Tony Award for Best Featured Actress in a Musical
| Tony Award for Best Featured Actress in a Musical | |
|---|---|
| Awarded for | Best Performance by an Actress in a Featured Role in a Musical |
| Location | United States New York City |
| Presented by | American Theatre Wing The Broadway League |
| Currently held by | Kecia Lewis for Hell's Kitchen (2024) |
| Website | TonyAwards.com |
The Tony Award for Best Performance by a Featured Actress in a Musical is an honor presented at the Tony Awards, a ceremony established in 1947 as the Antoinette Perry Awards for Excellence in Theatre, to actresses for quality featured roles in a musical play, whether a new production or a revival. The awards are named after Antoinette Perry, an American actress who died in 1946.
Honors in several categories are presented at the ceremony annually by the Tony Award Productions, a joint venture of The Broadway League and the American Theatre Wing, to "honor the best performances and stage productions of the previous year."[1]
The award was originally called the Tony Award for Best Performance by an Actress in a Featured or Supporting Role in a Musical. It was first presented to Juanita Hall at the 4th Tony Awards for her portrayal of Bloody Mary in South Pacific. Before 1956, nominees' names were not made public;[2] the change was made by the awards committee to "have a greater impact on theatregoers".[3] The category was renamed to its current title in 1976.
Judy Kaye, Andrea Martin and Audra McDonald share the record for having the most wins in this category, with a total of two. Carrie Pipperidge in Carousel and Marge MacDougall in Promises, Promises are the characters to take the award the most times, winning twice.
Winners and nominees[edit]
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1950s[edit]
| Year | Actor | Musical | Role(s) | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950 (4th) | ||||
| Juanita Hall | South Pacific | Bloody Mary | ||
| 1951 (5th) | ||||
| Isabel Bigley | Guys and Dolls | Sarah Brown | ||
| 1952 (6th) | ||||
| Helen Gallagher | Pal Joey | Gladys Bumps | ||
| 1953 (7th) | ||||
| Sheila Bond | Wish You Were Here | Fay Fromkin | ||
| 1954 (8th) | ||||
| Gwen Verdon | Can-Can | Claudine | ||
| 1955 (9th) | ||||
| Carol Haney | The Pajama Game | Gladys Hotchkiss | ||
| 1956 (10th) | ||||
| Lotte Lenya | The Threepenny Opera | Jenny | [4] | |
| Rae Allen | Damn Yankees | Gloria Thorpe | ||
| Pat Carroll | Catch a Star! | Various Characters | ||
| Judy Tyler | Pipe Dream | Suzy | ||
| 1957 (11th) | ||||
| Edie Adams | Lil' Abner | Daisy Mae | [5] | |
| Virginia Gibson | Happy Hunting | Beth Livingstone | ||
| Irra Petina | Candide | The Old Lady / Madame Sofronia | ||
| Jo Sullivan Loesser | The Most Happy Fella | Rosabella | ||
| 1958 (12th) | ||||
| Barbara Cook | The Music Man | Marian Paroo | [6] | |
| Susan Johnson | Oh, Captain! | Mae | ||
| Carol Lawrence | West Side Story | Maria | ||
| Jackie McKeever | Oh, Captain! | Mrs. Maud St.James | ||
| Josephine Premice | Jamaica | Ginger | ||
| 1959 (13th) | ||||
| Pat Stanley | Goldilocks | Lois Lee | [7] | |
| Julienne Marie | Whoop-Up | Mary Champlain |
1960s[edit]
1970s[edit]
1980s[edit]
1990s[edit]
2000s[edit]
2010s[edit]
2020s[edit]
Statistics[edit]
Most wins[edit]
- 2 wins
Most nominations[edit]
- 5 nominations
- 4 nominations
- 3 nominations
- 2 nominations
- Shoshana Bean
- Tammy Blanchard
- Gretha Boston
- Barbara Cook
- Helen Gallagher
- Jayne Houdyshell
- Cady Huffman
- Nikki M. James
- Patsy Kelly
- Judy Kuhn
- Marcia Lewis
- Priscilla Lopez
- Julienne Marie
- Millicent Martin
- Audra McDonald
- Lindsay Mendez
- Ruthie Ann Miles
- Bebe Neuwirth
- Mary Beth Peil
- Josephine Premice
- Chita Rivera
- Jennifer Simard
- Louise Troy
- Lillias White
- Mary Louise Wilson
Character win total[edit]
- 2 wins
- Carrie Pipperidge from Carousel
- Marge MacDougall from Promises, Promises
Character nomination total[edit]
- 5 nominations
- 4 nominations
- Fraulein Schneider from Cabaret
- 3 nominations
- The Old Lady from Candide
- 2 nominations
- Anita from West Side Story
- Aunt Eller from Oklahoma!
- Berthe from Pippin
- Bloody Mary from South Pacific
- Carla Albanese from Nine
- Carrie Pipperidge from Carousel
- Gladys Bumps from Pal Joey
- Gladys Hotchkiss from The Pajama Game
- Hildy Esterhazy from On the Town and Jerome Robbins' Broadway
- Ilona Ritter from She Loves Me
- Jenny from The Threepenny Opera
- Lady of the Lake from Spamalot
- Liliane La Fleur from Nine
- Luisa Contini from Nine
- Madame Armfeldt from A Little Night Music
- Marge MacDougall from Promises, Promises
- Maria from West Side Story
- Nickie from Sweet Charity
- Peggy Sawyer from 42nd Street
- Queenie from Show Boat
- Sarah from Company
- Sofia Johnson from The Color Purple
- Trina from Falsettos
Productions with multiple nominations[edit]
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- The Sound of Music – Patricia Neway and Lauri Peters, Kathy Dunn, Evanna Lien, Mary Susan Locke, Marilyn Robers, William Snowden & Joseph Stewart
- A Joyful Noise – Leland Palmer and Susan Watson
- Applause – Bonnie Franklin and Penny Fuller
- Company – Barbara Barrie and Pamela Myers
- A Little Night Music – Patricia Elliott and Hermione Gingold
- Candide – Maureen Brennan and June Gable
- A Chorus Line – Kelly Bishop and Priscilla Lopez
- Side by Side by Sondheim – Millicent Martin and Julia McKenzie
- Ain't Misbehavin' – Nell Carter and Charlayne Woodard
- The Best Little Whorehouse in Texas – Carlin Glynn and Joan Ellis
- West Side Story – Debbie Allen and Josie de Guzman
- Nine – Karen Akers, Liliane Montevecchi and Anita Morris
- Quilters – Evalon Baron and Lenka Peterson
- The Mystery of Edwin Drood – Patti Cohenour and Jana Schneider
- Les Misérables – Frances Ruffelle and Judy Kuhn
- Me and My Girl – Jane Connell and Jane Summerhays (Les Misérables and Me and My Girl were nominated the same year)
- Cabaret – Alyson Reed and Regina Resnik
- Jerome Robbins' Broadway – Debbie Gravitte, Jane Lanier and Faith Prince
- The Secret Garden – Daisy Eagan and Alison Fraser
- Smokey Joe's Cafe – Brenda Braxton, B.J. Crosby and DeLee Lively
- Contact – Deborah Yates and Karen Ziemba
- Swing! – Laura Benanti and Ann Hampton Callaway (Contact and Swing! were nominated the same year)
- 42nd Street – Kate Levering and Mary Testa
- Nine – Jane Krakowski, Mary Stuart Masterson and Chita Rivera (This is the second time the show had multiple nominations)
- The Boy from Oz – Beth Fowler and Isabel Keating
- The Color Purple – Felicia P. Fields and Elisabeth Withers
- Billy Elliot the Musical – Haydn Gwynne and Carole Shelley
- Women on the Verge of a Nervous Breakdown – Laura Benanti and Patti LuPone
- Fun Home – Judy Kuhn, Sydney Lucas and Emily Skeggs
- Carousel – Renée Fleming and Lindsay Mendez
- Oklahoma! – Ali Stroker and Mary Testa
- Tootsie – Lilli Cooper and Sarah Stiles (Oklahoma! and Tootsie were nominated the same year)
- Jagged Little Pill – Kathryn Gallagher, Celia Rose Gooding and Lauren Patten
- Company – Patti LuPone and Jennifer Simard (This is the second time the show had multiple nominations)
- Hell's Kitchen – Shoshana Bean and Kecia Lewis
Multiple awards and nominations[edit]
- Actresses who have been nominated multiple times in any acting categories
See also[edit]
- Tony Award for Best Featured Actor in a Play
- Tony Award for Best Featured Actress in a Play
- Tony Award for Best Featured Actor in a Musical
- Drama Desk Award for Outstanding Featured Actress in a Musical
- Drama Desk Award for Outstanding Featured Performance in a Musical
- Laurence Olivier Award for Best Actress in a Supporting Role in a Musical
- List of Tony Award-nominated productions
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