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CNN —
The
2023 Tony Awards, which honor theatrical productions and performances, will
take place Sunday at the United Palace Theater in New York City.
Here’s
what to know about Broadway’s biggest night.
The host
Tony-nominated
actress and Oscar winner Ariana DeBose will
return as host for a second year in a row. The event will be unscripted due to
the ongoing writers’ strike, so any
banter on stage will be impromptu. The Writers Guild of America has agreed not
to picket the event since its members will not be working on the show.
The nominees
This
year, 38 shows were vying for nominations. The
musical “Some Like It Hot” leads among the nominees with 13 in all.
A
full list of nominees can be found here.
'Some Like It
Hot' leads 2023 Tony Awards nominations
The performances
If
you haven’t made it to New York for a Broadway show this year, Sunday is your
chance for a free front-row seat from home. Casts from several nominated
musicals and revivals, including “New York, New York,” “Camelot,” “Parade,” and
“Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street” and others are among the
scheduled performances.
The
casts of “A Beautiful Noise,” “The Neil Diamond Musical,” and “Funny Girl” will
also take the stage.
Where to watch
Tony
Awards will air live on CBS and stream live and on-demand via Paramount+ at 8
p.m. EST/ 5 p.m. PST. A pre-show, hosted by Julianne Hough, will stream on
Pluto TV at 6:30 p.m. EST/3:30 p.m. PST.