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The following is an annotated alphabetical list of musicals that have won the Tony Award or Laurence Olivier Award for Best Musical.
- Legend:
- m = music, l = lyrics, b = book
- (Noteworthy trivia appear in parentheses)
- (5,678) = number of performances (in original Broadway production if not specified)
- > denotes shows that are still in production. The number of Broadway performances are updated as of December 10, 2007. The number of West End performances are updated sporadically as information becomes available.
- "Tony Award winner" denotes winner of Tony for Best Musical
- "Olivier Award winner" denotes winner of award for Best New Musical
- A Chorus Line, 1975, m Marvin Hamlisch, l Edward Kleban, b James Kirkwood, Jr. and Nicholas Dante (6,137, the longest-running Broadway musical in history, until beaten by Cats) (1976 Tony Award winner)
- Ain't Misbehavin', m Fats Waller, l various, b Murray Horwitz and Richard Maltby, Jr. (1,604) (1978 Tony Award winner)
- A Little Night Music, ml Stephen Sondheim, b Hugh Wheeler (601) (1973 Tony Award winner)
- Annie, 1977, (Based on the comic strip Little Orphan Annie), m Charles Strouse, l Martin Charnin, b Thomas Meehan (2,377) (1977 Tony Award winner) (1977 Tony Award winner)
- Applause (based on All About Eve), 1970, m Charles Strouse, l Lee Adams, b Betty Comden and Adolph Green (896) (1970 Tony Award winner; Lauren Bacall's musical debut)
- Avenue Q, 2003, ml Robert Lopez and Jeff Marx, b Jeff Whitty (>1,919) (2004 Tony Award winner; Puppets tackle adult themes).
- Beauty and the Beast, 1994, (Based on the 1991 Disney film), m Alan Menken, l Howard Ashman and Tim Rice, b Linda Woolverton (5,464) (1998 Olivier Award winner)
- Billy Elliot the Musical 2005, m Elton John, lb Lee Hall (>500 in London) (2006 Olivier Award winner; nominated for nine Oliviers, won four)
- Big River, 1984, ml Roger Miller, b William Hauptman (1,005) (1985 Tony Award Winner; nominated for ten Tony Awards; won seven).
- Blood Brothers, 1983, mlb Willy Russell (>7,500 in London, 1988 revival; 839 on Broadway) (1983 Olivier Award winner; nominated for seven Tonys)
- Bye Bye Birdie, 1960, m Charles Strouse, l Lee Adams, b Michael Stewart (607) (precursor to the rock musical; 1961 Tony Award; nominated for seven Tonys; won four, including Dick van Dyke for Best Actor)
- Cabaret, (1998 Revival), (Based on I Am a Camera), m John Kander l Fred Ebb, b Joe Masteroff (2,378; the original production ran 1,166 performances) (1967 Tony Award winner)(1972 film became one of the most popular movie musicals)
- Candide, 1956, m Leonard Bernstein, l Richard Wilbur, b Hugh Wheeler, (based on the novella of the same name by Voltaire) (the longest run for this much-revived show was 740 performances in its 1974 Broadway revival) (1988 Oliver Award winner)
- Carmen Jones (based on the opera Carmen), 1943, m Georges Bizet, lb Oscar Hammerstein II (502) (1992 Olivier Award winner)
- Caroline, or Change,2003, 2006 in London, m Jeanine Tesori, lb Tony Kushner (2007 Oliver Award; nominated for six Tonys, won one) (>200 in London)
- Cats, 1981, m Andrew Lloyd Webber, l T. S. Eliot, b Lloyd Webber and Trevor Nunn ("Memory") (Based on Old Possum's Book of Practical Cats) (8,300 in London (some references say 8,949); 7,485 on Broadway) (1983 Tony Award winner)
- City of Angels, 1989, m Cy Coleman, l David Zippel, b Larry Gelbart (878) (1990 Tony Award winner; 1994 Olivier Award winner)
- Company, 1970, ml Stephen Sondheim, b George Furth (705) (1971 Tony Award winner; nominated for 12 Tonys; won 6)
- The Comedy of Errors m Guy Woolfenden lb William Shakespeare (1977 Olivier Award winner)
- Contact, 1999, ml various, b John Weidman and Susan Stroman (1,010) (2000 Tony Award winner; nominated for 6 Tonys; won four) (This "dance play" uses pre-recorded music from famous composers and has no singing)
- Crazy for You, 1992, m George Gershwin, l Ira Gershwin, b Ken Ludwig (1,622; 1,200+ in London) (1992 Tony Award winner; 1993 Olivier Award winner - nominated for nine Tonys; won three)
- Damn Yankees (based on the book The Year the Yankees Lost the Pennant), 1955, m Richard Adler, l Jerry Ross, b George Abbott, Douglass Wallop (1,019) (1956 Tony Award winner)
- Evita, 1978, m Andrew Lloyd Webber, l Tim Rice (based on the life of Eva Perón, combined innovative styles of music in the musical format and was the last collaboration between Lloyd Webber and Rice on a musical; began as a concept album in 1976) (2,900 in London; 1,567 on Broadway) (1978 Oliver Award winner; 1980 Tony Award winner)
- Fiddler on the Roof, 1964, (Based on Tevye and his Daughters by Sholom Aleichem), m Jerry Bock, l Sheldon Harnick, b Joseph Stein ("If I Were a Rich Man") (3,242, the longest-running Broadway musical in history, until beaten by Grease) (1965 Tony Award winner)
- Fiorello!, 1959, m Jerry Bock, l Sheldon Harnick, b George Abbott, Jerome Weidman (796) (won the Pulitzer Prize; 1960 Tony Award winner)
- Follies, 1971, ml Stephen Sondheim, b James Goldman (521) (1987 Olivier Award winner) (This melancholy show is much-revived)
- 42nd Street, 1980, (Loosely based on popular 1933 film of the same name) m Harry Warren, l Al Dubin, b Michael Stewart and Mark Bramble (3,486) (1981 Tony Award winner; 1984 Olivier Award winner)
- Fosse, 1998, ml various (1,100) (1999 Tony Award winner; nominated for seven Tonys; won three)
- A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum, 1962, ml Stephen Sondheim, b Burt Shevelove, Larry Gelbart (964) (1963 Tony Award winner; nominated for eight Tonys; won six)
- Guys and Dolls, 1950, ml Frank Loesser, b Jo Swerling and Abe Burrows (1,200) ("Luck Be a Lady Tonight") (1951 Tony Award winner; five Tonys)(1955 film became a popular movie musical)
- Hairspray, 2002, m Marc Shaiman, l Scott Wittman and Shaiman, b Thomas Meehan (>2,185)(You Can't Stop the Beat) (2003 Tony Award winner; won eight Tonys)
- Hallelujah, Baby! m Jule Styne, l Betty Comden and Adolph Green, b Arthur Laurents (1968 Tony Award winner)
- Hello, Dolly!, 1964, ml Jerry Herman, b Michael Stewart (2,844, the second-longest running Broadway musical in history until Grease pushed it down a rank) (1964 Tony Award winner; won 10 Tonys)
- Honk! (The Ugly Duckling musical) (1992) m George Stiles, lb Anthony Drewe (2000 Olivier Award winner; this children's favorite is frequently revived)
- How to Succeed in Business Without Really Trying, 1961, ml Frank Loesser, b Abe Burrows, Jack Weinstock, Willie Gilbert (1,417) (1962 Tony Award winner; won seven Tonys and the 1962 Pulitzer Prize for Drama)
- Jerome Robbins' Broadway, 1989, mlb uncredited (634) (1989 Tony Award winner; won six Tonys)
- Jerry Springer: The Opera, 2003, (609 in London) (2004 Oliver Award winner; nominated for eight Oliviers; won four. Irreverent musical generated protests by Christian groups)
- Jersey Boys, 2005, ml Bob Gaudio and Bob Crewe, b Marshall Brickman and Rick Elice (Jukebox musical) (2006 Tony Award winner; won four Tonys)
- Jolson The Musical, 1996, ml various, b Francis Essex and Rob Bettinson (580) (1996 Olivier Award winner)
- Kat and the Kings, 1998, m Taliep Petersen, lb David Kramer (157 on Broadway) (1999 Olivier Award winner; the cast also won as a group for Best Actor)
- The King and I (based on the book Anna and the King of Siam), 1951, m Richard Rodgers, lb Oscar Hammerstein II (1,246) (1952 Tony Award winner; won five Tonys) (1956 film became one of the most popular movie musicals)
- Kismet, 1953 on Broadway; 1955 in London, (684 in London; 583 on Broadway) (1954 Tony Award winner)
- Kiss Me, Kate (based on The Taming of the Shrew), 1948, ml Cole Porter, b Samuel and Bella Spewack (1,077) (won the first Tony for Best Musical in 1949)
- Kiss of the Spider Woman, 1993, m John Kander, l Fred Ebb, b Terrence McNally (906) (1993 Tony Award winner)
- La Cage aux Folles, 1983, (Based on 1979 French film), ml Jerry Herman, b Harvey Fierstein (1,761) (1984 Tony Award winner)
- Les Misérables, 1987 on Broadway, 1985 in London, 1980 in Paris, m Claude-Michel Schönberg, lb Alain Boublil (English lyrics by Herbert Kretzmer; through composed) (Based on the novel by Victor Hugo) (>9,000 in London (the longest-running West End musical in history); 6,680 on Broadway) (1987 Tony Award winner; nominated for 12 Tony Awards and won eight)
- The Lion King, 1997, (Based on the 1994 Disney film) m Elton John, l Tim Rice, b Roger Allers and Irene Mecchi (>4,212) (1998 Tony Award winner)
- A Little Night Music (based on the film Smiles of a Summer Night), 1973, ml Stephen Sondheim, b Hugh Wheeler (600) (1973 Tony Award winner)
- Man of La Mancha, 1965, (suggested by the life and works of Miguel de Cervantes, especially Don Quixote). m Mitch Leigh, l Joe Darion, b Dale Wasserman (2,328) (1966 Tony Award winner)
- Martin Guerre, 1996, (770) (1997 Olivier Award winner)
- Me and My Girl (1985 revival), 3,303, m Noel Gay, lb Douglas Furber and L. Arthur Rose (originally ran 1,646 performances in 1937, which was unusual at the time) (1985 Olivier Award winner) (In 1937, with World War II impending, The Times famously used its hit song in a headline: "While dictators rage and statesmen talk, all Europe dances - to 'The Lambeth Walk'.")
- Merrily We Roll Along (2001 Olivier Award winner)
- Monty Python's Spamalot, 2005, m John DuPrez and Eric Idle, lb Eric Idle (>1120) (2005 Tony Award winner)
- The Music Man, 1957, mlb Meredith Willson (1,375) (1958 Tony Award winner)
- My Fair Lady, 1956, (Based on G.B. Shaw's Pygmalion), m Frederick Loewe, lb Alan Jay Lerner ("I Could Have Danced All Night," "On the Street Where You Live") (2,717, the longest-running musical in history, until beaten by The Fantasticks off-Broadway and Fiddler on the Roof on Broadway) (1957 Tony Award winner)(1964 film became one of the most popular movie musicals)
- The Mystery of Edwin Drood, 1985, mlb Rupert Holmes (604) (Based on Charles Dickens' unfinished novel, this award-winning show gave the audience the opportunity to vote on the ending, and numerous alternative endings were written to accommodate whatever selection they made) (1986 Tony Award winner)
- Nine ml Maury Yeston, b Arthur Kopit (1982 Tony Award winner)
- Once on This Island (1995 Olivier Award winner)
- Our House (2003 Oliver Award winner)
- Pajama Game, 1954, m Richard Adler, l Jerry Ross, b George Abbott, Richard Bissell (1,063) (1955 Tony Award winner)
- Passion ml Stephen Sondheim, b James Lapine (280; the shortest-running Tony winner in history) (1994 Tony Award winner)
- The Phantom of the Opera, 1988 on Broadway 1986 in London, m Andrew Lloyd Webber, l Charles Hart, b Lloyd Webber and Richard Stilgoe (Based on the novel by Gaston Leroux) (>8,263 on Broadway (the longest-running Broadway musical in history); >8,800 in London) (1988 Tony Award winner)
- Poppy (1982 Olivier Award winner)
- The Producers, 2001, (Based on 1968 film), ml Mel Brooks, b Brooks and Thomas Meehan (2,502) (2001 Tony Award winner; won a record-breaking 12 Tony Awards) (first a movie about a musical, then a musical about a musical)
- Raisin, 1973, m Judd Woldin, l Robert Brittan, b Robert Nemiroff and Charlotte Zaltzberg (847) (1974 Tony Award winner)
- Redhead m Albert Hague l Dorothy Fields, b Dorothy and Herbert Fields, Sidney Sheldon, and David Shaw (1959 Tony Award winner)
- Rent, 1996, (Based upon Puccini's opera La Bohème), mlb Jonathan Larson (>4,827) (Pulitzer Prize Winner, 1996 Tony Award winner)
- Return to the Forbidden Planet, 1989, (1,152) (1989 Olivier Award winner)
- 1776, 1969, ml Sherman Edwards, b Peter Stone (1,217) (1969 Tony Award winner)
- Songbook (musical) (1979 Oliver Award winner)
- The Sound of Music, 1959 on Broadway, 1961 in London, m Richard Rodgers, l Oscar Hammerstein II, b Howard Lindsay and Russell Crouse (2,385 in London; 1,442 on Broadway) (1960 Tony Award winner)(1965 film became one of the most popular movie musicals)
- South Pacific, 1949, (Based on James A. Michener's Tales of the South Pacific), m Richard Rodgers, lb Oscar Hammerstein II, b Joshua Logan (1,925, the second longest-running Broadway musical up to that time) (1950 Tony Award winner)
- Spring Awakening, 2006, m Duncan Sheik, lb Steven Sater (2007 Tony Award winner - nominated for 11 Tony, winning 8)
- Sunday in the Park with George, 1984 (540) (1985 Pulitzer Prize winner; 1991 Olivier Award winner)
- Sunset Boulevard, 1993 in London; 1994 on Broadway, m Andrew Lloyd Webber, l Don Black, b Christopher Hampton and Black (1,600 in London; 977 on Broadway) (1995 Tony Award winner)
- Sweeney Todd (based on the play by Christopher Bond), 1979, ml Stephen Sondheim, b Hugh Wheeler (557) (1979 Tony Award winner; 1980 Oliver Award winner)
- Thoroughly Modern Millie, 2002, m Jeanine Tesori and Arthur Sullivan, l Dick Scanlan, b Richard Morris and Scanlan (904) (2002 Tony Award winner)
- Titanic, 1997, ml Maury Yeston, b Peter Stone (804) (1997 Tony Award winner)
- Two Gentlemen of Verona, 1971, m Galt MacDermot, l John Guare, b adapted from William Shakespeare (627) (1972 Tony Award winner)
- The Will Rogers Follies, 1991, m Cy Coleman, l Betty Comden and Adolph Green, b Peter Stone (983) (1991 Tony Award winner)
- The Wiz, 1975, ml Charlie Smalls, b William F. Brown (Based on The Wonderful Wizard of Oz by L. Frank Baum) (1,672) (1975 Tony Award winner; best of a number of disco-soul musicals from the 1970s)
- Wonderful Town (based on the play My Sister Eileen), 1953, m Leonard Bernstein, l Betty Comden and Adolph Green, b Joseph Fields, Jerome Chodorov (559) (1953 Tony Award winner)
- Other notable Tony winners that did not win "Best musical"
- Aida, 2000, (Loosely based on the Verdi opera), m Elton John, l Tim Rice, b Linda Woolverton, Robert Falls and David Henry Hwang (1,852) (won four Tonys)
- Annie Get Your Gun, 1946, ml Irving Berlin, b Herbert and Dorothy Fields (1,147: 1,304 in London) (Irving Berlin wrote the songs when Jerome Kern died suddenly)(Too early for a Tony, the 1999 revival won Best Revival)
- Anything Goes, 1934, ml Cole Porter, b Guy Bolton, P.G. Wodehouse, Howard Lindsay, Russell Crouse (420) (An early Ethel Merman role) (Too early for a Tony, revivals won Tonys and Oliviers)
- Camelot (based on The Once and Future King), 1960, m Frederick Loewe, lb Alan Jay Lerner (873) (Won four Tonys; contains many of Lerner and Loewe's best-loved songs)
- Carousel (based on the play Liliom), 1945, m Richard Rodgers, b Oscar Hammerstein II (899) (The authors' favorite of their musicals) (Too early for the Tonys; later won the Tony for Best Revival)
- Gypsy, 1959, m Jule Styne, l Stephen Sondheim, b Arthur Laurents (702) (Although The Sound of Music and Fiorello! dominated the Tonys that year, Gypsy has been called the greatest American musical by numerous critics, including Ben Brantley[1] and Frank Rich;[2] (Twice won the Tony for Best Revival)
- Oklahoma!, 1943, (Based on Green Grow the Lilacs), m Richard Rodgers, lb Oscar Hammerstein II, (2,212, the longest-running Broadway show in history, until My Fair Lady) (Too early for the Tonys; later won several Tonys and Oliviers)
- Show Boat, 1927, m Jerome Kern, lb Oscar Hammerstein II (951 in 1995 revival) (seminal "modern" book musical; 1936 film became a popular movie musical) (Too early for the Tonys; later won the Tony for Best Revival)
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