| Grammy Award for Best Musical Theater Album | |
|---|---|
| Awarded for | Qualitymusical theater cast recordings |
| Country | United States |
| Presented by | National Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences |
| First award | The Music Man (1959) |
| Currently held by | Hell's Kitchen (2025) |
| Website | grammy.com |
TheGrammy Award forBest 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.
The inaugural award was presented at the1st Grammy Awards to composerMeredith Willson for his work on his 1957 musicalThe Music Man.Ethel Merman andGwen Verdon became the first female recipients the in 1960 when they tied forGypsy andRedhead.Stephen Sondheim andThomas 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 forDon't Bother Me, I Can't Cope (1973). To date, two-time recipientPhillipa Soo is the only woman to win more than one award (forHamilton andInto the Woods).
Among shows, cast recordings fromGypsy have been nominated five times and cast recordings ofWest Side Story,Into the Woods, andSweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street have been nominated four times, withGypsy,West Side Story,Into the Woods, andLes Misérables are the only shows to win twice.Anything Goes,Hello, Dolly!,The King and I, andMy Fair Lady hold the record for most nominations without a win, with three. The current recipient of the award isHell's Kitchen, which won at the67th Annual Grammy Awards in 2025.
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 the66th 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 the54th 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 the63rd 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 the68th Annual Grammy Awards.[2]
Years reflect the year in which the Grammy Awards were handed out, for music released in the previous year.
This award has had several minor name changes:
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| Year[I] | Performing Artist | Work |
|---|---|---|
| 1959 [4][5] | Meredith Willson (composer/lyricist) | The Music Man |
| Richard Rodgers (composer) | Flower Drum Song | |
| Henry Mancini (composer) | The Music from Peter Gunn | |
| Count Basie,Billie Holiday and others | Sound of Jazz, Seven Lively Arts | |
| RCA Victor Symphony | Victory at Sea, Vol. 2 |
| Year[I] | Performing Artist | Work |
|---|---|---|
| 1980 [4][26] | Stephen Sondheim (composer/lyricist) · produced byThomas Z. Shepard | Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street |
| Alan Bergman &Billy Goldenberg (composers);Marilyn Bergman (lyricist);Larry Morton (producer);Various Artists · Original Cast | Ballroom | |
| Jerry Herman (composer & lyricist);Mike Berniker &Jerry Herman (producers);Various Artists · Original Cast | The Grand Tour | |
| Gretchen Cryer &Nancy Ford (composers);Edward Kleban (producer);Various Artists · Original Cast | I'm Getting My Act Together and Taking It on the Road | |
| Marvin Hamlisch (composer);Carole Bayer Sager (lyricist); Brooks Arthur &Marvin Hamlisch (producers);Robert Klein (performer);Lucy Arnaz (performer);Broadway Cast · Original Cast | They're Playing Our Song | |
| 1981 [4] | Andrew Lloyd Webber (composer) /Tim Rice (lyricist) · produced byAndrew Lloyd Webber &Tim Rice | Evita: Premier American Recording |
| Michael Stewart (composer);Mike Berniker (producer);Various Artists · Original Cast | Barnum | |
| Frank Lazarus &Trevor Lyttleton (composers);Dick Vosburgh (lyricist);Hugh Fordin (producer);Various Artists · Original Cast | A Day in Hollywood / A Night in the Ukraine | |
| Thomas Z. Shepard (producer) · Various Artists | Oklahoma! | |
| Carl Seltzer &Jerry Wexler (producers);Various Artists · Original Cast | One Mo' Time | |
| 1982 [4] | Quincy Jones (producer) | Lena Horne: The Lady and Her Music |
| Thomas Z. Shepard (producer) · Original Cast | 42nd Street | |
| Peter Asher (producer);Kevin Kline (performer);Linda Ronstadt (performer);Rex Smith (performer) · Original Cast | The Pirates of Penzance | |
| Thomas Z. Shepard (producer);Cast · Original Cast | Duke Ellington's Sophisticated Ladies | |
| John Kander (composer);Fred Ebb (lyricist);John McClure (producer) · Original Cast | Woman of the Year | |
| 1983 [4] | Henry Krieger (composer) /Tom Eyen (lyricist) · produced byDavid Foster | Dreamgirls: Original Broadway Cast Album |
| Andrew Lloyd Webber,Trevor Nunn &Richard Stilgoe (composers);Andrew Lloyd Webber (producer) · London Cast | Cats (Original London Cast Recording) | |
| Andrew Lloyd Webber (composer);Tim Rice (lyricist);Tim Rice & Roger Watson (producers) · Original Cast | Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat | |
| Stephen Sondheim (composer);Stephen Sondheim (lyricist);Thomas Z. Shepard (producer);Various Artists · Original Cast | Merrily We Roll Along | |
| Mike Berniker (producer);Various Artists · Original Cast | Nine | |
| 1984 [4] | Andrew Lloyd Webber (producer) | Cats: Complete Original Broadway Cast Recording |
| Jerry Herman (composer);Jerry Herman (lyricist);Thomas Z. Shepard (producer);George Hearn (performer);Gene Barry (performer) · Original Cast | La Cage aux Folles | |
| Alan Menken (composer);Howard Ashman (lyricist);Phil Ramone (producer) · Broadway Cast | Little Shop of Horrors | |
| Norman Newell (producer);Various Artists · Original Cast | On Your Toes | |
| Thomas Z. Shepard (producer);Anthony Quinn (performer) · Original Cast | Zorba | |
| 1985 [4] | Stephen Sondheim (composer/lyricist) · produced byThomas Z. Shepard | Sunday in the Park with George |
| Elizabeth Swados (composer); Trudeau, Gary|Gary Trudeau (lyricist);Robert Liftin (producer) · Original Cast | Doonesbury | |
| Ahmet Ertegun (producer);Wally Harper (producer);Various Artists · Original Cast | My One and Only | |
| Thomas Z. Shepard (producer);Angela Lansbury (performer); Judy Kaye (performer);George Hearn (performer);Others · Original Cast | A Stephen Sondheim Evening | |
| Harold Adamson (composer);Dorothy Fields (lyricist);Arthur Malvin (composer);Jimmy McHugh (composer);George Oppenheim (lyricist);Robert Sher (producer) · Original Cast | Sugar Babies | |
| 1986 [4] | John McClure (producer) | West Side Story |
| Roger Miller (composer, lyricist);Jimmy Bowen (producer) · Original Cast | Big River: The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn | |
| Bob Crewe &Ellie Greenwich (producers) · Leader of the Pack | Leader of the Pack | |
| Henry Krieger (composer);Robert Lorick (lyricist);Martin Silvestri (producer) · Original Cast | The Tap Dance Kid | |
| David Gooch (producer) · Various | Very Warm for May | |
| 1987 [4] | Thomas Z. Shepard (producer) | Follies in Concert |
| Norman Newell (producer) · Original Cast | Me and My Girl | |
| Rupert Holmes (composer) · Original Broadway Cast | The Mystery of Edwin Drood | |
| Don Black &Richard Maltby Jr. (composers);Thomas Z. Shepard (producer) · Bernadette Peters and Broadway Cast | Song and Dance | |
| Mike Berniker &Cy Coleman (producers) · Original Broadway Cast | Sweet Charity | |
| 1988 [4][27] | Claude-Michel Schönberg (composer) /Herbert Kretzmer (lyrics) · produced byAlain Boublil & Claude-Michel Schönberg | Les Misérables (Original Broadway Cast Recording) |
| Thomas Z. Shepard (producer) · Original Broadway Cast | Me and My Girl | |
| Paul Myers (producer) · Kiri Te Kanawa,Jeremy Irons and others | My Fair Lady | |
| Andrew Lloyd Webber (composer);Charles Hart &Richard Stilgoe (lyricists);Andrew Lloyd Webber (producer) · Original London Cast | The Phantom of the Opera | |
| Jeremy Lubbock (producer) · Kiri Te Kanawa,José Carreras, and others | South Pacific | |
| 1989 [4] | Stephen Sondheim (composer/lyricist) · produced byJay David Saks | Into the Woods |
| Jay David Saks (producer) · Patti LuPone, Howard McGillin, Bill McCutcheon, and others | Anything Goes | |
| Benny Andersson &Björn Ulvaeus (producers) · Various Artists | Chess | |
| Steven Epstein (producer) · Michael Tilson Thomas, conductor;Maureen McGovern,Larry Kert,Jack Gilford | Of Thee I Sing/Let 'Em Eat Cake | |
| John Fraser (producer) · Various Artists | Show Boat |
| Year[I] | Performing Artist | Work |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 [4] | Jay David Saks (producer) | Jerome Robbins' Broadway |
| Andrew Lloyd Webber (composer);Don Black &Charles Hart (lyricists);Andrew Lloyd Webber (producer) · Original London Cast withAnn Crumb,Michael Ball,Kevin Colson,Kathleen Rowe McAllen | Aspects of Love | |
| Frank Zappa (producer) | Broadway the Hard Way | |
| Hugh Masekela &Mbongeni Ngema (composers);Hugh Masekela &Mbongeni Ngema (lyricists);Hugh Masekela,Mbongeni Ngema,Voza Rivers &Rick Rowe (producers) · Original Broadway Cast | Sarafina! The Music of Liberation | |
| John A. Yap (producer) · The English National Opera conducted by James Holmes | Sondheim: Pacific Overtures | |
| 1991 [4] | David Caddick (producer) | Les Misérables: The Complete Symphonic Recording |
| John Fraser (producer) · Kim Criswell, Jack Gilford, Frederica Von Stade, Cris Groenendaal and cast | Anything Goes | |
| Hugh Fordin (producer) · Ruth Brown, Linda Hopkins, and Original Broadway Cast | Black and Blue | |
| Cy Coleman (composer);David Zippel (lyricist);Mike Berniker &Cy Coleman (producers) · James Naughton, Gregg Edelman and Original Broadway Cast | City of Angels | |
| John McClure (producer) · Tyne Daly and Broadway Cast | Gypsy | |
| 1992 [4] | Cy Coleman (composer) /Adolph Green &Betty Comden (lyrics) · produced by Cy Coleman &Mike Berniker | The Will Rogers Follies |
| Stephen Sondheim (composer);Stephen Sondheim (lyricist);Jay David Saks (producer) · Original Cast | Assassins | |
| John Fraser (producer) · John McGlinn, Josephine Barstow, Thomas Hampson, Kim Criswell | Kiss Me, Kate | |
| Elaine L. Martone &Robert Woods (producers) · Erich Kunzel, conductor; Timothy Noble, Kathleen Brett, Doc Severinsen | The Music Man | |
| 1993 [4] | Jay David Saks (producer) | Guys and Dolls (The New Broadway Cast Recording) |
| Thomas Z. Shepard (producer) · Original Broadway Cast | Crazy for You | |
| Luther Henderson (composer);Susan Birkenhead (lyricist);Thomas Z. Shepard (producer) · Original Broadway Cast | Jelly's Last Jam | |
| Michael Gore (producer) · Julie Andrews, Ben Kingsley, John Mauceri, Hollywood Bowl Orchestra | The King and I | |
| Lucy Simon (composer);Marsha Norma (lyricist);Thomas Z. Shepard (producer) · Original Broadway Cast | The Secret Garden | |
| 1994 [4] | Pete Townshend (composer/lyricist) · produced byGeorge Martin | The Who's Tommy |
| Arend Prohmann (producer) · Various Artists | Bernstein: On the Town | |
| Andrew Lloyd Webber (composer);Andrew Lloyd Webber &Nigel Wright (producers) · Michael Damian and cast | Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat | |
| John Kander (composer);Fred Ebb (lyricist);Martin Levan (producer) · Original Cast Recording | Kiss of the Spider Woman | |
| Jay David Saks (producer) · Various Artists | Sondheim: A Celebration at Carnegie Hall | |
| 1995 [4] | Stephen Sondheim (composer/lyricist) · produced byPhil Ramone | Passion |
| Alan Menken (composer);Bruce Botnick &Alan Menken (producers) · Original Broadway Cast | Beauty and the Beast | |
| Jay Landers &Tony McAnany (producers) · 1994 Broadway Cast | Carousel | |
| Paul Gemignani &Stewart Mackintosh (producers) · Original London Cast | Crazy for You | |
| Andrew Lloyd Webber (composer);Don Black &Christopher Hampton (lyricists);Andrew Lloyd Webber &Nigel Wright (producers) · American Premiere Cast withGlenn Close | Sunset Boulevard | |
| 1996 [4] | Arif Mardin,Jerry Leiber &Mike Stoller (producers) | Smokey Joe's Cafe: The Songs Of Leiber And Stoller |
| Tony McAnany &Joel Moss (producers) · Various Artists | Anyone Can Whistle: Live at Carnegie Hall | |
| Bruce Kimmel &Bill Meade (producers) · The New 1994 Cast withCarol Channing | Hello, Dolly! | |
| Jay David Saks (producer) · Matthew Broderick and the New Broadway Cast | How to Succeed in Business Without Really Trying | |
| Thomas Z. Shepard (producer) · New Broadway Cast withVanessa Williams | Kiss of the Spider Woman | |
| 1997 [4] | Bill Whelan (composer/lyricist) · produced by Bill Whelan | Riverdance |
| Ann Duquesnay,Zane Mark &Daryl Waters (composers);Ann Duquesnay,Reg E. Gaines &George C. Wolfe (lyricists);James P. Nichols (producer) · Original Broadway Cast withSavion Glover | Bring in 'da Noise, Bring in 'da Funk | |
| Phil Ramone (producer) · Original 1996 Broadway Cast | A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum (1996 Broadway Cast) | |
| Jonathan Larson (composer);Jonathan Larson (lyricist);Arif Mardin &Steve Skinner (producers) · Original Broadway Cast | Rent | |
| Thomas Z. Shepard (producer) · Original Broadway Cast withJulie Andrews,Michael Nouri,Tony Roberts,Rachel York | Victor/Victoria | |
| 1998 [4][28] | Jay David Saks (producer) | Chicago: The Musical (1996 Broadway Revival Cast) |
| Karl Richardson &Frank Wildhorn (producers) | Jekyll and Hyde | |
| Cy Coleman (composer);Ira Gasman (lyricist);Mike Berniker & Cy Coleman (producers) | The Life | |
| Stephen Flaherty (composer);Lynn Ahrens (lyricist);Jay David Saks (producer) | Songs from Ragtime: The Musical (1996 Concept Album) | |
| Maury Yeston (composer & lyricist); Tommy Krasker & Maury Yeston (producers) | Titanic | |
| 1999 [4][29] | Mark Mancina (producer) | The Lion King |
| Jay David Saks (producer) | Cabaret (New Broadway Cast) | |
| Thomas Z. Shepard (producer) | Chicago: The Musical (1998 London Cast) | |
| Jay David Saks (producer) | Ragtime (1998 Original Broadway Cast) | |
| Robert Sher (producer) | The Wizard of Oz (1998 Cast Recording) |
| Year[I] | Performing Artist | Work |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 [4][30] | John McDaniel & Stephen Ferrera (producers) | Annie Get Your Gun (The New Broadway Cast) |
| Tommy Krasker &Tom Snow (producers) | Footloose | |
| Jay David Saks (producer) | Fosse | |
| Stephen Trask (composer & lyricist); Brad Wood (producer) | Hedwig and the Angry Inch (Original Cast) | |
| Andrew Lippa (producer) | You're a Good Man, Charlie Brown (The New Broadway Cast) | |
| 2001 [4][31] | Elton John (composer) / lyrics byTim Rice; · produced by Chris Montan,Frank Filipetti,Guy Babylon & Paul Bogaev; · engineered/mixed by Frank Filipetti | Elton John and Tim Rice's Aida |
| Hugh Fordin,Paul Gemignani &Don Sebesky (producers) | Kiss Me, Kate (New Broadway Cast) | |
| Hugh Fordin (producer) | The Music Man (New Broadway Cast) | |
| Steven Epstein (producer) | Swing! | |
| Michael John LaChiusa (composer & lyricist);Phil Ramone (producer) | The Wild Party | |
| 2002 [4][32] | Mel Brooks (composer/lyricist) · produced by Hugh Fordin; · engineered/mixed by Cynthia Daniels | The Producers |
| David Yazbek (composer & lyricist);Billy Straus, David Yazbek &Ted Sperling (producers) | The Full Monty: The Broadway Musical | |
| Benny Andersson &Björn Ulvaeus (composers & lyricists); Nicholas Gilpin &Martin Koch (producers) | Mamma Mia! The Musical | |
| Stephen Flaherty (composer);Lynn Ahrens &Dr. Seuss (lyricists);Phil Ramone (producers) | Seussical | |
| Stephen Sondheim (composer & lyricist); Tommy Krasker & Lawrence L. Rock (producers) | Sweeney Todd: Live at the New York Philharmonic | |
| 2003 [4][33] | Marc Shaiman (composer) / lyrics byMarc Shaiman &Scott Wittman; · produced by Marc Shaiman; · engineered/mixed by Pete Karam | Hairspray |
| Hugh Fordin (producer) | Elaine Stritch at Liberty | |
| Hugh Fordin (producer) | Guys and Dolls (50th Anniversary Cast) | |
| Steven Epstein (producer) | Into the Woods (2002 Broadway Revival Cast) | |
| Jeanine Tesori (composer);Dick Scanlan (lyricist);Jay David Saks (producer) | Thoroughly Modern Millie | |
| 2004 [4] | Jay David Saks (producer) · engineered/mixed by Ken Hahn, Todd Whitelock &Tom Lazarus | Gypsy: A Musical Fable |
| Hugh Fordin (producer) · New Broadway Cast withLea Salonga & others | Flower Drum Song | |
| Jay David Saks (producer) · The New Broadway Cast Recording withBrian Stokes Mitchell,Mary Elizabeth Mastrantonio,Ernie Sabella & others | Man of La Mancha | |
| Mike Berniker,Tommy Byrnes, &David Rosenthal (producers) · Original Broadway Cast withMichael Cavanaugh | Movin' Out | |
| Tommy Krasker &Maury Yeston (producers) · New Broadway Cast withAntonio Banderas,Chita Rivera & others | Nine | |
| 2005 [4] | Stephen Schwartz (composer.lyricist) · produced byStephen Schwartz; · engineered/mixed by Frank Filipetti | Wicked |
| Tommy Krasker, producer (The Broadway Cast Recording withNeil Patrick Harris,Michael Cerveris and others) | Assassins | |
| Robert Lopez &Jeff Marx (composers/lyricists) · Jay David Saks, producer (Original Broadway Cast Recording withStephanie D'Abruzzo,John Tartaglia & others) · | Avenue Q: The Musical | |
| Phil Ramone, producer (Original Broadway Cast Recording WithHugh Jackman And Others) | The Boy from Oz | |
| Hugh Fordin, producer (The New Broadway Cast Recording WithDonna Murphy) | Wonderful Town | |
| 2006 [4] | Eric Idle &John Du Prez (composers) /Eric Idle (lyrics) · produced by Eric Idle & John Du Prez; · engineered/mixed by Frank Filipetti | Monty Python's Spamalot |
| David Yazbek (composer & lyricist);Billy Straus &David Yazbek (producers) · Original Broadway Cast includingJohn Lithgow &Norbert Leo Butz | Dirty Rotten Scoundrels | |
| Kurt Deutsch &Joel W. Moss (producers) · The Actors' Fund of America Benefit Recording | Hair | |
| Adam Guettel (composer & lyricist);Steven Epstein (producer) · Original Broadway Cast includingVictoria Clark &Kelli O'Hara | The Light In The Piazza | |
| William Finn (composer & lyricist);Kurt Deutsch &Joel W. Moss (producers) · Original Broadway Cast | The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee | |
| 2007 [4] | Bob Gaudio (producer); · engineered/mixed by Pete Karam | Jersey Boys |
| Stephen Bray,Brenda Russell &Allee Willis (composers/lyricists);Jay David Saks (producer) · Original Broadway Cast withLaChanze,Elisabeth Withers-Mendes & others | The Color Purple | |
| Lisa Lambert (composer & lyricist);Greg Morrison (composer);Kurt Deutsch,Joel W. Moss &Phil Reno (producers) · Original Broadway Cast withBob Martin,Sutton Foster,Beth Leavel & others | The Drowsy Chaperone | |
| Harry Connick Jr. &Tracey Freeman (producers) · New Broadway Cast withHarry Connick Jr.,Kelli O'Hara & others | The Pajama Game | |
| Tommy Krasker (producer) · Broadway Cast withPatti LuPone,Michael Cerveris & others | Sweeney Todd | |
| 2008 [4][34] | Duncan Sheik (composer) /Steven Sater (lyrics) · produced by Duncan Sheik; · engineered/mixed by Michael Tudor | Spring Awakening |
| David Caddick (producer) · 2006 New Cast Recording with various artists | A Chorus Line | |
| Tommy Krasker (producer) · 2006 Cast Recording withRaúl Esparza & others | Company | |
| Steven Epstein (producer) · Original Broadway Cast withChristine Ebersole,Mary Louise Wilson & others | Grey Gardens | |
| Nick Patrick (producer) · Vittorio Grigolo, Hayley Westenra, Connie Fisher & others | West Side Story | |
| 2009 [4][35] | Lin-Manuel Miranda (composer/lyricist) · produced byAlex Lacamoire,Andres Levin,Bill Sherman,Joel W. Moss,Kurt Deutsch & Lin-Manuel Miranda; · engineered/mixed by Joel W. Moss &Tim Latham | In the Heights |
| Robert Sher (producer) · 2008 Broadway Cast withPatti LuPone & others | Gypsy | |
| Alan Menken (composer);Glenn Slater (lyricist);Bruce Botnick,Michael Kosarin,Alan Menken &Chris Montan (producers) · Original Broadway Cast withSierra Boggess,Tituss Burgess & others | The Little Mermaid | |
| David Caddick,David Lai &Ted Sperling (producers) · New Broadway Cast withKelli O'Hara,Paulo Szot & others | South Pacific | |
| Mel Brooks (composer & lyricist);Doug Besterman (producer) · Original Broadway Cast withRoger Bart,Megan Mullally,Sutton Foster & others | Young Frankenstein: The Musical |
| Year[I] | Performing Artist | Work |
|---|---|---|
| 2010 [4][36] | David Caddick & David Lai (producer) · engineered/mixed by Todd Whitelock | West Side Story (New Broadway Cast Recording) |
| Robert Sher (producer) · 30th Anniversary Cast Recording withRuben Studdard,Frenchie Davis & others | Ain't Misbehavin' | |
| Noah Cornman,Kurt Deutsch,Joel W. Moss &Steve Norman (producers) · New Broadway Cast withSasha Allen,Gavin Creel & others | Hair | |
| Dolly Parton (composer);Dolly Parton (lyricist);Alex Lacamoire,Stephen Oremus &Dolly Parton (producers) · Original Broadway Cast withAllison Janney,Stephanie J. Block,Megan Hilty & others | 9 To 5: The Musical | |
| Jeanine Tesori (composer);David Lindsay-Abaire (lyricist);Peter Hylenski &Jeanine Tesori (producers) · Original Broadway Cast withBrian d'Arcy James,Sutton Foster & others | Shrek The Musical | |
| 2011 [4][37][38] | Billie Joe Armstrong (producer) · engineered/mixed byChris Dugan &Chris Lord-Alge | American Idiot (featuringGreen Day) |
| Robert Sher (producer) | Fela! | |
| Tommy Krasker (producer) | A Little Night Music | |
| David Caddick & David Lai (producers) | Promises, Promises | |
| Philip Chaffin & Tommy Krasker (producers) | Sondheim on Sondheim | |
| 2012 [4][39] | Andrew Rannells &Josh Gad (artists) · music & lyrics byMatt Stone,Robert Lopez &Trey Parker; · produced byAnne Garefino, Matt Stone, Robert Lopez,Scott Rudin,Stephen Oremus & Trey Parker; · engineered/mixed by Frank Filipetti | The Book of Mormon |
| Sutton Foster &Joel Grey (principal soloists); Rob Fisher, James Lowe & Joel Moss (producers) | Anything Goes (New Broadway Cast Recording) | |
| John Larroquette &Daniel Radcliffe (principal soloists);Robert Sher (producer) | How to Succeed in Business Without Really Trying (2011 Broadway Cast) | |
| 2013 [4][40] | Steve Kazee &Cristin Milioti (principal soloists) · produced bySteven Epstein & Martin Lowe; · engineered/mixed by Richard King | Once: A New Musical |
| Danny Burstein,Jan Maxwell,Elaine Paige,Bernadette Peters & Ron Raines (principal soloists); Philip Chaffin & Tommy Krasker (producers) | Follies | |
| David Alan Grier,Norm Lewis &Audra McDonald (principal soloists); Tommy Krasker (producer) | The Gershwins' Porgy & Bess | |
| Jeremy Jordan &Kara Lindsay (principal soloists);Frank Filipetti, Michael Kosarin,Alan Menken & Chris Montan (producers) | Newsies | |
| Matthew Broderick &Kelli O'Hara (principal soloists); David Chase, Bill Elliott &Robert Sher (producers) | Nice Work If You Can Get It | |
| 2014 [4][41] | Billy Porter &Stark Sands (principal soloists) · music & lyrics byCyndi Lauper; · produced by Sammy James, Jr., Cyndi Lauper,Stephen Oremus & William Wittman; · engineered/mixed by Derik Lee & William Wittman | Kinky Boots |
| 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) | Matilda: The Musical | |
| Brandon Victor Dixon & Valisia Lakae (principal soloists);Frank Filipetti & Ethan Popp (producers) | Motown: The Musical | |
| 2015 [4] | Jessie Mueller (principal soloist) · produced byJason Howland,Steve Sidwell &Billy Jay Stein | Beautiful: The Carole King Musical |
| James Monroe Iglehart, Adam Jacobs & Courtney Reed (principal soloists); Frank Filipetti, Michael Kosarin,Alan Menken & Chris Montan (producers) | Aladdin | |
| Jefferson Mays &Bryce Pinkham (principal soloists); Kurt Deutsch &Joel W. Moss, (producers);Steven Lutvak (composer/lyricist);Robert L. Freedman (lyricist) | A Gentleman's Guide to Love & Murder | |
| Lena Hall &Neil Patrick Harris (principal soloists); Justin Craig, Tim O'Heir &Stephen Trask (producers) | Hedwig and the Angry Inch | |
| Cheyenne Jackson &Alexandra Silber (principal soloists); Michael Tilson Thomas & Jack Vad (producers) | West Side Story | |
| 2016 [42] | The principal soloists ofHamilton[f] · music & lyrics by Lin-Manuel Miranda · produced byAlex Lacamoire, Lin-Manuel Miranda,Bill Sherman,Ahmir Thompson &Tarik Trotter | Hamilton |
| Leanne Cope,Max von Essen,Robert Fairchild,Jill Paice &Brandon Uranowitz (principal soloists);Rob Fisher & Scott Lehrer (producers) | An American in Paris | |
| Michael Cerveris,Judy Kuhn,Sydney Lucas,Beth Malone &Emily Skeggs (principal soloists); Philip Chaffin & Tommy Krasker (producers) | Fun Home | |
| Ruthie Ann Miles,Kelli O'Hara,Ashley Park,Conrad Ricamora &Ken Watanabe (principal soloists); David Lai &Ted Sperling (producers) | The King and I | |
| 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) | Something Rotten! | |
| 2017 [43][44] | Danielle Brooks,Cynthia Erivo &Jennifer Hudson (principal soloists) · produced byStephen Bray, Van Dean, Frank Filipetti, Roy Furman,Scott Sanders &Jhett Tolentino | The Color Purple (2015 Broadway Cast) |
| Carmen Cusack (principal soloist); Jay Alix, Peter Asher & Una Jackman (producers);Steve Martin (composer);Edie Brickell (composer & lyricist) | Bright Star (Original Broadway Cast) | |
| Danny Burstein (principal soloist); Louise Gund, David Lai &Ted Sperling (producers) | Fiddler on the Roof (2016 Broadway Cast) | |
| Killian Donnelly &Matt Henry (principal soloists); Sammy James, Jr.,Cyndi Lauper,Stephen Oremus & William Wittman (producers) | Kinky Boots (Original West End Cast) | |
| Jessie Mueller (principal soloist);Neal Avron,Sara Bareilles & Nadia DiGiallonardo (producers);Sara Bareilles (composer & lyricist) | Waitress (Original Broadway Cast) | |
| 2018 [45] | The principal soloists forDear Evan Hansen[g] · music & lyrics byBenj Pasek & Justin Paul · produced byPete Ganbarg,Alex Lacamoire, Stacey Mindich, Benj Pasek and Justin Paul | Dear Evan Hansen (Original Broadway Cast) |
| Ian Eisendrath, August Eriksmoen,David Hein, David Lai &Irene Sankoff, (producers); David Hein & Irene Sankoff (composers/lyricists) | Come from Away (Original Broadway Cast) | |
| Bette Midler (principal soloist);Steven Epstein (producer) | Hello, Dolly! (2017 Broadway Cast) | |
| 2019 [46] | Etai Benson,Adam Kantor,Katrina Lenk &Ari'el Stachel (principal soloists) · music & lyrics byDavid Yazbek · produced by Dean Sharenow and David Yazbek | The Band's Visit (Original Broadway Cast) |
| Renée Fleming,Alexander Gemignani,Joshua Henry,Lindsay Mendez &Jessie Mueller (principal soloists);Steven Epstein (producer) | Carousel (2018 Broadway Cast) | |
| 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) | Jesus Christ Superstar Live in Concert (Original Soundtrack of the NBC Television Event) | |
| Lauren Ambrose,Norbert Leo Butz &Harry Hadden-Paton (principal soloists);André Bishop, Van Dean, Hattie K. Jutagir, David Lai, Adam Siegel &Ted Sperling (producers) | My Fair Lady (2018 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) | Once on This Island (2017 Broadway Cast) |
| Year[I] | Performing Artist | Work |
|---|---|---|
| 2020 [47] | Reeve Carney,André De Shields,Amber Gray,Eva Noblezada &Patrick Page (principal soloists) · music & lyrics byAnaïs Mitchell · produced by Mara Isaacs, David Lai, Anaïs Mitchell &Todd Sickafoose | Hadestown (Original Broadway Cast) |
| Saint Aubyn,Derrick Baskin, James Harkness, Jawan M. Jackson,Jeremy Pope &Ephraim Sykes (principal soloists); Scott M. Riesett (producer) | Ain't Too Proud: The Life And Times Of The Temptations (Original Broadway Cast) | |
| Danny Burstein,Tam Mutu,Sahr Ngaujah,Karen Olivo &Aaron Tveit (principal soloists); Justin Levine,Baz Luhrmann, Matt Stine &Alex Timbers (producers) | Moulin Rouge! The Musical (Original Broadway Cast) | |
| Imogen Heap (producer/composer) | The Music Of Harry Potter And The Cursed Child In Four Contemporary Suites | |
| Damon Daunno,Rebecca Naomi Jones,Ali Stroker,Mary Testa & Patrick Vaill (principal soloists);Daniel Kluger & Dean Sharenow (producers) | Oklahoma! (2019 Broadway Cast) | |
| 2021 [48] | Kathryn Gallagher,Celia Rose Gooding,Lauren Patten &Elizabeth Stanley (principal soloists) · lyricists:Glen Ballard andAlanis Morissette | Jagged Little Pill (Original Broadway 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) | Amélie (Original London Cast) | |
| David Byrne (principal soloist/producer/composer/lyricist) | American Utopia on Broadway | |
| Tammy Blanchard,Jonathan Groff &Tom Alan Robbins (principal soloists); Will Van Dyke,Michael Mayer,Alan Menken & Frank Wolf (producers) | Little Shop of Horrors (The New Off-Broadway Cast) | |
| Christine Allado, Luke Brady,Alexia Khadime &Liam Tamne (principal soloists); Dominick Amendum &Stephen Schwartz (producers); Stephen Schwartz (composer/lyricist) | The Prince of Egypt (Original Cast) | |
| Francis Jue, Austin Ku, Alyse Alan Louis &Conrad Ricamora (principal soloists); Matt Stine (producer);David Henry Hwang (lyricist);Jeanine Tesori (composer/lyricist) | Soft Power (Original Cast) | |
| 2022 [49] | Emily Bear (producer); Abigail Barlow & Emily Bear (composer/lyricists) | The Unofficial Bridgerton Musical |
| 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) | Andrew Lloyd Webber's Cinderella (Original Album Cast) | |
| Burt Bacharach, Michael Croiter, Ben Hartman,Cody Lassen &Steven Sater (producers); Burt Bacharach (composer); Steven Sater, lyricist | Burt Bacharach and Steven Sater's Some Lovers (World Premier Cast) | |
| Simon Hale,Conor McPherson & Dean Sharenow (producers) | Girl from the North Country (Original Broadway Cast) | |
| Michael Ball,Alfie Boe,Carrie Hope Fletcher &Matt Lucas (principal soloists);Cameron Mackintosh, Lee McCutcheon & Stephen Metcalfe (producers) | Les Misérables: The Staged Concert (The Sensational 2020 Live Recording) | |
| Daniel Levine,Michael J. Moritz Jr., Bryan Perri &Stephen Schwartz (producers); Stephen Schwartz (composer and lyricist) | Stephen Schwartz's Snapshots (World Premier Cast) | |
| 2023 [50] | Sara Bareilles,Brian d'Arcy James,Patina Miller &Phillipa Soo (principal soloists) · Rob Berman & Sean Patrick Flahaven (producers) | Into the Woods (2022 Broadway Cast Recording) |
| 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) | Mr. Saturday Night (Original 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) | Caroline, or Change (New Broadway Cast) | |
| Myles Frost & Tavon Olds-Sample (principal vocalists); David Holcenberg, Derik Lee & Jason Michael Webb (producers) | MJ the Musical (Original Broadway Cast) | |
| Joe Beighton, Tom Curran, Sam Featherstone, Paul Gatehouse,Toby Marlow &Lucy Moss (producers); Toby Marlow & Lucy Moss (composers/lyricists) | Six: Live on Opening Night (Original Broadway Cast) | |
| Jaquel Spivey (principal vocalist); Michael Croiter, Michael R. Jackson,Charlie Rosen & Rona Siddiqui (producers);Michael R. Jackson (composer/lyricist) | A Strange Loop (Original Broadway Cast) | |
| 2024 [51] | 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) | Some Like It Hot (Original Broadway Cast) |
| Victoria Clark (principal vocalist); John Clancy,David Stone, &Jeanine Tesori (producers); Jeanine Tesori (composer);David Lindsay-Abaire (lyricist) | Kimberly Akimbo (Original Broadway Cast) | |
| Micaela Diamond, Alex Joseph Grayson, Jake Pedersen &Ben Platt (principal vocalists); Jason Robert Brown & Jeffrey Lesser (producers);Jason Robert Brown (composer & lyricist) | Parade (2023 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) | Shucked (Original Broadway Cast) | |
| Annaleigh Ashford &Josh Groban (principal vocalists);Thomas Kail &Alex Lacamoire (producers) | Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street (2023 Broadway Cast) | |
| 2025 [52] | Shoshana Bean,Brandon Victor Dixon,Kecia Lewis &Maleah Joi Moon (principal vocalists) · Adam Blackstone,Alicia Keys &Tom Kitt (producers) | Hell's Kitchen (Original Broadway Cast) |
| Jonathan Groff,Lindsay Mendez &Daniel Radcliffe (principal vocalists); David Caddick, Joel Fram,Maria Friedman & David Lai (producers) | Merrily We Roll Along (New Broadway Cast) | |
| John Clancy, Carmel Dean,Kurt Deutsch, Derik Lee,Kevin McCollum &Ingrid Michaelson (producers);Ingrid Michaelson (composer/lyricist) | The Notebook (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) | The Outsiders (Original Broadway Cast) | |
| Andrea Grody, Dean Sharenow &Shaina Taub (producers); Shaina Taub (composer & lyricist) | Suffs (Original Broadway Cast) | |
| Wayne Brady,Deborah Cox,Nichelle Lewis &Avery Wilson (principal vocalists); Joseph Joubert, Allen René Louis & Lawrence Manchester (producers) | The Wiz (2024 Broadway Cast Recording) | |
| 2026 [53] | Marco Paguia, Dean Sharenow & David Yazbek, producers | Buena Vista Social Club (Original Broadway Cast) |
| Taurean Everett,Megan Hilty, Josh Lamon, Christopher Sieber,Jennifer Simard &Michelle Williams (principal vocalists); Noel Carey, Sean Patrick Flahaven, Julia Mattison & Scott M. Riesett (producers), Noel Carey & Julia Mattison (composers/lyricists) | Death Becomes Her (Original Broadway Cast) | |
| Danny Burstein, Kevin Csolak,Audra McDonald, Jordan Tyson &Joy Woods (principal vocalists); David Caddick, Andy Einhorn, David Lai &George C. Wolfe (producers); [(Jule Styne (composer);Stephen Sondheim (lyricist)] | Gypsy (2024 Broadway Cast) | |
| Emily Bergl,Jonathan Groff,Erika Henningsen,Gracie Lawrence &Michele Pawk (principal vocalists); Derik Lee, Andrew Resnick & Bill Sherman (producers); [Bobby Darin (composer/lyricist)] | Just in Time (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) | Maybe Happy Ending (Original Broadway Cast) |
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