From "Kiss Me Kate" in 1949 to "Suffs" in 2024, the Tony Awards have awarded excellence in musical theatre throughout the years. The Tony for Best Book of a Musical is awarded to the librettist of the musical - the person who writes the dialogue which is not sung. There were gaps in the 50's, 60's, and 1989 when the award was not given.
2024 (77th) |
Shaina Taub![]() Suffs Other Nominees: Kristoffer Diaz (Hell's Kitchen); Bekah Brunstetter (The Notebook); Justin Levine and Adam Rapp (The Outsiders); Rick Elice (Water for Elephants) |
2023 (76th) |
David Lindsay-Abaire![]() Kimberly Akimbo Other Nominees: David West Read (& Juliet); David Thompson & Sharon Washington (New York, New York); Robert Horn (Shucked); Matthew Lopez & Amber Ruffin (Some Like It Hot) |
2022 (75th) |
Michael R. Jackson![]() A Strange Loop Other Nominees: Conor McPherson (Girl From The North Country); Lynn Nottage (MJ); Billy Crystal, Lowell Ganz, Babaloo Mandel (Mr. Saturday Night); Christina Anderson, Craig Lucas, Larry Kirwan (Paradise Square) |
2021 (74th) |
Diablo Cody![]() Jagged Little Pill Other Nominees: John Logan (Moulin Rouge!); Katori Hall, Frank Ketelaar, Kees Prins (Tina) |
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2019 | Tootsie | Robert Horn | ![]() |
2018 | The Band's Visit | Itamar Moses | ![]() |
2017 | Dear Evan Hansen | Steven Levenson | ![]() |
2016 | Hamilton | Lin-Manuel Miranda | ![]() |
2015 | Fun Home | Lisa Kron | ![]() |
2014 | A Gentleman's Guide to Love and Murder | Robert L. Freedman | ![]() |
2013 | Matilda The Musical | Dennis Kelly | ![]() |
2012 | Once | Enda Walsh | ![]() |
2011 | The Book Of Mormon | Trey Parker, Robert Lopez and Matt Stone | ![]() |
2010 | Memphis | Joe DiPietro | ![]() |
2009 | Billy Elliot The Musical | Lee Hall | ![]() |
2008 | Passing Strange | Stew | ![]() |
2007 | Spring Awakening | Steven Sater | ![]() |
2006 | The Drowsy Chaperone | Bob Martin & Don McKellar | ![]() |
2005 | The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee | Rachel Sheinkin | ![]() |
2004 | Avenue Q | Jeff Whitty | ![]() |
2003 | Hairspray | Mark O'Donnell & Thomas Meehan | ![]() |
2002 | Urinetown The Musical | Greg Kotis | ![]() |
2001 | The Producers | Mel Brooks & Thomas Meehan | ![]() |
2000 | James Joyce's The Dead | Richard Nelson | ![]() |
1999 | Parade | Alfred Uhry | ![]() |
1998 | Ragtime | Terrence McNally | ![]() |
1997 | Titanic | Peter Stone | ![]() |
1996 | Rent | Jonathan Larson | ![]() |
1995 | Sunset Boulevard | Don Black & Christopher Hampton | ![]() |
1994 | Passion | James Lapine | ![]() |
1993 | Kiss Of The Spider Woman | Terrence McNally | ![]() |
1992 | Falsettos | William Finn & James Lapine | ![]() |
1991 | The Secret Garden | Marsha Norman | ![]() |
1990 | City Of Angels | Larry Gelbart | ![]() |
1989 | NO AWARD | ||
1988 | Into The Woods | James Lapine | ![]() |
1987 | Les Miserables | Alain Boublil & Claude-Michel Schönberg | ![]() |
1986 | The Mystery Of Edwin Drood | Rupert Holmes | ![]() |
1985 | Big River | William Hauptman | ![]() |
1984 | La Cage aux Folles | Harvey Fierstein | ![]() |
1983 | Cats | T.S. Eliot | ![]() |
1982 | Dreamgirls | Tom Eyen | ![]() |
1981 | Woman Of The Year | Peter Stone | ![]() |
1980 | Evita | Tim Rice | ![]() |
1979 | Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber Of Fleet Street | Hugh Wheeler | ![]() |
1978 | On The Twentieth Century | Betty Comden & Adolph Green | ![]() |
1977 | Annie | Thomas Meehan | ![]() |
1976 | A Chorus Line | James Kirkwood Jr & Nicholas Dante | ![]() |
1975 | Shenandoah | James Lee Barrett, Peter Udell and Philip Rose | ![]() |
1974 | Candide | Hugh Wheeler | ![]() |
1973 | A Little Night Music | Hugh Wheeler | ![]() |
1972 | Two Gentlemen Of Verona | John Guare & Mel Shapiro | ![]() |
1971 | Company | George Furth | ![]() |
1965 | Fiddler On The Roof | Joseph Stein | ![]() |
1964 | Hello, Dolly! | Michael Stewart | ![]() |
1963 | A Funny Thing Happened On The Way To The Forum | Burt Shevelove | ![]() |
1962 | How To Succeed In Business Without Really Trying | Abe Burrows, Jack Weinstock & Willie Gilbert | ![]() |
1950 | South Pacific | Oscar Hammerstein II & Joshua Logan | ![]() |
1949 | Kiss Me, Kate | Bella & Samuel Spewack | ![]() |