2012 Tony Winners

The 2012 Tony Awards were held last night at New York’s Beacon Theatre, hosted by Neil Patrick Harris. The award show featured 16 performances from artists such as Ricky Martin, Matthew Broderick, and the cast of last year’s big winner, Book of Mormon.

New romantic musical Once took home eight Tonys, including the awards for best musical and best actor. Peter and the Starcatcher, a prequel to the classic Peter Pan story, won five Tonys and popular new musical Newsies won two Tonys, for choreography and score, from eight nominations.

For all the news and full list of winners visit www.tonyawards.com

Photo: The cast of Newsies performing on stage at the 2012 Tony Awards. Credit: Andrew Walker/WireImage. Photo source: tonyawards.com