Honoring plays and musicals performed on Broadway, this year’s Tony Awards will take place on Sunday, June 12, with a four-hour ceremony that begins on a streaming service and continues with a televised broadcast.
The main event, at Radio City Music Hall, begins at 8:00 p.m. Eastern Time and is hosted by Ariana DeBose; it will both air on CBS and be available to stream on Paramount+.
The broadcast will be preceded by a one-hour segment, hosted by Darren Criss and Julianne Hough, which begins at 7 p.m. Eastern Time and can only be seen on Paramount+. That hour is expected to include the announcement of many of the design and writing awards, as well as some performances.
There is also a red carpet earlier in the evening; New Yorkers with Spectrum cable can cover the red carpet from 6 p.m. on NY1.
The evening will be the first Tony Awards ceremony to honor shows that have opened after the lengthy theater closures caused by the coronavirus pandemic. The theater season has been extremely challenging, with ongoing Covid disruption and fewer tourists than usual, and the ceremony is expected to highlight Broadway’s perseverance.
The broadcast will feature performances from all six shows nominated for Best New Musical: “Girl From the North Country,” “MJ,” “Mr. Saturday Night,” “Paradise Square,” “Six: The Musical,” and ” A Strange Loop’ – as well as from two of the three shows nominated for best musical revival, ‘Company’ and ‘The Music Man.’ And of course, many awards are presented.
Among the other highlights expected: a tribute to composer and lyricist Stephen Sondheim, who passed away in November; a reunion for the 15th anniversary of the “Spring Awakening” cast; and a lifetime achievement award for Angela Lansbury.