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Best Musical Theater Album

1970 • 12th Annual GRAMMY Awards

Honoring recordings released between Aug 31, 1968 and Aug 30, 1969

1970 Winner is Jerry Orbach, Jill O'Hara, Edward Winter, Donna McKecknie, A .L. Hines, Marian Mercer, Paul Reed with "Promises, Promises"

Promises, Promises

Burt Bacharach, Hal David, Henry Jerome, Phil Ramone

Nominees 1970

Winners

Year Winner Nomination
2026 Marco Paguia, Dean Sharenow, David Yazbek Buena Vista Social Club All Nominees
2025 Shoshana Bean, Brandon Victor Dixon, Kecia Lewis, Maleah Joi Moon, Adam W. Blackstone, Alicia Keys, Tom Kitt Hell’s Kitchen All Nominees
2024 Christian Borle, J. Harrison Ghee, Adrianna Hicks, NaTasha Yvette Williams, Mary-Mitchell Campbell, Bryan Carter, Scott M. Riesett, Charlie Rosen, Marc Shaiman, Scott Wittman Some Like It Hot All Nominees
2023 Sara Bareilles, Brian d'Arcy James, Patina Miller, Phillipa Soo, Rob Berman, Sean Patrick Flahaven Into The Woods (2022 Broadway Cast Recording) All Nominees
2022 Emily Bear, Abigail Barlow The Unofficial Bridgerton Musical All Nominees
2021 Kathryn Gallagher, Celia Rose Gooding, Lauren Patten, Elizabeth Stanley, Neal Avron, Pete Ganbarg, Tom Kitt, Michael Parker, Craig Rosen, Vivek J. Tiwary Jagged Little Pill All Nominees
2020 Reeve Carney, André De Shields, Amber Gray, Eva Noblezada, Patrick Page, Anaïs Mitchell Hadestown All Nominees
2019 Etai Benson, Adam Kantor, Katrina Lenk, Ari'el Stachel, Dean Sharenow, David Yazbek The Band's Visit All Nominees
2018 Laura Dreyfuss, Mike Faist, Rachel Bay Jones, Kristolyn Lloyd, Michael Park, Ben Platt, Will Roland, Jennifer Laura Thompson, Benj Pasek, Justin Paul, Pete Ganbarg, Alex Lacamoire, Stacey Mindich Dear Evan Hansen All Nominees
2017 Danielle Brooks, Cynthia Erivo, Jennifer Hudson, Stephen Bray, Van Dean, Frank Filipetti, Roy Furman, Joan Raffe, Scott Sanders, Jhett Tolentino The Color Purple All Nominees
2016 Daveed Diggs, Renée Elise Goldsberry, Jonathan Groff, Christopher Jackson, Jasmine Cephas Jones, Leslie Odom, Jr., Lin-Manuel Miranda, Okieriete Onaodowan, Anthony Ramos, Phillipa Soo, Alex Lacamoire, Bill Sherman, Questlove, Tariq "Black Thought" Trotter Hamilton All Nominees
2015 Jessie Mueller, Jason Howland, Steve Sidwell, Billy Jay Stein Beautiful: The Carole King Musical All Nominees
2014 Billy Porter, Stark Sands, Cyndi Lauper, Sammy James, Jr., Stephen Oremus, William Wittman Kinky Boots All Nominees
2013 Steve Kazee, Cristin Milioti, Steven Epstein, Martin Lowe Once: A New Musical All Nominees
2012 Josh Gad, Andrew Rannells, Robert Lopez, Trey Parker, Matt Stone, Anne Garefino, Stephen Oremus, Scott Rudin The Book Of Mormon All Nominees
2011 Billie Joe Armstrong American Idiot - Featuring Green Day All Nominees
2010 David Caddick, David Lai West Side Story All Nominees
2009 Lin-Manuel Miranda, Kurt Deutsch, Alex Lacamoire, Andres Levin, Joel Moss, Bill Sherman In The Heights All Nominees
2008 Duncan Sheik, Steven Sater Spring Awakening All Nominees
2007 Bob Gaudio Jersey Boys All Nominees
2006 Eric Idle, John Du Prez Monty Python's Spamalot All Nominees
2005 Stephen Schwartz Wicked All Nominees
2004 Jay David Saks Gypsy All Nominees
2003 Marc Shaiman, Scott Wittman Hairspray All Nominees
2002 Mel Brooks, Hugh Fordin The Producers All Nominees
2001 Elton John, Tim Rice, Guy Babylon, Paul Bogaev, Frank Filipetti, Chris Montan Elton John & Tim Rice's Aida All Nominees
2000 Stephen Ferrera, John McDaniel Annie Get Your Gun All Nominees
1999 Mark Mancina The Lion King All Nominees
1998 Jay David Saks Chicago - The Musical All Nominees
1997 Bill Whelan Riverdance All Nominees
1996 Jerry Leiber, Arif Mardin, Mike Stoller Smokey Joe's Cafe - The Songs Of Leiber & Stoller All Nominees
1995 Stephen Sondheim, Phil Ramone Passion All Nominees
1994 Pete Townshend, George Martin The Who's Tommy All Nominees
1993 Jay David Saks Guys And Dolls - The New Broadway Cast Recording All Nominees
1992 Cy Coleman, Betty Comden, Adolph Green, Mike Berniker The Will Rogers Follies All Nominees
1991 David Caddick Les Miserables - The Complete Symphonic Recording All Nominees
1990 Jay David Saks Jerome Robbins' Broadway All Nominees
1989 Stephen Sondheim, Jay David Saks Into The Woods All Nominees
1988 Claude-Michel Schönberg, Alain Boublil, Herbert Kretzmer Les Miserables All Nominees
1987 Thomas Z. Shepard Follies In Concert All Nominees
1986 John McClure West Side Story All Nominees
1985 Stephen Sondheim, Thomas Z. Shepard Sunday In The Park With George All Nominees
1984 Andrew Lloyd Webber Cats (Complete Original Broadway Cast Recording) All Nominees
1983 Henry Krieger, Tom Eyen, David Foster Dreamgirls All Nominees
1982 Quincy Jones Lena Horne - The Lady And Her Music, Live On Broadway All Nominees
1981 Andrew Lloyd Webber, Tim Rice Evita - Premier American Recording All Nominees
1980 Stephen Sondheim, Thomas Z. Shepard Sweeney Todd All Nominees
1979 Thomas Z. Shepard Ain't Misbehavin' All Nominees
1978 Martin Charnin, Charles Strouse, Larry Morton Annie All Nominees
1977 Luigi Creatore, Hugo Peretti Bubbling Brown Sugar All Nominees
1976 Charlie Smalls, Jerry Wexler The Wiz All Nominees
1975 Robert Brittan, Judd Woldin, Thomas Z. Shepard Raisin All Nominees
1974 Stephen Sondheim, Goddard Lieberson A Little Night Music All Nominees
1973 Micki Grant, Jerry Ragavoy Don't Bother Me, I Can't Cope All Nominees
1972 Stephen Schwartz Godspell All Nominees
1971 Stephen Sondheim, Thomas Z. Shepard Company All Nominees
1970 Burt Bacharach, Hal David, Henry Jerome, Phil Ramone Promises, Promises All Nominees
1969 Galt MacDermott, James Rado, Gerome Ragni, Andy Wiswell Hair All Nominees
1968 Fred Ebb, John Kander, Goddard Lieberson Cabaret All Nominees
1967 Jerry Herman Mame All Nominees
1966 Burton Lane, Alan J. Lerner On A Clear Day All Nominees
1965 Bob Merrill, Jule Styne Funny Girl All Nominees
1964 Jerry Bock, Sheldon Harnick She Loves Me All Nominees
1963 Richard Rodgers No Strings All Nominees
1962 Frank Loesser How To Succeed In Business Without Really Trying All Nominees
1961 Oscar Hammerstein II, Richard Rodgers The Sound Of Music All Nominees
1960 Ethel Merman Gypsy All Nominees
1960 Gwen Verdon Redhead All Nominees
1959 Meredith Willson The Music Man All Nominees

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