Grammy Award for Best Musical Theater Album

Grammy Award for Best Musical Theater Album
Awarded forQuality musical theater cast recordings
CountryUnited States
Presented byNational Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences
First awardedThe Music Man (1959)
Currently held byInto the Woods (2023)
Websitegrammy.com

The Grammy Award for Best Musical Theater Album has been awarded since 1959. The award is generally given to the album producer, 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.

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 principle 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.

Winner and nominees

Year[I] Winner(s) Work Nominees Ref.
1959 Meredith Willson (composer/lyricist) The Music Man
1960 Ethel Merman (artist) Gypsy
Gwen Verdon (artist) Redhead
1961 Richard Rodgers (composer)

Oscar Hammerstein II (lyricist)

The Sound of Music
1962 Frank Loesser (composer/lyricist) How to Succeed in Business Without Really Trying
1963 Richard Rodgers (composer/lyricist) No Strings
1964 Jerry Bock (composer)

Sheldon Harnick (lyricist)

She Loves Me
1965 Jule Styne (composer)

Bob Merrill (lyricist)

Funny Girl
1966 Burton Lane (composer)

Alan Jay Lerner (lyricist)

On a Clear Day You Can See Forever
1967 Jerry Herman (composer/lyricist) Mame
1968 John Kander (composer)

Fred Ebb (lyricist)
 · produced by Goddard Lieberson

Cabaret
1969 Galt MacDermot (composer)

James Rado & Gerome Ragni (lyricists)
 · produced by Andy Wiswell

Hair
1970 Burt Bacharach (composer)

Hal David (lyricist)
 · produced by Henry Jerome & Phil Ramone

Promises, Promises
1971 Stephen Sondheim (composer/lyricist)
 · produced by Thomas Z. Shepard
Company
1972 Stephen Schwartz (composer/lyricist)
 · produced by Stephen Schwartz
Godspell
1973 Micki Grant (composer/lyricist)
 · produced by Jerry Ragavoy
Don't Bother Me, I Can't Cope
1974 Stephen Sondheim (composer/lyricist)
 · produced by Goddard Lieberson
A Little Night Music
1975 Judd Woldin (composer)

Robert Brittan (lyricist)
 · produced by Thomas Z. Shepard

Raisin
1976 Charlie Smalls (composer/lyricist)
 · produced by Jerry Wexler
The Wiz
1977 Hugo Peretti & Luigi Creatore (producers) Bubbling Brown Sugar
1978 Charles Strouse (composer)

Martin Charnin (lyricist)
 · produced by Charles Strouse & Larry Morton

Annie
1979 Thomas Z. Shepard (producer) Ain't Misbehavin'
1980 Stephen Sondheim (composer/lyricist)
 · produced by Thomas Z. Shepard
Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street
1981 Andrew Lloyd Webber (composer)

Tim Rice (lyricist)
 · produced by Andrew Lloyd Webber & Tim Rice

Evita: Premier American Recording
1982 Quincy Jones (producer) Lena Horne: The Lady and Her Music
1983 Henry Krieger (composer)

Tom Eyen (lyricist)
 · produced by David Foster

Dreamgirls: Original Broadway Cast Album
1984 Andrew Lloyd Webber (producer) Cats: Complete Original Broadway Cast Recording
1985 Stephen Sondheim (composer/lyricist)
 · produced by Thomas Z. Shepard
Sunday in the Park with George
1986 John McClure (producer) West Side Story
1987 Thomas Z. Shepard (producer) Follies in Concert
1988 Claude-Michel Schönberg (composer)
 · lyrics by Herbert Kretzmer;
 · produced by Alain Boublil & Claude-Michel Schönberg
Les Misérables (Original Broadway Cast Recording)
1989 Stephen Sondheim (composer/lyricist)
 · produced by Jay David Saks
Into the Woods
1990 Jay David Saks (producer) Jerome Robbins' Broadway
1991 David Caddick (producer) Les Misérables: The Complete Symphonic Recording
1992 Cy Coleman (composer)
 · lyrics by Adolph Green & Betty Comden;
 · produced by Cy Coleman & Mike Berniker
The Will Rogers Follies
1993 Jay David Saks (producer) Guys and Dolls (The New Broadway Cast Recording)
1994 Pete Townshend (composer/lyricist)
 · produced by George Martin
The Who's Tommy
1995 Stephen Sondheim (composer/lyricist)
 · produced by Phil Ramone
Passion
1996 Arif Mardin, Jerry Leiber & Mike Stoller (producers) Smokey Joe's Cafe: The Songs Of Leiber And Stoller
1997 Bill Whelan (composer/lyricist)
 · produced by Bill Whelan
Riverdance
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)
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
2002 Mel Brooks (composer/lyricist)
 · produced by Hugh Fordin;
 · engineered/mixed by Cynthia Daniels
The Producers
2003 Marc Shaiman (composer)
 · lyrics by Marc Shaiman & Scott Wittman;
 · produced by Marc Shaiman;
 · engineered/mixed by Pete Karam
Hairspray
2004 Jay David Saks (producer)
 · engineered/mixed by Ken Hahn, Todd Whitelock & Tom Lazarus
Gypsy: A Musical Fable
2005 Stephen Schwartz (composer.lyricist)
 · produced by Stephen Schwartz;
 · engineered/mixed by Frank Filipetti
Wicked
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
2007 Bob Gaudio (producer);
 · engineered/mixed by Pete Karam
Jersey Boys
2008 Duncan Sheik (composer)
 · lyrics by Steven Sater;
 · produced by Duncan Sheik;
 · engineered/mixed by Michael Tudor
Spring Awakening
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
2010 David Caddick & David Lai (producer)
 · engineered/mixed by Todd Whitelock
West Side Story (New Broadway Cast Recording)
2011 Billie Joe Armstrong (producer)
 · engineered/mixed by Chris Dugan & Chris Lord-Alge
American Idiot (featuring Green Day)
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
2013 Steve Kazee & Cristin Milioti (principal soloists)
 · produced by Steven Epstein & Martin Lowe;
 · engineered/mixed by Richard King
Once: A New Musical
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
2015 Jessie Mueller (principal soloist)
 · produced by Jason Howland, Steve Sidwell & Billy Jay Stein
Beautiful: The Carole King Musical
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
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)
2018 Laura Dreyfuss, Mike Faist, Rachel Bay Jones, Kristolyn Lloyd, Michael Park, Ben Platt, Will Roland & Jennifer Laura Thompson (principal soloists)
 · music & lyrics by Pasek & Paul
 · produced by Pete Ganbarg, Alex Lacamoire, Stacey Mindich, Benj Pasek and Justin Paul
Dear Evan Hansen (Original Broadway Cast)
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)
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)
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)
2022 Emily Bear (producer);

Abigail Barlow & Emily Bear (composer/lyricists)

The Unofficial Bridgerton Musical
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)
2024 TBA TBA

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