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List of nominees for 2012 Tony Awards

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"; 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."

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