▁to ▁win ▁a ▁D rama ▁Des k ▁Award ▁for ▁out standing ▁sound ▁design . ▁ ▁Tony ▁Awards ▁ 1 9 9 8 : ▁Jul ie ▁T ay mor , ▁first ▁woman ▁to ▁win ▁a ▁Tony ▁Award ▁for ▁best ▁director ▁of ▁a ▁musical . ▁ 2 0 0 4 : ▁Ph y lic ia ▁R ash ad , ▁first ▁African - American ▁woman ▁to ▁win ▁a ▁Tony ▁Award ▁for ▁Best ▁Le ad ▁Act ress ▁in ▁a ▁Play . ▁ 2 0 1 3 : ▁Cy nd i ▁Lau per , ▁first ▁woman ▁to ▁win ▁a ▁Tony ▁Award ▁for ▁Best ▁Original ▁Sc ore ▁solo . ▁ 2 0 1 4 : ▁Aud ra ▁Mc Donald , ▁won ▁a ▁Tony ▁Award , ▁Best ▁Performance ▁by ▁an ▁Act ress ▁in ▁a ▁Le ading ▁Ro le ▁in ▁a ▁Play ▁this ▁year , ▁making ▁her ▁the ▁first ▁woman ▁to ▁ever ▁ear n ▁six ▁Tony ▁Award ▁wins ▁( not ▁counting ▁honor ary ▁awards ) ▁and ▁the ▁first ▁woman ▁to ▁win ▁a ▁Tony ▁Award ▁in ▁all ▁four ▁acting ▁categories . ▁ 2 0 1 5 : ▁Tony ▁Award ▁for ▁Best ▁Original ▁Sc ore ▁was ▁won ▁by ▁Lisa ▁K ron ▁and ▁Jean ine ▁T es ori , ▁making ▁them ▁the ▁first ▁female ▁writing ▁team ▁to ▁win ▁that ▁award . ▁ ▁Dance ▁L lan ch ie ▁Stevens on , ▁first ▁African - American ▁woman ▁to ▁dance ▁for ▁the ▁Radio ▁City ▁Music ▁Hall ▁bal let ▁company ▁and ▁the ▁National ▁Bal let ▁of ▁Washington , ▁D . C . ▁ 1 9 8 2 :