Tony Award for Best Original Score 

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 in that year. The score consists of music and 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).

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Awards and nominations

1940s

1950s

1960s

1970s

1980s

1990s

2000s

Multiple winners

7 wins: Stephen Sondheim
3 wins: Betty Comden, Adolph Green, John Kander, Fred Ebb, Cy Coleman, Andrew Lloyd Webber
2 wins: Richard Rodgers, Jerry Herman, Maury Yeston, Tim Rice

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Street Scene (1947) · Kiss Me, Kate (1949) · South Pacific (1950) · Call Me Madam (1951) · No Strings (1962) · Oliver! (1963) · Hello, Dolly! (1964) · Fiddler on the Roof (1965) · Man of La Mancha (1966) · Cabaret (1967) · Hallelujah, Baby! (1968) · Company (1971) · Follies (1972) · A Little Night Music (1973) · Gigi (1974) · The Wiz (1975) · A Chorus Line (1976) · Annie (1977) · On the Twentieth Century (1978) · Sweeney Todd (1979) · Evita (1980) · Woman of the Year (1981) · Nine (1982) · Cats (1983) · La Cage aux Folles (1984) · Big River (1985) · Drood (1986) · Les Misérables (1987) · Into the Woods (1988) · City of Angels (1990) · The Will Rogers Follies (1991) · Falsettos (1992) · Kiss of the Spider Woman / The Who's Tommy (1993) · Passion (1994) · Sunset Boulevard (1995) · Rent (1996) · Titanic (1997) · Ragtime (1998) · Parade (1999) · Aida (2000) · The Producers (2001) · Urinetown (2002) · Hairspray (2003) · Avenue Q (2004) · The Light in the Piazza (2005) · The Drowsy Chaperone (2006) · Spring Awakening (2007) · In the Heights (2008)
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