2012 Tony Award Winners
presented June 10, 2012
Well, let's see how I did, shall we? My votes are bolded. The actual winners are underlined.
Best Play
Clybourne Park Author: Bruce Norris
Other Desert Cities Author: Jon Robin Baitz
Peter and the Starcatcher Author: Rick Elice
Venus in Fur Author: David Ives
Apparently, a Pulitzer Prize grants an edge.
Best Musical
Leap of Faith
Newsies
Nice Work If You Can Get It
Once
Without a doubt, Once is the best new musical I've seen in several years. Bringing home 8 of their 10 nominations confirms my opinion.
Best Book of a Musical
Lysistrata Jones Douglas Carter Beane
Newsies Harvey Fierstein
Nice Work If You Can Get It Joe DiPietro
Once Enda Walsh
See above.
Best Original Score (Music and/or Lyrics) Written for the Theatre
Bonnie & Clyde Music: Frank Wildhorn
Lyrics: Don Black
Newsies Music: Alan Menken
Lyrics: Jack Feldman
One Man, Two Guvnors Music & Lyrics: Grant Olding
Peter and the Starcatcher Music: Wayne Barker
Lyrics: Rick Elice
Mr. Menken brings home the prize for his 4th nomination.
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
I was a bit surprised by this one.
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
I like it when I'm right. :-)
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
Yes.
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
As I suspected.
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 Arthur Miller's Death of a Salesman
Jeremy Shamos Clybourne Park
Best Performance by an Actress in a Featured Role in a Play
Linda Emond Arthur Miller's 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 Performance by an Actor in a Featured Role in a Musical
Phillip Boykin The Gershwins' Porgy and Bess
Michael Cerveris Evita
David Alan Grier The Gershwins' Porgy and Bess
Michael McGrath Nice Work If You Can Get It
Josh Young Jesus Christ Superstar
This was a bit of surprise.
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
Jessie Mueller On a Clear Day You Can See Forever
Da'Vine Joy Randolph Ghost the Musical
As was this.
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
Oh, yes.
Best Choreography
Rob Ashford Evita
Christopher Gattelli Newsies
Steven Hoggett Once
Kathleen Marshall Nice Work If You Can Get It
Mr. Gattelli is making quite the name for himself - congratulations!
Looks like I called 7 correctly.
While Porgy's Tony may have surprised a lot of us given the controversy surrounding the heave adaptation, the Gershwin heirs are delighted and reportedly moving ahead on the development of a musical adaptation of An American in Paris. Full details in a very recent NY Times Theater Section article.
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