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SHOWSTOPPING PERFORMANCES ANNOUNCED FOR "THE 71st ANNUAL TONY AWARDS(R)," AIRING SUNDAY, JUNE 11 ON CBS
Oscar, Golden Globe and Tony Award-Winning Actor Kevin Spacey to Host the Telecast Live from the Historic Radio City Music Hall in New York City
An array of showstopping performances will be featured on THE 71st ANNUAL TONY? AWARDS, live from Radio City Music Hall in New York City, Sunday, June 11 (8:00-11:00 PM, live ET/delayed PT) on the CBS Television Network.
The high-energy evening will feature performances by the casts of the 2017 Tony-nominated shows "Bandstand," "Come From Away," "Dear Evan Hansen," "Falsettos," "Groundhog Day The Musical," "Hello, Dolly!," "Miss Saigon," "Natasha, Pierre, & The Great Comet of 1812" and "War Paint," with additional performances by Cynthia Erivo, Leslie Odom Jr. and the Radio City Rockettes.
Oscar, Golden Globe and Tony Award-winning actor Kevin Spacey will host the awards show for the first time. As previously announced, Scott Bakula, Sara Bareilles, Orlando Bloom, Rachel Bloom, Glenn Close, Stephen Colbert, Brian d'Arcy James, Cynthia Erivo, Tina Fey, Sally Field, Sutton Foster, Josh Gad, Whoopi Goldberg, Josh Groban, Jonathan Groff, Mark Hamill, Taraji P. Henson, Chris Jackson, Allison Janney, Scarlett Johansson, Anna Kendrick, Keegan-Michael Key, Nick Kroll, John Legend, John Lithgow, Bette Midler, Patina Miller, Lin-Manuel Miranda, John Mulaney, David Oyelowo, Chaz Palminteri, Sarah Paulson, Ben Platt, Lea Salonga, Tom Sturridge, Tommy Tune and Olivia Wilde will also take part in Broadway's biggest night.
This year marks the 71st anniversary of the Tony Awards, which were first held on April 6, 1947 at the Waldorf Astoria's Grand Ballroom. The ceremony is presented by Tony Award Productions, which is a joint venture of the Broadway League and the American Theatre Wing, which founded the Tonys.
Ricky Kirshner and Glenn Weiss of White Cherry Entertainment will return as executive producers. Weiss will also serve as director for the 18th consecutive year.
RATING: To Be Announced
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