Grammy Award for Best Musical Theater Album

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Grammy Award for Best Musical Theater Album
Awarded for	Quality musical theater cast recordings
Country	United States
Presented by	National Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences
First awarded	The Music Man (1959)
Currently held by	Some Like It Hot (2024)
Website	grammy.com

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. Stephen Sondheim and Thomas Z. Shepard hold the record for most wins in the category, with six each, while Sondheim holds the record for most nominations, with eleven. Tommy Krasker holds the record for most nominations without a win, with eight. 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, West Side Story, Into the Woods, and Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street have been nominated four times each respectively, while 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 Some Like It Hot, which won at the 66th Annual Grammy Awards in 2024.

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.

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

1968 winner and four-time nominee John Kander.

2018 recipient Ben Platt won for his leading role in *Dear Evan Hansen*.

Year	Performing artist(s)	Work	Nominees
1959	Meredith Willson (composer/lyricist)	The Music Man	Flower Drum Song – Richard Rodgers (composer) The Music from Peter Gunn – Henry Mancini (composer) Sound of Jazz, Seven Lively Arts – Count Basie, Billie Holiday and others Victory at Sea, Vol. 2 – RCA Victor Symphony
1960	Ethel Merman (artist)	Gypsy	Ages of Man – John Gielgud (artist) Once Upon a Mattress – Hal Hastings (conductor) A Party with Betty Comden and Adolph Green – Betty Comden & Adolph Green (artist)
1960	Gwen Verdon (artist)	Redhead
1961	Richard Rodgers (composer) Oscar Hammerstein II (lyricist)	The Sound of Music	Bye Bye Birdie – Charles Strouse & Lee Adams (composers) Camelot – Alan Jay Lerner & Frederick Loewe (composers) Fiorello! – Jerry Bock & Sheldon Harnick (composers) The Unsinkable Molly Brown – Meredith Willson (composer)
1962	Frank Loesser (composer/lyricist)	How to Succeed in Business Without Really Trying	Carnival – Bob Merrill Do Re Mi – Jule Styne, Betty Comden & Adolph Green (composers) Milk and Honey – Jerry Herman Wildcat – Cy Coleman & Carolyn Leigh (composers)
1963	Richard Rodgers (composer/lyricist)	No Strings	Beyond the Fringe – Dudley Moore (composer) A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum – Stephen Sondheim (composer) Oliver! – Lionel Bart (composer) Stop the World, I Want to Get Off – Leslie Bricusse, Anthony Newley (composers)
1964	Jerry Bock (composer) Sheldon Harnick (lyricist)	She Loves Me	110 in the Shade – Harvey Schmidt, Tom Jones (composers) Jennie – Arthur Schwartz, Howard Dietz (composers) Tovarich – Lee Pockriss, Anne Croswell (composers)
1965	Jule Styne (composer) Bob Merrill (lyricist)	Funny Girl	Fiddler on the Roof – Jerry Bock & Sheldon Harnick (composers) High Spirits – Hugh Martin & Timothy Gray (composers) Hello, Dolly! – Jerry Herman (composer) What Makes Sammy Run? – Ervin Drake (composer)
1966	Burton Lane (composer) Alan Jay Lerner (lyricist)	On a Clear Day You Can See Forever	Bajour – Walter Marks (composer)} Baker Street – Marian Grudeff & Raymond Jessell (composers) Do I Hear a Waltz? – Richard Rodgers & Stephen Sondheim (composers) Half a Sixpence – David Heneker (composer)
1967	Jerry Herman (composer/lyricist)	Mame	The Apple Tree – Jerry Bock & Sheldon Harnick (composers) Man of La Mancha – Mitch Leigh & Joe Darion (composers) Skyscraper – Jimmy Van Heusen & Sammy Cahn (composers) Sweet Charity – Cy Coleman & Dorothy Fields (composers)
1968	John Kander (composer) Fred Ebb (lyricist) · produced by Goddard Lieberson	Cabaret	Hallelujah, Baby! – Jule Styne, Betty Comden & Adolph Green (composers) I Do! I Do! – Harvey Schmidt & Tom Jones (composers) Walking Happy – Sammy Cahn & Jimmy Van Heusen (composers) You're a Good Man, Charlie Brown – Clark Gesner (composer)
1969	Galt MacDermot (composer) James Rado & Gerome Ragni (lyricists) · produced by Andy Wiswell	Hair	George M! – George M. Cohan (composer) The Happy Time – Fred Ebb & John Kander (composers) Jacques Brel Is Alive and Well and Living in Paris – Jacques Brel (composer) Your Own Thing – Hal Hester & Danny Apolinar (composers)
1970	Burt Bacharach (composer) Hal David (lyricist) · produced by Henry Jerome & Phil Ramone	Promises, Promises	1776 – Sherman Edwards (composer) Dames at Sea – George Haimsohn, Rubin Miller, Jim J. Wise (composers) Oh! Calcutta! – Robert Dennis, Stanley Walden, Peter Schickele (composers) Zorba – John Kander & Fred Ebb (composers)
1971	Stephen Sondheim (composer/lyricist) · produced by Thomas Z. Shepard	Company	Applause – Charles Strouse & Lee Adams (composers) Coco – Alan Jay Lerner & André Previn (composers) Joy – Oscar Brown, Jr., Jean Pace & Sivuca (composers) Purlie – Gary Geld & Peter Udell (composers)
1972	Stephen Schwartz (composer/lyricist) · produced by Stephen Schwartz	Godspell	Follies – Stephen Sondheim (composer) The Rothschilds – Jerry Bock & Sheldon Harnick (composers) Touch – Kenn Long & Jim Crozier (composers) Two by Two – Richard Rodgers & Martin Charnin (composers)
1973	Micki Grant (composer/lyricist) · produced by Jerry Ragavoy	Don't Bother Me, I Can't Cope	Ain't Supposed to Die a Natural Death – Melvin Van Peebles (composer) Grease – Warren Casey & Jim Jacobs (composers) Sugar – Jule Styne & Bob Merrill (composers) Two Gentlemen of Verona – John Guare Galt MacDermot (composers)
1974	Stephen Sondheim (composer/lyricist) · produced by Goddard Lieberson	A Little Night Music	Cyrano – Anthony Burgess & Michael J. Lewis (composers) The Man from the East – Stomu Yamashita (composer) Pippin – Stephen Schwartz (composer) Seesaw – Cy Coleman, Dorothy Fields (composers)
1975	Judd Woldin (composer) Robert Brittan (lyricist) · produced by Thomas Z. Shepard	Raisin	Let My People Come – Earl Wilson Jr. (composers); Phil Oesterman (producer) Over Here! – Richard M. Sherman & Robert B. Sherman (composers) The Magic Show – Stephen Schwartz (composer) The Rocky Horror Show – Richard O'Brien (composer)
1976	Charlie Smalls (composer/lyricist) · produced by Jerry Wexler	The Wiz	Chicago – John Kander & Fred Ebb (composer) A Chorus Line – Marvin Hamlisch (composer) A Little Night Music – Stephen Sondheim (composer) Shenandoah – Gary Geld & Peter Udell (composer)
1977	Hugo Peretti & Luigi Creatore (producers)	Bubbling Brown Sugar	My Fair Lady (20th Anniversary Production) – Alan Jay Lerner & Frederick Loewe (composers); Goddard Lieberson (producer) Pacific Overtures – Stephen Sondheim (composer); Thomas Z. Shepard (producer) Rex – Sheldon Harnick & Sheldon Harnick (composers); Thomas Z. Shepard (producer) Side by Side by Sondheim – Thomas Z. Shepard (producer)
1978	Charles Strouse (composer) Martin Charnin (lyricist) · produced by Charles Strouse & Larry Morton	Annie	Guys and Dolls – William Goldstein (producer) I Love My Wife – Cy Coleman, Michael Stewart (composers) Starting Here, Starting Now – Richard Maltby Jr., David Shire (composers) Your Arms Too Short to Box with God – Micki Grant, Alex Bradford (composers)
1979	Thomas Z. Shepard (producer)	Ain't Misbehavin'	Beatlemania – Kenny Laguna & Sandy Yaguda (producers) The Best Little Whorehouse in Texas – Carol Hall (composer); John Simon (producer) The King and I – Thomas Z. Shepard (producer) On the Twentieth Century – Cy Coleman, Betty Comden & Adolph Green (composers); Cy Coleman (producer)
1980	Stephen Sondheim (composer/lyricist) · produced by Thomas Z. Shepard	Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street	Ballroom The Grand Tour I'm Getting My Act Together and Taking It on the Road They're Playing Our Song
1981	Andrew Lloyd Webber (composer) Tim Rice (lyricist) · produced by Andrew Lloyd Webber & Tim Rice	Evita: Premier American Recording	Barnum A Day in Hollywood / A Night in the Ukraine Oklahoma! One Mo' Time
1982	Quincy Jones (producer)	Lena Horne: The Lady and Her Music	42nd Street The Pirates of Penzance Sophisticated Ladies Woman of the Year
1983	Henry Krieger (composer) Tom Eyen (lyricist) · produced by David Foster	Dreamgirls: Original Broadway Cast Album	Cats (Original London Cast Recording) Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat Merrily We Roll Along Nine
1984	Andrew Lloyd Webber (producer)	Cats: Complete Original Broadway Cast Recording	La Cage aux Folles Little Shop of Horrors On Your Toes Zorba
1985	Stephen Sondheim (composer/lyricist) · produced by Thomas Z. Shepard	Sunday in the Park with George	Doonesbury My One and Only A Stephen Sondheim Evening Sugar Babies
1986	John McClure (producer)	West Side Story	Big River: The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn Leader of the Pack The Tap Dance Kid Very Warm for May
1987	Thomas Z. Shepard (producer)	Follies in Concert	Me and My Girl The Mystery of Edwin Drood Song and Dance Sweet Charity
1988	Claude-Michel Schönberg (composer) · lyrics by Herbert Kretzmer; · produced by Alain Boublil & Claude-Michel Schönberg	Les Misérables (Original Broadway Cast Recording)	Me and My Girl My Fair Lady The Phantom of the Opera South Pacific
1989	Stephen Sondheim (composer/lyricist) · produced by Jay David Saks	Into the Woods	Anything Goes Chess Of Thee I Sing/Let 'Em Eat Cake Show Boat
1990	Jay David Saks (producer)	Jerome Robbins' Broadway	Aspects of Love Broadway the Hard Way – Frank Zappa (producer) Sarafina! Pacific Overtures
1991	David Caddick (producer)	Les Misérables: The Complete Symphonic Recording	Anything Goes Black and Blue City of Angels Gypsy
1992	Cy Coleman (composer) · lyrics by Adolph Green & Betty Comden; · produced by Cy Coleman & Mike Berniker	The Will Rogers Follies	Assassins Into the Woods Kiss Me, Kate The Music Man
1993	Jay David Saks (producer)	Guys and Dolls (The New Broadway Cast Recording)	Crazy for You Jelly's Last Jam The King and I The Secret Garden
1994	Pete Townshend (composer/lyricist) · produced by George Martin	The Who's Tommy	On the Town Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat Kiss of the Spider Woman Sondheim: A Celebration at Carnegie Hall
1995	Stephen Sondheim (composer/lyricist) · produced by Phil Ramone	Passion	Beauty and the Beast Carousel Crazy for You Sunset Boulevard
1996	Arif Mardin, Jerry Leiber & Mike Stoller (producers)	Smokey Joe's Cafe: The Songs Of Leiber And Stoller	Anyone Can Whistle: Live at Carnegie Hall Hello, Dolly! How to Succeed in Business Without Really Trying Kiss of the Spider Woman
1997	Bill Whelan (composer/lyricist) · produced by Bill Whelan	Riverdance	Bring in 'da Noise, Bring in 'da Funk A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum (1996 Broadway Cast) Rent Victor/Victoria
1998	Jay David Saks (producer)	Chicago: The Musical (1996 Broadway Revival Cast)	Jekyll and Hyde – Karl Richardson & Frank Wildhorn (producers) The Life – Cy Coleman (composer); Ira Gasman (lyricist); Mike Berniker & Cy Coleman (producers) Songs from Ragtime: The Musical (1996 Concept Album) – Stephen Flaherty (composer); Lynn Ahrens (lyricist); Jay David Saks (producer) Titanic – Maury Yeston (composer & lyricist); Tommy Krasker & Maury Yeston (producers)
1999	Mark Mancina (producer)	The Lion King	Cabaret (New Broadway Cast) – Jay David Saks (producer) Chicago: The Musical (1998 London Cast) – Thomas Z. Shepard (producer) Ragtime (1998 Original Broadway Cast) – Jay David Saks (producer) The Wizard of Oz (1998 Cast Recording) – Robert Sher (producer)
2000	John McDaniel & Stephen Ferrera (producers)	Annie Get Your Gun (The New Broadway Cast)	Footloose – Tommy Krasker & Tom Snow (producers) Fosse – Jay David Saks (producer) Hedwig and the Angry Inch (Original Cast) – Stephen Trask (composer & lyricist); Brad Wood (producer) You're a Good Man, Charlie Brown (The New Broadway Cast) – Andrew Lippa (producer)
2001	Elton John (composer) · lyrics by Tim Rice; · produced by Chris Montan, Frank Filipetti, Guy Babylon & Paul Bogaev; · engineered/mixed by Frank Filipetti	Elton John and Tim Rice's Aida	Kiss Me, Kate (New Broadway Cast) – Hugh Fordin, Paul Gemignani & Don Sebesky (producers) The Music Man (New Broadway Cast) – Hugh Fordin (producer) Swing! – Steven Epstein (producer) The Wild Party – Michael John LaChiusa (composer & lyricist); Phil Ramone (producer)
2002	Mel Brooks (composer/lyricist) · produced by Hugh Fordin; · engineered/mixed by Cynthia Daniels	The Producers	The Full Monty: The Broadway Musical – David Yazbek (composer & lyricist); Billy Straus, David Yazbek & Ted Sperling (producers) Mamma Mia! The Musical – Benny Andersson & Björn Ulvaeus (composers & lyricists); Nicholas Gilpin & Martin Koch (producers) Seussical – Stephen Flaherty (composer); Lynn Aherns & Dr. Seuss (lyricists); Phil Ramone (producers) Sweeney Todd: Live at the New York Philharmonic – Stephen Sondheim (composer & lyricist); Tommy Krasker & Lawrence L. Rock (producers)
2003	Marc Shaiman (composer) · lyrics by Marc Shaiman & Scott Wittman; · produced by Marc Shaiman; · engineered/mixed by Pete Karam	Hairspray	Elaine Stritch at Liberty – Hugh Fordin (producer) Guys and Dolls (50th Anniversary Cast) – Hugh Fordin (producer) Into the Woods (2002 Broadway Revival Cast) – Steven Epstein (producer) Thoroughly Modern Millie – Jeanine Tesori (composer); Dick Scanlan (lyricist); Jay David Saks (producer)
2004	Jay David Saks (producer) · engineered/mixed by Ken Hahn, Todd Whitelock & Tom Lazarus	Gypsy: A Musical Fable	Flower Drum Song Man of La Mancha Movin' Out Nine
2005	Stephen Schwartz (composer.lyricist) · produced by Stephen Schwartz; · engineered/mixed by Frank Filipetti	Wicked	Assassins Avenue Q: The Musical The Boy from Oz Wonderful Town
2006	Eric Idle & John Du Prez (composers) · lyrics by Eric Idle; · produced by Eric Idle & John Du Prez; · engineered/mixed by Frank Filipetti	Monty Python's Spamalot	Dirty Rotten Scoundrels Hair The Light In The Piazza The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee
2007	Bob Gaudio (producer); · engineered/mixed by Pete Karam	Jersey Boys	The Color Purple The Drowsy Chaperone The Pajama Game Sweeney Todd
2008	Duncan Sheik (composer) · lyrics by Steven Sater; · produced by Duncan Sheik; · engineered/mixed by Michael Tudor	Spring Awakening	A Chorus Line Company Grey Gardens West Side Story
2009	Lin-Manuel Miranda (composer/lyricist) · produced by Alex Lacamoire, Andres Levin, Bill Sherman, Joel W. Moss, Kurt Deutsch & Lin-Manuel Miranda; · engineered/mixed by Joel W. Moss & Tim Latham	In the Heights	Gypsy The Little Mermaid South Pacific Young Frankenstein: The Musical
2010	David Caddick & David Lai (producer) · engineered/mixed by Todd Whitelock	West Side Story (New Broadway Cast Recording)	Ain't Misbehavin' Hair 9 To 5: The Musical Shrek The Musical
2011	Billie Joe Armstrong (producer) · engineered/mixed by Chris Dugan & Chris Lord-Alge	American Idiot (featuring Green Day)	Fela! – Robert Sher (producer) A Little Night Music – Tommy Krasker (producer) Promises, Promises – David Caddick & David Lai (producers) Sondheim on Sondheim – Philip Chaffin & Tommy Krasker (producers)
2012	Andrew Rannells & Josh Gad (artists) · music & lyrics by Matt Stone, Robert Lopez & Trey Parker; · produced by Anne Garefino, Matt Stone, Robert Lopez, Scott Rudin, Stephen Oremus & Trey Parker; · engineered/mixed by Frank Filipetti	The Book of Mormon	Anything Goes (New Broadway Cast Recording) – Sutton Foster & Joel Grey (principal soloists); Rob Fisher, James Lowe & Joel Moss (producers) How to Succeed in Business Without Really Trying (2011 Broadway Cast) – John Larroquette & Daniel Radcliffe (principal soloists); Robert Sher (producer)
2013	Steve Kazee & Cristin Milioti (principal soloists) · produced by Steven Epstein & Martin Lowe; · engineered/mixed by Richard King	Once: A New Musical	Follies – Danny Burstein, Jan Maxwell, Elaine Paige, Bernadette Peters & Ron Raines (principal soloists); Philip Chaffin & Tommy Krasker (producers) The Gershwins' Porgy & Bess – David Alan Grier, Norm Lewis & Audra McDonald (principal soloists); Tommy Krasker (producer) Newsies – Jeremy Jordan & Kara Lindsay (principal soloists); Frank Filipetti, Michael Kosarin, Alan Menken & Chris Montan (producers) Nice Work If You Can Get It – Matthew Broderick & Kelli O'Hara (principal soloists); David Chase, Bill Elliott & Robert Sher (producers)
2014	Billy Porter & Stark Sands (principal soloists) · music & lyrics by Cyndi Lauper; · produced by Sammy James, Jr., Cyndi Lauper, Stephen Oremus & William Wittman; · engineered/mixed by Derik Lee & William Wittman	Kinky Boots	Matilda: The Musical – 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) Motown: The Musical – Brandon Victor Dixon & Valisia Lakae (principal soloists); Frank Filipetti & Ethan Popp (producers)
2015	Jessie Mueller (principal soloist) · produced by Jason Howland, Steve Sidwell & Billy Jay Stein	Beautiful: The Carole King Musical	Aladdin – James Monroe Iglehart, Adam Jacobs & Courtney Reed (principal soloists); Frank Filipetti, Michael Kosarin, Alan Menken & Chris Montan (producers) A Gentleman's Guide to Love & Murder – Jefferson Mays & Bryce Pinkham (principal soloists); Kurt Deutsch & Joel W. Moss, (producers); Steven Lutvak (composer/lyricist); Robert L. Freedman (lyricist) Hedwig and the Angry Inch – Lena Hall & Neil Patrick Harris (principal soloists); Justin Craig, Tim O'Heir & Stephen Trask (producers) West Side Story – Cheyenne Jackson & Alexandra Silber (principal soloists); Michael Tilson Thomas & Jack Vad (producers)
2016	Daveed Diggs, Renée Elise Goldsberry, Jonathan Groff, Christopher Jackson, Jasmine Cephas Jones, Lin-Manuel Miranda, Leslie Odom Jr., Okieriete Onaodowan, Anthony Ramos & Phillipa Soo (principal soloists) · music & lyrics by Lin-Manuel Miranda · produced by Alex Lacamoire, Lin-Manuel Miranda, Bill Sherman, Ahmir Thompson & Tarik Trotter	Hamilton	An American in Paris – Leanne Cope, Max von Essen, Robert Fairchild, Jill Paice & Brandon Uranowitz (principal soloists); Rob Fisher & Scott Lehrer (producers) Fun Home – Michael Cerveris, Judy Kuhn, Sydney Lucas, Beth Malone & Emily Skeggs (principal soloists); Philip Chaffin & Tommy Krasker (producers) The King and I – Ruthie Ann Miles, Kelli O'Hara, Ashley Park, Conrad Ricamora & Ken Watanabe (principal soloists); David Lai & Ted Sperling (producers) Something Rotten! – 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)
2017	Danielle Brooks, Cynthia Erivo & Jennifer Hudson (principal soloists) · produced by Stephen Bray, Van Dean, Frank Filipetti, Roy Furman, Scott Sanders & Jhett Tolentino	The Color Purple (2015 Broadway Cast)	Bright Star (Original Broadway Cast) – Carmen Cusack (principal soloist); Jay Alix, Peter Asher & Una Jackman (producers); Steve Martin (composer); Edie Brickell (composer & lyricist) Fiddler on the Roof (2016 Broadway Cast) – Danny Burstein (principal soloist); Louise Gund, David Lai & Ted Sperling (producers) Kinky Boots (Original West End Cast) – Killian Donnelly & Matt Henry (principal soloists); Sammy James, Jr., Cyndi Lauper, Stephen Oremus & William Wittman (producers) Waitress (Original Broadway Cast) – Jessie Mueller (principal soloist); Neal Avron, Sara Bareilles & Nadia DiGiallonardo (producers); Sara Bareilles (composer & lyricist)
2018	Laura Dreyfuss, Mike Faist, Rachel Bay Jones, Kristolyn Lloyd, Michael Park, Ben Platt, Will Roland & Jennifer Laura Thompson (principal soloists) · music & lyrics by Benj Pasek & Justin Paul · produced by Pete Ganbarg, Alex Lacamoire, Stacey Mindich, Benj Pasek and Justin Paul	Dear Evan Hansen (Original Broadway Cast)	Come from Away (Original Broadway Cast) – Ian Eisendrath, August Eriksmoen, David Hein, David Lai & Irene Sankoff, (producers); David Hein & Irene Sankoff (composers/lyricists) Hello, Dolly! (2017 Broadway Cast) – Bette Midler (principal soloist); Steven Epstein (producer)
2019	Etai Benson, Adam Kantor, Katrina Lenk & Ari'el Stachel (principal soloists) · music & lyrics by David Yazbek · produced by Dean Sharenow and David Yazbek	The Band's Visit (Original Broadway Cast)	Carousel (2018 Broadway Cast) – Renée Fleming, Alexander Gemignani, Joshua Henry, Lindsay Mendez & Jessie Mueller (principal soloists); Steven Epstein (producer) Jesus Christ Superstar Live in Concert (Original Soundtrack of the NBC Television Event) – 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) My Fair Lady (2018 Broadway Cast) – Lauren Ambrose, Norbert Leo Butz & Harry Hadden-Paton (principal soloists); André Bishop, Van Dean, Hattie K. Jutagir, David Lai, Adam Siegel & Ted Sperling (producers) Once on This Island (2017 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)
2020	Reeve Carney, André De Shields, Amber Gray, Eva Noblezada & Patrick Page (principal soloists) · music & lyrics by Anaïs Mitchell · produced by Mara Isaacs, David Lai, Anaïs Mitchell & Todd Sickafoose	Hadestown (Original Broadway Cast)	Ain't Too Proud: The Life And Times Of The Temptations (Original Broadway Cast) – Saint Aubyn, Derrick Baskin, James Harkness, Jawan M. Jackson, Jeremy Pope & Ephraim Sykes (principal soloists); Scott M. Riesett (producer) Moulin Rouge! The Musical (Original Broadway Cast) – Danny Burstein, Tam Mutu, Sahr Ngaujah, Karen Olivo & Aaron Tveit (principal soloists); Justin Levine, Baz Luhrmann, Matt Stine & Alex Timbers (producers) The Music Of Harry Potter And The Cursed Child - In Four Contemporary Suites – Imogen Heap (producer/composer) Oklahoma! (2019 Broadway Cast) – Damon Daunno, Rebecca Naomi Jones, Ali Stroker, Mary Testa & Patrick Vaill (principal soloists); Daniel Kluger & Dean Sharenow (producers)
2021	Kathryn Gallagher, Celia Rose Gooding, Lauren Patten & Elizabeth Stanley (principal soloists) · lyricists: Glen Ballard and Alanis Morissette · produced by Neal Avron, Pete Ganbarg, Tom Kitt, Michael Parker, Craig Rossen & Vivek J. Tiwary	Jagged Little Pill (Original Broadway Cast)	Amélie (Original London 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) American Utopia on Broadway – David Byrne (principal soloist/producer/composer/lyricist) Little Shop of Horrors (The New Off-Broadway Cast) – Tammy Blanchard, Jonathan Groff & Tom Alan Robbins (principal soloists); Will Van Dyke, Michael Mayer, Alan Menken & Frank Wolf (producers) The Prince of Egypt (Original Cast) – Christine Allado, Luke Brady, Alexia Khadime & Liam Tamne (principal soloists); Dominick Amendum & Stephen Schwartz (producers); Stephen Schwartz (composer/lyricist) Soft Power (Original Cast) – Francis Jue, Austin Ku, Alyse Alan Louis & Conrad Ricamora (principal soloists); Matt Stine (producer); David Henry Hwang (lyricist); Jeanine Tesori (composer/lyricist)
2022	Emily Bear (producer); Abigail Barlow & Emily Bear (composer/lyricists)	The Unofficial Bridgerton Musical	Andrew Lloyd Webber's Cinderella (Original Album Cast) – 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) Burt Bacharach and Steven Sater's Some Lovers (World Premier Cast) – Burt Bacharach, Michael Croiter, Ben Hartman, Cody Lassen & Steven Sater (producers); Burt Bacharach (composer); Steven Sater, lyricist Girl from the North Country (Original Broadway Cast) – Simon Hale, Conor McPherson & Dean Sharenow (producers) Les Misérables: The Staged Concert (The Sensational 2020 Live Recording) – Michael Ball, Alfie Boe, Carrie Hope Fletcher & Matt Lucas (principal soloists); Cameron Mackintosh, Lee McCutcheon & Stephen Metcalfe (producers) Stephen Schwartz's Snapshots (World Premier Cast) – Daniel Levine, Michael J. Moritz Jr., Bryan Perri & Stephen Schwartz (producers); Stephen Schwartz (composer and lyricist)
2023	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)	Mr. Saturday Night (Original Broadway Cast) – 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) Caroline, or Change (New 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) MJ the Musical (Original Broadway Cast) – Myles Frost & Tavon Olds-Sample (principal vocalists); David Holcenberg, Derik Lee & Jason Michael Webb (producers) Six: Live on Opening Night (Original Broadway Cast) – Joe Beighton, Tom Curran, Sam Featherstone, Paul Gatehouse, Toby Marlow & Lucy Moss (producers); Toby Marlow & Lucy Moss (composers/lyricists) A Strange Loop (Original Broadway Cast) – Jaquel Spivey (principal vocalist); Michael Croiter, Michael R. Jackson, Charlie Rosen & Rona Siddiqui (producers); Michael R. Jackson (composer/lyricist)
2024	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)	Kimberly Akimbo (Original Broadway Cast) – Victoria Clark (principal vocalist); John Clancy, David Stone, & Jeanine Tesori (producers); Jeanine Tesori (composer); David Lindsay-Abaire (lyricist) Parade (2023 Broadway Cast) – Micaela Diamond, Alex Joseph Grayson, Jake Pedersen & Ben Platt (principal vocalists); Jason Robert Brown & Jeffrey Lesser (producers); Jason Robert Brown (composer & lyricist) Shucked (Original 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) Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street (2023 Broadway Cast) – Annaleigh Ashford & Josh Groban (principal vocalists); Thomas Kail & Alex Lacamoire (producers)
2025	Pending	Pending	Hell's Kitchen (Original Broadway Cast) – Shoshana Bean, Brandon Victor Dixon, Kecia Lewis & Maleah Joi Moon (principal vocalists); Adam Blackstone, Alicia Keys & Tom Kitt (producers) Merrily We Roll Along (New Broadway Cast) – Jonathan Groff, Lindsay Mendez & Daniel Radcliffe (principal vocalists); David Caddick, Joel Fram, Maria Friedman & David Lai (producers) The Notebook (Original Broadway Cast) – John Clancy, Carmel Dean, Kurt Deutsch, Derik Lee, Kevin McCollum & Ingrid Michaelson (producers); Ingrid Michaelson (composer/lyricist) The Outsiders (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) Suffs (Original Broadway Cast) – Andrea Grody, Dean Sharenow & Shaina Taub (producers); Shaina Taub (composer & lyricist) The Wiz (2024 Broadway Cast Recording) – Wayne Brady, Deborah Cox, Nichelle Lewis & Avery Wilson (principal vocalists); Joseph Joubert, Allen René Louis & Lawrence Manchester (producers)

Shows with multiple wins and nominations

Shows with multiple wins

2 wins:

Shows with multiple nominations

4 nominations

Gypsy
West Side Story
Into the Woods
Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street

3 nominations:

2 nominations:

Ain't Misbehavin'
Assassins
Carousel
Cabaret
Cats
A Chorus Line
Company
Crazy for You
The Color Purple
Fiddler on the Roof
Flower Drum Song
A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum
Hedwig and the Angry Inch
How to Succeed in Business Without Really Trying
Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat
Kiss of the Spider Woman
Kiss Me, Kate
Kinky Boots
Little Shop of Horrors
Man of La Mancha
Me and My Girl
Merrily We Roll Along
Nine
Oklahoma!
Pacific Overtures
Promises, Promises
Ragtime
South Pacific
Sweet Charity
The Wiz
You're a Good Man, Charlie Brown
Zorba

Individuals with multiple wins and nominations

Individuals with multiple wins

6 wins:

5 wins:

3 wins:

2 wins:

Individuals with multiple nominations

11 nominations

Stephen Sondheim

10 nominations

Jay David Saks

8 nominations

David Lai
Frank Filipetti
Tommy Krasker

7 nominations

Thomas Z. Shepard

6 nominations

Cy Coleman

5 nominations

4 nominations

3 nominations

2 nominations

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Official Site of the Grammy Awards

v t e Grammy Award for Best Musical Theater Album
The Music Man (1958) Gypsy / Redhead (1959) The Sound of Music (1960) How to Succeed in Business Without Really Trying (1961) No Strings (1962) She Loves Me (1963) Funny Girl (1964) On a Clear Day You Can See Forever (1965) Mame (1966) Cabaret (1967) Hair (1968) Promises, Promises (1969) Company (1970) Godspell (1971) Don't Bother Me, I Can't Cope (1972) A Little Night Music (1973) Raisin (1974) The Wiz (1975) Bubbling Brown Sugar (1976) Annie (1977) Ain't Misbehavin' (1978) Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street (1979) Evita: Premier American Recording (1980) Lena Horne: The Lady and Her Music (1981) Dreamgirls: Original Broadway Cast Album (1982) Cats: Complete Original Broadway Cast Recording (1983) Sunday in the Park with George (1984) West Side Story (1985) Follies in Concert (1986) Les Misérables (1987) Into the Woods (1988) Jerome Robbins' Broadway (1989) Les Misérables: The Complete Symphonic Recording (1990) The Will Rogers Follies (1991) Guys and Dolls (1992) The Who's Tommy (1993) Passion (1994) Smokey Joe's Cafe: The Songs of Leiber and Stoller (1995) Riverdance (1996) Chicago: The Musical (1997) The Lion King (1998) Annie Get Your Gun (1999) Elton John and Tim Rice's Aida (2000) The Producers (2001) Hairspray (2002) Gypsy: A Musical Fable (2003) Wicked (2004) Monty Python's Spamalot (2005) Jersey Boys (2006) Spring Awakening (2007) In the Heights (2008) West Side Story (2009) American Idiot (featuring Green Day) (2010) The Book of Mormon (2011) Once: A New Musical (2012) Kinky Boots (2013) Beautiful: The Carole King Musical (2014) Hamilton (2015) The Color Purple (2016) Dear Evan Hansen (2017) The Band's Visit (2018) Hadestown (2019) Jagged Little Pill (2020) The Unofficial Bridgerton Musical (2021) Into the Woods (2022) Some Like It Hot (2023)

Grammy Award for Best Musical Theater Album

The Music Man (1958)
Gypsy / Redhead (1959)
The Sound of Music (1960)
How to Succeed in Business Without Really Trying (1961)
No Strings (1962)
She Loves Me (1963)
Funny Girl (1964)
On a Clear Day You Can See Forever (1965)
Mame (1966)
Cabaret (1967)
Hair (1968)
Promises, Promises (1969)
Company (1970)
Godspell (1971)
Don't Bother Me, I Can't Cope (1972)
A Little Night Music (1973)
Raisin (1974)
The Wiz (1975)
Bubbling Brown Sugar (1976)
Annie (1977)
Ain't Misbehavin' (1978)
Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street (1979)
Evita: Premier American Recording (1980)
Lena Horne: The Lady and Her Music (1981)
Dreamgirls: Original Broadway Cast Album (1982)
Cats: Complete Original Broadway Cast Recording (1983)
Sunday in the Park with George (1984)
West Side Story (1985)
Follies in Concert (1986)
Les Misérables (1987)
Into the Woods (1988)
Jerome Robbins' Broadway (1989)
Les Misérables: The Complete Symphonic Recording (1990)
The Will Rogers Follies (1991)
Guys and Dolls (1992)
The Who's Tommy (1993)
Passion (1994)
Smokey Joe's Cafe: The Songs of Leiber and Stoller (1995)
Riverdance (1996)
Chicago: The Musical (1997)
The Lion King (1998)
Annie Get Your Gun (1999)
Elton John and Tim Rice's Aida (2000)
The Producers (2001)
Hairspray (2002)
Gypsy: A Musical Fable (2003)
Wicked (2004)
Monty Python's Spamalot (2005)
Jersey Boys (2006)
Spring Awakening (2007)
In the Heights (2008)
West Side Story (2009)
American Idiot (featuring Green Day) (2010)
The Book of Mormon (2011)
Once: A New Musical (2012)
Kinky Boots (2013)
Beautiful: The Carole King Musical (2014)
Hamilton (2015)
The Color Purple (2016)
Dear Evan Hansen (2017)
The Band's Visit (2018)
Hadestown (2019)
Jagged Little Pill (2020)
The Unofficial Bridgerton Musical (2021)
Into the Woods (2022)
Some Like It Hot (2023)

v t e Grammy Award categories
General	Album of the Year Record of the Year Song of the Year Best New Artist Producer of the Year Songwriter of the Year
Children's, Comedy, Audio Book Narration & Storytelling, Visual Media & Music Video/Film	Best Children's Album Best Comedy Album Best Audio Book, Narration & Storytelling Recording Best Compilation Soundtrack for Visual Media Best Score Soundtrack Album for Visual Media Best Score Soundtrack for Video Games and Other Interactive Media Best Song Written for Visual Media Best Music Video Best Music Film
Classical	Best Orchestral Performance Best Opera Recording Best Choral Performance Best Chamber Music/Small Ensemble Performance Best Classical Instrumental Solo Best Classical Vocal Solo Best Classical Compendium Best Contemporary Classical Composition
Country & American Roots	Best Country Album Best Country Song Best Country Solo Performance Best Country Duo/Group Performance Best Americana Album Best American Roots Song Best Americana Performance Best American Roots Performance Best Bluegrass Album Best Folk Album Best Traditional Blues Album Best Contemporary Blues Album Best Regional Roots Music Album
Gospel & Contemporary Christian	Best Gospel Album Best Contemporary Christian Music Album Best Roots Gospel Album Best Gospel Performance/Song Best Contemporary Christian Music Performance/Song
Jazz, Traditional Pop, Contemporary Instrumental & Musical Theater	Best Jazz Vocal Album Best Alternative Jazz Album Best Latin Jazz Album Best Large Jazz Ensemble Album Best Jazz Instrumental Album Best Contemporary Instrumental Album Best Jazz Performance Best Traditional Pop Vocal Album Best Musical Theater Album
Latin, Global, African, Reggae & New Age, Ambient or Chant	Best Latin Pop Album Best Latin Rock or Alternative Album Best Tropical Latin Album Best Música Urbana Album Best Música Mexicana Album (including Tejano) Best Reggae Album Best Global Music Album Best New Age, Ambient or Chant Album Best Global Music Performance Best African Music Performance
Package, Notes & Historical	Best Historical Album Best Album Notes Best Recording Package Best Boxed or Special Limited Edition Package
Pop & Dance/Electronic	Best Pop Vocal Album Best Dance/Electronic Album Best Pop Solo Performance Best Pop Duo/Group Performance Best Dance/Electronic Recording Best Dance Pop Recording Best Remixed Recording, Non-Classical
Production, Engineering, Composition & Arrangement	Producer of the Year, Classical Best Immersive Audio Album Best Instrumental Composition Best Engineered Album, Classical Best Engineered Album, Non-Classical Best Arrangement, Instrumental or A Cappella Best Arrangement, Instrumental and Vocals
R&B, Rap and Spoken Word Poetry	Best R&B Album Best Progressive R&B Album Best Rap Album Best Spoken Word Poetry Album Best R&B Performance Best Traditional R&B Performance Best Rap Performance Best Melodic Rap Performance Best R&B Song Best Rap Song
Rock, Metal & Alternative	Best Rock Album Best Rock Song Best Rock Performance Best Metal Performance Best Alternative Music Album Best Alternative Music Performance
Special Awards	Lifetime Achievement Award Trustees Award Legend Award Grammy Hall of Fame MusiCares Person of the Year

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