Tony Award for Best Actor in a Musical | |
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Awarded for | Best Performance by a Leading Actor in a Musical |
Location | New York City |
Presented by | American Theatre Wing The Broadway League |
Currently held by | J. Harrison Ghee for Some Like It Hot (2023) |
Website | TonyAwards.com |
The Tony Award for Best Performance by a Leading Actor in a Musical is awarded to the actor who was voted as the best actor in a musical play, 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.
Year | Actor | Role(s) | Project | Ref. |
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1948 (2nd) | ||||
Paul Hartman | Angel in the Wings | Various Characters | ||
1949 (3rd) | ||||
Ray Bolger | Where's Charley? | Charley Wykeham |
Year | Actor | Role(s) | Project | Ref. |
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1950 (4th) | ||||
Ezio Pinza | South Pacific | Emile De Beque | ||
1951 (5th) | ||||
Robert Alda | Guys and Dolls | Sky Masterson | ||
1952 (6th) | ||||
Phil Silvers | Top Banana | Jerry Biffle | ||
1953 (7th) | ||||
Thomas Mitchell | Hazel Flagg | Dr. Downer | ||
1954 (8th) | ||||
Alfred Drake | Kismet | Hajj | ||
1955 (9th) | ||||
Walter Slezak | Fanny | Panisse | ||
1956 (10th) | ||||
Ray Walston | Damn Yankees | Mr. Applegate | [1] | |
Stephen Douglass | Damn Yankees | Joe Hardy | ||
William Johnson | Pipe Dream | Doc | ||
1957 (11th) | ||||
Rex Harrison | My Fair Lady | Henry Higgins | [2] | |
Fernando Lamas | Happy Hunting | Duke of Granada | ||
Robert Weede | The Most Happy Fella | Tony | ||
1958 (12th) | ||||
Robert Preston | The Music Man | Harold Hill | [3] | |
Ricardo Montalbán | Jamaica | Koli | ||
Eddie Foy Jr. | Rumple | Rumple | ||
Tony Randall | Oh, Captain! | Captain Henry St. James | ||
1959 (13th) | ||||
Richard Kiley | Redhead | Tom Baxter | [4] | |
Larry Blyden | Flower Drum Song | Sammy Fong |
Year | Actor | Role(s) | Project | Ref. |
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2020 (74th) | ||||
Aaron Tveit | Moulin Rouge! | Christian | ||
2022 (75th) | ||||
Myles Frost | MJ | MJ | [65] | |
Billy Crystal | Mr. Saturday Night | Buddy Young, Jr. | ||
Hugh Jackman | The Music Man | Harold Hill | ||
Rob McClure | Mrs. Doubtfire | Daniel Hillard | ||
Jaquel Spivey | A Strange Loop | Usher | ||
2023 (76th) | ||||
J. Harrison Ghee | Some Like It Hot | Jerry/Daphne | [66] | |
Christian Borle | Some Like It Hot | Joe/Josephine | ||
Josh Groban | Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street | Sweeney Todd | ||
Brian d'Arcy James | Into the Woods | The Baker | ||
Ben Platt | Parade | Leo Frank | ||
Colton Ryan | New York, New York | Jimmy Doyle |