Tony Award for Best Featured Actor in a Play

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The Tony Award for Best Featured Actor in a Play is a prestigious annual Broadway theatre honor recognizing outstanding performances by male actors in supporting roles in plays.


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Predicate Object
instanceOf Tony Award category
theatre award
alsoKnownAs Tony Award for Best Performance by a Featured Actor in a Play NERFINISHED
awardedFor outstanding performance in a featured role in a play on Broadway
awardFor best performance by a featured actor in a play
awardTerritory Broadway
categoryType acting award
country United States
eligibleRoleType male actor
supporting role
field Broadway theatre
firstAwardedForSeason 1946–1947 Broadway season
frequency annual
genre play
hasCeremonyBroadcastOn American television
hasGenderRestriction male
hasMedium live theatre
inception 1947
languageOfProductions primarily English
location New York City
namedAfter Antoinette Perry
notableFor recognizing supporting male performances in Broadway plays
officialWebsite https://www.tonyawards.com
organizer American Theatre Wing
The Broadway League
partOf Tony Awards
presentedAt Tony Awards ceremony
presentedBy American Theatre Wing
The Broadway League
relatedCategory Tony Award for Best Actor in a Play NERFINISHED
Tony Award for Best Featured Actor in a Musical NERFINISHED
Tony Award for Best Featured Actress in a Play NERFINISHED
scope Broadway productions
selectionMethod voted on by Tony Awards voters
shortName Best Featured Actor in a Play


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