Drama League Award for Outstanding Revival of a Musical

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Awarded forOutstanding Revival of a Musical
LocationNew York City
CountryUnited States
Presented byDrama League
Drama League Award
for Outstanding Revival of a Musical
Awarded forOutstanding Revival of a Musical
LocationNew York City
CountryUnited States
Presented byDrama League
First award2004
Currently held bySunset Boulevard (2025)
Websitedramaleague.org

The Drama League Award for Outstanding Revival of a Musical is a theater award presented annually since 1996 by The Drama League for the most outstanding musical revival of the season.[1]

Both La Cage aux Folles and Company have won the award twice, while Fiddler on the Roof and Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street lead with the most nominations, with three each. For producing companies, Roundabout Theatre Company and Lincoln Center Theater lead the wins with three each, with Roundabout also leading the nominations with 18.

2000s

Key
  and bold indicates the winner.
Year Production Book Score Producers Ref.
2004 Assassins John Weidman Stephen Sondheim Roundabout Theatre Company [2]
Little Shop of Horrors Howard Ashman Howard Ashman and Alan Menken Marc Routh, Richard Frankel, Tom Viertel, Steven Baruch, James D. Stern, Douglas L. Meyer, Rick Steiner / John & Bonnie Osher and Simone Genatt Haft
Wonderful Town Joseph A. Fields and Jerome Chorodov Betty Comden and Adolph Green Roger Berlind and Barry & Fran Weissler
Finian's Rainbow E.Y. Harburg and Fred Saidy Burton Lane and E.Y. Harburg Irish Repertory Theatre
Fiddler on the Roof Joseph Stein Sheldon Harnick and Jerry Bock James L. Nederlander, Stewart F. Lane, Bonnie Comley, Harbor Entertainment, Terry Allen Kramer, Bob Boyett, Lawrence Horowitz and Clear Channel Entertainment
Big River William Hauptman Roger Miller Roundabout Theatre Company and Deaf West Theatre
2005 La Cage Aux Folles Harvey Fierstein Jerry Herman James L. Nederlander, Clear Channel Entertainment, Kenneth D. Greenblatt, Terry Allen Kramer and Martin Richards [3]
Pacific Overtures John Weidman Stephen Sondheim Roundabout Theatre Company
Shockheaded Peter Julian Bleach, Anthony Cairns, Graeme Gilmour and Tamzin Griffin Adrian Huge, Martyn Jacques and Adrian Stout Dan Markley, Alan J. Schuster, Pomegranate Arts, Shockheaded Media, Harriet Newman Leve, Sonny Everett, Michael Skipper, True Love Prods., Dede Harris/Morton Swinsky
2006 Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street Hugh Wheeler Stephen Sondheim Thomas Viertel, Steven Baruch, Marc Routh, Richard Frankel, Ambassador Theatre Group, Adam Kenwright and Tulchin / Bartner / Bagert [4]
Jacques Brel Is Alive and Well and Living in Paris Eric Blau and Mort Shuman Jacques Brel New York City Center
The Pajama Game George Abbott and Richard Bissell Richard Adler and Jerry Ross Roundabout Theatre Company
The Threepenny Opera Bertolt Brecht Kurt Weill and Bertolt Brecht
Two Gentlemen of Verona John Guare and Mel Shapiro Galt MacDermot Shakespeare in the Park
2007 Company George Furth Stephen Sondheim Boyett Ostar Productions, Stephanie McClelland, Bill Rollnick, James D'Orta and Philip Geier [5][6]
The Fantasticks Tom Jones Harvey Schmidt and Tom Jones The Theater Center
Les Misérables Alain Boublil and Claude-Michel Schönberg Claude-Michel Schönberg and Herbert Kretzmer Cameron Mackintosh
A Chorus Line James Kirkwood Jr. and Nicholas Dante Marvin Hamlisch and Edward Kleban Vienna Waits Productions
110 in the Shade N. Richard Nash Harvey Schmidt and Tom Jones Roundabout Theatre Company
2008 South Pacific Oscar Hammerstein II and Joshua Logan Richard Rodgers and Oscar Hammerstein II Lincoln Center Theater [7]
Sunday in the Park with George James Lapine Stephen Sondheim Roundabout Theatre Company
Gypsy Arthur Laurents Jule Styne and Stephen Sondheim Roger Berlind, The R/F/B/V Group, Roy Furman, Debra Black, Ted Hartley, Roger Horchow, David Ian, Scott Rudin and Jack Viertel
Black Nativity Langston Hughes Various Classical Theatre of Harlem
Seussical Stephen Flaherty and Lynn Ahrens TheatreWorksUSA
2009 Hair Gerome Ragni Gerome Ragni and James Rado The Public Theater [8]
Enter Laughing The Musical Joseph Stein Stan Daniels York Theatre Company
Guys and Dolls Jo Swerling and Abe Burrows Frank Loesser Howard Panter, Ambassador Theatre Group, Tulchin Bartner Productions, Bill Kenwright, Northwater Entertainment, etc. [9]
Pal Joey John O'Hara Richard Rodgers and Lorenz Hart Roundabout Theatre Company
West Side Story Arthur Laurents Leonard Bernstein and Stephen Sondheim Kevin McCollum, James L. Nederlander, Jeffrey Seller, Terry Allen Kramer, Sander Jacobs, Roy Furman, etc.[10]
Garden of Earthly Delights N/A Richard Peaslee Minetta Lane Theatre

2010s

Year Production Book Score Producers Ref.
2010 La Cage aux Folles Harvey Fierstein Jerry Herman Menier Chocolate Factory [11]
Ragtime Alfred Uhry Lynn Ahrens and Stephen Flaherty The John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts
Promises, Promises Neil Simon Burt Bacharach and Hal David Broadway Across America, Craig Zadan, Neil Meron, The Weinstein Company / Terry Allen Kramer, Candy Spelling, etc. [12]
Finian's Rainbow E.Y. Harburg and Fred Saidy Burton Lane and E.Y. Harburg David Richenthal, Jack Viertel, Alan D. Marks, Michael Speyer, Bernard Abrams, David M. Milch, Stephen Moore, Debbie Bisno / Myla Lerner and Jujamcyn Theaters
A Little Night Music Hugh Wheeler Stephen Sondheim Thomas Viertel, Steven Baruch, Marc Routh, Richard Frankel, Menier Chocolate Factory, Roger Berlind, David Babani, Sonia Friedman, etc. [13]
2011 Anything Goes Guy Bolton, P. G. Wodehouse, Howard Lindsay and Russel Crouse Cole Porter Roundabout Theatre Company [14]
How to Succeed in Business Without Really Trying Abe Burrows, Jack Weinstock and Willie Gilbert Frank Loesser Broadway Across America, Craig Zadan, Neil Meron, Joseph Smith, Michael McCabe, Candy Spelling, Takonkiet Viravan, etc. [15]
Hello Again Michael John LaChiusa Transport Group
2012 Follies James Goldman Stephen Sondheim The John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts [16]
Evita N/A Andrew Lloyd Webber and Tim Rice Hal Luftig, Scott Sanders Productions, Roy Furman, Yasuhiro Kawana, Allan S. Gordon / Adam S. Gordon, James L. Nederlander, etc. [17]
The Gershwins' Porgy and Bess DuBose Heyward George Gershwin and Ira Gershwin American Repertory Theatre
Carrie Lawrence D. Cohen Dean Pitchford and Michael Gore MCC Theater
Jesus Christ Superstar N/A Andrew Lloyd Webber and Tim Rice Stratford Shakespeare Festival
2013 Pippin Roger O. Hirson Stephen Schwartz Barry & Fran Weissler, Howard & Janet Kagan, Lisa Matlin, Kyodo Tokyo, A&A Gordon / Brunish Trinchero, etc.[18] [19]
Rodgers + Hammerstein's Cinderella Oscar Hammerstein II and Douglas Carter Beane Richard Rodgers and Oscar Hammerstein II Robyn Goodman, Jill Furman, Stephen Kocis, Edward Walson, Venetian Glass Productions, The Araca Group, Luigi & Rose Caiola, Roy Furman, etc. [20]
Annie Thomas Meehan Charles Strouse and Martin Charnin Arielle Tepper Madover, Roger Horchow, Sally Horchow, Roger Berlind, Roy Furman, Debbie Bisno, Stacey Mindich, James M. Nederlander, etc. [21]
Marry Me a Little Craig Lucas and Norman René Stephen Sondheim Keen Company
The Mystery of Edwin Drood Rupert Holmes Roundabout Theatre Company
Passion James Lapine Stephen Sondheim Classic Stage Company
2014 Hedwig and the Angry Inch John Cameron Mitchell Stephen Trask Jeffrey Richards, Jerry Frankel, Jessica Genick, Will Trice, Ronald Frankel, Rebecca Gold, Roger Berlind, etc. [22] [23]
Violet Brian Crawley Brian Crawley and Jeanine Tesori Roundabout Theatre Company
Les Misérables Alain Boublil and Claude-Michel Schönberg Claude-Michel Schönberg and Herbert Kretzmer Cameron Mackintosh
Lady Day at Emerson's Bar and Grill Lanie Robertson Billie Holiday Jeffrey Richards, Jerry Frankel, Jessica Genick, Will Trice, Ronald Frankel, Rebecca Gold, Roger Berlind, Ken Greiner, etc. [24]
2015 The King and I Oscar Hammerstein II Richard Rodgers and Oscar Hammerstein II Lincoln Center Theater [25]
Into the Woods James Lapine Stephen Sondheim Fiasco Theater, McCarter Theatre Center and Roundabout Theatre Company
On the Twentieth Century Betty Comden and Adolph Green Cy Coleman, Betty Comden and Adolph Green Roundabout Theatre Company
On the Town Leonard Bernstein, Betty Comden and Adolph Green Barrington Stage Company, Howard & Janet Kagan, Severn Partners Entertainment, Bruce Robert Harris and Jack W. Batman, etc. [26]
Allegro Oscar Hammerstein II Richard Rodgers and Oscar Hammerstein II Classic Stage Company
2016 The Color Purple Marsha Norman Brenda Russell, Allee Willis and Stephen Bray Scott Sanders Productions, Roy Furman, Oprah Winfrey, David Babani, Tom Siracusa, Caiola Productions, etc. [27] [28][29]
Dames at Sea George Haimsohn and Robin Miller Jim Wise, George Haimsohn and Robin Miller Infinity Theatre Company-Anna Roberts Ostroff & Alan Ostroff, Martin Platt & David Elliott, Patricia M. Roberts & Bert C. Roberts, etc. [30]
Fiddler on the Roof Joseph Stein Jerry Bock and Sheldon Harnick Jeffrey Richards, Jam Theatricals, Louise Gund, Jerry Frankel, Broadway Across America, Rebecca Gold, Stephanie P. McClelland, etc. [31]
She Loves Me Joe Masteroff Roundabout Theatre Company
Spring Awakening Steven Sater Duncan Sheik and Steven Sater Deaf West Theatre
2017 Hello, Dolly! Michael Stewart Jerry Herman Scott Rudin, Roy Furman, James L. Nederlander, Eli Bush, Universal Stage Productions, Roger Berlind, etc. [32] [33]
Miss Saigon Alain Boublil and Claude-Michel Schönberg Alain Boublil, Richard Maltby Jr. and Claude-Michel Schönberg Cameron Mackintosh
Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street Hugh Wheeler Stephen Sondheim Tooting Arts Club and Barrow Street Theatre
Sweet Charity Neil Simon Cy Coleman and Dorothy Fields The New Group
Falsettos William Finn and James Lapine William Finn Lincoln Center Theater
Cats T.S. Eliot Andrew Lloyd Webber The Shubert Organization, James L. Nederlander, Really Useful Group, Cameron Mackintosh, Roy Furman, John Gore, etc. [34]
Sunset Boulevard Don Black and Christopher Hampton Andrew Lloyd Webber The Really Useful Group, Ltd
2018 My Fair Lady Alan Jay Lerner Alan Jay Lerner and Frederick Loewe Lincoln Center Theater [35]
Once on This Island Lynn Ahrens Stephen Flaherty and Lynn Ahrens Ken Davenport, Hunter Arnold, Carl Daikeler, Roy Putrino, Broadway Strategic Return Fund, Sandi Moran, Caiola Productions, etc. [36]
Pacific Overtures John Weidman Stephen Sondheim Classic Stage Company
Carousel Oscar Hammerstein II Richard Rodgers and Oscar Hammerstein II Roy Furman, Scott Rudin, Universal Theatrical Group, Benjamin Lowy, Eli Bush, James L. Nederlander, Candy Spelling, etc. [37]
2019 Kiss Me, Kate Cy Coleman Bella Spewack and Samuel Spewack Roundabout Theatre Company [38]
Carmen Jones Oscar Hammerstein II Georges Bizet and Oscar Hammerstein II Classic Stage Company
Fiddler on the Roof in Yiddish Joseph Stein Jerry Bock and Sheldon Harnick National Yiddish Theater-Folksbiene
Oklahoma! Oscar Hammerstein II Richard Rodgers and Oscar Hammerstein II St. Ann's Warehouse
Ordinary Days N/A Adam Gwon Keen Company
Smokey Joe's Cafe N/A Jerry Leiber and Mike Stoller Stage 42

2020s

Year Production Book Score Producers Ref.
2020 Little Shop of Horrors Howard Ashman Alan Menken and Howard Ashman Tom Kirdahy, Robert Ahrens, Hunter Arnold, and Mickey Liddell, Caiola Productions, Curt Cronin, and DDM Productions [39]
Rock of Ages Chris D'Arienzo Various New World Stages
Enter Laughing The Musical Joseph Stein Stan Daniels York Theatre Company
The Unsinkable Molly Brown Richard Morris Meredith Willson Transport Group
West Side Story Arthur Laurents Leonard Bernstein and Stephen Sondheim Scott Rudin, Barry Diller, David Geffen, Eli Bush, Adam Rodner and James L. Nederlander
2021 No award given due to COVID-19 pandemic.
2022 Company George Furth Stephen Sondheim Elliott & Harper Productions, The Shubert Organization, Catherine Schreiber, Nederlander Presentations, Inc., etc. [40] [41]
The Music Man Meredith Willson Barry Diller, David Geffen, Kate Horton and Fictionhouse; Associate Producer: Rashad V. Chambers
Funny Girl Isobel Lennart Jule Styne and Bob Merrill Sonia Friedman Productions, Scott Landis, David Babani, Roy Furman, No Guarantees, Adam Blanshay Productions, Daryl Roth, etc. [42]
Caroline, or Change Tony Kushner Tony Kushner and Jeanine Tesori Roundabout Theatre Company
Assassins John Weidman Stephen Sondheim Classic Stage Company
2023 Into the Woods James Lapine Stephen Sondheim New York City Center, Jordan Roth, Jujamcyn Theaters, Daryl Roth, Hunter Arnold, etc. [43] [44]
Camelot Alan Jay Lerner Alan Jay Lerner and Frederick Loewe Lincoln Center Theater
Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street Hugh Wheeler Stephen Sondheim Jeffrey Seller, Bob Boyett, Diana DiMenna & Plate Spinner Productions / Aaron Glick, Eastern Standard Time, Roy Furman, Thomas Kail, etc. [45]
Bob Fosse's Dancin' Various Old Globe, Joey Parnes, Hunter Arnold, Kayla Greenspan, Rodger Hess & Michael Seago, Bob Boyett, Jay Alix & Una Jackman, etc. [46]
1776 Peter Stone Sherman Edwards Roundabout Theatre Company and American Repertory Theater
A Man of No Importance Terrence McNally Stephen Flaherty and Lynn Ahrens Classic Stage Company
Parade Alfred Uhry Jason Robert Brown New York City Center, Seaview, Ambassador Theatre Group Productions, Alex Levy, Kevin Ryan, Eric & Marsi Gardiner, etc. [47]
2024 Merrily We Roll Along George Furth Stephen Sondheim Sonia Friedman Productions, David Babani, Patrick Catullo and Jeff Romley, Debbie Bisno, etc. [48] [49]
The Who's Tommy Pete Townshend and Des McAnuff Pete Townshend Stephen Gabriel and Ira Pittelman; Co-Produced by Sue Gilad & Larry Rogowsky, Mary Maggio & Scott Abrams, Goodman Theatre, etc. [50]
Cabaret Joe Masteroff John Kander and Fred Ebb Ambassador Theatre Group
Gutenberg! Scott Brown and Anthony King Ambassador Theatre Group, Patrick Catullo, Bad Robot Live, Seth A. Goldstein, Isaac Robert Hurwitz, Runyonland Productions, etc. [51]
Here Lies Love David Byrne and Fatboy Slim Hal Luftig / Kevin Connor, Patrick Catullo, Clint Ramos, Jose Antonio Vargas and Diana DiMenna & Plate Spinner Productions, etc [52]
I Can Get It for You Wholesale Jerome Weidman Harold Rome Classic Stage Company
Spamalot Eric Idle Eric Idle and John Du Prez Jeffrey Finn and Roy Furman; Co-Produced by Bob Boyett, The Shubert Organization, etc. [53]
The Wiz William F. Brown Charlie Smalls, Timothy Graphenreed, Harold Wheeler, George Faison and Luther Vandross Kristin Caskey, Mike Isaacson, Brian Anthony Moreland, Kandi Burruss & Todd Tucker, Elizabeth Armstrong, etc. [54]
2025 Sunset Blvd. Don Black and Christopher Hampton Andrew Lloyd Webber The Jamie Lloyd Company, ATG Productions, Michael Harrison for Lloyd Webber Harrison Musicals and Gavin Kalin Productions, etc. [55] [56][57]
[58]
The Marriage of Figaro Lorenzo Da Ponte Lorenzo Da Ponte and Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart Little Island
Once Upon a Mattress Jay Thompson, Marshall Barer, Dean Fuller and Amy Sherman-Palladino Mary Rodgers and Marshall Barer New York City Center, Seaview, Creative Partners Productions, Jenny Gersten & Half Zip Productions and Hugo Six, etc. [59]
The Last Five Years Jason Robert Brown Seaview, ATG Productions, The Season, Kristin Caskey, Mike Isaacson and Bee Carrozzini; Co-Produced by Aleff Productions, etc. [60]
Gypsy Arthur Laurents Jule Styne and Stephen Sondheim Tom Kirdahy and Mara Isaacs; Produced by Kevin Ryan and Diane Scott Carter; Co-Produced by Wendy Federman & Heni Koenigsberg, etc. [61]
Floyd Collins Tina Landau Adam Guettel Lincoln Center Theatre in association with Creative Partners Productions and Mark Cortale & Charles D. Urstadt.[62]
Cats: The Jellicle Ball T.S. Eliot Andrew Lloyd Webber Michael Harrison, Mike Bosner, and Perelman Arts Center
Pirates! The Penzance Musical W. S. Gilbert W. S. Gilbert and Arthur Sullivan Roundabout Theatre Company
Urinetown Greg Kotis Mark Hollmann and Greg Kotis New York City Center
2026 The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee Rachel Sheinkin William Finn David Stone, James L. Nederlander, Barbara Whitman, Patrick Catullo, Barrington Stage Company and Second Stage Theater
Bat Boy: The Musical Keythe Farley and Brian Flemming Laurence O'Keefe New York City Center
Cats: The Jellicle Ball T.S. Eliot Andrew Lloyd Webber Cynthia Erivo, Get Lifted, LaChanze, Jeremy Pope, Law Roach, Lena Waithe, et al. [63]
Chess Danny Strong Benny Andersson, Lea Michele, Björn Ulvaeus, Benny Andersson and Tim Rice Michael Mayer & Stark Sands, The Shubert Organization, et al. [64]
The Gospel at Colonus Lee Breuer Lee Breuer and Bob Telson Little Island at Pier 55
Heathers Laurence O'Keefe and Kevin Murphy Bill Kenwright Ltd., Paul Taylor-Mills, and Jerry Goehrin
Masquerade Richard Stilgoe and Andrew Lloyd Webber Andrew Lloyd Webber, Charles Hart and Richard Stilgoe Randy Weiner and Andrew Lloyd Webber
Oratorio for Living Things Heather Christian Signature Theatre Company
Ragtime Terrence McNally Stephen Flaherty and Lynn Ahrens Lincoln Center Theater
The Rocky Horror Show Richard O'Brien Roundabout Theatre Company
The Wild Party George C. Wolfe and Michael John LaChiusa Michael John LaChiusa New York City Center

Titles with multiple wins

2 wins

Producing companies with multiple wins

3 wins

Titles with multiple nominations

Producing companies with multiple nominations

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