Tony Awards 2023: When does the ceremony take place?

BACK to celebrate the best that Broadway has to offer is the annual Tony Awards.

The 2023 Tony Awards ceremony is slated for a worldwide broadcast and theater fans are curious to know when to catch the show.

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When are the Tony Awards 2023?

The 2023 Tony Awards aired on Sunday, June 11, 2023, at 8pm EST/5pm PST on CBS.

The ceremony will be held at the United Palace Theater in New York City.

The Tonys will also be available for live streaming on Paramount+ for subscribers.

A pre-show hosted by Julianne Hough is expected to stream on Pluto TV at 6.30pm EST or 3.30 pm PST.

Who is hosting the Tony Awards?

In April 2023, the Broadway League and The American Theater Wing revealed that the Broadway star and Oscar winner, Ariana DeBose, would once again grace the stage to host this year's ceremony.

It's the second year in a row the star will host the awards.

In a press release, DeBose said: “I was honored to serve as host last year and even more so to be asked back!

"So looking forward to celebrating this incredible season and the people who make the work happen," she said.

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The West Side Story star concluded: "Here’s to adding some uptown flavor to the magic of the Tony Awards."

What are the Tony Awards?

The Tony Awards got its start in 1947 as a way to celebrate excellence in the theatre.

The awards are presented annually by the American Theatre Wing and The Broadway League and are hosted in New York.

As of 2023, there were 27 categories of competitive Tony Awards listed this year on the Tony Awards' official website.

This year's nominees were formally announced on May 2, 2023.

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The roster of stage productions that are nominated and will be honored at this year's show include:

Best Play

• Ain't No Mo'
• Between Riverside and Crazy
• Cost of Living
• Fat Ham
• Leopoldstadt

Best Musical

• & Juliet
• Kimberly Akimbo
• New York, New York
• Shucked
• Some Like It Hot

Best Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role in a Play

• Yahya Abdul-Mateen II, Suzan-Lori Parks' Topdog/Underdog
• Corey Hawkins, Suzan-Lori Parks' Topdog/Underdog
• Sean Hayes, Good Night, Oscar
• Stephen McKinley Henderson, Between Riverside and Crazy
• Wendell Pierce, Arthur Miller's Death of a Salesman

Best Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role in a Play

• Jessica Chastain, A Doll's House
• Jodie Comer, Prima Facie
• Jessica Hecht, Summer, 1976
• Audra McDonald, Ohio State Murders

Best Direction of a Play

• Saheem Ali, Fat Ham
• Jo Bonney, Cost of Living
• Jamie Lloyd, A Doll's House
• Patrick Marber, Leopoldstadt
• Stevie Walker-Webb, Ain't No Mo'
• Max Webster, Life of Pi

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Best Direction of a Musical

• Michael Arden, Parade
• Lear deBessonet, Into the Woods
• Casey Nicholaw, Some Like It Hot
• Jack O'Brien, Shucked
• Jessica Stone, Kimberly Akimbo

For a complete look at the rest of the nominees, fans can take a look at the official website.