Overview
- The 78th Annual Tony Awards begin at 8 p.m. ET on June 8 at Radio City Music Hall in New York City.
- Cynthia Erivo returns to Broadway as host after her 2016 Tony-winning performance in The Color Purple.
- Tonight’s event caps Broadway’s highest-grossing season ever with nearly $2 billion in ticket sales and 14.7 million attendees.
- Daniel Dae Kim is the first Asian actor nominated for Best Leading Actor in a Play and Kara Young is the first Black performer with four consecutive Tony nods.
- Special Tony Awards will honor The Buena Vista Social Club’s band, the technical effects team behind Stranger Things: The First Shadow, and grant Harvey Fierstein a lifetime achievement award.