| Tony Award for Best Direction of a Play | |
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2022 recipient: Sam Mendes for The Lehman Trilogy | |
| Awarded for | Best Direction of a Play |
| Location | New York City |
| Presented by | American Theatre Wing The Broadway League |
| Currently held by | Sam Mendes for The Lehman Trilogy (2022) |
| Website | TonyAwards.com |
The Tony Award for Best Direction of a Play 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. In 1976 the Dramatic category was renamed to Play. For pre-1960 direction awards please reference Tony Award for Best Director.
| Year | Director | Production | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 74th Tony Awards | |||
| Stephen Daldry | The Inheritance | ||
| David Cromer | The Sound Inside | ||
| Kenny Leon | A Soldier's Play | ||
| Jamie Lloyd | Betrayal | ||
| Robert O'Hara | Slave Play | ||
| 2021 Ceremony not held |
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| 2022 75th Tony Awards | |||
| Sam Mendes | The Lehman Trilogy | ||
| Lileana Blain-Cruz | The Skin of Our Teeth | ||
| Camille A. Brown | for colored girls who have considered suicide/when the rainbow is enuf | ||
| Neil Pepe | American Buffalo | ||
| Les Waters | Dana H. | ||
| 2023 76th Tony Awards |
Patrick Marber | Leopoldstadt | |
| Saheem Ali | Fat Ham | ||
| Jo Bonney | Cost of Living | ||
| Jamie Lloyd | A Doll's House | ||
| Stevie Walker-Webb | Ain't No Mo' | ||
| Max Webster | Life of Pi | ||
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Only 6 women have won this award:[1]
