Tony Award for Best Leading Actress in a Musical
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The Tony Award for Best Actress in a Musical is awarded to the actress who was voted as the best actress in a musical, whether a new production or a revival. The award has been announced since 1948, but the nominees who did not win have only been announced since 1956.
In the lists below, the winner is displayed first, the non-winning nominees second.
Contents
1940's
- 1948' Grace Hartman in Angel in the Wings'' as Nettie/Mrs. Blodgett/Ruth/Mrs. Hutchinson
- 1949' Nanette Fabray in Love Life'' as Susan Cooper
1950's
- 1950 'Mary Martin in South Pacific'' as Nellie Forbush
- 1951' Ethel Merman in Call Me Madam'' as Sally Adams
- 1952' Gertrude Lawrence in The King and I'' as Anna Leonowens
- 1953' Rosalind Russell in Wonderful Town'' as Ruth Sherwood
- 1954' Dolores Gray in Carnival in Flanders'' as Cornelia
- 1955' Mary Martin in Peter Pan'' as Peter Pan
- 1956' Gwen Verdon in Damn Yankees'' as Lola
- *Carol Channing. The Vamp
- *Nancy Walker. Phoenix '55
- 1957' Judy Holliday in Bells Are Ringing'' as Ella Peterson
- *Julie Andrews. My Fair Lady
- *Ethel Merman. Happy Hunting
- 1958' (tie) Thelma Ritter in New Girl In Town as Marthy; Gwen Verdon in New Girl In Town'' as Anna
- *Lena Horne. Jamaica
- *Beatrice Lillie. Ziegfeld Follies
- 1959' Gwen Verdon in Redhead'' as Essie Whimple
- *Miyoshi Umeki. Flower Drum Song
1960's
- 1960 'Mary Martin in The Sound of Music'' as Maria Rainer
- *Carol Burnett. Once Upon a Mattress
- *Dolores Gray. Destry Rides Again
- *Eileen Herlie. Take Me Along
- *Ethel Merman. [[Gypsy: A Musical Fable|Gypsy]]
- 1961 'Elizabeth Seal in Irma La Douce'' as Irma-La-Douce
- *Julie Andrews. Camelot
- *Carol Channing. Show Girl
- *Nancy Walker. Do Re Mi
- 1962' (tie) Anna Maria Alberghetti in Carnival as Lili; Diahann Carroll in No Strings'' as Barbara Woodruff
- *Molly Picon. Milk and Honey
- *Elaine Stritch. Sail Away
- 1963' Vivien Leigh in Tovarich'' as Tatiana
- *Georgia Brown. Oliver!
- *Nanette Fabray. Mr. President
- *Sally Ann Howes. Brigadoon
- 1964' Carol Channing. Hello, Dolly!'' as Dolly Levi
- *Beatrice Lillie. High Spirits
- *Barbra Streisand. Funny Girl
- *Inga Swenson. 110 in the Shade
- 1965' Liza Minnelli in Flora the Red Menace'' as Flora
- *Elizabeth Allen. Do I Hear a Waltz?
- *Nancy Dussault. Bajour
- *Inga Swenson. Baker Street
- 1966' Angela Lansbury in Mame'' as Mame Dennis
- *Barbara Harris. On a Clear Day You Can See Forever
- *Julie Harris. Skyscraper
- *Gwen Verdon. Sweet Charity
- 1967' Barbara Harris in The Apple Tree'' as Eve/Princess Barbara/Ella and Passionella
- *Lotte Lenya. Cabaret
- *Mary Martin. I Do! I Do!
- *Louise Troy. Walking Happy
- 1968' (tie) Patricia Routledge in Darling of the Day as Alice Challice; Leslie Uggams in Hallelujah, Baby!'' as Georgina
- *Melina Mercouri. Illya Darling
- *Brenda Vaccaro. How Now, Dow Jones
- 1969' Angela Lansbury in Dear World'' as Countess Aurelia
- *Maria Karnilova. Zorba
- *Dorothy Loudon. The Fig Leaves Are Falling
- *Jill O'Hara. Promises, Promises
1970's
- 1970' Lauren Bacall in Applause'' as Margo Channing
- *Katharine Hepburn. Coco
- *Dilys Watling. Georgy
- 1971 'Helen Gallagher in No, No Nanette - Revival'' as Lucille Early
- *Susan Browning. Company
- *Sandy Duncan. The Boy Friend
- *Elaine Stritch. Company
- 1972 'Alexis Smith in Follies'' as Phyllis Rogers Stone
- *Jonelle Allen. Two Gentlemen of Verona
- *Dorothy Collins. Follies
- *Mildred Natwick. 70, Girls, 70
- 1973 'Glynis Johns in A Little Night Music'' as Desiree Armfeldt
- *Leland Palmer. Pippin
- *Debbie Reynolds. Irene
- *Marcia Rodd. Shelter
- 1974' Virginia Capers in Raisin'' as Lena Younger
- *Carol Channing. Lorelei
- *Michele Lee. Seesaw
- 1975' Angela Lansbury in [[Gypsy: A Musical Fable|Gypsy]]'' as Mama Rose
- *Lola Falana. Doctor Jazz
- *Bernadette Peters. Mack and Mabel
- *Ann Reinking. Goodtime Charley
- 1976' Donna McKechnie in A Chorus Line'' as Cassie
- *Vivian Reed. Bubbling Brown Sugar
- *Chita Rivera. Chicago
- *Gwen Verdon. Chicago
- 1977' Dorothy Loudon in Annie'' as Miss Hannigan
- *Clamma Dale. Porgy and Bess
- *Ernestine Jackson. Guys and Dolls
- *Andrea McArdle. Annie
- 1978' Liza Minnelli in The Act'' as Michelle Craig
- *Madeline Kahn. On the Twentieth Century
- *Eartha Kitt. Timbuktu!
- *Frances Sternhagen. Angel
- 1979' Angela Lansbury in Sweeney Todd'' as Mrs. Lovett
- *Tovah Feldshuh. Sarava
- *Dorothy Loudon. Ballroom (play)
- *Alexis Smith. Platinum
1980's
- 1980' Patti LuPone in Evita'' as Evita
- *Christine Andreas. Oklahoma!
- *Sandy Duncan. Peter Pan
- *Ann Miller. Sugar Babies
- 1981' Lauren Bacall in Woman of the Year'' as Tess Harding
- *Meg Bussert. Brigadoon
- *Chita Rivera. Bring Back Birdie
- *Linda Ronstadt. The Pirates of Penzance
- 1982' Jennifer Holliday in Dreamgirls'' as Effie Melody White
- *Lisa Mordente. Marlowe
- *Mary Gordon Murray. Little Me
- *Sheryl Lee Ralph. Dreamgirls
- 1983' Natalia Makarova in On Your Toes'' as Vera Barnova/Princess Zenobia/Strip Tease Girl
- *Lonette McKee. Show Boat
- *Chita Rivera. Merlin
- *Twiggy. My One and Only
- 1984 'Chita Rivera in The Rink'' as Anna
- *Rhetta Hughes. Amen Corner
- *Liza Minnelli. The Rink
- *Bernadette Peters. Sunday in the Park with George
- 1986 'Bernadette Peters in Song and Dance'' as Emma
- *Debbie Allen. Sweet Charity
- *Cleo Laine. The Mystery of Edwin Drood
- *Chita Rivera. Jerry's Girls
- 1987' Maryann Plunkett in Me and My Girl'' as Sally Smith
- *Catherine Cox. Oh Coward!
- *Teresa Stratas. Rags
- 1988 'Joanna Gleason in Into the Woods'' as The Baker's Wife
- *Alison Fraser. Romance/Romance
- *Judy Kuhn. Chess
- *Patti Lupone. Anything Goes
- 1989 'Ruth Brown in Black and Blue'' as Singer
- *Charlotte d'Amboise. Jerome Robbins' Broadway
- *Linda Hopkins. Black and Blue
- *Sharon McNight. Starmites
1990's
- 1990 'Tyne Daly in [[Gypsy: A Musical Fable|Gypsy]]'' as Mama Rose
- *Georgia Brown. Threepenny Opera
- *Beth Fowler. Sweeney Todd
- *Liliane Montevecchi. Grand Hotel, The Musical
- 1991' Lea Salonga in Miss Saigon'' as Kim
- *June Angela. [[Shogun: The Musical]]
- *Dee Hoty. The Will Rogers Follies
- *Cathy Rigby. Peter Pan
- 1992 'Faith Prince in Guys and Dolls'' as Miss Adelaide
- *Jodi Benson. Crazy for You
- *Josie de Guzman. Guys and Dolls
- *Sophie Hayden. The Most Happy Fella
- 1993' Chita Rivera in Kiss of the Spider Woman--The Musical'' as Aurora/Spider Woman
- *Ann Crumb. Anna Karenina
- *Stephanie Lawrence. Blood Brothers
- *Bernadette Peters. The Goodbye Girl
- 1994' Donna Murphy in Passion'' as Fosca
- *Susan Egan. Beauty and the Beast
- *Dee Hoty. The Best Little Whorehouse Goes Public
- *Judy Kuhn. She Loves Me
- 1995 'Glenn Close in Sunset Boulevard'' as Norma Desmond
- *Rebecca Luker. Show Boat
- 1996 'Donna Murphy in The King and I'' as Anna Leonowens
- *Julie Andrews. Victor/Victoria
- *Crista Moore. Big - The Musical
- *Daphne Rubin-Vega. Rent
- 1997' Bebe Neuwirth in Chicago'' as Velma Kelly
- *Pamela Isaacs. The Life
- *Tonya Pinkins. Play On!
- *Karen Ziemba. Steel Pier
- 1998' Natasha Richardson in Cabaret'' as Sally Bowles
- *Betty Buckley. Triumph of Love
- *Marin Mazzie. Ragtime
- *Alice Ripley and Emily Skinner. Side Show
- 1999' Bernadette Peters in Annie Get Your Gun'' as Annie Oakley
- *Carolee Carmello. Parade
- *Dee Hoty. Footloose
- *Sian Phillips. Marlene
2000's
- 2000 'Heather Headley in Aida'' as Aida
- *Toni Collette. The Wild Party
- *Rebecca Luker. The Music Man
- *Marin Mazzie. Kiss Me, Kate
- *Audra McDonald. Marie Christine
- 2001 'Christine Ebersole in 42nd Street'' as Dorothy Brock
- *Blythe Danner. Follies
- *Randy Graff. A Class Act
- *Faith Prince. Bells Are Ringing
- *Marla Schaffel. Jane Eyre
- 2002' Sutton Foster in Thoroughly Modern Millie'' as Millie Dillmount
- *Louise Pitre. Mamma Mia!
- *Vanessa Williams. Into the Woods
- *Nancy Opel. Urinetown The Musical
- *Jennifer Laura Thompson. Urinetown The Musical
- 2003' Marissa Jaret Winokur in Hairspray'' as Tracy Turnblad
- *Melissa Errico. Amour
- *Mary Elizabeth Mastrantonio. Man of La Mancha
- *Elizabeth Parkinson. Movin' Out
- *Bernadette Peters. [[Gypsy: A Musical Fable|Gypsy]]
- 2004 'Idina Menzel in Wicked'' as Elphaba
- *Kristin Chenoweth, Wicked
- *Stephanie D'Abruzzo, Avenue Q
- *Donna Murphy, Wonderful Town
- *Tonya Pinkins, Caroline, or Change
- 2005' Victoria Clark in The Light in the Piazza'' as Margaret Johnson
- *Christina Applegate, Sweet Charity
- *Erin Dilly, Chitty Chitty Bang Bang
- *Sutton Foster, Little Women
- *Sherie Rene Scott, Dirty Rotten Scoundrels
- 2006 'LaChanze in The Color Purple'' as Celie
- *Sutton Foster. The Drowsy Chaperone
- *Patti LuPone. Sweeney Todd
- *Kelli O'Hara. The Pajama Game
- *Chita Rivera. [[Chita Rivera: The Dancer's Life]]
Winners with Multiple Tony Awards for Leading Actress in a Musical
- Angela Lansbury (4)
- Mary Martin (3)
- Gwen Verdon (3)
- Liza Minnelli (2)
- Donna Murphy (2)
- Chita Rivera (2)
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