Awards & Winners

Tony Award for Best Featured Actor in a Musical

Tony Award

This is a list of the winners and nominations of Tony Award for the Best Performance by a Featured Actor in a Musical. The award has been presented since 1947. It is the equivalent to the Best Supporting Actor award at the Academy Awards.

Check all the winners of Tony Award for Best Featured Actor in a Musical presented under Tony Award since 1947 .


James Monroe Iglehart

Honored for : Aladdin

Nominations 2014 »

Nominee Nominated Work
Danny Burstein Cabaret
Nick Cordero Bullets Over Broadway
Joshua Henry Violet
James Monroe Iglehart Aladdin
Jarrod Spector Beautiful: The Carole King Musical

Gabriel Ebert

Honored for : Matilda the Musical

Nominations 2013 »

Nominee Nominated Work
Charl Brown Motown: The Musical
Keith Carradine Hands on a Hardbody
Will Chase The Mystery of Edwin Drood
Terrence Mann Pippin
Gabriel Ebert Matilda the Musical

Michael McGrath

Honored for : Nice Work If You Can Get It

Nominations 2012 »

Nominee Nominated Work
Michael McGrath Nice Work If You Can Get It
David Alan Grier Porgy and Bess
Phillip Boykin Porgy and Bess
Michael Cerveris Evita
Josh Young Jesus Christ Superstar

John Larroquette

Honored for : How to Succeed in Business Without Really Trying

Nominations 2011 »

Nominee Nominated Work
Adam Godley Anything Goes
Colman Domingo The Scottsboro Boys
Rory O'Malley The Book of Mormon
Forrest McClendon The Scottsboro Boys
John Larroquette How to Succeed in Business Without Really Trying

Levi Kreis

Honored for : Million Dollar Quartet

Nominations 2010 »

Nominee Nominated Work
Levi Kreis Million Dollar Quartet
Kevin Chamberlin The Addams Family
Robin de Jesús La Cage aux Folles
Christopher Fitzgerald Finian's Rainbow
Bobby Steggert Ragtime

Gregory Jbara

Honored for : Billy Elliot: The Musical

Nominations 2009 »

Nominee Nominated Work
Gregory Jbara Billy Elliot: The Musical
David Bologna Billy Elliot: The Musical
Marc Kudisch 9 to 5
Christopher Sieber Shrek the Musical
Will Swenson Hair

Boyd Gaines

Honored for : Gypsy: A Musical Fable

Nominations 2008 »

Nominee Nominated Work
Boyd Gaines Gypsy: A Musical Fable
Daniel Breaker Passing Strange
Danny Burstein South Pacific
Robin de Jesús In the Heights
Christopher Fitzgerald Young Frankenstein

John Gallagher Jr.

Honored for : Spring Awakening

Nominations 2007 »

Nominee Nominated Work
John Gallagher Jr. Spring Awakening
Brooks Ashmanskas Martin Short: Fame Becomes Me
Christian Borle Legally Blonde: The Musical
John Cullum 110 in the Shade
David Pittu LoveMusik

Christian Hoff

Honored for : Jersey Boys

Nominations 2006 »

Nominee Nominated Work
Christian Hoff Jersey Boys
Danny Burstein The Drowsy Chaperone
Jim Dale The Threepenny Opera
Brandon Victor Dixon The Color Purple
Manoel Felciano Sweeney Todd, the Demon Barber of Fleet Street

Dan Fogler

Honored for : The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee

Nominations 2005 »

Nominee Nominated Work
Marc Kudisch Chitty Chitty Bang Bang
Dan Fogler The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee
Michael McGrath Spamalot
Matthew Morrison The Light in the Piazza
Christopher Sieber Spamalot

Michael Cerveris

Honored for : Assassins

Nominations 2004 »

Nominee Nominated Work
Michael Cerveris Assassins
John Cariani Fiddler on the Roof
Raúl Esparza Taboo
Michael McElroy Big River
Denis O'Hare Assassins

Dick Latessa

Honored for : Hairspray

Nominations 2003 »

Nominee Nominated Work
Dick Latessa Hairspray
Michael Cavanaugh Movin' Out
John Dossett Gypsy: A Musical Fable
Corey Reynolds Hairspray
Keith Roberts Movin' Out

Shuler Hensley

Honored for : Oklahoma!

Nominations 2002 »

Nominee Nominated Work
Shuler Hensley Oklahoma!
Brian d'Arcy James Sweet Smell of Success
Gregg Edelman Into the Woods
Marc Kudisch Thoroughly Modern Millie
Norbert Leo Butz Thou Shalt Not

Gary Beach

Honored for : The Producers

Nominations 2001 »

Nominee Nominated Work
Gary Beach The Producers
Roger Bart The Producers
John Ellison Conlee The Full Monty
André DeShields The Full Monty
Brad Oscar The Producers

Boyd Gaines

Honored for : Contact

Nominations 2000 »

Nominee Nominated Work
Boyd Gaines Contact
Michael Berresse Kiss Me, Kate
Stephen Spinella James Joyce's The Dead
Lee Wilkof Kiss Me, Kate
Michael Mulheren Kiss Me, Kate

Roger Bart

Honored for : You're a Good Man, Charlie Brown

Nominations 1999 »

Nominee Nominated Work
Roger Bart You're a Good Man, Charlie Brown
Desmond Richardson Fosse
Ron Taylor It Ain't Nothin' But the Blues
Scott Wise Fosse

Ron Rifkin

Honored for : Cabaret

Nominations 1998 »

Nominee Nominated Work
Ron Rifkin Cabaret
Gregg Edelman 1776
John McMartin High Society
Samuel E. Wright The Lion King

Chuck Cooper

Honored for : The Life

Nominations 1997 »

Nominee Nominated Work
Chuck Cooper The Life
Joel Blum Steel Pier
André DeShields Play On
Sam Harris The Life

Wilson Jermaine Heredia

Honored for : Rent

Nominations 1996 »

Nominee Nominated Work
Wilson Jermaine Heredia Rent
Lewis J. Stadlen A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum
Brett Tabisel Big: the musical
Scott Wise State Fair

George Hearn

Honored for : Sunset Boulevard

Nominations 1995 »

Nominee Nominated Work
George Hearn Sunset Boulevard
Michel Bell Show Boat
Joel Blum Show Boat
Victor Trent Cook Smokey Joe's Cafe

Jarrod Emick

Honored for : Damn Yankees

Nominations 1994 »

Nominee Nominated Work
Jarrod Emick Damn Yankees
Tom Aldredge Passion
Gary Beach Beauty and the Beast
Jonathan Freeman She Loves Me

Anthony Crivello

Honored for : Kiss of the Spider Woman

Nominations 1993 »

Nominee Nominated Work
Anthony Crivello Kiss of the Spider Woman
Michael Cerveris The Who's Tommy
Paul Kandel The Who's Tommy
Gregg Edelman Anna Karenina

Scott Waara

Honored for : The Most Happy Fella

Nominations 1992 »

Nominee Nominated Work
Scott Waara The Most Happy Fella
Bruce Adler Crazy for You
Keith David Jelly's Last Jam
Jonathan Kaplan Falsettos

Hinton Battle

Honored for : Miss Saigon

Nominations 1991 »

Nominee Nominated Work
Hinton Battle Miss Saigon
Bruce Adler Those Were the Days
Gregg Burge Oh, Kay!
Willy Falk Miss Saigon

Michael Jeter

Honored for : Grand Hotel

Nominations 1990 »

Nominee Nominated Work
Michael Jeter Grand Hotel
Rene Auberjonois City of Angels
Kevin Colson Aspects of Love
Jonathan Hadary Gypsy

Scott Wise

Honored for : Jerome Robbins' Broadway

Nominations 1989 »

Nominee Nominated Work
Scott Wise Jerome Robbins' Broadway
Bunny Briggs Black and Blue
Savion Glover Black and Blue
Scott Wentworth Welcome to the Club

Bill McCutcheon

Honored for : Anything Goes

Nominations 1988 »

Nominee Nominated Work
Bill McCutcheon Anything Goes
Anthony Heald Anything Goes
Werner Klemperer Cabaret
Robert Westenberg Into the Woods

Michael Maguire

Honored for : Les Misérables

Nominations 1987 »

Nominee Nominated Work
Michael Maguire Les Misérables
George S. Irving Me and My Girl
Timothy Jerome Me and My Girl
Robert Torti Starlight Express

Michael Rupert

Honored for : Sweet Charity

Nominations 1986 »

Nominee Nominated Work
Michael Rupert Sweet Charity
Christopher d'Amboise Song and Dance
John Herrera The Mystery of Edwin Drood
Howard McGillin The Mystery of Edwin Drood

Ron Richardson

Honored for : Big River

Nominations 1985 »

Nominee Nominated Work
Ron Richardson Big River
Rene Auberjonois Big River
Daniel H. Jenkins Big River
Kurt Knudson Take Me Along

Hinton Battle

Honored for : The Tap Dance Kid

Nominations 1984 »

Nominee Nominated Work
Hinton Battle The Tap Dance Kid
Samuel E. Wright The Tap Dance Kid
Stephen Geoffreys The Human Comedy
Todd Graff Baby

Charles Coles

Honored for : My One and Only

Nominations 1983 »

Nominee Nominated Work
Charles Coles My One and Only
Harry Groener Cats
Stephen Hanan Cats
Lara Teeter On Your Toes

Cleavant Derricks

Honored for : Dreamgirls

Nominations 1982 »

Nominee Nominated Work
Cleavant Derricks Dreamgirls
Obba Babatunde Dreamgirls
David Alan Grier The First
Bill Hutton Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat

Hinton Battle

Honored for : Sophisticated Ladies

Nominations 1981 »

Nominee Nominated Work
Hinton Battle Sophisticated Ladies
Tony Azito The Pirates of Penzance
Lee Roy Reams 42nd Street
Paxton Whitehead Camelot

Mandy Patinkin

Honored for : Evita

Nominations 1980 »

Nominee Nominated Work
Mandy Patinkin Evita
Bob Gunton Evita
David Garrison A Day in Hollywood / A Night in the Ukraine
Harry Groener Oklahoma!

Henderson Forsythe

Honored for : The Best Little Whorehouse in Texas

Nominations 1979 »

Nominee Nominated Work
Henderson Forsythe The Best Little Whorehouse in Texas
Richard Cox Platinum
Gregory Hines Eubie!
Ronald Holgate The Grand Tour

Kevin Kline

Honored for : On the Twentieth Century

Nominations 1978 »

Nominee Nominated Work
Kevin Kline On the Twentieth Century
Steven Boockvor Working
Rex Everhart Working
Wayne Cilento Dancin'

Lenny Baker

Honored for : I Love My Wife

Nominations 1977 »

Nominee Nominated Work
Lenny Baker I Love My Wife
David Kernan Side by Side by Sondheim
Ned Sherrin Side by Side by Sondheim
Larry Marshall Porgy and Bess

Sammy Williams

Honored for : A Chorus Line

Nominations 1976 »

Nominee Nominated Work
Sammy Williams A Chorus Line
Robert LuPone A Chorus Line
Charles Repole Very Good Eddie
Isao Sato Pacific Overtures

Ted Ross

Honored for : The Wiz

Nominations 1975 »

Nominee Nominated Work
Ted Ross The Wiz
Richard B. Shull Goodtime Charley
John Bottoms Dance with Me
Gilbert Price The Night That Made America Famous
Doug Henning The Magic Show
Tom Aldredge Where's Charley?

Tommy Tune

Honored for : Seesaw

Nominations 1974 »

Nominee Nominated Work
Ralph Carter Raisin
Mark Baker Candide
Tommy Tune Seesaw

George S. Irving

Honored for : Irene

Nominations 1973 »

Nominee Nominated Work
George S. Irving Irene
Avon Long Don't Play Us Cheap
Gilbert Price Lost in the Stars
Laurence Guittard A Little Night Music

Larry Blyden

Honored for : A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum

Nominations 1972 »

Nominee Nominated Work
Timothy Meyers Grease
Ben Vereen Jesus Christ Superstar
Gene Nelson Follies
Larry Blyden A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum

Keene Curtis

Honored for : The Rothschilds

Nominations 1971 »

Nominee Nominated Work
Walter Willison Two by Two
Charles Kimbrough Company
Keene Curtis The Rothschilds

Rene Auberjonois

Honored for : Coco

Nominations 1970 »

Nominee Nominated Work
Rene Auberjonois Coco
Brandon Maggart Applause
George Rose Coco

Ronald Holgate

Honored for : 1776

Nominations 1969 »

Nominee Nominated Work
Ronald Holgate 1776
William Daniels 1776
Larry Haines Promises, Promises
Edward Winter Promises, Promises

Hiram Sherman

Honored for : How Now, Dow Jones

Nominations 1968 »

Nominee Nominated Work
Hiram Sherman How Now, Dow Jones
Scott Jacoby Golden Rainbow
Nikos Kourkoulos Illya Darling
Michael Rupert The Happy Time

Joel Grey

Honored for : Cabaret

Nominations 1967 »

Nominee Nominated Work
Joel Grey Cabaret
Edward Winter Cabaret
Leon Bibb A Hand is on the Gate
Gordon Dilworth Walking Happy

Frankie Michaels

Honored for : Mame

Nominations 1966 »

Nominee Nominated Work
Frankie Michaels Mame
Roy Castle Pickwick
John McMartin Sweet Charity
Michael O'Sullivan It's a Bird...It's a Plane...It's Superman

Victor Spinetti

Honored for : Oh! What a Lovely War

Nominations 1965 »

Nominee Nominated Work
Victor Spinetti Oh! What a Lovely War
Jack Cassidy Fade Out - Fade In
James Grout Half a Sixpence
Jerry Orbach Guys and Dolls

Jack Cassidy

Honored for : She Loves Me

Nominations 1964 »

Nominee Nominated Work
Jack Cassidy She Loves Me
Will Geer 110 in the Shade
Danny Meehan Funny Girl
Charles Nelson Reilly Hello, Dolly!

David Burns

Honored for : A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum

Nominations 1963 »

Nominee Nominated Work
David Burns A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum
Jack Gilford A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum
Swen Swenson Little Me
Davy Jones Oliver!

Charles Nelson Reilly

Honored for : How to Succeed in Business Without Really Trying

Nominations 1962 »

Nominee Nominated Work
Charles Nelson Reilly How to Succeed in Business Without Really Trying
Pierre Olaf Carnival!
Severn Darden From The Second City
Orson Bean Subways Are For Sleeping

Dick Van Dyke

Honored for : Bye Bye Birdie

Nominations 1961 »

Nominee Nominated Work
Dick Van Dyke Bye Bye Birdie
Richard Gautier Bye Bye Birdie
Clive Revill Irma La Douce
Ron Husmann Tenderloin

Tom Bosley

Honored for : Fiorello!

Nominations 1960 »

Nominee Nominated Work
Theodore Bikel The Sound of Music
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Kurt Kasznar The Sound of Music
Tom Bosley Fiorello!
Howard Da Silva Fiorello!
Jack Klugman Gypsy

Russell Nype

Honored for : Goldilocks

Nominations 1959 »

Nominee Nominated Work
Russell Nype Goldilocks
Leonard Stone Redhead

David Burns

Honored for : The Music Man

Nominations 1958 »

Nominee Nominated Work
David Burns The Music Man
Iggie Wolfington The Music Man
Ossie Davis Jamaica
Cameron Prud'Homme New Girl in Town

Sydney Chaplin

Honored for : Bells Are Ringing

Nominations 1957 »

Nominee Nominated Work
Sydney Chaplin Bells Are Ringing
Robert Coote My Fair Lady
Stanley Holloway My Fair Lady

Russ Brown

Honored for : Damn Yankees

Nominations 1956 »

Nominee Nominated Work
Russ Brown Damn Yankees
Mike Kellin Pipe Dream
Will Mahoney Finian's Rainbow
Scott Merrill The Threepenny Opera

Cyril Ritchard

Honored for : Peter Pan

Nominations 1955 »

Nominee Nominated Work
Cyril Ritchard Peter Pan

Harry Belafonte

Honored for : John Murray Anderson's Almanac

Hiram Sherman

Honored for : Two's Company

Yul Brynner

Honored for : The King and I

Russell Nype

Honored for : Call Me Madam

Myron McCormick

Honored for : South Pacific

David Wayne

Honored for : Finian's Rainbow