The 2012 Tony Awards Are Handed Out

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Last night here in New York City was the 66th annual Tony Awards. The Beacon Theatre rolled out their red carpet for Broadway’s biggest night and Neil Patrick Harris hosted for the third time. If you didn’t catch the TV broadcast, we have the full list of winners and some other details and pics from the night. Also watch a video of the wonderful Neil Patrick Harris give his closing recap performance, and the equally incredible Hugh Jackman accept his Special Tony Award…

If you are a theater or musical lover like me (actually I’m more into theater than musicals) The Tony Awards are a super fun night, not just because it’s always great entertainment, but because it is the night when the year’s best shows on Broadway are honored. This year was a great year on Broadway, in my opinion. There were truly some amazing theater performances and musical shows. I was lucky to get to see quite a few of them so I was obviously very keen to see who won the 2012 Tony Awards.

This year the big winner of the night was Once. The musical took home the trophies for Best Musical, Best Book of a Musical, Best Actor in a Musical, and the gong for best scene, lighting, choreography, direction of a musical and orchestrations. The other big winners included Clybourne Park, who won Best Play; Nina Arianda who took home Best Actress Performance for her role in the incredible, Venus in Fur, and James Corden, who won for his role in One Man, Two Guvnors.

Here is the full list of winners from this year’s award show..

BEST PLAY – Clybourne Park

BEST MUSICAL – Once

BEST REVIVAL OF A PLAY – Arthur Miller’s Death of a Salesman

BEST REVIVAL OF A MUSICAL- The Gershwins’ Porgy and Bess

BEST BOOK OF A MUSICAL- Once

BEST ORIGINAL SCORE (MUSIC AND/OR LYRICS) WRITTEN FOR THE THEATRE – Newsies

BEST PERFORMANCE BY AND ACTOR IN A LEADING ROLE IN A PLAY – James Corden, One Man, Two Guvnors

BEST PERFORMANCE BY AN ACTRESS IN A LEADING ROLE IN A PLAY – Nina Arianda, Venus in Fur

BEST PERFORMANCE BY AN ACTOR IN A LEADING ROLE IN A MUSICAL- Steve Kazee, Once

BEST PERFORMANCE BY AN ACTRESS IN A LEADING ROLE IN A MUSICAL – Audra McDonald, The Gershwins’ Porgy and Bess

BEST PERFORMANCE BY AN ACTOR IN A FEATURED ROLE IN A PLAY- Christian Borle, Peter and the Starcatcher

BEST PERFORMANCE BY AN ACTRESS IN A FEATURED ROLE IN A PLAY- Judith Light, Other Desert Cities

BEST PERFORMANCE BY AN ACTOR IN A FEATURED ROLE IN A MUSICAL- Michael McGrath, Nice Work If You Can Get It

BEST PERFORMANCE BY AN ACTRESS IN A FEATURED ROLE IN A MUSICAL- Judy Kaye, Nice Work If You Can Get It

BEST SCENIC DESIGN OF A PLAY – Donyale Werle, Peter and the Starcatcher

BEST SCENIC DESIGN OF A MUSICAL – Bob Crowley, Once

BEST COSTUME DESIGN OF A PLAY – Paloma Young, Peter and the Starcatcher

BEST COSTUME DESIGN OF A MUSICAL- Gregg Barnes, Follies

BEST LIGHTING DESIGN OF A PLAY – Jeff Croiter, Peter and the Starcatcher

BEST LIGHTING DESIGN OF A MUSICAL- Natasha Katz, Once

BEST SOUND DESIGN OF A PLAY – Darron L West, Peter and the Starcatcher

BEST SOUND DESIGN OF A MUSICAL- Clive Goodwin, Once

BEST CHOREOGRAPHY – Christopher Gattelli, Newsies

BEST DIRECTION OF PLAY – Mike Nichols, Arthur Miller’s Death of a Salesman

BEST DIRECTION OF A MUSICAL -John Tiffany, Once

BEST ORCHESTRATIONS – Martin Lowe, Once

Watch the wonderful Neil Patrick Harris’ closing recap song… ah, I love The Tony Awards! Were you happy with the overall winners from 2012′s best of Broadway?

And, watch the AMAZING Hugh Jackman accept his surprise Special Tony Award from wife, Deborra Lee Furness. The humility this man shows constantly impresses me. Love you Hugh (and not just because we have the same accent!)

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