THE 2012 STAR STUDDED TONY AWARDS FETE

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Judith Light

Ellen Barkin

Max von Essen

Sheryl Crow

John Stamos And Matt Stone

Trey Parker

Jim Parsons

James Marsden

Amanda Seyfried

Lilla Crawford

Audra McDonald

Josh Young

Caissie Levy and Richard Fleeshman

Elizabeth A. Davis

David Alan Grier

Jayne Houdyshell

Heather Hitchens

David Burtka And Neil Patrick Harris

Constantine Maroulis

Kathy Najimy

Laura Bell Bundy

Ashley Spencer

Corbin Bleu

Jessie Mueller and Celia Keenan-Bolger

Harvey Fierstein

Cynthia Nixon

Cristin Milioti

Jessica Chastain

Bernadette Peters

Ricky Martin

Josh Groban

Hugh Jackman And Deborra-Lee Furness

Andrew Garfield

 Nick Jonas

The stars came out for the 66th Annual Tony Awards held at The Beacon Theatre in New York City tonight. The big names on Broadway and from Hollywood came out to toast the winners.

THE WINNERS OF THE 2012 TONY AWARDS

Performance by an Actress in a Featured Role in a Play: Judith Light, "Other Desert Cities."

Sound Design of a Musical: Clive Goodwin, "Once."

Performance by an Actor in a Featured Role in a Musical: Michael McGrath, "Nice Work If You Can Get It."

Sound Design of a Play: Darron L. West, "Peter and the Starcatcher."

Direction of a Musical: John Tiffany, "Once."

Direction of Play: Mike Nichols, "Death of a Salesman."

Costume Design of a Play: Paloma Young, "Peter and the Starcatcher."

Performance by an Actor in a Featured Role in a Play: Christian Borle, "Peter and the Starcatcher."

Costume Design of a Musical: Gregg Barnes, "Follies."

Performance by an Actress in a Featured Role in a Musical: Judy Kaye, "Nice Work If You Can Get It."

Scenic Design Play: Donyale Werle, "Peter and the Starcatcher"

Original Score (Music and/or Lyrics) Written for the Theatre: "Newsies."

Scenic Design of a Musical: Bob Crowley, "Once."

Revival of a Play: "Death of a Salesman."

Lighting Design of a Musical: Natasha Katz, "Once"

Play: "Clybourne Park."

Lighting Design of a Play: Jeff Croiter, "Peter and the Starcatcher."

Revival of a Musical: "The Gershwins' Porgy and Bess."

Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role in a Musical: Steve Kazee, "Once."

Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role in a Play: James Corden, "One Man, Two Guvnors."

Performance by an Actress in Leading Role in a Play: Nina Arianda, "Venus in Fur."

Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role in a Musical: Audra McDonald, "The Gershwins' Porgy and Bess."

Musical: "Once."

Choreography: Christopher Gattelli, "Newsies."

Orchestration: Martin Lowe, "Once."

Book of a Musical: Enda Walsh, "Newsies."

Photos By: Walter McBride/Retna

THE STAR STUDDED 2011 TONY AWARDS

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Neil Patrick Harris

Judith Light

Joel Grey

Victoria Clark

James Earl Jones

Montego Glover

Annabella Sciorra

The stars came out for the 2011 Tony Awards at the Beacon Theatre in New York City last night. Once again this was a celebrity packed event.


Best Musical

The Book of Mormon
Catch Me if You Can
The Scottsboro Boys
Sister Act

WINNER: The Book of Mormon


Best Play

Good People
Jerusalem
The Motherf—er With the Hat
War Horse

WINNER: War Horse

Best Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role in a Play


Nina Arianda, Born Yesterday
Frances McDormand, Good People
Lily Rabe, The Merchant of Venice
Vanessa Redgrave, Driving Miss Daisy
Hannah Yelland, Brief Encounter

WINNER: Frances McDormand, Good People

Best Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role in a Musical


Sutton Foster, Anything Goes
Beth Leavel, Baby It’s You!
Patina Miller, Sister Act
Donna Murphy, The People in the Picture

WINNER: Sutton Foster, Anything Goes

Best Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role in a Play


Brian Bedford, The Importance of Being Earnest
Bobby Cannavale, The Motherf—er With the Hat
Joe Mantello, The Normal Heart
Al Pacino, The Merchant of Venice
Mark Rylance, Jerusalem

WINNER: Mark Rylance, Jerusalem

Best Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role in a Musical


Norbert Leo Butz, Catch Me If You Can
Josh Gad, The Book of Mormon
Joshua Henry, The Scottsboro Boys
Andrew Rannells, The Book of Mormon
Tony Sheldon, Priscilla Queen of the Desert

WINNER: Norbert Leo Butz, Catch Me If You Can

Best Direction of a Play


Marianne Elliott and Tom Morris, War Horse
Joel Grey & George C. Wolfe, The Normal Heart
Anna D. Shapiro, The Motherf—er With the Hat
Daniel Sullivan, The Merchant of Venice

WINNER: Marianne Elliott and Tom Morris, War Horse

Best Direction of a Musical


Rob Ashford, How to Succeed in Business Without Really Trying
Kathleen Marshall, Anything Goes
Casey Nicholaw and Trey Parker, The Book of Mormon
Susan Stroman, The Scottsboro Boys

WINNER: Casey Nicholaw and Trey Parker, The Book of Mormon

Best Performance by an Actress in a Featured Role in a Play


Ellen Barkin, The Normal Heart
Edie Falco, The House of Blue Leaves
Judith Light, Lombardi
Joanna Lumley, La Bête
Elizabeth Rodriguez, The Motherf—er With the Hat

WINNER: Ellen Barkin, The Normal Heart

Best Performance by an Actor in a Featured Role in a Play


Mackenzie Crook, Jerusalem
Billy Crudup, Arcadia
John Benjamin Hickey, The Normal Heart
Arian Moayed, Bengal Tiger at the Baghdad Zoo
Yul Vázquez, The Motherf—er With the Hat

WINNER: John Benjamin Hickey, The Normal Heart

Best Performance by an Actress in a Featured Role in a Musical


Laura Benanti, Women on the Verge of a Nervous Breakdown
Tammy Blanchard, How to Succeed in Business Without Really Trying
Victoria Clark, Sister Act
Nikki M. James, The Book of Mormon
Patti LuPone, Women on the Verge of a Nervous Breakdown

WINNER: Nikki M. James, The Book of Mormon

Best Performance by an Actor in a Featured Role in a Musical


Colman Domingo, The Scottsboro Boys
Adam Godley, Anything Goes
John Larroquette, How to Succeed in Business Without Really Trying
Forrest McClendon, The Scottsboro Boys
Rory O’Malley, The Book of Mormon

WINNER: John Larroquette, How to Succeed in Business Without Really Trying

Best Revival of a Play


Arcadia
The Importance of Being Earnest
The Merchant of Venice
The Normal Heart

WINNER: The Normal Heart

Best Revival of a Musical


Anything Goes
How to Succeed in Business Without Really Trying

WINNER: Anything Goes

Best Book of a Musical


Alex Timbers, Bloody Bloody Andrew Jackson
Trey Parker, Robert Lopez and Matt Stone, The Book of Mormon
David Thompson, The Scottsboro Boys
Cheri Steinkellner, Bill Steinkellner and Douglas Carter Beane, Sister Act

WINNER: Trey Parker, Robert Lopez and Matt Stone, The Book of Mormon

Best Orchestrations


Doug Besterman, How to Succeed in Business Without Really Trying
Larry Hochman, The Scottsboro Boys
Larry Hochman and Stephen Oremus, The Book of Mormon
Marc Shaiman & Larry Blank, Catch Me If You Can

WINNER: Larry Hochman and Stephen Oremus, The Book of Mormon

Best Original Score Written for the Theater


Trey Parker, Robert Lopez and Matt Stone, The Book of Mormon
John Kander and Fred Ebb, The Scottsboro Boys
Alan Menken (music) and Glenn Slater (lyrics), Sister Act
David Yazbek, Women on the Verge of a Nervous Breakdown

WINNER: Trey Parker, Robert Lopez and Matt Stone, The Book of Mormon

Best Choreography


Rob Ashford, How to Succeed in Business Without Really Trying
Kathleen Marshall, Anything Goes
Casey Nicholaw, The Book of Mormon
Susan Stroman, The Scottsboro Boys

WINNER: Kathleen Marshall, Anything Goes

Best Sound Design of a Musical


Peter Hylenski, The Scottsboro Boys
Steve Canyon Kennedy, Catch Me If You Can
Brian Ronan, Anything Goes

Brian Ronan, The Book of Mormon

WINNER: Brian Ronan, The Book of Mormon

Best Sound Design of a Play


Acme Sound Partners & Cricket S. Myers, Bengal Tiger at the Baghdad Zoo
Simon Baker, Brief Encounter
Ian Dickinson for Autograph, Jerusalem
Christopher Shutt, War Horse

WINNER: Christopher Shutt, War Horse

Best Costume Design of a Play



Jess Goldstein, The Merchant of Venice

Desmond Heeley, The Importance of Being Earnest
Mark Thompson, La Bête

Catherine Zuber, Born Yesterday

WINNER: Desmond Heeley, The Importance of Being Earnest

Best Costume Design of a Musical



Tim Chappel and Lizzy Gardiner, Priscilla Queen of the Desert
Martin Pakledinaz, Anything Goes

Ann Roth, The Book of Mormon
Catherine Zuber, How to Succeed in Business Without Really Trying

WINNER: Tim Chappel and Lizzy Gardiner, Priscilla Queen of the Desert

Best Scenic Design of a Play


Todd Rosenthal, The Motherf—er With the Hat
Rae Smith, War Horse
Ultz, Jerusalem
Mark Wendland, The Merchant of Venice

WINNER: Rae Smith, War Horse

Best Scenic Design of a Musical


Beowulf Boritt, The Scottsboro Boys
Derek McLane, Anything Goes
Scott Pask, The Book of Mormon
Donyale Werle, Bloody Bloody Andrew Jackson

WINNER: Scott Pask, The Book of Mormon

Best Lighting Design of a Musical


Ken Billington, The Scottsboro Boys
Howell Binkley, How to Succeed in Business Without Really Trying

Peter Kaczorowski, Anything Goes

Brian MacDevitt, The Book of Mormon

WINNER: Brian MacDevitt, The Book of Mormon

Best Lighting Design of a Play



Paule Constable, War Horse
David Lander, Bengal Tiger at the Baghdad Zoo
Kenneth Posner, The Merchant of Venice
Mimi Jordan Sherin, Jerusalem

WINNER: Paule Constable, War Horse



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THE 2011 TONY AWARD NOMINATIONS FETE

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The Tony Awards

Matthew Broderick And Anika Noni Rose

Paul Libin

Charlotte St. Martin

Howard Sherman

Ted Chapin

Ted Chapin along with Howard Sherman and others attended the 2011 Tony Award Nomination Announcements at Lincoln Center in New York City.



The 2011 TONY AWARD NOMINEES



Best Play

Good People Author: David Lindsay-Abaire
Jerusalem Author: Jez Butterworth
The Motherf**ker with the Hat Author: Stephen Adly Guirgis
War Horse Author: Nick Stafford

Best Musical

The Book of Mormon
Catch Me If You Can
The Scottsboro Boys
Sister Act

Best Book of a Musical

Bloody Bloody Andrew Jackson Alex Timbers

The Book of Mormon Trey Parker, Robert Lopez and Matt Stone

The Scottsboro Boys David Thompson

Sister Act Cheri Steinkellner, Bill Steinkellner and Douglas Carter Beane

Best Original Score (Music and/or Lyrics) Written for the Theatre

The Book of Mormon
Music & Lyrics: Trey Parker, Robert Lopez and Matt Stone

The Scottsboro Boys
Music & Lyrics: John Kander and Fred Ebb

Sister Act
Music: Alan Menken
Lyrics: Glenn Slater

Women on the Verge of a Nervous Breakdown
Music & Lyrics: David Yazbek

Best Revival of a Play

Arcadia

The Importance of Being Earnest

The Merchant of Venice

The Normal Heart

Best Revival of a Musical

Anything Goes

How to Succeed in Business Without Really Trying


Best Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role in a Play


Brian Bedford, The Importance of Being Earnest
Bobby Cannavale, The Motherf**ker with the Hat
Joe Mantello, The Normal Heart
Al Pacino, The Merchant of Venice
Mark Rylance, Jerusalem

Best Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role in a Play


Nina Arianda, Born Yesterday
Frances McDormand, Good People
Lily Rabe, The Merchant of Venice
Vanessa Redgrave, Driving Miss Daisy
Hannah Yelland, Brief Encounter

Best Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role in a Musical


Norbert Leo Butz, Catch Me If You Can
Josh Gad, The Book of Mormon
Joshua Henry, The Scottsboro Boys
Andrew Rannells, The Book of Mormon
Tony Sheldon, Priscilla Queen of the Desert

Best Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role in a Musical


Sutton Foster, Anything Goes
Beth Leavel, Baby It's You!
Patina Miller, Sister Act
Donna Murphy, The People in the Picture

Best Performance by an Actor in a Featured Role in a Play


Mackenzie Crook, Jerusalem
Billy Crudup, Arcadia
John Benjamin Hickey, The Normal Heart
Arian Moayed, Bengal Tiger at the Baghdad Zoo
Yul Vázquez, The Motherf**ker with the Hat

Best Performance by an Actress in a Featured Role in a Play


Ellen Barkin, The Normal Heart
Edie Falco, The House of Blue Leaves
Judith Light, Lombardi
Joanna Lumley, La Bête
Elizabeth Rodriguez, The Motherf**ker with the Hat

Best Performance by an Actor in a Featured Role in a Musical


Colman Domingo, The Scottsboro Boys
Adam Godley, Anything Goes
John Larroquette, How to Succeed in Business Without Really Trying
Forrest McClendon, The Scottsboro Boys
Rory O'Malley, The Book of Mormon

Best Performance by an Actress in a Featured Role in a Musical


Laura Benanti, Women on the Verge of a Nervous Breakdown
Tammy Blanchard, How to Succeed in Business Without Really Trying
Victoria Clark, Sister Act
Nikki M. James, The Book of Mormon
Patti LuPone, Women on the Verge of a Nervous Breakdown

Best Scenic Design of a Play


Todd Rosenthal, The Motherf**ker with the Hat
Rae Smith, War Horse
Ultz, Jerusalem
Mark Wendland, The Merchant of Venice

Best Scenic Design of a Musical


Beowulf Boritt, The Scottsboro Boys
Derek McLane, Anything Goes
Scott Pask, The Book of Mormon
Donyale Werle, Bloody Bloody Andrew Jackson

Best Costume Design of a Play


Jess Goldstein, The Merchant of Venice
Desmond Heeley, The Importance of Being Earnest
Mark Thompson, La Bête
Catherine Zuber, Born Yesterday

Best Costume Design of a Musical


Tim Chappel & Lizzy Gardiner, Priscilla Queen of the Desert
Martin Pakledinaz, Anything Goes
Ann Roth, The Book of Mormon
Catherine Zuber, How to Succeed in Business Without Really Trying

Best Lighting Design of a Play


Paule Constable, War Horse
David Lander, Bengal Tiger at the Baghdad Zoo
Kenneth Posner, The Merchant of Venice
Mimi Jordan Sherin, Jerusalem

Best Lighting Design of a Musical


Ken Billington, The Scottsboro Boys
Howell Binkley, How to Succeed in Business Without Really Trying
Peter Kaczorowski, Anything Goes
Brian MacDevitt, The Book of Mormon

Best Sound Design of a Play


Acme Sound Partners & Cricket S. Myers, Bengal Tiger at the Baghdad Zoo
Simon Baker, Brief Encounter
Ian Dickinson for Autograph, Jerusalem
Christopher Shutt, War Horse

Best Sound Design of a Musical


Peter Hylenski, The Scottsboro Boys
Steve Canyon Kennedy, Catch Me If You Can
Brian Ronan, Anything Goes
Brian Ronan, The Book of Mormon

Best Direction of a Play


Marianne Elliott and Tom Morris, War Horse
Joel Grey & George C. Wolfe, The Normal Heart
Anna D. Shapiro, The Motherf**ker with the Hat
Daniel Sullivan, The Merchant of Venice

Best Direction of a Musical


Rob Ashford, How to Succeed in Business Without Really Trying
Kathleen Marshall, Anything Goes
Casey Nicholaw and Trey Parker, The Book of Mormon
Susan Stroman, The Scottsboro Boys

Best Choreography


Rob Ashford, How to Succeed in Business Without Really Trying
Kathleen Marshall, Anything Goes
Casey Nicholaw, The Book of Mormon
Susan Stroman, The Scottsboro Boys

Best Orchestrations


Doug Besterman, How to Succeed in Business Without Really Trying
Larry Hochman, The Scottsboro Boys
Larry Hochman and Stephen Oremus, The Book of Mormon
Marc Shaiman & Larry Blank, Catch Me If You Can


Recipients of Awards and Honors in Non-Competitive Categories

Special Tony Award for Lifetime Achievement in the Theatre


Athol Fugard
Philip J. Smith

Regional Theatre Tony Award


Lookingglass Theatre Company (Chicago, IL)

Isabelle Stevenson Award

Eve Ensler

Special Tony Award

Handspring Puppet Company


Tony Honor for Excellence in the Theatre


William Berloni
The Drama Book Shop
Sharon Jensen and Alliance for Inclusion in the Arts



Tony Nominations by Production


The Book of Mormon - 14
The Scottsboro Boys - 12
Anything Goes - 9
How to Succeed in Business Without Really Trying - 8
The Merchant of Venice - 7
Jerusalem - 6
The Motherf**ker with the Hat - 6
The Normal Heart - 5
Sister Act - 5
War Horse - 5
Catch Me If You Can - 4
Bengal Tiger at the Baghdad Zoo - 3
The Importance of Being Earnest - 3
Women on the Verge of a Nervous Breakdown - 3
Arcadia - 2
Bloody Bloody Andrew Jackson - 2
Born Yesterday - 2
Brief Encounter - 2
Good People - 2
La Bête - 2
Priscilla Queen of the Desert - 2
Baby It's You! - 1
Driving Miss Daisy - 1
The House of Blue Leaves - 1
Lombardi - 1
The People in the Picture - 1


The American Theatre Wing's 65th Annual Tony Awards will air on CBS June 12 at 8 PM ET live from the Beacon Theatre in New York City.

The Tony Awards are presented by the American Theatre Wing and The Broadway League.

For more information visit www.TonyAwards.com.



Photos By: Walter McBride / WM Photography / Retna Ltd.