Fanny Bryce- Fania Borach was born in New York City of 1891 to a jewish Hungarian family. She appeared in the Ziegfeld Follies from 1910 to 1930, and her hit song was tilted "My Man". In this video, she sang "When a Women Loves a Man" from the 1930 film Be Yourself. She was one of the most commercially successful actors in the early to mid 20th century, and she died in Hollywood in 1951.
Fascinatin' Rhythm-Lady Be Good was an American musical film released in 1941 that starred dancer Eleanor Powell. One of the films most notable scenes was the dream sequence where Powell did a tap dance routine that was followed by Gershwin's hit "Fascinatin' Rhythm" accompanying her dancing. The scene was so popular that it was featured twice in the music documentary, Thats Entertainment!
Anything Goes-This piece was written by Cole Porter for his musical Anything Goes. The song provides humorous yet dated lyrics on the various figures of scandal and gossip in Depression-era High Society.
Guys and Dolls-The music and lyrics for this musical were written by Frank Loesser, and book by Jo Swerling and Abe Burrows. It premiered on Broadway in 1950, and has run over 1200 shows since its premiere.
Chicago-Set in Prohibition-Era Chicago, the musical is based on a 1926 play of the same name by reporter Maurine Watkins about criminals and crimes that she reported on. The story is a satire on the corruption and criminal activities that occured in Chicago at this time. The Broadway revival of Chicago holds the record as the longest running American musical in Broadway history.
42nd Street-The 1980 version of the Broadway musical that was produced by David Merrick and directed by Gower Champion won a Tony Award for the best Musical, and it became a long running hit. The show is a jukebox musical of sorts, and it includes songs like Roman Scandals, Gold Diggers, Go Into Your Dance, etc.
The Lion King-The musical is based on the Disney animated film in 1994 with music by Elton John and lyrics by Tim Rice along with a musical score composed by Hans Zimmer. In September 2014, The Lion King became the top earning tilte in box office history for theatre, a record that was held previously by Phantom of the Opera.
Summary
Give My Regards to Broadway (1893-1927)-The first episode of the series introduces a handful of fundamental artists, producers, singers, dancers, and playwrights that made Broadway become what it is today. Starting off with Florenz Ziegfeld, the documentary explains how he introduced many of the era's key figures: Fanny Brice, Irving Berlin, George Cohen, and Burt Williams. The episode also features Ziegfeld's masterpiece, "Showboat" and how it was the divider of the era in repertoire of musical theatre.
Syncopated City (1919-1933)-With the advent of The Alcohol Prohibition and the Jazz Age, America began convulsing with energy and change, with diverse cultures and classes hitting the stage on Broadway faster than ever before. Heroines of Broadway like Marilyn Miller began gaining massive popularity with the audiences of New York City, unique talents like Al Jonson and the Marx Brothers rocketed to stardom, and the Gershwin brothers brought hits like "Fascinatin' Rhythm" to the stage.
I Got Plenty of Nuttin' (1930-1942)-The dichotomy of musical theatre began emerging when the Great Depression hit America at the end of the 1920s. Productions like Cole Porter's Anything Goes offers as an escape for the low times in America, while others like I Sing of Thee satirize the American political system. Rodgers and Hart returned to New York to create a set of new shows, while Porter offers Broadway audiences hits such as "You're the Top", Gershwin debuted his masterpiece Porgy and Bess in 1935.
Oh, What a Beautiful Mornin’ (1943-1960)-Iconic partnerships like Oscar Hammerstein and Richard Rodgers change the face of the Broadway audiences, with record breaking musicals like Oklahoma!, Carousel, and South Pacific. New pioneers like Bernstein, Robbins, Green, collaborated together to produce the masterpiece On The Town. Irving Berlin had major success with new shows like Annie, Get Your Gun, and Cole Porter was able to produce shows like Kiss Me, Kate, Guys and Dolls, and My Fair Lady. Ed Sullivan's TV Show became the most popular method for showcasing important, famous, and trending Broadway hits.
Tradition (1957-1979)-Shows like West Side Story began demanding individuals that had talent in singing, dancing. By the time James Robbin's last original musical, Fiddler on the Roof closed with 3,242 performances in 1972, Broadway was changed forever. There was a whole new ushering of trends in the 70s like Rock n' Roll, the Vietnam War and Civil Rights, which created new and innovative musicals like Hair, which incorporated an entire score of Rock music into the show. By the end of the 1970s, Broadway becomes the centerpiece of a remarkably successful public relations campaign that will lure tourists to New York for years to come.
Putting It Together (1980-Present)-Legendary producer Cameron Mackintosh introduced a handful of famous musicals to the Broadway audience, such as Cats, Miss Saigon, The Phantom of the Opera, and Les Miserables which all became international blockbusters. The AIDS crisis began decimating the Broadway scene, and new shows spring up like The Lion King and Rent. After 9/11, Broadway's corporate dominance only grows larger, with shows like Wicked becoming an instant success to the audiences.
Questions
1)In the 1890s, New York City became a melting pot, as immigrants from all over the world came to seek their freedom in the city. As ethnic enclaves and neighborhoods were being developed by the foreigners, some took the advantage to showcase their ethnic comedy, dance, and song to the audiences of New York. Also, immigrants eventually adopted characteristics of America and combined that into their own culture to create a new blend of American music. This is why New York City was a perfect place for the development of the Broadway musical; the combination of foreign cultures created a new genre of program music.
2)Popular performances and shows to see included minstrelsy, which was declining yet still predominant in the early 20th century, revues, which were plotless shows that provided first class performers and design, vaudeville, which was the most popular type of performance were comedians, musicians, and signers would showcase their talent. The roster of who was performing would cycle and change every single week. These types of activities were considered to be part of lowbrow culture, while going to see opera or musical comedy fit under the highbrow spectrum in New York City.
3)Lyricists were fond of using slang words in Broadway pieces to showcase adult activities or innuendo. For instance, the term "whoopie" was used in the lyrics for a musical that meant sexual play.
4)During the Great Depression on Broadway, over 5,000 Equity actors and 20,000 desperate theatre artists looking for jobs. The policies of the New Deal, the depression, and the union solidarity were all successful topics for poking at the government in the 1930s.
5)Most of the literary works that were adapted into musicals have some sort of reoccurring theme or messages in them (in Oliver Twist, when crime is the result of poverty, it completely dehumanizes society; Romeo and Juliet's message is to not let emotions rule your life, etc). Even though that Faust was adapted into an opera, I think it would be really interesting to be adapted as a musical, certain scenes from the story and opera could be taken and be accompanied by songs and dances, for instance, Faust's encounter with Mephistopheles.
6)Cabaret was an adaptation of the Berlin stories of Christopher Isherwood and a play based on them. The show depicted the Nazi rise to power and the debauchery of
Berlin between the wars. In the 1960s when there were protests for the Vietnam war, one of the interviewees mentioned of Nazi enthusiasts and how hate speech was still very strong in America at
that time.
The Stars-
Performers: Julie Andrews, Fred And Adele Astaire, Ray Bolger, Fanny Bryce, Matthew Broderick, Eddie Cantor, Carol Channing, George M. Cohan, Alfred Drake, Harvey Fierstein, Joel Grey, Kitty Carlisle Hart, Al Jolson, Gene Kelly, Bert Lahr, Nathan Lane, Angela Lansbury, Patti Lupone, Audra McDonald, Donna McKechnie, Ethel Merman, Brian Stokes Mitchell, Robert Morse, Zero Mostel, Bebe Neuwirth, Jerry Orbach, Mandy Patinkin, Bernadette Peters, John Raitt, Ann Reinking, Chita Rivera, Bill “Bojangles” Robinson, Barbra Streisand, Elaine Stritch, Gwen Verdon, Ben Vereen, Ethel Waters, Bert Williams.
Choreographers, Directors, & Producers: George Abbott, Michael Bennett, Mel Brooks, Gower Champion, Agnes de Mille, Bob Fosse, George S. Kaufman, Michael Kidd, Cameron Mackintosh, David Merrick, Trevor Nunn, Harold Prince, Jerome Robbins, Susan Stroman, Julie Taymor, Tommy Tune, George White, Florenz Ziegfeld.
Composers, Lyricists, and Writers: Lee Adams, Richard Adler and Jerry Ross, Harold Arlen, Irving Berlin, Leonard Bernstein, Eubie Blake, Jerry Block and Sheldon Harnick, Cy Coleman, Dorothy Fields, George Gershwin, Ira Gershwin, Marvin Hamlisch, Oscar Hammerstein II, E.Y. “Yip” Harburg, Lorenz Hart, Moss Hart, James Lapine, Jonathan Larson, Arthur Laurents, Alan Jay Lerner, Frank Loesser, Frederick Loewe, Joshua Logan, Cole Porter, Tim Rice, Richard Rodgers, Harold Rome, Stephen Schwartz, Noble Sissle, Stephen Sondheim, Peter Stone, Charles Strouse, Jule Styne, Andrew Lloyd Webber, Kurt Weill.
Designers & Theatre Circle: Boris Aronson, Al Hirschfeld, Shubert Brothers, Robin Wagner, Tony Walton.
The Shows-
Showboat, Porgy and Bess, Oklahoma!, Kiss Me, Kate, Guys and Dolls, West Side Story, Cabaret, Company, Hair, A Chorus Line, 42nd Street, Cats, Le Cage aux Folles, The Lion King, The Producers.
Timeline-
Broadway Grows Up (1904-1919) - The theatre district and the American musical took off in tremendous popularity as foreigners from all over the world sailed to America, fusing their ethnic cultures with that of the American spirit.
Broadway Melody (1920-1932) - Songwriters began creating a new musical mythology of Broadway and send it across the country; composers like the Gershwin Brothers, Porter, Hammerstein, Rodgers, and Romberg had tremendous success with their shows.
Hard Times (1933-1942) - During the Great Depression sweeping America, Broadway offered a means of escape for audiences while also poking at the political system of America during this time.
Golden Age (1943-1959) - Rodgers and Hammerstein create the form of narrative storytelling which opens up a new age of musical classics like Oklahoma!, On the Town, Carousel, Brigadoon, Annie Get Your Gun, Kiss Me, Kate, Fanny, Silk Stockings, The King and I, etc.
Changing Times (1960-1979 ) - The Broadway tradition is completely transformed with the major changes in American culture fusing with it. For instance, Rock n' Roll started to become featured in scores for shows, and even some shows like Rent's score was entirely Rock n' Roll.
Second Century (1980-2004) - New innovations respond to economic challenges, and Broadway truly becomes a global phenomenon. Hits like Phantom of the Opera, Cats, Titanic, Rent, The Producers, etc are showcased to the world.
Essays-
Elements of the Musical, Operetta, Rise of Revenue, Broadway and the Radio, Broadway and Hollywood, Political Satire, Civil Rights Era on Broadway, Post WW2 African American Musicals, Broadway & the Rock Score, Resurrection of 42nd Street.
Tony Awards
1)The Antionette Perry Award (more commonly known as the Tony Award), recognizes excellence in Broadway theatre. The Tony Awards are considered the highest U.S theatre honor, it can be compared to the Emmy Awards for television, the Oscar Awards for movies, and the Grammy Awards for music. The award was founded by a committee of the American Theatre Wing by Brock Pemberton in 1947.
2)As of 2014, there are 26 various categories of awards, including several special awards.
Performance categories
Show and technical categories
Special awards
Retired awards
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Misbehavin' | 1978 | Fats Waller | various | Murray Horwitz, Richard Maltby, Jr. | 1978 | ||
Annie | 1977 | Charles Strouse | Martin Charnin | Thomas Meehan | 1977 | Nominated for ten Tony Awards, winning seven. | |
Applause | 1970 | Charles Strouse | Lee Adams | Betty Comden, Adolph Green | 1970 | Nominated for ten Tony Awards, winning four, including Best Actress for Lauren Bacall, her musical debut. | |
Avenue Q | 2003 | Jeff Marx | Robert Lopez | Jeff Whitty | 2004 | Nominated for six Tony Awards, winning three. | |
Beauty and the Beast | 1994 | Alan Menken | Howard Ashman, Tim Rice | Linda Woolverton | 1998 | ||
Big River | 1984 | Roger Miller | Miller | William Hauptman | 1985 | Nominated for ten Tony Awards, winning seven. | |
Billy Elliot the Musical | 2005 | Elton John | Lee Hall | Hall | 2009 | 2006 | Nominated for fifteen Tony Awards, winning ten. |
Blood Brothers | 1983 | Willy Russell | Russell | Russell | 1983 | Nominated for seven Tony Awards. | |
The Book of Mormon | 2011 | Trey Parker, Robert Lopez, Matt Stone | Parker, Lopez, Stone | Parker, Lopez, Stone | 2011 | 2014 | Nominated for fourteen Tony Awards, winning nine. |
Bye Bye Birdie | 1960 | Charles Strouse | Lee Adams | Michael Stewart | 1961 | Nominated for seven Tonys, winning four, including Best Actor for Dick Van Dyke. | |
Cabaret | 1966 | John Kander | Fred Ebb | Joe Masteroff | 1967 | The 1998 Broadway revival won the Tony for Best Revival. The 1972 film adaptation became popular. Danny Burstein nominated for Featured Actor in 2014 Broadway revival, Linda Emond for Featured Actress. | |
La Cage aux Folles | 1983 | Jerry Herman | Herman | Harvey Fierstein | 1984 | The Broadway revivals in both 2004 and 2010 both won the Tony Award for Best Revival. The West End 2008 revival won the Olivier Award for Best Revival. | |
Candide | 1956 | Leonard Bernstein | Richard Wilbur | Hugh Wheeler | 1988 | ||
Carmen Jones | 1943 | Georges Bizet | Oscar Hammerstein II | Hammerstein | 1992 | ||
Caroline, or Change | 2003 | Jeanine Tesori | Tony Kushner | Kushner | 2007 | ||
Cats | 1981 | Andrew Lloyd Webber | T. S. Eliot | Lloyd Webber, Trevor Nunn | 1983 | 1981 | It was the longest-running Broadway musical in history until it was surpassed by The Phantom of the Opera. It won seven Tony Awards inducing Best Musical. The original production closed in September of 2000. Cats revival is currently running at Neil Simon Theatre, the revival did not receive any Tony nominations for the 2017 season. |
A Chorus Line | 1975 | Marvin Hamlisch | Edward Kleban | James Kirkwood, Jr., Nicholas Dante | 1976 | 1976 | It was the longest-running Broadway musical in history until it was surpassed by Cats. It won nine Tony Awards including Best Musical. |
City of Angels | 1989 | Cy Coleman | David Zippel | Larry Gelbart | 1990 | 1994 | |
The Comedy of Errors | 1976 | Guy Woolfenden | Trevor Nunn | Nunn, based on William Shakespeare | 1977 | ||
Company | 1970 | Stephen Sondheim | Sondheim | George Furth | 1971 | Nominated for twelve Tonys, winning six. The Broadway revival in 2007 won the Tony for Best Revival. | |
Contact | 1999 | various | — | John Weidman, Susan Stroman | 2000 | Nominated for six Tonys, winning four. A "dance play", the musical has no lyrics and used pre-recorded music. | |
Crazy for You | 1992 | George Gershwin | Ira Gershwin | Ken Ludwig | 1992 | 1993 | Nominated for nine Tony Awards, winning three. |
Damn Yankees | 1955 | Richard Adler | Jerry Ross | George Abbott, Douglass Wallop | 1956 | Nominated for nine Tony Awards, winning seven. | |
Dear Evan Hansen | 2015 | Benji Pasek and Justin Paul | Pasek and Paul | Steven Levenson | 2017 | Nominated for nine Tony Awards, winning six. | |
Drood | 1985 | Rupert Holmes | Holmes | Holmes | 1986 | Nominated for eleven Tony Awards, winning five. | |
Evita | 1978 | Andrew Lloyd Webber | Tim Rice | Rice | 1980 | 1978 | Nominated for eleven Tonys, winning seven; winning two Olivier Awards. It was Lloyd Webber and Rice's last musical theatre collaboration. |
Fiddler on the Roof | 1964 | Jerry Bock | Sheldon Harnick | Joseph Stein | 1965 | Nominated for ten Tonys, winning nine; longest-running Broadway musical in history, until it was surpassed by Grease. | |
Fiorello! | 1959 | Jerry Bock | Sheldon Harnick | George Abbott, Jerome Weidman | 1960 | It won the 1960 Pulitzer Prize for Drama. | |
Follies | 1971 | Stephen Sondheim | Sondheim | James Goldman | 1987 | The 1971 Broadway production won seven Tony Awards. | |
42nd Street | 1980 | Harry Warren | Al Dubin | Michael Stewart, Mark Bramble | 1981 | 1984 | The Broadway revival in 2001 won the Tony for Best Revival. |
Fosse | 1999 | various | various | — | 1999 | This was a revue. | |
Fun Home | 2013 | Jeanine Tesori | Lisa Kron | Kron | 2015 | Nominated for twelve Tony Awards, winning five. | |
A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum | 1962 | Stephen Sondheim | Sondheim | Burt Shevelove, Larry Gelbart | 1963 | Nominated for eight Tony Awards, winning six. | |
A Gentleman's Guide to Love and Murder | 2014 | Steven Lutvak | Robert L. Freedman, Lutvak | Freedman | 2014 | Nominated for ten Tony Awards, winning four. | |
Groundhog Day | 2016 | Tim Minchin | Tim Minchin | Danny Rubin | 2017 | ||
Guys and Dolls | 1950 | Frank Loesser | Loesser | Jo Swerling, Abe Burrows | 1951 | It won all five Tonys for which it was nominated. The 1955 film adaptation became popular. | |
Hairspray | 2002 | Marc Shaiman | Scott Wittman, Shaiman | Thomas Meehan | 2003 | 2008 | Nominated for thirteen Tony Awards, winning eight. |
Hallelujah, Baby! | 1967 | Jule Styne | Betty Comden, Adolph Green | Arthur Laurents | 1968 | ||
Hamilton | 2015 | Lin-Manuel Miranda | Lin-Manuel Miranda | Lin-Manuel Miranda | 2016 | Nominated for sixteen Tonys, winning eleven including Best Musical. It won the 2016 Pulitzer Prize for Drama. Hamilton currently holds the record for most Tony nominations for 1 production with 16. | |
Hello, Dolly! | 1964 | Jerry Herman | Herman | Michael Stewart | 1964 | Nominated for eleven Tonys, winning ten. The West End revival in 2009 won the Olivier for Best Revival. | |
Honk! | 1992 | George Stiles | Anthony Drewe | Drewe | 2000 | ||
How to Succeed in Business Without Really Trying | 1961 | Frank Loesser | Loesser | Abe Burrows, Jack Weinstock, Willie Gilbert | 1962 | Nominated for eight Tonys, winning seven. It won the 1962 Pulitzer Prize for Drama. | |
In the Heights | 2007 | Lin-Manuel Miranda | Miranda | Quiara Alegría Hudes | 2008 | Nominated for thirteen Tony Awards, winning four. | |
Jerome Robbins' Broadway | 1989 | various | various | — | 1989 | This revue was nominated for nine Tony Awards, winning five. | |
Jerry Springer: The Opera | 2003 | — | — | Stewart Lee, Richard Thomas | 2004 | Nominated for eight Olivier Awards, winning four. | |
Jersey Boys | 2005 | Bob Gaudio, Bob Crewe | Gaudio, Crewe | Marshall Brickman, Rick Elice | 2006 | 2009 | Nominated for eight Tony Awards, winning four. |
Jolson | 1995 | various | various | Francis Essex, Rob Bettinson | 1996 | ||
Kat and the Kings | 1998 | Taliep Petersen | David Kramer | Kramer | 1999 | The cast collectively won the Laurence Olivier Award for Best Actor in a Musical. | |
The King and I | 1951 | Richard Rodgers | Oscar Hammerstein II | Hammerstein | 1952 | It won all five Tonys for which it was nominated. The 1956 film adaptation became popular. | |
Kinky Boots | 2013 | Cyndi Lauper | Lauper | Harvey Fierstein | 2013 | 2016 | Nominated for thirteen Tony Awards, winning six. Also nominated for seven Olivier Awards, winning three. |
Kismet | 1953 | Alexander Borodin | Robert Wright, George Forrest | Wright, Forrest | 1954 | ||
Kiss Me, Kate | 1948 | Cole Porter | Porter | Samuel and Bella Spewack | 1949 | The Broadway revival in 2000 won the Tony Award for Best Revival. | |
Kiss of the Spider Woman | 1992 | John Kander | Fred Ebb | Terrence McNally | 1993 | ||
Legally Blonde | 2009 | Nell Benjamin, Laurence O'Keefe | Benjamin, O'Keefe | Heather Hach | 2011 | ||
Les Misérables | 1980 | Claude-Michel Schönberg | Alain Boublil | Boublil, Herbert Kretzmer | 1987 | Nominated for twelve Tony Awards, winning eight. | |
The Lion King | 1997 | Elton John | Tim Rice | Roger Allers, Irene Mecchi | 1998 | Nominated for eleven Tony Awards, winning six. It has grossed worldwide over $6.2 billion as of 2014.[1] | |
A Little Night Music | 1973 | Stephen Sondheim | Sondheim | Hugh Wheeler | 1973 | Nominated for twelve Tony Awards, winning six. | |
Man of La Mancha | 1965 | Mitch Leigh | Joe Darion | Dale Wasserman | 1966 | Nominated for seven Tony Awards, winning five. | |
Martin Guerre | 1996 | Claude-Michel Schönberg | Alain Boublil, Stephen Clarke | Boublil, Schönberg | 1997 | ||
Matilda the Musical | 2011 | Tim Minchin | Minchin | Dennis Kelly |
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It won a record of seven Olivier Awards, including Best Musical and five Tony Awards. | |
Me and My Girl | 1937 | Noel Gay | Douglas Furber, L. Arthur Rose | Furber, Rose | 1985 | ||
Memphis | 2003 | David Bryan | Bryan, Joe DiPietro | DiPietro | 2010 | ||
Merrily We Roll Along | 1981 | Stephen Sondheim | Sondheim | George Furth | 2001 | ||
The Music Man | 1957 | Meredith Willson | Willson | Willson | 1958 | Nominated for eight Tony Awards, winning five. | |
My Fair Lady | 1956 | Frederick Loewe | Alan Jay Lerner | Jay Lerner | 1957 | Nominated for nine Tonys, winning six; longest-running Broadway musical until it was surpassed by Fiddler. The 1964 film adaptation became popular. | |
Nine | 1982 | Maury Yeston | Yeston | Arthur Kopit | 1982 | The Broadway revival in 2003 won the Tony Award for Best Revival. | |
Once | 2012 | Glen Hansard, Markéta Irglová | Hansard, Irglová | Enda Walsh | 2012 | It won eight Tony Awards including Best Musical. | |
Once on This Island | 1990 | Stephen Flaherty | Lynn Ahrens | Ahrens | 1995 | ||
Our House | 2003 | Madness | Madness | Tim Firth | 2003 | ||
The Pajama Game | 1954 | Richard Adler | Jerry Ross | George Abbott, Richard Pike Bissell | 1955 | The Broadway revival in 2006 won the Tony Award for Best Revival. | |
Passion | 1994 | Stephen Sondheim | Sondheim | James Lapine | 1994 | It is the shortest-running Tony winner in history. | |
The Phantom of the Opera | 1986 | Andrew Lloyd Webber | Charles Hart | Lloyd Webber, Richard Stilgoe | 1988 | 1986 | Nominated for nine Tonys, winning seven; longest-running Broadway production in history. It has grossed worldwide over $6 billion as of 2014.[1] |
Poppy | 1982 | Monty Norman | Peter Nichols | Nichols | 1982 | ||
The Producers | 2001 | Mel Brooks | Brooks | Brooks, Thomas Meehan | 2001 | 2005 |
The most Tony Awards in history, winning twelve awards out of fifteen nominations.
It won three Olivier Awards including Best Musical and Best Actor in a Musical. |
Raisin | 1973 | Judd Woldin | Robert Brittan | Robert Nemiroff, Charlotte Zaltzberg | 1974 | ||
Redhead | 1959 | Albert Hague | Dorothy Fields | Dorothy, Herbert Fields, Sidney Sheldon, David Shaw | 1959 | ||
Rent | 1996 | Jonathan Larson | Larson | Larson | 1996 | Nominated for ten Tonys, winning four including Best Musical; it also won the 1996 Pulitzer Prize for Drama. | |
Return to the Forbidden Planet | 1989 | various | various | Bob Carlton |
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1776 | 1969 | Sherman Edwards | Edwards | Peter Stone | 1969 | ||
Songbook | 1979 | Monty Norman | Norman, Julian Moore | Norman, Moore | 1979 | ||
The Sound of Music | 1959 | Richard Rodgers | Oscar Hammerstein II | Howard Lindsay, Russel Crouse | 1960 | Nominated for seven Tonys, winning five; the 1965 film adaptation became popular. | |
South Pacific | 1949 | Richard Rodgers | Oscar Hammerstein II | Hammerstein, Joshua Logan | 1950 | Ten Tony nominations, winning all ten and the Pulitzer; the 2008 Broadway revival won the Tony for Best Revival and six other Tonys out of eleven nominations. | |
Spamalot | 2005 | John DuPrez, Eric Idle | Idle | Idle | 2005 | Nominated for fourteen Tony Awards, winning three including Best Musical. | |
Spring Awakening | 2006 | Duncan Sheik | Steven Sater | Sater | 2007 | 2010 | Nominated for eleven Tony Awards, winning eight including Best Musical; and four Olivier Awards including Best Musical. |
Sunday in the Park with George | 1984 | Stephen Sondheim | Sondheim | James Lapine | 1991 |
It was nominated for ten Tony Awards winning two and the 1985 Pulitzer.
It won the Olivier Award for Best New Musical. The 2006 West End revival won the Olivier for Best Revival. |
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Sunny Afternoon | 2013 | Ray Davies | Davies | Joe Penhall | 2015 | ||
Sunset Boulevard | 1993 | Andrew Lloyd Webber | Don Black, Christopher Hampton | Hampton, Black | 1995 | Nominated for eleven Tony Awards, winning seven including Best Musical. | |
Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street | 1979 | Stephen Sondheim | Sondheim | Hugh Wheeler | 1979 | 1980 | It won eight Tony Awards including Best Musical. The West End revivals in 1993 and 2012 won their respective Olivier Awards for Best Revival. |
Thoroughly Modern Millie | 2002 | Jeanine Tesori, Arthur Sullivan | Dick Scanlan | Richard Morris, Scanlan | 2002 | Nominated for eleven Tony Awards, winning six including Best Musical. | |
Titanic | 1997 | Maury Yeston | Yeston | Peter Stone | 1997 | ||
Top Hat | 2012 | Irving Berlin | Berlin | Matthew White, Howard Jacques | 2013 | ||
Two Gentlemen of Verona | 1971 | Galt MacDermot | John Guare | Guare, Mel Shapiro | 1972 | It won two Tony Awards including Best Musical. | |
The Will Rogers Follies | 1991 | Cy Coleman | Betty Comden, Adolph Green | Peter Stone | 1991 | It won six Tony Awards including Best Musical. | |
The Wiz | 1975 | Charlie Smalls | Smalls | William F. Brown | 1975 | Nominated for eight Tony Awards, winning seven including Best Musical. | |
Wonderful Town | 1953 | Leonard Bernstein | Betty Comden, Adolph Green | Joseph Fields, Jerome Chodorov | 1953 | It won all five Tony Awards for which it was nominated. |