Shows | Description | Premiered | Year Won Tony Award |
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The Phantom of the Opera | A gothic romance that tells the story of a masked figure who lurks beneath the catacombs of the Paris Opera House, falling madly in love with an innocent young soprano, Christine, and devoting himself to creating a new star. | 1988 | 1988 |
Chicago – The Musical | This Kander and Ebb musical is a satire on corruption in the criminal justice system and celebrity criminal culture. It follows Roxie Hart, a nightclub dancer who murders her on-the-side lover after he threatens to walk out on her. | 1975, revival in 1996 | The revival won the Tony for Best Revival in 1997 |
The Lion King | A musical based on Disney’s animated film of the same name, featuring music by Elton John, with lyrics by Tim Rice. The story follows the journey of a young lion prince named Simba as he overcomes adversity to become king. | 1997 | 1998 |
Hamilton | Lin-Manuel Miranda’s musical tells the story of American Founding Father Alexander Hamilton through rap, hip-hop, and traditional musical theatre numbers. | 2015 | 2016 |
Wicked | The untold story of the witches of Oz, with themes of friendship, integrity, and the gray area between good and evil. It follows the unlikely friendship of Elphaba (the Wicked Witch of the West) and Glinda the Good. | 2003 | Nominated but didn’t win |
The Book of Mormon | A satirical musical by the creators of South Park, Trey Parker, and Matt Stone, that follows two young Mormon missionaries as they attempt to spread the word of the Latter-day Saints to an uninterested and at times hostile group of locals in Uganda. | 2011 | 2011 |
Rent | A rock musical that tells the story of a group of impoverished young artists struggling to survive and create a life in Lower Manhattan’s East Village in the thriving days of Bohemian Alphabet City, under the shadow of HIV/AIDS. | 1996 | 1996 |
Dear Evan Hansen | A contemporary musical about a high school senior with a social anxiety disorder who inadvertently becomes a beacon of hope for a grieving family after the death of one of his classmates. | 2016 | 2017 |
Hadestown | A folk opera that reimagines two mythical tales — that of young dreamers Orpheus and Eurydice, and that of King Hades and his wife Persephone. | 2019 | 2019 |