Tony Award for Best Scenic Design in a Musical is an award for outstanding set design of a musical. The award was first presented in 1960 after the category of Best Scenic Design was divided into Scenic Design in a Play and Scenic Design in a Musical with each genre receiving its own award. Between 1962 and 2004, the award was re-combined to Best Scenic Design before being split again in 2005.
Winners and nominees
1960s Year Production Nominees 1960 The Sound of Music Oliver Smith Fiorello! William & Jean Eckart Greenwillow Peter Larkin Gypsy Jo Mielziner Saratoga Cecil Beaton 1961 Camelot Oliver Smith 13 Daughters George C. Jenkins Bye Bye Birdie Robert Randolph
2000s Year Production Nominees 2005 The Light in the Piazza Michael Yeargan Chitty Chitty Bang Bang Anthony Ward Monty Python's Spamalot Tim Hatley Pacific Overtures Rumi Matsui 2006 The Drowsy Chaperone David Gallo The Color Purple John Lee Beatty Jersey Boys Klara Zieglerova The Pajama Game Derek McLane 2007 Mary Poppins Bob Crowley Grey Gardens Allen Moyer High Fidelity Anna Louizos Spring Awakening Christine Jones 2008 South Pacific Michael Yeargan In the Heights Anna Louizos Sunday in the Park with George Timothy Bird, David Farley and The Knifedge Creative Network The New Mel Brooks Musical Young Frankenstein Robin Wagner 2009 Billy Elliot the Musical Ian MacNeil Guys and Dolls Robert Brill Next to Normal Mark Wendland Pal Joey Scott Pask
2010s Year Production Nominees 2010 American Idiot Christine Jones Fela! Marina Draghici La Cage aux Folles Tim Shortall Ragtime Derek McLane 2011 The Book of Mormon Scott Pask Anything Goes Derek McLane Bloody Bloody Andrew Jackson Donyale Werle The Scottsboro Boys Beowulf Boritt 2012 Once Bob Crowley Ghost the Musical Jon Driscoll and Rob Howell Newsies Sven Ortel and Tobin Ost Spider-Man: Turn Off the Dark George Tsypin 2013 Matilda the Musical Rob Howell Kinky Boots David Rockwell The Mystery of Edwin Drood Anna Louizos Pippin Scott Pask 2014 Rocky the Musical Christopher Barreca Bullets Over Broadway Santo Loquasto A Gentleman's Guide to Love and Murder Alexander Dodge Hedwig and the Angry Inch Julian Crouch 2015 An American in Paris Bob Crowley and 59 Productions Fun Home David Zinn The King and I Michael Yeargan On the Twentieth Century David Rockwell 2016 She Loves Me David Rockwell American Psycho Es Devlin and Finn Ross Hamilton David Korins Shuffle Along, or, the Making of the Musical Sensation of 1921 and All That Followed Santo Loquasto 2017 Natasha, Pierre & The Great Comet of 1812 Mimi Lien Groundhog Day Rob Howell Hello, Dolly! Santo Loquasto War Paint David Korins 2018 SpongeBob SquarePants David Zinn The Band's Visit Scott Pask Mean Girls Scott Pask, Finn Ross and Adam Young My Fair Lady Michael Yeargan Once on This Island Dane Laffrey2019HadestownRachel HauckAin’t Too ProudRobert Brill and Peter NigriniBeetlejuiceDavid KorinsKing KongPeter EnglandOklahoma!Laura Jellinek
2020s Year Production Nominees2020 Moulin Rouge! The Musical Derek McLane Jagged Little Pill Riccardo Hernández and Lucy Mackinnon Tina: The Tina Turner Musical Mark Thompson and Jeff Sugg 2022 Company Bunny ChristieFlying Over Sunset Beowulf Boritt and 59 Productions MJ Derek McLane and Peter Nigrini Paradise Square Allen Moyer A Strange Loop Arnulfo Maldonado 2023New York, New York Beowulf Boritt Camelot Michael Yeargan and 59 ProductionsShuckedScott Pask Some Like It HotSweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street Mimi Lien 2024 Cabaret at the Kit Kat Club Tom ScuttBack to the Future: The Musical Tim Hatley and Finn Ross Hell's Kitchen Robert Brill and Peter Nigrini Here Lies Love David Korins LempickaRiccardo Hernández and Peter Nigrini The Outsiders AMP featuring Tatiana KahvegianWater for Elephants Takeshi Kata 2025 Maybe Happy Ending Dane Laffrey and George Reeve Buena Vista Social Club Arnulfo MaldonadoDeath Becomes Her Derek McLane Just in TimeSwept Away Rachel Hauck2026The Lost Boys Dane LaffreyCats: The Jellicle Ball Rachel Hauck The Rocky Horror Show dots Schmigadoon! Scott PaskTwo Strangers (Carry a Cake Across New York) Soutra Gilmour
Multiple wins
3 wins Bob Crowley
2 wins Dane Laffrey Oliver Smith Michael Yeargan
Multiple nominations
8 nominations Scott Pask
7 nominations Derek McLane
5 nominations Michael Yeargan
4 nominations David Korins Peter Nigrini
3 nominations 59 Productions Beowulf Boritt Robert Brill Bob Crowley Rachel Hauck Rob Howell Dane Laffrey Santo Loquasto Anna Louizos David Rockwell Finn Ross
2 nominations Tim Hatley Riccardo Hernández Christine Jones Mimi Lien Arnulfo Maldonado Allen Moyer David Zinn
See also Tony Award for Best Scenic Design in a Play Drama Desk Award for Outstanding Scenic Design of a Musical Laurence Olivier Award for Best Set Design List of Tony Award-nominated productions
References
External links Tony Awards Official site Tony Awards at Internet Broadway database Listing Tony Awards at broadwayworld.com