Calling all Tony history experts

[Unknown User]

Posted: 6/12/06 at 11:11am

Before last night, in the history of the Tony's, has any show won BOTH Best Book and Best Score, but failed to take home the Best Musical prize? I find that a bit odd.

[BSoBW2]

Posted: 6/12/06 at 11:12am

Someone posted a list in one of the other threads.

I can't find it, but it's around here somewhere.

[robbiej]

Posted: 6/12/06 at 11:12am

Urinetown
Into the Woods
Falsettos

Just three...

[aspiringactress]

Posted: 6/12/06 at 11:13am

Yes.

[Bohemian1232]

Posted: 6/12/06 at 11:18am

Keep in mind that Jersey Boys wasn't eligible for best score.

[Mister Matt]

Posted: 6/12/06 at 11:27am

robbiej, you forgot Parade

[robbiej]

Posted: 6/12/06 at 11:28am

How could I forget Parade?? I love Parade!

[professor]

Posted: 6/12/06 at 11:34am

Lion King won best musical, but Ragtime won Book and Score in 1998

[Barihunk]

Posted: 6/12/06 at 11:38am

How soon everyone forgets... this happened just last year with "Light in the Piazza" and "Spamalot".

[Mister Matt]

Posted: 6/12/06 at 11:42am

Piazza won score, but not book.

[Barihunk]

Posted: 6/12/06 at 11:44am

Ok then - This happened last year with "Piazza" and "Spelling Bee" and "Spamalot". :)

Going back further - 1978 - On the 20th Century won book and score while Ain't Misbehavin won Best Musical. And in 1981 Woman of the Year won book and score while 42nd Street took the Best Musical prize.

There have been other instances of a split between book and score and then a different Best Muscial. 1974 - Gigi won best score and Candide the best book while Raisin walked with Best Musical.

Updated On: 6/12/06 at 11:44 AM

[frontrowcentre2]

Posted: 6/12/06 at 1:05pm

1978: ON THE 20th CENTURY (book & score); AIN'T MISBEHAVIN' (Musical...a revue with no book and old Fats Waller songs)

1981: WOMAN OF THE YEAR (Book and score); 42ND STREET (Musical...using old Hary Warren songs, David Merrick chnaged the book credit to "lead-ins and crossovers" which he feels may have cost the bookwriter the nomination.)

1988: INTO THE WOODS (Best Book & score); PHANTOM OF THE OPERA (Musical - a example where the Tony voters said the year's best musical was not the best-written musical.

1991: SECRET GARDEN (Best Book); WILL ROGERS FOLLIES (best score, best musical)

1992: FALSETTS (book & score); CRAZY FOR YOU (musical...using old Gershwin songs.)

1998: RAGTIME (book & score); LION KING (musical)

1999: PARADE (book and score); FOSSE (musical - no book, old songs from Fosse shows)

2000: AIDA (score); THE DEAD (book); CONTACT (musical - even though it's not.)

2002: URINETOWN (book & score); THOROUGHLY MODERN MILLIE (musical)

2005: PIAZZA (score); SPELLING BEE (book); SPAMALOT (musical)

2006: DROWSY CHAPERONE (book & score); JERSEY BOYS (musical - show uses old songs but was nominated for Best Book.)