NEW YORK, NY — Nominations in 26 competitive categories for "The 66th Annual Tony Awards" were announced today by Emmy and Golden Globe Award-winning actor Jim Parsons and Tony and Emmy Award-winning actress Kristin Chenoweth at the Tony Award Nominations Announcement. The nominees were selected by an independent committee of 22 theater professionals appointed by the Tony Awards Administration Committee. The 2012 Tony Awards are presented by The Broadway League and the American Theatre Wing.

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Tony Awards 2012 Nominations

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 Musical

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

Best Revival of a Play

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

Best Revival of a Musical

"Evita"
"Follies"
"The Gershwins' 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
"Once," Enda Walsh

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
"One Man, Two Guvnors," Music and 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"
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"

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 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"

Best Costume Design of a Musical
Gregg Barnes, "Follies"
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"
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"
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"

Best Sound Design of a Musical
Acme Sound Partners, "The Gershwins' Porgy and Bess"
Clive Goodwin, "Once"
Kai Harada, "Follies"
Brian Ronan, "Nice Work If You Can Get It"

Best Choreography
Rob Ashford, "Evita"
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"
Mike Nichols, "Arthur Miller's 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, "The Gershwins' Porgy and Bess"
John Tiffany, "Once"

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"
Danny Troob, "Newsies"


Recipients of Awards and Honors in Non-Competitive Categories

Special Tony Award for Lifetime Achievement in the Theatre
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
TDF Open Doors


Tony Nominations by Production

"Once" - 11
"The Gershwins' Porgy and Bess" - 10
"Nice Work If You Can Get It" - 10
"Peter and the Starcatcher" - 9
"Follies" - 8
"Newsies" - 8
"Arthur Miller's Death of a Salesman" - 7
"One Man, Two Guvnors" - 7
"Other Desert Cities" - 5
"Clybourne Park" - 4
"End of the Rainbow" - 3
"Evita" - 3
"Ghost the Musical" - 3
"Bonnie & Clyde" - 2
"Don't Dress for Dinner" - 2
"Gore Vidal's The Best Man" - 2
"Jesus Christ Superstar" - 2
"Spider-Man: Turn Off the Dark" - 2
"Venus in Fur" - 2
"Wit" - 2
"The Columnist" - 1
"Leap of Faith" - 1
"The Lyons" - 1
"Lysistrata Jones" - 1
"Man and Boy" - 1
"Master Class" - 1
"On a Clear Day You Can See Forever" - 1
"The Road to Mecca" - 1
"Stick Fly" - 1
"A Streetcar Named Desire" - 1