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Best Performance by a Leading Actor in a Play
Geoffrey Rush
Geoffrey Rush Winner, for Exit the King
This performance marks Rush's Broadway debut. Rush adapted the text of Exit the King with Neil Armfield. This Australian born actor is an Oscar, Emmy, and Golden Globe winner.
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Best Performance by a Leading Actress in a Play
Marcia Gay Harden
Marcia Gay Harden Winner, for God of Carnage
Harden was nominated for a Tony in 1993 for her performance in Tony Kushner's Angels in America: Millennium Approaches. She won an Oscar in 2000 for her role in Pollock.
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Best Performance by a Leading Actor in a Musical
David Alvarez, Trent Kowalik, and Kiril Kulish
David Alvarez, Trent Kowalik, and Kiril Kulish Winner, for Billy Elliot, The Musical
David Alvarez: Alvarez is making his Broadway debut in Billy Elliot The Musical. He was trained in classical ballet at the American Ballet Theater's Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis School.
Trent Kowalik: Kowalik made his debut as Billy Elliot in London's West End in December 2007. This performance marks his Broadway debut.
Kiril Kulish: This performance marks Kulish's Broadway debut. He is a U.S. Champion in ballroom dancing.
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Best Performance by a Leading Actress in a Musical
Alice Ripley
Alice Ripley Winner, for Next to Normal
Ripley was last nominated for a Tony Award in 1998 for her performance in Side Show. She originated the role of Diana in the Off Broadway production of Next to Normal.
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Best Performance by a Featured Actor in a Play
Roger Robinson
Roger Robinson Winner, for Joe Turner's Come and Gone
A 1996 Tony nominee for Seven Guitars, Robinson has also appeared on Broadway in Drowning Crow, The Iceman Cometh, and Amen Corner.
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Best Performance by a Featured Actress in a Play
Angela Lansbury
Angela Lansbury Winner, for Blithe Spirit
This marks Lansbury's sixth Tony nomination. She won previously for Sweeney Todd, Gypsy, Dear World, and Mame. She is also a past Acadamy Award nominee and Golden Globe winner.
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Best Performance by a Featured Actor in a Musical
Gregory Jbara
Gregory Jbara Winner, for Billy Elliot, The Musical
This is Jbara's first Tony nomination. He originated the role of André Thirbault in Dirty Rotten Scoundrels and has performed on Broadway in Victor/Victoria and the 1994 revival of Damn Yankees!.
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Best Performance by a Featured Actress in a Musical
Karen Olivo
Karen Olivo Winner, for West Side Story
This marks Olivo's first Tony nomination. She appeared last season in the Tony Award-winning Best Musical In The Heights.
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