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 | 1959 |
Currently held by | Dear Evan Hansen (2018) |
Website | grammy.com |
The Grammy Award for Best Musical Theater Album has been awarded since 1959. The award was given only to the album producer, and to the composer and lyricist who wrote at least 51% of the music which had not been recorded previously.
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 more recent standard which includes those whose contributions accounted for the majority of the album. As of 2012, the award description is as follows: "Award to the principal vocalist(s) and the album producer(s) of 51% or more playing time of the album. The lyricist(s) and composer(s) of a new score are eligible for an Award if they have written and/or composed a new score which comprises 51% or more playing time of the album." Therefore, composers and lyricists are ineligible when recordings contain a majority of previously released material (revivals, collected works). Also, while they are not listed among the nominees, since 2001 the Recording Academy has awarded an official Grammy to the engineers/mixers of the winning Album.
Years reflect the year in which the Grammy Awards were handed out, for music released in the previous year. As of 2008, the current eligibility year is defined by the Recording Academy as beginning October 1, and ending the following September 30. Awards are given in February following the eligibility period.
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.[1]
Winner and nominees
1950s
Year[I] | Winner(s) | Work | Nominees | Ref. |
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1959 | Meredith Willson (composer) | The Music Man |
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[2][3] |
1960s
1970s
Year | Winner(s) | Work | Nominees | Ref. |
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1970 | Burt Bacharach & Hal David (composers) · produced by Henry Jerome & Phil Ramone |
Promises, Promises |
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[2][14] |
1971 | Stephen Sondheim (composer) · produced by Thomas Z. Shepard |
Company |
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[2][15] |
1972 | Stephen Schwartz (composer) · produced by Stephen Schwartz |
Godspell |
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[2][16] |
1973 | Micki Grant (composer) · produced by Jerry Ragavoy |
Don't Bother Me, I Can't Cope |
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[2][17] |
1974 | Stephen Sondheim (composer) · produced by Goddard Lieberson |
A Little Night Music |
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[2][18] |
1975 | Judd Woldin & Robert Brittan (composers) · produced by Thomas Z. Shepard |
Raisin |
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[2][19] |
1976 | Charlie Smalls (composer) · produced by Jerry Wexler |
The Wiz |
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[2][20] |
1977 | Hugo Peretti & Luigi Creatore (producers) | Bubbling Brown Sugar | [2][21] | |
1978 | Charles Strouse & Martin Charnin (composers) · produced by Charles Strouse & Larry Morton |
Annie |
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[2][22] |
1979 | Thomas Z. Shepard (producer) | Ain't Misbehavin' | [2][23] |
1980s
1990s
Year | Winner(s) | Work | Nominees | Ref. |
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1990 | Jay David Saks (producer) | Jerome Robbins' Broadway | [2][25] | |
1991 | David Caddick (producer) | Les Misérables: The Complete Symphonic Recording | [2][25] | |
1992 | Cy Coleman (composer) · lyrics by Adolph Green & Betty Comden; · produced by Cy Coleman & Mike Berniker |
The Will Rogers Follies | [2][25] | |
1993 | Jay David Saks (producer) | Guys and Dolls - The New Broadway Cast Recording | [2][25] | |
1994 | Pete Townshend (composer & lyricist) · produced by George Martin |
The Who's Tommy |
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[2][25] |
1995 | Stephen Sondheim (composer & lyricist) · produced by Phil Ramone |
Passion | [2][25] | |
1996 | Arif Mardin, Jerry Leiber & Mike Stoller (producers) | Smokey Joe's Cafe: The Songs Of Leiber And Stoller | [2][25] | |
1997 | Bill Whelan (composer & lyricist) · produced by Bill Whelan |
Riverdance | [2][25] | |
1998 | Jay David Saks (producer) | Chicago: The Musical (1996 Broadway Revival Cast) |
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[2][27] |
1999 | Mark Mancina (producer) | The Lion King |
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[2][28] |
2000s
Year | Winner(s) | Work | Nominees | Ref. |
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2000 | John McDaniel & Stephen Ferrera (producers) | Annie Get Your Gun (The New Broadway Cast) |
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[2][29] |
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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[2][30] |
2002 | Mel Brooks (composer & lyricist) · produced by Hugh Fordin; · engineered/mixed by Cynthia Daniels |
The Producers |
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[2][31] |
2003 | Marc Shaiman (composer) · lyrics by Marc Shaiman & Scott Wittman; · produced by Marc Shaiman; · engineered/mixed by Pete Karam |
Hairspray |
|
[2][32] |
2004 | Jay David Saks (producer) · engineered/mixed by Ken Hahn, Todd Whitelock & Tom Lazarus |
Gypsy: A Musical Fable | [2] | |
2005 | Stephen Schwartz (composer & lyricist) · produced by Stephen Schwartz; · engineered/mixed by Frank Filipetti |
Wicked | [2] | |
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 | [2] | |
2007 | Robert Gaudio (producer); · engineered/mixed by Pete Karam |
Jersey Boys | [2] | |
2008 | Duncan Sheik (composer) · lyrics by Steven Sater; · produced by Duncan Sheik; · engineered/mixed by Michael Tudor |
Spring Awakening | [2][33] | |
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 | [2][34] |
2010s
Year | Winner(s) | Work | Nominees | Ref. |
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2010 | David Caddick & David Lai (producer) · engineered/mixed by Todd Whitelock |
West Side Story (New Broadway Cast Recording) | [2][35] | |
2011 | Billie Joe Armstrong (producer) · engineered/mixed by Chris Dugan & Chris Lord-Alge |
American Idiot (Featuring Green Day) |
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[2][36][37] |
2012 | Andrew Rannells & Josh Gad (artists) · composer & 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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[2][38] |
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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[2][39] |
2014 | Billy Porter & Stark Sands (principal soloists) · composer & 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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[2][40] |
2015 | Jessie Mueller (principal soloist) · produced by Jason Howland, Steve Sidwell & Billy Jay Stein |
Beautiful: The Carole King Musical |
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[2][2] |
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 (New Broadway Cast) |
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[41][42] |
2018 | Laura Dreyfuss, Mike Faist, Rachel Bay Jones, Kristolyn Lloyd, Michael Park, Ben Platt, Will Roland & Jennifer Laura Thompson (principal soloists); Pete Ganbarg, Alex Lacamoire, Stacey Mindich, Benj Pasek & Justin Paul (producers); Benj Pasek & Justin Paul (composers/lyricists) | Dear Evan Hansen (Original Broadway Cast) |
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References
- ↑ Grammy Awards restructuring
- 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 35 36 37 38 39 40 41 42 43 44 45 46 47 48 49 50 51 52 53 54 55 56 57 58 "Past Winners Search". Grammy.Com.
- ↑ "Grammy Awards 1959". Awards & Shows.
- ↑ "Grammy Awards 1960". Awards & Shows.
- ↑ "Grammy Awards 1961". Awards & Shows.
- ↑ "Grammy Awards 1962". Awards & Shows.
- ↑ "Grammy Awards 1963". Awards & Shows.
- ↑ "Grammy Awards 1964". Awards & Shows.
- ↑ "Grammy Awards 1965". Awards & Shows.
- ↑ "Grammy Awards 1966". Awards & Shows.
- ↑ "Grammy Awards 1967". Awards & Shows.
- ↑ "Grammy Awards 1968". Awards & Shows.
- ↑ "Grammy Awards 1969". Awards & Shows.
- ↑ "Grammy Awards 1970". Awards & Shows.
- ↑ "Grammy Awards 1971". Awards & Shows.
- ↑ "Grammy Awards 1972". Awards & Shows.
- ↑ "Grammy Awards 1973". Awards & Shows.
- ↑ "Grammy Awards 1974". Awards & Shows.
- ↑ "Grammy Awards 1975". Awards & Shows.
- ↑ "Grammy Awards 1976". Awards & Shows.
- ↑ "Grammy Awards 1977". Awards & Shows.
- ↑ "Grammy Awards 1978". Awards & Shows.
- ↑ "Grammy Awards 1979". Awards & Shows.
- ↑ "22nd Grammy Awards". RockOntheNet.Com.
- 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 "Grammy Award® Winners: Best Musical Show Album". RateYourMusic.
- ↑ "Grammy Awards 1988". Awards & Shows.
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- ↑ "42nd Grammy Award Nominations". DigitalHit.
- ↑ "43rd Grammy Award Nominations". DigitalHit.
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- ↑ "45th Grammy Award Nominations Coverage". DigitalHit.
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- ↑ "52nd Grammy Awards". RockOntheNet.Com.
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- ↑ "54th Grammy Award Nominations Coverage". DigitalHit.
- ↑ "Full Nomination List of the 55th Annual Grammy Awards". New York Daily News.
- ↑ "56th Grammy Award Nominations Coverage". DigitalHit.
- ↑ "Grammy Nominations: Full List of Nominees for 59th Annual Awards". Variety.
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- ↑ Staff, Variety (2017-11-28). "Grammy Nominations 2018: Complete List". Variety. Retrieved 2017-11-28.