Tony Award Winners, 2008
The American Theatre Wing (ATW), established in 1939, created the Tony Awards in 1947 to recognize distinguished achievement in the theater arts as presented on Broadway. The award is named for Antoinette Perry, a former ATW director; since 1967 it has been presented in conjunction with the League of American Theatres and Producers, a Broadway trade association. Nominees are selected
► musical: In the Heights (Quiara Alegrfa Hudes; music and lyrics, Lin-Manuel Miranda);
► play: August: Osage County (playwright, Tracy Letts); ► revival of a musical: South Pacific (Oscar Hammerstein II and Joshua Logan; music, Richard Rodgers; lyrics, Oscar Hammerstein II); ► revival of a play: Boeing-Boeing (playwright, Marc Camoletti); ► musical: Stew (Passing Strange);
► score: Lin-Manuel Miranda (In the Heights);
► leading actress, musical: Patti LuPone (Gypsy);
► leading actor, musical: Paulo Szot (South Pacific);
► leading actress, play: Deanna Dunagan (August: Osage County); ► leading actor, play: Mark Rylance (Boeing-Boeing); ► featured actress, musical: Laura Benanti (Gypsy); ► featured actor, musical: Boyd Gaines (Gypsy); ► featured actress, play: Rondi Reed (August: Osage County); ► featured actor, play: Jim each May from among the year’s new or newly revived Broadway shows; a body of some 750 current and former theater professionals, critics, and agents votes for the winners. The awards are presented in New York City in June. Prize: silver medallion, set in a base, depicting on one face the masks of tragedy and comedy and on the other the profile of Antoinette Perry.
Tony Awards Web site: <www.tonyawards.com>.
Norton (The Seafarer); ► direction, musical: Bartlett Sher (South Pacific); ► direction, play: Anna D. Shapiro (August: Osage County); ► costume design, musical: Catherine Zuber (South Pacific); ► costume design, play: Katrina Lindsay (Les Liasons dan-gereuses); ► lighting design, musical: Donald Holder (South Pacific); ► lighting design, play: Kevin Adams (The 39 Steps); ► scenic design, musical: Michael Yeargan (South Pacific); ► scenic design, play: Todd Rosenthal (August: Osage County); ► sound design, musical: Scott Lehrer (South Pacific); ►sound design, play: Mic Pool (The 39 Steps); ► orchestrations: Alex Lacamoire and Bill Sherman (In the Heights);
► choreography: Andy Blankenbuehler (In the Heights); ► regional theater award: Chicago Shakespeare Theater, Chicago IL; ►special award: Robert Russell Bennett.
Tony Awards, 1947-2008
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year |
best musical |
best play |
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1947 |
not awarded |
All My Sons (Arthur Miller)1 |
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1948 |
not awarded |
Mister Roberts (Thomas Heggen |
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and Joshua Logan) |
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1949 |
Kiss Me, Kate (book, Bella Spewack and Samuel Spewack; |
Death of a Salesman (Arthur |
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music and lyrics, Cole Porter) |
Miller) |
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1950 |
South Pacific (book, Oscar Hammerstein II and Joshua Logan; |
The Cocktail Party (T.S. Eliot) |
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music, Richard Rodgers; lyrics, Oscar Hammerstein II) |
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1951 |
Guys and Dolls (book, Jo Swerling and Abe Burrows; |
The Rose Tattoo (Tennessee |
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music and lyrics, Frank Loesser) |
Williams) |
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1952 |
The King and I (book and lyrics, Oscar Hammerstein II; |
The Fourposter (Jan de Hartog) |
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music, Richard Rodgers) |
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1953 |
Wonderful Town (book, Joseph Fields and Jerome Chodorov; music, |
The Crucible (Arthur Miller) |
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Leonard Bernstein; lyrics, Betty Comden and Adolph Green) |
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1954 |
Kismet (book, Charles Lederer and Luther Davis; music, Alexander |
The Teahouse of the August |
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Borodin; adaptation and lyrics, Robert Wright and George Forrest) |
Moon (John Patrick) |
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1955 |
The Pajama Game (book, George Abbott and Richard Bissell; |
The Desperate Hours (Joseph |
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music and lyrics, Richard Adler and Jerry Ross) |
Hayes) |
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1956 |
Damn Yankees (book, George Abbott and Douglass |
The Diary of Anne Frank (Frances |
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Wallop; music and lyrics, Richard Adler and Jerry Ross) |
Goodrich and Albert Hackett) |
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1957 |
My Fair Lady (book and lyrics, Alan Jay Lerner; music, |
Long Day’s Journey into Night |
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Frederick Loewe) |
(Eugene O’Neill) |
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1958 |
The Music Man (book, Meredith Willson and Franklin Lacey; |
Sunrise at Campobello (Dore |
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music and lyrics, Meredith Willson) |
Schary) |
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1959 |
Redhead (book, Herbert Fields, Dorothy Fields, Sidney Sheldon, |
J.B. (Archibald MacLeish) |
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and David Shaw; music, Albert Hague; lyrics, Dorothy Fields) |
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1960 |
The Sound of Music (book, Howard Lindsay and Russel Crouse; |
The Miracle Worker (William |
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music, Richard Rodgers; lyrics, Oscar Hammerstein II); |
Gibson) |
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Fiorello! (book, Jerome Weidman and George Abbott; music, |
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Jerry Brock; lyrics, Sheldon Harnick) (tied) |
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1961 |
Bye Bye Birdie (book, Michael Stewart; music, |
Beckett (Jean Anouilh, translated |
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Charles Strouse; lyrics, Lee Adams) |
by Lucienne Hill) |
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1962 |
How To Succeed in Business Without Really Trying |
A Man for All Seasons (Robert |
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(book, Abe Burrows, Jack Weinstock, and Willie Gilbert; |
Bolt) |
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music and lyrics, Frank Loesser) |
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1963 |
A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum (book, Burt |
Who’s Afraid of Virginia Woolf? |
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Shevelove and Larry Gelbart; music and lyrics, Stephen Sondheim) |
(Edward Albee) |
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1964 |
Hello, Dolly! (book, Michael Stewart; music and lyrics, Jerry Herman) |
Luther(John Osborne) |
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1965 |
Fiddler on the Roof (book, Joseph Stein; music, |
The Subject Was Roses (Frank |
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Jerry Bock; lyrics, Sheldon Harnick) |
Gilroy) |
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1966 |
Man of La Mancha (book, Dale Wasserman; |
Marat/Sade (Peter Weiss, trans |
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music, Mitch Leigh; lyrics, Joe Darion) |
lated by Geoffrey Skelton) |
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1967 |
Cabaret (book, Joe Masteroff; music, John Kander; lyrics, Fred Ebb) |
The Homecoming (Harold Pinter) |
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1968 |
Hallelujah, Baby! (book, Arthur Laurents; music, |
Rosencrantz and Guildenstern |
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Jule Styne; lyrics, Betty Comden and Adolph Green) |
Are Dead (Tom Stoppard) |
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1969 |
1776 (book, Peter Stone; music and lyrics, Sherman Edwards) |
The Great White Hope (Howard |
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Sackler) |
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1970 |
Applause (book, Betty Comden and Adolph Greene; |
Borstal Boy (Frank McMahon) |
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music, Charles Strouse; lyrics, Lee Adams) |
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1971 |
Company (book, George Furth; music and lyrics, Stephen Sondheim) |
Sleuth (Anthony Shaffer) |
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1972 |
Two Gentlemen ofVerona (book, John Guare and Mel Shapiro; |
Sticks and Bones (David Rabe) |
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music, Galt MacDermot; lyrics, John Guare) |
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1973 |
A Little Night Music (book, Hugh Wheeler; |
That Championship Season |
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music and lyrics, Stephen Sondheim) |
(Jason Miller) |
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1974 |
Raisin (book, Robert Nemiroff and Charlotte Zaltzberg; |
The River Niger (Joseph A. |
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music, Judd Woldin; lyrics, Robert Brittan) |
Walker) |
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1975 |
The Wiz (book, William F. Brown; music and lyrics, Charlie Smalls) |
Equus (Peter Shaffer) |
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1976 |
A Chorus Line (book, James Kirkwood and Nicholas Dante; |
Travesties (Tom Stoppard) |
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music, Marvin Hamlisch; lyrics, Edward Kleban) |
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1977 |
Annie (book, Thomas Meehan; music, Charles Strouse; |
The Shadow Box (Michael |
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lyrics, Martin Charnin) |
Christofer) |
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1978 |
Ain’t Misbehavin’ (book, Murray Horwitz and Richard Maltby, Jr.; |
Da (Hugh Leonard) |
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music, Fats Waller; lyrics, Fats Waller and many others) |
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1979 |
Sweeney Todd (book, Hugh Wheeler; music |
The Elephant Man (Bernard |
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and lyrics, Stephen Sondheim) |
Pomerance) |
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1980 |
Evita (book and lyrics, Tim Rice; music, Andrew Lloyd Webber) |
Children of a Lesser God (Mark |
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Medoff) |
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1981 |
42nd Street (book, Michael Stewart and Mark Bramble; |
Amadeus (Peter Shaffer) |
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music, Harry Warren; lyrics, Al Dubin) |
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year |
best musical |
best play |
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1982 |
Nine (book, Arthur Kopit; music and lyrics, Maury Yeston) |
The Life and Adventures of |
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Nicholas Nickleby (David Edgar) |
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1983 |
Cats (book and lyrics, T.S. Eliot; music, Andrew Lloyd Webber) |
Torch Song Trilogy (Harvey |
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Fierstein) |
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1984 |
La Cage aux folles (book, Harvey Fierstein; |
The Real Thing (Tom Stoppard) |
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music and lyrics, Jerry Herman) |
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1985 |
Big River (book, William Hauptman; music and lyrics, Roger Miller) |
Biloxi Blues (Neil Simon) |
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1986 |
The Mystery of Edwin Drood (book, music, and lyrics, Rupert Holmes) |
I’m Not Rappaport (Herb Gardner) |
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1987 |
Les Miserables (book, Alain Boublil and Claude-Michel Schonberg; |
Fences (August Wilson) |
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music, Claude-Michel Schonberg; lyrics, Herbert Kretzmer |
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and Alain Boublil) |
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1988 |
The Phantom of the Opera (book, Richard Stilgoe and |
M. Butterfly (David Henry Hwang) |
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Andrew Lloyd Webber; music, Andrew Lloyd Webber; |
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lyrics, Charles Hart and Richard Stilgoe) |
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1989 |
Jerome Robbins’ Broadway (compilation) |
The Heidi Chronicles (Wendy |
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Wasserstein) |
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1990 |
City of Angels (book, Larry Gelbart; music, |
The Grapes of Wrath (Frank |
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Cy Coleman; lyrics, David Zippel) |
Galati) |
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1991 |
The Will Rogers Follies (book, Peter Stone; music, |
Lost in Yonkers (Neil Simon) |
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Cy Coleman; lyrics, Betty Comden and Adolph Green) |
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1992 |
Crazy for You (book, Ken Ludwig; music and |
Dancing at Lughnasa (Brian Friel) |
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lyrics, George Gershwin and Ira Gershwin) |
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1993 |
Kiss of the Spider Woman (book, Terrence McNally; |
Angels in America: Millennium |
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music, John Kander; lyrics, Fred Ebb) |
Approaches (Tony Kushner) |
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1994 |
Passion (book, James Lapine; music |
Angels in America: Perestroika |
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and lyrics, Stephen Sondheim) |
(Tony Kushner) |
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1995 |
Sunset Boulevard (book and lyrics, Don Black and Christopher |
Love! Valour! Compassion! |
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Hampton; music, Andrew Lloyd Webber) |
(Terrence McNally) |
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1996 |
Rent (book, music, and lyrics, Jonathan Larson) |
Master Class (Terrence McNally) |
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1997 |
Titanic (book, Peter Stone; music and lyrics, Maury Yeston) |
The Last Night of Ballyhoo (Alfred |
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Uhry) |
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1998 |
The Lion King (book, Roger Allers and Irene Mecchi; music and |
Art (Yasmina Reza) |
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lyrics, Elton John, Tim Rice, and others) |
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1999 |
Fosse (compilation) |
Side Man (Warren Leight) |
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2000 |
Contact (book, John Weidman; music and lyrics, various artists) |
Copenhagen (Michael Frayn) |
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2001 |
The Producers (book, Mel Brooks and Thomas Meehan; |
Proof(David Auburn) |
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music and lyrics, Mel Brooks) |
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2002 |
Thoroughly Modern Millie (book, Richard Morris and Dick |
The Goat, or Who Is Sylvia? |
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Scanlan; music, Jeanine Tesori; lyrics, DickScanlan) |
(Edward Albee) |
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2003 |
Hairspray (book, Mark O’Donnell and Thomas Meehan; music, |
Take Me Out (Richard Greenberg) |
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Marc Shaiman; lyrics, Scott Wittman and Marc Shaiman) |
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2004 |
Avenue Q (book, Jeff Whitty; music and lyrics, |
I Am My Own Wife (Doug Wright) |
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Robert Lopez and Jeff Marx) |
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2005 |
Monty Python’s Spamalot (book, Eric Idle; music and lyrics, |
Doubt (John Patrick Shanley) |
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John Du Prez and Eric Idle) |
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2006 |
Jersey Boys (book, Marshall Brickman and Rick Elice; music, |
The History Boys (Alan Bennett) |
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Bob Gaudio; lyrics, Bob Crewe) |
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2007 |
Spring Awakening (book and lyrics, Steven Sater; music, |
The Coast of Utopia (Tom |
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Duncan Sheik) |
Stoppard) |
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2008 |
In the Heights (book, Quiara Alegrfa Hudes; music and |
August: Osage County (Tracy Letts) |
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lyrics, Lin-Manuel Miranda) |
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Longest-Running Broadway Shows
|
|
|
|
|
total |
|
|
show |
run |
performances |
|
|
7 |
Rent |
1996- |
|
5,083 |
|
8 |
Chicago (revival) |
1996- |
|
4,860 |
|
9 |
The Lion King |
1997- |
|
4,445 |
|
10 |
Miss Saigon |
1991- |
2001 |
4,092 |
|
11 |
42nd Street |
1980- |
89 |
3,486 |
|
12 |
Grease |
1972- |
80 |
3,388 |
|
13 |
Fiddler on the Roof |
1964- |
72 |
3,242 |
|
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\ |
\ |
total |
|
|
show |
run |
performances |
|
|
1 |
The Phantom of the |
1988- |
|
8,535 |
|
Opera |
|
|
|
|
|
2 |
Cats |
1982- |
2000 |
7,485 |
|
3 |
Les Miserables |
1987- |
2003 |
6,680 |
|
4 |
A Chorus Line |
1975- |
90 |
6,137 |
|
5 |
Oh! Calcutta! (revival) |
1976- |
89 |
5,959 |
|
6 |
Beauty and the Beast 1994- |
2007 |
5,461 |
|
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|
|
|
|
total |
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|
|
total |
|
|
show |
run |
|
performances |
|
show |
run |
performances |
|
14 |
Life with Father |
1939- |
47 |
3,224 |
18 |
My Fair Lady |
1956- |
62 2,717 |
|
15 |
Tobacco Road |
1933- |
41 |
3,182 |
19 |
Threepenny Opera |
1955- |
61 2,611 |
|
16 |
Hello, Dolly! |
1964- |
70 |
2,844 |
|
(revival) |
|
|
|
17 |
Mamma Mia! |
2001- |
|
2,808 |
20 |
The Producers |
2001- |
07 2,502 |
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company |
location |
artistic director (2008) |
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The Acting Company |
New York NY |
Margot Harley1 |
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Actors Theatre of Louisville |
Louisville KY |
Marc Masterson |
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Alley Theatre |
Houston TX |
Gregory Boyd |
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American Conservatory Theater |
San Francisco CA |
Carey Perloff |
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American Repertory Theatre |
Cambridge MA |
Gideon Lester |
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Arena Stage |
Washington DC |
Molly Smith |
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Center Theatre Group |
Los Angeles CA |
Michael Ritchie |
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Chicago Shakespeare Theater |
Chicago IL |
Barbara Gaines |
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Cincinnati Playhouse in the Park |
Cincinnati OH |
Edward Stern1 |
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Cleveland Public Theatre |
Cleveland OH |
Raymond Bobgan2 |
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Colony Theatre Company |
Burbank CA |
Barbara Beckley |
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El Teatro Campesino |
San Juan Bautista CA |
Luis Valdez |
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Folger Theatre |
Washington DC |
Janet Alexander Griffin3 |
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Goodman Theatre |
Chicago IL |
Robert Falls |
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Guthrie Theater |
Minneapolis MN |
Joe Dowling4 |
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La Jolla Playhouse |
La Jolla CA |
Christopher Ashley |
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Long Wharf Theatre |
New Haven CT |
Gordon Edelstein |
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Oregon Shakespeare Festival |
Ashland OR |
Bill Rauch |
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Pasadena Playhouse |
Pasadena CA |
Sheldon Epps |
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The Public Theater |
New York NY |
Oskar Eustis |
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Seattle Repertory Theatre |
Seattle WA |
David Esbjornson |
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SITI Company |
New York NY |
Anne Bogart |
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Steppenwolf Theatre Company |
Chicago IL |
Martha Lavey |
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Victory Gardens Theater |
Chicago IL |
Dennis Zacek |
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Yale Repertory Theatre |
New Haven CT |
James Bundy |
1Producing artistic director. 2Executive artistic director. 3Artistic producer. 4Director.
