66th Tony Awards
The 66th Annual Tony Awards was held on June 10, 2012, to recognize achievement in Broadway productions during the 2011–2012 season. The ceremony was held at the Beacon Theatre, and was broadcast live on CBS television.
| 66th Tony Awards | |
|---|---|
Cover of the Official Program for the 66th Annual Tony Awards | |
| Date | June 10, 2012 |
| Location | Beacon Theatre |
| Hosted by | Neil Patrick Harris |
| Most awards | Once (8) |
| Most nominations | Once (11) |
| Website | tonyawards |
| Television/radio coverage | |
| Network | CBS |
| Viewership | 6.0 million |
| Produced by | Neil Patrick Harris Ricky Kirshner Glenn Weiss |
| Directed by | Glenn Weiss |
With Neil Patrick Harris was the host of the ceremony, it marked the third time that Harris hosted the Tony Awards show. He previously hosted the show in 2009, 2011 and later in 2013. The original musical number that opened the show had Harris singing and dancing to "What If Life Were More Like Theatre?" with appearances by Patti LuPone, Amanda Seyfried, and Jesse Tyler Ferguson. The telecast had 6.01 million viewers (preliminary numbers), in contrast to the 2011 Tony Awards telecast, which had 6.950 million viewers.
Alan Menken's win for the Tony Award for Best Original Score for Newsies marked it his first win after three nominations. He was previously nominated for Beauty and the Beast (1994), The Little Mermaid (2008), Sister Act (2011).
The Special Tony Award for Lifetime Achievement in the Theatre has been awarded to Emanuel Azenberg. Bernadette Peters was presented with the Isabelle Stevenson Award and Special Tony Awards were given to Hugh Jackman and the Actors’ Equity Association. The Regional Theatre Tony Award has been awarded to the Shakespeare Theatre Company.