On June 8, 2014, Audra McDonald received a sixth Tony Award, surpassing five-time winners Angela Lansbury and the late Julie Harris for the most competitive wins by an actress. McDonald won the Leading Actress in a Play award for her portrayal of singer Billie Holiday in "Lady Day at Emerson's Bar & Grill."
Lansbury won her five Tonys in seven nominations. She was the first woman to be nominated in all four actress categories. She won Leading Actress in a Musical for "Mame" (1996), "Dear World" (1969), "Gypsy" (1975) and "Sweeney Todd" (1979). She also was nominated for Leading Actress in a Play for "Deuce" (2007). She won the Featured Actress in a Play award for "Blithe Spirit" (2009) and was nominated for Featured Actress in a Musical for "A Little Night Music" (2010).
Harris, who died August 24, 2013 at the age of 87, won Tonys for "I Am a Camera" (1952), "The Lark" (1956), "Forty Carats" (1969), "The Last of Mrs. Lincoln" (1973) and "The Belle of Amherst" (1977). She also was honored with a special Tony for Lifetime Achievement in the Theater. She remains the most nominated actress ever, with 10 nominations.
McDonald, who has received six Tonys in eight nominations, has now won in every Tony category for an actress. She previously won Leading Actress in a Musical for "The Gershwins' Porgy and Bess" (2012). She won Featured Actress in a Musical awards for "Carousel" (1994) and "Ragtime" (1998), as well as Featured Actress in a Play honors for "Master Class" (1996) and "A Raisin in the Sun" (2004). She was nominated for Leading Actress in a Musical for "Marie Christine" (1999) and "110 in the Shade" (2007).
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Kristin Chenowith has won awards in both TV and theatre. Some of her TV awards are the Best Supporting Actress in a Comedy Series from the 2008 and 2009 Gold Derby TV Award and Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Comedy Series from the 2009 Primetime Emmy Award. In Theatre, she has won a Tony Award for the 1999 Best Performance by a Featured Actress in a Musical.
The 2013 revival of Pippin won four Tony Awards. Best Musical Revival Best Direction of a Musical to director Diane Paulus Best Actress in a Musical to Patina Miller Best Featured Actress in a Musical to Andrea Martin
Both Hedwig and the Angry Inch and A Gentleman's Guide to Love and Murder took home four Tony Awards in 2014.
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The original production of Into the Woods won three 1987 Tony Awards. Best Original Score; Stephen Sondheim Best Book of a Musical; James Lapine Best Performance by a Leading Actress in a Musical; Joanna Gleason In addition, the 2002 revival of Into the Woods won two Tony Awards. Best Revival of a Musical Best Lighting Design; Brian MacDevitt
The most Tony Awards ever received by a musical was "The Producers" with 12 awards, including best musical.
The play earned two of it's female cast members Tony Awards. Cherry Jones, who played Sister Aloysius, won Best Actress in a Play, and Adriene Lenox, who played Mrs. Muller, won Best Featured Actress in a Play.
A Raisin in the Sun was the most awarded play at the 2014 Tony Awards, taking home three.
On June 8, 2014, Audra McDonald received a sixth Tony Award, surpassing five-time winners Angela Lansbury and the late Julie Harris for the most competitive wins by an actress. McDonald won the Leading Actress in a Play award for her portrayal of singer Billie Holiday in "Lady Day at Emerson's Bar & Grill."
Audra McDonald has won six Tony Awards, just ahead of theater legends Julie Harris and Angela Lansbury, who won five each.
The musical that won the most Tony Awards was the Mel Brooks Musical The Producers, with an outstanding 12 Tony Awards,including Best Musical, making it the most awarded Broadway musical in history and also the most awarded show in Broadway's history.
Kristin Chenowith has won awards in both TV and theatre. Some of her TV awards are the Best Supporting Actress in a Comedy Series from the 2008 and 2009 Gold Derby TV Award and Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Comedy Series from the 2009 Primetime Emmy Award. In Theatre, she has won a Tony Award for the 1999 Best Performance by a Featured Actress in a Musical.
In 1982, the musical "Nine" won five tony awards: Best Musical, Best Original Score, Best Featured Actress in a Musical, Best Costume Design, and Best Direction of a Musical. It was later revived and in 2003 it won two more Tonys: Best Revival of a Musical and Best Featured Actress in a Musical.
The 2013 revival of Pippin won four Tony Awards. Best Musical Revival Best Direction of a Musical to director Diane Paulus Best Actress in a Musical to Patina Miller Best Featured Actress in a Musical to Andrea Martin
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No show won a Tony in 1922. The Tony Awards were not established until 1947.