Tony Award du meilleur livret de comédie musicale

Le Tony Award du meilleur livret de comédie musicale est un prix décerné aux librettistes, auteurs des dialogues, paroles non-chantées et du scénario d'une comédie musicale. L'éligibilité est limitée aux œuvres originale. Ce prix était à l'origine appelé Tony Award du meilleur auteur (Tony Award for Best Author), jusqu'à ce que les comédies musicales prennent une place plus importante dans la cérémonie.

Récompenses et nominations

Années 1940

• 1949: Kiss Me, Kate – Samuel et Bella Spewack
  • Pas de nommés

Années 1950

• 1950: South Pacific – Oscar Hammerstein et Joshua Logan
  • Pas de nommés

Années 1960

1962: How to Succeed in Business Without Really Trying – Abe Burrows, Jack Weinstock et Willie Gilbert Carnival! – Michael Stewart et Helen Deutsch 1963: A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum – Burt Shevelove et Larry Gelbart Oliver! – Lionel Bart Little Me – Neil Simon Stop the World – I Want to Get Off – Leslie Bricusse et Anthony Newley

1964: Hello, Dolly! – Michael Stewart The Girl Who Came to Supper – Noël Coward et Harry Kurnitz She Loves Me – Joe Masteroff High Spirits – Hugh Martin et Timothy Gray 1965: Un violon sur le toit – Joseph Stein Baker Street – Jerome Coopersmith Half a Sixpence – Beverly Cross Ben Franklin in Paris – Sidney Michaels

Années 1970

1971: Company – George Furth The Me Nobody Knows – Robert H. Livingston et Herb Schapiro The Rothschilds – Sherman Yellen 1972: Two Gentlemen of Verona – John Guare et Mel Shapiro Ain't Supposed to Die a Natural Death – Melvin Van Peebles Follies – James Goldman Grease – Jim Jacobs et Warren Casey 1973: A Little Night Music – Hugh Wheeler Don't Bother Me, I Can't Cope – Micki Grant Don't Play Us Cheap – Melvin Van Peebles Pippin – Roger O. Hirson 1974: Candide – Hugh Wheeler Raisin – Robert Nemiroff et Charlotte Zaltzberg Seesaw – Michael Bennett 1975: Shenandoah – James Lee Barrett, Peter Udell et Phillip Rose Mack and Mabel – Michael Stewart The Lieutenant – Gene Curty, Nitra Scharfman, et Chuck Strand The Wiz – William F. Brown

1976: A Chorus Line – James Kirkwood Jr. et Nicholas Dante Chicago – Fred Ebb et Bob Fosse Pacific Overtures – John Weidman The Robber Bridegroom – Alfred Uhry 1977: Annie – Thomas Meehan Happy End – Elisabeth Hauptmann et Michael Feingold I Love My Wife – Michael Stewart Your Arm's Too Short to Box with God – Vinnette Justine Carroll 1978: On the Twentieth Century – Betty Comden et Adolph Green A History of the American Film – Christopher Durang Runaways – Elizabeth Swados Working – Stephen Schwartz 1979: Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street – Hugh Wheeler Ballroom – Jerome Kass The Best Little Whorehouse in Texas – Larry L. King et Peter Masterson They're Playing Our Song – Neil Simon

Années 1980

1980: Evita – Tim Rice A Day in Hollywood/A Night in the Ukraine – Dick Vosburgh Barnum – Mark Bramble Sugar Babies – Ralph G. Allen et Harry Rigby 1981: Woman of the Year – Peter Stone 42nd Street – Michael Stewart et Mark Bramble The Moony Shapiro Songbook – Monty Norman et Julian More Tintypes – Mary Kyte 1982: Dreamgirls – Tom Eyen Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat – Tim Rice Nine – Arthur Kopit The First – Joel Siegel et Martin Charnin 1983: Cats – T. S. Eliot A Doll's Life – Betty Comden et Adolph Green Merlin – Richard Levinson et William Link My One and Only – Peter Stone et Timothy S. Mayer 1984: La Cage aux folles – Harvey Fierstein Baby – Sybille Pearson Sunday in the Park with George – James Lapine The Tap Dance Kid – Charles Blackwell

1985: Big River – William Hauptman Grind – Fay Kanin Harrigan and Hart – Michael Stewart Quilters – Molly Newman et Barbara Damashek 1986: The Mystery of Edwin Drood – Rupert Holmes Big Deal – Bob Fosse Singin' in the Rain – Betty Comden et Adolph Green Wind in the Willows – Jane Iredale 1987: Les Misérables – Alain Boublil et Claude-Michel Schönberg Me and My Girl – L. Arthur Rose, Douglas Furber, Stephen Fry et Mike Ockrent Rags – Joseph Stein Smile – Howard Ashman 1988: Into the Woods – James Lapine The Gospel at Colonus – Lee Breuer The Phantom of the Opera – Richard Stilgoe et Andrew Lloyd Webber Romance/Romance – Barry Harman

Années 1990

1990: City of Angels – Larry Gelbart Aspects of Love – Andrew Lloyd Webber Grand Hotel – Luther Davis Meet Me in St. Louis – Hugh Wheeler 1991: The Secret Garden – Marsha Norman Miss Saigon – Alain Boublil et Claude-Michel Schönberg Once on This Island – Lynn Ahrens The Will Rogers Follies – Peter Stone 1992: Falsettos – William Finn et James Lapine Crazy for You – Ken Ludwig Five Guys Named Moe – Clarke Peters Jelly's Last Jam – George C. Wolfe 1993: Kiss of the Spider Woman – Terrence McNally Anna Karenina – Peter Kellogg Blood Brothers – Willy Russell The Who's Tommy – Pete Townshend et Des McAnuff 1994: Passion – James Lapine Beauty and the Beast – Linda Woolverton Cyrano: The Musical – Koen van Kijk A Grand Night for Singing – Walter Bobbie

1995: Sunset Boulevard – Don Black et Christopher Hampton Pas de nommés 1996: Rent – Jonathan Larson Big: The Musical – John Weidman Bring in 'Da Noise, Bring in 'Da Funk – Reg E. Gaines Chronicle of a Death Foretold – Graciela Daniele, Jim Lewis et Michael John LaChiusa 1997: Titanic – Peter Stone Jekyll & Hyde – Leslie Bricusse The Life – David Newman, Ira Gasman et Cy Coleman Steel Pier – David Thompson 1998: Ragtime – Terrence McNally The Lion King – Roger Allers et Irene Mecchi The Scarlet Pimpernel – Nan Knighton Side Show – Bill Russell 1999: Parade – Alfred Uhry Footloose – Dean Pitchford et Walter Bobbie It Ain't Nothin' But the Blues – Charles Bevel, Lita Gaithers, Randal Myler, Ron Taylor et Dan Wheetman Marlene – Pam Gems

Années 2000

2000: James Joyce's The Dead – Richard Nelson Contact – John Weidman Marie Christine – Michael John LaChiusa The Wild Party – Michael John LaChiusa et George C. Wolfe 2001: The Producers – Mel Brooks et Thomas Meehan A Class Act – Linda Kline et Lonny Price The Full Monty – Terrence McNally Jane Eyre – John Caird 2002: Urinetown – Greg Kotis Mamma Mia ! – Catherine Johnson Sweet Smell of Success – John Guare Thoroughly Modern Millie – Richard Morris et Dick Scanlan 2003: Hairspray – Thomas Meehan et Mark O'Donnell Amour – Didier Van Cauwelaert et Jeremy Sams Flower Drum Song – David Henry Hwang A Year with Frog and Toad – Willie Reale 2004: Avenue Q – Jeff Whitty The Boy from Oz – Martin Sherman et Nick Enright Caroline, or Change – Tony Kushner Wicked – Winnie Holzman

2005: The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee – Rachel Sheinkin Dirty Rotten Scoundrels – Jeffrey Lane The Light in the Piazza – Craig Lucas Monty Python's Spamalot – Eric Idle 2006: The Drowsy Chaperone – Bob Martin et Don McKellar The Wedding Singer – Chad Beguelin et Tim Herlihy Jersey Boys – Marshall Brickman et Rick Elice The Color Purple – Marsha Norman 2007: Spring Awakening – Steven Sater Curtains – Rupert Holmes et Peter Stone Grey Gardens – Doug Wright Legally Blonde – Heather Hach 2008: Passing Strange – Stew Cry-Baby – Thomas Meehan et Mark O'Donnell In the Heights – Quiara Alegría Hudes Xanadu – Douglas Carter Beane 2009: Billy Elliot, the Musical – Lee Hall Next to Normal – Brian Yorkey Shrek the Musical – David Lindsay-Abaire [title of show] – Hunter Bell

Années 2010

2010 : Memphis – Joe DiPietro Everyday Rapture – Dick Scanlan et Sherie Rene Scott Fela! – Jim Lewis et Bill T. Jones Million Dollar Quartet – Colin Escott et Floyd Mutrux 2011 : The Book of Mormon – Trey Parker, Robert Lopez et Matt Stone Bloody Bloody Andrew Jackson – Alex Timbers The Scottsboro Boys – David Thompson Sister Act – Cheri Steinkellner, Bill Steinkellner et Douglas Carter Beane 2012 : Once – Enda Walsh Lysistrata Jones – Douglas Carter Beane Newsies – Harvey Fierstein Nice Work If You Can Get It – Joe DiPietro 2013 : Matilda the Musical – Dennis Kelly A Christmas Story, the Musical – Joseph Robinette Kinky Boots – Harvey Fierstein Cinderella – Douglas Carter Beane 2014 : A Gentleman's Guide to Love and Murder – Robert L. Freedman Aladdin – Chad Beguelin Bullets Over Broadway – Woody Allen Beautiful: The Carole King Musical – Douglas McGrath

2015 : Fun Home – Lisa Kron An American in Paris – Craig Lucas Something Rotten! – Karey Kirkpatrick et John O'Farrell The Visit – Terrence McNally 2016 : Hamilton – Lin-Manuel Miranda Bright Star – Steve Martin School of Rock – Julian Fellowes Shuffle Along – George C. Wolfe 2017 : Dear Evan Hansen - Steven Levenson Dave Malloy – Natasha, Pierre & The Great Comet of 1812 Danny Rubin – Groundhog Day Irene Sankoff et David Hein – Come from Away 2018 : The Band's Visit - Itamar Moses Jennifer Lee – Frozen Tina Fey – Mean Girls Kyle Jarrow – SpongeBob SquarePants 2019 : Tootsie - Robert Horn Dominique Morisseau - Ain't Too Proud Scott Brown & Anthony King - Beetlejuice Anaïs Mitchell - Hadestown Chad Beguelin & Bob Martin - The Prom

Années 2020

• 2020 : Jagged Little Pill – Diablo Cody
  • Moulin Rouge! – John Logan
  • Tina: The Tina Turner Musical – Katori Hall, Frank Ketelaar et Kees Prins

• 2022 : A Strange Loop – Michael R. Jackson
  • Girl from the North Country – Conor McPherson
  • MJ – Lynn Nottage
  • Mr. Saturday Night – Billy Crystal, Lowell Ganz et Babaloo Mandel
  • Paradise Square – Christina Anderson, Larry Kirwan et Craig Lucas

• 2023 : Kimberly Akimbo – David Lindsay-Abaire
  • & Juliet – David West Read
  • New York, New York – David Thompson et Sharon Washington
  • Shucked – Robert Horn
  • Some Like It Hot – Matthew López et Amber Ruffin

Liens externes

• Site officiel des Tony Awards
• Tony Awards sur l'Internet Broadway database Listing
• Tony Awards sur broadwayworld.com