Tony Award for Best Stage Technician

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Tony Award for
Best Stage Technician
Awarded forBest Stage Technician
Location United States New York City
Presented by American Theatre Wing The Broadway League
Currently held by Solly Pernick for Mr. President (1963)
Website TonyAwards.com

The Tony Award for Best Stage Technician was awarded to acknowledge the contributions of stage technicians in both musicals and plays. The award was first given in 1948 and last presented in 1963.

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Winners and nominees

  indicates the winner

1940s

YearTechnicianProduction
1948
2nd Tony Awards
George GebhardtN/A
1949
3rd Tony Awards

1950s

YearTechnicianProduction
1950
4th Tony Awards
Joe Lynn Miss Liberty
1951
5th Tony Awards
Richard Raven The Autumn Garden
1952
6th Tony Awards
Peter Feller Call Me Madam
1953
7th Tony Awards
Abe Kurnit Wish You Were Here
1954
8th Tony Awards
John Davis Picnic
1955
9th Tony Awards
Richard Rodda Peter Pan
1956
10th Tony Awards
Harry Green Damn Yankees
Middle of the Night
1957
11th Tony Awards
Howard McDonald (posthumous) Major Barbara
1958
12th Tony Awards
Harry Romar Time Remembered
1959
13th Tony Awards
Sam Knapp The Music Man

1960s

YearTechnicianProduction
1960
14th Tony Awards
John Walters The Miracle Worker
1961
15th Tony Awards
Teddy Van Bemmel Becket
1962
16th Tony Awards
1963
17th Tony Awards
Solly Pernick Mr. President

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