Tony Awards | History, Winners, & Facts | Britannica (original) (raw)
1947
not awarded
All My Sons (Arthur Miller)*
1948
not awarded
Mister Roberts (Thomas Heggen and Joshua Logan)
1949
Kiss Me, Kate (book, Bella Spewack and Samuel Spewack; music and lyrics, Cole Porter)
Death of a Salesman (Arthur Miller)
1950
South Pacific (book, Oscar Hammerstein II and Joshua Logan; music, Richard Rodgers; lyrics, Oscar Hammerstein II)
The Cocktail Party (T.S. Eliot)
1951
Guys and Dolls (book, Jo Swerling and Abe Burrows; music and lyrics, Frank Loesser)
The Rose Tattoo (Tennessee Williams)
1952
The King and I (book and lyrics, Oscar Hammerstein II; music, Richard Rodgers)
The Fourposter (Jan de Hartog)
1953
Wonderful Town (book, Joseph Fields and Jerome Chodorov; music, Leonard Bernstein; lyrics, Betty Comden and Adolph Green)
The Crucible (Arthur Miller)
1954
Kismet (book, Charles Lederer and Luther Davis; music, Alexander Borodin; adaptation and lyrics, Robert Wright and George Forrest)
The Teahouse of the August Moon (John Patrick)
1955
The Pajama Game (book, George Abbott and Richard Bissell; music and lyrics, Richard Adler and Jerry Ross)
The Desperate Hours (Joseph Hayes)
1956
Damn Yankees (book, George Abbott and Douglass Wallop; music and lyrics, Richard Adler and Jerry Ross)
The Diary of Anne Frank (Frances Goodrich and Albert Hackett)
1957
My Fair Lady (book and lyrics, Alan Jay Lerner; music, Frederick Loewe)
Long Day's Journey into Night (Eugene O'Neill)
1958
The Music Man (book, Meredith Willson and Franklin Lacey; music and lyrics, Meredith Willson)
Sunrise at Campobello (Dore Schary)
1959
Redhead (book, Herbert Fields, Dorothy Fields, Sidney Sheldon, and David Shaw; music, Albert Hague; lyrics, Dorothy Fields)
J.B. (Archibald MacLeish)
1960
The Sound of Music (book, Howard Lindsay and Russel Crouse; music, Richard Rodgers; lyrics, Oscar Hammerstein II);
Fiorello! (book, Jerome Weidman and George Abbott; music, Jerry Brock; lyrics, Sheldon Harnick) (tied)
The Miracle Worker (William Gibson)
1961
Bye Bye Birdie (book, Michael Stewart; music, Charles Strouse; lyrics, Lee Adams)
Beckett (Jean Anouilh, translated by Lucienne Hill)
1962
How to Succeed in Business Without Really Trying (book, Abe Burrows, Jack Weinstock, and Willie Gilbert; music and lyrics, Frank Loesser)
A Man for All Seasons (Robert Bolt)
1963
A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum (book, Burt Shevelove and Larry Gelbart; music and lyrics, Stephen Sondheim)
Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf? (Edward Albee)
1964
Hello, Dolly! (book, Michael Stewart; music and lyrics, Jerry Herman)
Luther (John Osborne)
1965
Fiddler on the Roof (book, Joseph Stein; music, Jerry Bock; lyrics, Sheldon Harnick)
The Subject Was Roses (Frank Gilroy)
1966
Man of La Mancha (book, Dale Wasserman; music, Mitch Leigh; lyrics, Joe Darion)
Marat/Sade (Peter Weiss, translated by Geoffrey Skelton)
1967
Cabaret (book, Joe Masteroff; music, John Kander; lyrics, Fred Ebb)
The Homecoming (Harold Pinter)
1968
Hallelujah, Baby! (book, Arthur Laurents; music, Jule Styne; lyrics, Betty Comden and Adolph Green)
Rosencrantz and Guildenstern Are Dead (Tom Stoppard)
1969
1776 (book, Peter Stone; music and lyrics, Sherman Edwards)
The Great White Hope (Howard Sackler)
1970
Applause (book, Betty Comden and Adolph Green; music, Charles Strouse; lyrics, Lee Adams)
Borstal Boy (Frank McMahon)
1971
Company (book, George Furth; music and lyrics, Stephen Sondheim)
Sleuth (Anthony Shaffer)
1972
Two Gentlemen of Verona (book, John Guare and Mel Shapiro; music, Galt MacDermot; lyrics, John Guare)
Sticks and Bones (David Rabe)
1973
A Little Night Music (book, Hugh Wheeler; music and lyrics, Stephen Sondheim)
That Championship Season (Jason Miller)
1974
Raisin (book, Robert Nemiroff and Charlotte Zaltzberg; music, Judd Woldin; lyrics, Robert Brittan)
The River Niger (Joseph A. Walker)
1975
The Wiz (book, William F. Brown; music and lyrics, Charlie Smalls)
Equus (Peter Shaffer)
1976
A Chorus Line (book, James Kirkwood and Nicholas Dante; music, Marvin Hamlisch; lyrics, Edward Kleban)
Travesties (Tom Stoppard)
1977
Annie (book, Thomas Meehan; music, Charles Strouse; lyrics, Martin Charnin)
The Shadow Box (Michael Christofer)
1978
Ain't Misbehavin' (book, Murray Horwitz and Richard Maltby, Jr.; music, Fats Waller; lyrics, Fats Waller and many others)
Da (Hugh Leonard)
1979
Sweeney Todd (book, Hugh Wheeler; music and lyrics, Stephen Sondheim)
The Elephant Man (Bernard Pomerance)
1980
Evita (book and lyrics, Tim Rice; music, Andrew Lloyd Webber)
Children of a Lesser God (Mark Medoff)
1981
42nd Street (book, Michael Stewart and Mark Bramble; music, Harry Warren; lyrics, Al Dubin)
Amadeus (Peter Shaffer)
1982
Nine (book, Arthur Kopit; music and lyrics, Maury Yeston)
The Life and Adventures of Nicholas Nickleby (David Edgar)
1983
Cats (book and lyrics, T.S. Eliot; music, Andrew Lloyd Webber)
Torch Song Trilogy (Harvey Fierstein)
1984
La Cage aux folles (book, Harvey Fierstein; music and lyrics, Jerry Herman)
The Real Thing (Tom Stoppard)
1985
Big River (book, William Hauptman; music and lyrics, Roger Miller)
Biloxi Blues (Neil Simon)
1986
The Mystery of Edwin Drood (book, music, and lyrics, Rupert Holmes)
I'm Not Rappaport (Herb Gardner)
1987
Les Misérables (book, Alain Boublil and Claude-Michel Schönberg; music, Claude-Michel Schönberg; lyrics, Herbert Kretzmer and Alain Boublil)
Fences (August Wilson)
1988
The Phantom of the Opera (book, Richard Stilgoe and Andrew Lloyd Webber; music, Andrew Lloyd Webber; lyrics, Charles Hart and Richard Stilgoe)
M. Butterfly (David Henry Hwang)
1989
Jerome Robbins' Broadway (compilation)
The Heidi Chronicles (Wendy Wasserstein)
1990
City of Angels (book, Larry Gelbart; music, Cy Coleman; lyrics, David Zippel)
The Grapes of Wrath (Frank Galati)
1991
The Will Rogers Follies (book, Peter Stone; music, Cy Coleman; lyrics, Betty Comden and Adolph Green)
Lost in Yonkers (Neil Simon)
1992
Crazy for You (book, Ken Ludwig; music and lyrics, George Gershwin and Ira Gershwin)
Dancing at Lughnasa (Brian Friel)
1993
Kiss of the Spider Woman (book, Terrence McNally; music, John Kander; lyrics, Fred Ebb)
Angels in America: Millennium Approaches (Tony Kushner)
1994
Passion (book, James Lapine; music and lyrics, Stephen Sondheim)
Angels in America: Perestroika (Tony Kushner)
1995
Sunset Boulevard (book and lyrics, Don Black and Christopher Hampton; music, Andrew Lloyd Webber)
Love! Valour! Compassion! (Terrence McNally)
1996
Rent (book, music, and lyrics, Jonathan Larson)
Master Class (Terrence McNally)
1997
Titanic (book, Peter Stone; music and lyrics, Maury Yeston)
The Last Night of Ballyhoo (Alfred Uhry)
1998
The Lion King (book, Roger Allers and Irene Mecchi; music and lyrics, Elton John, Tim Rice, and others)
Art (Yasmina Reza)
1999
Fosse (compilation)
Side Man (Warren Leight)
2000
Contact (book, John Weidman; music and lyrics, various artists)
Copenhagen (Michael Frayn)
2001
The Producers (book, Mel Brooks and Thomas Meehan; music and lyrics, Mel Brooks)
Proof (David Auburn)
2002
Thoroughly Modern Millie (book, Richard Morris and Dick Scanlan; music, Jeanine Tesori; lyrics, Dick Scanlan)
The Goat; or, Who Is Sylvia? (Edward Albee)
2003
Hairspray (book, Mark O'Donnell and Thomas Meehan; music, Marc Shaiman; lyrics, Scott Wittman and Marc Shaiman)
Take Me Out (Richard Greenberg)
2004
Avenue Q (book, Jeff Whitty; music and lyrics, Robert Lopez and Jeff Marx)
I Am My Own Wife (Doug Wright)
2005
Monty Python's Spamalot (book, Eric Idle; music and lyrics, John Du Prez and Eric Idle)
Doubt (John Patrick Shanley)
2006
Jersey Boys (book, Marshall Brickman and Rick Elice; music, Bob Gaudio; lyrics, Bob Crewe)
The History Boys (Alan Bennett)
2007
Spring Awakening (book and lyrics, Steven Sater; music, Duncan Sheik)
The Coast of Utopia (Tom Stoppard)
2008
In the Heights (book, Quiara Alegría Hudes; music and lyrics, Lin-Manuel Miranda)
August: Osage County (Tracy Letts)
2009
Billy Elliot: The Musical (book and lyrics, Lee Hall; music, Elton John)
God of Carnage (Yasmina Reza)
2010
Memphis (book, Joe DiPietro; music, David Bryan; lyrics, Joe DiPietro and David Bryan)
Red (John Logan)
2011
The Book of Mormon (book, music, and lyrics, Trey Parker, Robert Lopez, and Matt Stone)
War Horse (Nick Stafford)
2012
Once (book, Enda Walsh; music and lyrics, Glen Hansard and Markéta Irglová)
Clybourne Park (Bruce Norris)
2013
Kinky Boots (book, Harvey Fierstein; music and lyrics, Cyndi Lauper)
Vanya and Sonia and Masha and Spike (Christopher Durang)
2014
A Gentleman's Guide to Love & Murder (book, Robert L. Freedman; music, Steven Lutvak; lyrics, Robert L. Freedman and Steven Lutvak)
All the Way (Robert Schenkkan)
2015
Fun Home (book, Lisa Kron; music, Jeanine Tesori; lyrics, Lisa Kron)
The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time (Simon Stephens)
2016
Hamilton (book, music, and lyrics, Lin-Manuel Miranda)
The Humans (Stephen Karam)
2017
Dear Evan Hansen (book, Steven Levenson; music and lyrics, Benj Pasek and Justin Paul)
Oslo (J.T. Rogers)
2018
The Band's Visit (book, Itamar Moses; music and lyrics, David Yazbek)
Harry Potter and the Cursed Child (Jack Thorne)
2019
Hadestown (book, music, and lyrics, Anaïs Mitchell)
The Ferryman (Jez Butterworth)
2020**
Moulin Rouge! The Musical (book, John Logan; music and lyrics, various artists)
The Inheritance (Matthew López)