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Year Category Nominee Show Nom
2024 Best Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role in a Musical Gayle Rankin Cabaret at the Kit Kat Club
2024 Best Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role in a Musical Maryann Plunkett The Notebook
2024 Best Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role in a Musical Kelli O'Hara Days of Wine and Roses
2024 Best Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role in a Musical Maleah Joi Moon Hell's Kitchen
2024 Best Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role in a Musical Eden Espinosa Lempicka
2022 Best Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role in a Musical Mare Winningham Girl from the North Country
2022 Best Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role in a Musical Joaquina Kalukango Paradise Square Award winner
2022 Best Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role in a Musical Sutton Foster The Music Man
2022 Best Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role in a Musical Carmen Cusack Flying Over Sunset
2022 Best Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role in a Musical Sharon D Clarke Caroline, or Change
2020 Best Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role in a Musical Adrienne Warren Tina: The Tina Turner Musical Award winner
2020 Best Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role in a Musical Elizabeth Stanley Jagged Little Pill
2020 Best Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role in a Musical Karen Olivo Moulin Rouge!
2019 Best Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role in a Musical Kelli O'Hara Kiss Me, Kate
2019 Best Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role in a Musical Eva Noblezada Hadestown
2019 Best Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role in a Musical Beth Leavel The Prom
2019 Best Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role in a Musical Caitlin Kinnunen The Prom
2019 Best Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role in a Musical Stephanie J. Block The Cher Show Award winner
2018 Best Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role in a Musical Jessie Mueller Carousel
2018 Best Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role in a Musical Taylor Louderman Mean Girls
2018 Best Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role in a Musical Katrina Lenk The Band's Visit Award winner
2018 Best Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role in a Musical LaChanze Summer: The Donna Summer Musical
2018 Best Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role in a Musical Hailey Kilgore Once On This Island
2018 Best Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role in a Musical Lauren Ambrose My Fair Lady
2017 Best Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role in a Musical Eva Noblezada Miss Saigon
2017 Best Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role in a Musical Bette Midler Hello, Dolly! Award winner
2017 Best Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role in a Musical Patti LuPone War Paint
2017 Best Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role in a Musical Christine Ebersole War Paint
2017 Best Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role in a Musical Denée Benton Natasha, Pierre & The Great Comet of 1812
2016 Best Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role in a Musical Phillipa Soo Hamilton
2016 Best Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role in a Musical Jessie Mueller Waitress
2016 Best Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role in a Musical Cynthia Erivo The Color Purple Award winner
2016 Best Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role in a Musical Carmen Cusack Bright Star
2016 Best Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role in a Musical Laura Benanti She Loves Me
2015 Best Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role in a Musical Chita Rivera The Visit
2015 Best Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role in a Musical Kelli O'Hara The King and I Award winner
2015 Best Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role in a Musical Beth Malone Fun Home
2015 Best Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role in a Musical Leanne Cope An American in Paris
2015 Best Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role in a Musical Kristin Chenoweth On the Twentieth Century
2014 Best Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role in a Musical Kelli O'Hara The Bridges of Madison County
2014 Best Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role in a Musical Jessie Mueller Beautiful: The Carole King Musical Award winner
2014 Best Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role in a Musical Idina Menzel If/Then
2014 Best Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role in a Musical Sutton Foster Violet
2014 Best Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role in a Musical Mary Bridget Davies A Night with Janis Joplin
2013 Best Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role in a Musical Carolee Carmello Scandalous
2013 Best Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role in a Musical Stephanie J. Block The Mystery of Edwin Drood
2013 Best Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role in a Musical Laura Osnes Rodgers + Hammerstein's Cinderella
2013 Best Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role in a Musical Patina Miller Pippin
2013 Best Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role in a Musical Valisia LeKae Motown: The Musical
2012 Best Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role in a Musical Jan Maxwell Follies
2012 Best Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role in a Musical Audra McDonald The Gershwins' Porgy and Bess Award winner
2012 Best Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role in a Musical Cristin Milioti Once
2012 Best Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role in a Musical Laura Osnes Bonnie & Clyde
2012 Best Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role in a Musical Kelli O'Hara Nice Work If You Can Get It
2011 Best Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role in a Musical Donna Murphy The People in the Picture
2011 Best Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role in a Musical Patina Miller Sister Act
2011 Best Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role in a Musical Beth Leavel Baby It's You!
2011 Best Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role in a Musical Sutton Foster Anything Goes Award winner
2010 Best Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role in a Musical Sherie Rene Scott Everyday Rapture
2010 Best Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role in a Musical Christiane Noll Ragtime producer; production took place the previous yeare
2010 Best Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role in a Musical Montego Glover Memphis producer; production took place the previous yeare
2010 Best Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role in a Musical Kate Baldwin Finian's Rainbow producer; production took place the previous yeare
2010 Best Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role in a Musical Catherine Zeta-Jones A Little Night Music producer; production took place the previous yeare Award winner
2009 Best Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role in a Musical Josefina Scaglione West Side Story
2009 Best Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role in a Musical Allison Janney 9 to 5: The Musical
2009 Best Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role in a Musical Sutton Foster Shrek The Musical production took place the previous year
2009 Best Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role in a Musical Stockard Channing Pal Joey production took place the previous year
2009 Best Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role in a Musical Alice Ripley Next to Normal Award winner
2008 Best Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role in a Musical Jenna Russell Sunday in the Park with George
2008 Best Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role in a Musical Faith Prince A Catered Affair
2008 Best Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role in a Musical Kelli O'Hara Rodgers & Hammerstein's South Pacific
2008 Best Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role in a Musical Kerry Butler Xanadu production took place the previous year
2008 Best Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role in a Musical Patti LuPone Gypsy Award winner
2007 Best Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role in a Musical Donna Murphy LoveMusik
2007 Best Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role in a Musical Debra Monk Curtains
2007 Best Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role in a Musical Audra McDonald 110 in the Shade
2007 Best Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role in a Musical Laura Bell Bundy Legally Blonde The Musical
2007 Best Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role in a Musical Christine Ebersole Grey Gardens production took place the previous year Award winner
2006 Best Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role in a Musical Kelli O'Hara The Pajama Game
2006 Best Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role in a Musical LaChanze The Color Purple production took place the previous year Award winner
2006 Best Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role in a Musical Sutton Foster The Drowsy Chaperone
2006 Best Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role in a Musical Chita Rivera Chita Rivera: The Dancer's Life production took place the previous year
2006 Best Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role in a Musical Patti LuPone Sweeney Todd
2005 Best Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role in a Musical Sherie Rene Scott Dirty Rotten Scoundrels
2005 Best Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role in a Musical Sutton Foster Little Women
2005 Best Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role in a Musical Erin Dilly Chitty Chitty Bang Bang
2005 Best Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role in a Musical Christina Applegate Sweet Charity
2005 Best Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role in a Musical Victoria Clark The Light in the Piazza Award winner
2004 Best Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role in a Musical Tonya Pinkins Caroline, or Change
2004 Best Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role in a Musical Donna Murphy Wonderful Town
2004 Best Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role in a Musical Stephanie D'Abruzzo Avenue Q production took place the previous year
2004 Best Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role in a Musical Kristin Chenoweth Wicked production took place the previous year
2004 Best Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role in a Musical Idina Menzel Wicked production took place the previous year Award winner
2003 Best Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role in a Musical Bernadette Peters Gypsy
2003 Best Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role in a Musical Marissa Jaret Winokur Hairspray Award winner
2003 Best Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role in a Musical Melissa Errico Amour production took place the previous year
2003 Best Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role in a Musical Elizabeth Parkinson Movin' Out production took place the previous year
2003 Best Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role in a Musical Mary Elizabeth Mastrantonio Man of La Mancha production took place the previous year
2002 Best Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role in a Musical Louise Pitre Mamma Mia!
2002 Best Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role in a Musical Vanessa Williams Into the Woods

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