Grammy Award for Best Musical Show Album

Grammy Award for Best Musical Show Album

The Grammy Award for Best Musical Show Album has been awarded since 1959. The Grammy Awards originally called the Gramophone Awards or Grammys are presented annually by the National Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences of the United States for outstanding achievements in the music industry. The awards ceremony features performances by prominent artists, and some of the awards of more popular interest are presented in a widely-viewed televised ceremony.

YearAlbumArtist 
2009In the HeightsKurt Deutsch, Alex Lacamoire, Andrés Levin, Lin-Manuel Miranda, Joel Moss, and Bill Sherman 
2008Spring AwakeningDuncan Sheik 
2007Jersey BoysBob Gaudio 
2006Monty Python's SpamalotJohn Du Prez and Eric Idle 
2005WickedStephen Schwartz 
2004GypsyTodd Whitelock 
2003HairsprayPeter Karam 
2002The ProducersCynthia Daniels 
2001Elton John and Tim Rice's AidaFrank Filipetti 
2000Annie Get Your GunJohn McDaniel 
1999The Lion KingMark Mancina 
1998ChicagoJay David Saks 
1997RiverdanceBill Whelan 
1996RentJonathan Larson 
1995PassionPhil Ramone 
1994The Who's TommyGeorge Martin 
1993Guys and Dolls - The New Broadway Cast RecordingJay David Saks 
1992The Will Rogers FolliesCy Coleman 
1991Les Misérables - The Complete Symphonic RecordingDavid Caddick 
1990Jerome Robbins' BroadwayJay David Saks 
1989Into the WoodsJay David Saks 
1988Les MiserablesClaude-Michel Schönberg 
1987Follies in ConcertThomas Z. Shepard 
1986West Side StoryJohn McClure 
1985Sunday in the Park with GeorgeStephen Sondheim 
1984CatsAndrew Lloyd Webber 
1983DreamgirlsHenry Krieger 
1982Lena Horne - The Lady and Her Music Live on BroadwayQuincy Jones 
1981Evita - Premier American RecordingAndrew Lloyd Webber 
1980Sweeney ToddStephen Sondheim 
1979Ain't Misbehavin'Thomas Z. Shepard 
1978AnnieMartin Charnin 
1977Bubbling Brown SugarLuigi Creatore 
1976The WizCharlie Smalls 
1975RaisinRobert Brittan and Judd Woldin 
1974A Little Night MusicStephen Sondheim 
1973Don't Bother Me and I Can't CopeMicki Grant 
1972GodspellStephen Schwartz 
1971CompanyStephen Sondheim 
1970PromisesBurt Bacharach Hal David 
1969HairGalt MacDermot, Gerome Ragni, and James Rado 
1968CabaretFred Ebb and John Kander 
1967MameJerry Herman 
1966On a Clear DayAlan Jay Lerner and Burton Lane 
1965Funny GirlJule Styne and Robert Merrill 
1964She Loves MeJerry Bock Sheldon Harnick 
1963No StringsRichard Rodgers 
1962How to Succeed in Business Without Really TryingFrank Loesser 
1961The Sound of MusicOscar Hammerstein II and Richard Rodgers 
1960GypsyEthel Merman 
1959The Music ManMeredith Willson 
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