Updated
Updated · Playbill · Jun 5
Tony Awards Launch Fan Ballot Contest With 1-Week NYC Trip Ahead of June 7 Broadcast
Updated
Updated · Playbill · Jun 5

Tony Awards Launch Fan Ballot Contest With 1-Week NYC Trip Ahead of June 7 Broadcast

3 articles · Updated · Playbill · Jun 5

Summary

  • June 7's 79th Tony Awards are inviting at-home fans to submit predictions through an official printable ballot and online challenge before the live ceremony.
  • One perfect ballot wins a week-long trip to New York City, while runners-up get 50,000 ShowPoints and every entrant earns 20 points for each category answered.
  • The contest is backed by Audience Rewards, a theater loyalty program whose points can be redeemed for Broadway tickets, discounts and signed merchandise.
  • The broadcast begins with Pluto TV pre-show "Act One" at 6:35 p.m. ET, followed by P!NK-hosted main ceremony at 8 p.m. on CBS and Paramount+ from Radio City Music Hall.
  • The fan push comes after nominations put The Lost Boys and Schmigadoon! atop the field with 12 nods each, with winners to be announced Sunday.

Insights

With screen adaptations leading the nominations, is Broadway's future more about nostalgia than new stories?
Will a dark vampire musical or a classic Broadway parody ultimately conquer this year's Tony Awards?