The following is a list of musicals that have won the Tony Award or Laurence Olivier Award for Best Musical. Highlighted shows are currently running on either Broadway or West End as of June 2024.
| Title | Year | Music | Lyrics | Book | Tony | Olivier | Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 42nd Street | 1980 | Harry Warren | Al Dubin | Michael Stewart, Mark Bramble | 1981 | 1984 | The Broadway revival in 2001 won the Tony for Best Revival. | |
| 1776 | 1969 | Sherman Edwards | Edwards | Peter Stone | 1969 | |||
| Ain't Misbehavin' | 1978 | Fats Waller | various | Murray Horwitz, Richard Maltby, Jr. | 1978 | |||
| Annie | 1977 | Charles Strouse | Martin Charnin | Thomas Meehan | 1977 | Nominated for ten Tony Awards, winning seven. | ||
| Applause | 1970 | Charles Strouse | Lee Adams | Betty Comden, Adolph Green | 1970 | Nominated for ten Tony Awards, winning four, including Best Actress for Lauren Bacall, in her musical debut. | ||
| Avenue Q | 2003 | Jeff Marx | Robert Lopez | Jeff Whitty | 2004 | Nominated for six Tony Awards, winning three. | ||
| Back to the Future | 2020 | Alan Silvestri | Glen Ballard | Bob Gale, Robert Zemeckis | 2022 | |||
| The Band's Visit | 2016 | David Yazbek | Yazbek | Itamar Moses | 2018 | Nominated for eleven Tony Awards, winning ten. | ||
| Beauty and the Beast | 1994 | Alan Menken | Howard Ashman, Tim Rice | Linda Woolverton | 1998 | |||
| Big River | 1984 | Roger Miller | Miller | William Hauptman | 1985 | Nominated for ten Tony Awards, winning seven. | ||
| Billy Elliot the Musical | 2005 | Elton John | Lee Hall | Hall | 2009 | 2006 | Nominated for fifteen Tony Awards, winning ten. | |
| Blood Brothers | 1983 | Willy Russell | Russell | Russell | 1983 | Nominated for seven Tony Awards. | ||
| The Book of Mormon | 2011 | Trey Parker, Robert Lopez, Matt Stone | Parker, Lopez, Stone | Parker, Lopez, Stone | 2011 | 2014 | Nominated for fourteen Tony Awards, winning nine. | |
| Bye Bye Birdie | 1960 | Charles Strouse | Lee Adams | Michael Stewart | 1961 | Nominated for seven Tonys, winning four, including Best Actor for Dick Van Dyke. | ||
| Cabaret | 1966 | John Kander | Fred Ebb | Joe Masteroff | 1967 | The 1998 Broadway revival won the Tony for Best Revival. The 1972 film adaptation became popular. Danny Burstein nominated for Featured Actor in 2014 Broadway revival, Linda Emond for Featured Actress. | ||
| La Cage aux Folles | 1983 | Jerry Herman | Herman | Harvey Fierstein | 1984 | The Broadway revivals in both 2004 and 2010 both won the Tony Award for Best Revival. The West End 2008 revival won the Olivier Award for Best Revival. | ||
| Candide | 1956 | Leonard Bernstein | Richard Wilbur | Hugh Wheeler | 1988 | |||
| Carmen Jones | 1943 | Georges Bizet | Oscar Hammerstein II | Hammerstein | 1992 | |||
| Caroline, or Change | 2003 | Jeanine Tesori | Tony Kushner | Kushner | 2007 | |||
| Cats | 1981 | Andrew Lloyd Webber | T. S. Eliot | Lloyd Webber, Trevor Nunn | 1983 | 1981 | It was the longest-running Broadway musical in history until it was surpassed by The Phantom of the Opera. It won seven Tony Awards inducing Best Musical. The original production closed in September 2000. Cats revival is currently running at Neil Simon Theatre, the revival did not receive any Tony nominations for the 2017 season. | |
| A Chorus Line | 1975 | Marvin Hamlisch | Edward Kleban | James Kirkwood, Jr., Nicholas Dante | 1976 | 1976 | It was the longest-running Broadway musical in history until it was surpassed by Cats. Nominated for twelve Tonys, winning nine, including Best Musical. | |
| City of Angels | 1989 | Cy Coleman | David Zippel | Larry Gelbart | 1990 | 1994 | ||
| Come from Away | 2015 | Irene Sankoff, David Hein | Sankoff, Hein | Sankoff, Hein | 2019 | |||
| The Comedy of Errors | 1976 | Guy Woolfenden | Trevor Nunn | 1977 | ||||
| Company | 1970 | Stephen Sondheim | Sondheim | George Furth | 1971 | Nominated for twelve Tonys, winning six. The Broadway revival in 2007 won the Tony for Best Revival. | ||
| Contact | 1999 | various | - | John Weidman, Susan Stroman | 2000 | Nominated for six Tonys, winning four. A "dance play", the musical has no lyrics and used pre-recorded music. | ||
| Crazy for You | 1992 | George Gershwin | Ira Gershwin | Ken Ludwig | 1992 | 1993 | Nominated for nine Tony Awards, winning three. | |
| Damn Yankees | 1955 | Richard Adler | Jerry Ross | George Abbott, Douglass Wallop | 1956 | Nominated for nine Tony Awards, winning seven. | ||
| Dear Evan Hansen | 2015 | Benji Pasek and Justin Paul | Pasek and Paul | Steven Levenson | 2017 | 2020 | Nominated for nine Tony Awards, winning six, including Best Musical. | |
| Drood | 1985 | Rupert Holmes | Holmes | Holmes | 1986 | Nominated for eleven Tony Awards, winning five. | ||
| Evita | 1978 | Andrew Lloyd Webber | Tim Rice | Rice | 1980 | 1978 | Nominated for eleven Tonys, winning seven; winning two Olivier Awards. It was Lloyd Webber and Rice's last musical theatre collaboration. | |
| Fiddler on the Roof | 1964 | Jerry Bock | Sheldon Harnick | Joseph Stein | 1965 | Nominated for ten Tonys, winning nine; longest-running Broadway musical in history, until it was surpassed by Grease. | ||
| Fiorello! | 1959 | Jerry Bock | Sheldon Harnick | George Abbott, Jerome Weidman | 1960 | It won the 1960 Pulitzer Prize for Drama. | ||
| Follies | 1971 | Stephen Sondheim | Sondheim | James Goldman | 1987 | The 1971 Broadway production won seven Tony Awards. | ||
| Fosse | 1999 | various | various | - | 1999 | This was a revue. | ||
| Fun Home | 2013 | Jeanine Tesori | Lisa Kron | Kron | 2015 | Nominated for twelve Tony Awards, winning five. | ||
| A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum | 1962 | Stephen Sondheim | Sondheim | Burt Shevelove, Larry Gelbart | 1963 | Nominated for eight Tony Awards, winning six. | ||
| A Gentleman's Guide to Love and Murder | 2014 | Steven Lutvak | Robert L. Freedman, Lutvak | Freedman | 2014 | Nominated for ten Tony Awards, winning four. | ||
| Groundhog Day | 2016 | Tim Minchin | Tim Minchin | Danny Rubin | 2017 | |||
| Guys and Dolls | 1950 | Frank Loesser | Loesser | Jo Swerling, Abe Burrows | 1951 | It won all five Tonys for which it was nominated. The 1955 film adaptation became popular. | ||
| Hadestown | 2016 | Anaïs Mitchell | Mitchell | Mitchell | 2019 | Nominated for fourteen Tony Awards, winning eight. | ||
| Hairspray | 2002 | Marc Shaiman | Scott Wittman, Shaiman | Thomas Meehan | 2003 | 2008 | Nominated for thirteen Tony Awards, winning eight. | |
| Hallelujah, Baby! | 1967 | Jule Styne | Betty Comden, Adolph Green | Arthur Laurents | 1968 | |||
| Hamilton | 2015 | Lin-Manuel Miranda | Miranda | Miranda | 2016 | 2018 | Nominated for sixteen Tonys, winning eleven including Best Musical. It won the 2016 Pulitzer Prize for Drama. As of 2021, Hamilton currently holds the record for most Tony nominations for one production, with 16. It also now holds the record for most Olivier Award nominations with 13 and it won 7 Olivier Awards including Best New Musical tying the most wins with Matilda | |
| Hello, Dolly! | 1964 | Jerry Herman | Herman | Michael Stewart | 1964 | Nominated for eleven Tonys, winning ten. The West End revival in 2009 won the Olivier for Best Revival. | ||
| Honk! | 1992 | George Stiles | Anthony Drewe | Drewe | 2000 | |||
| How to Succeed in Business Without Really Trying | 1961 | Frank Loesser | Loesser | Abe Burrows, Jack Weinstock, Willie Gilbert | 1962 | Nominated for eight Tonys, winning seven. It won the 1962 Pulitzer Prize for Drama. | ||
| In the Heights | 2007 | Lin-Manuel Miranda | Miranda | Quiara Alegría Hudes | 2008 | Nominated for thirteen Tony Awards, winning four. | ||
| Jerome Robbins' Broadway | 1989 | various | various | - | 1989 | This revue was nominated for nine Tony Awards, winning five. | ||
| 2003 | - | - | Stewart Lee, Richard Thomas | 2004 | Nominated for eight Olivier Awards, winning four. | |||
| Jersey Boys | 2005 | Bob Gaudio, Bob Crewe | Gaudio, Crewe | Marshall Brickman, Rick Elice | 2006 | 2009 | Nominated for eight Tony Awards, winning four. | |
| Jolson | 1995 | various | various | Francis Essex, Rob Bettinson | 1996 | |||
| Kat and the Kings | 1998 | Taliep Petersen | David Kramer | Kramer | 1999 | The cast collectively won the Laurence Olivier Award for Best Actor in a Musical. | ||
| Kimberly Akimbo | 2021 | Jeanine Tesori | David Lindsay-Abaire | David Lindsay-Abaire | 2023 | Nominated for eight Tony Awards, winning five. | ||
| The King and I | 1951 | Richard Rodgers | Oscar Hammerstein II | Hammerstein | 1952 | It won all five Tonys for which it was nominated. The 1956 film adaptation became popular. | ||
| Kinky Boots | 2013 | Cyndi Lauper | Lauper | Harvey Fierstein | 2013 | 2016 | Nominated for thirteen Tony Awards, winning six. Also nominated for seven Olivier Awards, winning three. | |
| Kismet | 1953 | Alexander Borodin | Robert Wright, George Forrest | Wright, Forrest | 1954 | |||
| Kiss Me, Kate | 1948 | Cole Porter | Porter | Samuel and Bella Spewack | 1949 | The Broadway revival in 2000 won the Tony Award for Best Revival. | ||
| Kiss of the Spider Woman | 1992 | John Kander | Fred Ebb | Terrence McNally | 1993 | |||
| Legally Blonde | 2009 | Nell Benjamin, Laurence O'Keefe | Benjamin, O'Keefe | Heather Hach | 2011 | |||
| Les Misérables | 1980 | Claude-Michel Schönberg | Alain Boublil | Boublil, Herbert Kretzmer | 1987 | Nominated for twelve Tony Awards, winning eight. | ||
| The Lion King | 1997 | Elton John | Tim Rice | Roger Allers, Irene Mecchi | 1998 | Nominated for eleven Tony Awards, winning six. It has grossed worldwide over $6.2 billion as of 2014.http://www.nydailynews.com/entertainment/theater-arts/lion-king-musical-breaks-box-office-record-6-2-billion-worldwide-article-1.1948400 | ||
| A Little Night Music | 1973 | Stephen Sondheim | Sondheim | Hugh Wheeler | 1973 | Nominated for twelve Tony Awards, winning six. | ||
| Man of La Mancha | 1965 | Mitch Leigh | Joe Darion | Dale Wasserman | 1966 | Nominated for seven Tony Awards, winning five. | ||
| Martin Guerre | 1996 | Claude-Michel Schönberg | Alain Boublil, Stephen Clarke | Boublil, Schönberg | 1997 | |||
| Matilda the Musical | 2011 | Tim Minchin | Minchin | Dennis Kelly | 2012 | It won a record of seven Olivier Awards, including Best Musical and five Tony Awards. As of 2021, Matilda the Musical currently ties with the most wins with Hamilton with 7. | ||
| Me and My Girl | 1937 | Noel Gay | Douglas Furber, L. Arthur Rose | Furber, Rose | 1985 | |||
| Memphis | 2003 | David Bryan | Bryan, Joe DiPietro | DiPietro | 2010 | |||
| Merrily We Roll Along | 1981 | Stephen Sondheim | Sondheim | George Furth | 2001 | |||
| Moulin Rouge! | 2018 | various | various | John Logan | 2020 | Nominated for fourteen Tony Awards, winning ten. | ||
| The Music Man | 1957 | Meredith Willson | Willson | Willson | 1958 | Nominated for eight Tony Awards, winning five. | ||
| My Fair Lady | 1956 | Frederick Loewe | Alan Jay Lerner | Jay Lerner | 1957 | Nominated for nine Tonys, winning six; longest-running Broadway musical until it was surpassed by Fiddler. The 1964 film adaptation became popular. | ||
| Nine | 1982 | Maury Yeston | Yeston | Arthur Kopit | 1982 | The Broadway revival in 2003 won the Tony Award for Best Revival. | ||
| Once | 2012 | Glen Hansard, Markéta Irglová | Hansard, Irglová | Enda Walsh | 2012 | It won eight Tony Awards including Best Musical. | ||
| Once on This Island | 1990 | Stephen Flaherty | Lynn Ahrens | Ahrens | 1995 | |||
| Operation Mincemeat | 2019 | David Cumming, Felix Hagan, Natasha Hodgson, Zoë Roberts | Cumming, Hagan, Hodgson, Roberts | Cumming, Hagan, Hodgson, Roberts | 2024 | |||
| Our House | 2003 | Madness | Madness | Tim Firth | 2003 | |||
| The Outsiders | 2023 | Jonathan Clay, Zach Chance and Justin Levine | Jonathan Clay, Zach Chance and Justin Levine | Adam Rapp and Justin Levine | 2024 | Nominated for twelve Tony Awards, winning four. | ||
| The Pajama Game | 1954 | Richard Adler | Jerry Ross | George Abbott, Richard Pike Bissell | 1955 | The Broadway revival in 2006 won the Tony Award for Best Revival. | ||
| Passion | 1994 | Stephen Sondheim | Sondheim | James Lapine | 1994 | It is the shortest-running Tony winner in history. | ||
| The Phantom of the Opera | 1986 | Andrew Lloyd Webber | Charles Hart | 1988 | 1986 | Nominated for nine Tonys, winning seven; longest-running Broadway production in history. It has grossed worldwide over $6 billion as of 2014.[1] | ||
| Poppy | 1982 | Monty Norman | Peter Nichols | Nichols | 1982 | |||
| The Producers | 2001 | Mel Brooks | Brooks | Brooks, Thomas Meehan | 2001 | 2005 | The most Tony Awards in history, winning twelve awards out of fifteen nominations.It won three Olivier Awards including Best Musical and Best Actor in a Musical. | |
| Raisin | 1973 | Judd Woldin | Robert Brittan | Robert Nemiroff, Charlotte Zaltzberg | 1974 | |||
| Redhead | 1959 | Albert Hague | Dorothy Fields | Dorothy, Herbert Fields, Sidney Sheldon, David Shaw | 1959 | |||
| Rent | 1996 | Jonathan Larson | Larson | Larson | 1996 | Nominated for ten Tonys, winning four including Best Musical; it also won the 1996 Pulitzer Prize for Drama. | ||
| Return to the Forbidden Planet | 1989 | various | various | Bob Carlton | 1989 1990 | |||
| Songbook | 1979 | Monty Norman | Norman, Julian Moore | Norman, Moore | 1979 | |||
| The Sound of Music | 1959 | Richard Rodgers | Oscar Hammerstein II | Howard Lindsay, Russel Crouse | 1960 | Nominated for seven Tonys, winning five; the 1965 film adaptation became popular. | ||
| South Pacific | 1949 | Richard Rodgers | Oscar Hammerstein II | Hammerstein, Joshua Logan | 1950 | Ten Tony nominations, winning all ten and the Pulitzer; the 2008 Broadway revival won the Tony for Best Revival and six other Tonys out of eleven nominations. | ||
| Spamalot | 2005 | John DuPrez, Eric Idle | Idle | Idle | 2005 | Nominated for fourteen Tony Awards, winning three including Best Musical. | ||
| Spring Awakening | 2006 | Duncan Sheik | Steven Sater | Sater | 2007 | 2010 | Nominated for eleven Tony Awards, winning eight including Best Musical; and four Olivier Awards including Best Musical. | |
| Standing at the Sky's Edge | 2019 | Richard Hawley | Hawley | Chris Bush | 2023 | |||
| A Strange Loop | 2019 | Michael R. Jackson | Jackson | Jackson | 2022 | Nominated for eleven Tony Awards, winning two. | ||
| Sunday in the Park with George | 1984 | Stephen Sondheim | Sondheim | James Lapine | 1991 | It was nominated for ten Tony Awards winning two and the 1985 Pulitzer.It won the Olivier Award for Best New Musical.The 2006 West End revival won the Olivier for Best Revival. | ||
| Sunny Afternoon | 2013 | Ray Davies | Davies | Joe Penhall | 2015 | |||
| Sunset Boulevard | 1993 | Andrew Lloyd Webber | Don Black, Christopher Hampton | Hampton, Black | 1995 | Nominated for eleven Tony Awards, winning seven including Best Musical. | ||
| 1979 | Stephen Sondheim | Sondheim | Hugh Wheeler | 1979 | 1980 | It won eight Tony Awards including Best Musical. The West End revivals in 1993 and 2012 won their respective Olivier Awards for Best Revival. | ||
| Thoroughly Modern Millie | 2002 | Jeanine Tesori, Arthur Sullivan | Dick Scanlan | Richard Morris, Scanlan | 2002 | Nominated for eleven Tony Awards, winning six including Best Musical. | ||
| Titanic | 1997 | Maury Yeston | Yeston | Peter Stone | 1997 | |||
| Top Hat | 2012 | Irving Berlin | Berlin | Matthew White, Howard Jacques | 2013 | |||
| Two Gentlemen of Verona | 1971 | Galt MacDermot | John Guare | Guare, Mel Shapiro | 1972 | It won two Tony Awards including Best Musical. | ||
| The Will Rogers Follies | 1991 | Cy Coleman | Betty Comden, Adolph Green | Peter Stone | 1991 | It won six Tony Awards including Best Musical. | ||
| The Wiz | 1975 | Charlie Smalls | Smalls | William F. Brown | 1975 | Nominated for eight Tony Awards, winning seven including Best Musical. | ||
| Wonderful Town | 1953 | Leonard Bernstein | Betty Comden, Adolph Green | Joseph Fields, Jerome Chodorov | 1953 | It won all five Tony Awards for which it was nominated. |