# Dora Mavor Moore Award for Best Leading Actor (Musical Theatre)

The Dora Mavor Moore Award for Outstanding Performance by a Male in a Principal Role - Musical is an annual award celebrating achievements in live Canadian theatre.

## Winners and nominees
### 1980s

| Year | Actor | Play |
| 1981 | Heath Lamberts | A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum |
| 1981 | Brian McKay | The Boyfriend |
| 1981 | Rudy Webb | We Got Love |
| 1981 | Elias Zarou | Toronto, Toronto |
| 1982 | Charles Fletcher | Rock and Roll |
| 1982 | Derek McGrath | To Mock a Kilogram |
| 1982 | Ian Wallace | Nion and Company |
| 1983 | Denis Simpson | Ain't Misbehavin' |
| 1983 | Brian McKay | March of the Falsettos |
| 1983 | Morris Panych | Last Call! |
| 1984 | Brian George | Madeira M'Dear |
| 1984 | John Hemphill | Waiting for John Doe |
| 1984 | Blaine Parker | Forbidden Broadway |
| 1985 | Kimble Hall | The Count of Monte Cristo |
| 1985 | Paul Dorsey | A Chorus Line |
| 1985 | Richardo Keens-Douglas | The Obeah Man |
| 1986 | Victor A. Young | The Desert Song |
| 1986 | Steven Bush | Bad Apples |
| 1986 | David Switzer | Half Past the Eighties |
| 1987 | Eric Donkin | The Mikado |
| 1987 | Mike Myers | Not Based on Anything by Stephen King |
| 1987 | Alan Scarfe | The Maske of Comus |
| 1988 | Neil Foster | Girls in the Gang |
| 1988 | Dana Andersen | Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse and a Baby |
| 1988 | Keram Malicki-Sánchez | The Prince and the Pauper |
| 1989 | Ted Dykstra | Fire |
| 1989 | Michael Burgess | Les Misérables |
| 1989 | Michael Riley | Blood Brothers |

### 1990s

| Year | Actor | Play | Ref |
| 1990 | Colm Wilkinson | The Phantom of the Opera | |
| 1990 | Jeff Jones | Rigoletto | |
| 1990 | Lonny Price | Durante | |
| 1991 | Gordon Pinsent | Anne of Green Gables | |
| 1991 | Paul Brown | That Scatterbrain Booky | |
| 1991 | Paul Hipp | Buddy: The Buddy Holly Story | |
| 1992 | Richard Greenblatt | God Almighty’s Second-Class Saloon | |
| 1992 | Keith Michell | Aspects of Love | |
| 1992 | Marek Norman | Closer Than Ever | |
| 1993 | Large Theatre | Large Theatre | Large Theatre |
| 1993 | Brent Carver | Kiss of the Spider Woman | |
| 1993 | Benedict Campbell | Ratbag | |
| 1993 | Anthony Crivello | Kiss of the Spider Woman | |
| 1993 | Donny Osmond | Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dream Coat | |
| Midsize Theatre |||
| 1993 | Neil Bartram, Paul Castree, John Devorski, Brian Hill | Forever Plaid | |
| 1993 | François Godin | Une soirée avec Jacques Brel | |
| 1993 | Christian Thomas | Une soirée avec Jacques Brel | |
| 1993 | William Vickers | Another Kind of Hero | |
| 1993 | Jonathan Whittaker | Nigredo Hotel | |
| 1994 | Kevin Gray | Miss Saigon | |
| 1994 | Michel Bell | Show Boat | |
| 1994 | Rufus Bonds Jr. | Miss Saigon | |
| 1994 | David Mucci | Crazy for You | |
| 1994 | Jim Walton | Crazy for You | |
| 1995 | Large Theatre | Large Theatre | Large Theatre |
| 1995 | Tyley Ross | Tommy | |
| 1995 | Dan Chameroy | Into the Woods | |
| 1995 | Ted Dykstra | Tommy | |
| 1995 | Frank Moore | Tommy | |
| 1995 | Avery Saltzman | Into the Woods | |
| Midsize Theatre |||
| 1995 | Richard McMillan | Assassins | |
| 1995 | Andrew Currie | Jolly Roger's Cable, or Pirates in Men's Pants | |
| 1995 | Chris Earle | The Old Man's Band | |
| 1995 | Cameron MacDuffee | Assassins | |
| 1995 | Bill Reill | Chess | |
| 1996 | Large Theatre | Large Theatre | Large Theatre |
| 1996 | Dan Chameroy | Beauty and the Beast | |
| 1996 | Juan Chioran | Kiss of the Spider Woman | |
| 1996 | Cliff Saunders | Beauty and the Beast | |
| 1996 | Rex Smith | Sunset Boulevard | |
| 1996 | Chuck Wagner | Beauty and the Beast | |
| Midsize Theatre |||
| 1996 | Jay Turvey | Falsettos | |
| 1996 | John Dolan | Les Fantastiques | |
| 1996 | David Fox | The Barber of Seville | |
| 1996 | Martin Julien | The Barber of Seville | |
| 1997 | Large Theatre | Large Theatre | Large Theatre |
| 1997 | Brian Stokes Mitchell | Ragtime | |
| 1997 | David Cassidy | Blood Brothers | |
| 1997 | Brian Conley | Jolson | |
| 1997 | Anthony Crivello | Jane Eyre | |
| 1997 | Matthew Hargreaves | Don Giovanni | |
| 1997 | Steven Sutcliffe | Ragtime | |
| Midsize Theatre |||
| 1997 | Mark Christmann | The Martha Stewart Projects | |
| 1997 | Diego Matamoros | Still Moon on Fire | |
| 1997 | Jack Mosshammer | Last Tango on Lombard | |
| 1997 | Jack Mosshammer | Tragically OHIP | |
| 1997 | Christopher Peterson | Eyecons | |
| 1998 | Roger Honeywell | The House of Martin Guerre | |
| 1998 | Dean Jones | Show Boat | |
| 1998 | Marcus Nance | Elsewhereless | |
| 1998 | Chad Richardson | Rent | |
| 1998 | Gary Rideout | Hansel & Gretel | |
| 1998 | Michael Schade | Oedpius Rex With Symphony of Psalms | |
| 1999 | Colm Wilkinson | Les Misérables | |
| 1999 | John Blackwood | Sir John, Eh? | |
| 1999 | Russell Braun | The Barber of Seville | |
| 1999 | David Daniels | Xerxes | |
| 1999 | Donato Di Stefano | The Barber of Seville | |
| 1999 | Eugene Fleming | Fosse | |
| 1999 | Richard Margison | Il Trovatore | |

### 2000s

| Year | Actor | Play |
| 2000 | Norbert Leo Butz | Cabaret |
| 2000 | Graham Bickley | The Pajama Game |
| 2000 | Sylvain Cossette | Notre-Dame de Paris |
| 2000 | Richard McMillan | The Lion King |
| 2000 | Gidon Saks | The Flying Dutchman |
| 2000 | Michael Schade | L'elisir d'amore |
| 2001 | Russell Braun | Billy Budd |
| 2001 | Thom Allison | Outrageous! |
| 2001 | Brent Carver | Larry's Party |
| 2001 | Stuart Howe | Iron Road |
| 2001 | Nigel Robson | Billy Budd |
| 2002 | Damien Atkins | Real Live Girl |
| 2002 | Graham Abbey | Snow White and the Magnificent Seven |
| 2002 | Denny Doherty | Dream a Little Dream: The Nearly True Story of the Mamas and the Papas |
| 2002 | Eddie Glen | Snow White and the Magnificent Seven |
| 2002 | Tim Howar | Anything That Moves |
| 2003 | Peter Millard | Little Mercy's First Murder |
| 2003 | Graham Abbey | Robin Hood |
| 2003 | Kevin Aichele | A Dixie Gospel |
| 2003 | George Masswohl | Sweeney Todd |
| 2003 | Paul McQuillan | Snappy Tales: Short Satirical Musicals |
| 2004 | Michael Therriault | The Producers |
| 2004 | Dmitry Chepovetsky | Top Gun! The Musical |
| 2004 | Réjean Cournoyer | Pélagie |
| 2004 | Sean Cullen | The Producers |
| 2004 | Tyley Ross | The Last Five Years |
| 2004 | Stephen Sparks | Tequila Vampire Matinee |
| 2005 | David Keeley | Urinetown |
| 2005 | Jay Brazeau | Hairspray |
| 2005 | David Lopez | Ain't Misbehavin' |
| 2005 | Derek McGrath | Aladdin |
| 2005 | Frank Moore | Urinetown |
| 2006 | Michael Therriault | Lord of the Rings |
| 2006 | Richard Binsley | Bunnicula |
| 2006 | Brent Carver | Lord of the Rings |
| 2006 | Seán Cullen | Snow White and the Group of Seven |
| 2006 | Peter Howe | Lord of the Rings |
| 2007 | Adam Brazier | The Rocky Horror Show |
| 2007 | Jeffrey Kuhn | The Story of My Life |
| 2007 | George Masswohl | Seussical |
| 2007 | Yvan Pedneault | We Will Rock You |
| 2007 | Ryan Ward | Evil Dead the Musical |
| 2008 | Ted Dykstra | Fire |
| 2008 | Keith Cole | Arthouse Cabaret |
| 2008 | Douglas E. Hughes | A Man of No Importance |
| 2008 | Ross Petty | Peter Pan |
| 2008 | Rick Roberts | Fire |
| 2009 | Jeff Madden | Jersey Boys |
| 2009 | Jeremy Kushnier | Jersey Boys |
| 2009 | Richard Lee | The Forbidden Phoenix |
| 2009 | Michael Lomenda | Jersey Boys |
| 2009 | Quinn VanAntwerp | Jersey Boys |

### 2010s

| Year | Actor | Play |
| 2010 | Jeff Lillico | The Light in the Piazza |
| 2010 | Daren A. Herbert | The Toxic Avenger |
| 2010 | Jeigh Madjus | Altar Boyz |
| 2010 | Paul McQuillan | Assassins |
| 2010 | Evan Smith | The Toxic Avenger |
| 2011 | Tony Sheldon | Priscilla, Queen of the Desert |
| 2011 | Justin Bott | [title of show] |
| 2011 | Daren A. Herbert | Parade |
| 2011 | Allen MacInnis | A Year with Frog and Toad |
| 2011 | Will Swenson | Priscilla, Queen of the Desert |
| 2012 | Sterling Jarvis | Caroline, or Change |
| 2012 | Damien Atkins | Seussical |
| 2012 | Michael Levinson | Caroline, or Change |
| 2012 | Jeff Madden | I Love You Because |
| 2012 | George Masswohl | Seussical |
| 2013 | Bruce Dow | Of a Monstrous Child |
| 2013 | Darrin Baker | Falsettos |
| 2013 | Evan Buliung | Bloodless: The Trial of Burke and Hare |
| 2013 | Richard Lee | Cinderella |
| 2013 | Cedric Smith | The Wizard of Oz |
| 2014 | Damien Atkins | London Road |
| 2014 | Aiden Glenn | Les Misérables |
| 2014 | Daren A. Herbert | Once on This Island |
| 2014 | Ramin Karimloo | Les Misérables |
| 2014 | Marke Uhre | Les Misérables |
| 2015 | Daren A. Herbert | The Wild Party |
| 2015 | Raoul Bhaneja | Life, Death and the Blues |
| 2015 | Dan Chameroy | The Wild Party |
| 2015 | Ian Lake | Once |
| 2015 | Jacob MacInnes | James and the Giant Peach |
| 2016 | Alan Mingo Jr. | Kinky Boots |
| 2016 | Graham Scott Fleming | Kinky Boots |
| 2016 | Jeff Lillico | Grey Gardens |
| 2016 | Diego Matamoros | Marat/Sade |
| 2016 | Ron Pederson | One Night Only: The Greatest Musical Never Written |
| 2017 | Jahlen Barnes | Passing Strange |
| 2017 | Dan Chameroy | Matilda: The Musical |
| 2017 | Beau Dixon | Passing Strange |
| 2017 | Chad Kimball | Come from Away |
| 2018 | Evan Buliung | Fun Home |
| 2018 | Dan Chameroy | Life After |
| 2018 | Jordan Cheng | Mr. Shi and His Lover |
| 2018 | Josh Epstein | Onegin |
| 2018 | Derek Kwan | Mr. Shi and His Lover |