2025 Tony Awards: How to watch, who's performing, and everything else you need to know

Boston Globe

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The 2025 Tony Awards will take over Radio City Music Hall in New York City on Sunday, June 8, with the main ceremony set to kick off at 8 p.m.
How can I watch the 2025 Tony Awards?
The Tonys will broadcast live on Sunday night starting at 8 p.m. on CBS. Paramount+ with Showtime subscribers can also stream the awards live, while subscribers of other Paramount+ plans can watch the Tonys the next day on-demand via the streaming service.
Prior to the main ceremony, 'The Tony Awards: Act One,' a live pre-show, will stream on the free Pluto TV platform starting at 6:40 p.m. 'Act One,' hosted by first-time Tony nominee Darren Criss ('Maybe Happy Ending') and Tony- and Grammy-winning star Renée Elise Goldsberry ('Hamilton'), will include the presentation of the night's first round of Tony winners.
Cynthia Erivo, the 2025 Hasty Pudding Woman of the Year, during her roast at Farkus Hall in Cambridge on Feb. 5.
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Who's hosting the show?
The main ceremony on CBS will be hosted for the first time by Tony-, Emmy-, and Grammy-winning actress Cynthia Erivo, a three-time Oscar nominee and star of the film adaptation of the 'Wicked' stage musical. Meanwhile, fellow former Tony winner Brian Stokes Mitchell will serve as the show's announcer.
Who's performing at the 2025 Tonys?
Expect a packed night of performances headlined by a special reunion of the original cast of 'Hamilton,' which shattered records at the 2016 Tonys, winning 11 awards, including best musical. In honor of the production's 10th anniversary, stars including Lin-Manuel Miranda, Leslie Odom, Jr., Daveed Diggs, Ariana DeBose, and more will perform on Sunday night.
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The evening will also feature performances by cast members from several 2025 Tony-nominated shows, including best musical nominees 'Buena Vista Social Club,' 'Dead Outlaw,' 'Death Becomes Her,' 'Maybe Happy Ending,' and 'Operation Mincemeat: A New Musical'; best revival of musical nominees 'Floyd Collins,' 'Gypsy,' 'Pirates! The Penzance Musical,' and 'Sunset Blvd'; musical 'Just In Time,' which earned six nominations; as well as 'Real Women Have Curves,' which scored two nominations.
George Clooney in "Good Night, and Good Luck."
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Who's presenting on Sunday?
A ton of big names will take the stage to present at the Tonys this weekend, including Oprah, Keanu Reeves, Katie Holmes, Jesse Eisenberg, Samuel L. Jackson, Michelle Williams, Ben Stiller, Lin-Manuel Miranda, and Bryan Cranston. Additional presenters include Boston-born star Allison Janney, Adam Lambert, Kelli O'Hara, Charli D'Amelio, Aaron Tveit, Alex Winter, Sara Bareilles, Lea Salonga, Jean Smart, Ariana DeBose, Kristin Chenoweth, Carrie Preston, Renée Elise Goldsberry, Sarah Paulson, Danielle Brooks, LaTanya Richardson Jackson, Rachel Bay Jones, and Lea Michele.
What productions and stars are nominated?
Even before the show starts, Broadway legend Audra McDonald has already made history, earning her 11th career Tony nomination. She's up for best actress in a musical for 'Gypsy' (she already holds the record for most Tony wins by a performer with six). Squaring off against McDonald in the category are Megan Hilty ('Death Becomes Her'), Mass. native Jasmine Amy Rogers ('BOOP! The Musical'), Nicole Scherzinger ('Sunset Blvd.'), and
Meanwhile, Hollywood superstar George Clooney hopes to pick up his first Tony after scoring his first-ever nomination for
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