Tony Best Musical
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Tony Best Musical, with year, musical, composer, and notes.
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| ID | Year | Musical | Composer | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1949 | Kiss Me, Kate | Cole Porter | Based on The Taming of the Shrew |
| 2 | 1950 | South Pacific | Richard Rodgers and Oscar Hammerstein II | Based on Michener stories |
| 3 | 1951 | Guys and Dolls | Frank Loesser | Based on Damon Runyon stories |
| 4 | 1952 | The King and I | Richard Rodgers and Oscar Hammerstein II | Based on the novel Anna and the King |
| 5 | 1953 | Wonderful Town | Leonard Bernstein | Based on My Sister Eileen |
| 6 | 1954 | Kismet | Robert Wright and George Forrest | Music adapted from Borodin |
| 7 | 1955 | The Pajama Game | Richard Adler and Jerry Ross | Set in a pajama factory |
| 8 | 1956 | Damn Yankees | Richard Adler and Jerry Ross | Baseball Faust retelling |
| 9 | 1957 | My Fair Lady | Alan Jay Lerner and Frederick Loewe | Based on Shaw's Pygmalion |
| 10 | 1958 | The Music Man | Meredith Willson | Small town Americana |
| 11 | 1959 | Redhead | Albert Hague and Dorothy Fields | Dance murder mystery |
| 12 | 1960 | The Sound of Music | Richard Rodgers and Oscar Hammerstein II | Based on the von Trapp family |
| 13 | 1961 | Bye Bye Birdie | Charles Strouse and Lee Adams | Rock and roll era satire |
| 14 | 1962 | How to Succeed in Business Without Really Trying | Frank Loesser | Corporate satire |
| 15 | 1963 | A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum | Stephen Sondheim | Roman farce comedy |
| 16 | 1964 | Hello, Dolly! | Jerry Herman | Based on The Matchmaker |
| 17 | 1965 | Fiddler on the Roof | Jerry Bock and Sheldon Harnick | Based on Sholem Aleichem stories |
| 18 | 1966 | Man of La Mancha | Mitch Leigh and Joe Darion | Based on Don Quixote |
| 19 | 1967 | Cabaret | John Kander and Fred Ebb | Weimar Berlin concept musical |
| 20 | 1968 | Hallelujah, Baby! | Jule Styne | 20th century Black experience |
| 21 | 1969 | 1776 | Sherman Edwards | American Revolution history |
| 22 | 1970 | Applause | Charles Strouse and Lee Adams | Based on All About Eve |
| 23 | 1971 | Company | Stephen Sondheim | Concept musical |
| 24 | 1972 | Two Gentlemen of Verona | Galt MacDermot and John Guare | Rock Shakespeare adaptation |
| 25 | 1973 | A Little Night Music | Stephen Sondheim | Operetta style waltz score |
Notes
- Last updated on July 19, 2026.
- Tony Best Musical data courtesy of Wikipedia: Tony Award for Best Musical . Used with permission.