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 | |
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Awarded for | Best Direction of a Musical |
Location | New York City |
Presented by | American Theatre Wing The Broadway League |
Currently held by | Michael Arden for Parade (2023) |
Website | TonyAwards.com |
Year | Production | Director |
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1950 | ||
South Pacific | Joshua Logan | |
1951 | ||
Guys and Dolls | George S. Kaufman | |
1958 | ||
My Fair Lady | Moss Hart |
Year | Production | Director |
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2020 (74th) [61] | ||
Moulin Rouge! | Alex Timbers | |
Jagged Little Pill | Diane Paulus | |
Tina | Phyllida Lloyd | |
2022 (75th) [62] | ||
Company | Marianne Elliott | |
Girl from the North Country | Conor McPherson | |
MJ | Christopher Wheeldon | |
Six | Lucy Moss and Jamie Armitage | |
A Strange Loop | Stephen Brackett | |
2023 (76th) [63] | ||
Parade | Michael Arden | |
Into the Woods | Lear deBessonet | |
Kimberly Akimbo | Jessica Stone | |
Shucked | Jack O'Brien | |
Some Like It Hot | Casey Nicholaw |
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Out of 22 women nominated for 34 musicals, only 5 women have won this award for 5 musicals:[64]
Bold represents winner