43. American Idiot
42. Legally Blonde
41. Yank!
40. Natasha, Pierre & the Great Comet of 1812
39. Once
38. Giant
37. Adding Machine
36. A Class Act
35. Memphis
34. If/Then
33. [title of show]
32. Jersey Boys
31. The Color Purple
30. Grey Gardens
29. Billy Elliot the Musical
28. Bloody Bloody Andrew Jackson
27. Newsies
26. Curtains
25. The Bridges of Madison County
24. Urinetown
23. The Producers
22. Aida
21. Passing Strange
20. Fela!
19. The Wild Party
18. Tick, Tick... Boom!
17. In the Heights
16. Hairspray
15. Here Lies Love
14. Fun Home
13. The Drowsy Chaperone
12. The Full Monty
11. The Scottsboro Boys
10. Wicked
9. Bat Boy: The Musical
8. Avenue Q
7. Caroline, or Change
6. The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee
5. The Last Five Years
4. The Book of Mormon
3. The Light in the Piazza
2. Spring Awakening
1. Next to Normal
A few notes: In order to be considered for inclusion, a musical had to have premiered on Broadway or off-Broadway on or after Jan. 1, 2000. Some shows on this list had workshops and out-of-town tryouts prior to the cut-off date, but they were included based on their New York debut. For shows that began off-Broadway but moved to Broadway, cast information is taken from the Broadway production. Finally, while the photos are from the original productions whenever possible, some have been taken from subsequent productions.