Do You Know All of the Tony-Winning Best Plays?

While the first Tony Awards took place in 1947, the award for Best Play wasn't given out until 1948, with Mister Roberts the first show to take home the coveted prize. Since then, 74 other shows have earned the title—can you guess them all?

Tune in the 78th Annual Tony Awards June 8 to find out which production will be the next to win Best Play.

Do You Know All of the Tony-Winning Best Play?

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Death of a Salesman Playbill - Aug 1949 — 1949: *Death of a Salesman*

The Cocktail Party Playbill - Feb 1950 — 1950: *The Cocktail Party*

The Rose Tattoo Playbill - Feb 1951 — 1951: *The Rose Tattoo*

The Fourposter Playbill - Nov 1951 — 1952: *The Fourposter*

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The Teahouse of the August Moon Playbill - Jan 1954 — 1954: *The Teahouse of the August Moon*

The Desperate Hours_Playbill_HR (from Amazon) — 1955: *The Desperate Hours*

The Diary of Anne Frank Playbill - April 1956

Long Day's Journey Into Night Playbill - Jan 1957

Sunrise at Campobello Playbill - Jan 1958 — 1958: *Sunrise at Campobello*

Becket Playbill - Oct 1960 — 1961: *Becket*

A Man For All Seasons Playbill - Nov 1961 — 1962: *A Man For All Seasons*

Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf? Playbill - Oct 1962

Luther Playbill - Oct 1963 — 1964: *Luther*

The Subject Was Roses Playbill - March 1965

The Persecution and Assassination of Jean-Paul Marat as Performed by the Inmates of the Asylum of Charenton Under the Direction of the Marquis de Sade Playbill - Dec 1965 — 1966: *The Persecution and Assassination of Jean-Paul Marat as Performed by the Inmates of the Asylum of Charenton Under the Direction of the Marquis de Sade*

The Homecoming Playbill - Jan 1976 — 1967: *The Homecoming*

Rosencrantz and Guildenstern Are Dead Playbill - Nov 1967 — 1968: *Rosencrantz and Guildenstern Are Dead*

The Great White Hope Playbill - Oct 1968 — 1969: *The Great White Hope*

Borstal Boy Playbill - March 1970 — 1970: *Borstal Boy*

Sleuth Playbill - Opening Night, Nov 1970 — *Sleuth* Playbill - Opening Night, Nov 1970

Sticks and Bones Playbill - Opening Night, March 1972 — 1972: *Sticks and Bones*

That Championship Season Playbill - Oct 1972 — 1973: *That Championship Season*

The River Niger Playbill - March 1973 — 1974: *The River Niger*

The Shadow Box Playbill - Nov 1977 — 1977: *The Shadow Box*

Children of a Lesser God Playbill - April 1980

Amadeus Playbill - July 1982 — 1981: *Amadeus*

The Life and Adventures of Nicholas Nickleby Playbill - Dec 1981

Torch Song Trilogy Playbill - Opening Night, June 1982

The Real Thing Playbill - Jan 1984 — 1984: *The Real Thing*

Biloxi Blues Playbill - Opening Night, March 1985

Fences Playbill - April 1987 — 1987: *Fences*

The Heidi Chronicles Playbill - Opening Night, March 1989 — 1989: *The Heidi Chronicles*

The Grapes of Wrath Playbill - June 1990 — 1990: *The Grapes of Wrath*

Lost in Yonkers Playbill - Opening Night, Feb 1991

Dancing at Lughnasa Playbill - Opening Night, Oct 1991 — 1992: *Dancing at Lughnasa*

Angels in America Playbill - Opening Night, May 1993 — 1993: *Angels in America: Millennium Approaches*

Angels in America Perestroika Playbill - Opening Night, Jan 1994 — 1994: *Angels in America Perestroika*

Love! Valour! Compassion! Playbill - Jan 1995

Master Class Playbill - Opening Night, Nov 1995

Last Night of Ballyhoo Playbill - Opening Night

ART Playbill - Opening Night, March 1998

Side Man Playbill - Opening Night, July 1998

The Goat, Or Who is Sylvia Playbill - Opening Night

I Am My Own Wife Playbill - Opening Night, Nov 2003

Doubt Playbill - Opening Night, March 2005

The History Boys Playbill - Opening Night

The Coast of Utopia Playbill - Opening Night

August Osage County Playbill - Opening Night — August Osage County Playbill

War Horse Playbill - Opening Night, March 2011

Vanya and Sonia and Masha and Spike Playbill - Opening Night

The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time Playbill - Opening Night

Harry Potter and the Cursed Child Part One Playbill - Opening Night — *Harry Potter and the Cursed Child Part One* Playbill - Opening Night

The Ferryman Playbill - Opening Night — *The Ferryman* Playbill - Opening Night

The Inheritance Playbill - Opening Night — *The Inheritance* Playbill - Opening Night

The Lehman Trilogy Playbill - Opening Night

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Nominations for the Tonys' competitive categories were revealed May 1, with Buena Vista Social Club, Death Becomes Her, and Maybe Happy Ending sharing the distinction of being the most nominated shows of the season, each earning 10 nods. See the full list of nominees here.

Winners will be named at The 78th Annual Tony Awards, set to broadcast live from Radio City Music Hall June 8, beginning at 8 PM ET on CBS and streaming on Paramount+ in the U.S. Wicked film star and Tony winner Cynthia Erivo will host the evening.

The Tony Awards are produced in collaboration with Tony Award Productions, a joint venture of the American Theatre Wing and The Broadway League, and White Cherry Entertainment. Ricky Kirshner and Glenn Weiss are executive producers and showrunners for White Cherry Entertainment. Weiss will serve as director.

The American Theatre Wing’s Tony Awards are presented by The Broadway League and the American Theatre Wing. At the Broadway League, Kristin Caskey is chair, and Jason Laks is president. At the American Theatre Wing, Emilio Sosa is chair, and Heather Hitchens is president and CEO.

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