Tony Award for Best Actress in a Musical | |
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Awarded for | Best Performance by a Leading Actress in a Musical |
Location | New York City |
Presented by | American Theatre Wing The Broadway League |
Currently held by | Victoria Clark for Kimberly Akimbo (2023) |
Website | TonyAwards.com |
The Tony Award for Best Performance by a Leading Actress in a Musical is awarded to the best actress in a musical, whether a new production or a revival. The award has been given since 1948, but the nominees who did not win have only been publicly announced since 1956. [1]
The award was not presented in 1947 or 1985. [2] Ken Mandelbaum wrote about the 1985 season: "Things get bad enough musically to require the elimination of the Best Musical Actor and Actress categories, as well as the choreography prize." [3] There have been three ties in this category, in 1958, 1962 and 1968. [4]
In 1965, Liza Minnelli, age 19, became the youngest actress to win the award, a record she still holds as of 2023. She is followed by Lea Salonga, age 20, in 1991. In 2017, Bette Midler, age 71, became the oldest actress to win the award, a record she still holds as of 2023. She is followed by Victoria Clark, age 63, in 2023.
Year | Actress | Musical | Role(s) | Ref. |
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1948 (2nd) | ||||
Grace Hartman | Angel in the Wings | Nettie / Mrs. Blodgett / Ruth / Mrs. Hutchinson | ||
1949 (3rd) | ||||
Nanette Fabray | Love Life | Susan Cooper | ||
Year | Actress | Musical | Role(s) | Ref. |
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1950 (4th) | ||||
Mary Martin | South Pacific | Ensign Nellie Forbush | ||
1951 (5th) | ||||
Ethel Merman | Call Me Madam | Sally Adams | ||
1952 (6th) | ||||
Gertrude Lawrence | The King and I | Anna Leonowens | ||
1953 (7th) | ||||
Rosalind Russell | Wonderful Town | Ruth Sherwood | ||
1954 (8th) | ||||
Dolores Gray | Carnival in Flanders | Cornelia | ||
1955 (9th) | ||||
Mary Martin | Peter Pan | Peter Pan | ||
1956 (10th) | ||||
Gwen Verdon | Damn Yankees | Lola | [5] | |
Carol Channing | The Vamp | Flora Weems / Delilah | ||
Nancy Walker | Phoenix '55 | Various Characters | ||
1957 (11th) | ||||
Judy Holliday | Bells Are Ringing | Ella Peterson | [6] | |
Julie Andrews | My Fair Lady | Eliza Doolittle | ||
Ethel Merman | Happy Hunting | Liz Livingstone | ||
1958 (12th) | ||||
Thelma Ritter | New Girl in Town | Marthy Owen | [7] | |
Gwen Verdon | Anna Christopherson | |||
Lena Horne | Jamaica | Savannah | ||
Beatrice Lillie | Ziegfeld Follies of 1957 | Various Characters | ||
1959 (13th) | ||||
Gwen Verdon | Redhead | Essie Whimple | [8] | |
Miyoshi Umeki | Flower Drum Song | Mei-Li |
Year | Actress | Musical | Role(s) | Ref. |
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2020 (74th) | ||||
Adrienne Warren | Tina | Tina Turner | ||
Karen Olivo | Moulin Rouge! | Satine | ||
Elizabeth Stanley | Jagged Little Pill | Mary Jane Healy | ||
2022 (75th) | ||||
Joaquina Kalukango | Paradise Square | Annabelle "Nelly" Freeman | [70] | |
Sharon D. Clarke | Caroline, or Change | Caroline Thibodeaux | ||
Carmen Cusack | Flying Over Sunset | Clare Boothe Luce | ||
Sutton Foster | The Music Man | Marian Paroo | ||
Mare Winningham | Girl from the North Country | Elizabeth Laine | ||
2023 (76th) | ||||
Victoria Clark | Kimberly Akimbo | Kimberly Levaco | [71] | |
Annaleigh Ashford | Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street | Mrs. Lovett | ||
Sara Bareilles | Into the Woods | The Baker's Wife | ||
Lorna Courtney | & Juliet | Juliet | ||
Micaela Diamond | Parade | Lucille Frank | ||
2024 (77th) | Eden Espinosa | Lempicka | Tamara de Lempicka | |
Maleah Joi Moon | Hell's Kitchen | Ali | ||
Kelli O’Hara | Days of Wine and Roses | Kirsten Arnesen-Clay | ||
Maryann Plunkett | The Notebook | Allison “Allie” Calhoun (older) | ||
Gayle Rankin | Cabaret | Sally Bowles | ||
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Winners are in boldface
Actress who have been nominated multiple times in any acting categories
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