Tony Award for Best Actor in a Musical

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The Tony Award for Best Actor in a Musical is a prestigious annual Broadway theatre honor recognizing the most outstanding leading male performance in a musical production.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Tony Award category
theatre award
alsoKnownAs Tony Award for Best Actor in a Musical
surface form: Antoinette Perry Award for Best Actor in a Musical
awardedFor outstanding leading male performance in a musical
awardFor best performance by a leading actor in a musical
categoryType acting award
country United States of America
surface form: United States
eligibleProductions Broadway musicals
field Broadway theater
surface form: Broadway theatre
firstAwarded 1960 Tony Awards
surface form: 2nd Tony Awards
frequency annual
genderRestriction male
hasSubsequentCategory Tony Award for Best Actor in a Musical self-linksurface differs
surface form: Tony Award for Best Performance by a Leading Actor in a Musical
inception 1948
industry American theatre industry
languageOfCeremony English
location New York City
namedAfter Antoinette Perry
organisedBy Tony Awards Administration Committee
partOf Tony Award
surface form: Tony Awards
performanceMedium stage
performanceType leading role
presentedBy American Theatre Wing
The Broadway League
relatedAward Drama Desk Award for Outstanding Actor in a Musical
Laurence Olivier Award for Best Actor in a Musical
Tony Award for Best Actress in a Musical
Tony Award for Best Featured Actor in a Musical
scope Broadway
selectionMethod voting by Tony Awards voters
significance one of the highest honors for male musical theatre performers on Broadway
typicalVenue Broadway Theatre District
surface form: Broadway theatre district

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this entity surface form: Tony Award for Best Actor in a Musical (Ray Bolger)
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Terrence Mann awardNomination Tony Award for Best Actor in a Musical
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this entity surface form: Tony Award for Best Performance by a Leading Actor in a Musical
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this entity surface form: Tony Award for Best Actor in a Musical (Jim Dale)
Billy Porter awardReceived Tony Award for Best Actor in a Musical
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Lola associatedWithAward Tony Award for Best Actor in a Musical
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Stark Sands awardNomination Tony Award for Best Actor in a Musical
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