The musical comedy – devised by the creators of 'South Park' – has earned a total of 14 nods, including for Best Musical, Best Direction and Best Score.

Also receiving multiple nominations at this year's Tony Awards, which recognise achievement in live Broadway theatre – was 'The Scottsboro Boys', which is up for 12 accolades, including Best Musical and

Best Book of a Musical, while star Joshua Henry is up for Best Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role in a Musical.

The shows battling it out in the prestigious Best Musical Category also include 'Sister Act' and 'Catch Me If You Can', while 'War Horse', 'Jerusalem', 'The Motherf****r With the Hat' – starring Chris Rock – and 'Good People' are all up for Best Play.

Meanwhile, Kathleen Marshall – who picked up her sixth and seventh nominations for directing Cole Porter comedy 'Anything Goes' – admitted she was thrilled the dance-based show had received a total of nine nods, including Best Revival and Best Actress for Sutton Foster.

She said: "I'm very happy. I'm thrilled for our show. 'Anything Goes' is one of those shows that is there to delight and entertain and transport the audience."

2011 TONY AWARDS FULL LIST OF NOMINATIONS:

Best Play:
'Good People'
'Jerusalem'
'The Motherf****r with the Hat'
'War Horse'

Best Musical:
'The Book of Mormon'
'Catch Me If You Can'
'The Scottsboro Boys'
'Sister Act'

Best Book of a Musical:
'Bloody Bloody Andrew Jackson': Alex Timbers
'The Book of Mormon': Trey Parker, Robert Lopez and Matt Stone
'The Scottsboro Boys': David Thompson
'Sister Act': Cheri Steinkellner, Bill Steinkellner and Douglas Carter Beane

Best Original Score (Music and/or Lyrics) Written for the Theatre:
'The Book of Mormon'
Music & Lyrics: Trey Parker, Robert Lopez and Matt Stone
'The Scottsboro Boys'
Music & Lyrics: John Kander and Fred Ebb
'Sister Act'
Music: Alan Menken
Lyrics: Glenn Slater
'Women on the Verge of a Nervous Breakdown'
Music & Lyrics: David Yazbek

Best Revival of a Play:
'Arcadia'
'The Importance of Being Earnest'
'The Merchant of Venice'
'The Normal Heart'


Best Revival of a Musical:
'Anything Goes'
'How to Succeed in Business Without Really Trying'

Best Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role in a Play:
Brian Bedford, 'The Importance of Being Earnest'
Bobby Cannavale, 'The Motherf****r with the Hat'
Joe Mantello, 'The Normal Heart'
Al Pacino, 'The Merchant of Venice'
Mark Rylance, 'Jerusalem'

Best Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role in a Play:
Nina Arianda, 'Born Yesterday'
Frances McDormand, 'Good People'
Lily Rabe, 'The Merchant of Venice'
Vanessa Redgrave, 'Driving Miss Daisy'
Hannah Yelland, 'Brief Encounter'

Best Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role in a Musical:
Norbert Leo Butz, 'Catch Me If You Can'
Josh Gad, 'The Book of Mormon'
Joshua Henry, 'The Scottsboro Boys'
Andrew Rannells, 'The Book of Mormon'
Tony Sheldon, 'Priscilla Queen of the Desert'

Best Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role in a Musical:
Sutton Foster, 'Anything Goes'
Beth Leavel, 'Baby It's You!'
Patina Miller,' Sister Act'
Donna Murphy, 'The People in the Picture'

Best Performance by an Actor in a Featured Role in a Play:
Mackenzie Crook,' Jerusalem'
Billy Crudup, 'Arcadia'
John Benjamin Hickey, 'The Normal Heart'
Arian Moayed, 'Bengal Tiger at the Baghdad Zoo'
Yul Vázquez, 'The Motherf***r with the Hat'

Best Performance by an Actress in a Featured Role in a Play:
Ellen Barkin, 'The Normal Heart'
Edie Falco, 'The House of Blue Leaves'
Judith Light, 'Lombardi'
Joanna Lumley, 'La Bête'
Elizabeth Rodriguez, 'The Motherf****r with the Hat'

Best Performance by an Actor in a Featured Role in a Musical:
Colman Domingo, 'The Scottsboro Boys'
Adam Godley, 'Anything Goes'
John Larroquette, 'How to Succeed in Business Without Really Trying'
Forrest McClendon, 'The Scottsboro Boys'
Rory O'Malley, 'The Book of Mormon'

Best Performance by an Actress in a Featured Role in a Musical:
Laura Benanti, 'Women on the Verge of a Nervous Breakdown'
Tammy Blanchard, 'How to Succeed in Business Without Really Trying'
Victoria Clark, 'Sister Act'
Nikki M. James, 'The Book of Mormon'
Patti LuPone, 'Women on the Verge of a Nervous Breakdown'

Best Scenic Design of a Play:
Todd Rosenthal, 'The Motherf****r with the Hat'
Rae Smith, 'War Horse'
Ultz, 'Jerusalem'
Mark Wendland, 'The Merchant of Venice'

Best Scenic Design of a Musical:
Beowulf Boritt, 'The Scottsboro Boys'
Derek McLane, 'Anything Goes'
Scott Pask, 'The Book of Mormon'
Donyale Werle, 'Bloody Bloody Andrew Jackson'

Best Costume Design of a Play:
Jess Goldstein, 'The Merchant of Venice'
Desmond Heeley, 'The Importance of Being Earnest'
Mark Thompson, 'La Bête'
Catherine Zuber, 'Born Yesterday'

Best Costume Design of a Musical:
Tim Chappel & Lizzy Gardiner, 'Priscilla Queen of the Desert'
Martin Pakledinaz, 'Anything Goes'
Ann Roth, 'The Book of Mormon'
Catherine Zuber, 'How to Succeed in Business Without Really Trying'

Best Lighting Design of a Play:
Paule Constable, 'War Horse'
David Lander, 'Bengal Tiger at the Baghdad Zoo'
Kenneth Posner, 'The Merchant of Venice'
Mimi Jordan Sherin, 'Jerusalem'

Best Lighting Design of a Musical:
Ken Billington, 'The Scottsboro Boys'
Howell Binkley, 'How to Succeed in Business Without Really Trying'
Peter Kaczorowski, 'Anything Goes'
Brian MacDevitt, 'The Book of Mormon'

Best Sound Design of a Play:
Acme Sound Partners & Cricket S. Myers, 'Bengal Tiger at the Baghdad Zoo'
Simon Baker, 'Brief Encounter'
Ian Dickinson for Autograph, 'Jerusalem'
Christopher Shutt, 'War Horse'

Best Sound Design of a Musical:
Peter Hylenski, 'The Scottsboro Boys'
Steve Canyon Kennedy, 'Catch Me If You Can'
Brian Ronan, 'Anything Goes'
Brian Ronan, 'The Book of Mormon'

Best Direction of a Play:
Marianne Elliott and Tom Morris, 'War Horse'
Joel Grey & George C. Wolfe, 'The Normal Heart'
Anna D. Shapiro, 'The Motherf****r with the Hat'
Daniel Sullivan, 'The Merchant of Venice'

Best Direction of a Musical:
Rob Ashford, 'How to Succeed in Business Without Really Trying'
Kathleen Marshall, 'Anything Goes'
Casey Nicholaw and Trey Parker, 'The Book of Mormon'
Susan Stroman, 'The Scottsboro Boys'

Best Choreography:
Rob Ashford, 'How to Succeed in Business Without Really Trying'
Kathleen Marshall, 'Anything Goes'
Casey Nicholaw, 'The Book of Mormon'
Susan Stroman, 'The Scottsboro Boys'

Best Orchestrations:
Doug Besterman, 'How to Succeed in Business Without Really Trying'
Larry Hochman, 'The Scottsboro Boys'
Larry Hochman and Stephen Oremus, 'The Book of Mormon'
Marc Shaiman & Larry Blank, 'Catch Me If You Can'



Recipients of Awards and Honours in Non-competitive Categories:

Special Tony Award for Lifetime Achievement in the Theatre:
Athol Fugard
Philip J. Smith

Regional Theatre Tony Award:
Lookingglass Theatre Company (Chicago, Ill.)

Isabelle Stevenson Award:
Eve Ensler

Special Tony Award:
Handspring Puppet Company

Tony Honour for Excellence in the Theatre:
William Berloni

The Drama Book Shop:
Sharon Jensen and Alliance for Inclusion in the Arts