The nominations for the 66th Annual Tony Awards have been announced and let me tell you it is quite a list.
Some big name stars and some serious snubs comes out in the 2012 Tony Awards nominations. I am telling you I was surprised by some of the names on the list and some left off.
That being said, I give to you the full list of nominations.
Best Actor In A Play
James Corden, One Man, Two Guvnors
Philip Seymour Hoffman, Death of a Salesman
James Earl Jones, Gore Vidal’s The Best Man
Frank Langella, Man and Boy
John Lithgow, The Columnist
Best Actress In A Play
Nina Arianda, Venus in Fur
Tracie Bennett, End of the Rainbow
Linda Lavin, The Lyons
Stockard Channing, Other Desert Cities
Cynthia Nixon, Wit
Best Musical
Newsies the Musical
Once
Leap of Faith
Nice Work If You Can Get It
Best Play
Venus in Fur
Clybourne Park
Peter and the Starcatcher
Other Desert Cities
Best Revival Of A Play
Death of a Salesman
Gore Vidal’s The Best Man
Master Class
Wit
Best Actor In A Musical
Ron Raines, Follies
Danny Burstein, Follies
Jeremy Jordan, Newsies the Musical
Steve Kazee, Once
Norm Lewis, The Gershwins Porgy and Bess
Best Actress 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 Featured Actor 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 Featured Actress In A Play
Linda Emond, 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 Featured Actor In A Musical
Phillip Boykin, The Gershwins’ Porgy and Bess
Michael Cerveris, Evita
David Alan Greer, The Gershwins’ Porgy and Bess
Michael McGrath, Nice Work If You Can Get It
Josh Young, Jesus Christ Superstar
Best Book Of A Musical
Lysistrata Jones
Newsies
Nice Work If You Can Get It
Once
Best Original Score
Bonnie & Clyde
Newsies
One Man, Two Guvnors
Peter and the Starcatcher
Best Featured Actress 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 Revival Of A Musical
Evita
Follies
The Gershwins’ Porgy and Bess
Jesus Christ Superstar
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 Choreography
Rob Ashford, Evita
Christopher Gattelli, Newsies
Steven Hoggett, Once
Kathleen Marshall, 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
Best Sound Design Of AMusical
Acme Sound Partners, The Gershwins’ Porgy and Bess
Clive Goodwin, Once
Kai Harada, Follies
Brian Ronan, Nice Work If You Can Get It
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 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
I told you it was quite a list. Be sure to tune in on June 10th to CBS to find out who takes Tony home. Plus Neil Patrick Harris is hosting again and well he is a fabulous host. I would honestly tune in just to see him even if I didn’t care about the awards, which I do.
Let me know your thoughts on this year’s Tony Award nominees!
Photos by: Wenn/Joseph Marzullo/Andres Otero
