Tony Award Nominations Announcement Delayed, Eligibility Window Extended Due To Broadway’s Recent “Challenges”

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Darren Criss and Julianne Hough – both currently starring on Broadway, he in American Buffalo, she in POTUS -will co-host the pre-Tony Awards livestream special on Paramount+ next month.

Select nominations for the 2022 Tony Awards, announced Monday. Best Musical: "Girl From the North Country," "MJ," "Mr.

comedy festival, the streamer confirmed which performances will be available to view in the coming weeks, including tributes to late comedians such as Bob Saget and Robin Williams and the yet-to-be-announced date for Gabriel “Fluffy” Iglesias’s groundbreaking set at Dodger Stadium.Featuring a wide range of events and stars, the festival also made headlines for some of its comedians’ jokes, such as Pete Davidson’s digs at Kanye West. But the biggest news of the fest was when Dave Chappelle was tackled on stage during his set at the Hollywood Bowl, with the attacker being charged with four misdemeanor counts.

Brent Lang Executive Editor of Film and Media“A Strange Loop,” an extremely meta musical, dominated the nominations for the 75th Tony Awards on Monday. The show, which won a Pulitzer Prize in 2020 for its Off-Broadway run, scored a leading 11 nominations.“A Strange Loop” was followed closely behind by “MJ,” a jukebox musical featuring the music of Michael Jackson, and “Paradise Square,” a look at the Five Points area of Manhattan and the tensions that erupted in the violent Draft Riots of 1863, which both nabbed 10 nominations.

“West Side Story” breakout star Ariana DeBose will be hosting the evening’s festivities, celebrating the show’s 75th year. The Oscar winner, 31, will grace the stage at Radio City Music Hall.“I’m coming home! I’m so honored to celebrate 75 years of excellence in theater, but more importantly every member of this community who poured themselves into making sure the lights of Broadway have the opportunity to shine brightly once again,” DeBose said in a statement.

On Monday at 9 a.m. ET/ 6 a.m. PT, Tony Award-winning actress Adrienne Warren and three-time Tony-nominanted actor Joshua Henry will announce the 75th Annual Tony Award nominations.

An organization representing Asian American performers, a labor union for scenic designers and a popular Manhattan nightclub-cabaret are among this year’s special Tony Award honorees announced today in advance of Monday’s awards nominations.

TMZ reported.The pair said they’re thankful in advance for prayers from fans, but did not divulge the type of cancer Dow is battling.News of the ailing actor’s health struggles became known in August of last year when he was briefly hospitalized with pneumonia.His worried wife shared on Facebook that he was forced to wait 24 hours for a hospital bed as Delta variant COVID-19 cases surged in California at the time.Despite a “violent cough” that was “causing pains on the top of his head,” Dow was in good spirits with no fever, just lots of IV fluids, Lauren said at the time.The Hollywood-born actor bagged the role of Wally via an open casting call with almost no acting experience. After six years on the smash sitcom, he secured guest-starring roles in “My Three Sons,” “Dr.

The Tony Awards Administration Committee met for the last time before Monday’s nomination announcements, making some final eligibility determinations for shows including the stars of American Buffalo, Hangmen and How I Learned To Drive, among others.

Adrienne Warren and Joshua Henry will announce the 75th Annual Tony Award nominations on Monday, May 9, Tony organizers said today.

You Tube page, at 9:00 a.m. ET/6:00 a.m PT on May 9.The meet the nominees event will now take place on Thursday, May 12.The ceremony, which will be held at New York City’s Radio City Music Hall, will honor the best of Broadway in a season that got off to a late start due to the gradual reopening of theaters last summer and fall amid the COVID pandemic.The ceremony will kick off with an hour of exclusive content streaming only on Paramount+ beginning at 7 p.m.

Wilson Chapman editorThe 75th Annual Tony Awards are extending the eligibility period of the season by several days and pushing back the nominations announcement date, the awards body announced Friday.Previously, the announcement of the 2022 Tony nominees was scheduled to take place on May 3. They have now been pushed back to May 9.

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Jazz Tangcay Artisans EditorCasting directors Bernard Telsey and Adam Caldwell are already back at work on season two of HBO’s “The Gilded Age.”The series stars Christine Baranski as Agnes van Rhijn, a socialite living in early-1880s New York City with her sister, Ada Brook, played by Cynthia Nixon. “Downton Abbey” creator Julian Fellowes brings wealth, scheming and social hierarchy to New York, and with that a wealth of Broadway actors who make appearances throughout the first season.Telsey and Caldwell spoke with Variety about how they were able to bring Nathan Lane, Bill Irwin and Steven Spinella to the show.