The Tony Awards return to Radio City Music Hall, where they were held in 2019. Credit … Sara Krulwich / The New York Times
The Tony Awards, which pay homage to plays and musicals performed on Broadway, will take place this year on Sunday, June 12, with a four-hour ceremony that begins on a streaming service and continues with a television broadcast.
The main event, at Radio City Music Hall, will begin at 8 p.m. Eastern time and will be conducted by Ariana DeBose; will be broadcast on CBS and can be played on Paramount +.
The show will be preceded by a one-hour segment, presented by Darren Criss and Julianne Hough, which will begin at 7pm Eastern Time and will only be available on Paramount +. This hour is expected to include the announcement of many of the design and writing awards, as well as some performances.
There will also be a red carpet in the early evening; New Yorkers with Spectrum cable can see red carpet coverage starting at 6 p.m. on NY1.
The night is the first Tony Awards ceremony to recognize the shows that opened after the long closing of cinemas caused by the coronavirus pandemic. The theater season was extraordinarily challenging, with Covid interruptions underway and fewer tourists than usual, and the ceremony is expected to highlight Broadway perseverance.
The show will feature six performances 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 two of the three shows nominated for Best Musical Revival,” Company “and” The Music Man “. And of course, many prizes will be awarded.
Other expected highlights include a tribute to composer and lyricist Stephen Sondheim, who died in November; a reunion of the 15th anniversary of the cast of “The Spring Awakening”; and an award for lifelong success for Angela Lansbury.
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