2012 Tony Awards Nominations
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Best Play
Clybourne Park - Author: Bruce Norris
Other Desert Cities - Author: Jon Robin Baitz
Peter and the Starcatcher - Author: Rick Elice
Venus in Fur - Author: David Ives
Best Musical
Leap of Faith
Newsies
Nice Work If You Can Get It
Once
Best Book Of A Musical
Lysistrata Jones - Douglas Carter Beane
Newsies - Harvey Fierstein
Nice Work If You Can Get It - Joe DiPietro
Once - Enda Walsh
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Best Original Score (Music And/Or Lyrics) Written For The Theatre
Bonnie & Clyde - Music: Frank Wildhorn, Lyrics: Don Black
Newsies - Music: Alan Menken, Lyrics: Jack Feldman
One Man, Two Guvnors - Music & Lyrics: Grant Olding
Peter and the Starcatcher - Music: Wayne Barker, Lyrics: Rick Elice
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Best Revival Of A Play
Arthur Miller's Death of a Salesman
Gore Vidal's The Best Man
Master Class
Wit
Best Revival Of A Musical
Evita
Follies
The Gershwins' Porgy and Bess
Jesus Christ Superstar
Best Performance By An Actor In A Leading Role In A Play
James Corden - One Man, Two Guvnors
Philip Seymour Hoffman - Arthur Miller's Death of a Salesman
James Earl Jones - Gore Vidal's The Best Man
Frank Langella - Man and Boy
John Lithgow - The Columnist
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Best Performance By An Actress In A Leading Role In A Play
Nina Arianda - Venus in Fur
Tracie Bennett - End of the Rainbow
Stockard Channing - Other Desert Cities
Linda Lavin - The Lyons
Cynthia Nixon - Wit
Best Performance By An Actor In A Leading Role In A Musical
Danny Burstein - Follies
Jeremy Jordan - Newsies
Steve Kazee - Once
Norm Lewis - The Gershwins' Porgy and Bess
Ron Raines - Follies
Best Performance By An Actress In A Leading Role In A Musical
Jan Maxwell - Follies
Audra McDonald - The Gershwins' Porgy and Bess
Cristin Milioti - Once
Kelli O'Hara - Nice Work If You Can Get It
Laura Osnes - Bonnie & Clyde
Best Performance By An Actor In A Featured Role In A Play
Christian Borle - Peter and the Starcatcher
Michael Cumpsty - End of the Rainbow
Tom Edden - One Man, Two Guvnors
Andrew Garfield - Arthur Miller's Death of a Salesman
Jeremy Shamos - Clybourne Park
Best Performance By An Actress In A Featured Role In A Play
Linda Emond - Arthur Miller's Death of a Salesman
Spencer Kayden - Don't Dress for Dinner
Celia Keenan-Bolger - Peter and the Starcatcher
Judith Light - Other Desert Cities
Condola Rashad - Stick Fly
Best Performance By An Actor In A Featured Role In A Musical
Phillip Boykin - The Gershwins' Porgy and Bess
Michael Cerveris - Evita
David Alan Grier - The Gershwins' Porgy and Bess
Michael McGrath - Nice Work If You Can Get It
Josh Young - Jesus Christ Superstar
Best Performance By An Actress In A Featured Role In A Musical
Elizabeth A. Davis - Once
Jayne Houdyshell - Follies
Judy Kaye - Nice Work If You Can Get It
Jessie Mueller - On a Clear Day You Can See Forever
Da'Vine Joy Randolph - Ghost the Musical
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Best Direction Of A Play
Nicholas Hytner - One Man, Two Guvnors
Pam MacKinnon - Clybourne Park
Mike Nichols - Arthur Miller's Death of a Salesman
Roger Rees and Alex Timbers - Peter and the Starcatcher
Best Direction Of A Musical
Jeff Calhoun - Newsies
Kathleen Marshall - Nice Work If You Can Get It
Diane Paulus - The Gershwins' Porgy and Bess
John Tiffany - Once
Best Choreography
Rob Ashford - Evita
Christopher Gattelli - Newsies
Steven Hoggett - Once
Kathleen Marshall - Nice Work If You Can Get It
Best Orchestrations
William David Brohn and Christopher Jahnke - The Gershwins' Porgy and Bess
Bill Elliott - Nice Work If You Can Get It
Martin Lowe - Once
Danny Troob - Newsies
Best Scenic Design Of A Play
John Lee Beatty - Other Desert Cities
Daniel Ostling - Clybourne Park
Mark Thompson - One Man, Two Guvnors
Donyale Werle - Peter and the Starcatcher
Best Scenic Design Of A Musical
Bob Crowley - Once
Rob Howell and Jon Driscoll - Ghost the Musical
Tobin Ost and Sven Ortel - Newsies
George Tsypin - Spider-Man: Turn Off the Dark
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Best Costume Design Of A Play
William Ivey Long - Don't Dress for Dinner
Paul Tazewell - A Streetcar Named Desire
Mark Thompson - One Man, Two Guvnors
Paloma Young - Peter and the Starcatcher
Best Costume Design Of A Musical
Gregg Barnes - Follies
ESosa - The Gershwins' Porgy and Bess
Eiko Ishioka - Spider-Man: Turn Off the Dark
Martin Pakledinaz - Nice Work If You Can Get It
Best Lighting Design Of A Play
Jeff Croiter - Peter and the Starcatcher
Peter Kaczorowski - The Road to Mecca
Brian MacDevitt - Arthur Miller's Death of a Salesman
Kenneth Posner - Other Desert Cities
Best Lighting Design Of A Musical
Christopher Akerlind - The Gershwins' Porgy and Bess
Natasha Katz - Follies
Natasha Katz - Once
Hugh Vanstone - Ghost the Musical
Best Sound Design Of A Play
Paul Arditti - One Man, Two Guvnors
Scott Lehrer - Arthur Miller's Death of a Salesman
Gareth Owen - End of the Rainbow
Darron L West - Peter and the Starcatcher
"One Man, Two Guvnors" (Photo by Cindy Ord/Getty Images)
Best Sound Design Of A Musical
Acme Sound Partners - The Gershwins' Porgy and Bess
Clive Goodwin - Once
Kai Harada - Follies
Brian Ronan - Nice Work If You Can Get It
Special Tony Award® For Lifetime Achievement In The Theatre
Emanuel Azenberg
Regional Theatre Award
The Shakespeare Theatre Company, Washington, D.C.
Isabelle Stevenson Award
Bernadette Peters
Special Tony Award
Actors' Equity Association - Hugh Jackman
Tony Honors For Excellence In The Theatre
Freddie Gershon
Artie Siccardi
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