Dame Angela Lansbury won her first of many Tony Awards at the 20th annual ceremony, June 16, 1966. She originated the role of Mame Dennis in the musical Mame. Mame had been nominated for eight Tony Awards. Sweet Charity was nominated for nine, and Man of La Mancha got seven nominations.
Angela won Best Performance by a Leading Actress in a Musical. Bea Arthur won Best Performance by a Supporting or Featured Actress in a Musical. Frankie Michaels won Best Performance by a Supporting or Featured Actor in Musical.
Angela would go on to win five more Tony Awards.
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