The Official 2012 TONY Awards Prediction Thread

[jagfkb]

Posted: 5/1/12 at 9:23am

I'll get things started:

$ Will Win
* Should Win
^ Dark Horse

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 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 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 * ( In my opinion, the best musical of the year )
Music & Lyrics: Grant Olding

Peter and the Starcatcher
Music: Wayne Barker
Lyrics: Rick Elice

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 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

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 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

[bjh2114]

Posted: 5/1/12 at 12:47pm

$ Will Win
* Should Win

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 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 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 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 * (biggest, most pleasant surprise today)
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 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

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 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

[AC126748]

Posted: 5/1/12 at 12:55pm

$ Will Win
* Should Win

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 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 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

NO *

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 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 * (the only thing the production had going for it)
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 *

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 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

[ACL2006]

Posted: 5/1/12 at 1:04pm

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 S*
Jesus Christ Superstar

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 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 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(I honestly feel this is a comlpete toss-up)
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 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

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 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

[Theatreboy49]

Posted: 5/1/12 at 6:22pm

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 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 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 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 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

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 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

[bwayphreak234]

Posted: 5/1/12 at 6:47pm

$ Will Win
* Should Win

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 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 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 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 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

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 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

[Jay94]

Posted: 5/2/12 at 8:15am

Best Musical: Newsies
Alt: Once

Best Actor Musical: Jeremy Jordan, Newsies
Alt: Steve Kazee, Once

Best Actress Musical: Jan Maxwell, Follies
Alt: Audra McDonald, Porgy and Bess

Best Supporting Actor Musical: Michael Cerveris, Evita
Alt: David Alan Grier, Porgy and Bess

Best Supporting Actress Musical: Judy Kaye, Nice Work
Alt: Da'Vine Joy Randolph, Ghost

Best Book of a Musical: Once
Alt: Newsies

Best Score: Newsies
Alt: One Man, Two Guvnors

Best Direction of a Musical: John Tiffany, Once
Alt: Jeff Calhoun, Newsies

Best Play: Other Desert Cities
Alt: Clybourne Park

Best Actor Play: Philip Seymour Hoffman, Death of a Salesman
Alt: James Corden, One Man, Two Guvnors

Best Actress Play: Tracie Bennett, End of the Rainbow
Alt: Linda Lavins, The Lyons

Best Supporting Actor Play: Christian Borle, Peter and the Starcatcher
Alt: Jeremy Shamos, Clybourne Park

Best Supporting Actress Play: Judith Light, Other Desert Cities
Alt: Linda Edmond, Death of a Salesman

Best Direction of a Play: Roger Rees and Alex Timbers, Peter and the Starcatcher
Alt: Mike Nichols, Death of a Salesman

Updated On: 5/2/12 at 08:15 AM

[dramamama611]

Posted: 5/2/12 at 8:45am

$ Will Win
* Should Win

Best Play
Clybourne Park
Other Desert Cities $
Peter and the Starcatcher* (I just loved it.)
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 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 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 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 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 (the only thing the production had going for it)
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 $

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 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


NOTE: The play categories are not as educated as the others, as I have, sadly, gotten only a few of them this year.