| year
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piece
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Award winners
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Other nominees
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| 1977
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Porgy and Bess
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Sherwin M. Goldman and Houston Grand Opera
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Guys and Dolls - Moe Septee , Victor H. Potamkin , Carmen F. Zollo and Ashton Springer
The Cherry Orchard - Joseph Papp
The Threepenny Opera - Joseph Papp
|
| 1978
|
Dracula
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Jujamcyn Theaters , Elizabeth I. McCann , John Wulp , Victor Lurie , Nelle Nugent and Max Weitzenhoffer
|
Tartuffe - Circle in the Square
Timbuktu - Luther Davis
A Touch of the Poet - Elliot Martin
|
| 1980
|
Morning's at Seven
|
Elizabeth I. McCann , Nelle Nugent, and Ray Larson
|
Major Barbara - Circle in the Square
Peter Pan - Zev Bufman
West Side Story - Gladys Rackmil , Kennedy Center , James M. Nederlander and Ruth Mitchell
|
| 1981
|
The Penzance pirates
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Joseph Papp and New York Shakespeare Festival
|
Brigadoon - Zev Bufman and The Shubert Organization
Camelot - Mike Merrick and Don Gregory
The Little Foxes - Zev Bufman , Donald C. Carter and Jon Cultler
|
| 1982
|
Othello
|
Barry Weissler , Fran Weissler and CBS Video Enterprises
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A Taste of Honey - Roundabout Theater Co. , Gene Feist and Michael Fried
Medea - Barry Weissler , Fran Weissler , Kennedy Center , Bunny Austin and Warren Austin
My Fair Lady - Mike Merrick and Don Gregory
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| 1983
|
On your toes
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Alfred de Liagre , Roger L. Stevens , John Mauceri , Donald R. Seawell, and Andre Pastoria
|
All's well that ends well - Royal Shakespeare Company
A View from the Bridge - Zev Bufman and Sidney Shlenker
The Caine Mutiny Court-Martial - Circle in the Square and Kennedy Center
|
| 1984
|
Death of a salesman
|
Robert Whitehead and Roger L. Stevens
|
American Buffalo - Elliot Martin and Arnold Bernhard
Heartbreak House - Circle in the Square
A Moon for the Misbegotten - The Shubert Organization and Emanuel Azenberg
|
| 1985
|
Joe Egg
|
The Shubert Organization , Emanuel Azenberg , Roger Berlind , Ivan Bloch and MTM Enterprises, Inc.
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Cyrano de Bergerac - James M. Nederlander , Elizabeth I. McCann , Nelle Nugent , Cynthia Wood , Dale Duffy and Allan Carr
Much Ado About Nothing - James M. Nederlander , Elizabeth I. McCann , Nelle Nugent , Cynthia Wood , Dale Duffy and Allan Carr
Strange Interlude - Robert Michael Geisler , John Roberdeau , Douglas Urbanski , James M. Nederlander , Duncan C. Weldon , Paul Gregg , Lionel Becker and Jerome Minskoff
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| 1986
|
Sweet Charity
|
Jerome Minskoff , James M. Nederlander , Arthur Rubin, and Joseph Harris
|
Hay Fever - Roger Peters and MBS Co.
The Iceman Cometh - Lewis M. Allen , James M. Nederlander , Stephen Graham and Ben Edwards
Loot - David Merrick Arts Foundation , Charles P. Kopelman and Mark Simon
|
| 1987
|
All of my sons
|
Jay H. Fuchs , Steven Warnick and Charles Patsos
|
Extra sheet - Lincoln Center Theater , Gregory Mosher and Bernard Gersten
Nicholas Nickleby - The Shubert Organization , Three Knights, Ltd. and Robert Fox, Ltd.
Pygmalion - The Shubert Organization , Jerome Minskoff and Duncan C. Weldon
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| 1988
|
Anything Goes
|
Lincoln Center Theater , Gregory Mosher and Bernard Gersten
|
Endstation Sehnsucht - Circle in the Square , Theodore Mann and Paul Libin
Cabaret - Barry Weissler and Fran Weissler
Dreamgirls - Marvin A. Krauss and Irving Siders
|
| 1989
|
Our little town
|
Lincoln Center Theater , Gregory Mosher and Bernard Gersten
|
Ah, wilderness! - Ken Marsolis , Alexander H. Cohen , The Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts , The Yale Repertory Theater , Richard Norton , Irma Oestreicher and Elizabeth D. White
Ain't Misbehavin ' - The Shubert Organization , Emanuel Azenberg , Dasha Epstein and Roger Berlind
Cafe Crown - LeFrak Entertainment , James M. Nederlander , Francine LeFrak , James L. Nederlander, and Arthur Rubin
|
| 1990
|
Gypsy
|
Barry Weissler , Fran Weissler , Kathy Levin and Barry Brown
|
Sweeney Todd - Circle in the Square Theater , Theodore Mann and Paul Libin
The Circle - Elliot Martin , The Shubert Organization and Suntory International Corp.
The Merchant of Venice - Duncan C. Weldon , Jerome Minskoff , Punch Productions and Peter Hall
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| 1991
|
Fiddler on the Roof
|
Barry Weissler , Fran Weissler and Pace Theatrical Group
|
The Miser - Circle in the Square Theater , Theodore Mann and Paul Libin
Peter Pan - James M. Nederlander , Arthur Rubin , Thomas P. McCoy , Keith Stava , PP Investments, Inc. and John. B. Platt
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| 1992
|
Guys and Dolls
|
Dodger Productions , Roger Berlind , Jujamcyn Theaters / TV Asahi , Kardana Productions, and The John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts
|
The Most Happy Fella - Goodspeed Opera House , Center Theater Group / Ahmanson Theater , Lincoln Center Theater , The Shubert Organization and Japan Satellite Broadcasting / Stagevision
On Borrowed Time - Circle in the Square Theater , Theodore Mann , Robert Buckley and Paul Libin
The Visit - Roundabout Theater Co. , Todd Haimes and Gene Feist
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| 1993
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Anna Christie
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Roundabout Theater Co. and Todd Haimes
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St. Joan - National Actors Theater , Tony Randall and Duncan C. Weldon
The Price - Roundabout Theater Co. and Todd Haimes
Wilder, Wilder, Wilder - Circle in the Square Theater , Theodore Mann , George Elmer , Paul Libin , Willow Cabin Theater Company , Edward Berkeley , Adam Oliensis and Maria Radman
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