The Grammy Award for Best Musical Show Album has been handed out since 1959. The recipients of the award include the composer and lyricist along with the album producer for music, 51% of which has not been recorded previously. The title of the award has undergone several minor changes over the years. In the year of its introduction the award was known as Best Original Cast Album (Broadway or TV). In 1960 it was awarded as Best Broadway Show Album, the following year it was changed again to Best Show Album (Original Cast). From 1964 to 1973 the award was titled Best Score From an Original Cast Show Album. In 1976 it was changed to Best Cast Show Album, the tile was kept until 1986. In 1987 it was changed once again to Best Musical Cast Show Album before the presently used title was introduced in 1992.
Winners: Grammys Best Musical Show Album
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Year
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Winner/s
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Album
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2010
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David Caddick & David Lai, producers; Leonard Bernstein, composer; Stephen Sondheim, lyricist
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West Side Story performed by the New Broadway Cast with Matt Cavenaugh, Josefina Scaglione & Others
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2009
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Kurt Deutsch, Alex Lacamoire, Andrés Levin, Lin*Manuel Miranda, Joel Moss & Bill Sherman, producers; Lin*Manuel Miranda, composer/lyricist
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In the Heights performed by Original Broadway Cast with Lin*Manuel Miranda & Others
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2008
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Duncan Sheik, producer; (Duncan Sheik, composer; Steven Sater, lyricist)
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Spring Awakening performed by Original Broadway Cast with Jonathan Groff, Lea Michele & Others
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2007
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Bob Gaudio, producer (Bob Gaudio, composer; Bob Crewe, lyricist)
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Jersey Boys performed by Original Broadway Cast Including Christian Hoff, Daniel Reichard, J. Robert Spencer, John Lloyd Young & Others)
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2006
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John Du Prez & Eric Idle (producers & composers), Eric Idle (lyricist)
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Monty Python's Spamalot performed by Original Broadway Cast Including David Hyde Pierce, Tim Curry, Hank Azaria & Sara Ramirez
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2005
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Stephen Schwartz (producer & composer/lyricist)
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Wicked performed by the original Broadway cast with Kristin Chenoweth & Idina Menzel
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2004
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Todd Whitelock, Tom Lazarus (engineers), Ken Hahn (engineer/mixer) & Jay David Saks (engineer/mixer & producer)
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Gypsy performed by the New Broadway cast with Bernadette Peters, Tammy Blanchard, John Dossett & others
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2003
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Peter Karam (engineer/mixer), Marc Shaiman (producer, composer & lyricist) & Scott Wittman (lyricist) & the original Broadway cast including Marissa Jaret Winokur & Harvey Fierstein,
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Hairspray
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2002
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Cynthia Daniels (engineer), Hugh Fordin (producer), Mel Brooks (composer/lyricist) & the original Broadway cast with Nathan Lane & Matthew Broderick
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The Producers
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2001
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Frank Filipetti (engineer/mixer & producer), Guy Babylon & Paul Bogaev, Chris Montan (producers), Elton John (composer), Tim Rice (lyricist) & the original Broadway cast with Heather Headley, Adam Pascal, and Sherie Rene Scott
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Elton John and Tim Rice's Aida
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2000
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John McDaniel, Stephen Ferrera (producers) & the new Broadway cast with Bernadette Peters & Tom Wopat
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Annie Get Your Gun
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1999
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Mark Mancina (producer) & the original Broadway cast
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The Lion King
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1998
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Jay David Saks (producer)
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Chicago the Musical performed by various artists featuring Ann Reinking, Bebe Neuwirth, James Naughton & Joel Grey
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1997
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Bill Whelan (composer, lyricist & producer) & various artists
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Riverdance
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1996
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Arif Mardin (producer), Jerry Leiber (producer/composer), Mike Stoller (producer/composer)
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Smokey Joe's Cafe: The Songs Of Leiber And Stoller
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1995
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Phil Ramone (producer), Stephen Sondheim (composer & lyricist) & the original cast
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Passion
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1994
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George Martin (producer), Pete Townshend (composer & lyricist) & the original cast
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The Who's Tommy
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1993
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Jay David Saks (producer) & the new Broadway cast for Guys and Dolls
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The New Broadway Cast Recording
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1992
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Cy Coleman (producer and composer), Mike Berniker (producer), Adolph Green, Betty Comden (lyricists) & the original Broadway cast
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The Will Rogers Follies
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1991
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David Caddick (producer) & cast members with Gary Morris for Les Misérables
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The Complete Symphonic Recording
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1990
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Jay David Saks (producer) & the original cast with Jason Alexander & Debbie Shapiro & Robert La Fasse
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Jerome Robbins' Broadway
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1989
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Jay David Saks (producer), Stephen Sondheim (composer & lyricist) & various artists
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Into the Woods
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1988
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Claude*Michel Schönberg (composer & producer), Herbert Kretzmer (lyricist), Alain Boublil (producers), & the original Broadway cast |
Les Misérables
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1987
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Thomas Z. Shepard (producer) & the original 1986 cast
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Follies in Concert
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1986
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John McClure (producer), José Carreras & Kiri Te Kanawa
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West Side Story
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1985
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Stephen Sondheim (composer & lyricist), Thomas Z. Shepard (producer) & the original cast
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Sunday in the Park with George
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1984
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Andrew Lloyd Webber (producer) & the original Broadway cast
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Cats (Complete Original Broadway Cast Recording)
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1983
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Henry Krieger (composer), Tom Eyen (lyricist), David Foster (producer) & various artists
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Dreamgirls
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1982
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Quincy Jones (producer) & Lena Horne
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Lena Horne: The Lady and Her Music
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1981
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Andrew Lloyd Webber (producer and composer), Tim Rice (producer and lyricist) & the original cast with Patti LuPone & Mandy Patinkin
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Evita * Premier American Recording
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1980
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Stephen Sondheim (composer & lyricist), Thomas Z. Shepard (producer) & the original cast with Angela Lansbury & Len Cariou
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Sweeney Todd
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1979
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Thomas Z. Shepard (producer) & various artists
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Ain't Misbehavin'
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1978
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Martin Charnin (composer), Charles Strouse (composer & producer), Larry Morton (producer) & the original cast with Andrea McArdle & Dorothy Loudon
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Annie
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1977
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Luigi Creatore & Hugo Peretti (producers) & various artists
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Bubbling Brown Sugar
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1976
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Charlie Smalls (composer), Jerry Wexler (producer) & the original cast with Stephanie Mills & Dee Dee Bridgewater
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The Wiz
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1975
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Robert Brittan, Judd Woldin (composers), Thomas Z. Shepard (producer) & the original cast with Virginia Capers, Joe Morton, Ernestine Jackson, Robert Jackson, Deborah Allen & Helen Martin
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Raisin
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1974
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Stephen Sondheim (composer), Goddard Lieberson (producer) & the original cast with Glynis Johns, Len Cariou, Hermione Gingold, Victoria Mallory, Patricia Elliott & Teri Ralston
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A Little Night Music
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1973
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Micki Grant (composer), Jerry Ragovoy (producer) & the original cast with Alex Bradford, Hope Clarke & Bobby Hill
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Don't Bother Me, I Can't Cope
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1972
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Stephen Schwartz (composer & producer) & the original cast
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Godspell
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1971
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Stephen Sondheim (composer), Thomas Z. Shepard (producer) & the original cast with Dean Jones, Barbara Barrie, George Coe, Teri Ralston, John Cunningham & Beth Howland
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Company
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1970
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Burt Bacharach, Hal David (composers), Henry Jerome, Phil Ramone (producers) & the original cast with Jerry Orbach, Jill O'Hara, Edward Winter, Donna McKechnie, A .L. Hines, Marian Mercer & Paul Reed
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Promises, Promises
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1969
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Galt MacDermot, Gerome Ragni, James Rado (composers), Andy Wiswell (producer) the original cast with Ronnie Dyson, Gerome Ragni, Steve Curry, Lamont Washington, Diane Keaton, Melba Moore & James Rado
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Hair
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1968
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Fred Ebb, John Kander (composers), Goddard Lieberson (producer) & the original cast with Joel Grey, Jill Haworth, Lotte Lenya, Jack Gilford & Bert Convy
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Cabaret
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1967
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Jerry Herman (composer) & the original cast with Angela Lansbury, Bea Arthur, Jane Connell, Charles Braswell, Jerry Lanning & Frankie Michaels
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Mame
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1966
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Alan Jay Lerner, Burton Lane (composers), & the original cast with Barbara Harris, John Cullum, Tito Vandis, Byron Webster & William Daniels
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On a Clear Day
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1965
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Jule Styne & Robert Merrill (composers) & the original cast with Barbra Streisand, Sydney Chaplin, Danny Meehan, Kay Medford, Jean Stapleton & John Lankston
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Funny Girl
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1964
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Jerry Bock, Sheldon Harnick (composers) & the original cast with Barbara Cook, Jack Cassidy, Barbara Baxley, Daniel Massey, Nathaniel Frey, Ralph Williams & Jo Wilder
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She Loves Me
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1963
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Richard Rodgers (composer) & the original cast with Richard Kiley, Diahann Carroll, Bernice Mass, Noelle Adam, Don Chastain, Mitchell Gregg & Noelle Adam
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No Strings
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1962
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Frank Loesser (composer) & the original cast with Robert Morse, Rudy Vallee, Charles Nelson Reilly, Bonnie Scott, Claudette Southerland & Sammy Smith
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How to Succeed in Business Without Really Trying
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1961
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Oscar Hammerstein II, Richard Rodgers (composers), Mary Martin & the original cast
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The Sound of Music
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1960
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Ethel Merman & the original cast
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Gypsy
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1960
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The original cast with Gwen Verdon, Richard Kiley, Leonard Stone, Doris Rich, Cynthia Latham, Joy Nichols, Bob Dixon & Pat Ferrier
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Redhead
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1959
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Meredith Willson (composer) & the original cast with Robert Preston, Barbara Cook, David Burns, Eddie Hodges, Pert Kelton & Helen Raymond
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The Music Man
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