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Tony Award for Best Featured Actor in a Musical

American theatre award for Broadway actors


American theatre award for Broadway actors

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nameTony Award for
Best Featured Actor in a Musical
image_upright0.55
imageJakMalone-byPhilipRomano.jpg
caption2025 recipient: Jak Malone
awarded_forBest Performance by a Featured Actor in a Musical
presenterAmerican Theatre Wing The Broadway League
locationUnited States New York City
holderJak Malone for Operation Mincemeat: A New Musical (2025)
websiteTonyAwards.com

Best Featured Actor in a Musical The Tony Award for Best Performance by a Featured 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 featured roles in a musical play, whether a new production or a revival. The awards are named after 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 in a Musical. It was first presented to David Wayne at the 1st Tony Awards for his portrayal of Og in Finian's Rainbow. Before 1956, nominees' names were not made public; the change was made by the awards committee to "have a greater impact on theatregoers". Following the first ceremony, this category was not awarded until 1950 when it was renamed to Best Performance by an Actor in a Featured or Supporting Role in a Musical. It was renamed again to its current title in 1976.

Hinton Battle holds the record for having the most wins in this category, with a total of three. No characters have taken the award multiple times, but Herbie in Gypsy is the most nominated with five.

Winners and nominees

1940s

YearActorMusicalRole(s)Ref.
1947
(1st)
David Wayne*Finian's Rainbow*Og

1950s

YearActorMusicalRole(s)Ref.
1950
(4th)
Myron McCormick*South Pacific*Luther Billis
1951
(5th)
Russell Nype*Call Me Madam*Kenneth Gibson
1952
(6th)
Yul Brynner*The King and I*The King of Siam
1953
(7th)
Hiram Sherman*Two's Company*Various Characters
1954
(8th)
Harry Belafonte*John Murray Anderson's Almanac*Various Characters
1955
(9th)
Cyril Ritchard*Peter Pan*Captain Hook / Mr. Darling
1956
(10th)
Russ Brown*Damn Yankees*Benny Van Buren
Mike KellinPipe DreamHazel
Will MahoneyFinian's RainbowFinian McLonergan
Scott MerrillThe Threepenny OperaMacheath
1957
(11th)
Sydney Chaplin*Bells Are Ringing*Jeff Moss
Robert CooteMy Fair LadyColonel Pickering
Stanley HollowayAlfred P. Doolittle
1958
(12th)
David Burns*The Music Man*Mayor Shinn
Ossie DavisJamaicaCicero
Cameron Prud'HommeNew Girl in TownChris
Iggie WolfingtonThe Music ManMarcellus Washburn
1959
(13th)
Russell Nype*Goldilocks*George Randolph Brown
Leonard Stone*Redhead*George Poppett

1960s

YearActorMusicalRole(s)Ref.
1960
(14th)
Tom Bosley*Fiorello!*Fiorello La Guardia
Theodore BikelThe Sound of MusicCaptain Georg von Trapp
Howard da SilvaFiorello!Ben Marino
Kurt KasznarThe Sound of MusicMax Detweiler
Jack KlugmanGypsyHerbie
1961
(15th)
Dick Van Dyke*Bye Bye Birdie*Albert Peterson
Dick GautierBye Bye BirdieConrad Birdie
Ron HusmannTenderloinTommy
Clive RevillIrma La DouceBob-Le-Hotu
1962
(16th)
Charles Nelson Reilly*How to Succeed in Business Without Really Trying*Bud Frump
Orson BeanSubways Are For SleepingCharlie Smith
Severn DardenFrom the Second CityPerformer
Pierre OlafCarnivalJacquot
1963
(17th)
David Burns*A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum*Senex
Jack GilfordA Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the ForumHysterium
Davy JonesOliver!The Artful Dodger
Swen SwensonLittle MeGeorge Musgrove
1964
(18th)
Jack Cassidy*She Loves Me*Stephen Kodaly
Will Geer110 in the ShadeH. C. Curry
Danny MeehanFunny GirlEddie Ryan
Charles Nelson ReillyHello, Dolly!Cornelius Hackl
1965
(19th)
Victor Spinetti*Oh, What a Lovely War!*Various Characters
Jack CassidyFade Out – Fade InBryon Prong
James GroutHalf a SixpenceChitterlow
Jerry OrbachGuys and DollsSky Masterson
1966
(20th)
Frankie Michaels*Mame*Patrick Dennis
Roy CastlePickwickSam Weller
John McMartinSweet CharityOscar
Michael O'SullivanIt's a Bird...It's a Plane...It's SupermanDr. Abner Sedgwick
1967
(21st)
Joel Grey*Cabaret*The Master of Ceremonies
Leon BibbA Hand Is on the GatePerformer
Gordon DilworthWalking HappyTubby Wadlow
Edward WinterCabaretErnst Ludwig
1968
(22nd)
Hiram Sherman*How Now, Dow Jones*Wingate
Scott JacobyGolden RainbowAlly
Nikos KourkoulosIllya DarlingTonio
Michael RupertThe Happy TimeBibi Bonnard
1969
(23rd)
Ron Holgate*1776*Richard Henry Lee
William Daniels (nomination declined)1776John Adams
Larry HainesPromises, PromisesDr. Dreyfuss
Edward WinterJ.D. Sheldrake

1970s

YearActorMusicalRole(s)Ref.
1970
(24th)
René Auberjonois*Coco*Sebastian Baye
Brandon MaggartApplauseBuzz Richards
George RoseCocoLouis Greff
1971
(25th)
Keene Curtis*The Rothschilds*Various Characters
Charles KimbroughCompanyHarry
Walter WillisonTwo by TwoJapheth
1972
(26th)
Larry Blyden*A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum*Hysterium
Timothy MeyersGreaseKenickie
Gene NelsonFolliesBuddy Plummer
Ben VereenJesus Christ SuperstarJudas Iscariot
1973
(27th)
George S. Irving*Irene*Madame Lucy
Laurence GuittardA Little Night MusicCount Carl-Magnus Malcolm
Avon LongDon't Play Us CheapDavid
Gilbert PriceLost in the StarsAbsalom Kumalo
1974
(28th)
Tommy Tune*Seesaw*David
Mark BakerCandideCandide
Ralph CarterRaisinTravis Younger
1975
(29th)
Ted Ross*The Wiz*The Cowardly Lion
Tom AldredgeWhere's Charley?Mr. Spettigue
John BottomsDance with MeJimmy Dick II
Doug HenningThe Magic ShowDoug
Gilbert PriceThe Night That Made America FamousPerformer
Richard B. ShullGoodtime CharleyMinguet
1976
(30th)
Sammy Williams*A Chorus Line*Paul San Marco
Robert LuPoneA Chorus LineZach
Charles RepoleVery Good EddieMr. Eddie Kettle
Isao SatoPacific OverturesKayama
1977
(31st)
Lenny Baker*I Love My Wife*Alvin
David KernanSide by Side by SondheimPerformer
Larry MarshallPorgy and BessSportin' Life
Ned SherrinSide by Side by SondheimPerformer
1978
(32nd)
Kevin Kline*On the Twentieth Century*Bruce Granit
Steven BoockvorWorkingJohn Fortune / Marco Camerone
Wayne CilentoDancin'Performer
Rex EverhartWorkingHerb Rosen / Booker Page
1979
(33rd)
Henderson Forsythe*The Best Little Whorehouse in Texas*Sheriff Ed Earl Dodd
Richard CoxPlatinumDan Danger
Gregory HinesEubie!Performer
Ron HolgateThe Grand TourColonel Tadeusz Boleslav Stjerbinsky

1980s

YearActorMusicalRole(s)Ref.
1980
(34th)
Mandy Patinkin*Evita*Che
David GarrisonA Day in Hollywood / A Night in the UkraineSerge B. Samovar
Harry GroenerOklahoma!Will Parker
Bob GuntonEvitaJuan Perón
1981
(35th)
Hinton Battle*Sophisticated Ladies*Various Characters
Tony AzitoThe Pirates of PenzanceSergeant of Police
Lee Roy Reams42nd StreetBilly Lawlor
Paxton WhiteheadCamelotKing Pellinore
1982
(36th)
Cleavant Derricks*Dreamgirls*James "Thunder" Early
Obba BabatundéDreamgirlsC.C. White
David Alan GrierThe FirstJackie Robinson
Bill HuttonJoseph and the Amazing Technicolor DreamcoatJoseph
1983
(37th)
Charles Coles*My One and Only*Mr. Magix
Harry GroenerCatsMunkustrap
Stephen HananBustopher Jones / Asparagus / Growltiger
Lara TeeterOn Your ToesJunior
1984
(38th)
Hinton Battle*The Tap Dance Kid*Dipsey
Stephen GeoffreysThe Human ComedyHomer
Todd GraffBabyDanny
Samuel E. WrightThe Tap Dance KidWilliam
1985
(39th)
Ron Richardson*Big River*Jim
René AuberjonoisBig RiverThe Duke
Daniel JenkinsHuckleberry Finn
Kurt KnudsonTake Me AlongSid Davis
1986
(40th)
Michael Rupert*Sweet Charity*Oscar
Christopher d'AmboiseSong and DanceJoe
John HerreraThe Mystery of Edwin DroodNeville Landless / Mr. Victor Grinstead
Howard McGillinJohn Jasper / Mr. Clive Paget
1987
(41st)
Michael Maguire*Les Misérables*Enjolras
George S. IrvingMe and My GirlSir John Tremayne
Timothy JeromeHerbert Parchester
Robert TortiStarlight ExpressGreaseball
1988
(42nd)
Bill McCutcheon*Anything Goes*Moonface Martin
Anthony HealdAnything GoesLord Evelyn Oakleigh
Werner KlempererCabaretHerr Schultz
Robert WestenbergInto the WoodsThe Wolf / Cinderella's Prince
1989
(43rd)
Scott Wise*Jerome Robbins' Broadway*Various Characters
Bunny BriggsBlack and BlueHoofer
Savion GloverYounger Generation
Scott WentworthWelcome to the ClubAaron Bates

1990s

YearActorMusicalRole(s)Ref.
1990
(44th)
Michael Jeter*Grand Hotel*Otto Kringelein
René AuberjonoisCity of AngelsBuddy Fiddler / Irwin S. Irving
Kevin ColsonAspects of LoveGeorge Dillingham
Jonathan HadaryGypsyHerbie
1991
(45th)
Hinton Battle*Miss Saigon*John
Bruce AdlerThose Were the DaysVarious Characters
Gregg BurgeOh, Kay!Billy Lyes
Willy FalkMiss SaigonChris
1992
(46th)
Scott Waara*The Most Happy Fella*Herman
Bruce AdlerCrazy for YouBela Zangler
Keith DavidJelly's Last JamChimney Man
Jonathan KaplanFalsettosJason
1993
(47th)
Anthony Crivello*Kiss of the Spider Woman*Valentin Arregui Paz
Michael CerverisThe Who's TommyTommy
Gregg EdelmanAnna KareninaConstantin Levin
Paul KandelThe Who's TommyUncle Ernie
1994
(48th)
Jarrod Emick*Damn Yankees*Joe Hardy
Tom AldredgePassionDr. Tambourri
Gary BeachBeauty and the BeastLumière
Jonathan FreemanShe Loves MeHeadwaiter
1995
(49th)
George Hearn*Sunset Boulevard*Max Von Mayerling
Michel BellShow BoatJoe
Joel BlumFrank
Victor Trent CookSmokey Joe's CafeVarious Characters
1996
(50th)
Wilson Jermaine Heredia*Rent*Angel Dumott Schunard
Lewis J. StadlenA Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the ForumSenex
Brett TabiselBigBilly
Scott WiseState FairPat Gilbert
1997
(51st)
Chuck Cooper*The Life*Memphis
Joel BlumSteel PierBuddy Becker
André De ShieldsPlay On!Jester
Sam HarrisThe LifeJojo
1998
(52nd)
Ron Rifkin*Cabaret*Herr Schultz
Gregg Edelman1776Edward Rutledge
John McMartinHigh SocietyUncle Willie
Samuel E. WrightThe Lion KingMufasa
1999
(53rd)
Roger Bart*You're a Good Man, Charlie Brown*Snoopy
Desmond RichardsonFosseVarious Characters
Ron TaylorIt Ain't Nothin' But the BluesVarious Characters
Scott WiseFosseVarious Characters

2000s

YearActorMusicalRole(s)Ref.
2000
(54th)
Boyd Gaines*Contact*Michael Wiley
Michael BerresseKiss Me, KateBill Calhoun / Lucentio
Michael MulherenSecond Man
Stephen SpinellaJames Joyce's The DeadFreddy Malins
Lee WilkofKiss Me, KateFirst Man
2001
(55th)
Gary Beach*The Producers*Roger DeBris
Roger BartThe ProducersCarmen Ghia
John Ellison ConleeThe Full MontyDave Butatinsky
André De ShieldsNoah "Horse" T. Simmons
Brad OscarThe ProducersFranz Liebkind
2002
(56th)
Shuler Hensley*Oklahoma!*Jud Fry
Norbert Leo ButzThou Shalt NotCamille Raquin
Gregg EdelmanInto the WoodsThe Wolf / Cinderella's Prince
Brian d'Arcy JamesSweet Smell of SuccessSidney Falco
Marc KudischThoroughly Modern MillieTrevor Graydon
2003
(57th)
Dick Latessa*Hairspray*Wilbur Turnblad
Michael CavanaughMovin' OutPiano Man
John DossettGypsyHerbie
Corey ReynoldsHairspraySeaweed J. Stubbs
Keith RobertsMovin' OutTony
2004
(58th)
Michael Cerveris*Assassins*John Wilkes Booth
John CarianiFiddler on the RoofMotel Kamzoil
Raúl EsparzaTabooPhilip Salon
Michael McElroyBig RiverJim
Denis O'HareAssassinsCharles Guiteau
2005
(59th)
Dan Fogler*The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee*William Barfée
Marc KudischChitty Chitty Bang BangBaron Bomburst
Michael McGrathSpamalotPatsy
Matthew MorrisonThe Light in the PiazzaFabrizio Nacarelli
Christopher SieberSpamalotSir Galahad
2006
(60th)
Christian Hoff*Jersey Boys*Tommy DeVito
Danny BursteinThe Drowsy ChaperoneAldolpho
Jim DaleThe Threepenny OperaMr. Peachum
Brandon Victor DixonThe Color PurpleHarpo
Manoel FelcianoSweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet StreetTobias Ragg
2007
(61st)
John Gallagher Jr.*Spring Awakening*Moritz Stiefel
Brooks AshmanskasMartin Short: Fame Becomes MeVarious Characters
Christian BorleLegally BlondeEmmett Forrest
John Cullum110 in the ShadeH.C. Curry
David PittuLoveMusikBertolt Brecht
2008
(62nd)
Boyd Gaines*Gypsy*Herbie
Daniel BreakerPassing StrangeYouth
Danny BursteinRodgers & Hammerstein's South PacificLuther Billis
Robin de JesúsIn the HeightsSonny
Christopher FitzgeraldThe New Mel Brooks Musical Young FrankensteinIgor
2009
(63rd)
Gregory Jbara*Billy Elliot the Musical*Dad
David BolognaBilly Elliot the MusicalMichael Caffrey
Marc Kudisch9 to 5Franklin Hart Jr.
Christopher SieberShrek the MusicalLord Farquaad
Will SwensonHairGeorge Berger

2010s

YearActorMusicalRole(s)Ref.
2010
(64th)
Levi Kreis*Million Dollar Quartet*Jerry Lee Lewis
Kevin ChamberlinThe Addams FamilyUncle Fester
Robin de JesúsLa Cage aux FollesJacob
Christopher FitzgeraldFinian's RainbowOg
Bobby SteggertRagtimeYounger Brother
2011
(65th)
John Larroquette*How to Succeed in Business Without Really Trying*J.B. Biggley
Colman DomingoThe Scottsboro BoysMr. Bones
Adam GodleyAnything GoesLord Evelyn Oakleigh
Forrest McClendonThe Scottsboro BoysMr. Tambo
Rory O'MalleyThe Book of MormonElder McKinley / Moroni
2012
(66th)
Michael McGrath*Nice Work If You Can Get It*Cookie McGee
Phillip BoykinPorgy and BessCrown
Michael CerverisEvitaJuan Perón
David Alan GrierPorgy and BessSporting Life
Josh YoungJesus Christ SuperstarJudas Iscariot
2013
(67th)
Gabriel Ebert*Matilda the Musical*Mr. Wormwood
Charl BrownMotown: The MusicalSmokey Robinson
Keith CarradineHands on a HardbodyJD Drew
Will ChaseThe Mystery of Edwin DroodJohn Jasper / Mr. Clive Paget
Terrence MannPippinKing Charles
2014
(68th)
James Monroe Iglehart*Aladdin*Genie
Danny BursteinCabaretHerr Schultz
Nick CorderoBullets Over BroadwayCheech
Joshua HenryVioletFlick
Jarrod SpectorBeautiful: The Carole King MusicalBarry Mann
2015
(69th)
Christian Borle*Something Rotten!*William Shakespeare
Andy KarlOn the Twentieth CenturyBruce Granit
Brad OscarSomething Rotten!Nostradamus
Brandon UranowitzAn American in ParisAdam Hochberg
Max von EssenHenri Baurel
2016
(70th)
Daveed Diggs*Hamilton*Marquis de Lafayette / Thomas Jefferson
Brandon Victor DixonShuffle AlongEubie Blake
Christopher FitzgeraldWaitressOgie Anhorn
Jonathan GroffHamiltonKing George III
Christopher JacksonGeorge Washington
2017
(71st)
Gavin Creel*Hello, Dolly!*Cornelius Hackl
Mike FaistDear Evan HansenConnor Murphy
Andrew RannellsFalsettosWhizzer Brown
Lucas SteeleNatasha, Pierre & The Great Comet of 1812Anatole Kuragin
Brandon UranowitzFalsettosMendel Weisenbachfeld
2018
(72nd)
Ari'el Stachel*The Band's Visit*Haled
Norbert Leo ButzMy Fair LadyAlfred P. Doolittle
Alexander GemignaniCarouselEnoch Snow
Grey HensonMean GirlsDamian Hubbard
Gavin LeeSpongeBob SquarePantsSquidward Tentacles
2019
(73rd)
André De Shields*Hadestown*Hermes
Andy GrotelueschenTootsieJeff Slater
Patrick PageHadestownHades
Jeremy PopeAin't Too ProudEddie Kendricks
Ephraim SykesDavid Ruffin

2020s

YearActorMusicalRole(s)Ref.No ceremony
2020
(74th)
Danny Burstein*Moulin Rouge! The Musical*Harold Zidler
Derek KlenaJagged Little PillNick Healy
Sean Allan KrillSteve Healy
Sahr NgaujahMoulin Rouge! The MusicalHenri de Toulouse-Lautrec
Daniel J. WattsTina - The Tina Turner MusicalIke Turner
2021
2022
(75th)
Matt Doyle*Company*Jamie
Sidney DuPontParadise SquareWashington Henry
Jared GrimesFunny GirlEddie Ryan
John-Andrew MorrisonA Strange LoopThought 4
A.J. ShivelyParadise SquareOwen Duignan
2023
(76th)
Alex Newell*Shucked*Lulu
Kevin CahoonShuckedPeanut
Justin CooleyKimberly AkimboSeth Weetis
Kevin Del AguilaSome Like It HotOsgood Fielding III
Jordan DonicaLerner & Loewe's CamelotLancelot
2024
(77th)
Daniel Radcliffe*Merrily We Roll Along*Charley Kringas
Roger BartBack to the Future: The MusicalDoc Brown
Joshua BooneThe OutsidersDallas Winston
Brandon Victor DixonHell's KitchenDavis
Sky Lakota-LynchThe OutsidersJohnny Cade
Steven SkybellCabaret at the Kit Kat ClubHerr Schultz
2025
(78th)
Jak Malone*Operation Mincemeat: A New Musical*Hester Leggatt and others
Brooks AshmanskasSMASHNigel Davies
Jeb BrownDead OutlawBandleader / Walter Jarrett
Danny BursteinGypsyHerbie
Taylor TrenschFloyd CollinsSkeets Miller

Statistics

Most wins

;3 wins

  • Hinton Battle

;2 wins

  • David Burns
  • Boyd Gaines
  • Russell Nype
  • Hiram Sherman

Most nominations

; 5 nominations

  • Danny Burstein

; 3 nominations

  • René Auberjonois
  • Roger Bart
  • Hinton Battle
  • Michael Cerveris
  • André De Shields
  • Brandon Victor Dixon
  • Gregg Edelman
  • Christopher Fitzgerald
  • Marc Kudisch
  • Scott Wise

; 2 nominations

  • Bruce Adler
  • Tom Aldredge
  • Brooks Ashmanskas
  • Gary Beach
  • Joel Blum
  • Christian Borle
  • David Burns
  • Norbert Leo Butz
  • Jack Cassidy
  • Robin de Jesús
  • Boyd Gaines
  • David Alan Grier
  • Harry Groener
  • Ron Holgate
  • George S. Irving
  • Michael McGrath
  • John McMartin
  • Russell Nype
  • Brad Oscar
  • Gilbert Price
  • Charles Nelson Reilly
  • Michael Rupert
  • Hiram Sherman
  • Christopher Sieber
  • Brandon Uranowitz
  • Edward Winter
  • Samuel E. Wright

Character nomination total

; 5 nominations

  • Herbie from Gypsy

; 4 nominations

  • Herr Schultz from Cabaret

; 2 nominations

  • Alfred P. Doolittle from My Fair Lady
  • Bruce Granit from On the Twentieth Century
  • Cinderella's Prince / The Wolf from Into the Woods
  • Cornelius Hackl from Hello, Dolly!
  • Eddie Ryan from Funny Girl
  • H.C. Curry from 110 in the Shade
  • Hysterium from A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum
  • Jim from Big River
  • John Jasper / Mr. Clive Paget from The Mystery of Edwin Drood
  • Juan Perón from Evita
  • Judas Iscariot from Jesus Christ Superstar
  • Lord Evelyn Oakleigh from Anything Goes
  • Luther Billis from South Pacific
  • Og from Finian's Rainbow
  • Oscar from Sweet Charity
  • Senex from A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum
  • Sporting Life from Porgy and Bess

Productions with multiple nominations

boldface=winner

  • My Fair Lady – Robert Coote and Stanley Holloway
  • The Music ManDavid Burns and Iggie Wolfington
  • Fiorello!Tom Bosley and Howard da Silva
  • The Sound of Music – Theodore Bikel and Kurt Kasznar
  • Bye Bye Birdie – Dick Gautier and Dick Van Dyke
  • A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the ForumDavid Burns and Jack Gilford
  • CabaretJoel Grey and Edward Winter
  • 1776 – William Daniels (refused nomination) and Ronald Holgate
  • Promises, Promises – Larry Haines and Edward Winter
  • CocoRené Auberjonois and George Rose
  • A Chorus Line – Robert LuPone and Sammy Williams
  • Side by Side by Sondheim – David Kernan and Ned Sherrin
  • Working – Steven Boockvor and Rex Everhart
  • Evita – Bob Gunton and Mandy Patinkin
  • Dreamgirls – Obba Babatundé and Cleavant Derricks
  • Cats – Harry Groener and Stephen Hanan
  • The Tap Dance KidHinton Battle and Samuel E. Wright
  • Big River – René Auberjonois, Daniel H. Jenkins and Ron Richardson
  • The Mystery of Edwin Drood – John Herrera and Howard McGillin
  • Me and My Girl – George S. Irving and Timothy Jerome
  • Anything Goes – Anthony Heald and Bill McCutcheon
  • Black and Blue – Bunny Briggs and Savion Glover
  • Miss SaigonHinton Battle and Willy Falk
  • The Who's Tommy – Michael Cerveris and Paul Kandel
  • Show Boat – Michel Bell and Joel Blum
  • The LifeChuck Cooper and Sam Harris
  • Fosse – Desmond Richardson and Scott Wise
  • Kiss Me, Kate – Michael Berresse, Michael Mulheren and Lee Wilkof
  • The Full Monty – John Ellison Conlee and André DeShields
  • The Producers – Roger Bart, Gary Beach and Brad Oscar
  • HairsprayDick Latessa and Corey Reynolds
  • Movin' Out – Michael Cavanaugh and Keith Roberts
  • AssassinsMichael Cerveris and Denis O'Hare
  • Monty Python's Spamalot – Michael McGrath and Christopher Sieber
  • Billy Elliot the Musical – David Bologna and Gregory Jbara
  • The Scottsboro Boys – Colman Domingo and Forrest McClendon
  • The Gershwins' Porgy and Bess – Phillip Boykin and David Alan Grier
  • An American in Paris – Brandon Uranowitz and Max von Essen
  • Something Rotten!Christian Borle and Brad Oscar
  • HamiltonDaveed Diggs, Jonathan Groff and Christopher Jackson
  • Falsettos – Andrew Rannells and Brandon Uranowitz
  • Ain't Too Proud – Jeremy Pope and Ephraim Sykes
  • HadestownAndré De Shields and Patrick Page
  • Moulin Rouge! The MusicalDanny Burstein and Sahr Ngaujah
  • Jagged Little Pill – Derek Klena and Sean Allan Krill
  • Paradise Square – Sidney DuPont and A.J. Shively
  • Shucked – Kevin Cahoon and Alex Newell
  • The Outsiders – Joshua Boone and Sky Lakota-Lynch

Multiple awards and nominations

; Actors who have been nominated multiple times in any acting categories

AwardsNominationsRecipient
47Frank Langella
5Boyd Gaines
36Nathan Lane
5Mark Rylance
4Kevin Kline
Zero Mostel
3Hinton Battle
27Christopher Plummer
6John Lithgow
Michael Cerveris
5Christian Borle
George Hearn
George Rose
John Cullum
Robert Morse
4James Earl Jones
Norbert Leo Butz
Richard Kiley
3Al Pacino
David Burns
David Wayne
Fredric March
Judd Hirsch
Matthew Broderick
Phil Silvers
Rex Harrison
Robert Preston
Stephen Spinella
Walter Matthau
2Alan Bates
Brian Dennehy
Bryan Cranston
Harvey Fierstein
Hiram Sherman
James Naughton
Jonathan Pryce
José Ferrer
Russell Nype
Tommy Tune
18Danny Burstein
Jason Robards
7Brian Bedford
6Philip Bosco
5Brían F. O'Byrne
Hume Cronyn
Jim Dale
4Billy Crudup
Brandon Uranowitz
Brian Stokes Mitchell
Cyril Ritchard
David Alan Grier
Gregory Hines
Jack Cassidy
Joel Grey
Jonathan Groff
Liev Schreiber
René Auberjonois
Tony Shalhoub
3Alfred Drake
André De Shields
Barry Bostwick
Courtney B. Vance
David Hyde Pierce
Gary Beach
Gavin Creel
George Grizzard
Jefferson Mays
Jerry Orbach
John Wood
Larry Blyden
Len Cariou
Mandy Patinkin
Michael Rupert
Richard Burton
Robert Sean Leonard
Roger Bart
Scott Wise
2Alfred Lunt
Andrew Garfield
Barnard Hughes
Ben Vereen
Ben Platt
Bert Lahr
Bertie Carvel
Bill Irwin
Brent Carver
Charles Nelson Reilly
Chuck Cooper
Cleavant Derricks
Cliff Gorman
Denzel Washington
Derek Jacobi
Eddie Redmayne
Edward Herrmann
Fritz Weaver
Gabriel Ebert
George S. Irving
Henry Fonda
Hugh Jackman
Ian McKellen
Jack Albertson
James Monroe Iglehart
Jeffrey Wright
John Benjamin Hickey
John Glover
Kevin Spacey
Laurence Fishburne
Leslie Odom Jr.
Martin Short
Michael Gough
Michael McGrath
Paul Rogers
Ralph Fiennes
Ray Bolger
Reed Birney
Roger Rees
Roger Robinson
Ron Holgate
Roy Dotrice
Ruben Santiago-Hudson
Santino Fontana
Sean Hayes
Simon Russell Beale
Sydney Chaplin
Zakes Mokae
NominationsRecipient
5Brian d'Arcy James
George C. Scott
John McMartin
Tom Aldredge
4Donald Pleasence
Gregg Edelman
Raúl Esparza
Raul Julia
Victor Garber
3Alan Alda
Alec McCowen
Alfred Molina
Andy Karl
Ben Gazzara
Brandon Victor Dixon
Brian Murray
Brooks Ashmanskas
Christopher Fitzgerald
Gilbert Price
Harry Groener
Jeff Daniels
Joseph Maher
Joshua Henry
Kevin Chamberlin
Marc Kudisch
Philip Seymour Hoffman
Ralph Richardson
Robin de Jesús
Terrence Mann
Tim Curry
Željko Ivanek
2Adam Godley
Alan Rickman
Albert Finney
Alex Brightman
Andrew Rannells
Andy Griffith
Anthony Heald
Anthony Perkins
Arian Moayed
Biff McGuire
Bob Gunton
Bobby Cannavale
Brad Oscar
Bruce Adler
Charles Brown
Charles S. Dutton
Christopher Sieber
Christopher Walken
Clive Revill
Conleth Hill
Corey Hawkins
David Carroll
David Morse
David Pittu
David Threlfall
Dick Anthony Williams
Donald Moffat
Edward Petherbridge
Edward Winter
Gabriel Byrne
Gary Sinise
Gavin Lee
Herschel Bernardi
Howard McGillin
Jack Gilford
Jack Lemmon
Jeremy Jordan
Jeremy Pope
Joe Mantello
Joel Blum
John Gielgud
Jon Michael Hill
Josh Groban
Jude Law
K. Todd Freeman
Keith Carradine
Larry Bryggman
Larry Haines
Lewis J. Stadlen
Liam Neeson
Lin-Manuel Miranda
Maurice Evans
Maurice Hines
Michael Stuhlbarg
Milo O'Shea
Nicol Williamson
Patrick Wilson
Peter Frechette
Rob McClure
Robert Prosky
Robert Weede
Samuel Barnett
Samuel E. Wright
Savion Glover
Stark Sands
Stephen McKinley Henderson
Theodore Bikel
Tom Courtenay
Tom Sturridge
Tom Wopat
Tony Roberts
Wilfrid Hyde-White

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Other statistics

  • There was one tie in the history of this category, in 1959.
  • The role of Herbie in Gypsy holds the record for most nominations in this category with five:
    • 1960 – Jack Klugman
    • 1990 – Jonathan Hadary
    • 2003 – John Dossett
    • 2008 – Boyd Gaines (winner)
    • 2025 – Danny Burstein
  • The role of Herr Schultz in Cabaret is the second most-nominated with four:
    • 1988 – Werner Klemperer
    • 1998 – Ron Rifkin (winner)
    • 2014 – Danny Burstein
    • 2024 – Steven Skybell
  • Hinton Battle remains the most successful performer in the history of this category with a perfect score of three wins in three nominations. Danny Burstein has received the most nominations in this category with five, but has only been victorious once. Gregg Edelman, Marc Kudisch, and Christopher Fitzgerald have received three nominations but never won and are this category's biggest "losers." Coincidentally, Edelman and Kudisch were nominated and lost to Shuler Hensley in 2002.
  • There has never been a consecutive winner in this category. There have been, though, some consecutive nominations. Jack Cassidy was consecutively nominated in 1964 and 1965, while Bruce Adler achieved the same honor in 1991 and 1992. Cassidy won in 1964, for his portrayal of Steve Kodaly, in She Loves Me.
  • The record for the longest span between wins is held by Hiram Sherman, whose wins for Two's Company, in 1953, and How Now, Dow Jones, in 1968, are set apart by 15 years.
  • The record for the longest span between nominations is held by John McMartin, whose nominations for Sweet Charity, in 1966, and High Society, in 1998, are set apart by 32 years. McMartin never won a Tony Award in this category.
  • The oldest winner in this category is Dick Latessa who was 73 when he won for Hairspray in 2003. The youngest winner is Frankie Michaels who won for Mame in 1966 at age 11.

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