And the Winners are...
6/11/2012 10:06am
The 2012 American Theatre Wing’s Tony Awards were presented last night by The Broadway League and the American Theatre Wing. "Once" took home 8 Tonys including Best Musical...
Best Play
WINNER - "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 Musical
"Leap of Faith"
"Newsies"
"Nice Work If You Can Get It"
WINNER - "Once"
Best Revival of a Play
WINNER - "Death of a Salesman"
"The Best Man"
"Master Class"
"Wit"
Best Revival of a Musical
"Evita"
"Follies"
WINNER - "Porgy and Bess"
"Jesus Christ Superstar"
Best Book of a Musical
"Lysistrata Jones" - Douglas Carter Beane
"Newsies" - Harvey Fierstein
"Nice Work If You Can Get It" - Joe DiPietro
WINNER - "Once" - Enda Walsh
Best Original Score (Music and/or Lyrics) Written for the Theatre
"Bonnie & Clyde" - Music: Frank Wildhorn; Lyrics: Don Black
WINNER - "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
Best Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role in a Play
WINNER - 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 an Actress in a Leading Role in a Play
WINNER - 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"
WINNER - Steve Kazee - "Once"
Norm Lewis - "Porgy and Bess"
Ron Raines - "Follies"
Best Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role in a Musical
Jan Maxwell - "Follies"
WINNER - 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 an Actor in a Featured Role in a Play
WINNER - 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 an Actress in a Featured Role in a Play
Linda Emond - "Death of a Salesman"
Spencer Kayden - "Don’t Dress for Dinner"
Celia Keenan-Bolger - "Peter and the Starcatcher"
WINNER - Judith Light - "Other Desert Cities"
Condola Rashad - "Stick Fly"
Best Performance by an Actor in a Featured Role in a Musical
Phillip Boykin - "Porgy and Bess"
Michael Cerveris - "Evita"
David Alan Grier - "Porgy and Bess"
WINNER - 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"
WINNER - 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 Scenic Design of a Play
John Lee Beatty - "Other Desert Cities"
Daniel Ostling - "Clybourne Park"
Mark Thompson - "One Man, Two Guvnors"
WINNER - Donyale Werle - "Peter and the Starcatcher"
Best Scenic Design of a Musical
WINNER - 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"
WINNER - Paloma Young - "Peter and the Starcatcher"
Best Costume Design of a Musical
WINNER - 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
WINNER - 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"
WINNER - Natasha Katz - "Once"
Hugh Vanstone - "Ghost the Musical"
Best Sound Design of a Play
Paul Arditti - "One Man, Two Guvnors"
Scott Lehrer - "Death of a Salesman"
Gareth Owen - "End of the Rainbow"
WINNER - Darron L. West - "Peter and the Starcatcher"
Best Sound Design of a Musical
Acme Sound Partners - "Porgy and Bess"
WINNER - Clive Goodwin - "Once"
Kai Harada - "Follies"
Brian Ronan - "Nice Work If You Can Get It"
Best Choreography
Rob Ashford - "Evita"
WINNER - Christopher Gattelli - "Newsies"
Steven Hoggett - "Once"
Kathleen Marshall - "Nice Work If You Can Get It"
Best Direction of a Play
Nicholas Hytner - "One Man, Two Guvnors"
Pam MacKinnon - "Clybourne Park"
WINNER - Mike Nichols - "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 - "Porgy and Bess"
WINNER - John Tiffany - "Once"
Best Orchestrations
William David Brohn and Christopher Jahnke - "Porgy and Bess"
Bill Elliott - "Nice Work If You Can Get It"
WINNER - Martin Lowe - "Once"
Danny Troob - "Newsies"
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Special Tony Award for Lifetime Achievement in the Theatre presented to
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 Honor for Excellence in the Theatre
Freddie Gershon
Artie Siccardi
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