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By Laura Ellis
The excitement is building on Broadway as the 2009 Tony telecast approaches. Neil Patrick Harris will host the American Theatre Wing’s 63rd Annual Tony Awards®, which will be broadcast on CBS on Sunday, June 7th at 8 p.m./7c, live from the stage of Radio City Music Hall® (delayed PT). He’ll be joined by an all-star cast of presenters, who will hand out Broadway’s most coveted honors, and more live musical entertainment than ever before. In PerformanceBroadway fans who tune in on Tony Night will be treated to a full evening of entertainment, including some of the most exciting musical performances of the season. All four of the Best Musical nominees (Billy Elliot, The Musical, Next to Normal, Rock of Ages, and Shrek The Musical) and the four Best Musical Revival nominees (Guys and Dolls, Hair, Pal Joey, and West Side Story) will take the stage. In addition, there will be special performances from Dolly Parton along with the cast of 9 to 5: The Musical; Elton John with the cast of Billy Elliot, The Musical; Liza Minnelli, and the band Poison with the cast of Rock of Ages. Finally, the telecast will include special performances from three current touring Broadway productions – Jersey Boys, Legally Blonde, The Musical, and Mamma Mia!. Live Simulcast in Times SquareFor the first time ever, fans in the New York area are invited to watch the Tony Awards telecast right in the heart of Manhattan’s Theatre District. The Tony Awards ceremony will be simulcast live from Radio City Music Hall on the ClearChannel Spectacolor HD Screen in Times Square from 7:00 p.m. to 11:00 p.m. The simulcast will feature both the pre-telecast Creative Arts Awards and the Tony Awards broadcast. Seating will be provided in Duffy Square, the northern section of Times Square (Broadway between 46th and 47th Streets). More info... Mark Indelicato: Celebrity TweeterA teenage star of ABC’s "Ugly Betty" will be the official TonyAwards.com Celebrity Tweeter for Tony Awards® weekend. Mark Indelicato will work with TonyAwards.com to cover various Tony events on the weekend of June 6 and 7, with backstage and behind-the-scenes access to rehearsals and live coverage from the wings during the Tony Awards telecast. Follow the Tonys at Twitter.com/TheTonyAwards. Tony Night Schedule6:00 p.m. ET – Red Carpet The excitement of Tony night begins here at TonyAwards.com at 6:00 p.m. ET with our live coverage of the celebrities’ arrivals on the Red Carpet, presented by Audemars Piguet, courtesy of NY1 News. 7:00 p.m. ET – Exclusive Webcast: The Creative Arts Awards Then, at 7 p.m., you can log in for a TonyAwards.com exclusive. Our site will present a live webcast of the Creative Arts Tony Awards, the categories covered before the telecast begins. Past winners Laura Benanti and Brian Stokes Mitchell will host. You can see the presentations, acceptance speeches, and everything else that happens on stage—as if you were sitting in the Radio City auditorium. 8:00 p.m. ET – The Tony Telecast on CBS And then comes the main event – the live CBS telecast from the stage at Radio City. The show begins at 8 p.m./7c. central. On the West Coast, the show will be shown on tape delay beginning at 8:00 p.m. PT |