{{Short description|2012 theatrical awards ceremony}} {{Use mdy dates|date=February 2025}} {{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 | location = Beacon Theatre | host = Neil Patrick Harris<ref name=hostNYT>{{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}}</ref><ref name=hostLAT>{{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}}</ref> | most_wins = ''Once'' (8) | most_nominations = ''Once'' (11) | network = CBS | ratings = 6.0 million<ref>{{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}}</ref> | producer = Neil Patrick Harris<br>Ricky Kirshner<br>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.<ref name=play1>{{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}}</ref>
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.<ref name="Gans">{{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}}</ref> 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.<ref name="playbill.com">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</ref>
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.<ref name="Emanuel Azenberg Will Receive Speci">{{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}}</ref> Bernadette Peters was presented with the Isabelle Stevenson Award and Special Tony Awards were given to Hugh Jackman and the Actors’ Equity Association.<ref name="broadwayworld.com">[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</ref> 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.<ref>{{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}}</ref>
{{col-begin}} {{col-break}} ;Original plays *''Chinglish'' *''Clybourne Park'' *''The Columnist'' *''End of the Rainbow'' *''The Lyons'' *''Magic/Bird'' *''The Mountaintop'' *''One Man, Two Guvnors'' *''Other Desert Cities'' *''Peter and the Starcatcher'' *''Relatively Speaking'' *''Seminar'' *''Stick Fly'' *''Venus in Fur'' {{col-break}} ;Original musicals *''Bonnie & Clyde'' *''Ghost'' *''Leap of Faith'' *''Lysistrata Jones'' *''Newsies'' *''Nice Work If You Can Get It'' *''Once'' *''Spider-Man: Turn Off the Dark'' {{col-break}} ;Play revivals *''Arthur Miller's Death of A Salesman'' *''Don't Dress for Dinner'' *''Gore Vidal's The Best Man'' *''Man and Boy'' *''Master Class'' *''Private Lives'' *''The Road to Mecca'' *''A Streetcar Named Desire'' *''Wit'' {{col-break}} ;Musical revivals *''Evita'' *''Follies'' *''Porgy & Bess'' *''Godspell'' *''Jesus Christ Superstar'' *''On a Clear Day You Can See Forever'' {{col-end}}
==Ceremony== Neil Patrick Harris was the host of the ceremony. This marked the third time that Harris hosted the Tony Awards show.<ref name="Gans"/>
The telecast had 6.01 million viewers (preliminary numbers), in contrast to the 2011 Tony Awards telecast, which had 6.950 million viewers.<ref name="playbill.com"/>
==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.<ref>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, 2012</ref><ref>Gans, 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</ref> 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.<ref>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</ref>
''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.<ref>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</ref> 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.<ref>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</ref>
===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.<ref name=presentersTony>{{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}}</ref> On June 7, Matthew Morrison, Josh Groban, and Cote de Pablo were added to the presenter line-up.<ref name=presentersTony /> 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.<ref>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, 2012</ref><ref>Jones, 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, 2012</ref><ref>Gioia, 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</ref>
==Nominees and winners== The nominees were announced on May 1, 2012.<ref>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</ref> The winners were announced on June 10, 2012.<ref>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</ref> {| 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 Rashad – ''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'' |}
===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.<ref>{{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}}</ref> Those awards were presented at the Tony Eve Cocktail party, held on June 9, 2012 at the InterContinental Hotel (Times Square).<ref>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</ref> The Special Tony Award for Lifetime Achievement in the Theatre has been awarded to Emanuel Azenberg.<ref name="Emanuel Azenberg Will Receive Speci"/> Bernadette Peters was presented with the Isabelle Stevenson Award and Special Tony Awards were given to Hugh Jackman and the Actors’ Equity Association.<ref name="broadwayworld.com"/> The Regional Theatre Tony Award has been awarded to the Shakespeare Theatre Company.
==''In Memoriam''== {{div col}} *Davy Jones *Stephen Douglass *Anna Massey *John Wood *Tom Aldredge *Eiko Ishioka *Theodore Mann *Price Berkley *Ulu Grosbard *Diane Cilento *Dick Anthony Williams *Tony Stevens *Harry Morgan *Mary Fickett *Alice Playten *Patricia Neway *Jeffrey Ash *Howard Kissel *Shelagh Delaney *Ray Aghayan *Margaret Tyzack *William Duell *Philip Rose *Judd Woldin *Donald Grody *Ben Gazzara *Beatrice Terry *Liviu Ciulei *Donald Schoenbaum *Charles Jaffe *Berenice Weiler *Buddy Freitag *Jerry Leiber {{div col end}}
==See also== {{Portal|Theatre|Music}} * Drama Desk Awards * 2012 Laurence Olivier Awards – equivalent awards for West End theatre productions * Obie Award * New York Drama Critics' Circle * Theatre World Award * Lucille Lortel Awards
==References== {{Reflist|30em}}
==External links== * [http://www.tonyawards.com/ Tony Awards Official Site]
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