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Wikipedia / Grammy Award for Best Musical Theater Album

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.

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. Thomas Z. Shepard holds the record for most nominations in the category, with 25, while also being tied with Stephen Sondheim 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. The maximum number of eligible principal vocalist(s) was increased to six beginning at the 68th Annual Grammy Awards.

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.

Winners and nominees

1950s

Year

Album

Recipient(s)

Artist(s)

1959

The Music Man

, composer

Robert Preston, Barbara Cook, David Burns, Eddie Hodges, Pert Kelton and Helen Raymond

Flower Drum Song

Richard Rodgers, composer

Original Broadway Cast

Peter Gunn

Henry Mancini, composer

Henry Mancini

Victory at Sea, Vol. II

Richard Rodgers, composer

Robert Russell Bennett

1960s

Year

Album

Recipient(s)

Artist(s)

1960

Gypsy (TIE)

Ethel Merman

Ethel Merman and Broadway Show Cast

Redhead (TIE)

Gwen Verdon

Gwen Verdon, Richard Kiley, Leonard Stone, Doris Rich, Cynthia Latham, Joy Nichols, Bob Dixon and Pat Ferrier

Ages of Man

John Gielgud

John Gielgud

Once Upon a Mattress

Hal Hastings

Original Broadway Cast conducted by Hal Hastings

A Party with Betty Comden and Adolph Green

Betty Comden and Adolph Green

Betty Comden and Adolph Green

1961

The Sound of Music

Richard Rodgers and Oscar Hammerstein II, composers

Mary Martin and Original Broadway Cast

Bye Bye Birdie

Charles Strouse and Lee Adams, composers

Chita Rivera, Dick Van Dyke and Paul Lynde

Camelot

Alan Jay Lerner and Frederick Loewe, composers

Richard Burton, Julie Andrews and Robert Goulet

Fiorello!

Jerry Bock and Sheldon Harnick, composers

Original Broadway Cast

The Unsinkable Molly Brown

Meredith Willson, composer

Original Broadway Cast

1962

How to Succeed in Business Without Really Trying

Frank Loesser, composer

Robert Morse, Rudy Vallée, Charles Nelson Reilly, Bonnie Scott, Claudette Southerland and Sammy Smith

Carnival!

Bob Merrill, composer

Original Cast

Do Re Mi

Jule Styne, Betty Comden and Adolph Green, composers

Original Cast

Milk and Honey

Jerry Herman, composer

Original Cast

Wildcat

Cy Coleman and Carolyn Leigh, composers

Original Cast

1963

No Strings

Richard Rodgers, composer

Richard Kiley, Diahann Carroll, Bernice Mass, Noelle Adam, Don Chastain, Mitchell Gregg and Noëlle Adam

Beyond the Fringe

Dudley Moore, composer

Dudley Moore, Alan Bennett, Peter Cook and Jonathan Miller

A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum

Stephen Sondheim, composer

Original Broadway Cast

Oliver!

Lionel Bart, composer

Original Broadway Cast

Stop the World, I Want to Get Off

Leslie Bricusse and Anthony Newley, composers

Anthony Newley, Anna Quayle and Original Cast

1964

She Loves Me

and Sheldon Harnick, composers

Barbara Cook, Barbara Baxley, Jack Cassidy, Daniel Massey, Nathaniel Frey, Ralph Williams and Jo Wilder

110 in the Shade

Meredith Willson, composer

Various Artists

Here's Love

Harvey Schmidt and Tom Jones, composers

Various Artists

Jennie

Arthur Schwartz and Howard Dietz, composers

Various Artists

Tovarich

Lee Pockriss and Anne Croswell, composers

Various Artists

1965

Funny Girl

Jule Styne and , composers

Barbra Streisand, Sydney Chaplin, Danny Meehan, Kay Medford, Jean Stapleton and John Lankston

Fiddler on the Roof

Jerry Bock and Sheldon Harnick, composers

Original Broadway Cast (Zero Mostel and Bea Arthur)

Hello, Dolly!

Jerry Herman, composer

Carol Channing and Original Cast

High Spirits

Hugh Martin and Timothy Gray, composers

Original Cast

What Makes Sammy Run?

Ervin Drake, composer

Original Cast

1966

On a Clear Day You Can See Forever

Burton Lane and Alan Jay Lerner, composers

Barbara Harris, John Cullum, Titos Vandis, Byron Webster and William Daniels

Bajour

Walter Marks, composer

Original Cast

Baker Street

Marian Grudeff and Raymond Jessell, composers

Original Cast

Do I Hear a Waltz?

Richard Rodgers and Stephen Sondheim, composers

Original Cast

Half a Sixpence

David Heneker, composer

Original Cast

1967

Mame

, composer

Angela Lansbury, Bea Arthur, Jane Connell, Charles Braswell, Jerry Lanning and Frankie Michaels

The Apple Tree

Jerry Bock and Sheldon Harnick, composers

Original Cast

Man of La Mancha

Mitch Leigh and Joe Darion, composers

Original Cast

Skyscraper

Jimmy Van Heusen and Sammy Cahn, composers

Original Cast

Sweet Charity

Cy Coleman and Dorothy Fields, composers

Original Cast

1968

Cabaret

John Kander and Fred Ebb, composers; Goddard Lieberson, producer

Joel Grey, Lotte Lenya, Jill Haworth, Jack Gilford and Bert Convy

Hallelujah, Baby!

Jule Styne, Betty Comden and Adolph Green, composers; Edward Kleban, producer

Various Artists

I Do! I Do!

Harvey Schmidt and Tom Jones, composers; Andy Wiswell, producer

Mary Martin and Robert Preston

Walking Happy

Sammy Cahn a d Jimmy Van Heusen, composers; Richard C. Jones, producer

Various Artists

You're a Good Man, Charlie Brown

Clark Gesner, composer; Herb Galewitz and Bob Morgan, producers

Various Artists

1969

Hair

, James Rado and Gerome Ragni, composers; Andy Wiswell, producer

Ronnie Dyson, Gerome Ragni, Steve Curry, Lamont Washington, Diane Keaton, Melba Moore and James Rado

George M!

George M. Cohan, composer; Thomas Z. Shepard, producer

Joel Grey, Betty Ann Grove, Jill O'Hara, Bernadette Peters, Loni Ackerman, Jerry Dodge and Danny Carroll

The Happy Time

John Kander and Fred Ebb, composers; George Marek Jr. and Andy Wiswell, producers

Robert Goulet, David Wayne, Michael Rupert and Julie Gregg

Jacques Brel Is Alive and Well and Living in Paris

Jacques Brel, composer; Edward Kleban, producer

Elly Stone, Mort Shuman, Shawn Elliot and Alice Wakefield

Your Own Thing

Hal Hester and Danny Apolinar, composers; George Marek Jr. and Andy Wiswell, producers

Danny Apolinar, Tom Ligon, John Kuhner, Marcia Rodd, etc.

1970s

Year

Album

Recipient(s)

Artist(s)

1970

Promises, Promises

and Hal David, composers; Henry Jerome and Phil Ramone, producers

Jerry Orbach, Jill O'Hara, Edward Winter, Donna McKechnie, A. L. Haines, Marian Mercer and Paul Reed

1776

Sherman Edwards, composer; Thomas Z. Shepard, producer

Original Cast

Dames at Sea

George Haimsohn, Rubin Miller and Jim J. Wise, composers; Thomas Z. Shepard, producer

Bernadette Peters, David Christmas, Steve Elmore, Tamara Long and Sally Stark

Oh! Calcutta!

Robert Dennis, Stanley Walden and Peter Schickele, composers; Henry Jerome, producer

Peter Schickele, Stanley Walden, Robert Dennis, Boni Enten, Katie Wilkinson and Mark Dempsey

Zorba

John Kander and Fred Ebb, composers; Richard C. Jones, producer

Herschel Bernardi, Maria Karnilova, John Cunningham, Carmen Alvarez, Lorraine Serrabian and Jerry Sappir

1971

Company

, composer; Thomas Z. Shepard, producer

Dean Jones, Barbara Barrie, George Coe, Teri Ralston, John Cunningham and Beth Howland

Applause

Charles Strouse and Lee Adams, composers; Robert Arnold, producer

Various Artists

Coco

Alan Jay Lerner and André Previn, composers; Andy Wiswell, producer

Various Artists

Joy

Oscar Brown Jr., Jean Pace and Sivuca, composers; Ernie Altschuler, producer

Various Artists

Purlie

Gary Geld and Peter Udell, composers; Andy Wiswell, producer

Various Artists

1972

Godspell

Stephen Schwartz, composer/producer

Original Cast

Follies

Stephen Sondheim, composer; Richard C. Jones, producer

Various Artists

The Rothschilds

Jerry Bock and Sheldon Harnick, composers; Thomas Z. Shepard, producer

Various Artists

Touch

Kenn Long and Jim Crozier, composers; Glenn Osser, producer

Various Artists

Two by Two

Richard Rodgers and Martin Charnin, composers; Thomas Z. Shepard, producer

Various Artists

1973

Don't Bother Me, I Can't Cope

, composer; Jerry Ragavoy, producer

Alex Bradford, Hope Clarke and Bobby Hill

Ain't Supposed to Die a Natural Death

Melvin Van Peebles, composer/producer

Arthur French, Gloria Edwards and Ralph Wilcox

Grease

Warren Casey and Jim Jacobs, composers; Arnold Maxin, producer

Barry Bostwick, Adrienne Barbeau and Walter Bobbie

Sugar

Jule Styne and Bob Merrill, composers; Mitch Miller, producer

Robert Morse, Tony Roberts, Cyril Ritchard, Elaine Joyce and Sheila Smith

Two Gentlemen of Verona

John Guare and Galt MacDermot, composers; Galt MacDermot, Harold Wheeler and Lee Young, producers

Jonelle Allen, Diana Davila, Clifton Davis, Raul Julia and Norman Matlock

1974

A Little Night Music

, composer; Goddard Lieberson, producer

Glynis Johns, Len Cariou, Hermione Gingold, Victoria Mallory, Patricia Elliott and Teri Ralston

Cyrano

Anthony Burgess and Michael J. Lewis, composers; Jerry Moss and Phil Ramone, producers

Various Artists

The Man from the East

Stomu Yamashita, composer/producer

Various Artists

Pippin

Stephen Schwartz, composer; Phil Ramone and Stephen Schwartz, producers

Various Artists

Seesaw

Cy Coleman and Dorothy Fields, composers; Cy Coleman, producer

Various Artists

1975

Raisin

and Robert Brittan, composers; Thomas Z. Shepard, producer

Virginia Capers, Joe Morton, Ernestine Jackson, Robert Jackson, Debbie Allen and Helen Martin

Let My People Come

Earl Wilson Jr. and Phil Oesterman, composers; Henry Jerome, producer

Various Artists

The Magic Show

Stephen Schwartz, composer; Phil Ramone and Stephen Schwartz, producers

Various Artists

Over Here!

Richard M. Sherman and Robert B. Sherman, composers; Charles Koppelman and Teo Macero, producers

Various Artists

The Rocky Horror Show

Richard O'Brien, composer; Lou Adler, producer

Various Artists

1976

The Wiz

, composer; Jerry Wexler, producer

Stephanie Mills and Dee Dee Bridgewater

Chicago

John Kander and Fred Ebb, composers; Phil Ramone, producer

Various Artists

A Chorus Line

Marvin Hamlisch and Edward Kleban, composers; Goddard Lieberson, producer

Various Artists

A Little Night Music

Stephen Sondheim, composer; Thomas Z. Shepard, producer

Various Artists

Shenandoah

Gary Geld and Peter Udell, composers; Gary Geld, Philip Rose and Peter Udell, producers

Various Artists

1977

Bubbling Brown Sugar

Luigi Creatore and Hugo Peretti, producers

Original Broadway Cast

My Fair Lady — 20th Anniversary Production

Alan Jay Lerner and Frederick Loewe, composers; Goddard Lieberson, producer

Original Cast — 20th Anniversary Production

Pacific Overtures

Stephen Sondheim, composer; Thomas Z. Shepard, producer

Original Cast

Rex

Richard Rodgers and Sheldon Harnick, composers; Thomas Z. Shepard, producer

Original Cast

Side by Side by Sondheim

Thomas Z. Shepard, producer

Millicent Martin, Julia McKenzie and David Kernan

1978

Annie

Charles Strouse and Martin Charnin, composers; Larry Morton and Charles Strouse, producers

Andrea McArdle and Dorothy Loudon

Guys and Dolls

William Goldstein, producer

Various Artists

I Love My Wife

Cy Coleman and Michael Stewart, composers; Cy Coleman, producer

Original Cast

Starting Here, Starting Now

Richard Maltby Jr. and David Shire, composers; Jay David Saks, producer

Loni Ackerman, George Lee Andrews and Margery Cohen

Your Arms Too Short to Box with God

Micki Grant and Alex Bradford, composers; Esmond Edwards, producer

Various Artists

1979

Ain't Misbehavin'

Thomas Z. Shepard, producer

Various Artists

Beatlemania — Original Cast

Kenny Laguna and Sandy Yaguda, producers

Various Artists

The Best Little Whorehouse in Texas

Carol Hall, composer; John Simon, producer

Various Artists

The King and I

Thomas Z. Shepard, producer

Yul Brynner and Constance Towers

On the Twentieth Century

Cy Coleman, Betty Comden and Adolph Green, composers; Cy Coleman, producer

Kevin Kline, Madeline Kahn, John Cullum and Imogene Coca

1980s

Year

Album

Recipient(s)

Artist(s)

1980

Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street

Stephen Sondheim, composer/lyricist; Thomas Z. Shepard, producer

Angela Lansbury and Len Cariou

Ballroom

Alan Bergman and Billy Goldenberg, composers; Marilyn Bergman, lyricist; Larry Morton, producer

Various Artists

The Grand Tour

Jerry Herman, composer/lyricist; Mike Berniker and Jerry Herman, producers

Various Artists

I'm Getting My Act Together and Taking It on the Road

Gretchen Cryer and Nancy Ford, composers; Edward Kleban, producer

Various Artists

They're Playing Our Song

Marvin Hamlisch, composer; Carole Bayer Sager, lyricist; Brooks Arthur and Marvin Hamlisch, producers

Robert Klein, Lucy Arnaz and Various Artists

1981

Evita: Premiere American Recording

Andrew Lloyd Webber, composer/producer; Tim Rice, lyricist/producer

Various Artists

Barnum

Michael Stewart, composer; Mike Berniker, producer

Various Artists

A Day in Hollywood / A Night in the Ukraine

Frank Lazarus and Trevor Lyttleton, composers; Dick Vosburgh, lyricist; Hugh Fordin, producer

Various Artists

Oklahoma!

Thomas Z. Shepard, producer

Various Artists

One Mo' Time

Carl Seltzer and Jerry Wexler, producers

Various Artists

1982

Lena Horne: The Lady and Her Music, Live on Broadway

Quincy Jones, producer

Lena Horne

42nd Street

Thomas Z. Shepard, producer

Original Cast

Duke Ellington's Sophisticated Ladies

Thomas Z. Shepard, producer

Cast

The Pirates of Penzance

Peter Asher, producer

Kevin Kline, Linda Ronstadt and Rex Smith

Woman of the Year

John Kander, composer; Fred Ebb, lyricist; John McClure, producer

Original Cast

1983

Dreamgirls: Original Broadway Cast Album

Henry Krieger, composer; Tom Eyen, lyricist; David Foster, producer

Various Artists

Cats

Andrew Lloyd Webber, Trevor Nunn and Richard Stilgoe, composers; Andrew Lloyd Webber, producer

London Cast

Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat

Andrew Lloyd Webber, composer; Tim Rice, lyricist; Tim Rice and Roger Watson, producers

Original Cast

Merrily We Roll Along

Stephen Sondheim, composer/lyricist; Thomas Z. Shepard, producer

Various Artists

Nine

Mike Berniker, producer

Various Artists

1984

Cats: Complete Original Broadway Cast Recording

Andrew Lloyd Webber, producer

Original Broadway Cast

La Cage aux Folles

Jerry Herman, composer/lyricist; Thomas Z. Shepard, producer

Original Cast (George Hearn and Gene Barry)

Little Shop of Horrors

Alan Menken, composer; Howard Ashman, lyricist; Phil Ramone, producer

Broadway Cast

On Your Toes

Norman Newell, producer

Various Artists

Zorba

Thomas Z. Shepard, producer

Anthony Quinn

1985

Sunday in the Park with George

Stephen Sondheim, composer/lyricist; Thomas Z. Shepard, producer

Original Cast including Bernadette Peters, Mandy Patinkin and others

Doonesbury

Elizabeth Swados, composer; Gary Trudeau, lyricist; Robert Liftin, producer

Original Cast

My One and Only

Ahmet Ertegun and Wally Harper, producers

Various Artists

A Stephen Sondheim Evening

Thomas Z. Shepard, producer

Various Artists including Angela Lansbury, Judy Kaye, George Hearn and others

Sugar Babies

Harold Adamson, Dorothy Fields, Arthur Malvin, Jimmy McHugh and George Oppenheim, composers; Robert Sher, producer

Mickey Rooney and Ann Miller

1986

West Side Story

John McClure, producer

Kiri Te Kanawa and José Carreras

Big River: The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn

Roger Miller, composer/lyricist; Jimmy Bowen, producer

Original Cast

Greatest Hits from Leader of the Pack

Bob Crewe and 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 Artists

1987

Follies in Concert

Thomas Z. Shepard, producer

Original 1986 Cast

Me and My Girl (Original Cast Album)

Norman Newell, producer

Original Cast

The Mystery of Edwin Drood (Original Broadway Cast Recording)

Rupert Holmes, composer

Original Broadway Cast

Song and Dance

Don Black and Richard Maltby Jr., composers; Thomas Z. Shepard, producer

Bernadette Peters and Broadway Cast

Sweet Charity (Original Broadway Cast)

Mike Berniker and Cy Coleman, producers

Original Broadway Cast

1988

Les Misérables

Claude-Michel Schönberg, composer; Alain Boublil and Herbert Kretzmer, lyricists; Alain Boublil and Claude-Michel Schönberg, producers

Original Broadway Cast

Me and My Girl (Original Broadway Cast)

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 and Richard Stilgoe, lyricists; Andrew Lloyd Webber, producer

Original London Cast

South Pacific

Jeremy Lubbock, producer

Kiri Te Kanawa, José Carreras and others

1989

Into the Woods

Stephen Sondheim, composer/lyricist; Jay David Saks, producer

Various Artists

Anything Goes

Jay David Saks, producer

Patti LuPone, Howard McGillin, Bill McCutcheon and others

Chess

Benny Andersson and Björn Ulvaeus, producers

Various Artists

Gershwin: Of Thee I Sing/Let 'Em Eat Cake

Steven Epstein, producer; Michael Tilson Thomas, conductor

Maureen McGovern, Larry Kert and Jack Gilford

Show Boat

John Fraser, producer

Various Artists

1990s

Year

Album

Recipient(s)

Artist(s)

1990

Jerome Robbins' Broadway

Jay David Saks, producer

Jason Alexander, Debbie Shapiro and Robert La Fasse

Aspects of Love

Andrew Lloyd Webber, composer; Don Black and Charles Hart, lyricists; Andrew Lloyd Webber, producer

Original London Cast with Ann Crumb, Michael Ball, Kevin Colson and Kathleen Rowe McAllen

Broadway the Hard Way

Frank Zappa, producer

Frank Zappa

Sarafina! The Music of Liberation

Hugh Masekela and Mbongeni Ngema, composers/lyricists; Hugh Masekela, Mbongeni Ngema, Voza Rivers and Rick Rowe, producers

Original Broadway Cast

Sondheim: Pacific Overtures

John A. Yap, producer

The English National Opera conducted by James Holmes

1991

Les Misérables: The Complete Symphonic Recording

David Caddick, producer

Garry Morris and Cast Members

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 and Cy Coleman, producers

James Naughton, Gregg Edelman and Original Broadway Cast

Gypsy

John McClure, producer

Tyne Daly and Broadway Cast

1992

The Will Rogers Follies

Cy Coleman, composer; Adolph Green and Betty Comden, lyricists; Mike Berniker and Cy Coleman, producers

Original Broadway Cast

Assassins

Stephen Sondheim, composer/lyricist; Jay David Saks, producer

Original Cast

Kiss Me, Kate

John Fraser, producer

John McGlinn, Josephine Barstow, Thomas Hampson and Kim Criswell

The Music Man

Elaine L. Martone and Robert Woods, producers

Erich Kunzel, conductor; Timothy Noble, Kathleen Brett and Doc Severinsen

1993

Guys and Dolls: The New Broadway Cast Recording

Jay David Saks, producer

The New Broadway Cast

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 and Hollywood Bowl Orchestra

The Secret Garden

Lucy Simon, composer; Marsha Norman, lyricist; Thomas Z. Shepard, producer

Original Broadway Cast

1994

The Who's Tommy: Original Cast Recording

Pete Townshend, composer/lyricist; George Martin, producer

Original Cast Recording

Bernstein: On the Town

Arend Prohmann, producer

Various Artists

Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat

Andrew Lloyd Webber, composer; Andrew Lloyd Webber and 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

Passion

Stephen Sondheim, composer/lyricist; Phil Ramone, producer

Original Broadway Cast

Beauty and the Beast: A New Musical

Alan Menken, composer; Bruce Botnick and Alan Menken, producers

Original Broadway Cast

Crazy for You

Paul Gemignani and Stewart Mackintosh, producers

Original London Cast

Rodgers and Hammerstein's Carousel

Jay Landers and Tony McAnany, producers

1994 Broadway Cast

Sunset Blvd.

Andrew Lloyd Webber, composer; Don Black and Christopher Hampton, lyricists; Andrew Lloyd Webber and Nigel Wright, producers

American Premiere Cast with Glenn Close

1996

Smokey Joe's Cafe: The Songs of Leiber and Stoller

Jerry Leiber, Arif Mardin and Mike Stoller, producers

Original Broadway Cast

Anyone Can Whistle: Live at Carnegie Hall

Tony McAnany and Joel Moss, producers

Various Artists

Hello, Dolly!

Bruce Kimmel and 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

Riverdance

Bill Whelan, composer/lyricist/producer

Various Artists

Bring in 'da Noise, Bring in 'da Funk

Ann Duquesnay, Zane Mark and Daryl Waters, composers; Ann Duquesnay, Reg E. Gaines and George C. Wolfe, lyricists; James P. Nichols, producer

Original Broadway Cast with Savion Glover

A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum

Phil Ramone, producer

Original 1996 Broadway Cast

Rent

Jonathan Larson, composer/lyricist; Arif Mardin and Steve Skinner, producers

Original Broadway Cast

Victor/Victoria

Thomas Z. Shepard, producer

Original Broadway Cast with Julie Andrews, Michael Nouri, Tony Roberts and Rachel York

1998

Chicago

Jay David Saks, producer

Various Artists featuring Ann Reinking, Bebe Neuwirth, James Naughton and Joel Grey

Jekyll and Hyde

Karl Richardson abd Frank Wildhorn, producers

Original Broadway Cast

The Life

Cy Coleman, composer; Ira Gasman, lyricist; Mike Berniker and Cy Coleman, producers

Original Broadway Cast

Songs from Ragtime: The Musical

Stephen Flaherty, composer; Lynn Ahrens, lyricist; Jay David Saks, producer

Studio cast

Titanic: A New Musical

Maury Yeston, composer/lyricist; Tommy Krasker and Maury Yeston, producers

Original Broadway Cast

1999

The Lion King

Mark Mancina, producer

Original Broadway Cast Recording

Cabaret

Jay David Saks, producer

New Broadway Cast Recording featuring Natasha Richardson and Alan Cumming

Chicago

Thomas Z. Shepard, producer

London Cast Recording with Ruthie Henshall, Ute Lemper, Henry Goodman and Nigel Planer

Ragtime

Jay David Saks, producer

Original Broadway Cast Recording

The Wizard of Oz

Robert Sher, producer

1998 Cast Recording with Mickey Rooney and Eartha Kitt

2000s

Year

Album

Recipient(s)

Artist(s)

2000

Annie Get Your Gun

Stephen Ferrera and John McDaniel, producers

The New Broadway Cast including Bernadette Peters and Tom Wopat

Footloose

Tom Snow, composer; Dean Pitchford, lyricist; Tommy Krasker and Tom Snow, producers

Original Broadway Cast

Fosse

Jay David Saks, producer

Original Broadway Cast starring Valarie Pettiford and Jane Lanier

Hedwig and the Angry Inch

Stephen Trask, composer/lyricist; Brad Wood, producer

Original Cast

You're a Good Man, Charlie Brown

Andrew Lippa, producer

The New Broadway Cast starring Roger Bart, Kristin Chenoweth, Ilana Levine and Stanley Wayne Mathis

2001

Elton John and Tim Rice's Aida

Elton John, composer; Tim Rice, lyricist; Guy Babylon, Paul Bogaev, Frank Filipetti and Chris Montan, producers; Frank Filipetti, engineer/mixer

Original Broadway Cast

Kiss Me, Kate

Hugh Fordin, Paul Gemignani and Don Sebesky, producers

Brian Stokes Mitchell and Marin Mazzie with New Broadway Cast

Meredith Willson's The Music Man

Hugh Fordin, producer

New Broadway Cast

Swing!

Steven Epstein, producer

Original Cast Recording

The Wild Party

Michael John LaChiusa, composer/lyricist; Phil Ramone, producer

Original Cast with Toni Collette, Mandy Patinkin and Eartha Kitt

2002

The Producers

Mel Brooks, composer/lyricist; Hugh Fordin, producer; Cynthia Daniels, engineer

Original Broadway Cast with Nathan Lane and Matthew Broderick

The Full Monty: The Broadway Musical

David Yazbek, composer/lyricist; Billy Straus, David Yazbek and Ted Sperling, producers

Original Broadway Cast

Mamma Mia! The Musical

Nicholas Gilpin and Martin Koch, producer

Original Cast

Seussical the Musical

Stephen Flaherty, composer; Lynn Ahrens, lyricist; Phil Ramone, producer

Original Broadway Cast including Kevin Chamberlin

Sweeney Todd: Live at the New York Philharmonic

Tommy Krasker and Lawrence L. Rock, producers

Patti LuPone, George Hearn and others

2003

Hairspray

Marc Shaiman, composer/lyricist/producer; Scott Wittman, lyricist; Pete Karam, engineer/mixer

Original Broadway Cast — Marissa Jaret Winokur and Harvey Fierstein

Elaine Stritch at Liberty

Hugh Fordin, producer

Elaine Stritch

Guys and Dolls

The 50th Anniversary Cast with Maurice Hines

Into the Woods

Steven Epstein, producer

Musical Cast with Vanessa Williams and John McMartin

Thoroughly Modern Millie

Jeanine Tesori, composer; Dick Scanlan, lyricist; Jay David Saks, producer

Original Broadway Cast including Sutton Foster, Sheryl Lee Ralph and Marc Kudisch

2004

Gypsy

Jay David Saks, producer; Ken Hahn, Tom Lazarus, Jay David Saks and Todd Whitelock, engineers/mixers

New Broadway Cast with Bernadette Peters, Tammy Blanchard, John Dossett and others

Flower Drum Song

Hugh Fordin, producer

New Broadway Cast with Lea Salonga and others

Man of La Mancha

Jay David Saks, producer

The New Broadway Cast Recording with Brian Stokes Mitchell, Mary Elizabeth Mastrantonio, Ernie Sabella and others

Movin' Out

Mike Berniker, Tommy Byrnes and David Rosenthal, producers

Original Broadway Cast with Michael Cavanaugh

Nine: The Musical

Tommy Krasker and Maury Yeston, producers

New Broadway Cast with Antonio Banderas, Chita Rivera and others

2005

Wicked

Stephen Schwartz, composer/lyricist/producer; Frank Filipetti, engineer/mixer

Original Broadway Cast Recording with Kristin Chenoweth and Idina Menzel

Assassins

Tommy Krasker, producer

The Broadway Cast Recording with Neil Patrick Harris, Michael Cerveris and others

Avenue Q: The Musical

Robert Lopez and Jeff Marx, composers/lyricists; Jay David Saks, producer

Original Broadway Cast Recording with Stephanie D'Abruzzo, John Tartaglia and 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

Monty Python's Spamalot

Eric Idle, composer/lyricist/producer; John Du Prez, composer/producer; Frank Filipetti, engineer/mixer

Original Broadway Cast including David Hyde Pierce, Tim Curry, Hank Azaria and Sara Ramirez

The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee

William Finn, composer/lyricist; Kurt Deutsch and Joel Moss, producers

Original Broadway Cast

Dirty Rotten Scoundrels

David Yazbek, composer/lyricist; Billy Straus and David Yazbek, producers

Original Broadway Cast including John Lithgow and Norbert Leo Butz

Hair

Kurt Deutsch and Joel 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 and Kelli O'Hara

2007

Jersey Boys

Robert Gaudio, producer; Pete Karam, engineer/mixer

Original Broadway Cast with Christian Hoff, Daniel Reichard, J. Robert Spencer, John Lloyd Young and others

The Color Purple

Stephen Bray, Brenda Russell and Allee Willis, composers/lyricists; Jay David Saks, producer

Original Broadway Cast with LaChanze, Elisabeth Withers-Mendes and others

The Drowsy Chaperone

Lisa Lambert, composer/lyricist; Greg Morrison, composer; Kurt Deutsch, Joel Moss and Phil Reno, producers

Original Broadway Cast with Bob Martin, Sutton Foster, Beth Leavel and others

The Pajama Game

Harry Connick Jr. and Tracey Freeman, producers

New Broadway Cast with Harry Connick Jr., Kelli O'Hara and others

Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street

Tommy Krasker, producer

Broadway Cast with Patti LuPone, Michael Cerveris and others

2008

Spring Awakening

Duncan Sheik, composer/producer; Steven Sater, lyricist; Michael Tudor, engineer

Original Broadway Cast with Jonathan Groff, Lea Michele and others

A Chorus Line

David Caddick, producer

2006 New Cast Recording with Various Artists

Company

Tommy Krasker, producer

2006 Cast Recording with Raúl Esparza and others

Grey Gardens

Steven Epstein, producer

Original Broadway Cast with Christine Ebersole, Mary Louise Wilson and others

West Side Story

Nick Patrick, producer

Vittorio Grigolo, Hayley Westenra, Connie Fisher and others

2009

In the Heights

Lin-Manuel Miranda, composer/lyricist; Kurt Deutsch, Alex Lacamoire, Andres Levin, Lin-Manuel Miranda, Joel Moss and Bill Sherman, producers; Tim Latham and Joel Moss, engineers

Original Broadway Cast with Lin-Manuel Miranda and others

Gypsy

Robert Sher, producer

2008 Broadway Cast with Patti LuPone and others

The Little Mermaid

Alan Menken, composer; Glenn Slater, lyricist; Bruce Botnick, Michael Kosarin, Alan Menken and Chris Montan, producers

Original Broadway Cast with Sierra Boggess, Tituss Burgess and others

South Pacific

David Caddick, David Lai and Ted Sperling, producers

New Broadway Cast with Kelli O'Hara, Paulo Szot and others

Young Frankenstein

Mel Brooks, composer/lyricist; Doug Besterman, producer

Original Broadway Cast with Roger Bart, Megan Mullally, Sutton Foster and others

2010s

Year

Album

Recipient(s)

Artist(s)

2010

West Side Story

David Caddick and David Lai, producers; Todd Whitelock, engineer/mixer

New Broadway Cast with Matt Cavenaugh, Josefina Scaglione and others

9 to 5: The Musical

Dolly Parton, composer/lyricist; Alex Lacamoire, Stephen Oremus and Dolly Parton, producers

Original Broadway Cast with Allison Janney, Stephanie J. Block, Megan Hilty and others

Ain't Misbehavin'

Robert Sher, producer

30th Anniversary Cast Recording with Ruben Studdard, Frenchie Davis and others

Hair

Noah Cornman, Kurt Deutsch, Joel Moss and Steve Norman, producers

New Broadway Cast with Sasha Allen, Gavin Creel and others

Shrek the Musical

Jeanine Tesori, composer; David Lindsay-Abaire, lyricist; Peter Hylenski and Jeanine Tesori, producers

Original Broadway Cast with Brian d'Arcy James, Sutton Foster and others

2011

American Idiot — Featuring Green Day

Billie Joe Armstrong,producer; Chris Dugan and Chris Lord-Alge, engineers/mixers

Original Broadway Cast with John Gallagher Jr., Michael Esper and others

Fela!

Robert Sher, producer

Original Broadway Cast with Sahr Ngaujah, Lillias White and others

A Little Night Music

Tommy Krasker, producer

2009 Broadway Revival Cast with Catherine Zeta-Jones, Angela Lansbury and others

Promises, Promises

David Caddick and David Lai, producers

New Broadway Cast with Sean Hayes, Kristin Chenoweth and others

Sondheim on Sondheim

Philip Chaffin and Tommy Krasker, producers

Original Broadway Cast with Barbara Cook, Vanessa Williams, Tom Wopat and others

2012

The Book of Mormon

Josh Gad and Andrew Rannells, principal soloists; Robert Lopez, Trey Parker and Matt Stone, composers/lyricists; Anne Garefino, Robert Lopez, Stephen Oremus, Trey Parker, Scott Rudin and Matt Stone, producers; Frank Filipetti, engineer/mixer

Original Broadway Cast

Anything Goes

Sutton Foster and Joel Grey, principal soloists; Rob Fisher, James Lowe and Joel Moss, producers

New Broadway Cast Recording

How to Succeed in Business Without Really Trying

John Larroquette and Daniel Radcliffe, principal soloists; Robert Sher, producer

The 2011 Broadway Cast Recording

2013

Once: A New Musical

Steve Kazee and Cristin Milioti, principal soloists; Steven Epstein and Martin Lowe, producers; Richard King, engineer/mixer

Original Broadway Cast with Steve Kazee, Cristin Milioti and others

Follies

Danny Burstein, Jan Maxwell, Elaine Paige, Bernadette Peters and Ron Raines, principal soloists; Philip Chaffin and Tommy Krasker, producers

New Broadway Cast with Danny Burstein, Jan Maxwell, Elaine Paige, Bernadette Peters, Ron Raines and others

The Gershwins' Porgy & Bess

David Alan Grier, Norm Lewis and Audra McDonald, principal soloists; Tommy Krasker, producer

New Broadway Cast with David Alan Grier, Norm Lewis, Audra McDonald and others

Newsies

Jeremy Jordan and Kara Lindsay, principal soloists; Frank Filipetti, Michael Kosarin, Alan Menken and Chris Montan, producers

Original Broadway Cast with Jeremy Jordan, Kara Lindsay and others

Nice Work If You Can Get It

Matthew Broderick and Kelli O'Hara, principal soloists; David Chase, Bill Elliott and Robert Sher, producers

Original Broadway Cast with Matthew Broderick, Kelli O'Hara and others

2014

Kinky Boots

Billy Porter and Stark Sands, principal soloists; Cyndi Lauper, composer/lyricist; Sammy James Jr., Cyndi Lauper, Stephen Oremus and William Wittman, producers; Derik Lee and William Wittman, engineers/mixers

Original Broadway Cast with Stark Sands, Billy Porter and others

Matilda: The Musical

Bertie Carvel, Sophia Gennusa, Oona Laurence, Bailey Ryon, Milly Shapiro and Lauren Ward, principal soloists; Tim Minchin, composer/lyricist; Michael Croiter, Van Dean and Chris Nightingale, producers

Original Broadway Cast

Motown: The Musical

Brandon Victor Dixon and Valisia LeKae, principal soloists; Frank Filipetti and Ethan Popp, producers

Original Broadway Cast with Brandon Victor Dixon, Valisia LeKae and others

2015

Beautiful: The Carole King Musical

Jessie Mueller, principal soloist; Jason Howland, Steve Sidwell and Billy Jay Stein, producers; Joel Moss, engineer; Jason Howland and Billy Jay Stein, engineers/mixers

Original Broadway Cast

Aladdin

James Monroe Iglehart, Adam Jacobs and Courtney Reed, principal soloists; Frank Filipetti, Michael Kosarin, Alan Menken and Chris Montan, producers

Original Broadway Cast

A Gentleman's Guide to Love & Murder

Jefferson Mays and Bryce Pinkham, principal soloists; Steven Lutvak, composer/lyricist; Robert L. Freedman, lyricist; Kurt Deutsch and Joel Moss, producers

Original Broadway Cast

Hedwig and the Angry Inch

Lena Hall and Neil Patrick Harris, principal soloists; Justin Craig, Tim O'Heir & Stephen Trask, producers

Original Broadway Cast

West Side Story

Cheyenne Jackson and Alexandra Silber, principal soloists; Michael Tilson Thomas and Jack Vad, producers

Cheyenne Jackson and Alexandra Silber with the San Francisco Symphony

2016

Hamilton

Daveed Diggs, Renée Elise Goldsberry, Jonathan Groff, Christopher Jackson, Jasmine Cephas Jones, Leslie Odom Jr., Lin-Manuel Miranda, Okieriete Onaodowan, Anthony Ramos and Phillipa Soo, principal soloists; Lin-Manuel Miranda, composer/lyricist; Alex Lacamoire, Lin-Manuel Miranda, Bill Sherman, Ahmir Thompson and Tarik Trotter, producers; Tim Latham and Derik Lee, engineers

Original Broadway Cast

An American in Paris

Leanne Cope, Max von Essen, Robert Fairchild, Jill Paice and Brandon Uranowitz, principal soloists; Rob Fisher and Scott Lehrer, producers

Original Broadway Cast

Fun Home

Michael Cerveris, Judy Kuhn, Sydney Lucas, Beth Malone and Emily Skeggs, principal soloists; Philip Chaffin and Tommy Krasker, producers

Original Broadway Cast

The King and I

Ruthie Ann Miles, Kelli O'Hara, Ashley Park, Conrad Ricamora and Ken Watanabe, principal soloists; David Lai and Ted Sperling, producers

2015 Broadway Cast

Something Rotten!

Heidi Blickenstaff, Christian Borle, John Cariani, Brian d'Arcy James, Brad Oscar and Kate Reinders, principal soloists; Karey Kirkpatrick and Wayne Kirkpatrick, composers/lyricists; Kurt Deutsch, Karey Kirkpatrick, Wayne Kirkpatrick, Lawrence Manchester, Kevin McCollum and Phil Reno, producers

Original Broadway Cast

2017

The Color Purple

Danielle Brooks, Cynthia Erivo and Jennifer Hudson, principal soloists; Stephen Bray, Van Dean, Frank Filipetti, Roy Furman, Scott Sanders and Jhett Tolentino, producers

New Broadway Cast

Bright Star

Carmen Cusack, principal soloist; Edie Brickell, composer/lyricist; Steve Martin, composer; Jay Alix, Peter Asher and Una Jackman, producers

Original Broadway Cast

Fiddler on the Roof

Danny Burstein, principal soloist; Louise Gund, David Lai and Ted Sperling, producers

2016 Broadway Cast

Kinky Boots

Killian Donnelly and Matt Henry, principal soloists; Sammy James Jr., Cyndi Lauper, Stephen Oremus and William Wittman, producers

Original West End Cast

Waitress

Jessie Mueller, principal soloist; Sara Bareilles, composer/lyricist; Neal Avron, Sara Bareilles and Nadia DiGiallonardo, producers

Original Broadway Cast

2018

Dear Evan Hansen

Laura Dreyfuss, Mike Faist, Rachel Bay Jones, Kristolyn Lloyd, Michael Park, Ben Platt, Will Roland and Jennifer Laura Thompson, principal soloists; Benj Pasek and Justin Paul, composers/lyricists; Pete Ganbarg, Alex Lacamoire, Stacey Mindich, Benj Pasek and Justin Paul, producers

Original Broadway Cast Recording

Come from Away

David Hein and Irene Sankoff, composers/lyricists; Ian Eisendrath, August Eriksmoen, David Hein, David Lai and Irene Sankoff, producers

Original Broadway Cast Recording

Hello, Dolly!

Bette Midler, principal soloist; Steven Epstein, producer

New Broadway Cast Recording

2019

The Band's Visit

Etai Benson, Adam Kantor, Katrina Lenk and Ari'el Stachel, principal soloists; David Yazbek, composer/lyricist; Dean Sharenow and David Yazbek, producers; Dean Sharenow, engineer/mixer

Original Broadway Cast

Carousel

Renée Fleming, Alexander Gemignani, Joshua Henry, Lindsay Mendez and Jessie Mueller, principal soloists; Steven Epstein, producer

2018 Broadway Cast

Jesus Christ Superstar Live in Concert

Sara Bareilles, Alice Cooper, Ben Daniels, Brandon Victor Dixon, Erik Grönwall, Jin Ha, John Legend, Norm Lewis and Jason Tam, principal soloists; Andrew Lloyd Webber and Harvey Mason Jr., producers

Original Television Cast

My Fair Lady

Lauren Ambrose, Norbert Leo Butz and Harry Hadden-Paton, principal soloists; Van Dean, David Lai and Ted Sperling, producers

2018 Broadway Cast

Once on This Island

Phillip Boykin, Merle Dandridge, Quentin Earl Darrington, Hailey Kilgore, Kenita R. Miller, Alex Newell, Isaac Cole Powell and Lea Salonga, principal soloists; Lynn Ahrens, Hunter Arnold, Ken Davenport, Stephen Flaherty and Elliot Scheiner, producers

New Broadway Cast

2020s

Year

Album

Recipient(s)

Artist(s)

2020

Hadestown

Reeve Carney, André De Shields, Amber Gray, Eva Noblezada and Patrick Page, principal soloists; Mara Isaacs, David Lai, Anaïs Mitchell and Todd Sickafoose; Isaiah Abolin and Todd Sickafoose, engineers/mixers

Original Broadway Cast

Ain't Too Proud: The Life and Times of the Temptations

Saint Aubyn, Derrick Baskin, James Harkness, Jawan M. Jackson, Jeremy Pope and Ephraim Sykes, principal soloists; Scott M. Riesett, producer

Original Broadway Cast

Moulin Rouge! The Musical

Danny Burstein, Tam Mutu, Sahr Ngaujah, Karen Olivo and Aaron Tveit, principal soloists; Justin Levine, Baz Luhrmann, Matt Stine and Alex Timbers, producers

Original Broadway Cast

The Music of Harry Potter and the Cursed Child in Four Contemporary Suites

Imogen Heap, composer/producer

Imogen Heap

Oklahoma!

Damon Daunno, Rebecca Naomi Jones, Ali Stroker, Mary Testa and Patrick Vaill, principal soloists; Daniel Kluger and Dean Sharenow, producers

2019 Broadway Cast

2021

Jagged Little Pill

Kathryn Gallagher, Celia Rose Gooding, Lauren Patten and Elizabeth Stanley, principal soloists; Neal Avron, Pete Ganbarg, Tom Kitt, Michael Parker, Craig Rosen and Vivek J. Tiwary, producers; Neal Avron and Derik Lee, engineers/mixers

Original Broadway Cast

Amélie

Audrey Brisson, Chris Jared, Caolan McCarthy and Jez Unwin, principal soloists; Daniel Messé, composer/lyricist; Nathan Tysen, lyricist; ; Michael Fentiman, Sean Patrick Flahaven, Barnaby Race and Nathan Tysen, producers

Original London Cast

American Utopia on Broadway

David Byrne, composer/lyricist/producer

Original Cast

Little Shop of Horrors

Tammy Blanchard, Jonathan Groff and Tom Alan Robbins, principal soloists; Will Van Dyke, Michael Mayer, Alan Menken and Frank Wolf, producers

The New Off-Broadway Cast

The Prince of Egypt

Christine Allado, Luke Brady, Alexia Khadime and Liam Tamne, principal soloists; Stephen Schwartz, composer/lyricist; Dominick Amendum and Stephen Schwartz, producers

Original Cast

Soft Power

Francis Jue, Austin Ku, Alyse Alan Louis and Conrad Ricamora, principal soloists; Jeanine Tesori, composer/lyricist; David Henry Hwang, lyricist; Matt Stine, producer

Original Cast

2022

The Unofficial Bridgerton Musical

Abigail Barlow and Emily Bear, composers/lyricists; Emily Bear, producer; Jon Rezin and Scott Smith, engineers/mixers

Barlow & Bear

Andrew Lloyd Webber's Cinderella

Carrie Hope Fletcher, Ivano Turco, Victoria Hamilton-Barritt and Helen George, principal vocalists; Andrew Lloyd Webber and David Zippel, composers/lyricists; Andrew Lloyd Webber, Nick Lloyd Webber and Greg Wells, producers

Original Album Cast

Burt Bacharach and Steven Sater's Some Lovers

Burt Bacharach, composer; Steven Sater, lyricist; Burt Bacharach, Michael Croiter, Ben Hartman, Cody Lassen and Steven Sater, producers

World Premiere Cast

Girl from the North Country

Simon Hale, Conor McPherson and Dean Sharenow, producers

Original Broadway Cast

Les Misérables: The Staged Concert

Michael Ball, Alfie Boe, Carrie Hope Fletcher and Matt Lucas, principal vocalists; Cameron Mackintosh, Lee McCutcheon and Stephen Metcalfe, producers

The All-Star Staged Concert

Stephen Schwartz's Snapshots

Stephen Schwartz, composer/lyricist; Daniel Levine, Michael J. Moritz Jr., Bryan Perri and Stephen Schwartz, producers

World Premiere Cast

2023

Into the Woods

Sara Bareilles, Brian d'Arcy James, Patina Miller and Phillipa Soo, principal soloists; Rob Berman and Sean Patrick Flahaven, producers; Isaiah Abolin, Ian Kagey and Lawrence Manchester, engineers/mixers

2022 Broadway Cast

Caroline, or Change

John Cariani, Sharon D. Clarke, Caissie Levy and Samantha Williams, principal vocalists; Jeanine Tesori, composer; Tony Kushner, lyricist; Van Dean, Nigel Lilley, Lawrence Manchester, Elliot Scheiner and Jeanine Tesori, producers

New Broadway Cast

MJ the Musical

Myles Frost and Tavon Olds-Sample, principal vocalists; David Holcenberg, Derik Lee and Jason Michael Webb, producers

Original Broadway Cast

Mr. Saturday Night

Shoshana Bean, Billy Crystal, Randy Graff and David Paymer, principal vocalists; Jason Robert Brown, composer; Amanda Green, lyricist; Jason Robert Brown, Sean Patrick Flahaven and Jeffrey Lesser, producers

Original Broadway Cast

Six: Live on Opening Night

Toby Marlow and Lucy Moss, composers/lyricists; Joe Beighton, Tom Curran, Sam Featherstone, Paul Gatehouse, Toby Marlow and Lucy Moss, producers

Original Broadway Cast

A Strange Loop

Jaquel Spivey, principal vocalist; Michael R. Jackson, composer/lyricist; Michael Croiter, Michael R. Jackson, Charlie Rosen and Rona Siddiqui, producers

Original Broadway Cast

2024

Some Like It Hot

Christian Borle, J. Harrison Ghee, Adrianna Hicks and NaTasha Yvette Williams, principal vocalists; Marc Shaiman, composer/lyricist; Scott Wittman, lyricist; Mary-Mitchell Campbell, Bryan Carter, Scott M. Riesett, Charlie Rosen and Marc Shaiman, producers; Marc Shaiman, engineer/mixer

Original Broadway Cast

Kimberly Akimbo

Victoria Clark, principal vocalist; Jeanine Tesori, composer; David Lindsay-Abaire, lyricist; John Clancy, David Stone, and Jeanine Tesori, producers

Original Broadway Cast

Parade

Micaela Diamond, Alex Joseph Grayson, Jake Pedersen and Ben Platt, principal vocalists; Jason Robert Brown, composer/lyricist; Jason Robert Brown and Jeffrey Lesser, producers

2023 Broadway Cast

Shucked

John Behlmann, Andrew Durand, Caroline Innerbichler and Alex Newell, principal vocalists; Brandy Clark and Shane McAnally, composers/lyricists; Brandy Clark, Jason Howland, Shane McAnally and Billy Jay Stein, producers

Original Broadway Cast

Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street

Annaleigh Ashford and Josh Groban, principal vocalists; Thomas Kail and Alex Lacamoire, producers

2023 Broadway Cast

2024

Hell's Kitchen

Shoshana Bean, Brandon Victor Dixon, Kecia Lewis and Maleah Joi Moon, principal vocalists; Adam Blackstone, Alicia Keys and Tom Kitt, producers

Original Broadway Cast

Merrily We Roll Along

Jonathan Groff, Lindsay Mendez and Daniel Radcliffe, principal vocalists; David Caddick, Joel Fram, Maria Friedman and David Lai, producers

New Broadway Cast

The Notebook

Ingrid Michaelson, composer/lyricist; John Clancy, Carmel Dean, Kurt Deutsch, Derik Lee, Kevin McCollum and Ingrid Michaelson, producers

Original Broadway Cast

The Outsiders

Joshua Boone, Brent Comer, Brody Grant and Sky Lakota-Lynch, principal vocalists; Zach Chance, Jonathan Clay and Justin Levine, composers/lyricists; Zach Chance, Jonathan Clay, Matt Hinkley, Justin Levine and Lawrence Manchester, producers

Original Broadway Cast

Suffs

Shaina Taub, composer/lyricist; Andrea Grody, Dean Sharenow and Shaina Taub, producers

Original Broadway Cast

The Wiz

Wayne Brady, Deborah Cox, Nichelle Lewis and Avery Wilson, principal vocalists; Joseph Joubert, Allen René Louis and Lawrence Manchester, producers

2024 Broadway Cast Recording

2025

Buena Vista Social Club

Marco Paguia, Dean Sharenow and David Yazbek, producers

Original Broadway Cast

Death Becomes Her

Taurean Everett, Megan Hilty, Josh Lamon, Christopher Sieber, Jennifer Simard and Michelle Williams, principal vocalists; Noel Carey and Julia Mattison, composers/lyricists; Mary-Mitchell Campbell, Noel Carey, Sean Patrick Flahaven, Julia Mattison and Scott M. Riesett, producers

Original Broadway Cast

Gypsy

Danny Burstein, Kevin Csolak, Audra McDonald, Jordan Tyson and Joy Woods, principal vocalists; David Caddick, Andy Einhorn, David Lai and George C. Wolfe, producers

2024 Broadway Cast

Just in Time

Emily Bergl, Jonathan Groff, Erika Henningsen, Gracie Lawrence and Michele Pawk, principal vocalists; Derik Lee, Andrew Resnick, Tom Kirdahy, Alex Timbers and Bill Sherman, producers

Original Broadway Cast

Maybe Happy Ending

Marcus Choi, Darren Criss, Dez Duron and Helen J. Shen, principal vocalists; Will Aronson, composer/lyricist; Hue Park, lyricist; Deborah Abramson, Will Aronson, Ian Kagey and Hue Park, producers

Original Broadway Cast

Shows with multiple wins and nominations

Shows with multiple wins

2 wins:

Shows with multiple nominations

5 nominations

  • Gypsy

4 nominations

3 nominations:

2 nominations:

Individuals with multiple wins and nominations

Individuals with multiple wins

6 wins:

5 wins:

3 wins:

2 wins:

Individuals with multiple nominations

25 nominations

17 nominations

16 nominations

12 nominations

  • Tommy Krasker

10 nominations

  • David Lai

9 nominations

8 nominations

7 nominations

6 nominations

5 nominations

4 nominations

3 nominations

2 nominations

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