Tony Award for Best Book of a Musical
With the Tony Award for best musical libretto the author of a musical libretto is honored. The libretto (English book) includes the spoken, not sung text of a musical. The librettist is therefore responsible for the overall plot and the dramatic construction of a musical, as opposed to the songwriter who writes only the sung texts (English lyrics). ( An earlier, sometimes used to refer to this category was Best Author of a Musical ( " Best Author of a Musical " ) ).
Nominierbar in this category are only those musicals that have a certain narrative framework for action; Revues without consistent action are excluded. Revivals of older musicals may only be nominated if a new libretto was written for the new production.
The Tony Award for best musical libretto went to so far:
1947-1949
1950-1959
1960-1969
1970-1979
1980-1989
1990-1999
Since 2000
- 2000 James Joyce's The Dead by Richard Nelson
- 2001 The Producers by Mel Brooks and Thomas Meehan
- 2002 Urinetown by Greg Kotis
- 2003 Hairspray by Mark O'Donnell and Thomas Meehan
- 2004 Avenue Q by Jeff Whitty
- 2005 The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee by Rachel Sheinkin
- 2006 The Drowsy Chaperone by Bob Martin and Don McKellar
- 2007 Spring Awaking by Steven Sater
- 2008 Passing Strange by Stew