Tony Award for Best Musical

The Tony Award for Best Musical is an annual American theater prize honoring a musical production mounted on Broadway during the eligibility season.

Antoinette Perry Award for Excellence in Broadway Theatre: The Tony Awards are annual prizes recognizing achievement in Broadway theatre. Best Musical is one category within the awards named for actress and director Antoinette Perry.
Tony Awards Administration Committee: A committee that administers Tony Awards rules and determines eligibility and category placement. It decides whether a production qualifies as a new musical or belongs in another category.
Tony Award for Best Revival of a Musical: A Tony Award honoring a Broadway production that revives a previously produced musical. It recognizes revived works, unlike Best Musical, which honors new productions.
Broadway theatre: Professional theatre presented in the 41 large venues designated as Broadway theaters in Manhattan. The award’s eligibility and prestige are tied to this theater district and its productions.
1949 Tony Awards: The inaugural Tony Awards ceremony, held in New York City in 1949. The first Best Musical award went to Kiss Me, Kate at this ceremony.
Tony Awards eligibility rules: The regulations governing which Broadway productions and artists may compete for Tony Awards. Eligibility rules define the season and Broadway status required for Best Musical consideration.
Tony Award for Best Play: A Tony Award honoring a new play produced on Broadway during the eligibility season. It is the parallel top production award for non-musical plays.
Broadway box office: The commercial market for ticket sales to Broadway productions. A Best Musical win can attract audiences and influence a production’s ticket sales.
Kiss Me, Kate: A 1948 musical comedy by Cole Porter, based on Shakespeare’s The Taming of the Shrew. It won the inaugural Tony Award for Best Musical.
Tony Award nominations: The shortlist of nominees announced before winners are chosen in each Tony Award category. Best Musical nominees form the ballot from which the category’s winner is selected.

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