A couple of TV stars who have more than credible Broadway resumes – Kristin Chenoweth ( GCB ) and Jim Parsons ( The Big Bang Theory ) – presented the nominations for the 2012 Tony Awards this morning. And just which shows and which actors/actresses are up for the hardware that will be handed out on June 10, in a ceremony hosted by Neil Patrick Harris? We’re so glad you asked… Best Play Clybourne Park Other Desert Cities Peter and the Starcatcher Venus in Fur 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 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, 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 Cella 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 Allen 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 Jesse Mueller, On a Clear Day You Can See Forever Da’Vine Joy Randolph, Ghost Best Direction of a Play Nicholas Hytner, One Man, Two Guvnors Pam MacKinnon, Clybourne Park 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, The Gershwins’ Porgy and Bess John Tiffany, Once Best Book of a Musical Lysistrata Jones Newsies Nice Work If You Can Get It Once Best Original Score (Music and/or Lyrics) Written for the Theatre Bonnie & Clyde Newsies One Man, Two Guvnors Peter and the Starcatcher Best Choreography Rob Ashford, Evita Christopher Gattelli, Newsies Steven Hoggett, Once Kathleen Marshall, Nice Work If You Can Get It 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 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
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2012 Tony Awards: Nominations Announced!
