O Tony Award de Melhor Libreto é dado aos libretistas das partes faladas e não cantadas de musicais. A elegibilidade é restrita para trabalhos com narrativas originais; trabalhos sem enredos e remontagens são inelegíveis. Tal prêmio foi originalmente chamado de Tony Award de Melhor Autor, tendo sido renomeado quando musicais foram separados de dramas teatrais.
Prêmiados e indicados
1940 Ano Autor Produção 1949 Samuel and Bella Spewack Kiss Me, Kate
1950 Ano Autor Produção 1950 Oscar Hammerstein II e Joshua Logan South Pacific (musical) 1951 – 1959 colspan="2"
1960 Ano Autor Produção 1960 – 1961 colspan="2" 1962 Abe Burrows, Jack Weinstock e Willie Gilbert How to Succeed in Business Without Really Trying Michael Stewart e Helen Deutsch Carnival! 1963 Burt Shevelove e Larry Gelbart A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum Lionel Bart Oliver! Leslie Bricusse e Anthony Newley Stop the World – I Want to Get Off Neil Simon Little Me 1964 Michael Stewart Hello, Dolly! Noël Coward e Harry Kurnitz The Girl Who Came to Supper Timothy Gray e Hugh Martin High Spirits Joe Masteroff She Loves Me 1965 Joseph Stein Fiddler on the Roof 1966 – 1969 colspan="2"
1970 Ano Autor Produção 1970 colspan="2" 1971 George Furth Company Robert H. Livingston and Herb Schapiro The Me Nobody Knows Sherman Yellen The Rothschilds 1972 John Guare e Mel Shapiro Two Gentlemen of Verona Warren Casey e Jim Jacobs Grease James Goldman Follies Melvin Van Peebles Ain't Supposed to Die a Natural Death 1973 Hugh Wheeler A Little Night Music Micki Grant Don't Bother Me, I Can't Cope Roger O. Hirson Pippin Melvin Van Peebles Don't Play Us Cheap 1974 Hugh Wheeler Candide Michael Bennett Seesaw Robert Nemiroff and Charlotte Zaltzberg Raisin 1975 James Lee Barrett, Philip Rose e Peter Udell| Shenandoah |- | William F. Brown | The Wiz |- | Gene Curty, Nitra Scharfman and Chuck Strand | The Lieutenant |- | Michael Stewart | Mack and Mabel |- | rowspan="5" align="center"| 1976|- style="background:#B0C4DE" | Nicholas Dante e James Kirkwood, Jr. | A Chorus Line |- | Fred Ebb e Bob Fosse | Chicago |- | Alfred Uhry | The Robber Bridegroom |- | John Weidman | Pacific Overtures |- | rowspan="5" align="center"| 1977|- style="background:#B0C4DE" | Thomas Meehan | Annie |- | Vinnette Justine Carroll | Your Arms Too Short to Box with God |- | Michael Feingold and Elisabeth Hauptmann | Happy End |- | Michael Stewart | I Love My Wife |- | rowspan="5" align="center"| 1978|- style="background:#B0C4DE" | Betty Comden e Adolph Green | On the Twentieth Century |- | Christopher Durang | A History of the American Film |- | Stephen Schwartz | Working |- | Elizabeth Swados | Runaways |- | rowspan="5" align="center"| 1979'|- style="background:#B0C4DE" | Hugh Wheeler | Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street|- | Jerome Kass | Ballroom|- | Larry L. King and Peter Masterson | The Best Little Whorehouse in Texas|- | Neil Simon | They're Playing Our Song''
1980 Ano Autor Produção 1980 Tim Rice Evita Ralph G. Allen e Harry Rigby Sugar Babies Mark Bramble Barnum Dick Vosburgh A Day in Hollywood/A Night in the Ukraine 1981 Peter Stone Woman of the Year Mark Bramble e Michael Stewart 42nd Street Mary Kyte Tintypes Julian More and Monty Norman The Moony Shapiro Songbook 1982 Tom Eyen Dreamgirls Martin Charnin e Joel Siegel The First Arthur Kopit Nine Tim Rice Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat 1983 T. S. Eliot Cats Betty Comden e Adolph Green A Doll's Life Richard Levinson e William Link Merlin Timothy S. Mayer and Peter Stone My One and Only 1984 Harvey Fierstein La Cage aux Folles Charles Blackwell The Tap Dance Kid James Lapine Sunday in the Park with George Sybille Pearson Baby 1985 William Hauptman Big River Barbara Damashek and Molly Newman Quilters Fay Kanin Grind Michael Stewart Harrigan 'N Hart 1986 Rupert Holmes The Mystery of Edwin Drood Betty Comden e Adolph Green Singin' in the Rain Bob Fosse Big Deal Jane Iredale Wind in the Willows 1987 Alain Boublil e Claude-Michel Schönberg Les Misérables Howard Ashman Smile Stephen Fry, Douglas Furber, Mike Ockrent and L. Arthur Rose Me and My Girl Joseph Stein Rags 1988 James Lapine Into the Woods Lee Breuer The Gospel at Colonus Barry Harman Romance/Romance Richard Stilgoe e Andrew Lloyd Webber The Phantom of the Opera 1989 colspan="2"
1990 Ano Autor Produção 1990 Larry Gelbart City of Angels Luther Davis Grand Hotel Andrew Lloyd Webber Aspects of Love Hugh Wheeler Meet Me in St. Louis 1991 Marsha Norman The Secret Garden Lynn Ahrens Once on This Island Alain Boublil e Claude-Michel Schönberg Miss Saigon Peter Stone The Will Rogers Follies 1992 William Finn e James Lapine Falsettos Ken Ludwig Crazy for You Clarke Peters Five Guys Named Moe George C. Wolfe Jelly's Last Jam 1993 Terrence McNally Kiss of the Spider Woman Peter Kellogg Anna Karenina Des McAnuff e Pete Townshend The Who's Tommy Willy Russell Blood Brothers 1994 James Lapine Passion Walter Bobbie A Grand Night for Singing Koen van Dijk Cyrano: The Musical Linda Woolverton Beauty and the Beast 1995 Don Black e Christopher Hampton Sunset Boulevard 1996 Jonathan Larson Rent Graciela Daniele, Jim Lewis and Michael John LaChiusa Chronicle of a Death Foretold Reg E. Gaines Bring in 'Da Noise, Bring in 'Da Funk John Weidman Big: The Musical 1997 Peter Stone Titanic Leslie Bricusse Jekyll & Hyde Cy Coleman, Ira Gasman and David Newman The Life David Thompson Steel Pier 1998 Terrence McNally Ragtime Roger Allers e Irene Mecchi The Lion King Nan Knighton The Scarlet Pimpernel Bill Russell Side Show 1999 Alfred Uhry Parade Charles Bevel, Lita Gaithers, Randal Myler, Ron Taylor and Dan Wheetman It Ain't Nothin' But the Blues Walter Bobbie e Dean Pitchford Footloose Pam Gems Marlene
2000 Ano Autor Produção 2000 Richard Nelson James Joyce's The Dead Michael John LaChiusa Marie Christine Michael John LaChiusa e George C. Wolfe The Wild Party John Weidman Contact 2001 Mel Brooks e Thomas Meehan The Producers John Caird Jane Eyre Linda Kline and Lonny Price A Class Act Terrence McNally The Full Monty 2002 Greg Kotis Urinetown John Guare Sweet Smell of Success Catherine Johnson Mamma Mia! Richard Morris and Dick Scanlan Thoroughly Modern Millie 2003 Thomas Meehan e Mark O'Donnell Hairspray David Henry Hwang Flower Drum Song Willie Reale A Year with Frog and Toad Jeremy Sams e Didier Van Cauwelaert Amour 2004 Jeff Whitty Avenue Q Nick Enright e Martin Sherman The Boy from Oz Winnie Holzman Wicked Tony Kushner Caroline, or Change 2005 Rachel Sheinkin The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee Eric Idle Monty Python's Spamalot Jeffrey Lane Dirty Rotten Scoundrels Craig Lucas The Light in the Piazza 2006 Bob Martin e Don McKellar The Drowsy Chaperone Chad Beguelin e Tim Herlihy The Wedding Singer Marshall Brickman e Rick Elice Jersey Boys Marsha Norman The Color Purple 2007 Steven Sater Spring Awakening Heather Hach Legally Blonde Rupert Holmes e Peter Stone Curtains Doug Wright Grey Gardens 2008 Stew Passing Strange Douglas Carter Beane Xanadu Quiara Alegría Hudes In the Heights Thomas Meehan e Mark O'Donnell Cry-Baby 2009 Lee Hall Billy Elliot the Musical Hunter Bell Title of show David Lindsay-Abaire Shrek the Musical Brian Yorkey Next to Normal
2010 Ano Autor Produção 2010 Joe DiPietro Memphis Colin Escott and Floyd Mutrux Million Dollar Quartet Bill T. Jones e Jim Lewis Fela! Dick Scanlan e Sherie Rene Scott Everyday Rapture 2011 Trey Parker, Robert Lopez e Matt Stone The Book of Mormon Douglas Carter Beane, Cheri and Bill Steinkellner Sister Act David Thompson The Scottsboro Boys Alex Timbers Bloody Bloody Andrew Jackson 2012 Enda Walsh Once Douglas Carter Beane Lysistrata Jones Joe DiPietro Nice Work If You Can Get It Harvey Fierstein Newsies 2013 Dennis Kelly Matilda the Musical Douglas Carter Beane Cinderella Harvey Fierstein Kinky Boots Joseph Robinette A Christmas Story: The Musical 2014 Robert L. Freedman A Gentleman's Guide to Love and Murder Woody Allen Bullets Over Broadway Chad Beguelin Aladdin Douglas McGrath Beautiful: The Carole King Musical 2015 Lisa Kron Fun Home Karey Kirkpatrick e John O'Farrell Something Rotten! Craig Lucas An American in Paris Terrence McNally The Visit 2016 Lin-Manuel Miranda Hamilton Julian Fellowes School of Rock Steve Martin Bright Star George C. Wolfe Shuffle Along
Ligações externas Tony Awards Official site Tony Awards at Internet Broadway database Listing Tony Awards at broadwayworld.com
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