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- 2025 Best Musical: Maybe Happy Ending
- 2025 Best Play: Purpose
- 2025 Revival of a Musical: Sunset Blvd.
- 2025 Lead Actor Musical: Darren Criss, Maybe Happy Ending
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ÅRBest MusicalBest PlayRevival of a Musical
2026
Schmigadoon!Book, Music & Lyrics by Cinco Paul
Liberation †
Ragtime
2025
Maybe Happy EndingBook and Lyrics by Will Aronson and Hue Park, Music by Will Aronson
Purpose †
Sunset Blvd.
2024
The OutsidersBook by Adam Rapp and Justin Levine, Music & Lyrics by Jonathan Clay, Zach Chance and Levine
Stereophonic
Merrily We Roll Along
2023
Kimberly AkimboBook & Lyrics by David Lindsay-Abaire, Music by Jeanine Tesori
Leopoldstadt
Parade
2022
A Strange Loop Book, Music, & Lyrics by Michael R. Jackson
The Lehman Trilogy
Company
2021Not awardedNot awardedNot awarded
2020
Moulin Rouge! The MusicalBook by John Logan, Music & Lyrics by Various Artists
The Inheritance
Not awarded2019
HadestownBook, Music, & Lyrics by Anaïs Mitchell
The Ferryman
Oklahoma!
2018
The Band's VisitBook by Itamar Moses, Music & Lyrics by David Yazbek
Harry Potter and the Cursed Child
Once on This Island
2017
Dear Evan HansenBook by Steven Levenson, Music & Lyrics by Benj Pasek and Justin Paul
Oslo
HelloDolly!
2016
Hamilton Book, Music, & Lyrics by Lin-Manuel Miranda
The Humans*
The Color Purple
2015
Fun HomeBook & Lyrics by Lisa Kron, Music by Jeanine Tesori
The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time
The King and I
2014
A Gentleman's Guide to Love and MurderBook by Robert L. Freedman, Music by Steven Lutvak, Lyrics by Freedman and Lutvak
All the Way
Hedwig and the Angry Inch
2013
Kinky BootsBook by Harvey Fierstein, Music & Lyrics by Cyndi Lauper
Vanya and Sonia and Masha and Spike
Pippin
2012
OnceBook by Enda Walsh, Music & Lyrics by Glen Hansard and Markéta Irglová
Clybourne Park †
Not awarded2011
The Book of MormonBook, Music, & Lyrics by Robert Lopez, Trey Parker, and Matt Stone
War Horse
Anything Goes
2010
MemphisBook by Joe DiPietro, Music by David Bryan, Lyrics by Bryan and DiPietro
Red
La Cage aux Folles
2009
Billy Elliot the MusicalBook & Lyrics by Lee Hall, Music by Elton John
God of Carnage
Hair
2008
In the HeightsBook by Quiara Alegría Hudes, Music & Lyrics by Lin-Manuel Miranda
August: Osage County †
Rodgers & Hammesterstein's South Pacific
2007
Spring AwakeningBook & Lyrics by Steven Sater, Music by Duncan Sheik
The Coast of Utopia
Company
2006
Jersey BoysBook by Marshall Brickman and Rick Elice, Music by Bob Gaudio, Lyrics by Bob Crewe
The History Boys
The Pajama Game
2005
SpamalotBook & Lyrics by Eric Idle, Music by John Du Prez and Idle
Doubt †
La Cage aux Folles
2004
Avenue QBook by Jeff Whitty, Music & Lyrics by Robert Lopez and Jeff Marx
I Am My Own Wife †
Assassins
2003
HairsprayBook by Thomas Meehan and Mark O'Donnell, Music by Marc Shaiman, Lyrics by Shaiman and Scott Wittman
Take Me Out*
Nine
2002
Thoroughly Modern MillieBook by Richard Morris and Dick Scanlan, Music by Jeanine Tesori, Lyrics by Scanlan
The Goator Who Is Sylvia?*
Into the Woods
2001
The ProducersBook by Mel Brooks and Thomas Meehan, Music & Lyrics by Brooks
Proof †
42nd Street
2000
ContactBook by John Weidman, Choreography by Susan Stroman, Music & Lyrics by Various Artists
Copenhagen
Kiss MeKate
1999
FosseConceived by Richard Maltby Jr., Ann Reinking, and Chet Walker
Side Man*
Annie Get Your Gun
1998
The Lion KingBook by Roger Allers and Irene Mecchi, Music by Elton John, Tsidii Le Loka, Lebo M, Mark Mancina, Jay Rifkin, & Hans Zimmer, Lyrics by Le Loka, M, Mancina, Rifkin, Tim Rice, and Julie Taymor
'Art'
Cabaret
1997
TitanicBook by Peter Stone, Music & Lyrics by Maury Yeston
The Last Night of Ballyhoo*
Chicago
1996
Rent Book, Music, & Lyrics by Jonathan Larson
Master Class
The King and I
1995
Sunset BoulevardBook & Lyrics by Don Black and Christopher Hampton, Music by Andrew Lloyd Webber
Love! Valour! Compassion!
Show Boat
1994
PassionBook by James Lapine, Music & Lyrics by Stephen Sondheim
Angels in America: Perestroika
Carousel
1993
Kiss of the Spider WomanBook by Terrence McNally, Music by John Kander, Lyrics by Fred Ebb
Angels in America: Millennium Approaches †
Anna Christie
1992
Crazy for YouBook by Ken Ludwig, Music by George Gershwin, Lyrics by Ira Gershwin
Dancing at Lughnasa
Guys and Dolls
1991
The Will Rogers FolliesBook by Peter Stone, Music by Cy Coleman, Lyrics by Betty Comden and Adolph Green
Lost in Yonkers †
Fiddler on the Roof
1990
City of AngelsBook by Larry Gelbart, Music by Cy Coleman, Lyrics by David Zippel
The Grapes of Wrath
Gypsy
1989
Jerome Robbins' BroadwayDirected & Choreographed by Jerome Robbins
The Heidi Chronicles †
Our Town
1988
The Phantom of the OperaBook by Andrew Lloyd Webber and Richard Stilgoe, Music by Lloyd Webber, Lyrics by Charles Hart, Additional Lyrics by Stilgoe
M. Butterfly*
Anything Goes
1987
Les MisérablesBook & Lyrics by Alain Boublil, Music by Claude-Michel Schoenberg, English Lyrics by Herbert Kretzmer
Fences †
Porgy and Bess
1986
The Mystery of Edwin DroodBook, Music, & Lyrics by Rupert Holmes
I'm Not Rappaport
Sweet Charity
1985
Big RiverBook by William Hauptman, Music & Lyrics by Roger Miller
Biloxi Blues
Joe Egg
1984
La Cage aux FollesBook by Harvey Fierstein, Music & Lyrics by Jerry Herman
The Real Thing
Death of a Salesman
1983
CatsBased on Old Possum's Book of Cats by T. S. Eliot, Music by Andrew Lloyd Webber, Additional Lyrics by Trevor Nunn & Richard Stilgoe
Torch Song Trilogy
On Your Toes
1982
NineBook by Arthur Kopit, Music & Lyrics by Maury Yeston
The Life and Adventures of Nicholas Nickleby
Othello
1981
42nd StreetBook by Mark Bramble and Michael Stewart, Music by Harry Warren, Lyrics by Al Dubin
Amadeus
The Pirates of Penzance
1980
EvitaBook & Lyrics by Tim Rice, Music by Andrew Lloyd Webber
Children of a Lesser God
Morning's at Seven
1979
Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet StreetBook by Hugh Wheeler, Music & Lyrics by Stephen Sondheim
The Elephant Man
Not awarded1978
Ain't Misbehavin'Book by Murray Horwitz and Richard Maltby, Jr., Music by Fats Waller, Lyrics by Various Artists
Da
Dracula
1977
AnnieBook by Thomas Meehan, Music by Charles Strouse, Lyrics by Martin Charnin
The Shadow Box
Porgy and Bess
1976
A Chorus Line Book by James Kirkwood, Jr. and Nicholas Dante, Music by Marvin Hamlisch, Lyrics by Edward Kleban
Travesties
Not awarded1975
The WizBook by William F. Brown, Music & Lyrics by Charlie Smalls
Equus
Not awarded1974
RaisinBook by Robert B. Nemiroff and Charlotte Zaltzberg, Music by Judd Woldin, Lyrics by Robert Brittan
The River Niger
Not awarded1973
A Little Night MusicBook by Hugh Wheeler, Music & Lyrics by Stephen Sondheim
That Championship Season †
Not awarded1972
Two Gentlemen of VeronaBook by John Guare and Mel Shapiro, Music by Galt Macdermot, Lyrics by Guare
Sticks and Bones
Not awarded1971
CompanyBook by George Furth, Music & Lyrics by Stephen Sondheim
Sleuth
Not awarded1970
ApplauseBook by Betty Comden and Adolph Green, Music by Charles Strouse, Lyrics by Lee Adams
Borstal Boy
Not awarded
Top lists
Tony Awards winners and records
Verified Broadway history, recent winner context and Tony records.
Records and signals
- Most Tonys by a musical: Guinness lists The Producers as the musical with the most Tony wins: 12 awards in 2001.
- Youngest winner: Britannica notes Frankie Michaels was 11 when he won in 1966.
- Composer record: Stephen Sondheim is a central Tony record-holder for original score and composer/lyricist wins.
Fun facts
Tony Awards quick facts
Verified context, category quirks and viewing notes that make this award different.
Commercial effectA Tony win can move Broadway demand immediately, especially for new musicals.
Live-performance pageThe Tonys are both an awards show and a sampler of the Broadway season.
One-city eventUnlike many global awards, the Tony Awards are tightly bound to New York and Broadway eligibility.
Host contextNew York City, 
United States.
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