<Table> <Tr> <Th> Year </Th> <Th> Actor </Th> <Th> Musical </Th> <Th> Character </Th> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 64th Tony Awards </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Douglas Hodge </Td> <Td> La Cage aux Folles </Td> <Td> Albin </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Kelsey Grammer </Td> <Td> La Cage aux Folles </Td> <Td> Georges </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Sean Hayes </Td> <Td> Promises , Promises </Td> <Td> Chuck Baxter </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Chad Kimball </Td> <Td> Memphis </Td> <Td> Huey Calhoun </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Sahr Ngaujah </Td> <Td> Fela ! </Td> <Td> Fela Kuti </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 2011 65th Tony Awards </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Norbert Leo Butz </Td> <Td> Catch Me If You Can </Td> <Td> Carl Hanratty </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Josh Gad </Td> <Td> The Book of Mormon </Td> <Td> Elder Cunningham </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Joshua Henry </Td> <Td> The Scottsboro Boys </Td> <Td> Haywood Patterson </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Andrew Rannells </Td> <Td> The Book of Mormon </Td> <Td> Elder Price </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Tony Sheldon </Td> <Td> Priscilla , Queen of the Desert </Td> <Td> Bernadette Bassenger </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 2012 66th Tony Awards </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Steve Kazee </Td> <Td> Once </Td> <Td> Guy </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Danny Burstein </Td> <Td> Follies </Td> <Td> Buddy Plummer </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Jeremy Jordan </Td> <Td> Newsies </Td> <Td> Jack Kelly </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Norm Lewis </Td> <Td> Porgy and Bess </Td> <Td> Porgy </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Ron Raines </Td> <Td> Follies </Td> <Td> Ben Stone </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 2013 67th Tony Awards </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Billy Porter </Td> <Td> Kinky Boots </Td> <Td> Lola / Simon </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Bertie Carvel </Td> <Td> Matilda the Musical </Td> <Td> Miss Trunchbull </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Santino Fontana </Td> <Td> Cinderella </Td> <Td> Prince Topher </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Rob McClure </Td> <Td> Chaplin </Td> <Td> Charlie Chaplin </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Stark Sands </Td> <Td> Kinky Boots </Td> <Td> Charlie Price </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 2014 68th Tony Awards </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Neil Patrick Harris </Td> <Td> Hedwig and the Angry Inch </Td> <Td> Hedwig </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Ramin Karimloo </Td> <Td> Les Misérables </Td> <Td> Jean Valjean </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Andy Karl </Td> <Td> Rocky the Musical </Td> <Td> Rocky Balboa </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Jefferson Mays </Td> <Td> A Gentleman 's Guide to Love and Murder </Td> <Td> The D'Ysquith Family </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Bryce Pinkham </Td> <Td> Monty Navarro </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 2015 69th Tony Awards </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Michael Cerveris </Td> <Td> Fun Home </Td> <Td> Bruce Bechdel </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Brian d'Arcy James </Td> <Td> Something Rotten ! </Td> <Td> Nick Bottom </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Robert Fairchild </Td> <Td> An American in Paris </Td> <Td> Jerry Mulligan </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Ken Watanabe </Td> <Td> The King and I </Td> <Td> The King of Siam </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Tony Yazbeck </Td> <Td> On the Town </Td> <Td> Gabey </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 2016 70th Tony Awards </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Leslie Odom , Jr . </Td> <Td> Hamilton </Td> <Td> Aaron Burr </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Alex Brightman </Td> <Td> School of Rock </Td> <Td> Dewey Finn </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Danny Burstein </Td> <Td> Fiddler on the Roof </Td> <Td> Tevye </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Zachary Levi </Td> <Td> She Loves Me </Td> <Td> Georg Nowack </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Lin - Manuel Miranda </Td> <Td> Hamilton </Td> <Td> Alexander Hamilton </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 2017 71st Tony Awards </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Ben Platt </Td> <Td> Dear Evan Hansen </Td> <Td> Evan Hansen </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Christian Borle </Td> <Td> Falsettos </Td> <Td> Marvin </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Josh Groban </Td> <Td> Natasha , Pierre & The Great Comet of 1812 </Td> <Td> Pierre Bezukhov </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Andy Karl </Td> <Td> Groundhog Day </Td> <Td> Phil Connors </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> David Hyde Pierce </Td> <Td> Hello , Dolly ! </Td> <Td> Horace Vandergelder </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 2018 72nd Tony Awards </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Tony Shalhoub </Td> <Td> The Band 's Visit </Td> <Td> Tewfiq Zakaria </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Harry Hadden - Paton </Td> <Td> My Fair Lady </Td> <Td> Henry Higgins </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Joshua Henry </Td> <Td> Carousel </Td> <Td> Billy Bigelow </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Ethan Slater </Td> <Td> SpongeBob SquarePants </Td> <Td> SpongeBob SquarePants </Td> </Tr> </Table>
<Table> <Tr> <Th> Year </Th> <Th> Actor </Th> <Th> Musical </Th> <Th> Character </Th> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 64th Tony Awards </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Douglas Hodge </Td> <Td> La Cage aux Folles </Td> <Td> Albin </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Kelsey Grammer </Td> <Td> La Cage aux Folles </Td> <Td> Georges </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Sean Hayes </Td> <Td> Promises , Promises </Td> <Td> Chuck Baxter </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Chad Kimball </Td> <Td> Memphis </Td> <Td> Huey Calhoun </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Sahr Ngaujah </Td> <Td> Fela ! </Td> <Td> Fela Kuti </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 2011 65th Tony Awards </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Norbert Leo Butz </Td> <Td> Catch Me If You Can </Td> <Td> Carl Hanratty </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Josh Gad </Td> <Td> The Book of Mormon </Td> <Td> Elder Cunningham </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Joshua Henry </Td> <Td> The Scottsboro Boys </Td> <Td> Haywood Patterson </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Andrew Rannells </Td> <Td> The Book of Mormon </Td> <Td> Elder Price </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Tony Sheldon </Td> <Td> Priscilla , Queen of the Desert </Td> <Td> Bernadette Bassenger </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 2012 66th Tony Awards </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Steve Kazee </Td> <Td> Once </Td> <Td> Guy </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Danny Burstein </Td> <Td> Follies </Td> <Td> Buddy Plummer </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Jeremy Jordan </Td> <Td> Newsies </Td> <Td> Jack Kelly </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Norm Lewis </Td> <Td> Porgy and Bess </Td> <Td> Porgy </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Ron Raines </Td> <Td> Follies </Td> <Td> Ben Stone </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 2013 67th Tony Awards </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Billy Porter </Td> <Td> Kinky Boots </Td> <Td> Lola / Simon </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Bertie Carvel </Td> <Td> Matilda the Musical </Td> <Td> Miss Trunchbull </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Santino Fontana </Td> <Td> Cinderella </Td> <Td> Prince Topher </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Rob McClure </Td> <Td> Chaplin </Td> <Td> Charlie Chaplin </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Stark Sands </Td> <Td> Kinky Boots </Td> <Td> Charlie Price </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 2014 68th Tony Awards </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Neil Patrick Harris </Td> <Td> Hedwig and the Angry Inch </Td> <Td> Hedwig </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Ramin Karimloo </Td> <Td> Les Misérables </Td> <Td> Jean Valjean </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Andy Karl </Td> <Td> Rocky the Musical </Td> <Td> Rocky Balboa </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Jefferson Mays </Td> <Td> A Gentleman 's Guide to Love and Murder </Td> <Td> The D'Ysquith Family </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Bryce Pinkham </Td> <Td> Monty Navarro </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 2015 69th Tony Awards </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Michael Cerveris </Td> <Td> Fun Home </Td> <Td> Bruce Bechdel </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Brian d'Arcy James </Td> <Td> Something Rotten ! </Td> <Td> Nick Bottom </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Robert Fairchild </Td> <Td> An American in Paris </Td> <Td> Jerry Mulligan </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Ken Watanabe </Td> <Td> The King and I </Td> <Td> The King of Siam </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Tony Yazbeck </Td> <Td> On the Town </Td> <Td> Gabey </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 2016 70th Tony Awards </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Leslie Odom , Jr . </Td> <Td> Hamilton </Td> <Td> Aaron Burr </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Alex Brightman </Td> <Td> School of Rock </Td> <Td> Dewey Finn </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Danny Burstein </Td> <Td> Fiddler on the Roof </Td> <Td> Tevye </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Zachary Levi </Td> <Td> She Loves Me </Td> <Td> Georg Nowack </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Lin - Manuel Miranda </Td> <Td> Hamilton </Td> <Td> Alexander Hamilton </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 2017 71st Tony Awards </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Ben Platt </Td> <Td> Dear Evan Hansen </Td> <Td> Evan Hansen </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Christian Borle </Td> <Td> Falsettos </Td> <Td> Marvin </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Josh Groban </Td> <Td> Natasha , Pierre & The Great Comet of 1812 </Td> <Td> Pierre Bezukhov </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Andy Karl </Td> <Td> Groundhog Day </Td> <Td> Phil Connors </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> David Hyde Pierce </Td> <Td> Hello , Dolly ! </Td> <Td> Horace Vandergelder </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 2018 72nd Tony Awards </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Tony Shalhoub </Td> <Td> The Band 's Visit </Td> <Td> Tewfiq Zakaria </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Harry Hadden - Paton </Td> <Td> My Fair Lady </Td> <Td> Henry Higgins </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Joshua Henry </Td> <Td> Carousel </Td> <Td> Billy Bigelow </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Ethan Slater </Td> <Td> SpongeBob SquarePants </Td> <Td> SpongeBob SquarePants </Td> </Tr> </Table>
who won the tony for best actor in a musical
who won the tony for best actor in a musical
Tony Shalhoub
Tony Shalhoub