• The Best Musical Theater Album GRAMMY® honors excellence in the performance(s) in and production of musical theater recordings. Elements of the corresponding stage production are not considered in evaluating the recording.
  • It’s not just Broadway cast albums that are eligible. All recordings of scores of musical theater works created to support an underlying dramatic intention or theme can be considered. This includes recordings of Off-Broadway, Broadway, regional works, studio cast recordings, concept albums, “live,” “in concert” television performances, and revivals.
  • As with all GRAMMY categories, if 40 or more eligible albums are submitted, five albums are nominated. Note: 25-39 submissions yield three nominated albums.
  • Similar to other categories, there is a Screening Committee, consisting of highly qualified experts in the field, who help ensure that the submitted albums meet all eligibility requirements for the category. Note: Committees do not determine the nominated albums.
  • And the GRAMMY for the Best Musical Theater Album goes to … the album producer(s), as many as (4) Principal Vocalist(s) who have contributed significant performance(s) OR Winners Certificates to all vocalists on the recording of an “ensemble-driven piece,” and lyricist(s) and composer(s) of more than half of the new score.

IMPORTANT GRAMMY SUBMISSION NOTES AND DATES
Don’t assume someone else has submitted the eligible recording.
The more submissions the better for the category.
Release Eligibility Period Sept. 1, 2019–Aug. 31, 2020
First Online Entry Process Access Period June 22–July 6, 2020
Second Online Entry Process Access Period July 15–Aug. 3, 2020
First-Round Online Voting Sept. 30–Oct. 12, 2020 Final-Round Online Voting Dec. 7, 2020–Jan. 4, 2021
64th GRAMMYs® New Member Submission Deadline March 1, 2021

For more information about the GRAMMY Awards® process, please visit GRAMMY101.com.

INTERESTED IN RECORDING ACADEMY™ MEMBERSHIP?

You may enter recordings if you are a Voting or Professional Member of the Recording Academy or an employee of a registered media company.

You can apply to become a Voting Member of the Academy if you’ve written, performed on, engineered or produced a musical theater album, and are a full-time music creator.
Note: If you’ve contributed to six qualifying physical tracks, commercially released in the United States through physical distribution outlets, or 12 qualifying digital tracks (or equivalent duration of content), at least one track must have been released within five years of application.

You can apply to become a Professional Member if the majority of your business activity is directly related to the recording of musical theater works.

All applicants must have two fellow music professionals (Academy members or not) submit recommendations on their behalf, provide career substantiation, and submit their completed candidate profile by March 1, 2021.

For more information about membership, please visit RecordingAcademy.com.