| Year | Musical | |
|---|
| 2008 | In the Heights | |
| 2007 | Spring Awakening | |
| 2006 | Jersey Boys | |
| 2005 | Spamalot | |
| 2004 | Avenue Q | |
| 2003 | Hairspray | |
| 2002 | Thoroughly Modern Millie | |
| 2001 | The Producers | |
| 2000 | Contact | |
| 1999 | Fosse | |
| 1998 | The Lion King | |
| 1997 | Titanic | |
| 1996 | Rent | |
| 1995 | Sunset Boulevard | |
| 1994 | Passion | |
| 1993 | Kiss of the Spider Woman | |
| 1992 | Crazy for You | |
| 1991 | Will Rogers Follies | |
| 1990 | City of Angels | |
| 1989 | Jerome Robbins' Broadway | |
| 1988 | The Phantom of the Opera | |
| 1987 | Les Misérables | |
| 1986 | The Mystery of Edwin Drood | |
| 1985 | Big River | |
| 1984 | La Cage aux Folles | |
| 1983 | Cats | |
| 1982 | Nine | |
| 1981 | 42nd Street | |
| 1980 | Evita | |
| 1979 | Sweeney Todd | |
| 1978 | Ain't Misbehavin' | |
| 1977 | Annie | |
| 1976 | A Chorus Line | |
| 1975 | The Wiz | |
| 1974 | Raisin | |
| 1973 | A Little Night Music | |
| 1972 | Two Gentlemen of Verona | |
| 1971 | Company | |
| 1970 | Applause | |
| 1969 | 1776 | |
| 1968 | Hallelujah, Baby! | |
| 1967 | Cabaret | |
| 1966 | Man of La Mancha | |
| 1965 | Fiddler on the Roof | |
| 1964 | Hello, Dolly! | |
| 1963 | A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum | |
| 1962 | How to Succeed in Business Without Really Trying | |
| 1961 | Bye Bye Birdie | |
| 1960 | Fiorello! | |
| 1960 | The Sound of Music | |
| 1959 | Redhead | |
| 1958 | The Music Man | |
| 1957 | My Fair Lady | |
| 1956 | Damn Yankees | |
| 1955 | The Pajama Game | |
| 1954 | Kismet | |
| 1953 | Wonderful Town | |
| 1952 | The King and I | |
| 1951 | Guys and Dolls | |
| 1950 | South Pacific | |
| 1949 | Kiss Me, Kate | |