Tony Award for Best Direction of a Musical
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.
Winners and nominees
1950s
| Year | Production | Director |
| 1950 | - | - |
| 1950 | South Pacific | Joshua Logan |
| 1951 | - | - |
| 1951 | Guys and Dolls | George S. Kaufman |
| 1958 | - | - |
| 1958 | My Fair Lady | Moss Hart |
Multiple wins
;8 Wins;3 Wins
;2 Wins
Multiple nominations
;16 Nominations;8 Nominations
;7 Nominations
;6 Nominations
;5 Nominations
;4 Nominations
- Michael Arden
- Richard Maltby Jr.
- Kathleen Marshall
- Michael Mayer
- Diane Paulus
- Bartlett Sher
- Susan Stroman
- George C. Wolfe
- George Abbott
- Christopher Ashley
- Michael Blakemore
- John Doyle
- Michael Kidd
- Arthur Laurents
- Robert Moore
- Jerome Robbins
- Gene Saks
- Burt Shevelove
- Vinnette Carroll
- Martin Charnin
- Rachel Chavkin
- David Cromer
- Cy Feuer
- Nicholas Hytner
- Thomas Kail
- Joe Layton
- Wilford Leach
- Joshua Logan
- Mike Nichols
- Mike Ockrent
- Hector Orezzoli
- John Rando
- Claudio Segovia
- Leigh Silverman
- Jessica Stone
- Julie Taymor
- Matthew Warchus
- Christopher Wheeldon
Female winners and nominees
Out of 26 women nominated for 40 musicals, only 6 women have won this award for 6 musicals:Bold represents winner