The Lion King (musical)
Original Broadway production

The Lion King (musical)

Section Title: Original Broadway production
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Year	Award Ceremony	Category	Nominee	Result

1998	Drama Desk Awards	Outstanding Musical	Nominated

Outstanding Featured Actor in a Musical	Max Casella	Nominated

Geoff Hoyle	Nominated

Outstanding Featured Actress in a Musical	Tsidii Le Loka	Won

Outstanding Director	Julie Taymor	Won

Outstanding Choreography	Garth Fagan	Won

Outstanding Orchestrations	Robert Elhai, David Metzger, and Bruce Fowler	Nominated

Outstanding Set Design	Richard Hudson	Won

Outstanding Costume Design	Julie Taymor	Won

Outstanding Lighting Design	Donald Holder	Won

Outstanding Sound Design	Tony Meola	Won

Outstanding Puppet Design	Julie Taymor and Michael Curry	Won

Theatre World Awards	Max Casella	Won

Tony Awards	Best Musical	Won

Best Book of a Musical	Roger Allers and Irene Mecchi	Nominated

Best Original Score	Elton John, Tim Rice, Hans Zimmer, Lebo M, Mark Mancina, Jay Rifkin and Julie Taymor	Nominated

Best Performance by a Featured Actor in a Musical	Samuel E. Wright	Nominated

Best Performance by a Featured Actress in a Musical	Tsidii Le Loka	Nominated

Best Direction of a Musical	Julie Taymor	Won

Best Choreography	Garth Fagan	Won

Best Orchestrations	Robert Elhai, David Metzger and Bruce Fowler	Nominated

Best Scenic Design	Richard Hudson	Won

Best Costume Design	Julie Taymor and Michael Curry	Won

Best Lighting Design	Donald Holder	Won

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The Lion King earned six Tony Awards, one for Best Musical and Julie Taymor won for Best Direction of a Musical.

final_sentence: The Lion King earned six Tony Awards, one for Best Musical and Julie Taymor won for Best Direction of a Musical.