The

Tony Award The Antoinette Perry Award for Excellence in Broadway Theatre, more commonly known as the Tony Award, recognizes excellence in live Broadway theatre. The awards are presented by the American Theatre Wing and The Broadway League at an annual cer ...

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

1950s

1960s

Award records

Multiple wins

; 2 Wins *

Franz Allers Franz Allers (August 6, 1905 - January 26, 1995) was a European-American conductor of ballet, opera, Broadway musicals, film scores, and symphony orchestras. Early life Franz Allers was born in Carlsbad, Austria-Hungary (now Czech Republic) in 1 ...

Lehman Engel A. Lehman Engel (born September 14, 1910, Jackson, Mississippi - died August 29, 1982, New York City) was an American composer and conductor of Broadway musicals, television and film. Work in theatre, television and films Engel worked in a variety ...

* Max Meth

Multiple nominations

; 5 Nominations *

; 3 Nominations * Herbert Greene *

Milton Rosenstock Milton Rosenstock (June 9, 1917, New Haven, Connecticut - April 24, 1992, New York City) was an American conductor, composer, and arranger. Career Trained at the Juilliard School, he was highly active as a musical director for Broadway music ...

; 2 Nominations *

* Jay Blackston * Pembroke Davenport *

Salvatore Dell'Isola Salvatore Dell'Isola (January 4, 1901 – March 13, 1989) was a conducting, conductor who acted as music director for several of the Rodgers and Hammerstein musicals on Broadway theatre, Broadway, among others. He won a Tony Award as music directo ...

* Hal Hastings *

Elliot Lawrence Elliott Lawrence Broza (February 14, 1925 – July 2, 2021), known professionally as Elliott Lawrence, was an American jazz pianist and bandleader. Son of the broadcaster Stan Lee Broza, Lawrence led his first dance band at age 20, but he pl ...

External links

Tony Awards Official site

Tony Awards at Internet Broadway database Listing

Tony Awards at broadwayworld.com
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