Grammy Award for Best Musical Theater Album

The Grammy Award for Best Musical Theater Album , in German "Grammy award for the best musical album", is a music prize that has been awarded by the American Recording Academy in the field of musical theater / musicals since 1959 .

History and background

Since 1959, the Grammy Awards are presented annually in numerous categories by the Recording Academy in the United States to recognize artistic achievement, technical competence, and overall outstanding performance regardless of album sales or chart position.

One of these categories is the Grammy Award for Best Musical Theater Album. The prize has been awarded since 1959 and goes to the producer of the album as well as to the composer and lyricist of the work. The prerequisite is that at least 51% of the music has not yet been recorded.

Over the years the award has seen numerous minor name changes:

• In 1959 the award was under the name Best Original Cast Album (Broadway or TV) awarded
• 1960 was called Best Broadway Show Album
• 1961 he called himself Best Show Album (Original Cast)
• From 1962 to 1963 he was a Best Original Cast Show Album award
• From 1964 to 1973 it was called Best Score From an Original Cast Show Album
• From 1974 to 1975, the award was for Best Score From the Original Cast Show Album called
• From 1976 to 1986 the name was Best Cast Show Album
• From 1987 to 1991 the award was called Best Musical Cast Show Album
• From 1992 to 2011 the award took place under the name Best Musical Show Album
• The current name Best Musical Theater Album has been used since 2012 .

Winners and nominees

year	winner	nationality	plant	Nominees	Picture of the winner (s)
1959	Meredith Willson (musical composer and lyricist)	United States	The Music Man	Flower Drum Song - Richard Rodgers (musical composer and lyricist) The Music from Peter Gunn - Henry Mancini (musical composer and lyricist) Sound of Jazz, Seven Lively Arts - Count Basie , Billie Holiday and others Victory at Sea, Vol. 2 - RCA Victor Symphony
1960	Ethel Merman (Artist)	United States	Gypsy	Ages of Man - John Gielgud (Artist) Once Upon a Mattress - Hal Hastings (Conductor) A Party with Betty Comden and Adolph Green - Betty Comden and Adolph Green (Artists)
	Gwen Verdon (artist)	United States	Redhead
1961	Oscar Hammerstein II and Richard Rodgers (musical composer and lyricist)	United States	The Sound of Music	Bye Bye Birdie - Charles Strouse and Lee Adams (musical composers and lyricists) Camelot - Alan Jay Lerner and Frederick Loewe (musical composers and lyricists) Fiorello! - Jerry Bock and Sheldon Harnick (musical composers and lyricists) The Unsinkable Molly Brown - Meredith Willson (musical composer and lyricist)
1962	Frank Loesser (musical composer and lyricist)	United States	How to Succeed in Business Without Really Trying	Carnival - Bob Merrill Do Re Wed - Jule Styne , Betty Comden and Adolph Green (musical composer and lyricist) Milk and Honey - Jerry Herman (musical composer and lyricist) Wildcat - Cy Coleman and Carolyn Leigh (musical composers and lyricists)
1963	Richard Rodgers (musical composer and lyricist)	United States	No strings	Beyond the Fringe - Dudley Moore (musical composer and lyricist) A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum - Stephen Sondheim (musical composer and lyricist) Oliver! - Lionel Bart (musical composer and lyricist) Stop the World, I Want to Get Off - Leslie Bricusse , Anthony Newley (musical composer and lyricist)
1964	Jerry Bock and Sheldon Harnick (musical composers and lyricists)	United States	She loves me	110 in the Shade - Harvey Schmidt , Tom Jones (musical composer and lyricist) Jennie - Arthur Schwartz , Howard Dietz (musical composer and lyricist) Tovarich - Lee Pockriss, Anne Croswell (musical composer and lyricist)
1965	Bob Merrill and Jule Styne (musical composers and lyricists)	United States	Funny girl	Fiddler on the Roof - Jerry Bock and Sheldon Harnick (musical composer and lyricist) High Spirits - Hugh Martin and Timothy Gray (musical composers and lyricists) Hello, Dolly! - Jerry Herman (musical composer and lyricist) What Makes Sammy Run? - Ervin Drake (musical composer and lyricist)
1966	Alan J. Lerner and Burton Lane (musical composers and lyricists)	United States	On a Clear Day You Can See Forever	Bajour - Walter Marks (musical composer and lyricist) Baker Street - Marian Grudeff and Raymond Jessell (musical composers and lyricists) Do I Hear a Waltz? - Richard Rodgers and Stephen Sondheim (musical composers and lyricists) Half a Sixpence - David Heneker (musical composer and lyricist)
1967	Jerry Herman (musical composer and lyricist)	United States	Mame	The Apple Tree - Jerry Bock and Sheldon Harnick (musical composer and lyricist) Man of La Mancha - Mitch Leigh and Joe Darion (musical composers and lyricists) Skyscraper - Jimmy Van Heusen and Sammy Cahn (musical composer and lyricist) Sweet Charity - Cy Coleman and Dorothy Fields (musical composers and lyricists)
1968	Fred Ebb and John Kander (musical composers and lyricists) Goddard Lieberson (producer)	United States	Cabaret	Hallelujah baby - Jule Styne , Betty Comden and Adolph Green (musical composer and lyricist) I do! I do! - Harvey Schmidt and Tom Jones (musical composer and lyricist) Walking Happy - Sammy Cahn and Jimmy Van Heusen (musical composer and lyricist) You're a Good Man, Charlie Brown - Clark Gesner (musical composer and lyricist)
1969	Galt MacDermot , Gerome Ragni and James Rado (musical composer and lyricist) Andy Wiswell (producer)	Canada United States	Hair	George M! - George M. Cohan (musical composer and lyricist) The Happy Time - Fred Ebb and John Kander (musical composer and lyricist) Jacques Brel Is Alive and Well and Living in Paris - Jacques Brel (musical composer and lyricist) Your Own Thing - Hal Hester and Danny Apolinar (musical composers and lyricists)
1970	Burt Bacharach and Hal David (musical composer and lyricist) Henry Jerome and Phil Ramone (producers)	United States	Promises, promises	1776 - Sherman Edwards (musical composer and lyricist) Dames at Sea - George Haimsohn, Rubin Miller, Jim J. Wise (musical composer and lyricist) Oh! Calcutta! - Robert Dennis, Stanley Walden , Peter Schickele (musical composer and lyricist) Zorba - John Kander and Fred Ebb (musical composer and lyricist)
1971	Stephen Sondheim (musical composer and lyricist) Thomas Z. Shepard (producer)	United States	Company	Applause - Charles Strouse and Lee Adams (musical composers and lyricists) Coco - Alan Jay Lerner and André Previn (musical composer and lyricist) Joy - Oscar Brown, Jr. , Jean Pace and Sivuca (musical composer and lyricist) Purlie - Gary Geld and Peter Udell (musical composer and lyricist)
1972	Stephen Schwartz (musical composer and lyricist) Stephen Schwartz (producer)	United States	Godspell	Follies - Stephen Sondheim (musical composer and lyricist) The Rothschilds - Jerry Bock and Sheldon Harnick (musical composer and lyricist) Touch - Kenn Long and Jim Crozier (musical composers and lyricists) Two by Two - Richard Rodgers and Martin Charnin (musical composer and lyricist)
1973	Micki Grant (musical composer and lyricist) Jerry Ragavoy (producer)	United States	Don't Bother Me, I Can't Cope	Ain't Supposed to Die a Natural Death - Melvin Van Peebles (musical composer and lyricist) Grease - Warren Casey and Jim Jacobs (musical composers and lyricists) Sugar - Jule Styne and Bob Merrill (musical composers and lyricists) Two Gentlemen of Verona - John Guare and Galt MacDermot (musical composer and lyricist)
1974	Stephen Sondheim (musical composer and lyricist) Goddard Lieberson (producer)	United States	A Little Night Music	Cyrano - Anthony Burgess and Michael J. Lewis (musical composers and lyricists) The Man from the East - Stomu Yamashita (musical composer and lyricist) Pippin - Stephen Schwartz (musical composer and lyricist) Seesaw - Cy Coleman and Dorothy Fields (musical composer and lyricist)
1975	Judd Woldin and Robert Brittan (musical composer and lyricist) Thomas Z. Shepard (producer)	United States	Raisin	Let My People Come - Earl Wilson Jr. (musical composer and lyricist); Phil Oesterman (producer) Over here! - Richard M. Sherman and Robert B. Sherman (musical composers and lyricists) The Magic Show - Stephen Schwartz (musical composer and lyricist) The Rocky Horror Show - Richard O'Brien (musical composer and lyricist)
1976	Charlie Smalls (musical composer and lyricist) Jerry Wexler (producer)	United States	The Wiz	Chicago - John Kander and Fred Ebb (musical composers and lyricists) A Chorus Line - Marvin Hamlisch (musical composer and lyricist) A Little Night Music - Stephen Sondheim (musical composer and lyricist) Shenandoah - Gary Geld and Peter Udell (musical composer and lyricist)
1977	Hugo Peretti and Luigi Creatore (producers)	United States	Bubbling Brown Sugar	My fair lady Pacific Overtures Rex Side by Side by Sondheim
1978	Charles Strouse and Martin Charnin (musical composer and lyricist) Charles Strouese and Larry Morton (producers)	United States	Annie	Guys and Dolls I Love My Wife - Cy Coleman and Michael Stewart (musical composers and lyricists) Starting Here, Starting Now - Richard Maltby Jr. and David Shire (musical composer and lyricist) Your Arms Too Short to Box with God - Micki Grant and Alex Bradford (musical composer and lyricist)
1979	Thomas Z. Shepard (producer)	United States	Ain't misbehavin '	Beatlemania The Best Little Whorehouse in Texas The King and I On the Twentieth Century
1980	Stephen Sondheim (musical composer and lyricist) Thomas Z. Shepard (producer)	United States	Sweeney Todd	Ballroom The Grand Tour I'm Getting My Act Together and Taking It on the Road They're Playing Our Song
1981	Andrew Lloyd Webber and Tim Rice (musical composers and lyricists) Andrew Lloyd Webber and Tim Rice (producers)	United Kingdom	Evita	Barnum A Day in Hollywood / A Night in the Ukraine Oklahoma! One Mo 'Time
1982	Quincy Jones (producer)	United States	Lena Horne: The Lady and Her Music	42nd Street The Pirates of Penzance Sophisticated ladies Woman of the Year
1983	Henry Krieger and Tom Eyen (musical composers and lyricists) David Foster (producer)	United States	Dreamgirls (musical)	Cats (Original London Cast Recording) Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat Merrily We Roll Along Nine
1984	Andrew Lloyd Webber (producer)	United Kingdom	Cats	La Cage aux Folles Little Shop of Horrors On your toes Zorba
1985	Stephen Sondheim (musical composer and lyricist) Thomas Z. Shepard (producer)	United States	Sunday in the Park with George	Doonesbury My One and Only A Stephen Sondheim Evening Sugar Babies
1986	John McClure (producer)	United States	West Side Story	Big River: The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn Leader of the Pack The Tap Dance Kid Very warm for May
1987	Thomas Z. Shepard (producer)	United States	Follies in Concert	Me and My Girl The Mystery of Edwin Drood Song and Dance Sweet Charity
1988	Claude-Michel Schönberg and Herbert Kretzmer (musical composers and lyricists) Alain Boublil and Claude-Michel Schönberg (producers)	France  South Africa	Les Misérables	Me and My Girl My fair lady The Phantom of the Opera South Pacific
1989	Stephen Sondheim (musical composer and lyricist) Jay David Saks (producer)	United States	Into the Woods	Anything Goes Chess Of Thee I Sing / Let 'Em Eat Cake Show boat
1990	Jay David Saks (producer)	United States	Jerome Robbins' Broadway	Aspects of Love Broadway the Hard Way - Frank Zappa (Producer) Sarafina! Pacific Overtures
1991	David Caddick (producer)	United States	Les Misérables: The Complete Symphonic Recording	Anything Goes Black and Blue City of Angels Gypsy
1992	Cy Coleman , Adolph Green and Betty Comden (musical composer and lyricist) Cy Coleman and Mike Berniker (producer)	United States	The Will Rogers Follies	Assassins Into the Woods Kiss me, Kate The Music Man
1993	Jay David Saks (producer)	United States	Guys and Dolls - The New Broadway Cast Recording	Crazy for You Jelly's Last Jam The King and I The Secret Garden
1994	Pete Townshend (musical composer and lyricist) George Martin (producer)	United Kingdom	The Who 's Tommy	On the town Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat Kiss of the Spider Woman Sondheim: A Celebration at Carnegie Hall
1995	Stephen Sondheim (musical composer and lyricist) Phil Ramone (producer)	United States	passion	Beauty and the Beast Carousel Crazy for You Sunset Boulevard
1996	Arif Mardin , Jerry Leiber and Mike Stoller (producers)	Turkey  United States	Smokey Joe's Cafe: The Songs of Leiber and Stoller	Anyone Can Whistle: Live at Carnegie Hall Hello, Dolly! How to Succeed in Business Without Really Trying Kiss of the Spider Woman
1997	Bill Whelan (musical composer and lyricist) Bill Whelan (producer)	Ireland	Riverdance	Bring in 'da noise, bring in' da funk A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum (1996 Broadway Cast) Rent Victor / Victoria
1998	Jay David Saks (producer)	United States	Chicago: The Musical (1996 Broadway Revival Cast)	Jekyll and Hyde - Karl Richardson and Frank Wildhorn (musical composer and lyricist) The Life - Cy Coleman and Ira Gasman (musical composers and lyricists); Mike Berniker & Cy Coleman (producers) Songs from Ragtime: The Musical (1996 Concept Album) - Stephen Flaherty and Lynn Ahrens (musical composers and lyricists); Jay David Saks (producer) Titanic - Maury Yeston (musical composer and lyricist); Tommy Krasker and Maury Yeston (producers)
1999	Mark Mancina (producer)	United States	The Lion King	Cabaret (New Broadway Cast) - Jay David Saks (Producer) Chicago: The Musical (1998 London Cast) - Thomas Z. Shepard (Producer) Ragtime (1998 Original Broadway Cast) - Jay David Saks (producer) The Wizard of Oz (1998 Cast Recording) - Robert Sher (Producer)
2000	John McDaniel and Stephen Ferrera (producers)	United States	Annie Get Your Gun (The New Broadway Cast)	Footloose - Tommy Krasker and Tom Snow (producers) Fosse - Jay David Saks (Producer) Hedwig and the Angry Inch (original cast) - Stephen Trask (musical composer and lyricist); Brad Wood (producer) You're a Good Man, Charlie Brown (The New Broadway Cast) - Andrew Lippa (Producer)
2001	Elton John and Tim Rice (musical composer and lyricist) Chris Montan, Frank Filipetti, Guy Babylon and Paul Bogaev (producers) Frank Filipetti (sound engineer)	United Kingdom	Elton John and Tim Rice's Aida	Kiss Me, Kate (New Broadway Cast) - Hugh Fordin, Paul Gemignani and Don Sebesky (producers) The Music Man (New Broadway Cast) - Hugh Fordin (Producer) Swing! - Steven Epstein (producer) The Wild Party - John LaChiusa (musical composer and lyricist); Phil Ramone (producer)
2002	Mel Brooks (musical composer and lyricist) Hugh Fordin (producer) Cynthia Daniels (sound engineer)	United States	The Producers	The Full Monty: The Broadway Musical - David Yazbek (musical composer and lyricist); Billy Straus, David Yazbek and Ted Sperling (producers) Mamma Mia! The Musical - Benny Andersson & Björn Ulvaeus (musical composer and lyricist); Nicholas Gilpin and Martin Koch (producers) Seussical the Musical - Stephen Flaherty, Lynn Aherns and Theodor Seuss Geisel (musical composer and lyricist); Phil Ramone (producer) Sweeney Todd: Live at the New York Philharmonic - Stephen Sondheim (musical composer and lyricist); Tommy Krasker and Lawrence L. Rock (producers)
2003	Marc Shaiman and Scott Wittman (musical composer and lyricist) Marc Shaiman (producer) Pete Karam (sound engineer)	United States	Hairspray	Elaine Stritch at Liberty - Hugh Fordin (Producer) Guys and Dolls (50th Anniversary Cast) - Hugh Fordin (Producer) Into the Woods (2002 Broadway Revival Cast) - Steven Epstein (producer) Thoroughly Modern Millie - Jeanine Tesori and Dick Scanlan (musical composer and lyricist); Jay David Saks (producer)
2004	Jay David Saks (Producer) Ken Hahn, Todd Whitelock and Tom Lazarus (Sound Engineers)	United States	Gypsy: A Musical Fable	Flower drum song Man of La Mancha Movin 'out Nine
2005	Stephen Schwartz (musical composer and lyricist) Stephen Schwartz (producer) Frank Filipetti (sound engineer)	United States	Wicked	Assassins Avenue Q: The Musical The Boy From Oz Wonderful town
2006	Eric Idle and John Du Prez (musical composer and lyricist) Eric Idle and John Du Prez (Producer) Frank Filipetti (Sound Engineer)	United Kingdom	Monty Python's Spamalot	Dirty Rotten Scoundrels Hair The Light in the Piazza The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee
2007	Robert Gaudio (Producer) Pete Karam (Sound Engineer)	United States	Jersey boys	The Color Purple The Drowsy Chaperone The Pajama Game Sweeney Todd
2008	Duncan Sheik and Steven Sater (musical composer and lyricist) Duncan Sheik (producer) Michael Tudor (sound engineers)	United States	Spring Awakening	A chorus line Company Gray Gardens West Side Story
2009	Lin-Manuel Miranda (musical composer and lyricist) Alex Lacamoire, Andres Levin, Bill Sherman, Joel W. Moss, Kurt Deutsch and Lin-Manuel Miranda (producers) Joel W. Moss and Tim Latham (sound engineers)	United States	In the heights	Gypsy The Little Mermaid South Pacific Young Frankenstein: The Musical
2010	David Caddick and David Lai (Producers) Todd Whitelock (Sound Engineer)	United States	West Side Story (New Broadway Cast Recording)	Ain't misbehavin ' Hair 9 to 5: The Musical Shrek the Musical
2011	Billie Joe Armstrong (Producer) Chris Dugan and Chris Lord-Alge (Sound Engineers)	United States	American Idiot (featuring Green Day )	Fela! - Robert Sher (producer) A Little Night Music - Tommy Krasker (Producer) Promises, Promises - David Caddick and David Lai (Producers) Sondheim on Sondheim - Philip Chaffin and Tommy Krasker (producers)
2012	Andrew Rannells and Josh Gad (Artists) Matt Stone , Robert Lopez and Trey Parker ( Musical Composers and Lyricists) Anne Garefino, Matt Stone, Robert Lopez, Scott Rudin , Stephen Oremus and Trey Parker (Producers) Frank Filipetti (Sound Engineer)	United States	The Book of Mormon	Anything Goes (New Broadway Cast Recording) - Sutton Foster and Joel Gray (soloists); Rob Fisher, James Lowe and Joel Moss (Producers) How to Succeed in Business Without Really Trying (2011 Broadway Cast) - John Larroquette and Daniel Radcliffe (soloists); Robert Sher (producer)
2013	Steve Kazee and Cristin Milioti (soloists) Steven Epstein and Martin Lowe (producers) Richard King (sound engineer)	United States	Once: A New Musical	Follies - Danny Burstein, Jan Maxwell, Elaine Paige, Bernadette Peters and Ron Raines (soloists); Philip Chaffin and Tommy Krasker (producers) The Gershwins' Porgy & Bess - David Alan Grier , Norm Lewis and Audra McDonald (soloists); Tommy Krasker (producer) Newsies - Jeremy Jordan and Kara Lindsay (soloists); Frank Filipetti, Michael Kosarin, Alan Menken and Chris Montan (producers) Nice Work If You Can Get It - Matthew Broderick and Kelli O'Hara (soloists); David Chase, Bill Elliott and Robert Sher (Producers)
2014	Billy Porter and Stark Sands (soloists) Cyndi Lauper (musical composer and lyricist) Sammy James, Jr., Cyndi Lauper, Stephen Oremus and William Wittman (producers) Derik Lee and William Wittman (sound engineers)	United States	Kinky boots	Matilda: The Musical - Bertie Carvel , Sophia Gennusa, Oona Laurence, Bailey Ryon, Milly Shapiro and Lauren Ward (soloists); Tim Minchin (musical composer and lyricist); Michael Croiter, Van Dean and Chris Nightingale (producers) Motown: The Musical - Brandon Victor Dixon and Valisia LeKae (soloists); Frank Filipetti and Ethan Popp (producers)
2015	Jessie Mueller (soloist) Jason Howland, Steve Sidwell and Billy Jay Stein (producers)	United States	Beautiful: The Carole King Musical	Aladdin - James Monroe Iglehart , Adam Jacobs and Courtney Reed (soloists); Frank Filipetti, Michael Kosarin, Alan Menken and Chris Montan (producers) A Gentleman's Guide to Love & Murder - Jefferson Mays and Bryce Pinkham (soloists); Kurt Deutsch and Joel W. Moss, (producers); Steven Lutvak and Robert L. Freedman (musical composers and lyricists) Hedwig and the Angry Inch - Lena Hall and Neil Patrick Harris (soloists); Justin Craig, Tim O'Heir and Stephen Trask (Producers) West Side Story - Cheyenne Jackson and Alexandra Silber (soloists); Michael Tilson Thomas and Jack Vad (producers)
2016	Daveed Diggs , Renée Elise Goldsberry , Jonathan Groff , Christopher Jackson, Jasmine Cephas Jones, Lin-Manuel Miranda , Leslie Odom Jr., Okieriete Onaodowan, Anthony Ramos and Phillipa Soo (soloists) Lin-Manuel Miranda (musical composer and lyricist) Alex Lacamoire , Lin-Manuel Miranda, Bill Sherman, Ahmir Thompson and Tarik Trotter (producers)	United States	Hamilton	An American in Paris - Leanne Cope, Max von Essen , Robert Fairchild, Jill Paice and Brandon Uranowitz (soloists); Rob Fisher and Scott Lehrer (producers) Fun Home - Michael Cerveris , Judy Kuhn, Sydney Lucas, Beth Malone and Emily Skeggs (soloists); Philip Chaffin and Tommy Krasker (producers) The King and I - Ruthie Ann Miles, Kelli O'Hara , Ashley Park, Conrad Ricamora and Ken Watanabe (soloists); David Lai and Ted Sperling (producers) Something Rotten! - Heidi Blickenstaff, Christian Borle, John Cariani, Brian d'Arcy James, Brad Oscar and Kate Reinders (soloists); Kurt Deutsch, Karey Kirkpatrick , Wayne Kirkpatrick, Lawrence Manchester, Kevin McCollum and Phil Reno (producers); Karey Kirkpatrick and Wayne Kirkpatrick (musical composer and lyricist)
2017	Danielle Brooks , Cynthia Erivo and Jennifer Hudson (soloists) Stephen Bray , Van Dean, Frank Filipetti, Roy Furman, Scott Sanders and Jhett Tolentino (producers)	United States	The Color Purple (New Broadway Cast)	Bright Star (Original Broadway Cast) - Carmen Cusack (Soloist); Jay Alix, Peter Asher, and Una Jackman (producers); Steve Martin and Edie Brickell (musical composers and lyricists) Fiddler on the Roof (2016 Broadway Cast) - Danny Burstein (soloist); Louise Gund, David Lai and Ted Sperling (producers) Kinky Boots (original West End cast) - Killian Donnelly and Matt Henry (soloists); Sammy James, Jr., Cyndi Lauper , Stephen Oremus, and William Wittman (producers) Waitress (Original Broadway Cast) - Jessie Mueller (Soloist); Neal Avron, Sara Bareilles and Nadia DiGiallonardo (producers); Sara Bareilles (musical composer and lyricist)
2018	Laura Dreyfuss, Mike Faist, Rachel Bay Jones, Kristolyn Lloyd, Michael Park, Ben Platt , Will Roland and Jennifer Laura Thompson (soloists) Pete Ganbarg, Alex Lacamoire, Stacey Mindich, Benj Pasek and Justin Paul (producers) Pasek and Paul (musical composer and lyricist)	United States	Dear Evan Hansen (Original Broadway Cast)	Come from Away (Original Broadway Cast) - Ian Eisendrath, August Eriksmoen, David Hein, David Lai and Irene Sankoff (producers); David Hein and Irene Sankoff (musical composer and lyricist) Hello, Dolly! (2017 Broadway Cast) - Bette Midler (soloist); Steven Epstein (producer)
2019	Etai Benson, Adam Kantor, Katrina Lenk and Ari'el Stachel (soloists) Dean Sharenow and David Yazbek (producers) David Yazbek (musical composer and lyricist)	United States	The Band's Visit (Original Broadway Cast)	Carousel (2018 Broadway Cast) - Renée Fleming , Alexander Gemignani, Joshua Henry, Lindsay Mendez and Jessie Mueller (soloists); Steven Epstein (producer) Jesus Christ Superstar Live in Concert (Original Soundtrack of the NBC Television Event) - Sara Bareilles , Alice Cooper , Ben Daniels , Brandon Victor Dixon, Erik Grönwell, Jin Ha, John Legend , Norm Lewis and Jason Tam (soloists); Harvey Mason Jr. (producer) My Fair Lady (2018 Broadway Cast) - Lauren Ambrose , Norbert Leo Butz and Harry Hadden-Paton (soloists); Andre Bishop, Van Dean, Hattie K. Jutagir, David Lai, Adam Siegel and Ted Sperling (producers) Once on This Island (2017 Broadway Cast) - Phillip Boykin, Merle Dandridge , Quentin Earl Darrington, Hailey Kilgore, Kenita R. Miller, Alex Newell, Isaac Cole Powell and Lea Salonga (soloists); Lynn Ahrens, Hunter Arnold, Ken Davenport, Stephen Flaherty and Elliot Scheiner (producers)
2020 January 26th, 2020	Reeve Carney , André De Shields, Amber Gray, Eva Noblezada and Patrick Page (soloists) Mara Isaacs, David Lai, Anaïs Mitchell, Todd Sickafoose (producers) Anaïs Mitchell (musical composer and lyricist)	United States	Hadestown	Ain't Too Proud: The Life and Times of the Temptations from the Original Broadway Cast with Saint Aubyn, Derrick Baskin, James Harkness, Jawan M. Jackson, Jeremy Pope and Ephraim Sykes (Producer: Scott M. Riesett) Moulin Rouge! The Musical from the Original Broadway Cast with Danny Burstein, Tam Mutu, Sahr Ngaujah, Karen Olivo and Aaron Tveit (producers: Justin Levine, Baz Luhrmann , Matt Stine, Alex Timbers) The Music of Harry Potter and the Cursed Child - In Four Contemporary Suites by Imogen Heap (Producer: Imogen Heap; Music: Imogen Heap) Oklahoma! from the 2019 Broadway Cast with Damon Daunno, Rebecca Naomi Jones, Ali Stroker, Mary Testa and Patrick Vaill (producers: Daniel Kluger, Dean Sharenow; music: Richard Rodgers , text: Oscar Hammerstein II )

Web links

• Official website of the Grammy Awards - Recording Academy, Los Angeles (English)
• Winner of the Grammy Awards for Best Musical Theater Album (English) at grammy.com

Individual evidence

1. ^ Grammy Awards. Retrieved April 3, 2019 . 
2. ^ The Official Site of the Grammy Awards - Overview. Retrieved April 3, 2019 . 
3. ^ Winners Best Musical Theater Album. Retrieved April 3, 2019 . 
4. ↑ Explanation for Category Restructuring. Retrieved April 3, 2019 .