Tony Award for Best Play

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Tony Award for
Best Play
Awarded forBest Play
LocationNew York City
Presented byAmerican Theatre Wing The Broadway League
Currently held byLeopoldstadt by Tom Stoppard (2023)
WebsiteTonyAwards.com

The

musical) play on Broadway, as determined by Tony Award voters. There was no award in the Tonys' first year. The award goes to the authors and the producers of the play. Plays that have appeared in previous Broadway productions are instead eligible for Best Revival of a Play
.

Award winners

Legend:
† marks winners of the
Pulitzer Prize for Drama[1]

* marks finalists of the Pulitzer Prize for Drama[1]

  indicates the winner.

1940s

Year Production Author
1948
(2nd)
Mister Roberts Thomas Heggen and Joshua Logan
1949
(3rd)
Death of a Salesman Arthur Miller

1950s

Year Production Author
1950
(4th)
The Cocktail Party T. S. Eliot
1951
(5th)
The Rose Tattoo Tennessee Williams
1952
(6th)
The Fourposter Jan de Hartog
1953
(7th)
The Crucible Arthur Miller
1954
(8th)
The Teahouse of the August Moon John Patrick
1955
(9th)
The Desperate Hours Joseph Hayes
1956
(10th)
[2]
The Diary of Anne Frank Frances Goodrich and Albert Hackett
Bus Stop William Inge
Cat on a Hot Tin Roof Tennessee Williams
The Chalk Garden Enid Bagnold
Tiger at the Gates Jean Giraudoux, adapted by Christopher Fry
1957
(11th)
[3]
Long Day's Journey into Night Eugene O'Neill
The Potting Shed Graham Greene
Separate Tables Terence Rattigan
The Waltz of the Toreadors Jean Anouilh, translated by Lucienne Hill
1958
(12th)
[4]
Sunrise at Campobello Dore Schary
The Dark at the Top of the Stairs William Inge
Look Back in Anger John Osborne
Look Homeward, Angel Ketti Frings
Romanoff and Juliet Peter Ustinov
The Rope Dancers Morton Wishengrad
Time Remembered Jean Anouilh, English version by Patricia Moyes
Two for the Seesaw William Gibson
1959
(13th)
[5]
J.B. Archibald MacLeish
The Disenchanted
Harvey Breit and Budd Schulberg
Epitaph for George Dillon John Osborne and Anthony Creighton
A Touch of the Poet Eugene O'Neill
The Visit Friedrich Dürrenmatt, adapted by Maurice Valency

1960s

Year Production Author
1960
(14th)
[6]
The Miracle Worker William Gibson
The Best Man Gore Vidal
A Raisin in the Sun Lorraine Hansberry
The Tenth Man Paddy Chayefsky
Toys in the Attic Lillian Hellman
1961
(15th)
[7]
Becket Jean Anouilh, translated by Lucienne Hill
All the Way Home Tad Mosel
The Devil's Advocate
Dore Schary
The Hostage Brendan Behan
1962
(16th)
[8]
A Man for All Seasons Robert Bolt
The Caretaker Harold Pinter
Gideon Paddy Chayefsky
The Night of the Iguana Tennessee Williams
1963
(17th)
[9]
Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf? Edward Albee
Mother Courage and Her Children Bertolt Brecht, adapted by Eric Bentley
Tchin-Tchin Sidney Michaels
A Thousand Clowns Herb Gardner
1964
(18th)
[10]
Luther John Osborne
The Ballad of the Sad Café Edward Albee
Barefoot in the Park Neil Simon
Dylan Sidney Michaels
1965
(19th)
[11]
The Subject Was Roses Frank D. Gilroy
Luv Murray Schisgal
The Odd Couple Neil Simon
Tiny Alice Edward Albee
1966
(20th)
[12]
Marat/Sade Peter Weiss, English version by Geoffrey Skelton
Inadmissible Evidence John Osborne
Philadelphia, Here I Come! Brian Friel
The Right Honourable Gentleman Michael Dyne
1967
(21st)
[13]
The Homecoming Harold Pinter
Black Comedy Peter Shaffer
A Delicate Balance Edward Albee
The Killing of Sister George Frank Marcus
1968
(22nd)
[14]
Rosencrantz and Guildenstern Are Dead Tom Stoppard
Joe Egg Peter Nichols
Plaza Suite Neil Simon
The Price Arthur Miller
1969
(23rd)
[15]
The Great White Hope Howard Sackler
Hadrian VII Peter Luke
Lovers Brian Friel
The Man in the Glass Booth
Robert Shaw

1970s

Year Production Author
1970
(24th)
[16]
Borstal Boy Frank McMahon
Child's Play Robert Marasco
Indians Arthur Kopit
Last of the Red Hot Lovers Neil Simon
1971
(25th)
[17]
Sleuth Anthony Shaffer
Home David Storey
The Philanthropist Christopher Hampton
Story Theatre Paul Sills
1972
(26th)
[18]
Sticks and Bones David Rabe
Old Times Harold Pinter
The Prisoner of Second Avenue Neil Simon
Vivat! Vivat Regina! Robert Bolt
1973
(27th)
[19]
That Championship Season Jason Miller
Butley Simon Gray
The Changing Room David Storey
The Sunshine Boys Neil Simon
1974
(28th)
[20]
The River Niger Joseph A. Walker
The Au Pair Man Hugh Leonard
In the Boom Boom Room David Rabe
Ulysses in Nighttown Marjorie Barkentin
1975
(29th)
[21]
Equus Peter Shaffer
The National Health Peter Nichols
Same Time, Next Year Bernard Slade
Seascape Edward Albee
Short Eyes
Miguel Pinero
Sizwe Banzi Is Dead / The Island Athol Fugard, John Kani and Winston Ntshona
1976
(30th)
[22]
Travesties Tom Stoppard
The First Breeze of Summer Leslie Lee
Knock Knock Jules Feiffer
Lamppost Reunion Louis La Russo
1977
(31st)
[23]
The Shadow Box Michael Cristofer
For Colored Girls Who Have Considered Suicide / When the Rainbow Is Enuf Ntozake Shange
Otherwise Engaged Simon Gray
Streamers David Rabe
1978
(32nd)
[24]
Da Hugh Leonard
Chapter Two Neil Simon
Deathtrap Ira Levin
The Gin Game Donald L. Coburn
1979
(33rd)
[25]
The Elephant Man Bernard Pomerance
Bedroom Farce Alan Ayckbourn
Whose Life Is It Anyway? Brian Clark
Wings Arthur Kopit

1980s

Year Production Author
1980
(34th)
[26]
Children of a Lesser God Mark Medoff
Bent Martin Sherman
Home Samm-Art Williams
Talley's Folly Lanford Wilson
1981
(35th)
[27]
Amadeus Peter Shaffer
Fifth of July Lanford Wilson
A Lesson from Aloes Athol Fugard
A Life Hugh Leonard
1982
(36th)
[28]
The Life and Adventures of Nicholas Nickleby David Edgar
Crimes of the Heart Beth Henley
The Dresser Ronald Harwood
"Master Harold"...and the Boys Athol Fugard
1983
(37th)
[29]
Torch Song Trilogy Harvey Fierstein
Angels Fall Lanford Wilson
'night, Mother Marsha Norman
Plenty David Hare
1984
(38th)
[30]
The Real Thing Tom Stoppard
Glengarry Glen Ross David Mamet
Noises Off Michael Frayn
Play Memory Joanna Glass
1985
(39th)
[31]
Biloxi Blues Neil Simon
As Is William M. Hoffman
Hurlyburly David Rabe
Ma Rainey's Black Bottom August Wilson
1986
(40th)
[32]
I'm Not Rappaport Herb Gardner
Benefactors Michael Frayn
Blood Knot Athol Fugard
The House of Blue Leaves John Guare
1987
(41st)
[33]
Fences August Wilson
Broadway Bound* Neil Simon
Coastal Disturbances Tina Howe
Les Liaisons Dangereuses Christopher Hampton
1988
(42nd)
[34]
M. Butterfly* David Henry Hwang
Joe Turner's Come and Gone August Wilson
Speed-the-Plow David Mamet
A Walk in the Woods Lee Blessing
1989
(43rd)
[35]
The Heidi Chronicles Wendy Wasserstein
Largely New York Bill Irwin
Lend Me a Tenor Ken Ludwig
Shirley Valentine Willy Russell

1990s

Year Production Author
1990
(44th)
[36]
The Grapes of Wrath Frank Galati
Lettice and Lovage Peter Shaffer
The Piano Lesson August Wilson
Prelude to a Kiss* Craig Lucas
1991
(45th)
[37]
Lost in Yonkers Neil Simon
Our Country's Good Timberlake Wertenbaker
Shadowlands William Nicholson
Six Degrees of Separation* John Guare
1992
(46th)
[38]
Dancing at Lughnasa Brian Friel
Four Baboons Adoring the Sun John Guare
Two Shakespearean Actors Richard Nelson
Two Trains Running* August Wilson
1993
(47th)
[39]
Angels in America: Millennium Approaches Tony Kushner
The Sisters Rosensweig Wendy Wasserstein
Someone Who'll Watch Over Me Frank McGuinness
The Song of Jacob Zulu Tug Yourgrau
1994
(48th)
[40]
Angels in America: Perestroika Tony Kushner
Broken Glass Arthur Miller
The Kentucky Cycle Robert Schenkkan
Twilight: Los Angeles, 1992 Anna Deavere Smith
1995
(49th)
[41]
Love! Valour! Compassion! Terrence McNally
Arcadia Tom Stoppard
Having Our Say Emily Mann
Indiscretions Jean Cocteau
1996
(50th)
[42]
Master Class Terrence McNally
Buried Child Sam Shepard
Racing Demon David Hare
Seven Guitars* August Wilson
1997
(51st)
[43]
The Last Night of Ballyhoo* Alfred Uhry
Skylight David Hare
Stanley Pam Gems
The Young Man from Atlanta Horton Foote
1998
(52nd)
[44]
'Art' Yasmina Reza
The Beauty Queen of Leenane Martin McDonagh
Freak John Leguizamo
Golden Child David Henry Hwang
1999
(53rd)
[45]
Side Man* Warren Leight
Closer Patrick Marber
The Lonesome West Martin McDonagh
Not About Nightingales Tennessee Williams

2000s

Year Production Author
2000
(54th)
[46]
Copenhagen Michael Frayn
Dirty Blonde Claudia Shear
The Ride Down Mt. Morgan Arthur Miller
True West Sam Shepard
2001
(55th)
[47]
Proof David Auburn
The Invention of Love Tom Stoppard
King Hedley II* August Wilson
The Tale of the Allergist's Wife Charles Busch
2002
(56th)
[48]
The Goat, or Who Is Sylvia?* Edward Albee
Fortune's Fool Mike Poulton
Metamorphoses Mary Zimmerman
Topdog/Underdog Suzan-Lori Parks
2003
(57th)
[49]
Take Me Out* Richard Greenberg
Enchanted April
Matthew Barber
Say Goodnight, Gracie Rupert Holmes
Vincent in Brixton Nicholas Wright
2004
(58th)
[50]
I Am My Own Wife Doug Wright
Anna in the Tropics Nilo Cruz
Frozen Bryony Lavery
The Retreat from Moscow William Nicholson
2005
(59th)
[51]
Doubt John Patrick Shanley
Democracy Michael Frayn
Gem of the Ocean August Wilson
The Pillowman Martin McDonagh
2006
(60th)
[52]
The History Boys Alan Bennett
The Lieutenant of Inishmore Martin McDonagh
Rabbit Hole David Lindsay-Abaire
Shining City Conor McPherson
2007
(61st)
[53]
The Coast of Utopia Tom Stoppard
Frost/Nixon Peter Morgan
The Little Dog Laughed
Douglas Carter Beane
Radio Golf August Wilson
2008
(62nd)
[54]
August: Osage County Tracy Letts
Rock 'n' Roll Tom Stoppard
The Seafarer Conor McPherson
The 39 Steps Patrick Barlow
2009
(63rd)
[55]
God of Carnage Yasmina Reza
Dividing the Estate Horton Foote
reasons to be pretty
Neil LaBute
33 Variations Moisés Kaufman

2010s

Year Production Author
2010
(64th)
[56]
Red John Logan
In the Next Room (or The Vibrator Play)* Sarah Ruhl
Next Fall Geoffrey Nauffts
Time Stands Still Donald Margulies
2011
(65th)
[57]
War Horse Nick Stafford
Good People David Lindsay-Abaire
Jerusalem Jez Butterworth
The Motherfucker with the Hat Stephen Adly Guirgis
2012
(66th)
[58]
Clybourne Park Bruce Norris
Other Desert Cities* Jon Robin Baitz
Peter and the Starcatcher Rick Elice
Venus in Fur David Ives
2013
(67th)
[59]
Vanya and Sonia and Masha and Spike Christopher Durang
The Assembled Parties Richard Greenberg
Lucky Guy Nora Ephron
The Testament of Mary
Colm Toibin
2014
(68th)
[60]
All the Way Robert Schenkkan
Act One James Lapine
Casa Valentina Harvey Fierstein
Mothers and Sons Terrence McNally
Outside Mullingar John Patrick Shanley
2015
(69th)
[61]
The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time Simon Stephens
Disgraced Ayad Akhtar
Hand to God Robert Askins
Wolf Hall, Parts One & Two
Hilary Mantel and Mike Poulton
2016
(70th)
[62]
The Humans* Stephen Karam
Eclipsed Danai Gurira
The Father Florian Zeller
King Charles III Mike Bartlett
2017
(71st)
[63]
Oslo J. T. Rogers
A Doll's House, Part 2 Lucas Hnath
Indecent Paula Vogel
Sweat Lynn Nottage
2018
(72nd)
[64]
Harry Potter and the Cursed Child Jack Thorne
The Children Lucy Kirkwood
Farinelli and the King Claire van Kampen
Junk Ayad Akhtar
Latin History for Morons John Leguizamo
2019
(73rd)
[65]
The Ferryman Jez Butterworth
Choir Boy Tarell Alvin McCraney
Gary: A Sequel to Titus Andronicus Taylor Mac
Ink James Graham
What the Constitution Means to Me* Heidi Schreck

2020s

Year Production Author
2020
(74th)
[66]
The Inheritance
Matthew Lopez
Grand Horizons Bess Wohl
Sea Wall/A Life Simon Stephens and Nick Payne
Slave Play Jeremy O. Harris
The Sound Inside Adam Rapp
2022
(75th)
[67]
The Lehman Trilogy Stefano Massini
Clyde's Lynn Nottage
Hangmen Martin McDonagh
The Minutes* Tracy Letts
Skeleton Crew Dominique Morisseau
2023
(76th)
[68]
Leopoldstadt Tom Stoppard
Ain't No Mo' Jordan E. Cooper
Between Riverside and Crazy Stephen Adly Guirgis
Cost of Living Martyna Majok
Fat Ham James Ijames

Multiple wins

Multiple nominations

Multiple awards and nominations

Awards Nominations Recipient
5 8 Tom Stoppard
2 10 Neil Simon
6 Edward Albee
5 Arthur Miller
4 Peter Shaffer
3 Terrence McNally
2 Tony Kushner
Yasmina Reza
1 9 August Wilson
4 David Rabe
John Osborne
Michael Frayn
Tennessee Williams
3 Brian Friel
Harold Pinter
Hugh Leonard
Jean Anouilh
2 David Henry Hwang
Dore Schary
Eugene O'Neill
Harvey Fierstein
Herb Gardner
Jez Butterworth
John Patrick Shanley
Richard Greenberg
Robert Bolt
Robert Schenkkan
Simon Stephens
Tracy Letts
Wendy Wasserstein
William Gibson
Awards Nominations Recipient
0 5 Martin McDonagh
4 Athol Fugard
3 David Hare
John Guare
Lanford Wilson
2 Arthur Kopit
Ayad Akhtar
Christopher Hampton
Conor McPherson
David Lindsay-Abaire
David Mamet
David Storey
Horton Foote
John Leguizamo
Mike Poulton
Paddy Chayefsky
Peter Nichols
Lynn Nottage
Sam Shepard
Sidney Michaels
Simon Gray
Stephen Adly Guirgis
William Inge
William Nicholson

Superlatives

British writer Tom Stoppard has won this award five times, more than any other playwright. Only seven other writers (Arthur Miller, Terrence McNally, Tony Kushner, Edward Albee, Neil Simon, Yasmina Reza and Peter Shaffer) have won the award more than once, each winning twice.

With ten nominations, Neil Simon has been nominated for the award more than any other playwright. August Wilson, with nine nominations, comes in second, followed by Tom Stoppard (eight nominations), Edward Albee (six nominations), Arthur Miller (five nominations), and Martin McDonagh (five nominations).

In 1994,

Angels in America: A Gay Fantasia on National Themes. Terrence McNally repeated this feat the following two years with his plays Love! Valour! Compassion! and Master Class
.

See also

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