The following is a list of plays that have won the Tony Award or Laurence Olivier Award for Best Play. Highlighted shows are currently running on either Broadway or West End as of June 2024.
| Title | Year | Writer(s) | Tony | Olivier | Notes[1] |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| All the Way | 2012 | Robert Schenkkan | 2014 | Won both Tony Awards for which it was nominated. | |
| Amadeus | 1979 | Peter Shaffer | 1981 | Nominated for seven Tony Awards, winning five. | |
| Angels in America: Millennium Approaches | 1991 | Tony Kushner | 1993 | Nominated for nine Tony Awards, winning four. | |
| Angels in America: Perestroika | 1992 | Tony Kushner | 1994 | Nominated for six Tony Awards, winning three. | |
| Another Country | 1982 | Julian Mitchell | 1982 | ||
| Arcadia | 1994 | Tom Stoppard | 1994 | ||
| 'Art' | 1994 | Yasmina Reza | 1998 | Nominated for three Tony Awards, winning one. | |
| August: Osage County | 2007 | Tracy Letts | 2008 | Nominated for seven Tony Awards, winning five. | |
| Becket | 1959 | Jean Anouilh | 1961 | Nominated for five Tony Awards, winning four. | |
| Benefactors | 1984 | Michael Frayn | 1984 | ||
| Betrayal | 1979 | Harold Pinter | 1979 | ||
| Biloxi Blues | 1984 | Neil Simon | 1985 | Won all three Tony Awards for which it was nominated. | |
| Black Watch | 2009 | Gregory Burke | 2009 | ||
| Blackbird | 2007 | David Harrower | 2007 | ||
| Blue/Orange | 2001 | Joe Penhall | 2001 | ||
| Borstal Boy | 1967 | Frank McMahon | 1970 | Nominated for three Tony Awards, winning one. | |
| Broken Glass | 1995 | Arthur Miller | 1995 | ||
| Children of a Lesser God | 1980 | Mark Medoff | 1980 | 1981 | Nominated for four Tony Awards, winning three. |
| Chimerica | 2013 | Lucy Kirkwood | 2014 | ||
| Closer | 1998 | Patrick Marber | 1998 | ||
| Clybourne Park | 2010 | Bruce Norris | 2012 | 2011 | Nominated for four Tony Awards, winning one. |
| The Coast of Utopia | 2002 | Tom Stoppard | 2007 | Nominated for ten Tony Awards, winning seven. | |
| The Cocktail Party | 1949 | T. S. Eliot | 1950 | Won one Tony Award for which it was nominated. | |
| Collaborators | 2012 | John Hodge | 2012 | ||
| Copenhagen | 1998 | Michael Frayn | 2000 | Won all three Tony Awards for which it was nominated. | |
| The Crucible | 1953 | Arthur Miller | 1953 | Won both Tony Awards for which it was nominated. | |
| The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time | 2013 | Simon Stephens | 2015 | 2013 | Nominated for six Tony Awards, winning five. |
| Da | 1978 | Hugh Leonard | 1978 | Won all four Tony Awards for which it was nominated. | |
| Dancing at Lughnasa | 1990 | Brian Friel | 1992 | 1991 | Nominated for eight Tony Awards, winning three. |
| Dear Daddy | 1976 | Denis Cannan | 1976 | ||
| Dear England | 2023 | James Graham | 2024 | ||
| Death and the Maiden | 1992 | Ariel Dorfman | 1992 | ||
| Death of a Salesman | 1949 | Arthur Miller | 1949 | Won all six Tony Awards for which it was nominated. | |
| The Desperate Hours | 1955 | Joseph Hayes | 1955 | Won both Tony Awards for which it was nominated. | |
| The Diary of Anne Frank | 1955 | Frances Goodrich and Albert Hackett | 1956 | Nominated for five Tony Awards, winning one. | |
| A Disappearing Number | 2008 | Simon McBurney | 2008 | ||
| Doubt | 2004 | John Patrick Shanley | 2005 | Nominated for eight Tony Awards, winning four. | |
| The Elephant Man | 1979 | Bernard Pomerance | 1979 | Nominated for seven Tony Awards, winning three. | |
| Equus | 1973 | Peter Shaffer | 1975 | Nominated for five Tony Awards, winning two. | |
| Fences | 1983 | August Wilson | 1987 | Nominated for six Tony Awards, winning four. | |
| The Ferryman | 2017 | Jez Butterworth | 2019 | 2018 | Nominated for nine Tony Awards, winning four. |
| The Fire that Consumes | 1977 | Henry de Montherlant, Vivian Cox and Bernard Miles | 1977 | ||
| The Fourposter | 1951 | Jan de Hartog | 1952 | Won both Tony Awards for which it was nominated. | |
| Glengarry Glen Ross | 1983 | David Mamet | 1983 | ||
| The Goat, or Who Is Sylvia? | 2002 | Edward Albee | 2002 | Nominated for two Tony Awards, winning one. | |
| God of Carnage | 2006 | Yasmina Reza | 2009 | Nominated for six Tony Awards, winning three. | |
| Goodnight Children Everywhere | 2000 | Richard Nelson | 2000 | ||
| The Grapes of Wrath | 1988 | Frank Galati | 1990 | Nominated for eight Tony Awards, winning two. | |
| The Great White Hope | 1967 | Howard Sackler | 1969 | Won all three Tony Awards for which it was nominated. | |
| Hangmen | 2015 | Martin McDonagh | 2016 | ||
| Harry Potter and the Cursed Child | 2016 | J. K. Rowling, Jack Thorne and John Tiffany | 2018 | 2017 | Nominated for ten Tony Awards, winning six. |
| The Heidi Chronicles | 1988 | Wendy Wasserstein | 1989 | Nominated for six Tony Awards, winning two. | |
| The History Boys | 2004 | Alan Bennett | 2006 | 2005 | Nominated for seven Tony Awards, winning six. |
| The Homecoming | 1965 | Harold Pinter | 1967 | Nominated for six Tony Awards, winning four. | |
| The Humans | 2014 | Stephen Karam | 2016 | Nominated for six Tony Awards, winning four. | |
| I Am My Own Wife | 2003 | Doug Wright | 2004 | Nominated for three Tony Awards, winning two. | |
| I'm Not Rappaport | 1984 | Herb Gardner | 1986 | Won all three Tony Awards for which it was nominated. | |
| The Inheritance | 2018 | Matthew Lopez | 2020 | 2019 | Nominated for eleven Tony Awards, winning four. |
| J.B. | 1958 | Archibald MacLeish | 1959 | Nominated for five Tony Awards, winning two. | |
| Jitney | 2002 | August Wilson | 2002 | ||
| King Charles III | 2014 | Mike Bartlett | 2015 | ||
| The Last Night of Ballyhoo | 1996 | Alfred Uhry | 1997 | Nominated for four Tony Awards, winning one. | |
| The Lehman Trilogy | 2013 | Stefano Massini and Ben Power | 2022 | Nominated for eight Tony Awards, winning five. | |
| Leopoldstadt | 2020 | Tom Stoppard | 2023 | 2020 | Nominated for six Tony Awards, winning four. |
| Les liaisons dangereuses | 1986 | Christopher Hampton | 1986 | ||
| The Life and Adventures of Nicholas Nickleby | 1980 | David Edgar | 1982 | 1980 | Nominated for nine Tony Awards, winning five. |
| Life of Pi | 2019 | Lolita Chakrabarti | 2022 | ||
| Long Day's Journey into Night | 1956 | Eugene O'Neill | 1957 | Nominated for six Tony Awards, winning two. | |
| Lost in Yonkers | 1990 | Neil Simon | 1991 | Nominated for five Tony Awards, winning four. | |
| Love! Valour! Compassion! | 1994 | Terrence McNally | 1995 | Nominated for five Tony Awards, winning two. | |
| Luther | 1961 | John Osborne | 1964 | Nominated for two Tony Awards, winning one. | |
| M. Butterfly | 1988 | David Henry Hwang | 1988 | Nominated for seven Tony Awards, winning three. | |
| A Man for All Seasons | 1960 | Robert Bolt | 1962 | Won all five Tony Awards for which it was nominated. | |
| Marat/Sade | 1965 | Peter Weiss | 1966 | Nominated for five Tony Awards, winning four. | |
| Master Class | 1995 | Terrence McNally | 1996 | Won all three Tony Awards for which it was nominated. | |
| The Miracle Worker | 1959 | William Gibson | 1960 | Nominated for five Tony Awards, winning four. | |
| Mister Roberts | 1948 | Thomas Heggen and Joshua Logan | 1948 | Won all six Tony Awards for which it was nominated. | |
| The Mountaintop | 2010 | Katori Hall | 2010 | ||
| On the Shore of the Wide World | 2006 | Simon Stephens | 2006 | ||
| Oslo | 2016 | J. T. Rogers | 2017 | Nominated for seven Tony Awards, winning two. | |
| Our Country's Good | 1988 | Timberlake Wertenbaker | 1988 | ||
| The Pillowman | 2004 | Martin McDonagh | 2004 | ||
| Prima Facie | 2019 | Suzie Miller | 2023 | ||
| Proof | 2000 | David Auburn | 2001 | Nominated for six Tony Awards, winning three. | |
| Racing Demon | 1990 | David Hare | 1990 | ||
| The Real Thing | 1982 | Tom Stoppard | 1984 | Nominated for seven Tony Awards, winning five. | |
| Red | 2009 | John Logan | 2010 | Nominated for seven Tony Awards, winning six. | |
| Red Noses | 1985 | Peter Barnes | 1985 | ||
| The River Niger | 1972 | Joseph A. Walker | 1974 | Nominated for three Tony Awards, winning one. | |
| The Rose Tattoo | 1951 | Tennessee Williams | 1951 | Won all four Tony Awards for which it was nominated. | |
| Rosencrantz and Guildenstern Are Dead | 1966 | Tom Stoppard | 1968 | Nominated for eight Tony Awards, winning four. | |
| Serious Money | 1987 | Caryl Churchill | 1987 | ||
| The Shadow Box | 1977 | Michael Cristofer | 1977 | Nominated for five Tony Awards, winning two. | |
| Side Man | 1998 | Warren Leight | 1999 | Won both Tony Awards for which it was nominated. | |
| Six Degrees of Separation | 1993 | John Guare | 1993 | ||
| Skylight | 1996 | David Hare | 1996 | ||
| Sleuth | 1970 | Anthony Shaffer | 1971 | Nominated for three Tony Awards, winning one. | |
| Stanley | 1997 | Pam Gems | 1997 | ||
| Stereophonic | 2023 | David Adjmi | 2024 | Nominated for thirteen Tony Awards, winning five. | |
| Sticks and Bones | 1971 | David Rabe | 1972 | Nominated for four Tony Awards, winning two. | |
| The Subject Was Roses | 1964 | Frank D. Gilroy | 1965 | Nominated for five Tony Awards, winning two. | |
| Sunrise at Campobello | 1958 | Dore Schary | 1958 | Nominated for five Tony Awards, winning four. | |
| Take Me Out | 2002 | Richard Greenberg | 2003 | Nominated for four Tony Awards, winning three. | |
| The Teahouse of the August Moon | 1953 | John Patrick | 1954 | Won all three Tony Awards for which it was nominated. | |
| That Championship Season | 1972 | Jason Miller | 1973 | Nominated for five Tony Awards, winning two. | |
| Torch Song Trilogy | 1982 | Harvey Fierstein | 1983 | Won both Tony Awards for which it was nominated. | |
| Travesties | 1974 | Tom Stoppard | 1976 | Nominated for three Tony Awards, winning two. | |
| Vanya and Sonia and Masha and Spike | 2012 | Christopher Durang | 2013 | Nominated for six Tony Awards, winning one. | |
| Vincent in Brixton | 2003 | Nicholas Wright | 2003 | ||
| War Horse | 2007 | Nick Stafford | 2011 | Won all six Tony Awards for which it was nominated. | |
| The Weir | 1999 | Conor McPherson | 1999 | ||
| Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf? | 1962 | Edward Albee | 1963 | Nominated for six Tony Awards, winning five. | |
| Whose Life Is It Anyway? | 1978 | Brian Clark | 1978 |
See also
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