Clive Goodwin is this year's recipient of the Tony Award for Best Sound Design of a Musical for ONCE.

Enda Walsh is this year's recipient of the Tony Award for Best Book of a Musical for ONCE.

The 2012 Tony Awards, presented by The Broadway League and the American Theatre Wing and hosted by Neil Patrick Harris, are underway! The ceremony is being broadcast tonight, June 10, in a live three-hour ceremony from the Beacon Theatre, on the CBS television network. BroadwayWorld is, of course, at the Beacon Theatre bringing you full coverage all night! Check out photos of tonight's attendees on the red carpet below!

It's Tony night and BroadwayWorld is scattered thoughout the city - from the Beacon Theatre to Times Square, the UK and beyond! - bringing you coverage of the big night. Below, we bring you a first look at the scene in Times Square, where hundreds of theatre fans are gathered to watch the telecast on the big screen!

Alan Menkin and Jack Feldman are this year's recipients of the Tony Award for Best Original Score(Music and Lyrics) Written for Theatre for NEWSIES.

The 2012 Tony Awards have finished, with big wins for ONCE, Audra McDonald, James Corden and more. BroadwayWorld brings you a recap of the winners' remarks below. Whether you missed an honoree or just want to re-live the moment, scroll down to read each winner's acceptance speech!

Backstage Creations, specialists in award show gifts and custom backstage Celebrity Retreats are produceing the gift suite at the 2012 Tony Awards® at the Beacon Theater, in New York City. BWW's Richie Ridge got a sneak peek at some of the great gifts that stars and presenters will be getting tonight!

Yesterday evening, June 9th, Music Theatre International Chairman and CEO Freddie Gershon was among the recipients of a 2012 Tony Honor for Excellence in the Theatre at the 2012 Tony Eve Cocktail Party at the InterContinental Hotel. The Tony Honors for Excellence in the Theatre were established in 1990 and are awarded annually to institutions, individuals and/or organizations that have demonstrated extraordinary achievement in theatre, but are not eligible in any of the established Tony Award categories.

Tonight may be the big night but last evening, June 9, The Tony Awards Administration Committee hosted the annual Tony Eve Cocktail Party Tony at the InterContinental Hotels & Resorts to celebrate this year's Special Tony Award winners. The Tony Honors for Excellence in the Theatre were established in 1990 and are awarded annually to institutions, individuals and/or organizations that have demonstrated extraordinary achievement in theatre, but are not eligible in any of the established Tony Award categories. This year's Tony Honors were presented to: Freddie Gershon, CEO and Chairman of Musica Theatre International, Artie Siccardi, Production Supervisor of Arthur Siccardi Theatrical Services, Inc. who has overseen more than 200 Broadway productions, and TDF Open Doors, Theatre Development Fund's arts education program.

Last night, June 9, The Tony Awards Administration Committee hosted the annual Tony Eve Cocktail Party Tony at the InterContinental Hotels & Resorts to celebrate this year's Special Tony Award winners.

THE 66TH ANNUAL TONY(R) AWARDS will be broadcast live from the Beacon Theatre in New York City, tonight, June 10, 2012 (8:00-11:00 PM, live ET/delayed PT) on the CBS Television Network.

Tony Award Productions in association with CABLEready, a leading independent distributor of television programming for media outlets worldwide, will distribute the American Theatre Wing's 66th Annual Tony Awards telecast to theatre fans in four continents and over 45 countries around the globe.

Best Actress Tony nominee Linda Lavin will be joined by an array of notable playwrights, directors and actors -- Vineyard Theatre artists all -- when she hosts The Vineyard's 5th annual luncheon presentation of the Paula Vogel Playwriting Award to emerging playwright Erika Sheffer (RUSSIAN TRANSPORT), on Thursday, June 21 (12 p.m. - 2 p.m.) at the National Arts Club (15 Gramercy Park South) in Manhattan.

The 2012 Tony Awards are drawing near! In just three days, the best of Broadway will gather with host Neil Patrick Harris at the Beacon Theatre for a three-hour ceremony, which will be broadcast on CBS television network on Sunday, June 10, 2012. In the video below, Broadway favorite Brian d'Arcy James and the whole team from SUBMISSIONS ONLY, share some tips on how to host the perfect Tonys party! Check it out below!

In just THREE days, Neil Patrick Harris will return as the host of the 66th Annual Tony Awards Telecast, which will be broadcast live from the Beacon Theatre in New York City, Sunday, June 10, 2012 (8:00-11:00 PM, live ET/delayed PT) on the CBS Television Network. The awards show, which honors theater professionals for distinguished achievement on Broadway, has been a part of the CBS family since 1978. Cant wait for Sunday to come? Hold yourself over with the hilarious video below, which makes fun of the evening's expected attendees. Check it out below!

The stars of the upcoming revival of JEKYLL & HYDE, Tony Award nominee Constantine Maroulis (Rock of Ages) and Grammy Award Nominee Deborah Cox (Aida), will host the 4th annual National High School Musical Theater Awards on Monday, June 25th at 7:30pm at Broadway's Minskoff Theatre (200 W 45th St). The show will feature 60 of America's most talented young musical theater performers vying for the "Jimmy Award" for Best Performance by an Actress and Best Performance by an Actor. Winners will be awarded college scholarships and other prizes will be announced live.

The 2012 Tony Awards ceremony is just days away and this morning, BroadwayWorld was invited inside the Beacon Theatre to catch a glimpse of a tech rehearsal for Peter and the Starcatcher and speak with host Neil Patrick Harris about how the exciting show is shaping up. Want to see what the Starcatchers (sans costumes and make up) were up to today? Click below to watch them in action, and hear from stars Christian Borle, Celia Keenan-Bolger and Neil Patrick Harris!

Tony night was one for the record books and BroadwayWorld.com brought you live updates all night, with LOTS more to come...

Welcome to the BroadwayGirlNYC 2012 Tony Awards LIVE BLOG!!

Carrie Dunn, BWW:UK's editor-in-chief, gives the perspective from the other side of the Atlantic

Tony Awards host Neil Patrick Harris appeared on last night's THE COLBERT REPORT to talk theatre and more with his former COMPANY co-star Stephen Colbert. View the interview below!

John Tiffany is this year's recipient of the 2012 Tony Award for Best Direction of a Musical for ONCE.

CLYBOURNE PARK is the recipient of this year's Tony Award for Best Play.

The 33rd Annual Dora Mavor Moore Awards were announced yesterday, with Acting Up Stage, Nightwood Thetare and Theatre Passe Muraille emerging as the leaders of the pack with the most number of nominations in their respective divisions. The Awards will be distributed in a ceremony hosted by Thom Allison at the St. Lawrence Centre for the Arts on June 25th, 2012 and BWW is thrilled to bring its readers photo coverage of the nomination event.