Tony Awards: Best Lead Actress in a Musical
Submitted by alsox4life on Mon, 10/20/2008 - 12:28
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- 1948- Grace Hartman- Angel in the Wings
- 1949- Nanette Fabray- Love Life
- 1950- Mary Martin- South Pacific
- 1951- Ethel Merman- Call Me Madam
- 1952- Gertrude Lawrence- The King and I
- 1953- Rosalind Russell- Wonderful Town
- 1954- Dolores Gray- Carnival in Flanders
- 1955- Mary Martin- Peter Pan
- 1956- Gwen Verdon- Damn Yankees
- 1957- Judy Holliday- Bells Are Ringing
- 1958- Thelma Ritter- New Girl in Town/ Gwen Verdon- New Girl in Town
- 1959- Gwen Verdon- Redheard
- 1960- Mary Martin- The Sound of Music
- 1961- Elizabeth Seal- Irma La Douce
- 1962- Anna Maria Alberghetti- Carnival!/ Diahann Carroll- No Strings
- 1963- Vivien Leigh- Tovarich
- 1964- Carol Channing- Hello, Dolly!
- 1965- Liza Minnelli- Flora the Red Menace
- 1966- Angela Lansbury- Mame
- 1967- Barbara Harris- The Apple Tree
- 1968- Patricia Routledge- Darling of the Day/ Leslie Uggams- Hallelujah, Baby!
- 1969- Angela Lansbury- Dear World
- 1970- Lauren Bacall- Applause
- 1971- Helen Gallagher- No, No Nanette
- 1972- Alexis Smith- Follies
- 1973- Glynis Johns- A Little Night Music
- 1974- Virginia Capers- Raisin
- 1975- Angela Lansbury- Gypsy
- 1976- Donna McKechnie- A Chorus Line
- 1977- Dorothy Loudon- Annie
- 1978- Liza Minnelli- The Act
- 1979- Angela Lansbury- Sweeney Todd
- 1980- Patti LuPone- Evita
- 1981- Lauren Bacall- Woman of the Year
- 1982- Jennifer Holliday- Dreamgirls
- 1983- Natalia Makarova- On Your Toes
- 1984- Chita Rivera- The Rink
- 1985- no award
- 1986- Bernadette Peters- Song and Dance
- 1987- Maryann Plunkett- Me and My Girl
- 1988- Joanna Gleason- Into the Woods
- 1989- Ruth Brown- Black and Blue
- 1990- Tyne Daly- Gypsy
- 1991- Lea Salonga- Miss Saigon
- 1992- Faith Prince- Guys and Dolls
- 1993- Chita Rivera- Kiss of the Spider Woman
- 1994- Donna Murphy- Passion
- 1995- Glenn Close- Sunset Boulevard
- 1996- Donna Murphy- The King and I
- 1997- Bebe Neuwirth- Chicago
- 1998- Natasha Richardson- Cabaret
- 1999- Bernadette Peters- Annie Get Your Gun
- 2000- Heather Headley- Aida
- 2001- Christine Ebersole- 42nd Street
- 2002- Sutton Foster- Thoroughly Modern Millie
- 2003- Marissa Janet Winokur- Hairspray
- 2004- Idina Menzel- Wicked
- 2005- Victoria Clark- The Light in the Piazza
- 2006- LaChanze- The Color Purple
- 2007- Christine Ebersole- Grey Gardens
- 2008- Patti LuPone- Gypsy
- 2009- Alice Ripley- Next to Normal
