<Ul> <Li> Nominations : The most Tony nominations ever received by a single production was the musical Hamilton ( 2016 ) with 16 nominations in 13 categories , narrowly passing the previous holders of this record , The Producers ( 2001 ; 15 nominations in 12 categories ) and Billy Elliot ( 2009 ; 15 nominations in 13 categories ) . </Li> <Li> Wins : The most Tony Awards ever received by a single production was the musical The Producers ( 2001 ) with 12 awards , including Best Musical . </Li> <Li> Non-musical wins : The most Tonys ever received by a non-musical play was The Coast of Utopia ( 2007 ) with 7 Awards , including Best Play . </Li> <Li> Most nominated with fewest wins : The musical The Scottsboro Boys ( 2011 ) was nominated for 12 Tony Awards but did not win any . It also holds the record for most nominations for a closed show ( having closed nearly six months before the Tony Awards ) . </Li> <Li> Three productions , all musicals , have won all `` big six '' awards for their category : South Pacific ( 1950 awards ) , Sweeney Todd : The Demon Barber of Fleet Street ( 1979 Awards ) and Hairspray ( 2003 awards ) ; each won the Best Musical , Best Score , Best Book , Best Performance by a Leading Actor , Best Performance by a Leading Actress and Best Direction awards . </Li> <Li> Acting Awards : Only one production , South Pacific ( 1950 awards ) , has won all four of the acting Awards in a single year . </Li> <Li> Words and Music : Only five musicals have won the Tony Award for Best Musical when a person had ( co - ) written the Book ( non-sung dialogue and storyline ) and the Score ( music and lyrics ) : 1958 winner The Music Man ( Meredith Willson -- award for Book and Score did not exist that year ) , 1986 winner The Mystery of Edwin Drood ( Rupert Holmes -- who also won for Book and Score ) , 1996 winner Rent ( Jonathan Larson -- who also won for Book and Score ) , 2011 winner The Book of Mormon ( Trey Parker , Robert Lopez , and Matt Stone also won for Book and Score ) , and 2016 winner Hamilton ( Lin - Manuel Miranda also won for Book and Score ) . </Li> <Li> Design Awards : Eight shows have swept the Design Awards ( original 3 of Best Scenic Design , Best Costume Design , Best Lighting Design -- joined by Best Sound Design starting in 2008 ) : Follies ( 1972 ) , The Phantom of the Opera ( 1986 ) , The Lion King ( 1998 ) , The Producers ( 2001 ) , The Light in the Piazza ( 2005 ) , The Coast of Utopia ( 2007 ) , the 2008 revival of South Pacific ( first to sweep the expanded four awards for Creative Arts ) and Peter and the Starcatcher ( first straight play to sweep the expanded four awards for Creative Arts ) ( 2012 ) . </Li> <Li> Revivals : Death of a Salesman by Arthur Miller in 2012 became the first show ( play or musical ) to win as Best Production in four different years , Best Play at the 1949 awards , Best Revival at the 1984 awards ( before the Best Revival award was split into two categories for Play and Musical in 1994 ) , and Best Revival of a Play at the 1999 and 2012 awards . La Cage aux Folles made history as the first musical to win as Best Production in three different years , Best Musical at the 1984 awards and Best Revival of a Musical at both the 2005 awards and the 2010 awards . </Li> </Ul>
<Ul> <Li> Nominations : The most Tony nominations ever received by a single production was the musical Hamilton ( 2016 ) with 16 nominations in 13 categories , narrowly passing the previous holders of this record , The Producers ( 2001 ; 15 nominations in 12 categories ) and Billy Elliot ( 2009 ; 15 nominations in 13 categories ) . </Li> <Li> Wins : The most Tony Awards ever received by a single production was the musical The Producers ( 2001 ) with 12 awards , including Best Musical . </Li> <Li> Non-musical wins : The most Tonys ever received by a non-musical play was The Coast of Utopia ( 2007 ) with 7 Awards , including Best Play . </Li> <Li> Most nominated with fewest wins : The musical The Scottsboro Boys ( 2011 ) was nominated for 12 Tony Awards but did not win any . It also holds the record for most nominations for a closed show ( having closed nearly six months before the Tony Awards ) . </Li> <Li> Three productions , all musicals , have won all `` big six '' awards for their category : South Pacific ( 1950 awards ) , Sweeney Todd : The Demon Barber of Fleet Street ( 1979 Awards ) and Hairspray ( 2003 awards ) ; each won the Best Musical , Best Score , Best Book , Best Performance by a Leading Actor , Best Performance by a Leading Actress and Best Direction awards . </Li> <Li> Acting Awards : Only one production , South Pacific ( 1950 awards ) , has won all four of the acting Awards in a single year . </Li> <Li> Words and Music : Only five musicals have won the Tony Award for Best Musical when a person had ( co - ) written the Book ( non-sung dialogue and storyline ) and the Score ( music and lyrics ) : 1958 winner The Music Man ( Meredith Willson -- award for Book and Score did not exist that year ) , 1986 winner The Mystery of Edwin Drood ( Rupert Holmes -- who also won for Book and Score ) , 1996 winner Rent ( Jonathan Larson -- who also won for Book and Score ) , 2011 winner The Book of Mormon ( Trey Parker , Robert Lopez , and Matt Stone also won for Book and Score ) , and 2016 winner Hamilton ( Lin - Manuel Miranda also won for Book and Score ) . </Li> <Li> Design Awards : Eight shows have swept the Design Awards ( original 3 of Best Scenic Design , Best Costume Design , Best Lighting Design -- joined by Best Sound Design starting in 2008 ) : Follies ( 1972 ) , The Phantom of the Opera ( 1986 ) , The Lion King ( 1998 ) , The Producers ( 2001 ) , The Light in the Piazza ( 2005 ) , The Coast of Utopia ( 2007 ) , the 2008 revival of South Pacific ( first to sweep the expanded four awards for Creative Arts ) and Peter and the Starcatcher ( first straight play to sweep the expanded four awards for Creative Arts ) ( 2012 ) . </Li> <Li> Revivals : Death of a Salesman by Arthur Miller in 2012 became the first show ( play or musical ) to win as Best Production in four different years , Best Play at the 1949 awards , Best Revival at the 1984 awards ( before the Best Revival award was split into two categories for Play and Musical in 1994 ) , and Best Revival of a Play at the 1999 and 2012 awards . La Cage aux Folles made history as the first musical to win as Best Production in three different years , Best Musical at the 1984 awards and Best Revival of a Musical at both the 2005 awards and the 2010 awards . </Li> </Ul>
what broadway show has won the most tonys how many
what broadway show has won the most tonys how many
The Producers ( 2001 ) 12
The Producers ( 2001 ) 12