The Tony Awards will broadcast an exclusive pre-show live on Pluto as part of a new partnership between the streaming platform and CBS.
Aptly titled “The Tony Awards: Act One,” the special will air on the streamer June 11 in the 90 minutes leading up to the Broadway theater awards ceremony live on CBS and Paramount+.
“We are thrilled to partner with Pluto TV to kick off this year’s Tony Awards celebration,” said Jack Sussman, CBS executive vice president of specials, music, live events and alternative programming, in a statement Tuesday. “This intercompany partnership allows us to use the breadth of the Paramount Global family to bring the best of Broadway into the homes of more viewers than ever before.”
“We are excited to highlight this exclusive, live pre-show event for the biggest night on Broadway,” added Jeff Grossman, executive vice president of content and business operations for Paramount Streaming. “Our partnership with CBS continues to bring even more programming from across the Paramount ecosystem to Pluto TV audiences for free.”
The 76th Tony Awards will once again be hosted by Oscar winner for “West Side Story” and Tony nominee for “Diana: The Musical”, Ariana DeBose.
Moving upstairs from its former location at Radio City Music Hall in New York City, the ceremony will be held for the first time this year, but it will take place at the historic United Palace in the Washington Heights neighborhood of Manhattan. .
The Tonys are produced by Tony Award Productions, a joint venture of the Broadway League and American Theater Wing, and White Cherry Entertainment. Ricky Kirshner and Glenn Weiss serve as executive producers through the latter, and Weiss will direct.
Nominations for the 2023 Tony Awards will be announced on May 2.
