The Tony Award for Best Conductor and Musical Director was awarded to acknowledge the contributions of conductors and musical directors in both musicals and operas. The award was first presented in 1948, and later discontinued after 1964.
Winners and nominees
1940s Year Author Production 1948 Milton Rosenstock Finian's Rainbow 1949 Max Meth As the Girls Go
1950s Year Author Production 1950 Maurice Abravanel Regina 1951 Lehman Engel The Consul 1952 Max Meth Pal Joey 1953 Lehman Engel Gilbert and Sullivan Season and Wonderful Town 1954 Louis Adrian Kismet 1955 Thomas Schippers The Saint of Bleecker Street 1956 Hal Hastings Damn Yankees Salvatore Dell'Isola Pipe Dream Milton Rosenstock The Vamp 1957 Franz Allers My Fair Lady Herbert Greene The Most Happy Fella Samuel Krachmalnick Candide 1958 Herbert Greene The Music Man Max Goberman West Side Story 1959 Salvatore Dell'Isola Flower Drum Song Jay Blackton Redhead Lehman Engel Goldilocks Gershon Kingsley La Plume de Ma Tante
1960s Year Author Production 1960 Frederick Dvonch The Sound of Music Abba Bogin Greenwillow Lehman Engel Take Me Along Hal Hastings Fiorello! Milton Rosenstock Gypsy 1961 Franz Allers Camelot Pembroke Davenport 13 Daughters Elliot Lawrence Bye Bye Birdie Stanley Lebowsky Irma La Douce 1962 Elliot Lawrence How to Succeed in Business Without Really Trying Pembroke Davenport Kean Herbert Greene The Gay Life Peter Matz No Strings 1963 Donald Pippin Oliver! Jay Blackton Mr. President Anton Coppola Bravo Giovanni Julius Rudel Brigadoon 1964 Shepard Coleman Hello, Dolly! Lehman Engel What Makes Sammy Run? Charles Jaffe West Side Story Fred Werner High Spirits
Award records Multiple wins 2 Wins Franz Allers Lehman Engel Max Meth
Multiple nominations
5 Nominations Lehman Engel
3 Nominations Herbert Greene Milton Rosenstock
2 Nominations Franz Allers Jay Blackston Pembroke Davenport Salvatore Dell'Isola Hal Hastings Elliot Lawrence
See also Drama Desk Award for Outstanding Orchestrations Tony Award for Best Orchestrations List of Tony Award-nominated productions
External links Tony Awards Official site Tony Awards at Internet Broadway database Listing Tony Awards at broadwayworld.com