743 book writers with a page here, the busiest first, counted by the productions and shows we hold for each.
| Richard Rodgers Book Writer, Composer, Lyricist | 45 shows |
| Oscar Hammerstein II Book Writer, Director, Lyricist | 42 shows |
| George Abbott Book Writer, Director | 29 shows |
| Dorothy Fields Book Writer, Composer, Lyricist | 23 shows |
| Lorenz Hart Book Writer, Lyricist | 23 shows |
| Ira Gershwin Book Writer, Lyricist | 22 shows |
| Herbert Fields Book Writer, Choreographer | 20 shows |
| Arthur Schwartz Book Writer, Composer, Lyricist | 19 shows |
| Fred Ebb Book Writer, Lyricist | 19 shows |
| Guy Bolton Book Writer | 19 shows |
| Andrew Lloyd Webber Book Writer, Composer | 16 shows |
| Otto Harbach Book Writer, Lyricist | 16 shows |
| Sheldon Harnick Book Writer, Composer, Lyricist | 16 shows |
| Abe Burrows Book Writer, Director | 15 shows |
| Alan Jay Lerner Book Writer, Director, Lyricist | 15 shows |
| Howard Dietz Book Writer, Composer, Director, Lyricist | 15 shows |
| Arthur Laurents Book Writer, Director | 14 shows |
| Michael Stewart Book Writer, Lyricist | 14 shows |
| Joshua Logan Book Writer, Choreographer, Director | 13 shows |
| Michael Mayer Book Writer, Director | 13 shows |
| B. G. DeSylva Book Writer, Lyricist | 12 shows |
| James Lapine Book Writer, Director | 12 shows |
| Jerry Bock Book Writer, Composer | 12 shows |
| Joseph Stein Book Writer | 12 shows |
| Harry B. Smith Book Writer, Lyricist | 11 shows |
| Peter Stone Book Writer | 11 shows |
| Alex Timbers Book Writer, Director | 10 shows |
| Des McAnuff Book Writer, Director | 10 shows |
| Frank Loesser Book Writer, Composer, Lyricist | 9 shows |
| Frank Mandel Book Writer, Lyricist | 9 shows |
| Lee Adams Book Writer, Lyricist | 9 shows |
| P. G. Wodehouse Book Writer, Lyricist | 9 shows |
| Stephen Schwartz Book Writer, Composer, Director, Lyricist | 9 shows |
| Thomas Meehan Book Writer | 9 shows |
| Albert Marre Book Writer, Director | 8 shows |
| Alfred Drake Actor, Book Writer, Director | 8 productions |
| Moss Hart Book Writer, Director | 8 shows |
| Richard Maltby Book Writer, Director, Lyricist | 8 shows |
| Richard Maltby Jr. Book Writer, Director, Lyricist | 8 shows |
| Terrence McNally Book Writer | 8 shows |
| Tim Rice Book Writer, Lyricist | 8 shows |
| Burt Shevelove Book Writer, Director | 7 shows |
| E. Y. Harburg Book Writer, Director, Lyricist | 7 shows |
| Frank Wildhorn Book Writer, Composer | 7 shows |
| George C. Wolfe Book Writer, Director, Lyricist | 7 shows |
| George S. Kaufman Book Writer, Director | 7 shows |
| Hugh Wheeler Book Writer | 7 shows |
| Lynn Ahrens Book Writer, Lyricist | 7 shows |
| Russel Crouse Book Writer | 7 shows |
| Sherie Rene Scott Actor, Book Writer, Lyricist | 7 productions |
| Stephen Flaherty Book Writer, Composer | 7 shows |
| Don Black Book Writer, Lyricist | 6 shows |
| Fred Thompson Book Writer, Director | 6 shows |
| George Furth Book Writer | 6 shows |
| Jason Robert Brown Book Writer, Composer, Lyricist | 6 shows |
| John Weidman Book Writer | 6 shows |
| Leon Errol Actor, Book Writer, Composer, Director | 6 productions |
| Morrie Ryskind Book Writer | 6 shows |
| Nathan Lane Actor, Book Writer | 6 productions |
| Neil Simon Book Writer | 6 shows |