Le Tony Award de la meilleure comédie musicale est un prix décerné annuellement à la meilleure nouvelle comédie musicale jouée à Broadway. Ce prix est l'un des plus anciens de la cérémonie des Tony Awards et est décerné chaque année depuis 1949. Le prix est décerné au(x) metteur(s) en scène de la comédie musicale. Une comédie musicale est éligible au Tony Award de la meilleure comédie musicale si elle n'a pas été produite auparavant à Broadway et si elle n'appartient pas au répertoire historique ou populaire, auquel cas la comédie musicale peut être éligible au Tony Award de la meilleure reprise d'une comédie musicaleStaff (undated). "Rules & Voting". tonyawards.com. Retrieved September 13, 2013..
Cet article contient une liste des comédies musicales récompensées et nommées au Tony Award de la meilleure comédie musicale par ordre chronologique.
Palmarès
Les comédies musicales inscrites en bleu sont les comédies musicales gagnantes de l'année indiquée. Les comédies musicales en gras indiquent que la comédie musicale a gagné le Prix Pulitzer de l'œuvre théâtrale. Les comédies musicales marquées d'un astérisque indiquent que la comédie musicale a été nommée au Prix Pulitzer de l'œuvre théâtrale.
Années 1940 AnnéeComédie musicaleLivretMusiqueParoles1949Kiss Me, KateBella & Samuel SpewackCole Porter
Années 1950 AnnéeComédie musicaleLivretMusiqueParoles1950South PacificOscar Hammerstein II, Joshua LoganRichard RodgersOscar Hammerstein II1951Guys and DollsAbe Burrows, Jo SwerlingFrank Loesser1952Le Roi et moiOscar Hammerstein IIRichard RodgersOscar Hammerstein II1953Wonderful TownJerome Chodorov, Joseph FieldsLeonard BernsteinBetty Comden, Adolph Green1954KismetLuther Davis, Charles LedererAlexander BorodinChet Forrest, Bob Wright1955The Pajama GameGeorge Abbott, Richard Pike BissellRichard Adler, Jerry Ross1956Damn YankeesGeorge Abbott, Douglas WallopRichard AdlerJerry RossPipe DreamOscar Hammerstein IIRichard RodgersOscar Hammerstein II1957My Fair LadyAlan Jay LernerFrederick LoeweAlan Jay LernerBells Are RingingBetty Comden, Adolph GreenJule StyneBetty Comden, Adolph GreenCandideLillian HellmanLeonard BernsteinRichard WilburThe Most Happy FellaFrank Loesser1958The Music ManFranklin Lacey, Meredith Wilson Meredith WilsonWest Side StoryArthur LaurentsLeonard BernsteinStephen SondheimNew Girl In TownGeorge AbbottBob MerrillOh, Captain!José Ferrer, Al MorganRay Evans, Jay LivingstonJamaicaYip Harburg, Fred SaidyHarold ArlenYip Harburg1959RedheadDorothy Fields, Herbert Fields, David Shaw, Sidney SheldonAlbert HagueDorothy FieldsAu rythme des tambours fleurisOscar Hammerstein II, Joseph FieldsRichard RodgersOscar Hammerstein IILa Plume de Ma TanteRobert DhéryGérard CalviRoss Parker
Années 1960 AnnéeComédie musicaleLivretMusiqueParoles1960La Mélodie du bonheurRussel Crouse, Howard LindsayRichard RodgersOscar Hammerstein IIFiorello!George Abbott, Jerome WeidmanJerry BockSheldon HarnickGypsyArthur LaurentsJule StyneStephen SondheimOnce Upon a MattressMarshall Barer, Dean Fuller, Jay ThompsonMary RodgersMarshall BarerTake Me AlongBob Russell, Joseph SteinBob Merrill1961Bye Bye BirdieMichael StewartCharles StrouseLee AdamsDo Re MiGarson KaninJule StyneBetty Comden, Adolph GreenIrma La DouceAlexandre Breffort, David Heneker, Julian More, Monty NormanMarguerite MonnotAlexandre Breffort, David Heneker, Julian More, Monty Norman1962How to Succeed in Business Without Really TryingAbe Burrows, Willie Gilbert, Jack WeinstockFrank LoesserCarnival!Helen Deutsch, Michael StewartBob MerrillMilk and HoneyDon AppellJerry HermanNo StringsSamuel A. TaylorRichard Rodgers1963Le Forum en folieLarry Gelbart, Burt SheveloveStephen SondheimLittle MeNeil SimonCy ColemanCarolyn LeighOliver!Lionel BartStop The World — I Want to Get OffLeslie Bricusse, Anthony Newley1964Hello, Dolly!Michael StewartJerry HermanFunny GirlIsobel LennartJule StyneBob MerrillHigh SpiritsTimothy Gray, Hugh MartinShe Loves MeJoe MasteroffJerry BockSheldon Harnick1965Un violon sur le toitJoseph SteinJerry BockSheldon HarnickGolden BoyWilliam Gibson, Clifford OdetsCharles StrouseLee AdamsHalf a SixpenceBeverley CrossDavid HenekerAh Dieu ! que la guerre est jolieJoan LittlewoodChansons traditionnelles1966L'Homme de la ManchaDale WassermanMitch LeighJoe DarionMameJerome Lawrence, Robert E. LeeJerry HermanSkyscraperPeter StoneJimmy Van HeusenSammy CahnSweet CharityNeil SimonCy ColemanDorothy Fields1967CabaretJoe MasteroffJohn KanderFred EbbI Do! I Do!Tom JonesHarvey SchmidtTom JonesThe Apple TreeJerry Bock, Sheldon HarnickJerry BockSheldon HarnickWalking HappyKetti Frings, Roger O. HirsonJimmy Van HeusenSammy Cahn1968Hallelujah, Baby!Arthur Laurents Jule StyneBetty Comden, Adolph GreenThe Happy TimeN. Richard NashJohn KanderFred EbbHow Nom, Dow JonesMax ShulmanElmer BernsteinCarolyn LeighIllya DarlingJules DassinMános HadjidákisJoe Darion19691776Peter StoneSherman EdwardsHairJames Rado, Gerome RagniGalt MacDermotJames RadoPromises, PromisesNeil SimonBurt BacharachHal DavidZorbaJoseph SteinJohn KanderFred Ebb
Années 1970 {| class="wikitable" style="width:100%; text-align:center;" ! style="width:11%;" |Année ! style="width:24%;" |Comédie musicale ! style="width:22%;" |Livret ! style="width:22%;" |Musique ! style="width:22%;" |Paroles |- | rowspan="3" |1970 | style="background:#B0C4DE" |Applause | style="background:#B0C4DE" |Betty Comden, Adolph Green | style="background:#B0C4DE" |Charles Strouse | style="background:#B0C4DE" |Lee Adams |- |Coco |Alan Jay Lerner |André Previn |Alan Jay Lerner |- |Purlie |Ossie Davis, Philip Rose, Peter Udell |Gary Geld |Peter Udell |- | rowspan="3" |1971 | style="background:#B0C4DE" |Company | style="background:#B0C4DE" |George Furth | colspan="2" style="background:#B0C4DE" |Stephen Sondheim |- |The Me Nobody Knows |Stephen M. Joseph, Robert H. Livingston, Herb Schapiro |Gary William Friedman |Will Holt |- |The Rothschilds |Sherman Yellen |Jerry Bock |Sheldon Harnick |- | rowspan="4" |1972 | style="background:#B0C4DE" |Les Deux Gentilshommes de Vérone | style="background:#B0C4DE" |John Guare, Mel Shapiro | style="background:#B0C4DE" |Galt MacDermot | style="background:#B0C4DE" |John Guare |- |Ain't Supposed to Die a Natural Death | colspan="3" |Melvin Van Peebles |- |Follies |James Goldman | colspan="2" |Stephen Sondheim |- |Grease | colspan="3" |Warren Casey, Jim Jacobs |- | rowspan="4" |1973 | style="background:#B0C4DE" |A Little Night Music | style="background:#B0C4DE" |Hugh Wheeler | colspan="2" style="background:#B0C4DE" |Stephen Sondheim |- |Don't Bother Me, I Can't Cope | colspan="3" |Micki Grant |- |Pippin |Bob Fosse, Roger O. Hirson | colspan="2" |Stephen Schwartz |- |Sugar |Peter Stone |Jule Styne |Bob Merrill |- | rowspan="3" |1974 | style="background:#B0C4DE" |Raisin | style="background:#B0C4DE" |Robert Nemiroff, Charlotte Zaltzberg | style="background:#B0C4DE" |Judd Woldin | style="background:#B0C4DE" |Robert Brittan |- |Over Here! |Will Holt | colspan="2" |Frères Sherman |- |Seesaw |Michael Bennett |Cy Coleman |Dorothy Fields |- | rowspan="4" |1975 | style="background:#B0C4DE" |The Wiz | style="background:#B0C4DE" |William F. Brown | colspan="2" style="background:#B0C4DE" |Charlie Smalls |- |Mack & Mabel |Michael Stewart | colspan="2" |Jerry Herman |- |The Lieutenant | colspan="3" |Gene Curty, Nitra Scharfman, Chuck Strand |- |Shenandoah |James Lee Barrett, Philip Rose, Peter Udell |Gary Geld |Peter Udell |- | rowspan="4" |1976 | style="background:#B0C4DE" |A Chorus Line | style="background:#B0C4DE" |James Kirkwood Jr., Nicholas Dante | style="background:#B0C4DE" |Marvin Hamlisch | style="background:#B0C4DE" |Ed Kleban |- |Bubbling Brown Sugar |Loften Mitchell | colspan="2" |Chansons traditionnelles |- |Chicago |Fred Ebb, Bob Fosse |John Kander |Fred Ebb |- |Pacific Ouvertures |John Weidman | colspan="2" |Stephen Sondheim |- | rowspan="4" |1977 | style="background:#B0C4DE" |Annie | style="background:#B0C4DE" |Thomas Meehan | style="background:#B0C4DE" |Charles Strouse | style="background:#B0C4DE" |Martin Charnin |- |Happy End |Elisabeth Hauptmann |Kurt Weill |Bertolt Brecht |- |I Love My Wife |Michael Stewart |Cy Coleman |Michael Stewart |- |Side by Side by Sondheim |— | colspan="2" |Stephen Sondheim |- | rowspan="4" |1978 | style="background:#B0C4DE" |Ain't Misbehavin' | style="background:#B0C4DE" |Murray Horwitz, Richard Maltby Jr. | style="background:#B0C4DE" | Fats Waller | style="background:#B0C4DE" |Chansons traditionnelles |- |Dancin|Bob Fosse | colspan="2" |Chansons traditionnelles |- |On the Twentieth Century |Betty Comden, Adolph Green |Cy Coleman |Betty Comden, Adolph Green |- |Runaways | colspan="3" |Elizabeth Swados |- | rowspan="4" |1979''' | style="background:#B0C4DE" |Sweeney Todd| style="background:#B0C4DE" |Hugh Wheeler | colspan="2" style="background:#B0C4DE" |Stephen Sondheim |- |Ballroom|Jerome Kass |Billy Goldenberg |Alan Bergman, Marilyn Bergman |- |The Best Little Whorehouse in Texas|Larry L. King, Peter Masterson | colspan="2" |Carol Hall |- |They're Playing Our Song|Neil Simon |Marvin Hamlisch |Carole Bayer Sager
Années 1980 AnnéeComédie musicaleLivretMusiqueParoles1980EvitaTim RiceAndrew Lloyd WebberTim RiceA Day in Hollywood / A Night in the UkraineDick VosburgFrank LazarusDick VosburgBarnumMark BrambleCy ColemanMichael StewartSugar BabiesRalph G. AllenJimmy McHughAl Dubin, Dorothy Fields198142nd StreetMark Bramble, Michael StewartHarry WarrenAl DubinSophisticated LadiesDonald McKayleDuke EllingtonChansons traditionnellesTintypesMel Marvin, Gary PearleChansons traditionnellesWoman of the YearPeter StoneJohn KanderFred Ebb1982NineArthur KopitMaury YestonDreamgirlsTom EyenHenry KriegerTom EyenJoseph and the Amazing Technicolor DreamcoatTim RiceAndrew Lloyd WebberTim RicePump Boys and DinettesJohn Foley, Mark Hardwick, Debra Monk, Cass Morgan, John Schimmel, Jim Wann1983CatsT. S. EliotAndrew Lloyd WebberT. S. Eliot, Trevor NunnBlues in the Night—Chansons traditionnellesMerlinRichard Levinson, William LinkElmer BernsteinDon BlackMy One and OnlyTimothy S. Mayer, Peter StoneGeorge GershwinIra Gershwin1984La Cage aux follesHarvey FeirsteinJerry HermanBabySybille PearsonDavid ShireRichard Maltby Jr.Sunday in the Park with GeorgeJames LapineStephen SondheimThe Tap Dance KidCharles BlackwellHenry KriegerRobert Lorick1985Big RiverWilliam HauptmanRoger MillerGrindFay KaninLarry GrossmanEllen FitzhughLeader of the PackAnne BeattsEllie GreenwichChansons traditionnellesQuiltersBarbara Damashek, Molly NewmanBarbara Damashek1986The Mystery of Edwin DroodRupert HolmesBig DealBob FosseChansons traditionnellesSong and Dance—Andrew Lloyd WebberDon BlackTango Argentino—Chansons traditionnelles1987Les MisérablesAlain Boublil, Claude-Michel SchönbergClaude-Michel SchönbergHerbert KretzmerMe and My GirlDouglas Furber, L. Arthur RoseNoel GayDouglas Furber, L. Arthur RoseRagsJoseph SteinCharles StrouseStephen SchwartzStarlight Express—Andrew Lloyd WebberRichard Stilgoe1988The Phantom of the OperaRichard Stilgoe, Andrew Lloyd Webber Andrew Lloyd WebberCharles HartInto the WoodsJames LapineStephen SondheimRomance/RomanceBarry HarmanKeith HerrmannBarry HarmanSarafina!Mbongeni Ngema1989Jerome Robbins' Broadway—Chansons traditionnellesBlack and Blue—Chansons traditionnellesStarmitesBarry Keating, Stuart RossBarry Keating
Années 1990