Musical 'Once' Leads 2012 Tony Award Nominations

On Tuesday, Tony- and Emmy-winning actress Kristin Chenoweth and Emmy- and Golden Globe-winning actor Jim Parsons announced the nominees for the 66th annual Tony Awards.

The musical "Once" got the most nominations -- 11. Both musicals "The Gershwins’ Porgy and Bess" and "Nice Work If You Can Get It" got 10 nominations, followed by the play "Peter and the Starcatcher," which landed nine.

Here's a list of the nominees:

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 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 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"

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"
• 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 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"

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"

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 Book of a Musical

• "Lysistrata Jones" - Douglas Carter Beane
• "Newsies" - Harvey Fierstein
• "Nice Work If You Can Get It" - Joe DiPietro
• "Once" - Enda Walsh

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 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

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"

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 Sound Design of a Musical

• Acme Sound Partners, "The Gershwins’ Porgy and Bess"
• Clive Goodwin, "Once"
• Kai Harada, "Follies"
• Brian Ronan, "Nice Work If You Can Get It"

Best Choreography

• Rob Ashford, "Evita"
• Christopher Gattelli, "Newsies"
• Steven Hoggett, "Once"
• Kathleen Marshall, "Nice Work If You Can Get It"

Recipients of Awards and Honors in Non-competitive Categories

• Special Tony Award for Lifetime Achievement in the Theatre - Emanuel "Manny" Azenberg
• Regional Theatre Award - The Shakespeare Theatre Company, Washington, D.C.
• Isabelle Stevenson Award - Bernadette Peters
• Special Tony Award - Actors’ Equity Association & Hugh Jackman
• Tony Honor for Excellence in the Theatre - Freddie Gershon, Artie Siccardi & TDF Open Doors