Le Tony Award du meilleur livret de comédie musicale est un prix décerné aux librettistes, auteurs des dialogues, paroles non-chantées et du scénario d'une comédie musicale. L'éligibilité est limitée aux œuvres originale. Ce prix était à l'origine appelé Tony Award du meilleur auteur (Tony Award for Best Author), jusqu'à ce que les comédies musicales prennent une place plus importante dans la cérémonie.
Récompenses et nominations Années 1940 1949: Kiss Me, Kate – Samuel et Bella Spewack Pas de nommés
Années 1950 1950: South Pacific – Oscar Hammerstein et Joshua Logan Pas de nommés
Années 1960
1962: How to Succeed in Business Without Really Trying – Abe Burrows, Jack Weinstock et Willie Gilbert Carnival! – Michael Stewart et Helen Deutsch
1963: A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum – Burt Shevelove et Larry Gelbart Oliver! – Lionel Bart Little Me – Neil Simon Stop the World – I Want to Get Off – Leslie Bricusse et Anthony Newley
1964: Hello, Dolly! – Michael Stewart The Girl Who Came to Supper – Noël Coward et Harry Kurnitz She Loves Me – Joe Masteroff High Spirits – Hugh Martin et Timothy Gray
1965: Un violon sur le toit – Joseph Stein Baker Street – Jerome Coopersmith Half a Sixpence – Beverly Cross Ben Franklin in Paris – Sidney Michaels
Années 1970
1971: Company – George Furth The Me Nobody Knows – Robert H. Livingston et Herb Schapiro The Rothschilds – Sherman Yellen
1972: Two Gentlemen of Verona – John Guare et Mel Shapiro Ain't Supposed to Die a Natural Death – Melvin Van Peebles Follies – James Goldman Grease – Jim Jacobs et Warren Casey
1973: A Little Night Music – Hugh Wheeler Don't Bother Me, I Can't Cope – Micki Grant Don't Play Us Cheap – Melvin Van Peebles Pippin – Roger O. Hirson
1974: Candide – Hugh Wheeler Raisin – Robert Nemiroff et Charlotte Zaltzberg Seesaw – Michael Bennett
1975: Shenandoah – James Lee Barrett, Peter Udell et Phillip Rose Mack and Mabel – Michael Stewart The Lieutenant – Gene Curty, Nitra Scharfman, et Chuck Strand The Wiz – William F. Brown
1976: A Chorus Line – James Kirkwood Jr. et Nicholas Dante Chicago – Fred Ebb et Bob Fosse Pacific Overtures – John Weidman The Robber Bridegroom – Alfred Uhry
1977: Annie – Thomas Meehan Happy End – Elisabeth Hauptmann et Michael Feingold I Love My Wife – Michael Stewart Your Arm's Too Short to Box with God – Vinnette Justine Carroll
1978: On the Twentieth Century – Betty Comden et Adolph Green A History of the American Film – Christopher Durang Runaways – Elizabeth Swados Working – Stephen Schwartz
1979: Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street – Hugh Wheeler Ballroom – Jerome Kass The Best Little Whorehouse in Texas – Larry L. King et Peter Masterson They're Playing Our Song – Neil Simon
Années 1980
1980: Evita – Tim Rice A Day in Hollywood/A Night in the Ukraine – Dick Vosburgh Barnum – Mark Bramble Sugar Babies – Ralph G. Allen et Harry Rigby
1981: Woman of the Year – Peter Stone 42nd Street – Michael Stewart et Mark Bramble The Moony Shapiro Songbook – Monty Norman et Julian More Tintypes – Mary Kyte
1982: Dreamgirls – Tom Eyen Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat – Tim Rice Nine – Arthur Kopit The First – Joel Siegel et Martin Charnin
1983: Cats – T. S. Eliot A Doll's Life – Betty Comden et Adolph Green Merlin – Richard Levinson et William Link My One and Only – Peter Stone et Timothy S. Mayer
1984: La Cage aux folles – Harvey Fierstein Baby – Sybille Pearson Sunday in the Park with George – James Lapine The Tap Dance Kid – Charles Blackwell
1985: Big River – William Hauptman Grind – Fay Kanin Harrigan and Hart – Michael Stewart Quilters – Molly Newman et Barbara Damashek
1986: The Mystery of Edwin Drood – Rupert Holmes Big Deal – Bob Fosse Singin' in the Rain – Betty Comden et Adolph Green Wind in the Willows – Jane Iredale
1987: Les Misérables – Alain Boublil et Claude-Michel Schönberg Me and My Girl – L. Arthur Rose, Douglas Furber, Stephen Fry et Mike Ockrent Rags – Joseph Stein Smile – Howard Ashman
1988: Into the Woods – James Lapine The Gospel at Colonus – Lee Breuer The Phantom of the Opera – Richard Stilgoe et Andrew Lloyd Webber Romance/Romance – Barry Harman
Années 1990
1990: City of Angels – Larry Gelbart Aspects of Love – Andrew Lloyd Webber Grand Hotel – Luther Davis Meet Me in St. Louis – Hugh Wheeler
1991: The Secret Garden – Marsha Norman Miss Saigon – Alain Boublil et Claude-Michel Schönberg Once on This Island – Lynn Ahrens The Will Rogers Follies – Peter Stone
1992: Falsettos – William Finn et James Lapine Crazy for You – Ken Ludwig Five Guys Named Moe – Clarke Peters Jelly's Last Jam – George C. Wolfe
1993: Kiss of the Spider Woman – Terrence McNally Anna Karenina – Peter Kellogg Blood Brothers – Willy Russell The Who's Tommy – Pete Townshend et Des McAnuff
1994: Passion – James Lapine Beauty and the Beast – Linda Woolverton Cyrano: The Musical – Koen van Kijk A Grand Night for Singing – Walter Bobbie
1995: Sunset Boulevard – Don Black et Christopher Hampton Pas de nommés
1996: Rent – Jonathan Larson Big: The Musical – John Weidman Bring in 'Da Noise, Bring in 'Da Funk – Reg E. Gaines Chronicle of a Death Foretold – Graciela Daniele, Jim Lewis et Michael John LaChiusa
1997: Titanic – Peter Stone Jekyll & Hyde – Leslie Bricusse The Life – David Newman, Ira Gasman et Cy Coleman Steel Pier – David Thompson
1998: Ragtime – Terrence McNally The Lion King – Roger Allers et Irene Mecchi The Scarlet Pimpernel – Nan Knighton Side Show – Bill Russell
1999: Parade – Alfred Uhry Footloose – Dean Pitchford et Walter Bobbie It Ain't Nothin' But the Blues – Charles Bevel, Lita Gaithers, Randal Myler, Ron Taylor et Dan Wheetman Marlene – Pam Gems
Années 2000
2000: James Joyce's The Dead – Richard Nelson Contact – John Weidman Marie Christine – Michael John LaChiusa The Wild Party – Michael John LaChiusa et George C. Wolfe
2001: The Producers – Mel Brooks et Thomas Meehan A Class Act – Linda Kline et Lonny Price The Full Monty – Terrence McNally Jane Eyre – John Caird
2002: Urinetown – Greg Kotis Mamma Mia ! – Catherine Johnson Sweet Smell of Success – John Guare Thoroughly Modern Millie – Richard Morris et Dick Scanlan
2003: Hairspray – Thomas Meehan et Mark O'Donnell Amour – Didier Van Cauwelaert et Jeremy Sams Flower Drum Song – David Henry Hwang A Year with Frog and Toad – Willie Reale
2004: Avenue Q – Jeff Whitty The Boy from Oz – Martin Sherman et Nick Enright Caroline, or Change – Tony Kushner Wicked – Winnie Holzman
2005: The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee – Rachel Sheinkin Dirty Rotten Scoundrels – Jeffrey Lane The Light in the Piazza – Craig Lucas Monty Python's Spamalot – Eric Idle
2006: The Drowsy Chaperone – Bob Martin et Don McKellar The Wedding Singer – Chad Beguelin et Tim Herlihy Jersey Boys – Marshall Brickman et Rick Elice The Color Purple – Marsha Norman
2007: Spring Awakening – Steven Sater Curtains – Rupert Holmes et Peter Stone Grey Gardens – Doug Wright Legally Blonde – Heather Hach
2008: Passing Strange – Stew Cry-Baby – Thomas Meehan et Mark O'Donnell In the Heights – Quiara Alegría Hudes Xanadu – Douglas Carter Beane
2009: Billy Elliot, the Musical – Lee Hall Next to Normal – Brian Yorkey Shrek the Musical – David Lindsay-Abaire [title of show] – Hunter Bell
Années 2010
2010 : Memphis – Joe DiPietro Everyday Rapture – Dick Scanlan et Sherie Rene Scott Fela! – Jim Lewis et Bill T. Jones Million Dollar Quartet – Colin Escott et Floyd Mutrux
2011 : The Book of Mormon – Trey Parker, Robert Lopez et Matt Stone Bloody Bloody Andrew Jackson – Alex Timbers The Scottsboro Boys – David Thompson Sister Act – Cheri Steinkellner, Bill Steinkellner et Douglas Carter Beane
2012 : Once – Enda Walsh Lysistrata Jones – Douglas Carter Beane Newsies – Harvey Fierstein Nice Work If You Can Get It – Joe DiPietro
2013 : Matilda the Musical – Dennis Kelly A Christmas Story, the Musical – Joseph Robinette Kinky Boots – Harvey Fierstein Cinderella – Douglas Carter Beane
2014 : A Gentleman's Guide to Love and Murder – Robert L. Freedman Aladdin – Chad Beguelin Bullets Over Broadway – Woody Allen Beautiful: The Carole King Musical – Douglas McGrath
2015 : Fun Home – Lisa Kron An American in Paris – Craig Lucas Something Rotten! – Karey Kirkpatrick et John O'Farrell The Visit – Terrence McNally
2016 : Hamilton – Lin-Manuel Miranda Bright Star – Steve Martin School of Rock – Julian Fellowes Shuffle Along – George C. Wolfe
2017 : Dear Evan Hansen - Steven Levenson Dave Malloy – Natasha, Pierre & The Great Comet of 1812 Danny Rubin – Groundhog Day Irene Sankoff et David Hein – Come from Away
2018 : The Band's Visit - Itamar MosesJennifer Lee – Frozen Tina Fey – Mean Girls Kyle Jarrow – SpongeBob SquarePants
2019 : Tootsie - Robert HornDominique Morisseau - Ain't Too Proud Scott Brown & Anthony King - Beetlejuice Anaïs Mitchell - Hadestown Chad Beguelin & Bob Martin - The Prom
Années 2020 2020 : Jagged Little Pill – Diablo Cody Moulin Rouge! – John Logan Tina: The Tina Turner Musical – Katori Hall, Frank Ketelaar et Kees Prins
2022 : A Strange Loop – Michael R. Jackson Girl from the North Country – Conor McPherson MJ the Musical – Lynn Nottage Mr. Saturday Night – Billy Crystal, Lowell Ganz et Babaloo Mandel Paradise Square – Christina Anderson, Larry Kirwan et Craig Lucas
2023 : Kimberly Akimbo – David Lindsay-Abaire & Juliet – David West Read New York, New York – David Thompson et Sharon Washington Shucked – Robert Horn Some Like It Hot – Matthew López et Amber Ruffin
2024 : Suffs – Shaina Taub Kristoffer Diaz – Hell's Kitchen Bekah Brunstetter – The Notebook Justin Levine et Adam Rapp – The Outsiders Rick Elice – Water for Elephants
2025 : Will Aronson et Hue Park – Maybe Happy EndingDavid Cumming, Felix Hagan, Natasha Hodgson et Zoë Roberts – Operation Mincemeat Itamar Moses – Dead Outlaw Marco Pennette – Death Becomes Her Marco Ramirez – Buena Vista Social Club
2026 : Cinco Paul – Schmigadoon!' Tye Blue, Marla Mindelle, Constantine Rousouli – Titaníque Jim Barne et Kit Buchan – Two Strangers (Carry a Cake Across New York) Chris Hoch et David Hornsby – The Lost Boys''
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Livret comedie musicale Catégorie:Distinction fondée en 1949