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Listen to the 2024 Grammy Nominees for Best Musical Theater Album

The 2024 GRAMMYs will air on CBS on Sunday, February 4, broadcast live from Los Angeles.

By: Feb. 03, 2024
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As BroadwayWorld reported in November, five new recordings have earned nominations for Best Musical Theatre Album at today's 2024 Grammy Awards, including: Kimberly Akimbo, Parade, Shucked, Some Like It Hot, and Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street.

Which cast recordings were eligible?

For the 66th Annual Grammy Awards, recordings must be released between October 1, 2022, and September 15, 2023.

Which shows have won the Grammy for Best Musical Theater Album in years past?

The last ten recipients were: Into the Woods, The Unofficial Bridgerton Musical, Jagged Little Pill, Hadestown, The Band's Visit, Dear Evan Hansen, The Color Purple, Hamilton, Beautiful, and Kinky Boots.

Before the 2024 winner is announced on Sunday, February 4, take a listen to all five of the nominated albums below.


Kimberly Akimbo

John Clancy, David Stone and Jeanine Tesori, producers; Jeanine Tesori, composer; David Lindsay-Abaire, lyricist (Original Broadway Cast)


Parade

Micaela Diamond, Alex Joseph Grayson, Jake Pedersen and Ben Platt, principal vocalists; Jason Robert Brown & Jeffrey Lesser, producers; Jason Robert Brown, composer and lyricist (2023 Broadway Cast)


Shucked

Brandy Clark, Jason Howland, Shane McAnally and Billy Jay Stein, producers; Brandy Clark and Shane McAnally, composers/lyricists (Original Broadway Cast)


Some Like It Hot

Christian Borle, J. Harrison Ghee, Adrianna Hicks and NaTasha Yvette Williams, principal vocalists; Mary-Mitchell Campbell, Bryan Carter, Scott M. Riesett, Charlie Rosen and Marc Shaiman, producers; Scott Wittman, lyricist; Marc Shaiman, composer and lyricist (Original Broadway Cast)


Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street

Annaleigh Ashford and Josh Groban, principal vocalists; Thomas Kail and Alex Lacamoire, producers (Stephen Sondheim, composer and lyricist) (2023 Broadway Cast)




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