Just stumbled upon this and thought it would be fun to bring back up and add on the past couple seasons. :)
2000
Contact
James Joyce's The Dead *
Swing!
The Wild Party
2001
The Producers *
A Class Act
The Full Monty
Jane Eyre
2002
Thoroughly Modern Millie
Mamma Mia!
Sweet Smell of Success *
Urinetown: The Musical
2003
Hairspray
Amour
A Year With Frog and Toad *
Movin' Out
2004
Avenue Q *
Caroline, or Change
The Boy From Oz
Wicked
2005
Monty Python's Spamalot
Dirty Rotten Scoundrels *
The Light in the Piazza
The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee
2006
Jersey Boys
The Color Purple
The Drowsy Chaperone *
The Wedding Singer
2007
Spring Awakening
Curtains
Grey Gardens *
Mary Poppins
2008
In The Heights *
Cry-Baby
Passing Strange
Xanadu
2009
Billy Elliot
Next to Normal *
Rock of Ages
Shrek
2010
American Idiot
Fela! *
Memphis
Million Dollar Quartet
2011
The Book of Mormon *
Catch Me If You Can
The Scottsboro Boys
Sister Act
2000
Contact
James Joyce's The Dead
Swing!
The Wild Party
2001
The Producers
A Class Act
The Full Monty
Jane Eyre
2002
Thoroughly Modern Millie
Mamma Mia!
Sweet Smell of Success
Urinetown: The Musical
Abstain
2003
Hairspray
Amour
A Year With Frog and Toad
Movin' Out
2004 TIE
Avenue Q
Caroline, or Change
The Boy From Oz
Wicked
2005
Monty Python's Spamalot
Dirty Rotten Scoundrels
The Light in the Piazza
The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee
2006
Jersey Boys
The Color Purple
The Drowsy Chaperone
The Wedding Singer
Abstain
2007
Spring Awakening
Curtains
Grey Gardens
Mary Poppins
2008
In The Heights
Cry-Baby
Passing Strange
Xanadu
2009
Billy Elliot
Next to Normal
Rock of Ages
Shrek
2010
American Idiot
Fela!
Memphis
Million Dollar Quartet
2011
The Book of Mormon
Catch Me If You Can
The Scottsboro Boys
Sister Act
Stand-by Joined: 7/19/11
2000
Contact
James Joyce's The Dead
Swing!
The Wild Party*
2001
The Producers*
A Class Act
The Full Monty
Jane Eyre
2002
Thoroughly Modern Millie
Mamma Mia!
Sweet Smell of Success
Urinetown: The Musical *
2003
Hairspray*
Amour
A Year With Frog and Toad
Movin' Out
2004
Avenue Q
Caroline, or Change
The Boy From Oz
Wicked*
2005
Monty Python's Spamalot*
Dirty Rotten Scoundrels
The Light in the Piazza
The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee
2006
Jersey Boys
The Color Purple
The Drowsy Chaperone
The Wedding Singer*
2007
Spring Awakening*
Curtains
Grey Gardens
Mary Poppins
2008
In The Heights*
Cry-Baby
Passing Strange
Xanadu
2009
Billy Elliot
Next to Normal
Rock of Ages
Shrek*
2000
Contact
James Joyce's The Dead
Swing!
The Wild Party
2001
The Producers
A Class Act
The Full Monty
Jane Eyre
2002
Thoroughly Modern Millie
Mamma Mia!
Sweet Smell of Success
Urinetown: The Musical
2003
Hairspray
Amour
A Year With Frog and Toad
Movin' Out
2004
Avenue Q
Caroline, or Change
The Boy From Oz
Wicked
2005
Monty Python's Spamalot
Dirty Rotten Scoundrels
The Light in the Piazza
The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee
2006
Jersey Boys
The Color Purple
The Drowsy Chaperone
The Wedding Singer
2007
Spring Awakening
Curtains
Grey Gardens
Mary Poppins
2008
In The Heights
Cry-Baby
Passing Strange
Xanadu
2009
Billy Elliot
Next to Normal
Rock of Ages
Shrek
2010
American Idiot
Fela!
Memphis
Million Dollar Quartet
(Only because I LOATHED the other 3)
2011
The Book of Mormon
Catch Me If You Can
The Scottsboro Boys
Sister Act
2000
Contact
James Joyce's The Dead
Swing!
The Wild Party
2001
The Producers
A Class Act
The Full Monty
Jane Eyre
2002
Thoroughly Modern Millie
Mamma Mia!
Sweet Smell of Success
Urinetown: The Musical
2003
Hairspray
Amour
A Year With Frog and Toad
Movin' Out
(Amour is truly one of my favorite musicals in recent years. I wish it had a longer life.)
2004
Avenue Q
Caroline, or Change
The Boy From Oz
Wicked
2005
Monty Python's Spamalot
Dirty Rotten Scoundrels
The Light in the Piazza
The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee
2006
Jersey Boys
The Color Purple
The Drowsy Chaperone
The Wedding Singer
2007
Spring Awakening
Curtains
Grey Gardens
Mary Poppins
2008
In The Heights
Cry-Baby
Passing Strange
Xanadu
2009
Billy Elliot
Next to Normal
Rock of Ages
Shrek
2010
American Idiot
Fela!
Memphis
Million Dollar Quartet
NO VOTE
2011
The Book of Mormon
Catch Me If You Can
The Scottsboro Boys
Sister Act
Broadway Legend Joined: 5/16/03
I agree with all the winners except for 08
Xanadu over In The Heights
2000
Contact
James Joyce's The Dead
Swing!
The Wild Party
2001
The Producers
A Class Act
The Full Monty
Jane Eyre
2002
Thoroughly Modern Millie
Mamma Mia!
Sweet Smell of Success
Urinetown: The Musical
2003
Hairspray
Amour
A Year With Frog and Toad
Movin' Out
2004
Avenue Q
Caroline, or Change
The Boy From Oz
Wicked
2005
Monty Python's Spamalot
Dirty Rotten Scoundrels
The Light in the Piazza
The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee
2006
Jersey Boys
The Color Purple
The Drowsy Chaperone
The Wedding Singer
2007
Spring Awakening
Curtains
Grey Gardens
Mary Poppins
2008
In The Heights
Cry-Baby
Passing Strange
Xanadu
2009
Billy Elliot
Next to Normal
Rock of Ages
Shrek
2010
American Idiot
Fela!
Memphis
Million Dollar Quartet
2011
The Book of Mormon
Catch Me If You Can
The Scottsboro Boys
Sister Act
2000
Contact
James Joyce's The Dead
Swing!
The Wild Party*
2001
The Producers
A Class Act
The Full Monty*
Jane Eyre
2002
Thoroughly Modern Millie*
Mamma Mia!
Sweet Smell of Success
Urinetown: The Musical
2003
Hairspray*
Amour
A Year With Frog and Toad
Movin' Out
2004
Avenue Q
Caroline, or Change*
The Boy From Oz
Wicked
2005
Monty Python's Spamalot
Dirty Rotten Scoundrels
The Light in the Piazza*
The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee
2006
Jersey Boys
The Color Purple
The Drowsy Chaperone*
The Wedding Singer
2007
Spring Awakening*
Curtains
Grey Gardens
Mary Poppins
2008
In The Heights
Cry-Baby
Passing Strange*
Xanadu
2009
Billy Elliot
Next to Normal*
Rock of Ages
Shrek
2010
American Idiot*
Fela!
Memphis
Million Dollar Quartet
2011
The Book of Mormon
Catch Me If You Can
The Scottsboro Boys*
Sister Act
2000
The Wild Party
2001
The Producers
2002
Sweet Smell of Success
2003
Hairspray
2004
Caroline, or Change
2005
Dirty Rotten Scoundrels
2006
The Drowsy Chaperone
2007
Spring Awakening
2008
Passing Strange
2009
Billy Elliot
2000
Contact
James Joyce's The Dead
Swing!
The Wild Party
2001
The Producers
A Class Act
The Full Monty
Jane Eyre
2002
Thoroughly Modern Millie
Mamma Mia!
Sweet Smell of Success
Urinetown: The Musical
2003
Hairspray
Amour
A Year With Frog and Toad
Movin' Out
2004
Avenue Q
Caroline, or Change
The Boy From Oz
Wicked
2005
Monty Python's Spamalot
Dirty Rotten Scoundrels
The Light in the Piazza
The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee
2006
Jersey Boys
The Color Purple
The Drowsy Chaperone
The Wedding Singer
2007
Spring Awakening
Curtains
Grey Gardens
Mary Poppins
2008
In The Heights
Cry-Baby
Passing Strange
Xanadu
2009
Billy Elliot
Next to Normal
Rock of Ages
Shrek
2010
American Idiot
Fela!
Memphis
Million Dollar Quartet
2011
The Book of Mormon
Catch Me If You Can
The Scottsboro Boys
Sister Act
2001
The Producers *
A Class Act
The Full Monty
Jane Eyre
2002
Thoroughly Modern Millie
Mamma Mia! *
Sweet Smell of Success
Urinetown: The Musical
2003
Hairspray *
Amour
A Year With Frog and Toad
Movin' Out
2004
Avenue Q
Caroline, or Change
The Boy From Oz
Wicked *
2005
Monty Python's Spamalot
Dirty Rotten Scoundrels
The Light in the Piazza
The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee
2006
Jersey Boys *
The Color Purple
The Drowsy Chaperone
The Wedding Singer
2007
Spring Awakening
Curtains
Grey Gardens
Mary Poppins *
2008
In The Heights *
Cry-Baby
Passing Strange
Xanadu
2009
Billy Elliot
Next to Normal *
Rock of Ages
Shrek
2010
American Idiot
Fela!
Memphis *
Million Dollar Quartet
2011
The Book of Mormon *
Catch Me If You Can
The Scottsboro Boys
Sister Act
2000
Contact
James Joyce's The Dead
Swing!
The Wild Party**
2001
The Producers
A Class Act
The Full Monty**
Jane Eyre
2002
Thoroughly Modern Millie
Mamma Mia!
Sweet Smell of Success
Urinetown: The Musical**
2003
Hairspray**
Amour
A Year With Frog and Toad
Movin' Out
2004
Avenue Q
Caroline, or Change**
The Boy From Oz
Wicked
2005
Monty Python's Spamalot
Dirty Rotten Scoundrels
The Light in the Piazza**
The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee
2006
Jersey Boys
The Color Purple
The Drowsy Chaperone**
The Wedding Singer
2007
Spring Awakening
Curtains
Grey Gardens**
Mary Poppins
2008
In The Heights**
Cry-Baby
Passing Strange
Xanadu
2009
Billy Elliot**
Next to Normal
Rock of Ages
Shrek
2010
American Idiot
Fela!**
Memphis
Million Dollar Quartet
2011
The Book of Mormon
Catch Me If You Can
The Scottsboro Boys**
Sister Act
2000
Contact
2001
The Producers
2002
Urinetown: The Musical
2003
Hairspray
2004
Avenue Q
2005
The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee
2006
The Drowsy Chaperone
2007
Grey Gardens
2008
Xanadu
2009
Next to Normal
2010
American Idiot
2011
The Book of Mormon
2000
The Wild Party
2001
The Producers
2002
Urinetown
2003
Hairspray
2004
Caroline, or Change
2005
Dirty Rotten Scoundrels
2006
The Color Purple
2007
Grey Gardens
2008
Passing Strange
2009
Next to Normal
2010
Fela!
2011
Catch Me If You Can
2000
Contact
James Joyce's The Dead
Swing!
The Wild Party
2001
The Producers
A Class Act
The Full Monty
Jane Eyre
2002
Thoroughly Modern Millie
Mamma Mia!
Sweet Smell of Success
Urinetown: The Musical
2003
Hairspray
Amour
A Year With Frog and Toad
Movin' Out
2004
Avenue Q
Caroline, or Change
The Boy From Oz
Wicked (Sigh..)
2005
Monty Python's Spamalot
Dirty Rotten Scoundrels (One of the most brilliant shows of the decade, IMO)
The Light in the Piazza
The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee
2006
Jersey Boys
The Color Purple
The Drowsy Chaperone
The Wedding Singer
2007
Spring Awakening
Curtains
Grey Gardens
Mary Poppins
2008
In The Heights
Cry-Baby
Passing Strange
Xanadu
2009
Billy Elliot
Next to Normal
Rock of Ages
Shrek
2010
American Idiot
Fela!
Memphis
Million Dollar Quartet
NONE
2011
The Book of Mormon
Catch Me If You Can
The Scottsboro Boys
Sister Act
2000
Contact
James Joyce's The Dead
Swing!
The Wild Party
2001
The Producers
A Class Act
The Full Monty
Jane Eyre
2002
Thoroughly Modern Millie
Mamma Mia!
Sweet Smell of Success
Urinetown: The Musical
2003
Hairspray
Amour
A Year With Frog and Toad
Movin' Out
2004
Avenue Q
Caroline, or Change
The Boy From Oz
Wicked
2005
Monty Python's Spamalot
Dirty Rotten Scoundrels
The Light in the Piazza
The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee
2006
Jersey Boys
The Color Purple
The Drowsy Chaperone
The Wedding Singer
2007
Spring Awakening
Curtains
Grey Gardens
Mary Poppins
2008
In The Heights
Cry-Baby
Passing Strange
Xanadu (miles better than the rest in my opinion)
2009
Billy Elliot
Next to Normal
Rock of Ages
Shrek
2010
American Idiot
Fela! (the only one I actually enjoyed)
Memphis
Million Dollar Quartet
2011
The Book of Mormon
Catch Me If You Can
The Scottsboro Boys
Sister Act
I vote for Mamma Mia
2000
Contact
James Joyce's The Dead
Swing!
*The Wild Party*
2001
*The Producers*
A Class Act
The Full Monty
Jane Eyre
2002
Thoroughly Modern Millie
Mamma Mia!
Sweet Smell of Success
*Urinetown: The Musical*
2003
*Hairspray*
Amour
A Year With Frog and Toad
Movin' Out
2004
*Avenue Q*
Caroline, or Change
The Boy From Oz
Wicked
2005
Monty Python's Spamalot
Dirty Rotten Scoundrels
The Light in the Piazza
*The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee*
2006
Jersey Boys
The Color Purple
The Drowsy Chaperone
*The Wedding Singer*
2007
*Spring Awakening*
Curtains
Grey Gardens
Mary Poppins
2008
*In The Heights*
Cry-Baby
Passing Strange
Xanadu
2009
Billy Elliot
*Next to Normal*
Rock of Ages
Shrek
2010
*American Idiot*
Fela!
Memphis
Million Dollar Quartet
2011
*The Book of Mormon*
Catch Me If You Can
The Scottsboro Boys
Sister Act
Updated On: 2/23/12 at 01:03 PM
2000: Contact
2001: The Full Monty
2002: Thoroughly Modern Millie
2003: Movin' Out
2004: Avenue Q
2005: Spamalot
2006: Jersey Boys
2007: Mary Poppins
2008: In The Heights
2009: Next to Normal
2010: American Idiot
2011: The Book of Mormon
2012: Once(early prediction)
2000
Contact
James Joyce's The Dead
Swing!
The Wild Party
2001
The Producers
A Class Act
The Full Monty
Jane Eyre
2002
Thoroughly Modern Millie
Mamma Mia!
Sweet Smell of Success
Urinetown: The Musical
2003
Hairspray
Amour
A Year With Frog and Toad
Movin' Out
2004
Avenue Q
Caroline, or Change
The Boy From Oz
Wicked
2005
Monty Python's Spamalot
Dirty Rotten Scoundrels
The Light in the Piazza
The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee
2006
Jersey Boys
The Color Purple
The Drowsy Chaperone
The Wedding Singer
2007
Spring Awakening
Curtains
Grey Gardens
Mary Poppins
2008
In The Heights
Cry-Baby
Passing Strange
Xanadu
2009
Billy Elliot
Next to Normal
Rock of Ages
Shrek
2010
American Idiot
Fela!
Memphis
Million Dollar Quartet
2011
The Book of Mormon
Catch Me If You Can
The Scottsboro Boys
Sister Act
Though if I had the power to change the nominees, I would have voted for:
2011
Women on the Verge of a Nervous Breakdown
2000
Contact
James Joyce's The Dead
Swing!
*The Wild Party
2001
*The Producers
A Class Act
The Full Monty
Jane Eyre
2002
*Thoroughly Modern Millie
Mamma Mia!
Sweet Smell of Success
Urinetown: The Musical
2003
*Hairspray
Amour
A Year With Frog and Toad
Movin' Out
2004
Avenue Q
Caroline, or Change
The Boy From Oz
*Wicked
2005
Monty Python's Spamalot
Dirty Rotten Scoundrels
*The Light in the Piazza
The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee
2006
Jersey Boys
The Color Purple
*The Drowsy Chaperone
The Wedding Singer
2007
Spring Awakening
Curtains
Grey Gardens
*Mary Poppins
2008
In The Heights
Cry-Baby
Passing Strange
*Xanadu
2009
Billy Elliot
Next to Normal
Rock of Ages
*Shrek
Swing Joined: 1/30/12
2000
Contact
James Joyce's The Dead
Swing!
The Wild Party
2001
The Producers
A Class Act
The Full Monty
Jane Eyre
2002
Thoroughly Modern Millie
Mamma Mia!
Sweet Smell of Success
Urinetown: The Musical
2003
Hairspray
Amour
A Year With Frog and Toad
Movin' Out
2004
Avenue Q
Caroline, or Change
The Boy From Oz
Wicked
2005
Monty Python's Spamalot
Dirty Rotten Scoundrels
The Light in the Piazza
The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee
2006
Jersey Boys
The Color Purple
The Drowsy Chaperone
The Wedding Singer
2007
Spring Awakening
Curtains
Grey Gardens
Mary Poppins
2008
In The Heights
Cry-Baby
Passing Strange
Xanadu
2009
Billy Elliot
Next to Normal
Rock of Ages
Shrek
2000 - Contact
2001 - The Full Monty
2002 - Urinetown
2003 - Hairspray
2004 - Caroline, or Change
2005 - The Light in the Piazza
2006 - The Color Purple
2007 - Spring Awakening
2008 - In the Heights (A Catered Affair, really)
2009 - Next to Normal
2010 - American Idiot
2011 - Catch Me If You Can
Weak Years: 2000, 2003, 2010, 2011
Strong Years: 2007, 2008
Classic Years: 2004, 2005
2000
Contact
James Joyce's The Dead
Swing!
The Wild Party* (Fantastic show with a cast never to be matched)
2001
The Producers
A Class Act
The Full Monty* (nearly perfect)
Jane Eyre
2002
Thoroughly Modern Millie
Mamma Mia!
Sweet Smell of Success
Urinetown: The Musical* (one of a kind)
2003
Hairspray* (solid)
Amour
A Year With Frog and Toad
Movin' Out
2004
Avenue Q* (hilarious and touching, solid)
Caroline, or Change
The Boy From Oz
Wicked
2005
Monty Python's Spamalot
Dirty Rotten Scoundrels
The Light in the Piazza* (stunning theatre)
The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee
2006
Jersey Boys
The Color Purple
The Drowsy Chaperone* (so funny, so fun, and surprisingly moving)
The Wedding Singer
2007
Spring Awakening*
Curtains
Grey Gardens
Mary Poppins
2008
In The Heights
Cry-Baby
Passing Strange* (electric)
Xanadu
2009
Billy Elliot
Next to Normal*
Rock of Ages
Shrek
2010
American Idiot
Fela! * (entertaining AND thought provoking)
Memphis
Million Dollar Quartet
2011
The Book of Mormon
Catch Me If You Can
The Scottsboro Boys* (one of the best things I have ever seen)
Sister Act
2000
Contact
James Joyce's The Dead
Swing!
The Wild Party* (Toni Collette should have also walked away with a Tony that night)
2001
The Producers*
A Class Act
The Full Monty
Jane Eyre
2002
Thoroughly Modern Millie
Mamma Mia!
Sweet Smell of Success
Urinetown: The Musical*
2003
Hairspray*
Amour (without a doubt I would have given Amour Best Score)
A Year With Frog and Toad
Movin' Out
2004
Avenue Q*
Caroline, or Change
The Boy From Oz
Wicked
2005
Monty Python's Spamalot
Dirty Rotten Scoundrels
The Light in the Piazza* (How a production wins Book, Score, All the technical awards, and Best Actress but losses Best Musical is one of life's great questions. Huge Tony oversight).
The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee
2006
Jersey Boys
The Color Purple* (weak year)
The Drowsy Chaperone
The Wedding Singer
2007
Spring Awakening*
Curtains
Grey Gardens (Extremely close second)
Mary Poppins
2008
In The Heights*
Cry-Baby
Passing Strange
Xanadu
2009
Billy Elliot
Next to Normal*
Rock of Ages
Shrek
2010
American Idiot* (Extremely weak year, wish Everyday Rapture had been nominated)
Fela!
Memphis
Million Dollar Quartet
2011
The Book of Mormon*
Catch Me If You Can
The Scottsboro Boys
Sister Act
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