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."
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; the change was made by the awards committee to "have a greater impact on theatregoers". 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
1950s
1960s
1970s
1980s
1990s
2000s
2010s
2020s
Statistics
Most wins
- 2 wins
- Judy Kaye
- Andrea Martin
- Audra McDonald
Most nominations
Character win total
- 2 wins
- Carrie Pipperidge from Carousel
- Marge MacDougall from Promises, Promises
Character nomination total
Productions with multiple nominations
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Multiple awards and nominations
- Actresses who have been nominated multiple times in any acting categories
See also
- 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
References
External links
- Internet Broadway Database Awards Archive
- Official Tony Awards Website Archive
