Tony Awards unveils list of 2012 nominees

Tue. May 1, 2012 9:57 AM by GoPride.com News Staff

New York, NY - The list of nominations for the 2012 Tony Awards was announced Tuesday morning.

Actor, singer, producer, director and gay, lesbian, bisexual and transgender advocate Neil Patrick Harris returns for a third time to host the awards ceremony which takes place at New York's Beacon Theater on June 10, 2012.

Presented by The Broadway League and the American Theatre Wing, the Antoinette Perry "Tony" Awards nominees are:

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 Revival of a Musical

"Evita"
"Follies"
"The Gershwins' Porgy and Bess"
"Jesus Christ Superstar"

Best Revival of a Play

"Arthur Miller's Death of a Salesman"
"Gore Vidal's The Best Man"
"Master Class"
"Wit"

Best Original Score (Music and/or Lyrics) Written for the Theatre

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

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"

A complete list of nominees can be found on the Tony Awards' website.
 

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