Tony Awards 2012 | Red carpet

“Jesus Christ Superstar” actor Josh Young is nominated for actor in a featured role in a musical. (Evan Agostini / Associated Press )

“End of the Rainbow” actor Michael Cumpsty is nominated for actor in a featured role in a play. (Evan Agostini / Associated Press )

Da’Vine Joy Randolph (Evan Agostini / Associated Press )

David Alan Grier is nominated for performance by an actor in a featured role in a musical for “The Gershwins’ Porgy and Bess.” (Evan Agostini / Associated Press)

Singer Sheryl Crow.  (Mike Coppola / Getty Images)

Actess Laura Bell Bundy. (Mike Coppola / Getty Images)

Actress Kathy Najimy. (Mike Coppola / Getty Images)

Adrienne Warren. (Mike Coppola / Getty Images)

Actress Taylor Lauderman. (Mike Coppola / Getty Images)

“Evita” actor Ricky Martin is set to perform with Elena Roger during the telecast. (Jason Szenes / EPA)

“Wit” actress Cynthia Nixon is nominated for actress in a leading role in a play. (Evan Agostini / Associated Press)

“Once” actress Jayne Houdyshell is nominated for actress in a featured role in a musical. (Mike Coppola / Getty Images)

Actress Lilla Crawford. (Jason Szenes / EPA)

Actress Bernadette Peters will be honored with the Isabelle Stevenson Award. (Mike Coppola / Getty Images)

Actor Corbin Blue. (Jason Szenes / EPA)

“Arthur Miller’s Death of a Salesman” star Andrew Garfield is nominated for actor in a leading role in a play. (Evan Agostini / Associated Press)

“The Columnist’s” John Lithgow is nominated for actor in a leading role in a play. (Mike Coppola / Getty Images)

“The Help” actress Jessica Chastain. (Mike Coppola / Getty Images)

Film and theater actor Hugh Jackman will receive a special Tony Award from the Actors’ Equity Association. (Evan Agostini / Associated Press)

Broadway producer Emanuel “Manny” Azenberg. (Jason Szenes / EPA)

“End of the Rainbow” actress Tracie Bennett is nominated for actress in a leading role in a play. (Mike Coppola / Getty Images)

News anchor Diane Sawyer. (Mike Coppola / Getty Images)

“Once” actress Cristin Milioti is nominated for actress in a leading role in a musical. (Mike Coppola / Getty Images)

Actor John Lithgow and his wife Mary Yeager. (Jason Szenes / EPA)

“Once” star Elizabeth A. Davis is nominated for actress in a featured role in a musical. (Jason Szenes / EPA)

“Follies” star Jan Maxwell is nominated for actress in a leading role in a musical. (Mike Coppola / Getty Images)

“Other Desert Cities” star Stockard Channing is nominated for actress in a leading role in a play. (Mike Coppola / Getty Images)

“The Big Bang Theory” star Jim Parsons will appear in the play “Harvey.” (Mike Coppola / Getty Images)

“Gore Vidal’s The Best Man” star James Earl Jones is nominated for actor in a leading role in a play. (Mike Coppola / Getty Images)

Actress Ellen Barkin. (Jason Szenes / EPA)

Actress Amanda Seyfried will soon appear in the film adaptation of “Les Miserables.” (Jason Szenes / EPA)

Argentine actress Elena Silvia Roger. (Evan Agostini / Associated Press)

Singer Josh Grobin. (Jason Szenes / EPA)

Hugh Jackman and his wife Deborra-Lee Furness. (Evan Agostini / Associated Press)

“Glee” star Matthew Morrison. (Jason Szenes / EPA)

“The Lyons” star Linda Lavin is nominated for actress in a leading role in a play. (Mike Coppola / Getty Images)

Actor John Stamos. (Mike Coppola / Getty Images)

Da’Vine Joy Randolph of “Ghost the Musical” is nominated for actress in a featured role in a musical. (Mike Coppola / Getty Images)

“Nice Work If You Can Get It” actress Kelli O’Hara is nominated for actress in a leading role in a musical. (Mike Coppola / Getty Images)

Actor Ben Vereen. (Jason Szenes / EPA)

“2 Broke Girls” actress Beth Behrs. (Jason Szenes / EPA)

Will Swenson and Audra McDonald of “The Gershwins’ Porgy and Bess.” (Mike Coppola / Getty Images)

John Stamos, center, with “The Book of Mormon’s” Trey Parker and Matt Stone. (Mike Coppola / Getty Images)

“Gore Vidal’s The Best Man” actress Candice Bergen. (Mike Coppola / Getty Images)

“Don’t Dress for Dinner” actress Spencer Kayden is nominated for actress in a featured role in a play. (Mike Coppola / Getty Images)

“Other Desert Cities” star Judith Light later won for actress in a featured role in a play. (Jason Szenes / EPA)

Actor and presenter Paul Rudd. (Jason Szenes / EPA)

Actor and presenter Nick Jonas. (Jason Szenes / EPA)

Actor and presenter James Marsden. (Jason Szenes / EPA)