Curtains up! The 76th annual Tony Awards are simply round the nook and stars together with Jessica Chastain, Jodie Comer and Josh Groban can be acknowledged for his or her work on Broadway throughout the ceremony.
Chastain and Comer had been each nominated for Best Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role in a Play for his or her roles in A Doll’s House and Prima Facie, respectively. While strolling the crimson carpet for the Met Gala in May, the Zero Dark Thirty star joked to iHeartRadio that she was in her “theater-nerd era.” Chastain portrays Nora Helmer in the 2023 revival of Henrik Ibsen’s traditional play, which opened in March.
“I already told my agent, Joe Machota, I want to do a play at least every other year,” the Oscar winner informed The Hollywood Reporter in May of getting bitten by the Broadway bug. “I don’t want to be away from the theater anymore. I love it so much.”
Comer, for her half, opened up about the challenges of doing a one-woman present throughout an April look on The Late Show With Stephen Colbert. “What I learned was it’s rhythm. Like, if the rhythm’s off, the only person who can change it is you,” the Killing Eve star defined.
This yr’s Tony Awards can be held at United Palace in Washington Heights on Sunday, June 11.
“We are excited to bring the Tony Awards to the historic United Palace for the first time,” Heather Hitchens, President and CEO of the American Theatre Wing, and Charlotte St. Martin, President of the Broadway League, stated in a joint assertion in December 2022. “As we celebrate the best of this Broadway season and 76 years of the Tony Awards, we look forward to ushering in a new golden age for the show from this majestic, golden age theatre.”
Although there can be a venue change from final yr’s awards (the 2022 ceremony passed off at Radio City Music Hall in midtown Manhattan), Ariana DeBose will return to host for the second yr in a row.
“I was honored to serve as host last year and even more so to be asked back!” DeBose stated in an April assertion. “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.”
The West Side Story actress went viral in February for a rap she carried out whereas internet hosting the 2023 BAFTA awards.
“Angela Bassett did the thing / Viola Davis, my Woman King / Blanchett, Cate, you’re a genius / Jamie Lee, you are all of us,” she rapped, shouting out the feminine nominees.
DeBose subsequently commented on the widespread social media commentary sparked by her efficiency.
“The internet is wild y’all!” she wrote by way of Instagram at the time alongside a carousel of photos and footage associated to her rap. “Appreciate all the love.”
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