Grammy Award for Best Musical Theater Album
Grammy Award for Best Musical Theater Album | |
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Awarded for | Quality musical theater cast recordings |
Country | United States |
Presented by | National Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences |
First awarded | The Music Man (1959) |
Currently held by | Into the Woods (2023) |
Website | grammy.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. |
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1959 | Meredith Willson (composer/lyricist) | The Music Man |
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1960 | Ethel Merman (artist) | Gypsy |
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Gwen Verdon (artist) | Redhead | |||
1961 | Richard Rodgers (composer)
Oscar Hammerstein II (lyricist) |
The Sound of Music |
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1962 | Frank Loesser (composer/lyricist) | How to Succeed in Business Without Really Trying |
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1963 | Richard Rodgers (composer/lyricist) | No Strings |
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1964 | Jerry Bock (composer)
Sheldon Harnick (lyricist) |
She Loves Me |
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1965 | Jule Styne (composer)
Bob Merrill (lyricist) |
Funny Girl |
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1966 | Burton Lane (composer)
Alan Jay Lerner (lyricist) |
On a Clear Day You Can See Forever |
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1967 | Jerry Herman (composer/lyricist) | Mame |
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1968 | John Kander (composer)
Fred Ebb (lyricist) |
Cabaret |
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1969 | Galt MacDermot (composer)
James Rado & Gerome Ragni (lyricists) |
Hair |
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1970 | Burt Bacharach (composer)
Hal David (lyricist) |
Promises, Promises |
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1971 | Stephen Sondheim (composer/lyricist) · produced by Thomas Z. Shepard |
Company |
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1972 | Stephen Schwartz (composer/lyricist) · produced by Stephen Schwartz |
Godspell |
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1973 | Micki Grant (composer/lyricist) · produced by Jerry Ragavoy |
Don't Bother Me, I Can't Cope |
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1974 | Stephen Sondheim (composer/lyricist) · produced by Goddard Lieberson |
A Little Night Music |
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1975 | Judd Woldin (composer)
Robert Brittan (lyricist) |
Raisin |
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1976 | Charlie Smalls (composer/lyricist) · produced by Jerry Wexler |
The Wiz |
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1977 | Hugo Peretti & Luigi Creatore (producers) | Bubbling Brown Sugar | ||
1978 | Charles Strouse (composer)
Martin Charnin (lyricist) |
Annie |
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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) |
Evita: Premier American Recording | ||
1982 | Quincy Jones (producer) | Lena Horne: The Lady and Her Music | ||
1983 | Henry Krieger (composer)
Tom Eyen (lyricist) |
Dreamgirls: Original Broadway Cast Album |
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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 |
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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 |
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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) |
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1999 | Mark Mancina (producer) | The Lion King |
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2000 | John McDaniel & Stephen Ferrera (producers) | Annie Get Your Gun (The New Broadway Cast) |
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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 |
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2002 | Mel Brooks (composer/lyricist) · produced by Hugh Fordin; · engineered/mixed by Cynthia Daniels |
The Producers |
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2003 | Marc Shaiman (composer) · lyrics by Marc Shaiman & Scott Wittman; · produced by Marc Shaiman; · engineered/mixed by Pete Karam |
Hairspray |
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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) |
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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 |
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2013 | Steve Kazee & Cristin Milioti (principal soloists) · produced by Steven Epstein & Martin Lowe; · engineered/mixed by Richard King |
Once: A New Musical |
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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 |
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2015 | Jessie Mueller (principal soloist) · produced by Jason Howland, Steve Sidwell & Billy Jay Stein |
Beautiful: The Carole King Musical |
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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 |
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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) |
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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) |
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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) |
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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) |
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2021 | Kathryn Gallagher, Celia Rose Gooding, Lauren Patten & Elizabeth Stanley (principal soloists)
· lyricists: Glen Ballard and Alanis Morissette |
Jagged Little Pill (Original Broadway Cast) |
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2022 | Emily Bear (producer);
Abigail Barlow & Emily Bear (composer/lyricists) |
The Unofficial Bridgerton Musical |
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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) |
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2024 | TBA | TBA |
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Shows with multiple wins and nominations
Shows with multiple wins
2 wins:
Shows with multiple nominations
4 nominations
- Gypsy
- West Side Story
- Into the Woods
- Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street
3 nominations:
- Anything Goes
- Chicago
- Follies
- Guys and Dolls
- Hair
- Hello, Dolly!
- The King and I
- Les Misérables
- A Little Night Music
- The Music Man
- My Fair Lady
2 nominations:
- Ain't Misbehavin'
- Assassins
- Carousel
- Cabaret
- Cats
- A Chorus Line
- Company
- Crazy for You
- The Color Purple
- Fiddler on the Roof
- Flower Drum Song
- A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum
- Hedwig and the Angry Inch
- How to Succeed in Business Without Really Trying
- Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat
- Kiss of the Spider Woman
- Kiss Me, Kate
- Kinky Boots
- Little Shop of Horrors
- Man of La Mancha
- Me and My Girl
- Nine
- Oklahoma!
- Pacific Overtures
- Promises, Promises
- Ragtime
- South Pacific
- Sweet Charity
- You're a Good Man, Charlie Brown
- Zorba
Individuals with multiple wins
6 wins:
5 wins:
- Frank Filipetti
- Jay David Saks
3 wins:
2 wins:
- David Caddick
- Pete Ganbarg
- Pete Karam
- Goddard Lieberson
- Lin-Manuel Miranda
- Stephen Oremus
- Phil Ramone
- Tim Rice
- Richard Rodgers
- Stephen Schwartz
- Phillipa Soo
- Bill Sherman
- Andrew Lloyd Webber
- Todd Whitelock