You can be among the first to find out who is nominated for the 78th annual Tony Awards by tuning into a livestream on the Tony Awards YouTube Page on Thursday (May 1) at 9 a.m. ET. If you’re really a dedicated Broadway fan, be sure to tune in to CBS Mornings at 8:30 a.m. ET, where a selection of categories will be announced.
Tony winners Sarah Paulson (Appropriate) and Wendell Pierce (as a producer of Clybourne Park) will announce the nominations live from Sofitel New York on the livestream. A complete list of nominees will be available at TonyAwards.com immediately following the announcement. There will also be full coverage here at Billboard.com.
Maybe Happy Ending, Dead Outlaw, Death Becomes Her and Buena Vista Social Club are among the leading candidates for best musical. Oh, Mary!, Purpose and John Proctor Is the Villain are among the leading candidates for best play.
Floyd Collins, Gypsy and Sunset Blvd. are among the top candidates for best revival of a musical. Glengarry Glen Ross and Othello are among the top candidates for best revival of a play.
This year’s Tony Awards will return to Radio City Music Hall in New York City for the first time in three years. Hosted for the first time by Cynthia Erivo, the Tonys will broadcast live to both coasts on Sunday, June 8 (8-11 p.m. ET/5:00 – 8:00 p.m. PT) on CBS, and streaming on Paramount+ in the U.S.
The Tony Awards are produced in collaboration with Tony Award Productions, a joint venture of the American Theatre Wing and The Broadway League, and White Cherry Entertainment. Ricky Kirshner and Glenn Weiss are executive producers and showrunners for White Cherry Entertainment. Weiss will serve as director.
A limited number of tickets to the show are now on sale to the general public. Ticket prices begin at $595 for seats in the second and third mezzanines and are available for purchase at TonyAwards.com and Ticketmaster.com. There is a six-ticket limit and all ticket sales are final. (Ticketmaster services charges will apply).
