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Lead acting

Outstanding Lead Actor in a Touring Production

* 1985

Derek Jacobi Sir Derek George Jacobi (; born 22 October 1938) is an English actor. He has appeared in various stage productions of William Shakespeare such as ''Hamlet'', ''Much Ado About Nothing'', ''Macbeth'', ''Twelfth Night'', ''The Tempest'', ''King ...

- ''Cyrano de Bergerac'' - The Kennedy Center ** Charles Adler - ''Torch Song Trilogy'' - The Warner Theatre ** James Whitmore - ''Will Rogers, U.S.A.'' - Ford's Theatre ** Joe Sears - ''Greater Tuna'' - Ford's Theatre ** Mbongeni Ngema - ''Woza, Albert!'' -

Arena Stage Arena Stage is a not-for-profit regional theater based in Southwest, Washington, D.C. Established in 1950, it was the first racially integrated theater in Washington, D.C. and its founders helped start the U.S. regional theater movement. It is ...

** Percy Mtwa - ''Woza, Albert!'' - Arena Stage

Outstanding Lead Actor in a Touring Production or Prior to New York

* 1986

Jason Robards Jason Nelson Robards Jr. (July 26, 1922 – December 26, 2000) was an American actor. Known as an interpreter of the works of playwright Eugene O'Neill, Robards received two Academy Awards, a Tony Award, a Primetime Emmy Award, and the Cannes ...

- ''The Iceman Cometh'' - American National Theatre ** Bill Irwin - ''The Regard of Flight'' - Arena Stage ** Keene Curtis - ''La Cage aux Folles'' - The National Theatre ** Patrick Dempsey - ''Brighton Beach Memoirs'' - The National Theatre ** Tommy Tune - ''My One and Only'' - The Kennedy Center ** William L. Petersen - ''In the Belly of the Beast: Letters From Prison'' - American National Theatre

Outstanding Lead Actor in a Non-Resident Production

* 1987

Colm Wilkinson Colm Wilkinson (born 5 June 1944), also known as C. T. Wilkinson, is an Irish tenor and actor who is best known for originating the lead role of Jean Valjean in ''Les Misérables'' (in the West End and Broadway) and for taking the title role in ...

- ''Les Misérables'' - The Kennedy Center **

Ben Cross Harry Bernard Cross (16 December 1947 – 18 August 2020) was an English stage and film actor. He was best known for playing Billy Flynn in the original West End production of the musical ''Chicago'', and his portrayal of the British Ol ...

- ''The Caine Mutiny Court Martial'' - The Kennedy Center ** Delroy Lindo - ''A Raisin in the Sun'' - The Kennedy Center ** Edward Duke - ''Jeeves Takes Charge'' - Ford's Theatre ** Joe Sears - ''Greater Tuna'' - Ford's Theatre ** Jonathan Silverman - ''Broadway Bound'' - The National Theatre * 1988 Derek Jacobi - ''Breaking the Code'' - The Kennedy Center **

Ian McKellen Sir Ian Murray McKellen (born 25 May 1939) is an English actor. His career spans seven decades, having performed in genres ranging from Shakespearean and modern theatre to popular fantasy and science fiction. Regarded as a British cultural i ...

- ''Acting Shakespeare'' - The National Theatre **

Joel Grey Joel Grey (born Joel David Katz; April 11, 1932) is an American actor, singer, dancer, photographer and theatre director. He is best known for portraying the Master of Ceremonies in the musical ''Cabaret'' on Broadway as well as in the 1972 fil ...

- ''Cabaret'' - The Kennedy Center **

Judd Hirsch Judd Seymore Hirsch (born March 15, 1935) is an American actor. He is known for playing Alex Rieger on the television comedy series ''Taxi'' (1978–1983), John Lacey on the NBC series '' Dear John'' (1988–1992), and Alan Eppes on the CBS series ...

- ''I'm Not Rappaport'' - The National Theatre ** Richard Kiley - ''All My Sons'' - Ford's Theatre ** Shay Duffin - ''Confessions of an Irish Rebel'' - New Playwrights' Theatre * 1989 Victor Garber - ''Wenceslas Square'' - The Kennedy Center ** B.D. Wong - ''M. Butterfly'' - The National Theatre **

Brock Peters Brock Peters (born George Fisher; July 2, 1927 – August 23, 2005) was an American actor and singer, best known for playing the villainous "Crown" in the 1959 film version of ''Porgy and Bess'', and the wrongfully convicted Tom Robinson in th ...

- ''Driving Miss Daisy'' - The Kennedy Center ** John Lithgow - ''M. Butterfly'' - The National Theatre **

Sammy Cahn Samuel Cohen (June 18, 1913 – January 15, 1993), known professionally as Sammy Cahn, was an American lyricist, songwriter, and musician. He is best known for his romantic lyrics to films and Broadway songs, as well as stand-alone songs premier ...

- ''Words and Music'' - Ford's Theatre **

Tim Curry Timothy James Curry (born 19 April 1946) is an English actor and singer. He rose to prominence for his portrayal of Dr. Frank-N-Furter in the film ''The Rocky Horror Picture Show'' (1975), reprising the role he had originated in the 1973 London ...

- ''Me and My Girl'' - The National Theatre * 1990 Charles S. Dutton - ''The Piano Lesson'' - The Kennedy Center ** Avery Brooks - ''Paul Robeson'' - The Kennedy Center ** David Hurst - ''Incommunicado'' - The Kennedy Center ** Jaston Williams - ''A Tuna Christmas'' - The Kennedy Center ** Joe Sears - ''A Tuna Christmas'' - The Kennedy Center **

Tom Hulce Thomas Edward Hulce (; born December 6, 1953) is an American actor and theater producer. He is best known for his portrayal of Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart in the Academy Award-winning film ''Amadeus'' (1984), as well as the roles of Larry "Pinto" Kr ...

- ''A Few Good Men'' - The Kennedy Center * 1991 J. Mark McVey - ''Les Mis rables'' - The National Theatre ** Christopher Moore - ''The Video Store Owner's Significant Other'' - American Playwrights Theatre ** E.G. Marshall - ''Love Letters'' - The National Theatre ** Frank McCusker - ''The Playboy of the Western World'' - The Kennedy Center ** Michael Waldron - ''Lend Me a Tenor'' - The Kennedy Center * 1992 Robert Morse - ''Tru'' - The Kennedy Center ** Harry Groener - ''Crazy for You'' - The National Theatre ** Jr.,John Cothran - ''Two Trains Running'' - The Kennedy Center ** Niall Buggy - ''The Shadow of a Gunman'' - The Kennedy Center * 1993

- ''Richard III'' - The Kennedy Center ** Chip Esten - ''Buddy: The Buddy Holly Story'' - The Kennedy Center ** Jonathan Earl Peck - ''Blood Knot'' - Arena Stage **

Stacy Keach Walter Stacy Keach Jr. (born June 2, 1941) is an American actor and narrator. He has played mainly dramatic roles throughout his career, often in law enforcement or as a private detective. His most prominent role was as Mickey Spillane's fictiona ...

- ''Solitary Confinement'' - The Kennedy Center ** Thomas W. Jones II - ''The Wizard of Hip (or When in Doubt Slam Dunk)'' - The Studio Theatre * 1994

- ''The Kentucky Cycle'' - The Kennedy Center ** Joel Blum - ''The World Goes 'Round'' - The Kennedy Center ** Lewis J. Stadlen - ''Guys and Dolls'' - The Kennedy Center ** Ron Rifkin - ''3 Hotels'' - The Kennedy Center ** William H. Macy - ''Oleanna'' - The Kennedy Center * 1995 Raul Aranas - ''Miss Saigon'' - The Kennedy Center ** Charles Cioffi - ''The Sisters Rosensweig'' - The Kennedy Center ** Jaston Williams - ''The Foreigner'' - Ford's Theatre ** Joe Sears - ''The Foreigner'' - Ford's Theatre ** Steve Isaacs - ''The Who's Tommy'' - The Kennedy Center * 1996 Jonathan Hadary - ''Angels in America, Part 1: Millennium Approaches'' - The Kennedy Center ** Colm Wilkinson - ''"Andrew Lloyd Webber Music of the Night"'' - The National Theatre ** Jonathan Hadary - ''Angels in America, Part 2: Perestroika'' - The Kennedy Center ** Juan Chioran - ''Kiss of the Spider Woman, The Musical'' - The National Theatre ** Kirby Ward - ''Crazy for You'' - The Kennedy Center **

Matthew Broderick Matthew Broderick (born March 21, 1962) is an American actor. His roles include the Golden Globe-nominated portrayal of the title character in ''Ferris Bueller's Day Off'' (1986), the voice of adult Simba in Disney's ''The Lion King'' (1994), ...

- ''How to Succeed in Business Without Really Trying!'' - The Kennedy Center * 1997 Roger Guenveur Smith - ''A Huey P. Newton Story'' - Woolly Mammoth Theatre Company **

Alex Jennings Alex Jennings (born 10 May 1957) is an English actor of the stage and screen, who worked extensively with the Royal Shakespeare Company and National Theatre. For his work on the London stage, Jennings received three Olivier Awards, winning for ...

- ''A Midsummer Night's Dream'' - The Kennedy Center ** Bruce McIntosh - ''Fixin' to Die: A Visit to the Mind of Lee Atwater'' - Church Street Theater ** Frederick C. Inkley - ''Disney's Beauty and the Beast'' - The Kennedy Center **

Jerry Lewis Jerry Lewis (born Joseph Levitch; March 16, 1926 – August 20, 2017) was an American comedian, actor, singer, filmmaker and humanitarian. As his contributions to comedy and charity made him a global figure in popular culture, pop culture ...

- ''Damn Yankees'' - The Kennedy Center **

Ntare Mwine Ntare Guma Mbaho Mwine (born 1967) is an American stage and film actor, playwright, photographer and documentarian. He was credited by the short form Ntare Mwine through to his 2008 appearances in '' The Riches'', and has been credited with his f ...

- ''Nomathemba'' - The Kennedy Center * 1998 Derick K. Grant - ''Bring in 'da Noise, Bring in 'da Funk'' - The National Theatre ** Ezra Knight - ''The Darker Face of the Earth'' - The Kennedy Center and Crossroads Theatre Company ** Gregory Henderson - ''Whirlwind!'' - Turnip Theatre Company and Jay Harris at Church Street Theater ** Jaston Williams - ''A Tuna Christmas'' - The Warner Theatre ** Joe Sears - ''A Tuna Christmas'' - The Warner Theatre ** John Scherer - ''By Jeeves'' - The Kennedy Center and the Goodspeed Opera House * 1999 Alex Jennings - ''Hamlet'' - The Kennedy Center ** Alton Fitzgerald White - ''Ragtime'' - The National Theatre ** Dan Hiatt - ''Picasso at the Lapin Agile'' - Ford's Theatre ** Jeremy Kushnier - ''Footloose'' - The Kennedy Center ** Michael Rupert - ''Ragtime'' - The National Theatre * 2000 Norbert Leo Butz - ''Cabaret'' - The Warner Theatre ** Bill Irwin - ''Fool Moon'' - The Kennedy Center **

Charles Durning Charles Edward Durning (February 28, 1923 – December 24, 2012) was an American actor who appeared in over 200 movies, television shows and plays.Schudel, Matt (December 26, 2012) "''In real life and on the screen, he played countless role ...

- ''The Gin Game'' - The Kennedy Center ** David Shiner - ''Fool Moon'' - The Kennedy Center ** Jaston Williams - ''Red, White and Tuna'' - The Kennedy Center ** Joe Sears - ''Red, White and Tuna'' - The Kennedy Center * 2001 Marc Wolf - ''Another American: Asking and Telling'' - The Studio Theatre ** Jack Willis - ''Art'' - The Kennedy Center ** Little John Nee - ''The Derry Boat'' - The Keegan Theatre ** Stephen Bogardus - ''James Joyce's The Dead'' - The Kennedy Center ** Terace Jones - ''Fosse'' - The National Theatre **

Tyler Perry Tyler Perry (born Emmitt Perry Jr., September 13, 1969) is an American actor, comedian, filmmaker, and playwright. He is the creator and performer of the Madea character, a tough elderly woman. Perry's films vary in style from orthodox filmmak ...

- ''I Can Do Bad All By Myself'' - The Warner Theatre * 2002 Jason Watkins - ''A Servant of Two Masters'' - John F. Kennedy Center ** Brian Stokes Mitchell - ''King Hedley II'' - John F. Kennedy Center ** Ethan Sandler - ''Fully Committed'' - Ford's Theatre **

Matt Rippy Matt Rippy (born January 26, 1968) is an American actor, born in St. Louis, Missouri and raised in Houston, Texas. He is most known for the recent Netflix series ''Glória'', his role as the 'real' Captain Jack Harkness in ''Torchwood'' in 2007 ...

- ''The Compleat Works of Wm. Shakespeare (Abridged)'' - John F. Kennedy Center ** Ron Campbell - ''The Thousandth Night'' - MetroStage * 2003 Brian Stokes Mitchell - ''Man of La Mancha'' - The National Theatre ** John Epperson - ''Lypsinka! The Boxed Set'' - The Studio Theatre **

- ''I'm not Rappaport'' - Ford's Theatre ** Justin Bond - ''Kiki & Herb in Pardon Our Appearance'' - Woolly Mammoth Theatre Company ** Len Cariou - ''Copenhagen'' - The Kennedy Center

Outstanding Lead Actress in a Touring Production

* 1985 Diane Fratantoni - ''Cats'' - The National Theatre ** Kaye Ballard - ''Hey, Ma ... Kaye Ballard'' - The Kennedy Center ** Lenka Peterson - ''Quilters'' - The Kennedy Center ** Sally Struthers - ''The Odd Couple'' - The National Theatre **

Sinéad Cusack Sinéad Moira Cusack ( ) is an Irish actress. Her first acting roles were at the Abbey Theatre in Dublin, before moving to London in 1969 to join the Royal Shakespeare Company. She has won the Critics' Circle and ''Evening Standard'' Awards f ...

- ''Cyrano de Bergerac'' - The Kennedy Center

Outstanding Lead Actress in a Touring Production or Prior to New York

* 1986 Barbara E. Robertson - ''Kabuki Medea'' - American National Theatre **

Barbara Cook Barbara Cook (October 25, 1927 – August 8, 2017) was an American actress and singer who first came to prominence in the 1950s as the lead in the original Broadway musicals ''Plain and Fancy'' (1955), ''Candide'' (1956) and ''The Music Man'' (19 ...

- ''Barbara Cook—A Broadway Evening'' - Ford's Theatre **

Laurie Metcalf Laura Elizabeth Metcalf (born June 16, 1955) is an American actress. Often described as a character actor, she's known for her complex and versitile roles across the stage and screen. She has received various accolades throughout her career sp ...

- ''Coyote Ugly'' - American National Theatre **

Sandy Duncan Sandra Kay Duncan (born February 20, 1946) is an American actress, comedian, dancer and singer. She is known for her performances in the Broadway revival of ''Peter Pan'' and in the sitcom ''The Hogan Family''. Duncan has been nominated for thr ...

- ''My One and Only'' - The Kennedy Center **

Zoe Caldwell Zoe Ada Caldwell, (14 September 1933 – 16 February 2020) was an Australian actress. She was a four-time Tony Award winner, winning Best Featured Actress in a Play for '' Slapstick Tragedy'' (1966), and Best Actress in a Play for '' The Pri ...

- ''Lillian'' - The Kennedy Center

Outstanding Lead Actress in a Non-Resident Production

* 1987

Linda Lavin Linda Lavin (born October 15, 1937) is an American actress and singer. She is known for playing the title character in the sitcom '' Alice'' and for her stage performances, both on and off-Broadway. After acting as a child, Lavin joined the Co ...

- ''Broadway Bound'' - The National Theatre **

Esther Rolle Esther Elizabeth Rolle (November 8, 1920 – November 17, 1998) was an American actress. She is best known for her role as Florida Evans, on the CBS television sitcom '' Maude,'' for two seasons (1972–1974), and its spin-off series '' G ...

- ''A Raisin in the Sun'' - The Kennedy Center **

Rosemary Harris Rosemary Ann Harris (born 19 September 1927) is an English actress. She is the recipient of such accolades as a Primetime Emmy Award, a Golden Globe Award, and a Tony Award, in addition to nominations for an Academy Award and a BAFTA Award. In ...

- ''Hay Fever'' - The Kennedy Center ** Sharon Brown - ''Dreamgirls'' - The National Theatre ** Teresa Burrell - ''Queenie Pie'' - The Kennedy Center * 1988 Ann Guilbert - ''The Immigrant: A Hamilton County Album'' - Arena Stage ** Alyson Reed - ''Cabaret'' - The Kennedy Center **

Colleen Dewhurst Colleen Rose Dewhurst (3 June 1924 – 22 August 1991) was a Canadian-American actress mostly known for theatre roles. She was a renowned interpreter of the works of Eugene O'Neill on the stage, and her career also encompassed film, early drama ...

- ''My Gene'' - The Kennedy Center ** Donna McKechnie - ''Sweet Charity'' - The National Theatre ** Sandra Reaves-Phillips - ''The Great Ladies of Blues & Jazz'' - Arena Stage * 1989

Lily Tomlin Mary Jean "Lily" Tomlin (born September 1, 1939) is an American actress, comedian, writer, singer, and producer. She started her career as a stand-up comedian as well as performing off-Broadway during the 1960s. Her breakout role was on the vari ...

- ''The Search for Signs of Intelligent Life in the Universe'' - The Kennedy Center ** Dana Ivey - ''Wenceslas Square'' - The Kennedy Center **

Julie Harris Julia Ann Harris (December 2, 1925August 24, 2013) was an American actress. Renowned for her classical and contemporary stage work, she received five Tony Awards for Best Actress in a Play. Harris debuted on Broadway in 1945, against the wish ...

- ''Driving Miss Daisy'' - The Kennedy Center **

Madeline Kahn Madeline Gail Kahn (''née'' Wolfson; September 29, 1942 – December 3, 1999) was an American actress, comedian and singer, known for comedic roles in films directed by Peter Bogdanovich and Mel Brooks, including '' What's Up, Doc?'' (1972), '' ...

- ''Born Yesterday'' - The National Theatre ** Tina Fabrique - ''Abyssinia'' - Arena Stage * 1990 Nan Martin - ''The Road to Mecca'' - The Kennedy Center ** Margo Martindale - ''Steel Magnolias'' - The Kennedy Center **

Nancy Marchand Nancy Lou Marchand (June 19, 1928 – June 18, 2000) was an American actress. She began her career in theatre in 1951. She was most famous for her television portrayals of Margaret Pynchon on ''Lou Grant'' and Livia Soprano on ''The Sopranos''. ...

- ''The Cocktail Hour'' - The Kennedy Center ** S. Epatha Merkerson - ''The Piano Lesson'' - The Kennedy Center **

Tyne Daly Ellen Tyne Daly (; born February 21, 1946) is an American actress. She has won six Emmy Awards for her television work, a Tony Award and is a 2011 American Theatre Hall of Fame inductee. Daly began her career on stage in summer stock in New York, ...

- ''Gypsy'' - The Kennedy Center * 1991 Cheryl Lynn Bruce - ''From the Mississippi Delta'' - Arena Stage ** Colleen Dewhurst - ''Love Letters'' - The National Theatre ** Jacqueline Williams - ''From the Mississippi Delta'' - Arena Stage **

Roma Downey Roma Burnett (née Downey) is an actress, producer, and author from Derry, Northern Ireland. She produced the mini-series ''The Bible'' for the History Channel and also appeared in it as Mary, mother of Jesus. For nine seasons she played Monic ...

- ''The Playboy of the Western World'' - The Kennedy Center **

Sally Mayes Sally Lee Mayes is an American actress and cabaret and concert singer. Biography Born in Livingston, Texas, Mayes began her career as a rock and jazz singer in Houston. She attended the University of Houston.Mercedes Ruehl Mercedes J. Ruehl (; born February 28, 1948) is an American screen, stage, and television actress. She is the recipient of several accolades, including an Academy Award, a Golden Globe Award, a Tony Award, a Drama Desk Award, two Obie Awards, an ...

- ''Lost in Yonkers'' - The National Theatre ** Cynthia Martells - ''Two Trains Running'' - The Kennedy Center ** Jodi Benson - ''Crazy for You'' - The National Theatre **

- ''Lucifer's Child'' - The Kennedy Center ** Teri Bibb - ''The Phantom of the Opera'' - The Kennedy Center * 1993

- ''Lettice & Lovage'' - The National Theatre **

Charlotte Cornwell Charlotte Cornwell (26 April 1949 – 16 January 2021) was an English actress, singer, and a celebrated teacher of acting on the faculty at the University of Southern California (2003-2012). She began her career as an actress in Richard Cottr ...

- ''Richard III'' - The Kennedy Center **

Linda Balgord Linda Balgord (born February 18, 1960) is an American Broadway theatre, Broadway actress and singer, most notable for playing Norma Desmond in the 1996 United States tour of Andrew Lloyd Webber, Andrew Lloyd Webber's musical ''Sunset Boulevard ( ...

- ''Aspects of Love'' - The Kennedy Center ** Melody Kay - ''The Secret Garden'' - The Kennedy Center ** Roberta Maxwell - ''Lettice & Lovage'' - The National Theatre ** Vanita Harbour - ''Once on This Island'' - The Kennedy Center * 1994 Debra Monk - ''3 Hotels'' - The Kennedy Center **

Lorna Luft Lorna Luft (born November 21, 1952) is an American actress, author, and singer. She is the daughter of Judy Garland and Sidney Luft and the half-sister of Liza Minnelli. Early life Luft was born on November 21, 1952, at Saint John's Health Cent ...

- ''Guys and Dolls'' - The Kennedy Center **

Marlo Thomas Margaret Julia "Marlo" Thomas (born November 21, 1937) is an American actress, producer, author, and social activist. She is best known for starring on the sitcom ''That Girl'' (1966–1971) and her children's franchise '' Free to Be... You and ...

- ''Six Degrees of Separation'' - The National Theatre ** Melissa Errico - ''My Fair Lady'' - The National Theatre ** Valerie Wright - ''The World Goes 'Round'' - The Kennedy Center * 1995 Eileen Atkins - ''A Room of One's Own'' - Arena Stage ** Caroline Aaron - ''The Sisters Rosensweig'' - The Kennedy Center ** Jennifer C. Paz - ''Miss Saigon'' - The Kennedy Center **

Lynn Redgrave Lynn Rachel Redgrave (8 March 1943 – 2 May 2010) was an English actress. She won two Golden Globe Awards throughout her career. A member of the Redgrave family of actors, Lynn trained in London before making her theatrical debut in 1962. By ...

- ''Shakespeare for My Father'' - Ford's Theatre **

Suzanne Burden Suzanne Burden (born 1958) is a British actress. A graduate of RADA, she has appeared on television, and occasionally in films, since the early 1980s. She gained attention as Esther Summerson in ''Bleak House'' (1985). In 1989, she played Patrici ...

- ''The Winter's Tale'' - The Kennedy Center * 1996

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'' - The Kennedy Center ** Beverly Ward - ''Crazy for You'' - The Kennedy Center **

Carol Channing Carol Elaine Channing (January 31, 1921 – January 15, 2019) was an American actress, singer, dancer and comedian who starred in Broadway and film musicals. Her characters usually had a fervent expressiveness and an easily identifiable voice, ...

- ''Hello, Dolly!'' - The Kennedy Center **

Chita Rivera Chita Rivera (born Dolores Conchita Figueroa del Rivero Anderson; January 23, 1933), is an American actress, singer and dancer best known for originating roles in Broadway musicals including Anita in ''West Side Story'', Velma Kelly in ''Chica ...

- ''Kiss of the Spider Woman, The Musical'' - The National Theatre **

Marian Seldes Marian Hall Seldes (August 23, 1928 – October 6, 2014) was an American actress. A five-time Tony Award nominee, she won the Tony Award for Best Featured Actress in a Play for '' A Delicate Balance'' in 1967, and received subsequent nominations ...

- ''Three Tall Women'' - The Kennedy Center * 1997 Lizan Mitchell - ''Having Our Say'' - The Kennedy Center * Micki Grant - ''Having Our Say'' - The Kennedy Center ** Cee-Cee Harshaw - ''Nomathemba'' - The Kennedy Center **

Irene Molloy Irene Molloy is an American actress, singer, and songwriter. She is best known for her roles on television series ''Andy Richter Controls the Universe'' and ''Grosse Pointe''. She has also appeared in Broadway and Off-Broadway musicals, televisi ...

- ''Whistle Down the Wind'' - The National Theatre **

Uta Hagen Uta Thyra Hagen (12 June 1919 – 14 January 2004) was a German-American actress and theatre practitioner. She originated the role of Martha in the 1962 Broadway premiere of ''Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf?'' by Edward Albee, who called her "a p ...

- ''Mrs. Klein'' - The Kennedy Center ** Valerie Wright - ''Damn Yankees'' - The Kennedy Center * 1998 Anna Deavere Smith - ''Twilight: Los Angeles, 1992'' - Ford's Theatre ** Simone - ''Rent'' - The National Theatre ** Belle Calaway - ''Chicago'' - The National Theatre **

Jasmine Guy Jasmine Guy (born March 10, 1962) is an American actress, director, singer and dancer. She is known for her role as Dina in the 1988 film ''School Daze'' and as Whitley Gilbert-Wayne on the NBC ''The Cosby Show'' spin-off ''A Different World'', ...

- ''Chicago'' - The National Theatre ** LisaGay Hamilton - ''Valley Song'' - The Kennedy Center and the Mark Taper Forum * 1999 Jane Lapotaire - ''All is True, or, the Famous History of the Life of King Henry VIII'' - The Kennedy Center ** B.J. Crosby - ''Dreamgirls'' - The Kennedy Center ** Darlesia Cearcy - ''Ragtime'' - The National Theatre ** Joanne Pearce - ''Cymbeline'' - The Kennedy Center ** Rebecca Eichenberger - ''Ragtime'' - The National Theatre * 2000 Angelica Torn - ''Side Man'' - The Kennedy Center **

Bernadette Peters Bernadette Peters ( ''née'' Lazzara; born February 28, 1948) is an American actress, singer, and children's book author. Over a career spanning more than six decades, she has starred in musical theatre, television and film, performed in solo co ...

- ''Annie Get Your Gun'' - The Kennedy Center ** Erin Dilly - ''Martin Guerre'' - The Kennedy Center **

- ''The Gin Game'' - The Kennedy Center **

Teri Hatcher Teri Lynn Hatcher (born December 8, 1964) is an American actress best known for her portrayals of Lois Lane on the television series '' Lois & Clark: The New Adventures of Superman'' (1993–1997); Paris Carver in the ''James Bond'' film ''Tomor ...

- ''Cabaret'' - The Warner Theatre * 2001

Judith Light Judith Ellen Light (born February 9, 1949) is an American actress. She made her professional stage debut in 1970, before making her Broadway debut in the 1975 revival of ''A Doll's House''. Her breakthrough role was in the ABC daytime soap opera ...

- ''Wit'' - The Kennedy Center ** Eloise Laws - ''It Ain't Nothin' But the Blues'' - The Kennedy Center ** Faith Prince - ''James Joyce's The Dead'' - The Kennedy Center ** Gretha Boston - ''It Ain't Nothin' But the Blues'' - The Kennedy Center ** Reva Rice - ''Fosse'' - The National Theatre * 2002 Jodi Capeless - ''Late Nite Catechism'' - Phoenix Productions **

Anna Friel Anna Louise Friel (born 12 July 1976) is an English actress. Born in Rochdale, Greater Manchester, she has been acting professionally since age 13. Friel achieved fame with her portrayal of Beth Jordache on the British soap opera ''Brookside'' ( ...

- ''Lulu'' - John F. Kennedy Center ** Claudia Shear - ''dirty BLONDE'' - John F. Kennedy Center ** Pauline Turner - ''Mill on the Floss'' - John F. Kennedy Center ** Rachel York - ''Kiss Me, Kate'' - John F. Kennedy Center * 2003 Sarah Jones - ''Surface Transit'' - Woolly Mammoth Theatre Company ** Alice Ripley - ''Tell Me on a Sunday'' - The Kennedy Center **

- ''Mostly Sondheim'' - The Kennedy Center **

Mariette Hartley Mary Loretta Hartley (born June 21, 1940) is an American film and television actress. She is best known for work with Bill Bixby on '' The Incredible Hulk'' (1978) and ''Goodnight, Beantown'' (1983–1984), an original ''Star Trek'' episode (1 ...

- ''Copenhagen'' - The Kennedy Center ** Paulette Ivory - ''Aida'' - The Kennedy Center

Supporting acting

Outstanding Supporting Performer in a Touring Production

* 1985 Estelle Getty - ''Torch Song Trilogy'' - The Warner Theatre ** Clarence Fountain - ''The Gospel at Colonus'' - Arena Stage ** Frank Olivier - ''Sugar Babies'' - The Warner Theatre **

Pete Postlethwaite Peter William Postlethwaite, (7 February 1946 – 2 January 2011) was an English character actor. After minor television appearances, including in '' The Professionals'', his first major success arose through the British autobiographical film ...

- ''Cyrano de Bergerac'' - The Kennedy Center ** Sal Mistretta - ''Cats'' - The National Theatre

Outstanding Supporting Performer in a Touring Production or Prior to New York

* 1986 Barnard Hughes - ''The Iceman Cometh'' - American National Theatre ** Charles "Honi" Coles - ''My One and Only'' - The Kennedy Center ** Donald Moffat - ''The Iceman Cometh'' - American National Theatre ** Larry Larson - ''Tent Meeting'' - The Kennedy Center ** Lisa Waltz - ''Brighton Beach Memoirs'' - The National Theatre

Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Non-Resident Production

* 1990 Stephen Lang - ''A Few Good Men'' - The Kennedy Center ** Carole Cook - ''Steel Magnolias'' - The Kennedy Center ** Holland Taylor - ''The Cocktail Hour'' - The Kennedy Center ** Kandis Chappell - ''Rumors'' - The National Theatre ** Rocky Carroll - ''The Piano Lesson'' - The Kennedy Center ** Tracy Katz - ''Into the Woods'' - The Kennedy Center

Outstanding Supporting Performer in a Non-Resident Production

* 1987 Frances Ruffelle - ''Les Mis rables'' - The Kennedy Center ** Andrew Polk - ''Biloxi Blues'' - The National Theatre ** Jason Alexander - ''Broadway Bound'' - The National Theatre ** Martine Allard - ''The Tap Dance Kid'' - The Warner Theatre ** Randy Graff - ''Les Mis rables'' - The Kennedy Center * 1988 Jamey Sheridan - ''All My Sons'' - Ford's Theatre ** Ed Hall - ''Joe Turner's Come and Gone'' - Arena Stage **

Michael Gough Francis Michael Gough ( ; 23 November 1916 – 17 March 2011) was a British character actor who made more than 150 film and television appearances. He is known for his roles in the Hammer Horror Films from 1958, with his first role as Sir Arthu ...

- ''Breaking the Code'' - The Kennedy Center ** Regina Resnik - ''Cabaret'' - The Kennedy Center ** Richard McMillan - ''The Mikado'' - The Kennedy Center * 1989 Bruce Norris - ''Wenceslas Square'' - The Kennedy Center ** Erick Devine - ''Me and My Girl'' - The National Theatre ** Fannie Green - ''Abyssinia'' - Arena Stage ** Queen Esther Marrow - ''Harlem Suite'' - The Warner Theatre ** Stephen Root - ''Driving Miss Daisy'' - The Kennedy Center * 1991 Mark Baker - ''Grand Hotel: The Musical'' - The Kennedy Center ** David Kelly - ''The Playboy of the Western World'' - The Kennedy Center ** Drew Eshelman - ''Les Mis rables'' - The National Theatre ** Letta Mbulu - ''Sheila's Day'' - Ford's Theatre ** Ron Holgate - ''Lend Me a Tenor'' - The Kennedy Center ** Susan Tilson - ''Les Mis rables'' - The National Theatre * 1992 Roscoe Lee Browne - ''Two Trains Running'' - The Kennedy Center **

Irene Worth Irene Worth, CBE (June 23, 1916March 10, 2002) was an American stage and screen actress who became one of the leading stars of the British and American theatre. She pronounced her given name with three syllables: "I-REE-nee". Worth made her Bro ...

- ''Lost in Yonkers'' - The National Theatre ** Mark Harelick - ''The Heidi Chronicles'' - The Kennedy Center ** Pauline Flanagan - ''The Shadow of a Gunman'' - The Kennedy Center ** Rainn Wilson - ''Two Gentlemen of Verona'' - Arena Stage ** Robert Curtis Brown - ''The Heidi Chronicles'' - The Kennedy Center * 1994 Jacob (Tuck) Milligan - ''

The Kentucky Cycle ''The Kentucky Cycle'' is a series of nine one-act plays by Robert Schenkkan that explores American mythology, particularly the mythology of the West, through the intertwined histories of three fictional families struggling over a portion of land ...

'' - The Kennedy Center ** Jeanne Paulsen - ''The Kentucky Cycle'' - The Kennedy Center **

Lillian Garrett-Groag Lillian Groag (born Liliana C. Groag) is an Argentine-American playwright, theater director, and actress. Her plays include ''The Ladies of the Camellias'', ''The Magic Fire'', and '' The White Rose''. Early life and career Lillian Groag was b ...

- ''The Kentucky Cycle'' - The Kennedy Center ** Paxton Whitehead - ''My Fair Lady'' - The National Theatre * 1997 Desmond Barrit - ''A Midsummer Night's Dream'' - The Kennedy Center ** Andrea McArdle - ''State Fair'' - The Kennedy Center ** Joseph Shabalala - ''Nomathemba'' - The Kennedy Center ** Laila Robins - ''Mrs. Klein'' - The Kennedy Center ** Scott Wise - ''State Fair'' - The Kennedy Center * 1998 L. Scott Caldwell - ''Proposals'' - The Kennedy Center ** Obba Babatund - ''Chicago'' - The National Theatre ** Stephan Alexander - ''Rent'' - The National Theatre ** Trazana Beverley - ''The Darker Face of the Earth'' - The Kennedy Center and Crossroads Theatre Company ** Tsai Chin - ''Golden Child'' - The Kennedy Center * 1999 Guy Henry - ''Cymbeline'' - The Kennedy Center **

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- ''Hamlet'' - The Kennedy Center ** Derbhle Crotty - ''Hamlet'' - The Kennedy Center ** Tom Plotkin - ''Footloose'' - The Kennedy Center ** Tony Todd - ''The Captain's Tiger'' - The Kennedy Center * 2000 Dick Latessa - ''Cabaret'' - The Warner Theatre ** Anthony Evans - ''Inspiration'' - Ford's Theatre ** Marcus Chait - ''Titanic: A New Musical'' - The Kennedy Center ** Michael Arnold - ''Martin Guerre'' - The Kennedy Center ** Michael Mastro - ''Side Man'' - The Kennedy Center * 2001 Alice Cannon - ''James Joyce's The Dead'' - The Kennedy Center ** "Mississippi" Charles Bevel - ''It Ain't Nothin' But the Blues'' - The Kennedy Center ** Len Cariou - ''The Dinner Party'' - The Kennedy Center ** Penny Fuller - ''The Dinner Party'' - The Kennedy Center ** Sean McCourt - ''It Ain't Nothin' But the Blues'' - The Kennedy Center * 2002 Tom Riis Farrell - ''dirty BLONDE'' - John F. Kennedy Center ** Charles Brown - ''King Hedley II'' - John F. Kennedy Center ** Michael Matus - ''Mill on the Floss'' - John F. Kennedy Center ** Nancy Anderson - ''Kiss Me, Kate'' - John F. Kennedy Center ** Stephen McKinley Henderson - ''King Hedley II'' - John F. Kennedy Center * 2003 Kelli Fournier - ''Aida'' - The Kennedy Center ** Carol Woods - ''The Full Monty'' - The National Theatre ** Cleavant Derricks - ''The Full Monty'' - The National Theatre ** Kenny Mellman - ''Kiki & Herb in Pardon Our Appearance'' - Woolly Mammoth Theatre Company ** Mary Ellen Mahoney - ''Mamma Mia!'' - The National Theatre

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