Lesley Manville Wins First Tony Award for Broadway Debut Performance in Oedipus
Make way for mother. Lesley Manville won the 2026 Tony Award for Best Leading Actress in a Play for her performance as Jocasta in Robert Icke’s adaptation of Sophocles’ Oedipus. The win was announced at the 79th Annual Tonys ceremony at Radio City Music Hall on June 7. This marks Manville's first Tony nomination and win. Manville made her Broadway debut in the reimagining of the classic tragedy as a modern poli…