Tony Award for Best Actress in a Play

Tony Award for
Best Actress in a Play
2023 Recipient: Jodie Comer
Awarded forBest Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role in a Play
LocationNew York City
Presented byAmerican Theatre Wing, The Broadway League
Currently held byJodie Comer for Prima Facie (2023)
WebsiteTonyAwards.com

The Tony Award for Best Performance by a Leading Actress in a Play is presented by the American Theatre Wing and The Broadway League[1] at an annual ceremony in Manhattan. The award is given to actresses for quality leading roles in a Broadway play.[2] Despite the award first being presented in 1947, there were no nominees announced until 1956. There have been two ties in this category, and one three-way tie.

  1. ^ Gans, Andrew (December 18, 2007). "League of American Theatres and Producers Announces Name Change" Archived December 21, 2007, at the Wayback Machine. Playbill. Retrieved September 13, 2013. The League of American Theatres and Producers was renamed "The Broadway League".
  2. ^ Kirkley, Donald (April 21, 1968). "Operation Frenzy Before the Tony Awards". The Baltimore Sun. p. T2. Retrieved December 24, 2011.

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