The Tony Award for Best Direction of a Musical has been given since 1960. Before 1960 there was only one award for both play direction and musical direction, then in 1960 the award was split into two categories: Dramatic and Musical.
| Tony Award for Best Direction of a Musical | |
|---|---|
| Awarded for | Best Direction of a Musical |
| Location | New York City |
| Presented by | American Theatre Wing The Broadway League |
| Currently held by | Marianne Elliott for Company (2022) |
| Website | TonyAwards.com |
Winners and nomineesEdit
indicates the winner
† indicates the winner for the annual Tony Award for Best Musical
* indicates the winner for the annual Tony Award for Best Revival of a Musical
1950sEdit
| Year | Director | Production |
|---|---|---|
| 1950 4th Tony Awards | ||
| Joshua Logan | South Pacific † | |
| 1951 5th Tony Awards | ||
| George S. Kaufman | Guys and Dolls † | |
| 1952 – 56 | — | |
| 1957 11th Tony Awards | ||
| Moss Hart | My Fair Lady † | |
| 1958 – 59 | — | |
1960sEdit
1970sEdit
1980sEdit
1990sEdit
2000sEdit
2010sEdit
2020sEdit
| Year | Director | Production | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 74th Tony Awards | |||
| Alex Timbers | Moulin Rouge! † | ||
| Phyllida Lloyd | Tina | ||
| Diane Paulus | Jagged Little Pill | ||
| 2021 Ceremony not held |
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| 2022 75th Tony Awards | |||
| Marianne Elliott | Company * | ||
| Stephen Brackett | A Strange Loop † | ||
| Conor McPherson | Girl from the North Country | ||
| Lucy Moss and Jamie Armitage | Six | ||
| Christopher Wheeldon | MJ | ||
| 2023 76th Tony Awards |
Michael Arden | Parade | |
| Lear deBessonet | Into the Woods | ||
| Casey Nicholaw | Some Like It Hot | ||
| Jack O'Brien | Shucked | ||
| Jessica Stone | Kimberly Akimbo | ||
Award recordsEdit
Multiple winsEdit
- 8 Wins
- 3 Wins
- 2 Wins
Multiple nominationsEdit
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Female winners and nomineesEdit
Out of 22 women nominated for 34 musicals, only 5 women have won this award for 5 musicals:[1]
Bold represents winner
See alsoEdit
ReferencesEdit
- ^ Clement, Olivia. "Can You Name the 9 Trailblazing Women Who Won Tony Awards for Directing?" Playbill, September 28, 2017
- ^ The Lion King Playbill, retrieved September 27, 2017
- ^ The Producers Playbill, retrieved September 27, 2017
- ^ Gioia, Michael. "Third Time's the Charm: Diane Paulus Receives First Tony Award With Her Third Tony-Winning Revival" Playbill, June 10, 2013