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    2012 Tony Award Nominations Announced — See The Full List

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    The 2012 Tony Awards air June 10 at 8 p.m. on CBS! Did your favorites score nominations?

    The American Theatre Wing released the official nominees for the 2012 Tony Awards on May 1, and unlike some previous years, there seems to be equal for big Hollywood names as well as classic Broadway staples. From Andrew Garfield and Cynthia Nixon to Audra McDonald and Christian Borle, see who’s got a spot in this year’s Tony race.

    BEST PLAY:

    Clybourne Park
    Other Desert Cities
    Peter and the Starcatcher
    Venus in Fur

    BEST MUSICAL:

    Leap of Faith
    Newsies
    Nice Work If You Can Get It
    Once

    BEST BOOK OF A MUSICAL:

    Lysistrata Jones
    Newsies
    Nice Work If You Can Get It
    Once

    BEST ORIGINAL SCORE (MUSIC AND/OR LYRICS) WRITTEN FOR THE THEATRE:

    Bonnie & Clyde
    Newsies
    One Man, Two Guvnors
    Peter and the Starcatcher

    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

    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

    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

    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

    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
    TDF Open Doors

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