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thestagedoorcanteen: The 2012 Tony Awards Nominees Best Musical Leap of Faith Newsies Nice Work If You Can Get It Once Best Play Clybourne Park by Bruce Norris Other Desert Cities by Jon Robin Baitz Peter and the Starcatcher by Rick Elice Venus in Fur by David Ives Best Revival of a Play Death of a Salesman Master Class The Best Man Wit Best Revival of a Musical Evita Follies Jesus Christ Superstar Porgy and Bess Best Performance by a Leading Actor in a Play James Corden, One Man, Two Guvnors Philip Seymour Hoffman, Death of a Salesman James Earl Jones, The Best Man Frank Langella, Man and Boy John Lithgow, The Columnist Best Performance by a Leading Actress 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 a Leading Actor in a Musical
 Danny Burstein, Follies Jeremy Jordan, Newsies Steve Kazee, Once Norm Lewis, Porgy and Bess Ron Raines, Follies Best Performance by a Leading Actress in a Musical
 Jan Maxwell, Follies Audra McDonald, Porgy and Bess Cristin Milioti, Once Kelli O’Hara, Nice Work If You Can Get It Laura Osnes, Bonnie & Clyde Best Performance by a Featured Actor in a Play 
Christian Borle, Peter and the Starcatcher Michael Cumpsty, End of the Rainbow Tom Edden, One Man, Two Guvnors Andrew Garfield, Death of a Salesman Jeremy Shamos, Clybourne Park Best Performance by a Featured Actress in a Play 
Linda Emond, 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 a Featured Actor in a Musical 
Phillip Boykin, Porgy and Bess Michael Cerveris, Evita David Alan Grier, Porgy and Bess Michael McGrath, Nice Work If You Can Get It Josh Young, Jesus Christ Superstar Best Performance by a Featured Actress 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 Best Director of a Play Nicholas Hytner, One Man, Two Guvnors Pam MacKinnon, Clybourne Park Mike Nichols, Death of a Salesman Roger Rees and Alex Timbers, Peter and the Starcatcher Best Director of a Musical Jeff Calhoun, Newsies Kathleen Marshall, Nice Work If You Can Get It Diane Paulus, 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 Score Wayne Barker and Rick Elice, Peter and the Starcatcher Alan Menken and Jack Feldman, Newsies Grant Olding, One Man, Two Guvnors Don Black and Frank Wildhorn, Bonnie & Clyde Best Book Douglas Carter Beane, Lysistrata Jones Joe DiPietro, Nice Work If You Can Get It Harvey Fierstein, Newsies Enda Walsh, Once Best Orchestrations William David Brohn, 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 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, 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, Death of a Salesman Kenneth Posner, Other Desert Cities Best Lighting Design of a Musical Christopher Akerlind, Porgy and Bess Natasha Katz, Follies Natasha Katz, Once Hugh Vanstone, Ghost Best Sound Design of a Play Paul Arditti, One Man, Two Guvnors Scott Lehrer, 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, Porgy and Bess Clive Goodwin, Once Kai Harada, Follies Brian Ronan, Nice Work If You Can Get It Regional Theater Award The Shakespeare Theatre Company, Washington, D.C. Tony Honors for Excellence in the Theater Freddie Gershon Artie Siccardi TDF Open Doors Source: Broadway.com Watch out for The Stage Door Canteen’s The Tony Awards Challenge to be announced tomorrow!

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The 2012 Tony Awards Nominees

Best Musical

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

Best Play

  • Clybourne Park by Bruce Norris
  • Other Desert Cities by Jon Robin Baitz
  • Peter and the Starcatcher by Rick Elice
  • Venus in Fur by David Ives

Best Revival of a Play

  • Death of a Salesman
  • Master Class
  • The Best Man
  • Wit

Best Revival of a Musical

  • Evita
  • Follies
  • Jesus Christ Superstar
  • Porgy and Bess

Best Performance by a Leading Actor in a Play

  • James Corden, One Man, Two Guvnors
  • Philip Seymour Hoffman, Death of a Salesman
  • James Earl Jones, The Best Man
  • Frank Langella, Man and Boy
  • John Lithgow, The Columnist

Best Performance by a Leading Actress 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 a Leading Actor in a Musical


  • Danny Burstein, Follies
  • Jeremy Jordan, Newsies
  • Steve Kazee, Once
  • Norm Lewis, Porgy and Bess
  • Ron Raines, Follies

Best Performance by a Leading Actress in a Musical


  • Jan Maxwell, Follies
  • Audra McDonald, Porgy and Bess
  • Cristin Milioti, Once
  • Kelli O’Hara, Nice Work If You Can Get It
  • Laura Osnes, Bonnie & Clyde

Best Performance by a Featured Actor in a Play

  • 
Christian Borle, Peter and the Starcatcher
  • Michael Cumpsty, End of the Rainbow
  • Tom Edden, One Man, Two Guvnors
  • Andrew Garfield, Death of a Salesman
  • Jeremy Shamos, Clybourne Park

Best Performance by a Featured Actress in a Play

  • 
Linda Emond, 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 a Featured Actor in a Musical

  • 
Phillip Boykin, Porgy and Bess
  • Michael Cerveris, Evita
  • David Alan Grier, Porgy and Bess
  • Michael McGrath, Nice Work If You Can Get It
  • Josh Young, Jesus Christ Superstar

Best Performance by a Featured Actress 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

Best Director of a Play

  • Nicholas Hytner, One Man, Two Guvnors
  • Pam MacKinnon, Clybourne Park
  • Mike Nichols, Death of a Salesman
  • Roger Rees and Alex Timbers, Peter and the Starcatcher

Best Director of a Musical

  • Jeff Calhoun, Newsies
  • Kathleen Marshall, Nice Work If You Can Get It
  • Diane Paulus, 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 Score

  • Wayne Barker and Rick Elice, Peter and the Starcatcher
  • Alan Menken and Jack Feldman, Newsies
  • Grant Olding, One Man, Two Guvnors
  • Don Black and Frank Wildhorn, Bonnie & Clyde

Best Book

  • Douglas Carter Beane, Lysistrata Jones
  • Joe DiPietro, Nice Work If You Can Get It
  • Harvey Fierstein, Newsies
  • Enda Walsh, Once

Best Orchestrations

  • William David Brohn, 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
  • 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, 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, Death of a Salesman
  • Kenneth Posner, Other Desert Cities

Best Lighting Design of a Musical

  • Christopher Akerlind, Porgy and Bess
  • Natasha Katz, Follies
  • Natasha Katz, Once
  • Hugh Vanstone, Ghost

Best Sound Design of a Play

  • Paul Arditti, One Man, Two Guvnors
  • Scott Lehrer, 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, Porgy and Bess
  • Clive Goodwin, Once
  • Kai Harada, Follies
  • Brian Ronan, Nice Work If You Can Get It

Regional Theater Award

  • The Shakespeare Theatre Company, Washington, D.C.

Tony Honors for Excellence in the Theater

  • Freddie Gershon
  • Artie Siccardi
  • TDF Open Doors

Source: Broadway.com

Watch out for The Stage Door Canteen’s The Tony Awards Challenge to be announced tomorrow!

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