Tony Dokoupil opens up about his family's painful legacy

Holly Jones In tandem with its world premiere in competition at the Young Audiences Short Film Strand at Annecy, the team behind the tender Argentine short title, ‘La Calesita,’ will be offering up a bit of magic to those attending the screenings: Customized tickets for a ride on the town’s ornate, family-owned carousel.The short, written and directed by Annie Award-nominated filmmaker Augusto Schillaci and produced by Reel FX Animation associate producer Oliver Benavidez, tells the heartwarming tale of a proud and determined carousel-keep who finds immense joy in maintaining family tradition by operating the neighborhood merry-go-round.In “La Calesita,” his dutiful and attentive nature is on display as he joyously rides through vivid and colorful Buenos Aires streetscapes en route to work, where he takes a keen interest in the families that visit each day. He plays matchmaker, confidant, and watchful eye, with dignity.

The 75th Annual Tony Awards signified a return to normalcy for the Broadway community by airing in the show’s traditional June berth for the first time in three years. The three-hour telecast, airing live on CBS coast-to-coast for the first time and streaming on Paramount+ and the CBS digital platforms, drew 3.86 million viewers in the time zone-adjusted Nielsen ratings.

While it’s already been two years since fans bid farewell to “Modern Family”, Jesse Tyler Ferguson revealed it doesn’t have to be completely over. The actor, who won his first Tony Award on Sunday, confirmed to ET on the star-studded red carpet that a script for a spinoff exists, but it doesn’t have a home.

Tony Dokoupil appeared on CBS Mornings alongside his wife and co-host Katy Tur to discuss her new memoir, Rough Draft.MORE: Tony Dokoupil shares emotional message from family of AR-15 inventorShedding light on her childhood, the MSNBC anchor described how her father was once physically abusive toward the family. Opening up to her husband, Katy described how isolating she found the experience, adding: "I always kind of felt like a bit of a fraud, like I didn't really belong."WATCH: CBS Mornings' Tony Dokoupil shares emotional message from family of AR-15 inventorAcknowledging her reluctance to share her story with Tony, she said: "I didn't really know how to broach it with you."In the eye-opening interview, Katy went on to describe how she only began "confronting" the traumatic events of her childhood during the Covid pandemic after her mother sent her emotional footage of their news coverage.

Jennifer Maas TV Business WriterBroadway returned to broadcast — and streaming — Sunday with the 75th annual Tony Awards. The show’s first ever live coast-to-coast telecast drew 3.86 million viewers for its three-hour portion on CBS, according to special time-zone adjusted Live + Same Day Nielsen data.Like last year’s special edition in September, the four-hour ceremony kicked off with an exclusive start on Paramount+, before CBS joined in. But unlike the fall 2021 show that was just two-hours long on network TV, the 2022 Tonys saw its CBS broadcast restored to a full three hours.

Modern Family, Jesse Tyler Ferguson revealed it doesn't have to be completely over. The actor, who won his first Tony Award on Sunday, confirmed to ET on the star-studded red carpet that a script for a spinoff exists, but it doesn't have a home. «The script's out there and it's very good,» he told ET's Lauren Zima when she asked if we could see a spinoff happen. «So, you know, who knows? If someone wants to produce it, maybe.»In May, he told Andy Cohen on  that he thinks ABC ultimately decided against it. «There were discussions,» Ferguson confirmed. "...We had been on for 11 years. I think they were ready to move in a different direction.«In the meantime, the actor has been starring in the acclaimed Broadway revival of , for which he won his first Tony Award for Best Featured Actor in a Play.

Darren Criss can't get enough of fatherhood! In April, the 35-year-old actor and his wife, Mia Swier,welcomed their daughter, Bluesy -- and now he's opening up about what it's like being a first-time dad.“It’s beautiful,” Criss told ET’s Lauren Zima on the red carpet of the 75th annual Tony Awards at Radio City Music Hall in New York City on Sunday. “Beauty begets beauty.” For Criss, becoming a father has changed the way he goes into his work. “I think life is always present in the work you do,” the alum said, noting that fatherhood is «wonderful.» “So, it was present when I was a son, as a friend, as a brother, as a husband," he explained.

Matt Doyle is now a Tony winner!

Ariana DeBose performed a medley of songs from the best musicals of all time for her opening number at the 2022 Tony Awards!

Ariana DeBose proved why she was the perfect person to host the 75th annual Tony Awards by opening the ceremony with a jam-packed musical monologue that brought down the house. The Oscar-winner and former Tony-nominee took the stage at Radio City Music Hall in New York City on Sunday night to perform a special song, directed at all the nominees — cast and crews who make Broadway come to life each ear.«And so tonight, for you I want to start by singing...,» DeBose, who was dressed in a sparkling white jumpsuit and white top hat sang out. «To every team, every cast, in present future and past, tonight at last, this is a round of applause.

Jesse Tyler Ferguson is now a Tony Award winner. The former star earned his first-ever trophy for Best Performance by a Featured Actor in a Play for his acclaimed turn in the revival of the gay baseball play,, during the 75th annual ceremony. With his win in the category, Ferguson beat out co-stars Michael Oberholtzer and Jesse Williams, who has garnered headlines for his performance as well as leaked images of his onstage nude scenes. Ferguson, meanwhile, previously explained to ET the significance of reviving this story for Broadway and why Richard Greenberg’s play still resonates as much today as it did 20 years ago. “When I saw this play, it was very timely.

The 75th annual Tony Awards has kicked off with the official red carpet at Radio City Music Hall in New York.

Refresh for awards updates Toby Marlow & Lucy Moss have won the Tony for their original score for Six: The Musical.

Emmy Award-winners Darren Criss and Julianne Hough will co-host The Tony Awards: Act One at 7 p.m. ET/4 p.m. PT, an hour of exclusive content streaming live only on Paramount+ beginning 60 minutes prior to the live broadcast of the Tony Awards ceremony on CBS. Criss and Hough will kick off the evening celebrating the 2022 Tony Awards, bestowing multiple honors and introducing special performances throughout Act One.

For a Broadway season that will go down in the record books for its abbreviated 42-week length, Covid cancelations and stark decline in attendance attributable at least in part to New York City’s pandemic-era dearth of tourists, the 2021-22 theatrical season was surprisingly healthy in one very significant way: As this year’s Tony Awards nomination roster makes clear, Broadway venues were well-stocked with the talent and quality that can make trophy-voting an endless cycle of on-the-other-hand second guessing and nitpicking.

Original cast members of the 2006 Broadway production of Spring Awakening will reunite for a special performance during this Sunday’s Tony Awards events, producers said today.

Fans can expect a sequel — not a reboot — to the 1980s sitcom “Who’s the Boss?”.