Grammy Award for Best Musical Theater Album
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The Grammy Award for Best Musical Theater Album has been awarded since 1959. The award is generally given to the album's producers, principal vocalist(s), and the composer and lyricist if they have written a new score which comprises 51% or more playing time of the album, though the number of recipients has varied over the category's tenure.
| Grammy Award for Best Musical Theater Album | |
|---|---|
| Awarded for | Quality musical theater cast recordings |
| Country | United States |
| Presented by | National Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences |
| First award | The Music Man (1959) |
| Currently held by | Buena Vista Social Club (2026) |
| Website | grammy.com |
The inaugural award was presented at the 1st Grammy Awards to composer Meredith Willson for his work on his 1957 musical The Music Man. Ethel Merman and Gwen Verdon became the first female recipients the in 1960 when they tied for Gypsy and Redhead. Stephen Sondheim and Thomas Z. Shepard hold the record for most nominations in the category, with 25, while Sondheim and Shepard are tied for the record for most wins, with six. Tommy Krasker holds the record for most nominations without a win, with twelve. Micki Grant became the first African-American woman to win this award for Don't Bother Me, I Can't Cope (1973). To date, two-time recipient Phillipa Soo is the only woman to win more than one award (for Hamilton and Into the Woods).
Among shows, cast recordings from Gypsy have been nominated five times and cast recordings of West Side Story, Into the Woods, and Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street have been nominated four times, with Gypsy, West Side Story, Into the Woods, and Les Misérables are the only shows to win twice. Anything Goes, Hello, Dolly!, The King and I, and My Fair Lady hold the record for most nominations without a win, with three. The current recipient of the award is Buena Vista Social Club, which won at the 67th Annual Grammy Awards in 2026.
Process
Over the years, the qualifications for the individual nominees has fluctuated with principal artists, composers, and producers at one point being the sole eligible nominee, to the current (as of the 66th Grammy Awards) standard which is as follows: "For albums containing greater than 51% playing time of new recordings. Award to the principal vocalist(s), and the album producer(s) of 50% or more playing time of the album. The lyricist(s) and composer(s) of 50 % or more of a score of a new recording are eligible for an Award if any previous recording of said score has not been nominated in this category."
Vocalists were first awarded in this category at the 54th Annual Grammy Awards in 2012. When an album does not feature any individual soloists and predominantly features an ensemble cast, no individual award is given to the members of the ensemble, with each member instead receiving a winners certificate. As of the 63rd Annual Grammy Awards, only a maximum of four principal vocalists can be awarded (previously unlimited), in addition to the producer/s and lyricists/composers.[1] The maximum number of eligible principal vocalist(s) was increased to six beginning at the 68th Annual Grammy Awards.[2]
Years reflect the year in which the Grammy Awards were handed out, for music released in the previous year.
Name changes
This award has had several minor name changes:
- In 1959 the award was known as Best Original Cast Album (Broadway or TV)
- In 1960 it was awarded as Best Broadway Show Album
- In 1961 it was awarded as Best Show Album (Original Cast)
- From 1962 to 1963 it was awarded as Best Original Cast Show Album
- From 1964 to 1973 it was awarded as Best Score From an Original Cast Show Album
- From 1974 to 1975 it was awarded as Best Score From the Original Cast Show Album
- From 1976 to 1986 it was awarded as Best Cast Show Album
- From 1987 to 1991 it was awarded as Best Musical Cast Show Album
- From 1992 to 2011 it was awarded as Best Musical Show Album
- From 2012 it has been known as Best Musical Theater Album.[3]
Winners and nominees















































1950s
| Year[I] | Work | Performing Artist |
|---|---|---|
| 1959 [4][5] |
The Music Man | Meredith Willson (composer/lyricist) |
| Flower Drum Song | Richard Rodgers (composer) | |
| The Music from Peter Gunn | Henry Mancini (composer) | |
| Sound of Jazz, Seven Lively Arts | Count Basie, Billie Holiday and others | |
| Victory at Sea, Vol. 2 | RCA Victor Symphony | |
1960s
1970s
1980s
| Year[I] | Work | Performing Artist |
|---|---|---|
| 1980 [4][26] |
Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street | Stephen Sondheim (composer/lyricist) · produced by Thomas Z. Shepard |
| Ballroom | Alan Bergman & Billy Goldenberg (composers); Marilyn Bergman (lyricist); Larry Morton (producer); Various Artists · Original Cast | |
| The Grand Tour | Jerry Herman (composer & lyricist); Mike Berniker & Jerry Herman (producers); Various Artists · Original Cast | |
| I'm Getting My Act Together and Taking It on the Road | Gretchen Cryer & Nancy Ford (composers); Edward Kleban (producer); Various Artists · Original Cast | |
| They're Playing Our Song | Marvin Hamlisch (composer); Carole Bayer Sager (lyricist); Brooks Arthur & Marvin Hamlisch (producers); Robert Klein (performer); Lucy Arnaz (performer); Broadway Cast · Original Cast | |
| 1981 [4][27] |
Evita: Premier American Recording | Andrew Lloyd Webber (composer) & Tim Rice (lyricist) · produced by Andrew Lloyd Webber & Tim Rice |
| Barnum | Michael Stewart (composer); Mike Berniker (producer); Various Artists · Original Cast | |
| A Day in Hollywood / A Night in the Ukraine | Frank Lazarus & Trevor Lyttleton (composers); Dick Vosburgh (lyricist); Hugh Fordin (producer); Various Artists · Original Cast | |
| Oklahoma! | Thomas Z. Shepard (producer) · Various Artists | |
| One Mo' Time | Carl Seltzer & Jerry Wexler (producers); Various Artists · Original Cast | |
| 1982 [4][28] |
Lena Horne: The Lady and Her Music | Quincy Jones (producer) |
| 42nd Street | Thomas Z. Shepard (producer) · Original Cast | |
| The Pirates of Penzance | Peter Asher (producer); Kevin Kline (performer); Linda Ronstadt (performer); Rex Smith (performer) · Original Cast | |
| Duke Ellington's Sophisticated Ladies | Thomas Z. Shepard (producer); Cast · Original Cast | |
| Woman of the Year | John Kander (composer); Fred Ebb (lyricist); John McClure (producer) · Original Cast | |
| 1983 [4][29] |
Dreamgirls: Original Broadway Cast Album | Henry Krieger (composer) & Tom Eyen (lyricist) · produced by David Foster |
| Cats (Original London Cast Recording) | Andrew Lloyd Webber, Trevor Nunn & Richard Stilgoe (composers); Andrew Lloyd Webber (producer) · London Cast | |
| Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat | Andrew Lloyd Webber (composer); Tim Rice (lyricist); Tim Rice & Roger Watson (producers) · Original Cast | |
| Merrily We Roll Along | Stephen Sondheim (composer); Stephen Sondheim (lyricist); Thomas Z. Shepard (producer); Various Artists · Original Cast | |
| Nine | Mike Berniker (producer); Various Artists · Original Cast | |
| 1984 [4][30] |
Cats: Complete Original Broadway Cast Recording | Andrew Lloyd Webber (producer) |
| La Cage aux Folles | Jerry Herman (composer); Jerry Herman (lyricist); Thomas Z. Shepard (producer); George Hearn (performer); Gene Barry (performer) · Original Cast | |
| Little Shop of Horrors | Alan Menken (composer); Howard Ashman (lyricist); Phil Ramone (producer) · Broadway Cast | |
| On Your Toes | Norman Newell (producer); Various Artists · Original Cast | |
| Zorba | Thomas Z. Shepard (producer); Anthony Quinn (performer) · Original Cast | |
| 1985 [4][31] |
Sunday in the Park with George | Stephen Sondheim (composer/lyricist) · produced by Thomas Z. Shepard |
| Doonesbury | Elizabeth Swados (composer); Garry Trudeau (lyricist); Robert Liftin (producer) · Original Cast | |
| My One and Only | Ahmet Ertegun (producer); Wally Harper (producer); Various Artists · Original Cast | |
| A Stephen Sondheim Evening | Thomas Z. Shepard (producer); Angela Lansbury (performer); Judy Kaye (performer); George Hearn (performer); Others · Original Cast | |
| Sugar Babies | Harold Adamson (composer); Dorothy Fields (lyricist); Arthur Malvin (composer); Jimmy McHugh (composer); George Oppenheim (lyricist); Robert Sher (producer) · Original Cast | |
| 1986 [4][32] |
West Side Story | John McClure (producer) |
| Big River: The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn | Roger Miller (composer, lyricist); Jimmy Bowen (producer) · Original Cast | |
| Leader of the Pack | Bob Crewe & Ellie Greenwich (producers) · Leader of the Pack | |
| The Tap Dance Kid | Henry Krieger (composer); Robert Lorick (lyricist); Martin Silvestri (producer) · Original Cast | |
| Very Warm for May | David Gooch (producer) · Various | |
| 1987 [4][33] |
Follies in Concert | Thomas Z. Shepard (producer) |
| Me and My Girl | Norman Newell (producer) · Original Cast | |
| The Mystery of Edwin Drood | Rupert Holmes (composer) · Original Broadway Cast | |
| Song and Dance | Don Black & Richard Maltby Jr. (composers); Thomas Z. Shepard (producer) · Bernadette Peters and Broadway Cast | |
| Sweet Charity | Mike Berniker & Cy Coleman (producers) · Original Broadway Cast | |
| 1988 [4][34] |
Les Misérables (Original Broadway Cast Recording) | Claude-Michel Schönberg (composer) & Herbert Kretzmer (lyrics) · produced by Alain Boublil & Claude-Michel Schönberg |
| Me and My Girl | Thomas Z. Shepard (producer) · Original Broadway Cast | |
| My Fair Lady | Paul Myers (producer) · Kiri Te Kanawa, Jeremy Irons and others | |
| The Phantom of the Opera | Andrew Lloyd Webber (composer); Charles Hart & Richard Stilgoe (lyricists); Andrew Lloyd Webber (producer) · Original London Cast | |
| South Pacific | Jeremy Lubbock (producer) · Kiri Te Kanawa, José Carreras, and others | |
| 1989 [4][35] |
Into the Woods | Stephen Sondheim (composer/lyricist) · produced by Jay David Saks |
| Anything Goes | Jay David Saks (producer) · Patti LuPone, Howard McGillin, Bill McCutcheon, and others | |
| Chess | Benny Andersson & Björn Ulvaeus (producers) · Various Artists | |
| Of Thee I Sing/Let 'Em Eat Cake | Steven Epstein (producer) · Michael Tilson Thomas, conductor; Maureen McGovern, Larry Kert, Jack Gilford | |
| Show Boat | John Fraser (producer) · Various Artists | |
1990s
| Year[I] | Work | Performing Artist |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 [4][36] |
Jerome Robbins' Broadway | Jay David Saks (producer) |
| Aspects of Love | Andrew Lloyd Webber (composer); Don Black & Charles Hart (lyricists); Andrew Lloyd Webber (producer) · Original London Cast with Ann Crumb, Michael Ball, Kevin Colson, Kathleen Rowe McAllen | |
| Broadway the Hard Way | Frank Zappa (producer) | |
| Sarafina! The Music of Liberation | Hugh Masekela & Mbongeni Ngema (composers); Hugh Masekela & Mbongeni Ngema (lyricists); Hugh Masekela, Mbongeni Ngema, Voza Rivers & Rick Rowe (producers) · Original Broadway Cast | |
| Sondheim: Pacific Overtures | John A. Yap (producer) · The English National Opera conducted by James Holmes | |
| 1991 [4][37] |
Les Misérables: The Complete Symphonic Recording | David Caddick (producer) |
| Anything Goes | John Fraser (producer) · Kim Criswell, Jack Gilford, Frederica Von Stade, Cris Groenendaal and cast | |
| Black and Blue | Hugh Fordin (producer) · Ruth Brown, Linda Hopkins, and Original Broadway Cast | |
| City of Angels | Cy Coleman (composer); David Zippel (lyricist); Mike Berniker & Cy Coleman (producers) · James Naughton, Gregg Edelman and Original Broadway Cast | |
| Gypsy | John McClure (producer) · Tyne Daly and Broadway Cast | |
| 1992 [4][38] |
The Will Rogers Follies | Cy Coleman (composer) & Adolph Green & Betty Comden (lyrics) · produced by Cy Coleman & Mike Berniker |
| Assassins | Stephen Sondheim (composer); Stephen Sondheim (lyricist); Jay David Saks (producer) · Original Cast | |
| Kiss Me, Kate | John Fraser (producer) · John McGlinn, Josephine Barstow, Thomas Hampson, Kim Criswell | |
| The Music Man | Elaine L. Martone & Robert Woods (producers) · Erich Kunzel, conductor; Timothy Noble, Kathleen Brett, Doc Severinsen | |
| 1993 [4][39] |
Guys and Dolls (The New Broadway Cast Recording) | Jay David Saks (producer) |
| Crazy for You | Thomas Z. Shepard (producer) · Original Broadway Cast | |
| Jelly's Last Jam | Luther Henderson (composer); Susan Birkenhead (lyricist); Thomas Z. Shepard (producer) · Original Broadway Cast | |
| The King and I | Michael Gore (producer) · Julie Andrews, Ben Kingsley, John Mauceri, Hollywood Bowl Orchestra | |
| The Secret Garden | Lucy Simon (composer); Marsha Norma (lyricist); Thomas Z. Shepard (producer) · Original Broadway Cast | |
| 1994 [4][40] |
The Who's Tommy | Pete Townshend (composer/lyricist) · produced by George Martin |
| Bernstein: On the Town | Arend Prohmann (producer) · Various Artists | |
| Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat | Andrew Lloyd Webber (composer); Andrew Lloyd Webber & Nigel Wright (producers) · Michael Damian and cast | |
| Kiss of the Spider Woman | John Kander (composer); Fred Ebb (lyricist); Martin Levan (producer) · Original Cast Recording | |
| Sondheim: A Celebration at Carnegie Hall | Jay David Saks (producer) · Various Artists | |
| 1995 [4][41] |
Passion | Stephen Sondheim (composer/lyricist) · produced by Phil Ramone |
| Beauty and the Beast | Alan Menken (composer); Bruce Botnick & Alan Menken (producers) · Original Broadway Cast | |
| Carousel | Jay Landers & Tony McAnany (producers) · 1994 Broadway Cast | |
| Crazy for You | Paul Gemignani & Stewart Mackintosh (producers) · Original London Cast | |
| Sunset Boulevard | Andrew Lloyd Webber (composer); Don Black & Christopher Hampton (lyricists); Andrew Lloyd Webber & Nigel Wright (producers) · American Premiere Cast with Glenn Close | |
| 1996 [4][42] |
Smokey Joe's Cafe: The Songs of Leiber and Stoller | Arif Mardin, Jerry Leiber & Mike Stoller (producers) |
| Anyone Can Whistle: Live at Carnegie Hall | Tony McAnany & Joel Moss (producers) · Various Artists | |
| Hello, Dolly! | Bruce Kimmel & Bill Meade (producers) · The New 1994 Cast with Carol Channing | |
| How to Succeed in Business Without Really Trying | Jay David Saks (producer) · Matthew Broderick and the New Broadway Cast | |
| Kiss of the Spider Woman | Thomas Z. Shepard (producer) · New Broadway Cast with Vanessa Williams | |
| 1997 [4][43] |
Riverdance | Bill Whelan (composer/lyricist) · produced by Bill Whelan |
| Bring in 'da Noise, Bring in 'da Funk | Ann Duquesnay, Zane Mark & Daryl Waters (composers); Ann Duquesnay, Reg E. Gaines & George C. Wolfe (lyricists); James P. Nichols (producer) · Original Broadway Cast with Savion Glover | |
| A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum (1996 Broadway Cast) | Phil Ramone (producer) · Original 1996 Broadway Cast | |
| Rent | Jonathan Larson (composer); Jonathan Larson (lyricist); Arif Mardin & Steve Skinner (producers) · Original Broadway Cast | |
| Victor/Victoria | Thomas Z. Shepard (producer) · Original Broadway Cast with Julie Andrews, Michael Nouri, Tony Roberts, Rachel York | |
| 1998 [4][44][45] |
Chicago: The Musical (1996 Broadway Revival Cast) | Jay David Saks (producer) |
| Jekyll and Hyde | Karl Richardson & Frank Wildhorn (producers) | |
| The Life | Cy Coleman (composer); Ira Gasman (lyricist); Mike Berniker & Cy Coleman (producers) | |
| Songs from Ragtime: The Musical (1996 Concept Album) | Stephen Flaherty (composer); Lynn Ahrens (lyricist); Jay David Saks (producer) | |
| Titanic | Maury Yeston (composer & lyricist); Tommy Krasker & Maury Yeston (producers) | |
| 1999 [4][46][47] |
The Lion King | Mark Mancina (producer) |
| Cabaret (New Broadway Cast) | Jay David Saks (producer) | |
| Chicago: The Musical (1998 London Cast) | Thomas Z. Shepard (producer) | |
| Ragtime (1998 Original Broadway Cast) | Jay David Saks (producer) | |
| The Wizard of Oz (1998 Cast Recording) | Robert Sher (producer) | |
2000s
| Year[I] | Work | Performing Artist |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 [4][48][49] |
Annie Get Your Gun (The New Broadway Cast) | John McDaniel & Stephen Ferrera (producers) |
| Footloose | Tommy Krasker & Tom Snow (producers) | |
| Fosse | Jay David Saks (producer) | |
| Hedwig and the Angry Inch (Original Cast) | Stephen Trask (composer & lyricist); Brad Wood (producer) | |
| You're a Good Man, Charlie Brown (The New Broadway Cast) | Andrew Lippa (producer) | |
| 2001 [4][50][51] |
Elton John and Tim Rice's Aida | Elton John (composer) & lyrics by Tim Rice; · produced by Chris Montan, Frank Filipetti, Guy Babylon & Paul Bogaev; · engineered/mixed by Frank Filipetti |
| Kiss Me, Kate (New Broadway Cast) | Hugh Fordin, Paul Gemignani & Don Sebesky (producers) | |
| The Music Man (New Broadway Cast) | Hugh Fordin (producer) | |
| Swing! | Steven Epstein (producer) | |
| The Wild Party | Michael John LaChiusa (composer & lyricist); Phil Ramone (producer) | |
| 2002 [4][52][53] |
The Producers | Mel Brooks (composer/lyricist) · produced by Hugh Fordin; · engineered/mixed by Cynthia Daniels |
| The Full Monty: The Broadway Musical | David Yazbek (composer & lyricist); Billy Straus, David Yazbek & Ted Sperling (producers) | |
| Mamma Mia! The Musical | Benny Andersson & Björn Ulvaeus (composers & lyricists); Nicholas Gilpin & Martin Koch (producers) | |
| Seussical | Stephen Flaherty (composer); Lynn Ahrens & Dr. Seuss (lyricists); Phil Ramone (producers) | |
| Sweeney Todd: Live at the New York Philharmonic | Stephen Sondheim (composer & lyricist); Tommy Krasker & Lawrence L. Rock (producers) | |
| 2003 [4][54][55] |
Hairspray | Marc Shaiman (composer) & lyrics by Marc Shaiman & Scott Wittman; · produced by Marc Shaiman; · engineered/mixed by Pete Karam |
| Elaine Stritch at Liberty | Hugh Fordin (producer) | |
| Guys and Dolls (50th Anniversary Cast) | Hugh Fordin (producer) | |
| Into the Woods (2002 Broadway Revival Cast) | Steven Epstein (producer) | |
| Thoroughly Modern Millie | Jeanine Tesori (composer); Dick Scanlan (lyricist); Jay David Saks (producer) | |
| 2004 [4][56][57] |
Gypsy: A Musical Fable | Jay David Saks (producer) · engineered/mixed by Ken Hahn, Todd Whitelock & Tom Lazarus |
| Flower Drum Song | Hugh Fordin (producer) · New Broadway Cast with Lea Salonga & others | |
| Man of La Mancha | Jay David Saks (producer) · The New Broadway Cast Recording with Brian Stokes Mitchell, Mary Elizabeth Mastrantonio, Ernie Sabella & others | |
| Movin' Out | Mike Berniker, Tommy Byrnes, & David Rosenthal (producers) · Original Broadway Cast with Michael Cavanaugh | |
| Nine | Tommy Krasker & Maury Yeston (producers) · New Broadway Cast with Antonio Banderas, Chita Rivera & others | |
| 2005 [4][58] |
Wicked | Stephen Schwartz (composer.lyricist) · produced by Stephen Schwartz; · engineered/mixed by Frank Filipetti |
| Assassins | Tommy Krasker, producer (The Broadway Cast Recording with Neil Patrick Harris, Michael Cerveris and others) | |
| Avenue Q: The Musical | Robert Lopez & Jeff Marx (composers/lyricists) · Jay David Saks, producer (Original Broadway Cast Recording with Stephanie D'Abruzzo, John Tartaglia & others) · | |
| The Boy from Oz | Phil Ramone, producer (Original Broadway Cast Recording With Hugh Jackman And Others) | |
| Wonderful Town | Hugh Fordin, producer (The New Broadway Cast Recording With Donna Murphy) | |
| 2006 [4][59] |
Spamalot | Eric Idle & John Du Prez (composers) & Eric Idle (lyrics) · produced by Eric Idle & John Du Prez; · engineered/mixed by Frank Filipetti |
| Dirty Rotten Scoundrels | David Yazbek (composer & lyricist); Billy Straus & David Yazbek (producers) · Original Broadway Cast including John Lithgow & Norbert Leo Butz | |
| Hair | Kurt Deutsch & Joel W. Moss (producers) · The Actors' Fund of America Benefit Recording | |
| The Light In The Piazza | Adam Guettel (composer & lyricist); Steven Epstein (producer) · Original Broadway Cast including Victoria Clark & Kelli O'Hara | |
| The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee | William Finn (composer & lyricist); Kurt Deutsch & Joel W. Moss (producers) · Original Broadway Cast | |
| 2007 [4][60] |
Jersey Boys | Bob Gaudio (producer); · engineered/mixed by Pete Karam |
| The Color Purple | Stephen Bray, Brenda Russell & Allee Willis (composers/lyricists); Jay David Saks (producer) · Original Broadway Cast with LaChanze, Elisabeth Withers-Mendes & others | |
| The Drowsy Chaperone | Lisa Lambert (composer & lyricist); Greg Morrison (composer); Kurt Deutsch, Joel W. Moss & Phil Reno (producers) · Original Broadway Cast with Bob Martin, Sutton Foster, Beth Leavel & others | |
| The Pajama Game | Harry Connick Jr. & Tracey Freeman (producers) · New Broadway Cast with Harry Connick Jr., Kelli O'Hara & others | |
| Sweeney Todd | Tommy Krasker (producer) · Broadway Cast with Patti LuPone, Michael Cerveris & others | |
| 2008 [4][61][62] |
Spring Awakening | Duncan Sheik (composer) & Steven Sater (lyrics) · produced by Duncan Sheik; · engineered/mixed by Michael Tudor |
| A Chorus Line | David Caddick (producer) · 2006 New Cast Recording with various artists | |
| Company | Tommy Krasker (producer) · 2006 Cast Recording with Raúl Esparza & others | |
| Grey Gardens | Steven Epstein (producer) · Original Broadway Cast with Christine Ebersole, Mary Louise Wilson & others | |
| West Side Story | Nick Patrick (producer) · Vittorio Grigolo, Hayley Westenra, Connie Fisher & others | |
| 2009 [4][63][64] |
In the Heights | Lin-Manuel Miranda (composer/lyricist) · produced by Alex Lacamoire, Andres Levin, Bill Sherman, Joel W. Moss, Kurt Deutsch & Lin-Manuel Miranda; · engineered/mixed by Joel W. Moss & Tim Latham |
| Gypsy | Robert Sher (producer) · 2008 Broadway Cast with Patti LuPone & others | |
| The Little Mermaid | Alan Menken (composer); Glenn Slater (lyricist); Bruce Botnick, Michael Kosarin, Alan Menken & Chris Montan (producers) · Original Broadway Cast with Sierra Boggess, Tituss Burgess & others | |
| South Pacific | David Caddick, David Lai & Ted Sperling (producers) · New Broadway Cast with Kelli O'Hara, Paulo Szot & others | |
| Young Frankenstein: The Musical | Mel Brooks (composer & lyricist); Doug Besterman (producer) · Original Broadway Cast with Roger Bart, Megan Mullally, Sutton Foster & others | |
2010s
| Year[I] | Work | Performing Artist |
|---|---|---|
| 2010 [4][65] |
West Side Story (New Broadway Cast Recording) | David Caddick & David Lai (producer) · engineered/mixed by Todd Whitelock |
| Ain't Misbehavin' | Robert Sher (producer) · 30th Anniversary Cast Recording with Ruben Studdard, Frenchie Davis & others | |
| Hair | Noah Cornman, Kurt Deutsch, Joel W. Moss & Steve Norman (producers) · New Broadway Cast with Sasha Allen, Gavin Creel & others | |
| 9 to 5: The Musical | Dolly Parton (composer & lyricist); Alex Lacamoire, Stephen Oremus & Dolly Parton (producers) · Original Broadway Cast with Allison Janney, Stephanie J. Block, Megan Hilty & others | |
| Shrek the Musical | Jeanine Tesori (composer); David Lindsay-Abaire (lyricist); Peter Hylenski & Jeanine Tesori (producers) · Original Broadway Cast with Brian d'Arcy James, Sutton Foster & others | |
| 2011 [4][66][67] |
American Idiot (featuring Green Day) | Billie Joe Armstrong (producer) · engineered/mixed by Chris Dugan & Chris Lord-Alge |
| Fela! | Robert Sher (producer) | |
| A Little Night Music | Tommy Krasker (producer) | |
| Promises, Promises | David Caddick & David Lai (producers) | |
| Sondheim on Sondheim | Philip Chaffin & Tommy Krasker (producers) | |
| 2012 [4][68] |
The Book of Mormon | Andrew Rannells & Josh Gad (artists) · music & lyrics by Matt Stone, Robert Lopez & Trey Parker; · produced by Anne Garefino, Matt Stone, Robert Lopez, Scott Rudin, Stephen Oremus & Trey Parker; · engineered/mixed by Frank Filipetti |
| Anything Goes (New Broadway Cast Recording) | Sutton Foster & Joel Grey (principal soloists); Rob Fisher, James Lowe & Joel Moss (producers) | |
| How to Succeed in Business Without Really Trying (2011 Broadway Cast) | John Larroquette & Daniel Radcliffe (principal soloists); Robert Sher (producer) | |
| 2013 [4][69][70] |
Once: A New Musical | Steve Kazee & Cristin Milioti (principal soloists) · produced by Steven Epstein & Martin Lowe; · engineered/mixed by Richard King |
| Follies | Danny Burstein, Jan Maxwell, Elaine Paige, Bernadette Peters & Ron Raines (principal soloists); Philip Chaffin & Tommy Krasker (producers) | |
| The Gershwins' Porgy & Bess | David Alan Grier, Norm Lewis & Audra McDonald (principal soloists); Tommy Krasker (producer) | |
| Newsies | Jeremy Jordan & Kara Lindsay (principal soloists); Frank Filipetti, Michael Kosarin, Alan Menken & Chris Montan (producers) | |
| Nice Work If You Can Get It | Matthew Broderick & Kelli O'Hara (principal soloists); David Chase, Bill Elliott & Robert Sher (producers) | |
| 2014 [4][71] |
Kinky Boots | Billy Porter & Stark Sands (principal soloists) · music & lyrics by Cyndi Lauper; · produced by Sammy James, Jr., Cyndi Lauper, Stephen Oremus & William Wittman; · engineered/mixed by Derik Lee & William Wittman |
| Matilda: The Musical | Bertie Carvel, Sophia Gennusa, Oona Laurence, Bailey Ryon, Milly Shapiro & Lauren Ward (principal soloists); Tim Minchin (composer & lyricist); Michael Croiter, Van Dean & Chris Nightingale (producers) | |
| Motown: The Musical | Brandon Victor Dixon & Valisia Lakae (principal soloists); Frank Filipetti & Ethan Popp (producers) | |
| 2015 [4][72] |
Beautiful: The Carole King Musical | Jessie Mueller (principal soloist) · produced by Jason Howland, Steve Sidwell & Billy Jay Stein |
| Aladdin | James Monroe Iglehart, Adam Jacobs & Courtney Reed (principal soloists); Frank Filipetti, Michael Kosarin, Alan Menken & Chris Montan (producers) | |
| A Gentleman's Guide to Love & Murder | Jefferson Mays & Bryce Pinkham (principal soloists); Kurt Deutsch & Joel W. Moss (producers); Steven Lutvak (composer/lyricist); Robert L. Freedman (lyricist) | |
| Hedwig and the Angry Inch | Lena Hall & Neil Patrick Harris (principal soloists); Justin Craig, Tim O'Heir & Stephen Trask (producers) | |
| West Side Story | Cheyenne Jackson & Alexandra Silber (principal soloists); Michael Tilson Thomas & Jack Vad (producers) | |
| 2016 [73][74] |
Hamilton | The principal soloists of Hamilton[f] · music & lyrics by Lin-Manuel Miranda · produced by Alex Lacamoire, Lin-Manuel Miranda, Bill Sherman, Ahmir Thompson & Tarik Trotter |
| An American in Paris | Leanne Cope, Max von Essen, Robert Fairchild, Jill Paice & Brandon Uranowitz (principal soloists); Rob Fisher & Scott Lehrer (producers) | |
| Fun Home | Michael Cerveris, Judy Kuhn, Sydney Lucas, Beth Malone & Emily Skeggs (principal soloists); Philip Chaffin & Tommy Krasker (producers) | |
| The King and I | Ruthie Ann Miles, Kelli O'Hara, Ashley Park, Conrad Ricamora & Ken Watanabe (principal soloists); David Lai & Ted Sperling (producers) | |
| Something Rotten! | Heidi Blickenstaff, Christian Borle, John Cariani, Brian d'Arcy James, Brad Oscar & Kate Reinders (principal soloists); Kurt Deutsch, Karey Kirkpatrick, Wayne Kirkpatrick, Lawrence Manchester, Kevin McCollum & Phil Reno (producers); Karey Kirkpatrick & Wayne Kirkpatrick (composers/lyricists) | |
| 2017 [75][76] |
The Color Purple (2015 Broadway Cast) | Danielle Brooks, Cynthia Erivo & Jennifer Hudson (principal soloists) · produced by Stephen Bray, Van Dean, Frank Filipetti, Roy Furman, Scott Sanders & Jhett Tolentino |
| Bright Star (Original Broadway Cast) | Carmen Cusack (principal soloist); Jay Alix, Peter Asher & Una Jackman (producers); Steve Martin (composer); Edie Brickell (composer & lyricist) | |
| Fiddler on the Roof (2016 Broadway Cast) | Danny Burstein (principal soloist); Louise Gund, David Lai & Ted Sperling (producers) | |
| Kinky Boots (Original West End Cast) | Killian Donnelly & Matt Henry (principal soloists); Sammy James, Jr., Cyndi Lauper, Stephen Oremus & William Wittman (producers) | |
| Waitress (Original Broadway Cast) | Jessie Mueller (principal soloist); Neal Avron, Sara Bareilles & Nadia DiGiallonardo (producers); Sara Bareilles (composer & lyricist) | |
| 2018 [77] |
Dear Evan Hansen (Original Broadway Cast) | The principal soloists for Dear Evan Hansen[g] · music & lyrics by Benj Pasek & Justin Paul · produced by Pete Ganbarg, Alex Lacamoire, Stacey Mindich, Benj Pasek & Justin Paul |
| Come from Away (Original Broadway Cast) | Ian Eisendrath, August Eriksmoen, David Hein, David Lai & Irene Sankoff (producers); David Hein & Irene Sankoff (composers/lyricists) | |
| Hello, Dolly! (2017 Broadway Cast) | Bette Midler (principal soloist); Steven Epstein (producer) | |
| 2019 [78] |
The Band's Visit (Original Broadway Cast) | Etai Benson, Adam Kantor, Katrina Lenk & Ari'el Stachel (principal soloists) · music & lyrics by David Yazbek · produced by Dean Sharenow and David Yazbek |
| Carousel (2018 Broadway Cast) | Renée Fleming, Alexander Gemignani, Joshua Henry, Lindsay Mendez & Jessie Mueller (principal soloists); Steven Epstein (producer) | |
| Jesus Christ Superstar Live in Concert (Original Soundtrack of the NBC Television Event) | Sara Bareilles, Alice Cooper, Ben Daniels, Brandon Victor Dixon, Erik Grönwall, Jin Ha, John Legend, Norm Lewis & Jason Tam (principal soloists); Harvey Mason Jr. (producer) | |
| My Fair Lady (2018 Broadway Cast) | Lauren Ambrose, Norbert Leo Butz & Harry Hadden-Paton (principal soloists); André Bishop, Van Dean, Hattie K. Jutagir, David Lai, Adam Siegel & Ted Sperling (producers) | |
| Once on This Island (2017 Broadway Cast) | Phillip Boykin, Merle Dandridge, Quentin Earl Darrington, Hailey Kilgore, Kenita R. Miller, Alex Newell, Isaac Cole Powell & Lea Salonga (principal soloists); Lynn Ahrens, Hunter Arnold, Ken Davenport, Stephen Flaherty & Elliot Scheiner (producers) | |
2020s
| Year[I] | Work | Performing Artist |
|---|---|---|
| 2020 [79] |
Hadestown (Original Broadway Cast) | Reeve Carney, André De Shields, Amber Gray, Eva Noblezada & Patrick Page (principal soloists) · music & lyrics by Anaïs Mitchell · produced by Mara Isaacs, David Lai, Anaïs Mitchell & Todd Sickafoose |
| Ain't Too Proud: The Life and Times of the Temptations (Original Broadway Cast) | Saint Aubyn, Derrick Baskin, James Harkness, Jawan M. Jackson, Jeremy Pope & Ephraim Sykes (principal soloists); Scott M. Riesett (producer) | |
| Moulin Rouge! The Musical (Original Broadway Cast) | Danny Burstein, Tam Mutu, Sahr Ngaujah, Karen Olivo & Aaron Tveit (principal soloists); Justin Levine, Baz Luhrmann, Matt Stine & Alex Timbers (producers) | |
| The Music of Harry Potter and the Cursed Child in Four Contemporary Suites | Imogen Heap (producer/composer) | |
| Oklahoma! (2019 Broadway Cast) | Damon Daunno, Rebecca Naomi Jones, Ali Stroker, Mary Testa & Patrick Vaill (principal soloists); Daniel Kluger & Dean Sharenow (producers) | |
| 2021 [80] |
Jagged Little Pill (Original Broadway Cast) | Kathryn Gallagher, Celia Rose Gooding, Lauren Patten & Elizabeth Stanley (principal soloists) · lyricists: Glen Ballard and Alanis Morissette · produced by Neal Avron, Pete Ganbarg, Tom Kitt, Michael Parker, Craig Rossen & Vivek J. Tiwary |
| Amélie (Original London Cast) | Audrey Brisson, Chris Jared, Caolan McCarthy & Jez Unwin (principal soloists); Michael Fentiman, Sean Patrick Flahaven, Barnaby Race & Nathan Tysen (producers); Nathan Tysen (lyricist); Daniel Messé (composer/lyricist) | |
| American Utopia on Broadway | David Byrne (principal soloist/producer/composer/lyricist) | |
| Little Shop of Horrors (The New Off-Broadway Cast) | Tammy Blanchard, Jonathan Groff & Tom Alan Robbins (principal soloists); Will Van Dyke, Michael Mayer, Alan Menken & Frank Wolf (producers) | |
| The Prince of Egypt (Original Cast) | Christine Allado, Luke Brady, Alexia Khadime & Liam Tamne (principal soloists); Dominick Amendum & Stephen Schwartz (producers); Stephen Schwartz (composer/lyricist) | |
| Soft Power (Original Cast) | Francis Jue, Austin Ku, Alyse Alan Louis & Conrad Ricamora (principal soloists); Matt Stine (producer); David Henry Hwang (lyricist); Jeanine Tesori (composer/lyricist) | |
| 2022 [81] |
The Unofficial Bridgerton Musical | Emily Bear (producer); Abigail Barlow & Emily Bear (composer/lyricists) |
| Andrew Lloyd Webber's Cinderella (Original Album Cast) | Carrie Hope Fletcher, Ivano Turco, Victoria Hamilton-Barritt & Helen George (principal soloists); Andrew Lloyd Webber, Nick Lloyd Webber & Greg Wells (producers); Andrew Lloyd Webber & David Zippel (composers/lyricists) | |
| Burt Bacharach and Steven Sater's Some Lovers (World Premier Cast) | Burt Bacharach, Michael Croiter, Ben Hartman, Cody Lassen & Steven Sater (producers); Burt Bacharach (composer); Steven Sater (lyricist) | |
| Girl from the North Country (Original Broadway Cast) | Simon Hale, Conor McPherson & Dean Sharenow (producers) | |
| Les Misérables: The Staged Concert (The Sensational 2020 Live Recording) | Michael Ball, Alfie Boe, Carrie Hope Fletcher & Matt Lucas (principal soloists); Cameron Mackintosh, Lee McCutcheon & Stephen Metcalfe (producers) | |
| Stephen Schwartz's Snapshots (World Premier Cast) | Daniel Levine, Michael J. Moritz Jr., Bryan Perri & Stephen Schwartz (producers); Stephen Schwartz (composer & lyricist) | |
| 2023 [82] |
Into the Woods (2022 Broadway Cast Recording) | Sara Bareilles, Brian d'Arcy James, Patina Miller & Phillipa Soo (principal soloists); Rob Berman & Sean Patrick Flahaven (producers) |
| Mr. Saturday Night (Original Broadway Cast) | Shoshana Bean, Billy Crystal, Randy Graff & David Paymer (principal vocalists); Jason Robert Brown, Sean Patrick Flahaven & Jeffrey Lesser (producers); Jason Robert Brown (composer); Amanda Green (lyricist) | |
| Caroline, or Change (New Broadway Cast) | John Cariani, Sharon D. Clarke, Caissie Levy & Samantha Williams (principal vocalists); Van Dean, Nigel Lilley, Lawrence Manchester, Elliot Scheiner & Jeanine Tesori (producers); Jeanine Tesori (composer); Tony Kushner (lyricist) | |
| MJ the Musical (Original Broadway Cast) | Myles Frost & Tavon Olds-Sample (principal vocalists); David Holcenberg, Derik Lee & Jason Michael Webb (producers) | |
| Six: Live on Opening Night (Original Broadway Cast) | Joe Beighton, Tom Curran, Sam Featherstone, Paul Gatehouse, Toby Marlow & Lucy Moss (producers); Toby Marlow & Lucy Moss (composers/lyricists) | |
| A Strange Loop (Original Broadway Cast) | Jaquel Spivey (principal vocalist); Michael Croiter, Michael R. Jackson, Charlie Rosen & Rona Siddiqui (producers); Michael R. Jackson (composer/lyricist) | |
| 2024 [83] |
Some Like It Hot (Original Broadway Cast) | Christian Borle, J. Harrison Ghee, Adrianna Hicks & NaTasha Yvette Williams (principal vocalists) · Scott Wittman (lyricist); Marc Shaiman (composer & lyricist) · Mary-Mitchell Campbell, Bryan Carter, Scott M. Riesett, Charlie Rosen & Marc Shaiman (producers) |
| Kimberly Akimbo (Original Broadway Cast) | Victoria Clark (principal vocalist); John Clancy, David Stone, & Jeanine Tesori (producers); Jeanine Tesori (composer); David Lindsay-Abaire (lyricist) | |
| Parade (2023 Broadway Cast) | Micaela Diamond, Alex Joseph Grayson, Jake Pedersen & Ben Platt (principal vocalists); Jason Robert Brown & Jeffrey Lesser (producers); Jason Robert Brown (composer & lyricist) | |
| Shucked (Original Broadway Cast) | John Behlmann, Andrew Durand, Caroline Innerbichler & Alex Newell (principal vocalists); Brandy Clark, Jason Howland, Shane McAnally & Billy Jay Stein (producers); Brandy Clark & Shane McAnally (composers/lyricists) | |
| Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street (2023 Broadway Cast) | Annaleigh Ashford & Josh Groban (principal vocalists); Thomas Kail & Alex Lacamoire (producers) | |
| 2025 [84] |
Hell's Kitchen (Original Broadway Cast) | Shoshana Bean, Brandon Victor Dixon, Kecia Lewis & Maleah Joi Moon (principal vocalists) · Adam Blackstone, Alicia Keys & Tom Kitt (producers) |
| Merrily We Roll Along (New Broadway Cast) | Jonathan Groff, Lindsay Mendez & Daniel Radcliffe (principal vocalists); David Caddick, Joel Fram, Maria Friedman & David Lai (producers) | |
| The Notebook (Original Broadway Cast) | John Clancy, Carmel Dean, Kurt Deutsch, Derik Lee, Kevin McCollum & Ingrid Michaelson (producers); Ingrid Michaelson (composer/lyricist) | |
| The Outsiders (Original Broadway Cast) | Joshua Boone, Brent Comer, Brody Grant & Sky Lakota-Lynch (principal vocalists); Zach Chance, Jonathan Clay, Matt Hinkley, Justin Levine & Lawrence Manchester (producers); Zach Chance, Jonathan Clay & Justin Levine (composers/lyricists) | |
| Suffs (Original Broadway Cast) | Andrea Grody, Dean Sharenow & Shaina Taub (producers); Shaina Taub (composer & lyricist) | |
| The Wiz (2024 Broadway Cast Recording) | Wayne Brady, Deborah Cox, Nichelle Lewis & Avery Wilson (principal vocalists); Joseph Joubert, Allen René Louis & Lawrence Manchester (producers) | |
| 2026 [85] |
Buena Vista Social Club (Original Broadway Cast) | Marco Paguia, Dean Sharenow & David Yazbek (producers) |
| Death Becomes Her (Original Broadway Cast) | Taurean Everett, Megan Hilty, Josh Lamon, Christopher Sieber, Jennifer Simard & Michelle Williams (principal vocalists); Mary-Mitchell Campbell, Noel Carey, Sean Patrick Flahaven, Julia Mattison & Scott M. Riesett (producers), Noel Carey & Julia Mattison (composers/lyricists) | |
| Gypsy (2024 Broadway Cast) | Danny Burstein, Kevin Csolak, Audra McDonald, Jordan Tyson & Joy Woods (principal vocalists); David Caddick, Andy Einhorn, David Lai & George C. Wolfe (producers) | |
| Just in Time (Original Broadway Cast) | Emily Bergl, Jonathan Groff, Erika Henningsen, Gracie Lawrence & Michele Pawk (principal vocalists); Derik Lee, Andrew Resnick, Tom Kirdahy, Alex Timbers & Bill Sherman (producers) | |
| Maybe Happy Ending (Original Broadway Cast) | Marcus Choi, Darren Criss, Dez Duron & Helen J. Shen (principal vocalists); Deborah Abramson, Will Aronson, Ian Kagey & Hue Park (producers); Hue Park (lyricist); Will Aronson (composer/lyricist) | |
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Notes
- received five nominations and two wins
- holds the record for most wins in this category with six wins among 11 nominations
- Lauper won in 2014, and was nominated again in 2017, for her show Kinky Boots
- Soo is currently, is the only woman to win more than one award
- Laura Dreyfuss, Mike Faist, Rachel Bay Jones, Kristolyn Lloyd, Michael Park, Ben Platt, Will Roland & Jennifer Laura Thompson (principal soloists)