"South Pacific" wins 9 Tony Awards 1950

South Pacific, one of the greatest Broadway musicals from Rogers and Hammerstein, took home 9 Tony Awards at the 4th ceremony April 9, 1950.  

It won for Best Musical, Best Actor in a Musical (Ezio Pinza), Best Actress in a Musical (Mary Martin), Best Featured Actor in a Musical (Myron McCormick), Best Featured Actress in a Musical (Juanita Hall), Best Producer, Best Director (Joshua Logan), Best Libretto (Oscar Hammerstein), and Best Original Score (Richard Rodgers).

"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.