| 100% | WIZ | 3 | Best Musical Tony winner of 1975, with "The" |
| 77% | WIZ | 3 | 1975 Best Musical Tony winner, with "The" |
| 67% | HAMILTON | 8 | Winner of the Tony for Best Musical in 2016 |
| 67% | AVENUEQ | 7 | Winner of the 2004 Tony Award for Best Musical |
| 65% | ONCE | 4 | Best Musical Tony winner between "The Book of Mormon" and "Kinky Boots" |
| 65% | RENT | 4 | 1996 Best Musical Tony winner made into a 2005 movie starring six of the eight original Broadway cast members |
| 64% | WIZ | 3 | Best Musical of 1975, with "The" |
| 63% | ASTRANGELOOP | 12 | Winner of Best Musical at the 75th Tony Awards, and the 2020 Pulitzer Prize for Drama |
| 63% | LOESSER | 7 | Frank —, winner of the 1951 Tony Award for Best Musical for Guys and Dolls |
| 62% | BENPLATT | 8 | Winner of the 2017 Tony for Best Actor in a Musical for "Dear Evan Hansen": 2 wds. |
| 61% | EVITA | 5 | First British winner of the Best Musical Tony |
| 58% | KINKYBOOTS | 10 | 2013 Best Musical Tony winner ... with a hint to this puzzle's theme |
| 56% | JERSEYBOYS | 10 | 2006 Tony Award Best Musical winner based on the story of Frankie Valli and the Four Seasons |
| 55% | OKLAHOMA | 8 | 2019 Tony winner for Best Revival of a Musical |
| 55% | PARADE | 6 | 2023 Tony winner for Best Revival of a Musical |
| 54% | OSAGE | 5 | "August: ___ County," winner of the 2008 Tony for Best Play |
| 53% | TEACHIN | 7 | Dutch winners of the 1975 Eurovision Song Contest with Ding-a-dong |
| 53% | CATS | 4 | Best Musical Tony winner after "Nine" |
| 52% | ANYTHINGGOES | 12 | 1934 show with music and lyrics by 39-Across whose 1987 and 2011 revivals both won the Tony Award for Best Revival of a Musical (2 wds.) |
| 52% | AVENUEQ | 7 | 2004 Best Musical Tony winner |
| 52% | BROWN | 5 | "Murphy ___," winner of the 1990 Golden Globe for Best Musical or Comedy TV Series |
| 51% | LESMIZ | 6 | 1987 Best Musical Tony winner, informally |
| 51% | EVITA | 5 | First British Best Musical Tony winner |
| 51% | LOOP | 4 | "A Strange ___" (winner of the 2022 Tony for Best Musical) |
| 51% | EVAN | 4 | "Dear ___ Hansen" (2017 Best Musical Tony winner) |
| 51% | DEAR | 4 | "___ Evan Hansen" (2017 Best Musical Tony winner) |
| 51% | DEAR | 4 | 2017 Best Musical Tony winner "___ Evan Hansen" |
| 51% | EVAN | 4 | "Dear __ Hansen": 2017 Best Musical Tony winner |
| 51% | KEVINKLINE | 10 | 1981 Tony winner for "The Pirates of Penzance" (Best Leading Actor in a Musical): 2 wds. |