Here’s how it works: Playbill looked at the last 16 Tony Award-winning Best Musicals and placed them into two “divisions”: 2001–2008 and 2009–2016. We then tallied the total number of nominations each Best Musical Tony winner earned and ranked them accordingly.
Voting will for Round One, Division 2001-2008 will remain open until 10 AM ET March 14. Voting for Round One, Division 2009-2016 will open at will begin March 14 at noon ET. Each voting period is 22 hours, except for the championship match-up, which will take place March 17-19. The Broadway Brackets Champion will be announced March 20.
Click here for details on how the rankings and divisions work.
VOTE FOR THE SHOWS IN ROUND ONE, DIVISION 2001-2008 BELOW:
Don’t forget to print out your brackets and share your picks on social media using the hashtag #BwayBrackets. Best of all—there are no wrong answers! This is all about the show you love best and the productions fans have enjoyed the most over the past 16 years!
Keep track at Playbill.com/Broadway-Brackets.