2009 Tony Award Winner: Karen Olivo For 'Best Performance by a Featured Actress in a Musical'

The American Theatre Wing's 63rd Annual Antoinette Perry "Tony"® Awards were held at Radio City Music Hall on Sunday, June 7, 2009 and broadcast on the CBS Television Network. For more information visit tonyawards.com.

Nominations in 27 competitive categories for the American Theatre Wing's 63rd Annual Antoinette Perry "Tony"® Awards were announced on May 5th by Tony Award Winners Cynthia Nixon and Lin-Manuel Miranda from the New York Public Library for the Performing Arts at Lincoln Center.

The Antoinette Perry "Tony" Awards are bestowed annually on theatre professionals for distinguished achievement. The Tony is one of the most coveted awards in the entertainment industry and the annual telecast is considered one of the most prestigious programs on television.

To view the complete list of 2009 Tony Award winners, click here.

BroadwayWorld Congratulates
Karen Olivo
2009 Tony Award Winner
'Best Performance by a Featured Actress in a Musical'

Karen Olivo ("Anita" in West Side Story) Karen Olivo created the role of Vanessa in the Tony Award winning musical production of In The Heights both on and off Broadway. Other Broadway credits: RENT and Brooklyn. TV: Law & Order, Law & Order: SVU, and Conviction. FILM: Adrift in Manhattan, Sibling, The New Twenty, and Two Lovers. Karen would like to thank Brian Liebman, Cory Richman, Lin-Manuel Miranda, The Core Four plus one, and her husband, singer/songwriter, Matt Caplan.