LaChanze
Awards and nominations

LaChanze

Section Title: Awards and nominations
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Year	Award	Category	Nominated Work	Result

1991	Theatre World Award	Outstanding Broadway debut	Once On This Island	Won

Tony Award	Best Featured Actress in a Musical	Nominated

Drama Desk Award	Drama Desk Award for Outstanding Actress in a Musical	Nominated

2001	The Bubbly Black Girl Sheds Her Chameleon Skin	Nominated

2005	Dessa Rose	Nominated

Obie Award	Performance	Won

2006	Tony Award	Best Actress in a Musical	The Color Purple	Won

Broadway.com Audience Award	Favorite Actress in a Musical	Won

Favorite Diva Performance	Won

Favorite Onstage Pair (w/ Elisabeth Withers)	Nominated

2010	Emmy Award	Outstanding Achievement for Individual Excellence on Camera: Programming - Performer	Handel's Messiah Rocks	Won

2014	Broadway.com Audience Award	Favorite Supporting Actress in a Musical	If/Then	Won

2018	Tony Award	Best Actress in a Musical	Summer: The Donna Summer Musical	Nominated

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LaChanze received an Obie Award for Performance for Dessa Rose.

final_sentence: LaChanze received an Obie Award for Performance for Dessa Rose.