Tony Award for Best Book of a Musical

The Tony Award for Best Book of a Musical is awarded to Librettists of the Spoken, Non-sung Dialogue and Storyline of a Musical Play.

1940s

 * 1949: Kiss Me, Kate -- Samuel and Bella Spewack
 * No Nominees

1950

 * 1950: South Pacfic -- Oscar Hammerstein and Joshua Logan
 * No Nominees

1960s

 * 1962: How to Succeed in Business Without Really Trying -- Abe Burrows, Jack Weinstock and Willie Gilbert
 * Carnival! -- Michael Stewart and Helen Deutsch
 * 1963: (tie)
 * A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum -- Burt Shevelove and Larry Gelbart
 * Oliver! -- Lionel Bart
 * Little Me -- Neil Simon
 * Stop the World -- I Want to Get Off -- Leslie Bricusse and Anthony Newley

1970s

 * 1971: Company -- [[George Furth]]
 * The Me Nobody Knows -- Robert G. Livingston and Herb Schapiro
 * The Rothschilds -- Sherman Yellen
 * 1972: Two Gentlemen of Verona -- John Guare and Mel Shapiro
 * 1973
 * 1974
 * 1975
 * 1976
 * 1977
 * 1978
 * 1979
 * 1979