The Tony Award for Best Original Score is the Tony Award given to the composers and lyricists of the best original score written for a musical or play in that year. The score consists of music and/or lyrics. To be eligible, a score must be written specifically for the theatre and must be original; compilations of non-theatrical music or compilations of earlier theatrical music are not eligible for consideration.
The award has undergone a number of minor changes. In 1947, 1950, 1951, and 1962, the award went to the composer only. Otherwise, the award has gone to the composer and lyricist for their combined contributions, except for 1971 when the two awards were split (although Stephen Sondheim won both, for Company).
Toby Marlow is the youngest person to win the award; he was 27 when he won in tandem with Lucy Moss for SIX. Adolph Green is the oldest person to win the award; he was 76 when he won for The Will Rogers Follies. If T. S. Eliot were alive when he won for Cats, he would have been 94. Eliot is one of two people to receive the award posthumously, the other being Jonathan Larson, who won for Rent. He would have been 36.
^'Fun Home' songwriters become 1st winning female team Yahoo News
^"Tony Award Nominees". The Washington Post. May 13, 2003. Retrieved May 2, 2018.
External links
Official Tony Awards website
December 31, 2022
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The Tony Award for Best Original Score is the Tony Award given to the composers and lyricists of the best original score written for a musical or play in that year The score consists of music and or lyrics To be eligible a score must be written specifically for the theatre and must be original compilations of non theatrical music or compilations of earlier theatrical music are not eligible for consideration Tony Award for Best Original ScoreAwarded forBest Original ScoreLocationUnited States New York CityPresented byAmerican Theatre Wing The Broadway LeagueCurrently held byToby Marlow and Lucy Moss for Six 2022 WebsiteTonyAwards com Contents 1 History 2 Winners and nominees 2 1 1940s 2 2 1950s 2 3 1960s 2 4 1970s 2 5 1980s 2 6 1990s 2 7 2000s 2 8 2010s 2 9 2020s 3 Award records 3 1 Multiple wins 3 2 Multiple nominations 4 Female winners 5 References 6 External linksHistory EditThe award has undergone a number of minor changes In 1947 1950 1951 and 1962 the award went to the composer only Otherwise the award has gone to the composer and lyricist for their combined contributions except for 1971 when the two awards were split although Stephen Sondheim won both for Company In only nine years have non musical plays been nominated for Tony Awards in this category Much Ado About Nothing in 1973 The Good Doctor in 1974 The Song of Jacob Zulu in 1993 Twelfth Night in 1999 Enron and Fences in 2010 Peter and the Starcatcher and One Man Two Guvnors in 2012 Angels in America in 2018 To Kill a Mockingbird in 2019 and A Christmas Carol The Inheritance The Rose Tattoo Slave Play and The Sound Inside in 2020 Because the Broadway season of 2019 2020 was shortened due to the COVID 19 pandemic only four musicals were eligible for Tony Awards Three were jukebox musicals and the fourth was The Lightning Thief the only musical of the season with original music The Lightning Thief was not nominated for any Tony Awards meaning that every nominee in this category in 2020 was a play rather than a musical In 2013 Cyndi Lauper became the first woman to win the award solo for Kinky Boots In 2005 Lisa Kron and Jeanine Tesori became the first all woman team to win the award for Fun Home 1 Toby Marlow is the youngest person to win the award he was 27 when he won in tandem with Lucy Moss for SIX Adolph Green is the oldest person to win the award he was 76 when he won for The Will Rogers Follies If T S Eliot were alive when he won for Cats he would have been 94 Eliot is one of two people to receive the award posthumously the other being Jonathan Larson who won for Rent He would have been 36 Winners and nominees Edit indicates the winner 1940s Edit Year Musical Music Lyrics19471st Tony AwardsStreet Scene Kurt Weill Langston Hughes19482nd Tony Awards 19493rd Tony AwardsKiss Me Kate Cole Porter1950s Edit Year Musical Music Lyrics19504th Tony AwardsSouth Pacific Richard Rodgers Oscar Hammerstein II19515th Tony AwardsCall Me Madam Irving Berlin1952 1959 1960s Edit Year Musical Music Lyrics1960 1961 196216th Tony AwardsNo Strings Richard RodgersHow to Succeed in Business Without Really Trying Frank LoesserKwamina Richard AdlerMilk and Honey Jerry Herman196317th Tony AwardsOliver Lionel BartBravo Giovanni Milton Schafer Ronny GrahamLittle Me Cy Coleman Carolyn LeighStop the World I Want to Get Off Leslie Bricusse amp Anthony Newley196418th Tony AwardsHello Dolly Jerry HermanFunny Girl Jule Styne Bob MerrillHigh Spirits Timothy Gray amp Hugh Martin110 in the Shade Harvey Schmidt Tom Jones196519th Tony AwardsFiddler on the Roof Jerry Bock Sheldon HarnickDo I Hear a Waltz Richard Rodgers Stephen SondheimHalf a Sixpence David HenekerThe Roar of the Greasepaint The Smell of the Crowd Leslie Bricusse amp Anthony Newley196620th Tony AwardsMan of La Mancha Mitch Leigh Joe DarionMame Jerry HermanOn a Clear Day You Can See Forever Burton Lane Alan Jay LernerSweet Charity Cy Coleman Dorothy Fields196721st Tony AwardsCabaret John Kander Fred EbbThe Apple Tree Jerry Bock Sheldon HarnickI Do I Do Harvey Schmidt Tom JonesWalking Happy Jimmy Van Heusen Sammy Cahn196822nd Tony AwardsHallelujah Baby Jule Styne Betty Comden amp Adolph GreenThe Happy Time John Kander Fred EbbHow Now Dow Jones Elmer Bernstein Carolyn LeighIllya Darling Manos Hatzidakis Joe Darion196923rd Tony Awards 1970s Edit Year Production Musical or Play Music Lyrics197024th Tony Awards 197125th Tony AwardsCompany Stephen SondheimThe Me Nobody Knows Gary William Friedman Will HoltThe Rothschilds Jerry Bock Sheldon Harnick197226th Tony AwardsFollies Stephen SondheimAin t Supposed to Die a Natural Death Melvin Van PeeblesJesus Christ Superstar Andrew Lloyd Webber Tim RiceTwo Gentlemen of Verona Galt MacDermot John Guare197327th Tony AwardsA Little Night Music Stephen SondheimDon t Bother Me I Can t Cope Micki GrantMuch Ado About Nothing Peter Link Pippin Stephen Schwartz197428th Tony AwardsGigi Frederick Loewe Alan Jay LernerThe Good Doctor Peter Link Neil SimonRaisin Judd Woldin Robert BrittanSeesaw Cy Coleman Dorothy Fields197529th Tony AwardsThe Wiz Charlie SmallsA Letter for Queen Victoria Alan LloydThe Lieutenant Gene Curty Nitra Scharfman amp Chuck StrandShenandoah Gary Geld Peter Udell197630th Tony AwardsA Chorus Line Marvin Hamlisch Edward KlebanChicago John Kander Fred EbbPacific Overtures Stephen SondheimTreemonisha Scott Joplin197731st Tony AwardsAnnie Charles Strouse Martin CharninGodspell Stephen SchwartzHappy End Kurt Weill Bertolt Brecht amp Michael FeingoldI Love My Wife Cy Coleman Michael Stewart197832nd Tony AwardsOn the Twentieth Century Cy Coleman Betty Comden amp Adolph GreenThe Act John Kander Fred EbbRunaways Elizabeth SwadosWorking Susan Birkenhead Craig Carnelia Micki Grant Mary Rodgers Stephen Schwartz amp James Taylor197933rd Tony AwardsSweeney Todd The Demon Barber of Fleet Street Stephen SondheimCarmelina Burton Lane Alan Jay LernerEubie Eubie Blake Johnny Brandon Jim Europe F E Miller Andy Razafe amp Noble SissleThe Grand Tour Jerry Herman1980s Edit Year Production Musical or Play Music Lyrics198034th Tony AwardsEvita Andrew Lloyd Webber Tim RiceA Day in Hollywood A Night in the Ukraine Frank Lazarus Dick VosburghBarnum Cy Coleman Michael StewartSugar Babies Artie Malvin198135th Tony AwardsWoman of the Year John Kander Fred EbbCharlie and Algernon Charles Strouse David RogersCopperfield Joel Hirschhorn amp Al KashaShakespeare s Cabaret Lance Mulcahy 198236th Tony AwardsNine Maury YestonDreamgirls Henry Krieger Tom EyenJoseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat Andrew Lloyd Webber Tim RiceMerrily We Roll Along Stephen Sondheim198337th Tony AwardsCats Andrew Lloyd Webber T S EliotA Doll s Life Larry Grossman Betty Comden amp Adolph GreenMerlin Elmer Bernstein Don BlackSeven Brides for Seven Brothers Gene de Paul Joel Hirschhorn amp Al Kasha Hirschhorn Kasha amp Johnny Mercer198438th Tony AwardsLa Cage aux Folles Jerry HermanBaby David Shire Richard Maltby Jr The Rink John Kander Fred EbbSunday in the Park with George Stephen Sondheim198539th Tony AwardsBig River Roger MillerGrind Larry Grossman Ellen FitzhughQuilters Barbara Damashek198640th Tony AwardsThe Mystery of Edwin Drood Rupert HolmesThe News Paul SchierhornSong and Dance Andrew Lloyd Webber Don Black amp Richard Maltby Jr Wind in the Willows William P Perry Roger McGough198741st Tony AwardsLes Miserables Claude Michel Schonberg Herbert Kretzmer amp Alain BoublilMe and My Girl Noel Gay Douglas Furber amp L Arthur RoseRags Charles Strouse Stephen SchwartzStarlight Express Andrew Lloyd Webber Richard Stilgoe198842nd Tony AwardsInto the Woods Stephen SondheimThe Phantom of the Opera Andrew Lloyd Webber Charles Hart amp Richard StilgoeRomance Romance Keith Herrmann Barry HarmanSarafina Hugh Masekela amp Mbongeni Ngema198943rd Tony Awards 1990s Edit Year Production Musical or Play Music Lyrics199044th Tony AwardsCity of Angels Cy Coleman David ZippelAspects of Love Andrew Lloyd Webber Don Black amp Charles HartGrand Hotel Chet Forrest Bob Wright amp Maury YestonMeet Me in St Louis Ralph Blane amp Hugh Martin199145th Tony AwardsThe Will Rogers Follies Cy Coleman Betty Comden amp Adolph GreenMiss Saigon Claude Michel Schonberg Alain Boublil amp Richard Maltby Jr Once on This Island Stephen Flaherty Lynn AhrensThe Secret Garden Lucy Simon Marsha Norman199246th Tony AwardsFalsettos William FinnJelly s Last Jam Luther Henderson amp Jelly Roll Morton Susan BirkenheadMetro Janusz Stoklosa Agata Maryna Miklaszewska amp Mary Bracken PhillipsNick amp Nora Charles Strouse Richard Maltby Jr 199347th Tony AwardsKiss of the Spider Woman John Kander Fred EbbThe Who s Tommy Pete TownshendAnna Karenina Daniel Levine Peter KelloggThe Song of Jacob Zulu Ladysmith Black Mambazo Ladysmith Black Mambazo amp Tug Yourgrau199448th Tony AwardsPassion Stephen SondheimBeauty and the Beast Alan Menken Howard Ashman amp Tim RiceCyrano The Musical Ad van Dijk Sheldon Harnick Peter Reeves amp Koen van Dijk199549th Tony AwardsSunset Boulevard Andrew Lloyd Webber Don Black amp Christopher Hampton199650th Tony AwardsRent Jonathan LarsonBig the musical David Shire Richard Maltby Jr Bring in da Noise Bring in da Funk Ann Duquesnay Zane Mark amp Daryl Waters Duquesnay Reg E Gaines amp George C WolfeState Fair Richard Rodgers Oscar Hammerstein II199751st Tony AwardsTitanic Maury YestonJuan Darien Elliot GoldenthalThe Life Cy Coleman Ira GasmanSteel Pier John Kander Fred Ebb199852nd Tony AwardsRagtime Stephen Flaherty Lynn AhrensThe Capeman Paul Simon Simon amp Derek WalcottThe Lion King Elton John Lebo M Mark Mancina Jay Rifkin amp Hans Zimmer M Mancina Tim Rice Rifkin amp Julie TaymorSide Show Henry Krieger Bill Russell199953rd Tony AwardsParade Jason Robert BrownThe Civil War Frank Wildhorn Jack MurphyFootloose Eric Carmen Sammy Hagar Kenny Loggins Tom Snow amp Jim Steinman Carmen Hagar Loggins Dean Pitchford amp SteinmanTwelfth Night Jeanine Tesori 2000s Edit Year Musical Music Lyrics200054th Tony AwardsAida Elton John Tim RiceJames Joyce s The Dead Shaun Davey Davey amp Richard NelsonMarie Christine Michael John LaChiusaThe Wild Party200155th Tony AwardsThe Producers Mel BrooksA Class Act Edward KlebanThe Full Monty David YazbekJane Eyre Paul Gordon John Caird amp Gordon200256th Tony AwardsUrinetown Mark Hollmann Hollmann amp Greg KotisSweet Smell of Success Marvin Hamlisch Craig CarneliaThoroughly Modern Millie Jeanine Tesori Dick ScanlanThou Shalt Not Harry Connick Jr 200357th Tony Awards 2 Hairspray Marc Shaiman Shaiman amp Scott WittmanAmour Michel Legrand Jeremy Sams amp Didier Van CauwelaertUrban Cowboy Danny Arena Clint Black Jeff Blumenkrantz Jason Robert Brown Roger Brown Carl L Byrd Pevin Byrd Munoz Jerry Chesnut Tommy Conners Tom Crain Charlie Daniels Taz DiGregorio Ronnie Dunn Fred Edwards Skip Ewing Wayland Holyfield Bob Lee House Marcus Hummon Sara Light Lauren Lucas Martie Maguire Wanda Mallette Jim Marshall Bob Morrison James Hayden Nicholas Luke Reed Patti Ryan Jerry Silverstein amp Bob StillmanA Year with Frog and Toad Robert Reale Willie Reale200458th Tony AwardsAvenue Q Robert Lopez amp Jeff MarxCaroline or Change Jeanine Tesori Tony KushnerTaboo Boy GeorgeWicked Stephen Schwartz200559th Tony AwardsThe Light in the Piazza Adam GuettelDirty Rotten Scoundrels David YazbekSpamalot John Du Prez amp Eric Idle IdleThe 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee William Finn200660th Tony AwardsThe Drowsy Chaperone Lisa Lambert amp Greg MorrisonThe Color Purple Stephen Bray Brenda Russell amp Allee WillisThe Wedding Singer Matthew Sklar Chad BeguelinThe Woman in White Andrew Lloyd Webber David Zippel200761st Tony AwardsSpring Awakening Duncan Sheik Steven SaterCurtains John Kander Fred EbbGrey Gardens Scott Frankel Michael KorieLegally Blonde Nell Benjamin amp Larry O Keefe200862nd Tony AwardsIn the Heights Lin Manuel MirandaCry Baby David Javerbaum amp Adam SchlesingerThe Little Mermaid Alan Menken Howard Ashman amp Glenn SlaterPassing Strange Heidi Rodewald amp Stew Stew200963rd Tony AwardsNext to Normal Tom Kitt Brian YorkeyBilly Elliot the Musical Elton John Lee HallShrek the Musical Jeanine Tesori David Lindsay Abaire9 to 5 Dolly Parton2010s Edit Year Production Musical or Play Music Lyrics201064th Tony AwardsMemphis David Bryan Bryan amp Joe DiPietroThe Addams Family Andrew LippaEnron Adam Cork Lucy PrebbleFences Branford Marsalis 201165th Tony AwardsThe Book of Mormon Robert Lopez Trey Parker amp Matt StoneThe Scottsboro Boys John Kander Fred EbbSister Act Alan Menken Glenn SlaterWomen on the Verge of a Nervous Breakdown David Yazbek201266th Tony AwardsNewsies Alan Menken Jack FeldmanBonnie amp Clyde Frank Wildhorn Don BlackOne Man Two Guvnors Grant OldingPeter and the Starcatcher Wayne Barker Rick Elice201367th Tony AwardsKinky Boots Cyndi LauperA Christmas Story The Musical Benj Pasek amp Justin PaulHands on a Hardbody Trey Anastasio amp Amanda Green GreenMatilda the Musical Tim Minchin201468th Tony AwardsThe Bridges of Madison County Jason Robert BrownAladdin Alan Menken Howard Ashman Chad Beguelin amp Tim RiceA Gentleman s Guide to Love and Murder Steven Lutvak Robert L Freedman amp LutvakIf Then Tom Kitt Brian Yorkey201569th Tony AwardsFun Home Jeanine Tesori Lisa KronThe Last Ship StingSomething Rotten Karey amp Wayne KirkpatrickThe Visit John Kander Fred Ebb201670th Tony AwardsHamilton Lin Manuel MirandaBright Star Edie Brickell Brickell amp Steve MartinSchool of Rock Andrew Lloyd Webber Glenn SlaterWaitress Sara Bareilles201771st Tony AwardsDear Evan Hansen Benj Pasek amp Justin PaulCome from Away David Hein amp Irene SankoffGroundhog Day Tim MinchinNatasha Pierre amp The Great Comet of 1812 Dave Malloy201872nd Tony AwardsThe Band s Visit David YazbekAngels in America Adrian Sutton Frozen Robert Lopez amp Kristen Anderson LopezMean Girls Jeff Richmond Nell BenjaminSpongeBob SquarePants Yolanda Adams Sara Bareilles Jonathan Coulton Domani Alex Ebert The Flaming Lips Rob Hyman Lady Antebellum Cyndi Lauper John Legend Lil C Panic at the Disco Plain White T s Joe Perry They Might Be Giants T I amp Steven Tyler201973rd Tony AwardsHadestown Anais MitchellBe More Chill Joe IconisBeetlejuice Eddie PerfectThe Prom Matthew Sklar Chad BeguelinTo Kill a Mockingbird Adam Guettel Tootsie David Yazbek2020s Edit Year Production Musical or Play Music Lyrics202074th Tony AwardsA Christmas Carol Christopher Nightingale The Inheritance Paul Englishby The Rose Tattoo Fitz Patton amp Jason Michael Webb Slave Play Lindsay Jones The Sound Inside Daniel Kluger 2021 Ceremony not held 202275th Tony AwardsSix Toby Marlow amp Lucy MossFlying Over Sunset Tom Kitt Michael KorieMr Saturday Night Jason Robert Brown Amanda GreenParadise Square Jason Howland Masi Asare amp Nathan TysenA Strange Loop Michael R JacksonAward records EditMultiple wins Edit 6 WinsStephen Sondheim 3 consecutive 3 WinsCy Coleman 2 consecutive Betty Comden Fred Ebb Adolph Green John Kander Andrew Lloyd Webber 2 WinsJerry Herman Robert Lopez Lin Manuel Miranda Tim Rice Richard Rodgers Maury Yeston Jason Robert Brown Multiple nominations Edit 11 NominationsFred Ebb John Kander Andrew Lloyd Webber10 NominationsStephen Sondheim9 NominationsCy Coleman7 NominationsTim Rice5 NominationsDon Black Jerry Herman Richard Maltby Jr Alan Menken Stephen Schwartz Jeanine Tesori David Yazbek4 NominationsJason Robert Brown Betty Comden Adolph Green Sheldon Harnick Richard Rodgers Charles Strouse3 NominationsHoward Ashman Chad Beguelin Jerry Bock Elton John Tom Kitt Alan Jay Lerner Robert Lopez Glenn Slater Maury Yeston 2 NominationsLynn Ahrens Sara Bareilles Nell Benjamin Elmer Bernstein Susan Birkenhead Alain Boublil Leslie Bricusse Craig Carnelia Joe Darion Dorothy Fields William Finn Stephen Flaherty Micki Grant Amanda Green Larry Grossman Adam Guettel Marvin Hamlisch Charles Hart Joel Hirschhorn Tom Jones Al Kasha Edward Kleban Michael Korie Henry Krieger Michael John LaChiusa Burton Lane Cyndi Lauper Carolyn Leigh Peter Link Hugh Martin Tim Minchin Lin Manuel Miranda Anthony Newley Benj Pasek Justin Paul Harvey Schmidt Claude Michel Schonberg David Shire Matthew Sklar Michael Stewart Richard Stilgoe Jule Styne Kurt Weill Frank Wildhorn Brian Yorkey David ZippelFemale winners EditOnly eight women have won this award five of whom won without male writing partners and for only nine shows Betty Comden Hallelujah Baby 1968 On the Twentieth Century 1978 and The Will Rogers Follies 1991 becoming the first and so far only woman to win this Tony multiple times Lynn Ahrens Ragtime 1998 Lisa Lambert The Drowsy Chaperone 2006 Cyndi Lauper Kinky Boots 2013 becoming the first woman to win this Tony without a male writing partner Jeanine Tesori and Lisa Kron Fun Home 2015 becoming the first all female songwriting team music and lyrics to win this Tony Anais Mitchell Hadestown 2019 Lucy Moss Six 2022 References Edit Fun Home songwriters become 1st winning female team Yahoo News Tony Award Nominees The Washington Post May 13 2003 Retrieved May 2 2018 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