With a Song in Her Heart: The 10 best performances by an actress in a musical

Chronologically:

Marilyn Monroe as Lorelei Lee, “Gentlemen Prefer Blondes”

Judy Garland as Vicki Lester / Esther Blodgett, “A Star Is Born”

Dorothy Dandridge as Carmen Jones, “Carmen Jones”

Deborah Kerr as Anna Leonowens, “The King and I”

Audrey Hepburn as Jo Stockton, “Funny Face”

Judy Holliday as Ella Peterson, “Bells Are Ringing”

Julie Andrews as Maria, “The Sound of Music”

Barbra Streisand as Fanny Brice, “Funny Girl”

Liza Minnelli as Sally Bowles, “Cabaret”

Björk as Selma Jezkova, “Dancer in the Dark”