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The Tony Award for Best Performance by a Leading Actor 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 actors for quality leading 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.
| Tony Award for Best Actor in a Musical | |
|---|---|
2024 Recipient: Jonathan Groff | |
| 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 | Jonathan Groff for Merrily We Roll Along (2024) |
| Website | TonyAwards.com |
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 Actors—Musical. It was first presented to Paul Hartman at the 2nd Tony Awards for his portrayal of various characters in Angel in the Wings. 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]
Nine actors hold the record for having the most wins in this category, with a total of two. John Cullum, Brian d'Arcy James and Raul Julia are tied with the most nominations, with a total of four. Pseudolus in A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum is the character to take the award the most times, winning three times.
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| Year | Actor | Role(s) | Project | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1947 (1st) |
Not awarded | |||
| 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. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | [4] | |
| Stephen Douglass | Damn Yankees | Joe Hardy | ||
| William Johnson | Pipe Dream | Doc | ||
| 1957 (11th) | ||||
| Rex Harrison | My Fair Lady | Henry Higgins | [5] | |
| Fernando Lamas | Happy Hunting | Duke of Granada | ||
| Robert Weede | The Most Happy Fella | Tony | ||
| 1958 (12th) | ||||
| Robert Preston | The Music Man | Harold Hill | [6] | |
| Eddie Foy Jr. | Rumple | Rumple | ||
| Ricardo Montalbán | Jamaica | Koli | ||
| Tony Randall | Oh, Captain! | Captain Henry St. James | ||
| 1959 (13th) | ||||
| Richard Kiley | Redhead | Tom Baxter | [7] | |
| Larry Blyden | Flower Drum Song | Sammy Fong |
| Year | Actor | Role(s) | Project | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 (74th) | ||||
| Aaron Tveit | Moulin Rouge! | Christian | [68] | |
| 2021 | No ceremony | |||
| 2022 (75th) | ||||
| Myles Frost | MJ | MJ | [69] | |
| 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 | [70] | |
| 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 | ||
| 2024 (77th) | ||||
| Jonathan Groff | Merrily We Roll Along | Franklin Shepard | [71] | |
| Brody Grant | The Outsiders | Ponyboy Curtis | ||
| Dorian Harewood | The Notebook | Older Noah Calhoun | ||
| Brian d'Arcy James | Days of Wine and Roses | Joe Clay | ||
| Eddie Redmayne | Cabaret at the Kit Kat Club | Emcee | ||
† – Most of the leading male characters in Little Me are played by the same actor, but the actual roles vary. In the original 1962 Broadway production and the 1998 revival, Sid Caesar and Martin Short (respectively) played Noble Eggleston, Amos Pinchley, Val du Val, Fred Poitrine, Otto Schnitzler, and Prince Cherney. Caesar also played Noble Junior. In the 1981 revival, the lead roles were split among James Coco and Victor Garber with Garber playing Noble Eggleston, Val du Val, Fred Poitrine, and Noble Junior.
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