Claim: Glenn Close appeared in both plays and musicals on Broadway.

The Tony Award for Best Performance by a Leading Actress in a Play is an honor presented at the Tony Awards , a ceremony established in 1947 as the Antoinette Perry Awards for Excellence in Theatre . The award is given to actresses for quality leading roles in a Broadway play . Despite the award first being presented in 1947 , there were no nominees announced until 1956 . There have been two ties in this category , and one three-way tie .