Kelli O'Hara deserves a Tony for this picture

Tony Award season is upon us! In less than two weeks, the American Theatre Wing will hand out a bunch of statues to a bunch of really good-looking people who danced and sang better than anyone else did this year! I love the Tonys, and despite not living in New York and having seen exactly zero of the nominated shows this season and not actually caring about who wins, I am absolutely watching the awards. I’m a sucker for a good musical number, and Neil Patrick Harris hosting doesn’t hurt either.

So here’s a playlist of some of the notable songs from some of the nominated musicals this year. Not all of the nominees have released cast albums yet, so some of these tracks are demos or ripped from live performances, but they’ll all give you enough fuel to whine about whoever eventually wins. That’s what’s really important here.

Tony Nominees 2012 [on 8tracks]

Falling SlowlyOnce (11 nominations)
Carrying The BannerNewsies (8 nominations)
Santa FeNewsies
How ’bout a DanceBonnie & Clyde (2 nominations)
Don’t Cry For Me ArgentinaEvita (3 nominations)
SummertimePorgy and Bess (10 nominations)
Someone To Watch Over MeNice Work If You Can Get It (10 nominations)
Step Into The Light/Leap of FaithLeap of Faith (1 nomination)
The God-Why-Don’t-You-Love-Me BluesFollies (8 nominations)
Could I Leave You?Follies
If The World Should EndSpider-Man Turn Off The Dark (2 nominations)
I’m Outta HereGhost the Musical (3 nominations)
SuperstarJesus Christ Superstar (2 nominations)
Give It Up – Lysistrata Jones (1 nomination)

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The Tony Awards are on June 10 at 8 p.m. EST on CBS! I requested off work. That’s how excited I am.

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