Diva/Mensch pair for Feb 18, 2026

The Best Actress in a Musical Tony for 1958 was...a tie! Both women in the same show, New Girl in Town, a musicalization of O'Neill's Anna Christie.

Diva: Gwen Verdon

Mensch: Thelma Ritter

Here's Verdon in the center in a white dress and Ritter on the side in a goofy hat.