Tony Award for Best Direction of a Musical


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

1950s

1960s

1970s

1980s

1990s

2000s

2010s

2020s

Award records

Multiple wins

;8 Wins
;3 Wins
;2 Wins
;16 Nominations
;8 Nominations
;7 Nominations
;6 Nominations
;5 Nominations
;4 Nominations
;3 Nominations
;2 Nominations
Out of 19 women nominated for 29 musicals, only 4 women have won this award for 4 musicals:
Bold represents winner
DirectorNominated musical
Joan LittlewoodOh, What a Lovely War!
Vinnette CarollDon't Bother Me I Can't Cope Your Arms Too Short to Box with God
Elizabeth SwadosRunaways
Barbara DamashekQuilters
Susan H. Schulman' revival
Graciela DanieleOnce on this Island
Eleanor ReissaThose Were the Days
Julie Taymor'
The Lion King
Ann ReinkingFosse
Susan StromanContact
The Music Man revival
The Producers
The Scottsboro Boys
Lynne Taylor-CorbettSwing!
Twyla TharpMovin' Out
Kathleen MarshallWonderful Town revival
The Pajama Game revival
Anything Goes revival
Nice Work If You Can Get it
Kristin HanggiRock of Ages
Diane PaulusHair revival
Porgy and Bess revival
Pippin revival
Marcia Milgrom DodgeRagtime revival
Leigh SilvermanViolet
Rachel ChavkinNatasha, Pierre & The Great Comet of 1812
Hadestown
Tina LandauSpongeBob SquarePants''