“Big Bang Theory” star Jim Parsons, who made his Broadway debut in “A Normal Heart.” (Jason Kempin / Getty Images)
Mackenzie Crook received a featured actor in a play nomination for his work in “Jerusalem.” (Charles Sykes / Associated Press)
Tony nominee Billy Crudup received a featured actor in a play nod for “Arcadia.” (Charles Sykes / Associated Press)
“View” host and Tony winner Whoopi Goldberg, who is one of the producers of “Sister Act.” (Jason Kempin / Getty Images)
“Two and a Half Men” star Jon Cryer. Cryer performed in the New York Philharmonic staging of Stephen Sondheim’s “Company.” (Jason Kempin / Getty Images)
Actor Patrick Wilson poses with Tovah Feldshuh on the red carpet. (Jason Kempin / Getty Images)
Bobby Cannavale, left, pictured with his son Jake, is up for leading actor in a play for his performance in “The Mother... With the Hat.” (Charles Sykes / Associated Press)
Actor Samuel L. Jackson is scheduled to appear on Broadway this fall in “The Mountaintop,” a drama about the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr.(Jason Kempin / Getty Images)
Donyale Werle received a scenic design nomination for her work on the musical “Bloody Bloody Andrew Jackson.” (Jason Kempin / Getty Images)
Actress Tyne Daly on the red carpet. (Jason Kempin / Getty Images)
“La Bete” star and presenter David Hyde Pierce. (Jason Kempin / Getty Images)
2004 Tony winner Anika Noni Rose on the red carpet. (Jason Kempin / Getty Images)
Tim Chappel, second left, and Lizzy Gardiner, second right, pose with some friends from “Priscilla Queen of the Desert,” on the red carpet. (Jason Kempin / Getty Images)
“Chicago” star Christie Brinkley, right, and her daughter Alexa Ray Joel. Brinkley is planning to take her Broadway role as Roxie Hart to London’s West End in July. (Jason Kempin / Getty Images)
Matt Stone, left, and Trey Parker’s “Book of Mormon” received 14 Tony nominations, including one for best musical. (Jason Kempin / Getty Images)
Tony nominee Sutton Foster stars in “Anything Goes,” which is up for best revival of a musical. (Jason Kempin / Getty Images)
“Spiderman: Turn Off the Dark” star Reeve Carney arrives at the Tony Awards. (Jason Kempin / Getty Images)
Colman Domingo is up for featured actor in a musical for his performance in “The Scottsboro Boys.” (Charles Sykes / Associated Press)
“The Office” actress Kate Flannery at Beacon Theatre. (Jason Kempin / Getty Images)
Laura Benanti, who is nominated for featured actress in a musical for “Women on the Verge of a Nervous Breakdown,” arrives at the theater. (Jason Kempin/Getty Images)
Actor Don Cheadle attends the ceremony. (Jason Kempin/Getty Images)
“CSI: Crime Scene Investigation” actress Marg Helgenberger makes her way down the red carpet (Jason Kempin/Getty Images)
Actor Josh Gad is nominated for lead actor in a musical for his role as Elder Cunningham in “The Book of Mormon.” He appeared on Broadway on 2006 in “The 25th Annual Putnum County Spelling Bee.” (Jason Kempin/Getty Images)
Ellen Barkin is up for her first Tony Award for playing Dr. Emma Brookner in “The Normal Heart.” (Jason Kempin/Getty Images)
Kelsey Grammer, a star of the recently closed “La Cage aux Folles,” arrives with wife Kayte Walsh. (Jason Kempin/Getty Images)
Tammy Blanchard is nominated for featured actress in a musical for “How to Succeed in Business Without Really Trying.” (Jason Kempin/Getty Images)
“Driving Miss Daisy” star James Earl Jones arrives. (Charles Sykes/Associated Press)
Annabella Sciorra, who appears in “The Mother... With the Hat” arrives at the Beacon Theatre.” (Jason Kempin/Getty Images)
Edie Falco, who plays Bananas Shaughnessy in the revival of “The House of Blue Leaves,” is nominated for best featured actress in a play. (Jason Kempin/Getty Images)
Judith Light arrives at the Beacon Theatre. She is nominated for featured actress in a play for her role as Marie Lombardi in “Lombardi.” (Jason Kempin/Getty Images)
