Natalie Venetia Belcon won the 2025 Tony for Best Performance by an Actress in a Featured Role in a Musical at the 78th Annual Tony Awards, held at Radio City Music Hall June 8.
Belcon won for her performance as Omara in the new musical Buena Vista Social Club at the Gerald Schoenfeld Theatre.
"This is such an incredible honor to come back this way, and to portray this woman in this band," said Belcon while accepting the honor. "I thank you all so much." Belcon was last on Broadway nearly a decade ago in Matilda the Musical.
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Others in the category included Julia Knitel (Dead Outlaw), Gracie Lawrence (Just in Time), Justina Machado (Real Women Have Curves: The Musical), and Joy Woods (Gypsy).
Inspired by the Grammy-winning 1997 album of the same name, Buena Vista Social Club features a book by Marco Ramirez. The musical brings the album to life and tells the story of the legends who lived it.
Belcon's previous Broadway credits also include Avenue Q (she created the role of Gary Coleman) and Rent.
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Natalie Venetia Belcon, Mel Sem茅, and Wesley Wray
Isa Antonetti
Justin Cunningham, Marco Paguia, Renecito Avich, Natalie Venetia Belcon, and Rom谩n Diaz
The company of Buena Vista Social Club
The company of Buena Vista Social Club
Company of Buena Vista Social Club
