Put on your dancing shoes, because it’s time for the (arguably) most enjoyable awards show of the year: The Tonys!
The awards are once again on CBS tonight — Sunday! — at 5pm Pacific, 8pm Eastern time. You can also stream them on Paramount Plus, if you’re a streamer. (I believe only folks who also have Showtime can watch them live on Paramount Plus, everyone else needs to wait until tomorrow. This is dumb to me but whatever! I am not in charge of Paramount Plus!) As usual — tragically — there is not widely available red carpet pre-show, although I know you New Yorkers will get to watch the antics of New York 1, but we’ll be here to chat during the telecast. We will persevere!
Once again, the show itself is being hosted by Ariana DeBose. In their explainer of festivities, Vogue wrote that she will be “joining an esteemed group of three-time hosts including Angela Lansbury, Neil Patrick Harris, and Hugh Jackman,” and for a moment, I thought they meant these were her co-hosts, which would be a FEAT, given than Angela Lansbury is dead. If anyone could do it from the great beyond, she could!
We’ll see if anyone else rises from the grave — or, indeed, pulls off that kind of kicky dance move! — tonight. Please join us in the comments, fellow theater kids!
So apparently Jay Z wasn’t even there during the show - his part was pre-recorded. It’s probably why he was in the lobby bc of rehearsals going on in the theater.
Where was Lin Manuel Miranda?? Not in the Chita Rivera tribute. Not presenting. No congrats for his old roomie Groffsauce on socials??