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Theatre: 'Best Actress in a Musical' Tony Winners

The first 'Tonys' were awarded in 1947. In 1948, the first 'Best Actress in a Musical' was recognised. At the time of writing this list (2020), just 59 different women have won this award and are presented here in chronological order for the first (or only) time they took home the award... can you figure out which roles they won for, and who might have won the award twice (eight actresses), three times (two) and four times (one).
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Grace Hartman
Grace Hartman
1
Nanette Fabray
Nanette Fabray
2
Mary Martin
Mary Martin
3
Ethel Merman
Ethel Merman
4
Gertrude Lawrence
Gertrude Lawrence
5
Rosalind Russell
Rosalind Russell
6
Dolores Gray
Dolores Gray
7
Gwen Verdon
Gwen Verdon
8
Judy Holliday
Judy Holliday
9
Thelma Ritter
Thelma Ritter
10
Elizabeth Seal
Elizabeth Seal
11
Anna Maria Alberghetti
Anna Maria Alberghetti
12
Dihann Carroll
Dihann Carroll
13
Vivien Leigh
Vivien Leigh
14
Carol Channing
Carol Channing
15
Liza Minnelli
Liza Minnelli
16
Angela Lansbury
Angela Lansbury
17
Barbara Harris
Barbara Harris
18
Patricia Routledge
Patricia Routledge
19
Leslie Uggams
Leslie Uggams
20
Lauren Bacall
Lauren Bacall
21
Helen Gallagher
Helen Gallagher
22
Alexis Smith
Alexis Smith
23
Glynis Johns
Glynis Johns
24
Virginia Capers
Virginia Capers
25
Donna McKechnie
Donna McKechnie
26
Dorothy Loudon
Dorothy Loudon
27
Patti Lupone
Patti Lupone
28
Jennifer Holliday
Jennifer Holliday
29
Natalia Markova
Natalia Markova
30
Chita Rivera
Chita Rivera
31
Bernadette Peters
Bernadette Peters
32
Mary Ann Plunkett
Mary Ann Plunkett
33
Joanna Gleason
Joanna Gleason
34
Ruth Brown
Ruth Brown
35
Tyne Daly
Tyne Daly
36
Lea Salonga
Lea Salonga
37
Faith Prince
Faith Prince
38
Donna Murphy
Donna Murphy
39
Glenn Close
Glenn Close
40
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