The stars are out! After a rough few years for Broadway, the 2022 Tony Awards red-carpet was a celebration in style.
Actors, singers, and others gathered outside Radio City Music Hall in New York City, Sunday, June 9, for photo-ops before entering the awards show. Attendees wore red carpet worthy gowns, tuxedos or fashion-forward ensembles rather than stage makeup and costumes.
After being held in September 2021 because of coronavirus delays, the 75th Annual Tony Awards will return to their June slot. Last year, Tony winner was host Leslie Odom Jr.Before becoming a Broadway legend, she stunned in a Celine suit in white. Audra McDonaldTo serve as the 2021 emcee.
Sunday’s event will be hosted by Ariana DeBoseFor her performance as Anita In,, she won the awards circuit this award season Steven Spielberg‘s West Side Story. Before it makes it to the big screen, So You Think You Can DanceAn alum was applauded on stage Bring It On: The Musical Motown: The Musical A Bronx Tale, Hamilton Summer: The Donna Summer Musical.
“We’re going to have a lot of fun. I’m trying to keep it light, keep it joyful, say a little something that maybe we need to hear. But we’re celebrating,” the Oscar winner told The Associated Press days before the awards show. “It feels great. I am, in the words of Stephen Sondheim, ‘excited and scared.’”
DeBose teased that she had “many things up [her] sleeve” for the live event, telling CBS Mornings one week before the Tonys that she wanted to celebrate every person who’s involved in putting on a Broadway show — from the understudies to the bands.
“It is from a real, genuine place because the reality is those are the folks who have kept Broadway alive and it is not just swings and understudies. It also includes dance captains, dance associates, and stage managers. Everyone in the pit,” she explained.
May was the month for nominations. Stars of stage and screen were recognized for their achievements. Hugh Jackman Sutton FosterEach participant can win individual trophies for their performance in the revival of The Music ManWhile Sam Rockwell Uzo AdubaNominated for their roles on Broadway plays American Buffalo Clyde’s.
Along with this year’s nominees, a wide variety of A-listers will take the stage to present the awards, from Bowen Yang Lin-Manuel MirandaTo Vanessa Hudgens Cynthia Erivo.
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