66th Tony Awards

{{Infobox award

| name = 66th Tony Awards

| image = 66th_Tony_Awards_Program.jpg

| caption = Cover of the Official Program for the 66th Annual Tony Awards

| date = June 10, 2012

| host = Neil Patrick Harris{{cite news|last=Itzkoff|first=Dave|title=Footnote|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2012/04/03/theater/footnote.html|access-date=3 April 2012|newspaper=The New York Times|date=April 2, 2012}}{{cite news|last=Ng|first=David|title=Can Neil Patrick Harris boost Tony Awards ratings?|url=http://latimesblogs.latimes.com/culturemonster/2012/04/neil-patrick-harris-to-host-2012-tony-awards.html|access-date=3 April 2012|newspaper=Los Angeles Times|date=April 3, 2012}}

| most_wins = Once (8)

| most_nominations = Once (11)

| network = CBS

| ratings = 6.0 million{{cite web|title=TV Ratings: Neil Patrick Harris-Hosted Tony Awards Drops From 2011|url=http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/live-feed/tony-awards-tv-ratings-neil-patrick-harris-335776?|work=The Hollywood Reporter|first=Philiana|last= Ng|date=June 11, 2012|access-date=April 14, 2017}}

| producer = Neil Patrick Harris
Ricky Kirshner
Glenn Weiss

| director = Glenn Weiss

| previous = 65th

| main = Tony Awards

| next = 67th

| website = {{URL|tonyawards.com}}

}}

The 66th Annual Tony Awards was held on June 10, 2012, to recognize achievement in Broadway productions during the 2011–2012 season. The ceremony was held at the Beacon Theatre, and was broadcast live on CBS television.{{cite web| last = Gans| first = Andrew| title = 66th Annual Tony Awards Set for June 10| work = Playbill| date = January 17, 2012| url = http://www.playbill.com/news/article/158655-66th-Annual-Tony-Awards-Set-for-June-10| access-date = January 12, 2012| archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20120120011246/http://www.playbill.com/news/article/158655-66th-Annual-Tony-Awards-Set-for-June-10| archive-date = January 20, 2012| url-status = dead}}

With Neil Patrick Harris was the host of the ceremony, it marked the third time that Harris hosted the Tony Awards show. He previously hosted the show in 2009, 2011 and later in 2013.{{cite web|last = Gans|first = Andrew|title = Neil Patrick Harris Will Host 66th Annual Tony Awards|work = Playbill|date = April 3, 2012|url = http://www.playbill.com/news/article/161376-Neil-Patrick-Harris-Will-Host-66th-Annual-Tony-Awards|access-date = April 3, 2012|archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20120413025040/http://www.playbill.com/news/article/161376-Neil-Patrick-Harris-Will-Host-66th-Annual-Tony-Awards|archive-date = 2012-04-13|url-status = dead}} The original musical number that opened the show had Harris singing and dancing to "What If Life Were More Like Theatre?" with appearances by Patti LuPone, Amanda Seyfried, and Jesse Tyler Ferguson. The telecast had 6.01 million viewers (preliminary numbers), in contrast to the 2011 Tony Awards telecast, which had 6.950 million viewers.Gans, Andrew.[http://www.playbill.com/news/article/166919-Tony-Awards-Ratings-Hit-Record-Low-According-to-Preliminary-Numbers Tony Awards Ratings Hit Record Low, According to Preliminary Numbers"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120615204739/http://www.playbill.com/news/article/166919-Tony-Awards-Ratings-Hit-Record-Low-According-to-Preliminary-Numbers |date=2012-06-15 }} Playbill.com, June 11, 2012

Alan Menken's win for the Tony Award for Best Original Score for Newsies marked it his first win after three nominations. He was previously nominated for Beauty and the Beast (1994), The Little Mermaid (2008), Sister Act (2011).

The Special Tony Award for Lifetime Achievement in the Theatre has been awarded to Emanuel Azenberg.{{cite web| last = Gans| first = Andrew| title = Emanuel Azenberg Will Receive Special Tony Award for Lifetime AchievemenEmanuel Azenberg Will Receive Special Tony Award for Lifetime Achievementt| work = Playbill| date = April 10, 2012| url = http://www.playbill.com/news/article/161610-Emanuel-Azenberg-Will-Receive-Special-Tony-Award-for-Lifetime-Achievement| access-date = April 10, 2012| archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20120413010054/http://www.playbill.com/news/article/161610-Emanuel-Azenberg-Will-Receive-Special-Tony-Award-for-Lifetime-Achievement| archive-date = 2012-04-13| url-status = dead}} Bernadette Peters was presented with the Isabelle Stevenson Award and Special Tony Awards were given to Hugh Jackman and the Actors’ Equity Association.[http://broadwayworld.com/article/Bernadette-Peters-Hugh-Jackman-Actors-Equity-to-Receive-Special-Tony-Awards-Honors-20120430 "Bernadette Peters, Hugh Jackman & Actors' Equity to Receive Special Tony Awards & Honors"] broadwayworld.com, April 30, 2012 The Regional Theatre Tony Award has been awarded to the Shakespeare Theatre Company.

Eligibility

Shows that opened on Broadway during the 2011–12 season before April 27, 2012 are eligible.{{cite news| last = Healy| first = Patrick| title = A Date for the Tony Awards| newspaper = The New York Times| date = January 17, 2012| url = http://artsbeat.blogs.nytimes.com/2012/01/17/a-date-for-the-tony-awards/| access-date = January 17, 2012}}

;Original plays

;Original musicals

;Play revivals

;Musical revivals

Ceremony

Neil Patrick Harris was the host of the ceremony. This marked the third time that Harris hosted the Tony Awards show.

The telecast had 6.01 million viewers (preliminary numbers), in contrast to the 2011 Tony Awards telecast, which had 6.950 million viewers.

Performances

There were performances from musicals including Evita featuring Ricky Martin and Elena Roger, Follies, with Danny Burstein singing "Buddy's Blues" and introduced by Bernadette Peters, Ghost the Musical, Godspell, Hairspray (from a production on a Royal Caribbean ship), Jesus Christ Superstar, Leap of Faith with Raúl Esparza and company, Newsies featuring Jeremy Jordan and company, Nice Work If You Can Get It with Kelli O'Hara, Matthew Broderick and company, Once featuring Steve Kazee and company, and The Gershwins' Porgy and Bess featuring Audra McDonald and Norm Lewis.Gans, Andrew. [http://www.playbill.com/news/article/166251-Bernadette-Peters-Audra-McDonald-Ricky-Martin-Danny-Burstein-Norm-Lewis-Will-Be-Featured-on-Tonys "Bernadette Peters, Audra McDonald, Ricky Martin, Danny Burstein, Norm Lewis Will Be Featured on Tonys"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120525202328/http://www.playbill.com/news/article/166251-Bernadette-Peters-Audra-McDonald-Ricky-Martin-Danny-Burstein-Norm-Lewis-Will-Be-Featured-on-Tonys |date=2012-05-25 }}, Playbill.com, May 23, 2012Gans, Andrew.[http://www.playbill.com/news/article/166492-Leap-of-Faith-Will-Perform-on-Tony-Awards "'Leap of Faith' Will Perform on Tony Awards"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120602060137/http://www.playbill.com/news/article/166492-Leap-of-Faith-Will-Perform-on-Tony-Awards |date=2012-06-02 }} Playbill.com, May 30, 2012 There also were performances from Tony-nominated plays, including End of the Rainbow with Tracie Bennett, One Man, Two Guvnors with James Corden, and Peter and the Starcatcher, with Christian Borle, Celia Keenan-Bolger and Adam Chanler-Berat.Gans, Andrew.[http://www.playbill.com/news/article/166638-Godspell-Ghost-End-of-the-Rainbow-One-Man-Starcatcher-Ral-Esparza-Will-Perform-on-Tony-Awards "'Godspell', 'Ghost', 'End of the Rainbow', 'One Man', 'Starcatcher', Raúl Esparza Will Perform on Tony Awards"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120606014106/http://www.playbill.com/news/article/166638-Godspell-Ghost-End-of-the-Rainbow-One-Man-Starcatcher-Ral-Esparza-Will-Perform-on-Tony-Awards |date=2012-06-06 }} Playbill.com, June 4, 2012

The Book of Mormon cast members, along with Harris, started the show by singing a version of "Hello". The original musical number that opened the show had Harris singing and dancing to "What If Life Were More Like Theatre?" with Patti LuPone, Amanda Seyfried, Jesse Tyler Ferguson, and company.Gioia, Michael.[http://www.playbill.com/news/article/166902-THE-SCREENING-ROOM-What-If-Life-Were-More-Like-Theatre-Watch-the-Tony-Awards-Opening-Number-Video "THE SCREENING ROOM: "What If Life Were More Like Theatre?": Watch the Tony Awards Opening Number (Video)"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120615181830/http://playbill.com/news/article/166902-THE-SCREENING-ROOM-What-If-Life-Were-More-Like-Theatre-Watch-the-Tony-Awards-Opening-Number-Video |date=2012-06-15 }} Playbill.com, June 10, 2012 The closing musical number was "If I Had Time," sung by Harris. Both the opening and closing musical numbers were written by David Javerbaum and Adam Schlesinger.Hetrick, Adam.[http://www.playbill.com/news/article/166911-David-Javerbaum-and-Adam-Schlesinger-Authored-Tony-Awards-Opening-and-Closing-Numbers-Plus-Video "David Javerbaum and Adam Schlesinger Authored Tony Awards Opening and Closing Numbers (Plus Video)"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120615204414/http://playbill.com/news/article/166911-David-Javerbaum-and-Adam-Schlesinger-Authored-Tony-Awards-Opening-and-Closing-Numbers-Plus-Video |date=2012-06-15 }} Playbill.com, June 11, 2012

=Presenters=

As announced on June 1, Angela Lansbury, Candice Bergen, Jessica Chastain, Jim Parsons, Christopher Plummer, Tyler Perry, Nick Jonas, Amanda Seyfried, Paul Rudd, Ellen Barkin, Bernadette Peters, James Marsden, Mandy Patinkin, and Sheryl Crow, among others, were presenters.{{cite web|title=The 2012 Tony Awards® to Feature More Performances Than Ever Before!|url=http://www.tonyawards.com/en_US/news/articles/2012-06-03/201206031338747799869.html|work=TonyAwards.com|access-date=7 June 2012|date=June 7, 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120607041827/http://www.tonyawards.com/en_US/news/articles/2012-06-03/201206031338747799869.html|archive-date=2012-06-07|url-status=dead}} On June 7, Matthew Morrison, Josh Groban, and Cote de Pablo were added to the presenter line-up. Other presenters included Patti LuPone, Trey Parker and Matt Stone.

=Creative Arts awards=

Several awards, named the "Creative Arts" awards, were presented prior to the main televised ceremony as well as during breaks. These included awards for: Best Lighting Design of a Play, Best Lighting Design of a Musical, Best Sound Design of a Play, Best Sound Design of a Musical, Best Costume Design of a Play, Best Costume Design of a Musical, Best Orchestrations, Best Scenic Design of a Play, Best Scenic Design of a Musical and Best Choreography. These awards were announced by Norbert Leo Butz and Beth Leavel.Gans, Andrew.[http://playbill.com/news/article/166888-Norbert-Leo-Butz-and-Beth-Leavel-to-Host-Creative-Arts-Tony-Awards Norbert Leo Butz and Beth Leavel to Host Creative Arts Tony Awards] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120610050212/http://www.playbill.com/news/article/166888-Norbert-Leo-Butz-and-Beth-Leavel-to-Host-Creative-Arts-Tony-Awards |date=2012-06-10 }} Playbill.com, June 8, 2012Jones, Kenneth.[https://archive.today/20130131190900/http://www.playbill.com/news/article/166897-Judith-Light-Michael-McGrath-Win-Featured-Performer-Tony-Awards-Once-Salesman-Have-Best-Direction "Judith Light, Michael McGrath Win Featured Performer Tony Awards; 'Once', 'Salesman' Have Best Direction"] Playbill.com, June 10, 2012Gioia, Michael.[http://www.playbill.com/news/article/167068-THE-SCREENING-ROOM-Martin-Lowe-Christopher-Gattelli-Natasha-Katz-and-More-Accept-2012-Creative-Arts-Tonys-Video "The Screening Room: Martin Lowe, Christopher Gattelli, Natasha Katz and More Accept 2012 Creative Arts Tonys (Video)] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120617105637/http://www.playbill.com/news/article/167068-THE-SCREENING-ROOM-Martin-Lowe-Christopher-Gattelli-Natasha-Katz-and-More-Accept-2012-Creative-Arts-Tonys-Video |date=2012-06-17 }} June 14, 2012

Nominees and winners

The nominees were announced on May 1, 2012.Jones, Kenneth and Hetrick, Adam. [http://playbill.com/news/article/165460-2012-Tony-Awards-Nominations-Announced-Once-Earns-11-Nominations 2012 "Tony Awards Nominations Announced; Once Earns 11 Nominations"] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120507221255/http://playbill.com/news/article/165460-2012-Tony-Awards-Nominations-Announced-Once-Earns-11-Nominations |date=2012-05-07 }}. Playbill.com, May 1, 2012 The winners were announced on June 10, 2012.Jones, Kenneth.

[http://www.playbill.com/article/once-clybourne-park-porgy-and-bess-audra-mcdonald-salesman-win-2012-tony-awards-com-194516 "'Once', 'Clybourne Park', 'Porgy and Bess', Audra McDonald, 'Salesman' Win Tony Awards"] Playbill.com, June 10, 2012

class=wikitable width="95%"
style="background:#C0C0C0;" ! width="50%" \| Best Play ! style="background:#C0C0C0;" ! width="50%" \| Best Musical
valign="top" \| Clybourne Park – Bruce Norris Other Desert Cities – Jon Robin Baitz Peter and the Starcatcher – Rick Elice Venus in Fur – David Ives \| valign="top" \| *Once* Leap of Faith Newsies Nice Work If You Can Get It
style="background:#C0C0C0;" ! style="width="50%" \| Best Revival of a Play ! style="background:#C0C0C0;" ! style="width="50%" \| Best Revival of a Musical
valign="top" \| *Death of a Salesman* The Best Man Master Class Wit \| valign="top" \| *Porgy and Bess* Evita Follies Jesus Christ Superstar
style="background:#C0C0C0;" ! style="width="50%" \| Best Actor in a Play ! style="background:#C0C0C0;" ! style="width="50%" \| Best Actress in a Play
valign="top" \| *James Corden – One Man, Two Guvnors* as Francis Henshall** Philip Seymour Hoffman – Death of a Salesman as Willy Loman James Earl Jones – The Best Man as Art Hockstader Frank Langella – Man and Boy as Gregor Antonescu John Lithgow – The Columnist as Joseph Alsop \| valign="top" \| *Nina Arianda – Venus in Fur* as Vanda** Tracie Bennett – End of the Rainbow as Judy Garland Stockard Channing – Other Desert Cities as Polly Wyeth Linda Lavin – The Lyons as Rita Lyons Cynthia Nixon – Wit as Vivian Bearing
style="background:#C0C0C0;" ! style="width="50%" \| Best Actor in a Musical ! style="background:#C0C0C0;" ! style="width="50%" \| Best Actress in a Musical
valign="top" \| *Steve Kazee – Once* as Guy** Danny Burstein – Follies as Buddy Plummer Jeremy Jordan – Newsies as Jack Kelly Norm Lewis – Porgy and Bess as Porgy Ron Raines – Follies as Ben Stone \| valign="top"\| *Audra McDonald – Porgy and Bess* as Bess** Jan Maxwell – Follies as Phyllis Rogers Stone Cristin Milioti – Once as Girl Kelli O'Hara – Nice Work If You Can Get It as Billie Bendix Laura Osnes – Bonnie & Clyde as Bonnie Parker
style="background:#C0C0C0;" ! style="width="50%" \| Best Featured Actor in a Play ! style="background:#C0C0C0;" ! style="width="50%" \| Best Featured Actress in a Play
valign="top" \| *Christian Borle – Peter and the Starcatcher* as The Black Stache** Michael Cumpsty – End of the Rainbow as Anthony Tom Edden – One Man, Two Guvnors as Alfie Andrew Garfield – Death of a Salesman as Biff Loman Jeremy Shamos – Clybourne Park as Karl/Steve \| valign="top" \| *Judith Light – Other Desert Cities* as Silda Grauman** Linda Emond – Death of a Salesman as Linda Loman Spencer Kayden – Don't Dress for Dinner as Suzette Celia Keenan-Bolger – Peter and the Starcatcher as Molly Condola Rashād – Stick Fly as Cheryl
style="background:#C0C0C0;" ! style="width="50%" \| Best Featured Actor in a Musical ! style="background:#C0C0C0;" ! style="width="50%" \| Best Featured Actress in a Musical
valign="top" \| *Michael McGrath – Nice Work If You Can Get It* as Cookie McGee** Phillip Boykin – Porgy and Bess as Crown Michael Cerveris – Evita as Juan Perón David Alan Grier – Porgy and Bess as Sporting Life Josh Young – Jesus Christ Superstar as Judas \| valign="top" \| *Judy Kaye – Nice Work If You Can Get It* as Duchess Estonia Dulworth** Elizabeth A. Davis – Once as Réza Jayne Houdyshell – Follies as Hattie Walker Jessie Mueller – On a Clear Day You Can See Forever as Melinda Wells Da’Vine Joy Randolph – Ghost the Musical as Oda Mae Brown
style="background:#C0C0C0;" ! style="width="50%" \| Best Book of a Musical ! style="background:#C0C0C0;" ! style="width="50%" \| Best Original Score (Music and/or Lyrics) Written for the Theatre
valign="top" \| Enda Walsh – Once Douglas Carter Beane – Lysistrata Jones Joe DiPietro – Nice Work If You Can Get It Harvey Fierstein – Newsies \| valign="top" \| Newsies – Alan Menken (music) and Jack Feldman (lyrics) Bonnie & Clyde – Frank Wildhorn (music) and Don Black (lyrics) One Man, Two Guvnors – Grant Olding (music and lyrics) Peter and the Starcatcher – Wayne Barker (music) and Rick Elice (lyrics)
style="background:#C0C0C0;" ! style="width="50%" \| Best Scenic Design of a Play ! style="background:#C0C0C0;" ! style="width="50%" \| Best Scenic Design of a Musical
valign="top" \| Donyale Werle – Peter and the Starcatcher John Lee Beatty – Other Desert Cities Daniel Ostling – Clybourne Park Mark Thompson – One Man, Two Guvnors \| valign="top" \| 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
style="background:#C0C0C0;" ! style="width="50%" \| Best Costume Design of a Play ! style="background:#C0C0C0;" ! style="width="50%" \| Best Costume Design of a Musical
valign="top" \| Paloma Young – Peter and the Starcatcher William Ivey Long – Don't Dress for Dinner Paul Tazewell – A Streetcar Named Desire Mark Thompson – One Man, Two Guvnors \| valign="top" \| Gregg Barnes – Follies ESosa – Porgy and Bess Eiko Ishioka – Spider-Man: Turn Off the Dark Martin Pakledinaz – Nice Work If You Can Get It
style="background:#C0C0C0;" ! style="width="50%" \| Best Lighting Design of a Play ! style="background:#C0C0C0;" ! style="width="50%" \| Best Lighting Design of a Musical
valign="top" \| Jeff Croiter – Peter and the Starcatcher Peter Kaczorowski – The Road to Mecca Brian MacDevitt – Death of a Salesman Kenneth Posner – Other Desert Cities \| valign="top" \| Natasha Katz – Once Christopher Akerlind – Porgy and Bess Natasha Katz – Follies Hugh Vanstone – Ghost the Musical
style="background:#C0C0C0;" ! style="width="50%" \| Best Sound Design of a Play ! style="background:#C0C0C0;" ! style="width="50%" \| Best Sound Design of a Musical
valign="top" \| Darron L. West – Peter and the Starcatcher Paul Arditti – One Man, Two Guvnors Scott Lehrer – Death of a Salesman Gareth Owen – End of the Rainbow \| valign="top" \| Clive Goodwin – Once Acme Sound Partners – Porgy and Bess Kai Harada – Follies Brian Ronan – Nice Work If You Can Get It
style="background:#C0C0C0;" ! style="width="50%" \| Best Direction of a Play ! style="background:#C0C0C0;" ! style="width="50%" \| Best Direction of a Musical
valign="top" \| Mike Nichols – Death of a Salesman Nicholas Hytner – One Man, Two Guvnors Pam MacKinnon – Clybourne Park Roger Rees and Alex Timbers – Peter and the Starcatcher \| valign="top" \| John Tiffany – Once Jeff Calhoun – Newsies Kathleen Marshall – Nice Work If You Can Get It Diane Paulus – Porgy and Bess
style="background:#C0C0C0;" ! style="width="50%" \| Best Choreography ! style="background:#C0C0C0;" ! style="width="50%" \| Best Orchestrations
valign="top" \| Christopher Gattelli – Newsies Rob Ashford – Evita Steven Hoggett – Once Kathleen Marshall – Nice Work If You Can Get It \| valign="top" \| Martin Lowe – Once William David Brohn and Christopher Jahnke – Porgy and Bess Bill Elliott – Nice Work If You Can Get It Danny Troob – Newsies

class=wikitable width="95%"

style="background:#C0C0C0;" ! width="50%" | Best Play

! style="background:#C0C0C0;" ! width="50%" | Best Musical

valign="top" |

Clybourne Park – Bruce Norris
Other Desert Cities – Jon Robin Baitz
Peter and the Starcatcher – Rick Elice
Venus in Fur – David Ives

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style="background:#C0C0C0;" ! style="width="50%" | Best Revival of a Play

! style="background:#C0C0C0;" ! style="width="50%" | Best Revival of a Musical

valign="top" |

| valign="top" |

style="background:#C0C0C0;" ! style="width="50%" | Best Actor in a Play

! style="background:#C0C0C0;" ! style="width="50%" | Best Actress in a Play

valign="top" |

James Corden – One Man, Two Guvnors as Francis Henshall
Philip Seymour Hoffman – Death of a Salesman as Willy Loman
James Earl Jones – The Best Man as Art Hockstader
Frank Langella – Man and Boy as Gregor Antonescu
John Lithgow – The Columnist as Joseph Alsop

| valign="top" |

Nina Arianda – Venus in Fur as Vanda
Tracie Bennett – End of the Rainbow as Judy Garland
Stockard Channing – Other Desert Cities as Polly Wyeth
Linda Lavin – The Lyons as Rita Lyons
Cynthia Nixon – Wit as Vivian Bearing

style="background:#C0C0C0;" ! style="width="50%" | Best Actor in a Musical

! style="background:#C0C0C0;" ! style="width="50%" | Best Actress in a Musical

valign="top" |

Steve Kazee – Once as Guy
Danny Burstein – Follies as Buddy Plummer
Jeremy Jordan – Newsies as Jack Kelly
Norm Lewis – Porgy and Bess as Porgy
Ron Raines – Follies as Ben Stone

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Audra McDonald – Porgy and Bess as Bess
Jan Maxwell – Follies as Phyllis Rogers Stone
Cristin Milioti – Once as Girl
Kelli O'Hara – Nice Work If You Can Get It as Billie Bendix
Laura Osnes – Bonnie & Clyde as Bonnie Parker

style="background:#C0C0C0;" ! style="width="50%" | Best Featured Actor in a Play

! style="background:#C0C0C0;" ! style="width="50%" | Best Featured Actress in a Play

valign="top" |

Christian Borle – Peter and the Starcatcher as The Black Stache
Michael Cumpsty – End of the Rainbow as Anthony
Tom Edden – One Man, Two Guvnors as Alfie
Andrew Garfield – Death of a Salesman as Biff Loman
Jeremy Shamos – Clybourne Park as Karl/Steve

| valign="top" |

Judith Light – Other Desert Cities as Silda Grauman
Linda Emond – Death of a Salesman as Linda Loman
Spencer Kayden – Don't Dress for Dinner as Suzette
Celia Keenan-Bolger – Peter and the Starcatcher as Molly
Condola Rashād – Stick Fly as Cheryl

style="background:#C0C0C0;" ! style="width="50%" | Best Featured Actor in a Musical

! style="background:#C0C0C0;" ! style="width="50%" | Best Featured Actress in a Musical

valign="top" |

Michael McGrath – Nice Work If You Can Get It as Cookie McGee
Phillip Boykin – Porgy and Bess as Crown
Michael Cerveris – Evita as Juan Perón
David Alan Grier – Porgy and Bess as Sporting Life
Josh Young – Jesus Christ Superstar as Judas

| valign="top" |

Judy Kaye – Nice Work If You Can Get It as Duchess Estonia Dulworth
Elizabeth A. Davis – Once as Réza
Jayne Houdyshell – Follies as Hattie Walker
Jessie Mueller – On a Clear Day You Can See Forever as Melinda Wells
Da’Vine Joy Randolph – Ghost the Musical as Oda Mae Brown

style="background:#C0C0C0;" ! style="width="50%" | Best Book of a Musical

! style="background:#C0C0C0;" ! style="width="50%" | Best Original Score (Music and/or Lyrics) Written for the Theatre

valign="top" |

Enda Walsh – Once
Douglas Carter Beane – Lysistrata Jones
Joe DiPietro – Nice Work If You Can Get It
Harvey Fierstein – Newsies

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Newsies – Alan Menken (music) and Jack Feldman (lyrics)
Bonnie & Clyde – Frank Wildhorn (music) and Don Black (lyrics)
One Man, Two Guvnors – Grant Olding (music and lyrics)
Peter and the Starcatcher – Wayne Barker (music) and Rick Elice (lyrics)

style="background:#C0C0C0;" ! style="width="50%" | Best Scenic Design of a Play

! style="background:#C0C0C0;" ! style="width="50%" | Best Scenic Design of a Musical

valign="top" |

Donyale Werle – Peter and the Starcatcher
John Lee Beatty – Other Desert Cities
Daniel Ostling – Clybourne Park
Mark Thompson – One Man, Two Guvnors

| valign="top" |

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

style="background:#C0C0C0;" ! style="width="50%" | Best Costume Design of a Play

! style="background:#C0C0C0;" ! style="width="50%" | Best Costume Design of a Musical

valign="top" |

Paloma Young – Peter and the Starcatcher
William Ivey Long – Don't Dress for Dinner
Paul Tazewell – A Streetcar Named Desire
Mark Thompson – One Man, Two Guvnors

| valign="top" |

Gregg Barnes – Follies
ESosa – Porgy and Bess
Eiko Ishioka – Spider-Man: Turn Off the Dark
Martin Pakledinaz – Nice Work If You Can Get It

style="background:#C0C0C0;" ! style="width="50%" | Best Lighting Design of a Play

! style="background:#C0C0C0;" ! style="width="50%" | Best Lighting Design of a Musical

valign="top" |

Jeff Croiter – Peter and the Starcatcher
Peter Kaczorowski – The Road to Mecca
Brian MacDevitt – Death of a Salesman
Kenneth Posner – Other Desert Cities

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style="background:#C0C0C0;" ! style="width="50%" | Best Sound Design of a Play

! style="background:#C0C0C0;" ! style="width="50%" | Best Sound Design of a Musical

valign="top" |

Darron L. West – Peter and the Starcatcher
Paul Arditti – One Man, Two Guvnors
Scott Lehrer – Death of a Salesman
Gareth Owen – End of the Rainbow

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Clive Goodwin – Once
Acme Sound Partners – Porgy and Bess
Kai Harada – Follies
Brian Ronan – Nice Work If You Can Get It

style="background:#C0C0C0;" ! style="width="50%" | Best Direction of a Play

! style="background:#C0C0C0;" ! style="width="50%" | Best Direction of a Musical

valign="top" |

Mike Nichols – Death of a Salesman
Nicholas Hytner – One Man, Two Guvnors
Pam MacKinnon – Clybourne Park
Roger Rees and Alex Timbers – Peter and the Starcatcher

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John Tiffany – Once
Jeff Calhoun – Newsies
Kathleen Marshall – Nice Work If You Can Get It
Diane Paulus – Porgy and Bess

style="background:#C0C0C0;" ! style="width="50%" | Best Choreography

! style="background:#C0C0C0;" ! style="width="50%" | Best Orchestrations

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Christopher Gattelli – Newsies
Rob Ashford – Evita
Steven Hoggett – Once
Kathleen Marshall – Nice Work If You Can Get It

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Martin Lowe – Once
William David Brohn and Christopher Jahnke – Porgy and Bess
Bill Elliott – Nice Work If You Can Get It
Danny Troob – Newsies

=Multiple nominations=

11: Once
10: Nice Work If You Can Get It, Porgy and Bess
9: Peter and the Starcatcher
8: Follies, Newsies
7: Death of a Salesman, One Man, Two Guvnors
5: Other Desert Cities
4: Clybourne Park
3: Evita, End of the Rainbow, Ghost the Musical
2: Venus in Fur, Spider-Man: Turn Off the Dark, Jesus Christ Superstar, Wit, The Best Man, Bonnie & Clyde, Don't Dress for Dinner

=Multiple wins=

8: Once
5: Peter and the Starcatcher
2: Death of a Salesman, Newsies, Nice Work If You Can Get It, Porgy and Bess

Non-competitive awards

The Tony Award for Excellence in the Theatre has been awarded to Freddie Gershon, Artie Siccardi and the TDF Open Doors Program.{{cite web| last = Gans| first = Andrew| title = Recipients of Tony Honors for Excellence in the Theatre Announced| work = Playbill| date = March 12, 2012| url = http://www.playbill.com/news/article/160594-Recipients-of-Tony-Honors-for-Excellence-in-the-Theatre-Announced| access-date = March 12, 2012| archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20120314010437/http://www.playbill.com/news/article/160594-Recipients-of-Tony-Honors-for-Excellence-in-the-Theatre-Announced| archive-date = 2012-03-14| url-status = dead}} Those awards were presented at the Tony Eve Cocktail party, held on June 9, 2012 at the InterContinental Hotel (Times Square).Fullerton, Krissie.[http://www.playbill.com/news/article/166895-PHOTO-CALL-The-2012-Tony-Eve-Cocktail-Party "PHOTO CALL: The 2012 Tony Eve Cocktail Party"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120614155333/http://www.playbill.com/news/article/166895-PHOTO-CALL-The-2012-Tony-Eve-Cocktail-Party |date=2012-06-14 }} Playbill.com, June 10, 2012 The Special Tony Award for Lifetime Achievement in the Theatre has been awarded to Emanuel Azenberg. Bernadette Peters was presented with the Isabelle Stevenson Award and Special Tony Awards were given to Hugh Jackman and the Actors’ Equity Association. The Regional Theatre Tony Award has been awarded to the Shakespeare Theatre Company.