"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.

"The Sound of Music" wins 5 Tony Awards 1960

The Sound of Music won five awards at the 14th Tony Awards held April 24, 1960.  It tied with Fiorello for Best Musical.

Mary Martin won Best Performance by a Leading Actress in a Musical for her role as Maria Von Trapp, beating Carol Burnett as Princess Winnifred in Once Upon a Mattress.  Patricia Neway won Best Performance by a Featured Actress in a Musical for her role as the Mother Abbess.

The Sound of Music also won for Best Conductor and Musical Director, and Best Scenic Design (Musical).

Theodore Bikel and Kurt Kasznar were nominated for Best Performance by a Featured Actor in a Musical.  Lauri Peters was nominated for Best Performance by a Featured Actress in a Musical for her role as Liesl Von Trapp.  The musical was also nominated for Best Direction of a Musical.