Broadway is preparing for its biggest night Sunday when the Tony Awards 2012 are held at the Beacon Theatre in New York City.

Neil Patrick Harris will host the 66th edition of the awards for the third year. Hugh Jackman, Bernadette Peters, producer Emanuel Azenberg, and Actors' Equity Association will be receiving special Tony awards.

This year's nominees for Best Play are "Clybourne Park," "Other Desert Cities," "Peter and the Starcatcher," and "Venus in Fur."

Best Musical nominees are "Leap of Faith," "Newsies," "Nice Work If You Can Get It" and "Once."

This year, the show will feature more performances than ever including "The Book of Mormon and "Evita" featuring Ricky Martin and Elena Roger.

Presenters for the 2012 Tony Awards include: Ellen Barkin, Candice Bergen, Jessica Chastain, Sheryl Crow, Nick Jonas, Angela Lansbury, James Marsden, Jim Parsons, Mandy Patinkin, Tyler Perry, Bernadette Peters, Christopher Plummer, Paul Rudd, Amanda Seyfried, Trey Parker , Matt Stone, Matthew Morrison, Josh Groban and Cote de Pablohave.

Check Below the List of Performers for Sunday's Event:

"The Gershwins’ Porgy and Bess" featuring Tony nominees Audra McDonald, Norm Lewis andDavid Alan Grier
"Jesus Christ Superstar" featuring Tony nominee Josh Young
"Leap of Faith" featuring Raúl Esparza
"Newsies," featuring Tony nominated actor Jeremy Jordan
"Nice Work If You Can Get It" featuring Matthew Broderick and Tony nominee Kelli O’Hara
"Once" featuring Tony nominees Steve Kazee, Cristin Milioti and Elizabeth A. Davis.

"End of the Rainbow" with Tony nominated actress Tracie Bennett
"One Man, Two Guvnors" with Tony nominated actor James Corden
" Peter and the Starcatcher" featuring Tony nominees Christian Borle and Celia Keenan-Bolger.

The Tony Awards 2012 will begin at 8 p.m. EST on CBS and will be simulcast live on Times Square.

A Live video webcast of the stars' arrivals will begin at 6 p.m. at TonyAwards.com.

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