Tony Award for Best Featured Actress in a Play

The Tony Award for Best Featured Actress in a Play honors an actress for a supporting performance in a Broadway play. It is presented by the American Theatre Wing and The Broadway League.

Tony Awards: The Tony Awards honor excellence in Broadway theatre, with awards presented by the American Theatre Wing and The Broadway League. This category is one of the Tony Awards’ acting honors.
Tony Awards eligibility rules: Tony Awards eligibility rules define which Broadway productions and artists may be considered in a given season. They determine whether a performance can enter this category.
Patricia Clarkson: Patricia Clarkson is an American actress who won the 2002 Tony Award for Best Featured Actress in a Play for The Elephant Man. Her win is a recent example of the category honoring a supporting role in a drama.
Tony Award for Best Actress in a Play: The Tony Award for Best Actress in a Play honors a leading performance by an actress in a Broadway play. It distinguishes leading performances from the featured work honored here.
American Theatre Wing: The American Theatre Wing is a nonprofit organization that supports American theatre and co-presents the Tony Awards. It helped establish the awards and co-presents this category.
Tony Award nominations: Tony Award nominations are the annual shortlist of artists and productions selected for consideration in award categories. Nominees are the contenders from whom this category’s winner is chosen.
Audra McDonald: Audra McDonald is an American actress and singer who won the 1996 Tony Award for Best Featured Actress in a Play for Master Class. Her award-winning performance illustrates the category’s recognition of a play role.
Tony Award for Best Featured Actor in a Play: The Tony Award for Best Featured Actor in a Play honors a supporting performance by an actor in a Broadway play. It is the corresponding featured-performance category for actors.
The Broadway League: The Broadway League is the trade association for the Broadway theatre industry and co-presents the Tony Awards. Its participation links this acting honor to Broadway’s producing industry.
Tony Award voting: Tony Award voting is the process by which eligible voters select winners from the nominees in each category. It determines the recipient after the featured-actress nominees are announced.

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