: John Logan

Tony Award Year: 2020


Hadestown

Music/Lyrics/Book: Anaïs Mitchell

Tony Award Year: 2019


The Band’s Visit

Music/Lyrics: David Yazbek  Book: Itamar Moses

Tony Award Year: 2018


Dear Evan Hansen

Music/Lyrics: Benj Pasek, Justin Paul  Book: Steven Levenson

Tony Award Year: 2017


Hamilton

Music/Lyrics/Book: Lin-Manuel Miranda

Tony Award Year: 2016


Fun Home

Music: Jeanine Tesori  Lyrics/Book: Lisa Kron

Tony Award Year: 2015


A Gentleman’s Guide to Love and Murder

Music/Lyrics: Steven Lutvak  Lyrics/Book: Robert L. Freedman

Tony Award Year: 2014


Kinky Boots

Music/Lyrics: Cyndi Lauper  Book: Harvey Fierstein

Tony Award Year: 2013


Once

Music/Lyrics: Glen Hansard, Markéta Irglová  Book: Enda Walsh

Tony Award Year: 2012


The Book of Mormon

Music/Lyrics/Book: Trey Parker, Robert Lopez, Matt Stone

Tony Award Year: 2011


Memphis

Music/Lyrics: David Bryan  Lyrics/Book: Joe DiPietro

Tony Award Year: 2010


Billy Elliot

Music: Elton John  Lyrics/Book: Lee Hall

Tony Award Year: 2009


In the Heights

Music/Lyrics: Lin-Manuel Miranda  Book: Quiara Alegría Hudes

Tony Award Year: 2008


Spring Awakening

Music: Duncan Sheik  Lyrics/Book: Steven Sater

Tony Award Year: 2007


Jersey Boys

Music: Bob Gaudio  Lyrics: Bob Crewe  Book: Marshall Brickman, Rick Elice

Tony Award Year: 2006


Spamalot

Music: John Du Prez  Music/Lyrics/Book: Eric Idle

Tony Award Year: 2005


Avenue Q

Music/Lyrics: Robert Lopez, Jeff Marx  Book: Jeff Whitty

Tony Award Year: 2004


Hairspray

Music/Lyrics: Marc Shaiman  Lyrics: Scott Wittman  Book: Mark O’Donnell, Thomas Meehan

Tony Award Year: 2003


Thoroughly Modern Millie

Music: Jeanine Tesori  Lyrics/Book: Dick Scanlan  Book: Richard Morris

Tony Award Year: 2002


The Producers

Music/Lyrics/Book: Mel Brooks  Book: Thomas Meehan

Tony Award Year: 2001


Contact

Music/Lyrics: Various  Book: John Weidman

Tony Award Year: 2000


Fosse

Music/Lyrics: Various  Concept: Chet Walker, Ann Reinking, Richard Maltby, Jr.

Tony Award Year: 1999


The Lion King

Music: Elton John  Lyrics: Tim Rice  Book: Roger Allers, Irene Mecchi

Tony Award Year: 1998


Titanic

Music/Lyrics: Maury Yeston  Book: Peter Stone

Tony Award Year: 1997


Rent

Music/Lyrics/Book: Jonathan Larson

Tony Award Year: 1996


Sunset Boulevard

Music: Andrew Lloyd Webber  Lyrics/Book: Don Black, Christopher Hampton

Tony Award Year: 1995


Passion

Music/Lyrics: Stephen Sondheim  Book: James Lapine

Tony Award Year: 1994


Kiss of the Spider Woman

Music: John Kander  Lyrics: Fred Ebb  Book: Terrence McNally

Tony Award Year: 1993


Crazy for You

Music: George Gershwin  Lyrics: Ira Gershwin  Book: Ken Ludwig

Tony Award Year: 1992


The Will Rogers Follies

Music: Cy Coleman  Lyrics: Betty Comden, Adolph Green  Book: Peter Stone

Tony Award Year: 1991


City of Angels

Music: Cy Coleman  Lyrics: David Zippel  Book: Larry Gelbart

Tony Award Year: 1990


Jerome Robbins’ Broadway

Music/Lyrics: Various

Tony Award Year: 1989


The Phantom of the Opera

Music/Book: Andrew Lloyd Webber  Lyrics: Charles Hart  Lyrics/Book: Richard Stilgoe

Tony Award Year: 1988


Les Misérables

Music/Lyrics: Claude-Michel Schönberg  Lyrics: Alan Boublil, Herbert Kretzmer, Jean-Marc Natel

Tony Award Year: 1987


The Mystery of Edwin Drood

Music/Lyrics/Book: Rupert Holmes

Tony Award Year: 1986


Big River

Music/Lyrics: Roger Miller  Book: William Hauptman

Tony Award Year: 1985


La Cage aux Folles

Music/Lyrics: Jerry Herman  Book: Harvey Fierstein

Tony Award Year: 1984


Cats

Music: Andrew Lloyd Webber  Lyrics: T.S. Eliot, Trevor Nunn, Richard Stilgoe

Tony Award Year: 1983


Nine

Music/Lyrics: Maury Yeston  Book: Arthur Kopit

Tony Award Year: 1982


42nd Street

Music: Harry Warren  Lyrics: Al Dubin, Johnny Mercer  Book: Michael Stewart, Mark Bramble

Tony Award Year: 1981


Evita

Music: Andrew Lloyd Webber  Lyrics: Tim Rice

Tony Award Year: 1980


Sweeney Todd

Music/Lyrics: Stephen Sondheim  Book: Hugh Wheeler

Tony Award Year: 1979


Ain’t Misbehavin’

Music: Thomas “Fats” Waller  Lyrics: Various  ConceptMurray Horwitz, Richard Maltby, Jr.

Tony Award Year: 1978


Annie

Music: Charles Strouse  Lyrics: Martin Charnin  Book: Thomas Meehan

Tony Award Year: 1977


A Chorus Line

Music: Marvin Hamlisch  Lyrics: Edward Kleban  Book: James Kirkwood, Nicholas Dante

Tony Award Year: 1976


The Wiz

Music/Lyrics: Charlie Smalls  Book: William F. Brown

Tony Award Year: 1975


Raisin

Music: Judd Woldin  Lyrics: Robert Brittan  Book: Robert Nemiroff, Charlotte Zaltzberg

Tony Award Year: 1974


A Little Night Music

Music/Lyrics: Stephen Sondheim  Book: Hugh Wheeler

Tony Award Year: 1973


Two Gentlemen of Verona

Music: Galt MacDermot  Lyrics/Adaptation: John Guare  AdaptationMel Shapiro

Tony Award Year: 1972


Company

Music/Lyrics: Stephen Sondheim  Book: George Furth

Tony Award Year: 1971


Applause

Music: Charles Strouse  Lyrics: Lee Adams  Book: Betty Comden, Adolph Green

Tony Award Year: 1970


1776

Music/Lyrics: Sherman Edwards  Book: Peter Stone

Tony Award Year: 1969


Hallelujah, Baby!

Music: Jule Styne  Lyrics: Adolph Green, Betty Comden  Book: Arthur Laurents

Tony Award Year: 1968


Cabaret

Music: John Kander  Lyrics: Fred Ebb  Book: Joe Masteroff

Tony Award Year: 1967


Man of La Mancha

Music: Mitch Leigh  Lyrics: Joe Darion  Book: Dale Wasserman

Tony Award Year: 1966


Fiddler on the Roof

Music: Jerry Bock  Lyrics: Sheldon Harnick  Book: Joseph Stein

Tony Award Year: 1965


Hello, Dolly!

Music/Lyrics: Jerry Herman  Book: Michael Stewart

Tony Award Year: 1964


A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum

Music/Lyrics: Stephen Sondheim  Book: Burt Shevelove, Larry Gelbart

Tony Award Year: 1963


How to Succeed in Business Without Really Trying

Music/Lyrics: Frank Loesser  Book: Abe Burrows, Jack Weinstock, Willie Gilbert

Tony Award Year: 1962


Bye Bye Birdie

Music: Charles Strouse  Lyrics: Lee Adams  Book: Michael Stewart

Tony Award Year: 1961


Fiorello!

Music: Jerry Bock  Lyrics: Sheldon Harnick  Book: Jerome Weidman, George Abbott

Tony Award Year: 1960


The Sound of Music

Music: Richard Rodgers  Lyrics: Oscar Hammerstein II  Book: Howard Lindsay, Russel Crouse

Tony Award Year: 1960


Redhead

Music: Albert Hague  Lyrics/Book: Dorothy Fields  Book: Herbert Fields, Sidney Sheldon, David Shaw

Tony Award Year: 1959


The Music Man

Music/Lyrics/Book: Meredith Willson

Tony Award Year: 1958


My Fair Lady

Music: Frederick Loewe  Lyrics/Book: Alan Jay Lerner

Tony Award Year: 1957


Damn Yankees

Music/Lyrics: Richard Adler, Jerry Ross  Book: George Abbott, Douglass Wallop

Tony Award Year: 1956


The Pajama Game

Music/Lyrics: Richard Adler, Jerry Ross  Book: George Abbott, Richard Bissell

Tony Award Year: 1955


Kismet

Music: Alexander Borodin  Lyrics: Robert Wright, George Forrest  Book: Charles Lederer, Luther Davis

Tony Award Year: 1954


Wonderful Town

Music: Leonard Bernstein  Lyrics: Betty Comden, Adolph Green  Book: Joseph Fields, Jerome Chodorov

Tony Award Year: 1953


The King and I

Music: Richard Rodgers  Lyrics/Book: Oscar Hammerstein II

Tony Award Year: 1952


Guys and Dolls

Music/Lyrics: Frank Loesser  Book: Jo Swerling, Abe Burrows

Tony Award Year: 1951


South Pacific

Music: Richard Rodgers  Lyrics/Book: Oscar Hammerstein II  Book: Joshua Logan

Tony Award Year: 1950


Kiss Me, Kate

Music/Lyrics: Cole Porter  Book: Bella Spewack, Samuel Spewack

Tony Award Year: 1949