The nominees for the 63rd annual Grammy Awards were revealed November 24, and they include an unprecedented six recordings in competition for Best Musical Theater Album. In most years since 1959, when the category was created, there have been at most five nominees. In addition to the composers of the new music, the recording’s principal soloists and producers are included in the nominations. The winners will be announced during the live ceremony airing January 31 on CBS, hosted by Trevor Noah.
Below, you can watch Sharon Osbourne announce the nominees for Best Comedy Album, Best Musical Theater Album, Best Compilation Soundtrack for Visual Media, Best Score Soundtrack for Visual Media, Best Song Written for Visual Media, Best Music Video, and Best Music Film.
The six recordings nominated for Best Musical Theater Album are:
Amélie (Original London Cast), by Nathan Tysen (lyrics) and Daniel Messé (music, lyrics). The principal soloists are Audrey Brisson, Chris Jared, Caolan McCarthy, and Jez Unwin. The producers are Michael Fentiman, Sean Patrick Flahaven, Barnaby Race, and Nathan Tysen.
American Utopia (Original Broadway Cast), by David Byrne (music, lyrics). The principal soloist and producer is David Byrne.
Jagged little Pill (Original Broadway Cast). The principal soloists are Kathryn Gallagher, Celia Rose Gooding, Lauren Patten, and Elizabeth Stanley. The producers are Neal Avron, Pete Ganbarg, Tom Kitt, Michael Parker, Craig Rosen, and Vivek J. Tiwary. The writers are not included in the nomination, since less than 51 percent of the album features new music.
Little Shop of Horrors (New Off-Broadway Cast). The principal soloists are Tammy Blanchard, Jonathan Groff, and Tom Alan Robbins. The producers are Will Van Dyke, Michael Mayer, Alan Menken, and Frank Wolf. The writers are not included in the nomination, since less than 51 percent of the album features new music.
The Prince of Egypt (Original London Cast), by Stephen Schwartz (music, lyrics). The principal soloists are Christine Allado, Luke Brady, Alexia Khadime, and Liam Tamne. The producers are Dominick Amendum and Stephen Schwartz.
Soft Power (Original Off-Broadway Cast), by Jeanine Tesori (music, lyrics) and David Henry Hwang (lyrics). The principal soloists are Francis Jue, Austin Ku, Alyse Alan Louis, and Conrad Ricamora. The producer is Matt Stine.
Film musical nominees in the Best Song Written for Visual Media category include Andrew Lloyd Webber and Taylor Swift for “Beautiful Ghosts” (Cats) and Kristen Anderson-Lopez and Robert Lopez for “Into the Unknown” (Frozen 2).
The other musical theater nominee is the documentary We Are Freestyle Love Supreme — directed by Andrew Fried and produced by Andrew Fried, Jill Furman, Thomas Kail, Lin-Manuel Miranda, Sarina Roma, and Jenny and Jon Steingart — which is up for Best Music Film.