| 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 | Rachel Chavkin for Hadestown (2019) |
| Website | TonyAwards.com |
This is a list of winners and nominations for the Tony Award for Best Direction of a Musical. Prior to 1960, category for direction included plays and musicals.
Winners and nominees
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
Bold indicates an original musical
Underline indicates a musical revival
1950s
| Year | Director | Production |
|---|---|---|
| 1950 4th Tony Awards | ||
| Joshua Logan | South Pacific† | |
| 1951 5th Tony Awards | ||
| George S. Kaufman | Guys and Dolls† | |
| 1952 – 56 | N/A | |
| 1957 11th Tony Awards | ||
| Moss Hart | My Fair Lady† | |
| 1958 – 59 | N/A | |
1960s
1970s
1980s
1990s
2000s
2010s
| Year | Director | Production |
|---|---|---|
| 2010 64th Tony Awards | ||
| Terry Johnson | La Cage aux Folles* | |
| Christopher Ashley | Memphis† | |
| Marcia Milgrom Dodge | Ragtime | |
| Bill T. Jones | Fela! | |
| 2011 65th Tony Awards | ||
| Casey Nicholaw and Trey Parker | The Book of Mormon† | |
| Rob Ashford | How to Succeed in Business Without Really Trying | |
| Kathleen Marshall | Anything Goes* | |
| Susan Stroman | The Scottsboro Boys | |
| 2012 66th Tony Awards | ||
| John Tiffany | Once† | |
| Jeff Calhoun | Newsies | |
| Kathleen Marshall | Nice Work If You Can Get It | |
| Diane Paulus | Porgy and Bess* | |
| 2013 67th Tony Awards | ||
| Diane Paulus | Pippin* | |
| Scott Ellis | The Mystery of Edwin Drood | |
| Jerry Mitchell | Kinky Boots† | |
| Matthew Warchus | Matilda the Musical | |
| 2014 68th Tony Awards | ||
| Darko Tresnjak | A Gentleman's Guide to Love and Murder† | |
| Warren Carlyle | After Midnight | |
| Michael Mayer | Hedwig and the Angry Inch* | |
| Leigh Silverman | Violet | |
| 2015 69th Tony Awards | ||
| Sam Gold | Fun Home† | |
| Casey Nicholaw | Something Rotten! | |
| John Rando | On the Town | |
| Bartlett Sher | The King and I* | |
| Christopher Wheeldon | An American in Paris | |
| 2016 70th Tony Awards | ||
| Thomas Kail | Hamilton† | |
| Michael Arden | Spring Awakening | |
| John Doyle | The Color Purple* | |
| Scott Ellis | She Loves Me | |
| George C. Wolfe | Shuffle Along | |
| 2017 71st Tony Awards | ||
| Christopher Ashley | Come from Away | |
| Michael Greif | Dear Evan Hansen† | |
| Rachel Chavkin | Natasha, Pierre & The Great Comet of 1812 | |
| Matthew Warchus | Groundhog Day | |
| Jerry Zaks | Hello, Dolly!* | |
| 2018 72nd Tony Awards | ||
| David Cromer | The Band's Visit† | |
| Michael Arden | Once on This Island* | |
| Tina Landau | SpongeBob SquarePants | |
| Casey Nicholaw | Mean Girls | |
| Bartlett Sher | My Fair Lady | |
| 2019 73rd Tony Awards | ||
| Rachel Chavkin | Hadestown† | |
| Scott Ellis | Tootsie | |
| Daniel Fish | Oklahoma!* | |
| Des McAnuff | Ain't Too Proud | |
| Casey Nicholaw | The Prom |
2020s
| Year | Director | Production |
|---|---|---|
| 2020 74th Tony Awards | Phyllida Lloyd | Tina: The Tina Turner Musical |
| Diane Paulus | Jagged Little Pill | |
| Alex Timbers | Moulin Rouge! The Musical |
Award records
Multiple wins
- 8 Wins
- Harold Prince
- 3 Wins
- 2 Wins
- George Abbott
- Michael Bennett
- Wilford Leach
- Des McAnuff
- Trevor Nunn
- Jerome Robbins
Multiple nominations
Female winners and nominees
Out of 19 women nominated for 29 musicals, only 4 women have won this award for 4 musicals:[1]
Bold represents winner
| Director | Nominated musical(s) |
|---|---|
| Joan Littlewood | Oh, What a Lovely War! (1965) |
| Vinnette Caroll | Don't Bother Me, I Can't Cope (1973) Your Arms Too Short to Box with God (1977) |
| Elizabeth Swados | Runaways (1978) |
| Barbara Damashek | Quilters (1985) |
| Susan H. Schulman | Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street revival (1990) |
| Graciela Daniele | Once on this Island (1991) |
| Eleanor Reissa | Those Were the Days (1992) |
| Julie Taymor | Juan Darien (1997) The Lion King (1998)[2] |
| Ann Reinking | Fosse (1999) |
| Susan Stroman | Contact (2000) The Music Man revival (2000) The Producers (2001)[3] The Scottsboro Boys (2012) |
| Lynne Taylor-Corbett | Swing! (2000) |
| Twyla Tharp | Movin' Out (2003) |
| Kathleen Marshall | Wonderful Town revival (2004) The Pajama Game revival (2006) Anything Goes revival (2011) Nice Work If You Can Get it (2012) |
| Kristin Hanggi | Rock of Ages (2009) |
| Diane Paulus | Hair revival (2009) Porgy and Bess revival (2012) Pippin revival (2013)[4] Jagged Little Pill (2020) |
| Marcia Milgrom Dodge | Ragtime revival (2010) |
| Leigh Silverman | Violet (2014) |
| Rachel Chavkin | Natasha, Pierre & The Great Comet of 1812 (2017) Hadestown (2019) |
| Tina Landau | SpongeBob SquarePants (2018) |
| Phyllida Lloyd | Tina: The Tina Turner Musical (2020) |
See also
- Tony Award for Best Direction of a Play
- Drama Desk Award for Outstanding Director of a Musical
- Laurence Olivier Award for Best Director
References
- ^ 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