Awards & Nominations

  • 1961 Tony Award for Best Musical (Bye Bye Birdie, winner)
  • 1965 Tony Award for Best Musical (Golden Boy, nominee)
  • 1970 Tony Award for Best Musical (Applause, winner)
  • 1977 Tony Award for Best Original Score (Annie, winner)
  • 1977 Drama Desk Award for Outstanding Music (Annie, nominee)
  • 1978 Grammy for Best Cast Show Album (Annie)
  • 1981 Tony Award for Best Original Score (Charlie and Algernon, nominee)
  • 1985 Songwriters Hall of Fame Inductee
  • 1986 Drama Desk Award for Outstanding Music (Mayor, nominee)
  • 1987 Tony Award for Best Original Score (Rags, nominee)
  • 1987 Drama Desk Award for Outstanding Music (Rags, nominee)
  • 1992 Tony Award for Best Original Score (Nick & Nora, nominee)
  • 1996 Emmy Award for Bye Bye Birdie
  • 1999 ASCAP Foundation Richard Rogers Award
  • 2012 Rochester (NY) Music Hall of Fame (Lifetime Body of Work)
  • 2013 Five Towns College named Charles Strouse School of Music
  • 2021 OFTA TV Hall of Fame for All in the Family