Ariana DeBose To Host 76th Annual Tony Awards
deadline.comAriana DeBose will return to host this year’s Tony Awards, the ceremony’s producers announced today. DeBose, an Oscar winner (West Side Story) and Tony nominee (Summer: The Donna Summer Musical), hosted last year’s broadcast to general acclaim.
This year’s event, the 76th Annual Tony Awards, will air live from United Palace in New York City’s Washington Heights on Sunday, June 11, on CBS. “I was honored to serve as host last year and even more so to be asked back,” DeBose said in a statement. “So looking forward to celebrating this incredible season and the people who make the work happen.
Here’s to adding some uptown flavor to the magic of the Tony Awards.” Heather Hitchens, President and CEO of the American Theatre Wing and Charlotte St.
Martin, President of The Broadway League said in a joint statement that DeBose is a “force both on and off the stage,” and that the event presenters and producers are “thrilled to welcome back one of Broadway’s brightest lights to dazzle, inspire and illuminate this year’s Tony Awards.” “Ariana will host and dance and sing, we’re so thrilled she’s back to do the thing,” said Glenn Weiss and Ricky Kirshner, Executive Producers, White Cherry Entertainment.
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