Tony Awards Air June 7 on CBS With 170-Performer Opening Number
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Updated · Broadway.com · Jun 5
Tony Awards Air June 7 on CBS With 170-Performer Opening Number
3 articles · Updated · Broadway.com · Jun 5
Summary
Radio City Music Hall hosts the 79th Tony Awards on June 7, with CBS airing the ceremony live from 8-11 p.m. ET and Paramount+ offering live or next-day streaming depending on subscription tier.
Pluto TV starts coverage at 6:35 p.m. ET with the free "Act One" pre-show, where Laura Benanti and Tituss Burgess will present the first round of awards before P!NK hosts the main telecast.
More than 170 Broadway performers will appear in the opening number, while Rachel Zegler honors A Chorus Line's 50th anniversary and Leslie Odom Jr. performs from Rent during the in memoriam segment.
Chicago's 30th anniversary and The Book of Mormon's 15th will also be marked onstage, alongside performances from all seven Best Musical and Best Revival of a Musical nominees.
Special Tony honors this year go to André Bishop, Jules Fisher and James Lapine for lifetime achievement, with Mary-Mitchell Campbell, 1/52 Project and educator Freddie Hendricks also recognized.