The Tony Awards recognized achievement in live Broadway theatre during the 2011–2012 season.
It was held at the Beacon Theatre, with Neil Patrick Harris as the host. The ceremonies was shown live on CBS.
Below now is the list of Tony Award winners and recipients this year, 2012.
Play: "Clybourne Park," Bruce Norris
Musical: "Once"
Revival of a musical: "The Gershwins’ Porgy and Bess"
Book of a musical: "Once," Enda Walsh
Original score (music and/or lyrics) written for the theater: "Newsies," music: Alan Menken; lyrics: Jack Feldman
Performance by an actor in a leading role in a play: James Corden, "One Man, Two Guvnors"
Performance by an actress in a leading role in a play: Nina Arianda, "Venus in Fur"
Performance by an actor in a leading role in a musical: Steve Kazee, "Once" WINNER
Performance by an actress in a leading role in a musical: Audra McDonald, "The Gershwins’ Porgy and Bess"
Performance by an actor in a featured role in a play: Christian Borle, "Peter and the Starcatcher"
Performance by an actress in a featured role in a play: Judith Light, "Other Desert Cities"
Performance by an actor in a featured role in a musical: Michael McGrath, "Nice Work If You Can Get It"
Performance by an actress in a featured role in a musical: Judy Kaye, "Nice Work If You Can Get It"
Scenic design of a play: Donyale Werle, "Peter and the Starcatcher"
Scenic design of a musical: Bob Crowley, "Once"
Costume design of a play: Paloma Young, "Peter and the Starcatcher"
Costume design of a musical: Gregg Barnes, "Follies"
Lighting design of a play: Jeff Croiter, "Peter and the Starcatcher"
Lighting design of a musical: Natasha Katz, "Once"
Sound design of a play: Darron L. West, "Peter and the Starcatcher"
Sound design of a musical: Clive Goodwin, "Once"
Choreography: Christopher Gattelli, "Newsies"
Direction of a play: Mike Nichols, "Arthur Miller’s Death of a Salesman"
Direction of a musical: John Tiffany, "Once"
Orchestrations: Martin Lowe, "Once"
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 Assn.: Hugh Jackman
Tony Honor for Excellence in the Theatre:
Freddie Gershon
Artie Siccardi
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