Tituss Burgess, Laura Benanti To Host Tony Awards Preshow
Tituss Burgess and Laura Benanti will host the Tony Awards preshow ceremony on June 7. The event will feature the presentation of the first round of Tony Awards to creative teams and will be available for free on Pluto TV. The main telecast will follow, hosted by Pink, airing live on CBS and streaming on Paramount+.
- ▪The Tony Awards preshow will take place from 6:35-8:00 p.m. ET.
- ▪Laura Benanti is a Tony Award winner and has appeared in various television and film projects.
- ▪Tituss Burgess is known for his role in Netflix’s Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt and has a notable Broadway career.
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Tituss Burgess and Laura Benanti ohn Nacion/Getty Images; Dimitrios Kambouris/Getty Images Share on Facebook Share on X Google Preferred Share to Flipboard Show additional share options Share on LinkedIn Share on Pinterest Share on Reddit Share on Tumblr Share on Whats App Send an Email Print the Article Post a Comment Laura Benanti and Tituss Burgess will host the Tony Awards preshow ceremony on June 7. The two will lead The Tony Awards: Act One special, which features a presentation of the first round of Tony Awards to members of the show’s creative teams and more. The special will be free on Pluto TV and will air from 6:35-8:00 p.m. ET / 3:35-5:00 p.m. PT. This leads into the main telecast, hosted by Pink, which will broadcast live coast-to-coast at 8 p.m. ET / 5 p.m.
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