Leslie Odom Jr. Announced As Host For ‘The Tony Awards Present: Broadway’s Back!’ On CBS And Paramount+

CBS and The American Theatre Wing’s Tony Awards announced contiguous hosts for The Tony Awards Present: Broadway’s Back!, unrecorded from The Winter Garden Theatre successful New York City, Sunday, September 26th on  CBS and disposable to watercourse unrecorded and connected request with Paramount+. The peculiar volition observe the instrumentality to unrecorded theatre and commemorate the 74th Annual Tony Awards for the 2019-2020 play successful a four-hour tv and streaming event.

Tony and Grammy® Award-winning and 2 clip Academy Award nominated vocalist and histrion Leslie Odom, Jr. volition big The Tony Awards Present: Broadway’s Back! from 9:00-11:00 PM, unrecorded ET/delayed PT. The peculiar volition bring the excitement of Broadway to viewers done a unrecorded performance lawsuit featuring superstar Broadway entertainers and Tony Award winners re-uniting connected signifier to execute beloved classics and observe the joyousness and magic of unrecorded theatre. The re-opening of Broadway volition beryllium further celebrated with peculiar performances from the 3 Tony-nominated Best Musical contenders, “Jagged Little Pill,” “Moulin Rouge! The Musical” and “Tina: The Tina Turner Musical,” followed by the unrecorded presumption of 3 Tony Awards, including Best Play, Best Revival of a Play and Best Musical.

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Earlier successful the evening volition beryllium the unrecorded presumption of the American Theatre Wing’s 74th Annual Tony Awards astatine 7:00 PM, unrecorded ET/4:00 PM, unrecorded PT, streaming exclusively connected Paramount+. Hosted by Tony, Grammy and Emmy Award-winning vocalist and histrion Audra McDonald, the presumption volition grant the outstanding shows, performances and artistry of the 2019-2020 Broadway season, which was brought to a halt by the COVID-19 pandemic.

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“Broadway is simply a portion of my DNA and I’m truthful thrilled to spot it unfastened backmost up again,” said Leslie Odom, Jr.  “There are truthful galore talented artists going backmost to enactment and doing what they emotion for audiences who person missed these tremendous performances. I’m precise blessed to big ‘The Tony Awards Present: Broadway’s Back!’”

“I’m elated that the Tony Awards are back! I americium truthful gladsome that we’ve recovered a mode to stitchery safely to grant and admit each the unthinkable enactment that was done successful the 2019-20 season,” said Audra McDonald. “While we look back, my top anticipation is that this lawsuit marks the opening of a caller epoch for Broadway – 1 with renewed committedness to inclusivity and belonging arsenic good arsenic appreciation for the ineffable acquisition of unrecorded theater.”

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Check backmost present for much accusation arsenic it becomes disposable and beryllium definite to tune successful for each the enactment connected September 26th connected CBS oregon streaming with Paramount+. Check your section listings for much information.