Tony Award for Best Featured Actor in a Play
The Tony Award for Best Featured Actor in a Play is an honor presented at the Tony Awards, a ceremony established in 1947 as the Antoinette Perry Award for Excellence in Theatre, to actors for quality supporting roles in a Broadway play. Honors in several categories are presented at the ceremony annually by the Tony Award Productions, a joint venture of The Broadway League and the American Theatre Wing, in order to "honor the best performances and stage productions of the previous year."[1]
Originally called the Tony Award for Actor, Supporting or Featured (Dramatic), the award was first presented to Arthur Kennedy at the 3rd Tony Awards for his portrayal of Alvaro Mangiacavallo in Arthur Miller's Death of a Salesman.[2] In 1976, the award was changed to its current name, when Edward Herrmann, portraying Frank Gardner in George Bernard Shaw's Mrs. Warren's Profession, won the award.[3] The award's most recent recipient is John Benjamin Hickey, for the role of Felix Turner, in the 2011 remake of The Normal Heart.[4]
Frank Langella holds the record for having the most wins in this category, with a total of two; he is the only person to win the award more than once. Richard Roma in Glengarry Glen Ross and Phil Hogan in A Moon for the Misbegotten are the only characters to win multiple times, both winning twice. Each of Neil Simon's Eugene trilogy plays, (Brighton Beach Memoirs, Biloxi Blues, and Broadway Bound) have won the Tony, whereas both parts of Tony Kushner's Angels in America series have also won the award.
Recipients
See also
Notes
^[I] Each year is linked to the article about the Tony Awards held that year.
^[II] The "Reference" cites the role the winning actor portrayed in the work; the award winners and nominees are referenced by the general reference.
^[III] Paul Sills' Story Theatre consists of ten one-act plays;[62] Sand played as Cowherd in "The Little Peasant", the Rich Peasant in "The Little Peasant", Robber Bridegroom in "The Robber Bridegroom", Turkey Lurkey in "Henny Penny", Clerk in "The Master Thief", Soldier in "The Master Thief", Simpleton in "The Golden Goose", and Hound in "Town Musicians of Bremen".[63]
^[IV] Wright played as Mr. Lies, Belize, and as a member of the Council of Principalities.[64]
References
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