title: Tony Award for Best Direction of a Musical
text: 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
  † 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
  
  1950s
  
  1960s
  
  1970s
  
  1980s
  
  1990s
  
  2000s
  
  2010s
  
  2020s
  
  Multiple wins
  
  8 Wins
   Harold Prince
  
  3 Wins
   Gower Champion
   Tommy Tune
  
  2 Wins
   George Abbott
   Michael Bennett
   Wilford Leach
   Des McAnuff
   Trevor Nunn
   Jerome Robbins
  
  Multiple nominations
  
  16 Nominations
   Harold Prince
  
  8 Nominations
   Gower Champion
  
  7 Nominations
   Scott Ellis
  
  6 Nominations
   Bob Fosse
   James Lapine
   Casey Nicholaw
   Trevor Nunn
   Tommy Tune
  
  5 Nominations
   Michael Bennett
   Des McAnuff
   Jack O'Brien
   Jerry Zaks
  
  4 Nominations
   Michael Greif
   Richard Maltby Jr.
   Kathleen Marshall
   Michael Mayer
   Diane Paulus
   Bartlett Sher
   Susan Stroman
   George C. Wolfe
  
  3 Nominations
   George Abbott
   Michael Arden
   Christopher Ashley
   Michael Blakemore
   John Doyle
   Michael Kidd
   Arthur Laurents
   Robert Moore
   Jerome Robbins
   Gene Saks
   Burt Shevelove
  
  2 Nominations
   Vinnette Carroll
   Martin Charnin
   Rachel Chavkin
   Cy Feuer
   Nicholas Hytner
   Thomas Kail
   Joe Layton
   Wilford Leach
   Joshua Logan
   Mike Nichols
   Mike Ockrent
   Hector Orezzoli
   John Rando
   Claudio Segovia
   Julie Taymor
   Matthew Warchus
   Christopher Wheeldon
  
  Female winners and nominees
  Out of 22 women nominated for 34 musicals, only 5 women have won this award for 5 musicals:
  
  Bold represents winner
  
  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
   List of Tony Award-nominated productions
  
  References
  
  External links
   Tony Awards Official site
   Tony Award for Direction of a Musical, Internet Broadway Database
   Tony Awards at broadwayworld.com
  
  Tony Awards
  Awards established in 1950
  1950 establishments in the United States