The Tony Award for Best Book of a Musical is awarded to librettists of the spoken, non-sung dialogue, and storyline of a musical play. Eligibility is restricted to works with original narrative framework; plotless revues and revivals are ineligible. This award was originally called the Tony Award for Best Author, until musicals were split off from dramas.
| Tony Award for Best Book of a Musical | |
|---|---|
| Awarded for | Best Book of a Musical |
| Location | United States New York City |
| Presented by | American Theatre Wing The Broadway League |
| Currently held by | Diablo Cody for Jagged Little Pill (2020) |
| Website | TonyAwards.com |
Winners and nomineesEdit
indicates the winner
1940sEdit
| Year | Author | Production |
|---|---|---|
| 1949 3rd Tony Awards | ||
| Bella & Samuel Spewack | Kiss Me, Kate |
1950sEdit
| Year | Author | Production |
|---|---|---|
| 1950 4th Tony Awards | ||
| Oscar Hammerstein II & Joshua Logan | South Pacific |
1960sEdit
1970sEdit
1980sEdit
1990sEdit
2000sEdit
2010sEdit
2020sEdit
| Year | Author | Production |
|---|---|---|
| 2020 74th Tony Awards | ||
| Diablo Cody | Jagged Little Pill | |
| John Logan | Moulin Rouge! The Musical | |
| Katori Hall, Frank Ketelaar & Kees Prins | Tina: The Tina Turner Musical |
Award recordsEdit
Nomination recordsEdit
- 5 Nominations
- 4 Nominations
- 3 Nominations
- 2 Nominations
- Walter Bobbie
- Alain Boublil
- Mark Bramble
- Leslie Bricusse
- Betty Comden
- Joe DiPietro
- Bob Fosse
- Larry Gelbart
- Adolph Green
- John Guare
- Rupert Holmes
- Jim Lewis
- Craig Lucas
- Bob Martin
- Thomas Meehan
- Marsha Norman
- Tim Rice
- Dick Scanlan
- Claude-Michel Schönberg
- Neil Simon
- Joseph Stein
- David Thompson
- Melvin Van Peebles
- Andrew Lloyd Webber