Tony night was one for the record books and BroadwayWorld.com brought you live updates all night, with LOTS more to come...Here are highlights from the three-hour ceremony from the Beacon Theatre, on the CBS television network on Sunday, June 10, 2012.
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Best Play
Clybourne Park, Author: Bruce Norris * WINNER *
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 * WINNER *
Best Revival of a Play
Arthur Miller’s Death of a Salesman * WINNER *
Gore Vidal’s The Best Man
Master Class
Wit
Best Revival of a Musical
Evita
Follies
The Gershwins’ Porgy and Bess * WINNER *
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
Once, Enda Walsh * WINNER *
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 * WINNER *
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
James Corden, One Man, Two Guvnors * WINNER *
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 * WINNER *
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 * WINNER *
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 * WINNER *
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 * WINNER *
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 * WINNER *
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 * WINNER *
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 * WINNER *
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
Donyale Werle, Peter and the Starcatcher * WINNER *
Best Scenic Design of a Musical
Bob Crowley, Once * WINNER *
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 * WINNER *
Best Costume Design of a Musical
Gregg Barnes, Follies * WINNER *
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 * WINNER *
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 * WINNER *
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 * WINNER *
Best Sound Design of a Musical
ACME Sound Partners, The Gershwins’ Porgy and Bess
Clive Goodwin, Once * WINNER *
Kai Harada, Follies
Brian Ronan, Nice Work If You Can Get It
Best Choreography
Rob Ashford, Evita
Christopher Gattelli, Newsies * WINNER *
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
Mike Nichols, Arthur Miller’s Death of a Salesman * WINNER *
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 * WINNER *
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 * WINNER *
Danny Troob, Newsies
Recipients of Awards and Honors in Non-competitive Categories
Special Tony Award for Lifetime Achievement in the Theatre
Emanuel Azenberg * WINNER *
Regional Theatre Award
The Shakespeare Theatre Company, Washington, D.C. * WINNER *
Isabelle Stevenson Award
Bernadette Peters * WINNER *
Special Tony Award
Actors’ Equity Association * WINNER *
Hugh Jackman * WINNER *
Tony Honor for Excellence in the Theatre
Freddie Gershon * WINNER *
Artie Siccardi * WINNER *
TDF Open Doors * WINNER *
The Cast of NEWSIES!
Actor Philip Seymour Hoffman (2nd R) and producers of "Death of a Salesman" accept a Tony award for best revival of a play
South Park creators and writers of 'The Book of Mormon' Matt Stone (L) and Trey Parker present an award
South Park creators and writers of 'The Book of Mormon' Matt Stone (L) and Trey Parker present an award
Actress Nina Arianda accepts the award for Best Performance By An Actress in a Leading Role in a Play for her performance in 'Venus in Fur'
James Corden accepts the award for best performance by an actor in a leading role in a play for "One Man, Two Guvnors"
Steve Kazee accepts the award for best performance by an actor in a leading role in a musical for "Once"
Presenter Candice Bergen speaks
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Producers of "Porgy and Bess" winner Best Revival of a Musical
Producers of "Clybourne Park" accept award for Best Play
The cast of "Once"
The cast of "Once"
Audra McDonald and Norm Lewis from the musical "The Gershwin's Porgy and Bess"
Alan Menken and Jack Feldman with their awards for Original score (music and/or lyrics) written for the theater for their work on "Newsies"
Singer Sheryl Crow
Josh Young of "Jesus Christ Superstar"
Tracie Bennet from "End of the Rainbow"
Neil Patrick Harris with the cast of "Peter and the Starcatcher"
Judith Light Winning "Best Featured Actress in a Play"
Audra McDonald from "The Gershwin's Porgy and Bess"
The cast of "Leap of Faith"
James Corden from "One Man, Two Guvnors"
Actor Harvey Fierstein performs
Elena Roger from the play "Evita" performs with singer Rickey Martin
Actor David Alan Grier
Judy Kaye holds her award for best performance by an actress in a featured role in a musical for "Nice Work If You Can Get It"
Christian Borle holds the award for best performance by an actor in a featured role in a play for "Peter and the Starcatcher"
Actor Matthew Broderick
Ted Chapin, Angela Lansbury and Neil Patrick Harris (behind)
Steffanie Leigh, Jesse Tyler Ferguson, Neil Patrick Harris, Patti LuPone, and Amanda Seyfried during the 66th annual Tony Awards in New York on June 10, 2012. CBS/Heather Wines /Landov
Playwright Enda Walsh
Choreographer Christopher Gattelli
Bernadette Peters, recipient of the Isabelle Stevenson Award
Emanuel Azenberg, recipient of the Tony Lifetime Achievement Award
Actor Neil Patrick Harris performs with the cast of 'The Book of Mormon'
Host Neil Patrick Harris and Patti LuPone
Host Neil Patrick Harris performs during the opening act with Amanda Seyfried
Neil Patrick Harris presides over the start
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