Tony Award for Best Performance by a Leading Actress in a Musical

Tony Award for Best Actress in a Musical
Awarded for	Best Performance by an Actress in a Lead Role in a Musical
Location	New York City
Country	United States of America
Presented by	American Theatre Wing, The Broadway League
Currently held by	Cynthia Erivo for The Color Purple (2016)
Official website	TonyAwards.com

The Tony Award for Best Performance by a Leading Actress in a Musical is awarded to the best actress in a musical, 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.

The award was not presented in 1947 or 1985.Ken Mandelbaum wrote about the 1985 season: "Things get bad enough musically to require the elimination of the Best Musical Actor and Actress categories, as well as the choreography prize." There have been three ties in this category, in 1958, 1962 and 1968.

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