Sunday, April 13, 2025

"The Music Man" wins six Tony Awards 1958



Meredith Wilson's musical comedy The Music Man, which debuted on Broadway in 1957, took home five Tony Awards at the 12th annual ceremony held April 13, 1958.  It won:
Best Musical
Best Actor in a Musical for Robert Preston
Best Supporting Actor in a Musical for David Burns
Best Supporting Actress in a Musical for Barbara Cook
Best Conductor and Musical Director for Herbert Green

It had been nominated for 
Best Supporting Actor in a Musical for Iggie Wolfington
Best Director for Morton DaCosta
Best Choreography for Onna White
Best Stage Technician for Sammy Knapp

Helen Hayes won her second Best Actress in a Play Tony for her performance in Time Remembered.
Anne Bancroft won her first Tony for Best Supporting Actress in a Play for her performance in Two for the Seesaw.



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