tony history question...

[apdarcey]

Posted: 12/14/04 at 2:19pm

so i'm thinking about shows that won best book and best score but missed out on the big one, best musical... since i'm only 20 i only know of falsettos, ragtime and urinetown... i was wondering which shows before the 90's had the same fate and what they might have lost to... sorry for being young as i'm sure some people will be annoyed that i don't know this... andrew Updated On: 12/14/04 at 02:19 PM

[liveforeverybreath]

Posted: 12/14/04 at 2:20pm

Updated On: 12/14/04 at 02:20 PM

[apdarcey]

Posted: 12/14/04 at 2:22pm

thanks... changed it

[Gothampc]

Posted: 12/14/04 at 2:25pm

You might want to check out www.Tonys.org It has a comprehensive database that keeps track of all of that.

[apdarcey]

Posted: 12/14/04 at 2:27pm

yes, but it's so difficult to cross-reference and all that that it takes hella amounts of hours... just if anyone knows...

[Mister Matt]

Posted: 12/14/04 at 2:39pm

Here's the complete list of musicals that won best book and score, but not best musical:

On the Twentieth Century
Woman of the Year
Into the Woods
Falsettos
Ragtime
Parade
Urinetown

I got it from the Tonys site and it took about 10 minutes.

Updated On: 12/14/04 at 02:39 PM

[WOSQ]

Posted: 12/14/04 at 2:56pm

1978 - Ain't Misbehavin' and On the 20th Century
1981 - 42nd Street and Woman of the Year
1988 - Phantom and Into The Woods

Prior to 1971 sometimes Best Book and/or Score was presented to the Best Musical winner without there being a separate category. It was considered to be a part of the Best Musical award. La Mancha, Cabaret, Hallelujah, Baby!, 1776 and Applause (1966-70) come to mind.

In 1974 Raisin won Best Musical but Candide won Book and Gigi (16 years old at that point) won for Score.

[Mister Matt]

Posted: 12/14/04 at 2:59pm

There was also a three-way split in 2000. Book went to The Dead, score went to Aida, and musical went to Contact.

[Loge]

Posted: 12/14/04 at 6:23pm

RAGTIME WAS ROBBED!