Green Day, Lea Michele, Matthew Morrison and More
to Perform on Tony Telecast
By Andrew Gans

June 2, 2010

   
     
   
 
   


                        
             




 





 In addition to the the Tony-nominated Best
Musicals American Idiot,
Fela!, Memphis and Million Dollar Quartet as well as the
Tony-nominated Best Musical Revivals Ragtime, La Cage aux Folles and
A Little Night Music, the 64th Annual Tony Awards telecast will
boast performances by Glee stars Lea Michele and Matthew
Morrison.



The rock band Green Day and the casts of Come Fly Away and Promises,
Promises will also take the stage at Radio City Music Hall on
June
13.
The telecast, which begins at 8 PM ET on CBS, will feature a
presentation of the Tony-nominated Best Play and Best Play revivals. The
presentation will feature Denzel Washington and Viola Davis from Fences;
Justin Bartha, Anthony LaPaglia and Tony Shalhoub from Lend Me a
Tenor; Jan Maxwell and Rosemary Harris of The Royal Family;
Liev Schreiber and Scarlett Johansson from A View from the Bridge;
Laura Benanti and Michael Cerveris from In the Next Room or the
vibrator play; Patrick Breen and Patrick Heusinger of Next Fall;
Laura Linney and Brian d’Arcy James from Time Stands Still; and
Alfred Molina and Eddie Redmayne from Red.
Antonio Banderas, Cate Blanchett, Michael Douglas, Scarlett Johansson,
Lucy Liu, Helen Mirren, Chris Noth, Bernadette Peters, David Hyde Pierce
and Raquel Welch will appear throughout the evening. Sean Hayes, who is
nominated for a 2010 Tony Award for his performance in the revival of Promises,
Promises, hosts.
The Antoinette Perry "Tony" Awards are "bestowed annually on theatre
professionals for distinguished achievement." The Tonys are presented by
the League of American Theatres and Producers and the American Theatre
Wing.
For more information visit www.TonyAwards.com.