Friday, May 4, 2012

American Theatre Wing's Tony Awards Nominations

American Theatre Wing's Tony Awards Nominations
Nominations for the 2012 American Theatre Wing's Tony Awards, announced Tuesday. Best Play: "Clybourne Park," "Other Desert Cities," "Peter and the Starcatcher," "Venus in Fur." Best Musical: "Leap of Faith," "Newsies," "Nice Work If You Can Get It," "Once." Best Book of a Musical: "Lysistrata Jones," "Newsies," "Nice Work If You Can Get It," "Once." Best Original Score (Music and/or Lyrics) Written for the Theatre: "Bonnie & Clyde," "Newsies," "One Man, Two Guvnors," "Peter and the Starcatcher." 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." 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 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." 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." Best Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role in a Musical: Jan Maxwell, "Follies ...