THE SCREENING ROOM: Performances From the 2012 Tonys, Including Audra McDonald, Neil Patrick Harris and More (Video)

By Michael Gioia
June 11, 2012

The 66th Annual Tony Awards, hosted by Neil Patrick Harris, featured performances that highlighted the entire 2011-12 Broadway season, including high-flying newsboys, the actor-musicians of Once and the soaring soprano of Porgy and Bess Tony winner Audra McDonald. Which performance was your favorite?

Performances from the Tony Award-nominated musicals included "Once and For All" and "Seize the Day" from Newsies; "Rise Up!" from Leap of Faith; "The God-Why-Don't-You-Love-Me Blues" from Follies; "Superstar" from Jesus Christ Superstar; "Gold" from Once; "Someone to Watch Over Me" and "Sweet and Lowdown" from Nice Work If You Can Get It; "And the Money Kept Rolling In (And Out)" from Evita; and a Porgy and Bess medley.

Other performances at the 2012 Tonys included a reappearance from last season's big winner, The Book of Mormon; "Unchained Melody" from Ghost; highlights from this season's plays, including End of the Rainbow, One Man and Peter and the Starcatcher; Corbin Bleu and the cast of Godspell singing from the aisles of the Beacon Theatre; and Oasis of the Seas' cast of Hairspray.

Watch (or re-watch) your favorites from the night!

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Last year's Tony-winning musical, The Book of Mormon, opened the show with their performance of "Hello":

The Tony-nominated musical Newsies, featuring Tony nominee Jeremy Jordan, performed "Once and For All" and "Seize the Day":

Raúl Esparza and the cast of the Tony-nominated Leap of Faith performed "Rise Up!"

Tony nominee Danny Burstein performed "The God-Why-Don't-You-Love-Me Blues" from the Tony-nominated revival of Follies:

Caissie Levy and Richard Fleeshman performed "Unchained Melody" from Ghost: The Musical:

Performances from this season's plays, including Peter and the Starcatcher; One Man, Two Guvnors; and End of the Rainbow:

Corbin Bleu and the cast of the revival of Godspell performed "Day by Day" and "Light of the World":

Tony nominee Josh Young and the cast of the Tony-nominated revival of Jesus Christ Superstar performed "Superstar":

Tony Award-winning Best Actor Steve Kazee, Tony nominee Cristin Milioti and the cast of the Tony Award-winning musical Once performed "Gold":

Nice Work If You Can Get It's Kelli O'Hara, who was nominated for a Best Actress Tony, performed "Someone to Watch Over Me," and Matthew Broderick offered "Sweet and Lowdown":

The cast of the Tony-nominated revival of Evita, featuring Ricky Martin, performed "And the Money Kept Rolling In (And Out)":

The Oasis of the Seas' cast of Hairspray performed "Good Morning Baltimore" and "The Nicest Kids in Town":

Five-time Tony Award winner Audra McDonald, Tony nominees Norm Lewis and David Alan Grier and the cast of the Tony-winning revival of Porgy and Bess offered a medley of "Summertime," "I Got Plenty o' Nuttin'," "It Ain't Necessarily So" and "I Loves You, Porgy."

Neil Patrick Harris closed the awards with a recap entitled "There's No Time":