Best Musical Theater Album

The Grammy Award for Best Musical Theater Album recognizes excellence in recordings of the score of a musical theater work created to support an underlying dramatic intention or theme. This award honors excellence in the performance(s) and production of musical theater recordings.

68th Annual Grammy Awards • 2026

Honoring recordings released between August 31, 2024 – August 30, 2025

Original Broadway Cast won the 2026 Grammy Award for Best Musical Theater Album with "Buena Vista Social Club"

Winners & Nominees 2026

Winner

Nominees

Buena Vista Social Club

Marco Paguia, Dean Sharenow, David Yazbek
Death Becomes Her

Taurean Everett, Megan Hilty, Josh Lamon, Christopher Sieber, Jennifer Simard, Michelle Williams, Mary-Mitchell Campbell, Noel Carey, Sean Patrick Flahaven, Julia Mattison, Scott M. Riesett

Credits

Taurean Everett, Megan Hilty, Josh Lamon, Christopher Sieber, Jennifer Simard & Michelle Williams, principal vocalists; Mary-Mitchell Campbell, Noel Carey, Sean Patrick Flahaven, Julia Mattison & Scott M. Riesett, producers; Noel Carey & Julia Mattison, composers/lyricists (Original Broadway Cast)
Gypsy

Danny Burstein, Kevin Csolak, Audra McDonald, Jordan Tyson, Joy Woods, David Caddick, Andy Einhorn, David Lai, George C. Wolfe

Just In Time

Emily Bergl, Jonathan Groff, Erika Henningsen, Gracie Lawrence, Michele Pawk, Derik Lee, Andrew Resnick, Bill Sherman
Maybe Happy Ending

Marcus Choi, Darren Criss, Dez Duron, Helen J Shen, Deborah Abramson, Will Aronson, Ian Kagey, Hue Park

Previous Years

Year	Winner	Title
2026	Marco Paguia, Dean Sharenow, David Yazbek	Buena Vista Social Club	All Nominees
2025	Shoshana Bean, Brandon Victor Dixon, Kecia Lewis, Maleah Joi Moon, Adam W. Blackstone, Alicia Keys, Tom Kitt	Hell’s Kitchen	All Nominees
2024	Christian Borle, J. Harrison Ghee, Adrianna Hicks, NaTasha Yvette Williams, Mary-Mitchell Campbell, Bryan Carter, Scott M. Riesett, Charlie Rosen, Marc Shaiman, Scott Wittman	Some Like It Hot	All Nominees
2023	Sara Bareilles, Brian d'Arcy James, Patina Miller, Phillipa Soo, Rob Berman, Sean Patrick Flahaven	Into The Woods (2022 Broadway Cast Recording)	All Nominees
2022	Emily Bear, Abigail Barlow	The Unofficial Bridgerton Musical	All Nominees
2021	Kathryn Gallagher, Celia Rose Gooding, Lauren Patten, Elizabeth Stanley, Neal Avron, Pete Ganbarg, Tom Kitt, Michael Parker, Craig Rosen, Vivek J. Tiwary	Jagged Little Pill	All Nominees
2020	Reeve Carney, André De Shields, Amber Gray, Eva Noblezada, Patrick Page, Anaïs Mitchell	Hadestown	All Nominees
2019	Etai Benson, Adam Kantor, Katrina Lenk, Ari'el Stachel, Dean Sharenow, David Yazbek	The Band's Visit	All Nominees
2018	Laura Dreyfuss, Mike Faist, Rachel Bay Jones, Kristolyn Lloyd, Michael Park, Ben Platt, Will Roland, Jennifer Laura Thompson, Benj Pasek, Justin Paul, Pete Ganbarg, Alex Lacamoire, Stacey Mindich	Dear Evan Hansen	All Nominees
2017	Danielle Brooks, Cynthia Erivo, Jennifer Hudson, Stephen Bray, Van Dean, Frank Filipetti, Roy Furman, Joan Raffe, Scott Sanders, Jhett Tolentino	The Color Purple	All Nominees
2016	Daveed Diggs, Renée Elise Goldsberry, Jonathan Groff, Christopher Jackson, Jasmine Cephas Jones, Leslie Odom, Jr., Lin-Manuel Miranda, Okieriete Onaodowan, Anthony Ramos, Phillipa Soo, Alex Lacamoire, Bill Sherman, Questlove, Tariq "Black Thought" Trotter	Hamilton	All Nominees
2015	Jessie Mueller, Jason Howland, Steve Sidwell, Billy Jay Stein	Beautiful: The Carole King Musical	All Nominees
2014	Billy Porter, Stark Sands, Cyndi Lauper, Sammy James, Jr., Stephen Oremus, William Wittman	Kinky Boots	All Nominees
2013	Steve Kazee, Cristin Milioti, Steven Epstein, Martin Lowe	Once: A New Musical	All Nominees
2012	Josh Gad, Andrew Rannells, Robert Lopez, Trey Parker, Matt Stone, Anne Garefino, Stephen Oremus, Scott Rudin	The Book Of Mormon	All Nominees