Best Musical Show Album

39th Annual Grammy Awards • 1997

Honoring recordings released between October 1, 1995 – September 30, 1996

Various Artists won the 1997 Grammy Award for Best Musical Show Album with "Riverdance"

Winner

Nominees

Riverdance

Bill Whelan
A Funny Thing Happened On The Way To The Forum (Album)

Phil Ramone
Bring In 'Da Noise, Bring In 'Da Funk (Album)

Ann Duquesnay, Zane Mark, Daryl Waters, Reg E. Gaines, George C. Wolfe, James Nichols

Year	Winner	Title
2011	Billie Joe Armstrong	American Idiot - Featuring Green Day	All Nominees
2010	David Caddick, David Lai	West Side Story	All Nominees
2009	Lin-Manuel Miranda, Kurt Deutsch, Alex Lacamoire, Andres Levin, Joel Moss, Bill Sherman	In The Heights	All Nominees
2008	Duncan Sheik, Steven Sater	Spring Awakening	All Nominees
2007	Bob Gaudio	Jersey Boys	All Nominees
2006	Eric Idle, John Du Prez	Monty Python's Spamalot	All Nominees
2005	Stephen Schwartz	Wicked	All Nominees
2004	Jay David Saks	Gypsy	All Nominees
2003	Marc Shaiman, Scott Wittman	Hairspray	All Nominees
2002	Mel Brooks, Hugh Fordin	The Producers	All Nominees
2001	Elton John, Tim Rice, Guy Babylon, Paul Bogaev, Frank Filipetti, Chris Montan	Elton John & Tim Rice's Aida	All Nominees
2000	Stephen Ferrera, John McDaniel	Annie Get Your Gun	All Nominees
1999	Mark Mancina	The Lion King	All Nominees
1998	Jay David Saks	Chicago - The Musical	All Nominees
1997	Bill Whelan	Riverdance	All Nominees
1996	Jerry Leiber, Arif Mardin, Mike Stoller	Smokey Joe's Cafe - The Songs Of Leiber & Stoller	All Nominees
1995	Stephen Sondheim, Phil Ramone	Passion	All Nominees
1994	Pete Townshend, George Martin	The Who's Tommy	All Nominees
1993	Jay David Saks	Guys And Dolls - The New Broadway Cast Recording	All Nominees
1992	Cy Coleman, Betty Comden, Adolph Green, Mike Berniker	The Will Rogers Follies	All Nominees