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Year Category Nominee Show Nom
2002 Best Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role in a Musical Vanessa Williams Into the Woods
2002 Best Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role in a Musical Nancy Opel Urinetown The Musical production took the previous year
2002 Best Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role in a Musical Jennifer Laura Thompson Urinetown The Musical production took place the previous year
2001 Best Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role in a Musical Christine Ebersole 42nd Street Award winner
2001 Best Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role in a Musical Blythe Danner Follies
2001 Best Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role in a Musical Randy Graff A Class Act
2001 Best Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role in a Musical Faith Prince Bells Are Ringing
2001 Best Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role in a Musical Marla Schaffel Jane Eyre production took place the previous year
2000 Best Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role in a Musical Heather Headley Aida Award winner
2000 Best Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role in a Musical Toni Collette The Wild Party
2000 Best Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role in a Musical Rebecca Luker The Music Man
2000 Best Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role in a Musical Marin Mazzie Kiss Me, Kate production took place the previous year
2000 Best Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role in a Musical Audra McDonald Marie Christine production took place the previous year
1999 Best Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role in a Musical Bernadette Peters Annie Get Your Gun Award winner
1999 Best Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role in a Musical Carolee Carmello Parade production took place the previous year
1999 Best Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role in a Musical Dee Hoty Footloose production took place the previous year
1999 Best Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role in a Musical Sian Phillips Marlene
1998 Best Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role in a Musical Natasha Richardson Cabaret Award winner
1998 Best Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role in a Musical Betty Buckley Triumph of Love production took place the previous year
1998 Best Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role in a Musical Marin Mazzie Ragtime
1998 Best Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role in a Musical Alice Ripley Side Show production took place the previous year
1998 Best Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role in a Musical Emily Skinner Side Show production took place the previous year
1997 Best Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role in a Musical Bebe Neuwirth Chicago production took place the previous year Award winner
1997 Best Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role in a Musical Pamela Isaacs The Life
1997 Best Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role in a Musical Tonya Pinkins Play On!
1997 Best Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role in a Musical Karen Ziemba Steel Pier
1996 Best Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role in a Musical Donna Murphy The King and I Award winner
1996 Best Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role in a Musical Julie Andrews Victor/Victoria production took place the previous year
1996 Best Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role in a Musical Crista Moore Big
1996 Best Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role in a Musical Daphne Rubin-Vega Rent
1995 Best Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role in a Musical Glenn Close Sunset Boulevard production took place the previous year Award winner
1995 Best Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role in a Musical Rebecca Luker Show Boat production took place the previous year
1994 Best Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role in a Musical Donna Murphy Passion Award winner
1994 Best Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role in a Musical Susan Egan Beauty and the Beast
1994 Best Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role in a Musical Dee Hoty The Best Little Whorehouse Goes Public
1994 Best Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role in a Musical Judy Kuhn She Loves Me production took place the previous year
1993 Best Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role in a Musical Chita Rivera Kiss of the Spider Woman Award winner
1993 Best Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role in a Musical Ann Crumb Anna Karenina production took place the previous year
1993 Best Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role in a Musical Stephanie Lawrence Blood Brothers
1993 Best Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role in a Musical Bernadette Peters The Goodbye Girl
1992 Best Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role in a Musical Faith Prince Guys and Dolls Award winner
1992 Best Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role in a Musical Jodi Benson Crazy for You
1992 Best Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role in a Musical Josie de Guzman Guys and Dolls
1992 Best Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role in a Musical Sophie Hayden The Most Happy Fella
1991 Best Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role in a Musical Lea Salonga Miss Saigon Award winner
1991 Best Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role in a Musical June Angela Shogun: The Musical production took place the previous year
1991 Best Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role in a Musical Dee Hoty The Will Rogers Follies
1991 Best Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role in a Musical Cathy Rigby Peter Pan
1990 Best Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role in a Musical Tyne Daly Gypsy production took place the previous year Award winner
1990 Best Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role in a Musical Georgia Brown Threepenny Opera
1990 Best Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role in a Musical Beth Fowler Sweeney Todd production took place the previous year
1990 Best Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role in a Musical Liliane Montevecchi Grand Hotel production took place the previous year
1990 Best Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role in a Musical Maggie Smith Lettice and Lovage Award winner
1989 Best Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role in a Musical Ruth Brown Black and Blue Award winner
1989 Best Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role in a Musical Charlotte d'Amboise Jerome Robbins' Broadway
1989 Best Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role in a Musical Linda Hopkins Black and Blue
1989 Best Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role in a Musical Sharon McNight Starmites
1988 Best Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role in a Musical Joanna Gleason Into the Woods Award winner
1988 Best Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role in a Musical Alison Fraser Romance/Romance
1988 Best Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role in a Musical Judy Kuhn Chess
1988 Best Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role in a Musical Patti LuPone Anything Goes
1987 Best Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role in a Musical Maryann Plunkett Me and My Girl Award winner
1987 Best Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role in a Musical Catherine Cox Oh Coward! Production took place the previous year.
1987 Best Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role in a Musical Teresa Stratas Rags
1986 Best Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role in a Musical Bernadette Peters Song and Dance Award winner
1986 Best Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role in a Musical Debbie Allen Sweet Charity
1986 Best Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role in a Musical Cleo Laine The Mystery of Edwin Drood production took place the previous year
1986 Best Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role in a Musical Chita Rivera Jerry's Girls production took place the previous year
1984 Best Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role in a Musical Chita Rivera The Rink Award winner
1984 Best Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role in a Musical Rhetta Hughes Amen Corner production took place the previous year.
1984 Best Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role in a Musical Liza Minnelli The Rink
1984 Best Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role in a Musical Bernadette Peters Sunday in the Park with George
1983 Best Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role in a Musical Natalia Makarova On Your Toes Award winner
1983 Best Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role in a Musical Lonette McKee Show Boat
1983 Best Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role in a Musical Chita Rivera Merlin
1983 Best Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role in a Musical Twiggy My One and Only
1982 Best Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role in a Musical Jennifer Holliday Dreamgirls Award winner
1982 Best Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role in a Musical Lisa Mordente Marlowe producer, production took place the previous year.
1982 Best Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role in a Musical Mary Gordon Murray Little Me
1982 Best Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role in a Musical Sheryl Lee Ralph Dreamgirls
1981 Best Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role in a Musical Lauren Bacall Woman of the Year Award winner
1981 Best Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role in a Musical Meg Bussert Brigadoon
1981 Best Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role in a Musical Chita Rivera Bring Back Birdie
1981 Best Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role in a Musical Linda Ronstadt The Pirates of Penzance
1980 Best Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role in a Musical Patti LuPone Evita Award winner
1980 Best Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role in a Musical Christine Andreas Oklahoma!
1980 Best Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role in a Musical Sandy Duncan Peter Pan
1980 Best Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role in a Musical Ann Miller Sugar Babies
1979 Best Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role in a Musical Angela Lansbury Sweeney Todd Award winner
1979 Best Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role in a Musical Dorothy Loudon Ballroom production took place the previous year
1979 Best Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role in a Musical Alexis Smith Platinum production took place the previous year
1978 Best Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role in a Musical Liza Minnelli The Act Production took place the previous year. Award winner
1978 Best Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role in a Musical Madeline Kahn On the Twentieth Century
1978 Best Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role in a Musical Eartha Kitt Timbuktu!
1978 Best Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role in a Musical Frances Sternhagen Angel
1978 Best Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role in a Musical Tovah Feldshuh Sarava
1977 Best Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role in a Musical Dorothy Loudon Annie Award winner
1977 Best Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role in a Musical Clamma Dale Porgy and Bess production took place the previous year
1977 Best Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role in a Musical Ernestine Jackson Guys and Dolls Production took place the previous year.
1977 Best Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role in a Musical Andrea McArdle Annie

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