Laura Benanti & Tituss Burgess To Host Tony Awards Live Pre-Show ‘Act One’
Laura Benanti and Tituss Burgess will host the live pre-show for the Tony Awards, titled 'Act One', on Pluto TV. The pre-show will air on June 7, just before the main ceremony broadcast on CBS. This year's Tony Awards will take place at Radio City Music Hall in New York City and will be hosted by Pink.
- ▪Laura Benanti and Tituss Burgess will host The Tony Awards: Act One on Pluto TV.
- ▪Act One will be available for free on June 7 from 6:35-8 p.m. ET.
- ▪The 79th Annual Tony Awards will be broadcast live from 8-11 p.m. ET on CBS.
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- ▪ Laura Benanti & Tituss Burgess to Cohost ‘The Tony Awards: Act One’ — Billboard
- ▪ Laura Benanti and Tituss Burgess to Host ‘The Tony Awards: Act One’ Pre-Show — Variety
- ▪ Tituss Burgess, Laura Benanti To Host Tony Awards Preshow — The Hollywood Reporter
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Laura Benanti and Tituss Burgess Tina Turnbow/Nina Duncan Laura Benanti and Tituss Burgess will host The Tony Awards: Act One, the live pre-show on Pluto TV that kicks off Broadway‘s big Tony night next month. Act One will be available to viewers for free on Pluto TV on Sunday, June 7, at 6:35-8 p.m. ET/3:35-5 p.m. PT immediately preceding the Tony Awards ceremony on CBS. Benanti is a Tony winner (Gypsy) and five-time nominee, while Burgess is a six-time Emmy and SAG-nominated actor, musician, and writer who last year starred on Broadway as Mary Todd Lincoln in Oh, Mary! Viewers can access Act One on their smart TV, streaming device, mobile app or online by going to Pluto TV and clicking on the “Live Music” channel, found within the Entertainment category on the service.
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