Outer Critics Circle Award for Outstanding Direction of a Musical

The Outer Critics Circle Award for Direction of a Musical, formerly the award for Director of a Musical, is an annual award given to the best director of a new musical on Broadway or Off-Broadway, as determined by Outer Critics Circle. The award has been given out since the 1992–1993 season, when the Best Direction award split into musical and play categories.^[1][2] In 2024, the award was renamed to Outstanding Direction of a Musical.^{[3][better source needed]}

Michael Arden has won the most awards with three, for his productions of Spring Awakening, Parade and Maybe Happy Ending, followed by Susan Stroman, Bartlett Sher and Jessica Stone with two award each; Stroman won both awards consecutively in 2000 and 2001. Scott Ellis has the record for most nominations, with seven, followed closely by Susan Stroman and Kathleen Marshall with six and five nominations respectively.