The third round of presenters has been announced for The 70th Annual Tony Awards, live from the Beacon Theatre, Sunday, June 12 (8:00-11:00 PM, live ET/ delayed PT), on the CBS Television Network.
Tony Award winner James Corden, host of The Late Late Show with James Corden, will host the awards show for the first time. Previously announced presenters include Uzo Aduba, Cate Blanchett, Claire Danes, Jesse Tyler Ferguson, Jake Gyllenhaal, Neil Patrick Harris, Sean Hayes, James Earl Jones, Daniel Dae Kim, Carole King, Diane Lane, Nathan Lane, Angela Lansbury, Lucy Liu, Marlee Matlin, Audra McDonald, Patina Miller, Andrew Rannells, Saoirse Ronan, Blair Underwood, Oprah Winfrey and 2016 Tony Award nominees Steve Martin and Edie Brickell. Legendary EGOT and show business icon Barbra Streisand will also present.
CBS announced a third round of presenters today. The added presenters are Christian Borle, Common, Josh Groban, Nikki M. James, Bebe Neuwirth, Chita Rivera, Keri Russell, Meg Ryan, Aaron Tveit, Andrew Lloyd Webber and Mary Elizabeth Winstead.
As previously announced, the high-energy evening will feature 10 performances from the 2016 Tony-nominated Best Musical and Best Revival of a Musical shows, including Shuffle Along, Or The Making Of The Musical Sensation Of 1921 And All That Followed; She Loves Me; School Of Rock; Fiddler On The Rood; The Color Purple; Hamilton; Waitress; Bright Star; and Spring Awakening, as well as a not-to-be-missed performance from On Your Feet!
And judging by James Corden’s Broadway Carpool Karaoke teaser video released last week, we are confident that Sunday night’s show will be one of the best. Check it out below if you haven’t already seen it (or watch it again anyway because it’s the best).
PopWrapped will be live tweeting the awards show on Sunday during the live presentation on CBS starting at 8:00/7:00c. Which performance are you most excited to see on Sunday? Let us know in the comments below!
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