The 74th Tony Awards are set to take place more than 15
months after they were originally scheduled. Normalcy is returning to the Times
Square and previous winners Leslie Odom Jr. and Audra McDonald will host the
award ceremony.
The awards presented by the American Theatre Wing and The Broadway
League will be broadcasted live exclusively on Paramount+ on September 26 at 7
PM ET.
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As per Indian timings the telecast will begin at 4 AM on Monday.
However, they wouldn’t be able to watch the stream and will have to keep track
of the updates via the official Instagram handle of Tony Awards.
The ceremony will be held in two halves. The first two hours will
be streamed on Paramount+ and most of the awards will be handed out in the duration
followed by a two-hour concert on CBS which is essentially an advertisement for
Broadway titled “Broadway’s Back”.
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The concert will include performances from the three Best Musical contenders
Jagged Little Pill, Moulin Rouge! The
Musical and Tina: The Tina Turner Musical as well as David Byrne,
John Legend and a reunion of the cast members of Hairspray.
Jagged Little Pill received the most nominations with 15 to its
name followed by Moulin Rogue! The Musical which received 14 nominations. Slave
Play and Tina: The Tina Turner Musical received 12 nods each while The
Inheritance stands on 11 nominations.
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This
year the Special Tony Awards will be presented to The Broadway Advocacy Coalition, “David Byrne’s
American Utopia” and “Freestyle Love Supreme.”
Special Tony Awards are given to those productions, artists or
organization that do not fall inside any of the designated categories.
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It has been over a year since the nominations were announced and
even longer since these performances were seen live in theatres.
This year’s awards will be an emotional event due to the losses
faced by the theatre community due to the pandemic. A number of actors
succumbed to the disease while the theatres remained close for a long period.
