| Tony Award for Best Book of a Musical | |
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| Awarded for | Best Book of a Musical |
| Location | United States New York City |
| Presented by | American Theatre Wing The Broadway League |
| Currently held by | Michael R. Jackson for A Strange Loop (2022) |
| Website | TonyAwards.com |
The Tony Award for Best Book of a Musical is awarded to librettists of the spoken, non-sung dialogue, and storyline of a musical play. Eligibility is restricted to works with original narrative framework; plotless revues and revivals are ineligible. This award was originally called the Tony Award for Best Author, until musicals were split off from dramas.
| Year | Author | Production |
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| 1949 3rd Tony Awards | ||
| Bella & Samuel Spewack | Kiss Me, Kate |
| Year | Author | Production |
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| 1950 4th Tony Awards | ||
| Oscar Hammerstein II & Joshua Logan | South Pacific |
| Year | Author | Production | |
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| 2020 74th Tony Awards | |||
| Diablo Cody | Jagged Little Pill | ||
| John Logan | Moulin Rouge! | ||
| Katori Hall, Frank Ketelaar & Kees Prins | Tina: The Tina Turner Musical | ||
| 2021 Ceremony not held |
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| 2022 75th Tony Awards | |||
| Michael R. Jackson | A Strange Loop | ||
| Conor McPherson | Girl from the North Country | ||
| Lynn Nottage | MJ | ||
| Billy Crystal, Lowell Ganz & Babaloo Mandel | Mr. Saturday Night | ||
| Christina Anderson, Craig Lucas & Larry Kirwan | Paradise Square | ||
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