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updated 6/10/2012 11:16:37 PM ET 2012-06-11T03:16:37

NEW YORK (Reuters) - Irish love story "Once" won the Tony Award for best musical on Broadway Sunday while "Clybourne Park," a satire on race relations, won the best play.

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Broadway newcomer Nina Arianda won best actress for her sexy performance in "Venus In Fur" while British comedian James Corden upset favorite Philip Seymour Hoffman to win best actor in a leading role in a play for his comic turn in "One Man, Two Guv'nors."

Best musical revival went to "The Gershwins' Porgy and Bess" while "Death of a Salesman" was named best play revival.

Best performance by an actor in a leading role in a musical was awarded to Steve Kazee for "Once," while the Tony for best performance by an actress in a leading role in a musical went to Audra McDonald for her leading role in "The Gershwins' Porgy and Bess."

(Reporting By Christine Kearney; Editing by Bill Trott)

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