The American Theatre Wing and The Broadway League have announced that Tony, Emmy and Grammy Award-winner and three-time Oscar nominee Cynthia Erivo will host The 78th Annual Tony Awards 2025.
This year’s ceremony returns to Radio City Music Hall in New York City, on Sunday 8 June 2025.
The awards will be broadcast live in the US on CBS, and Paramount+. There’s no current information on whether UK subscribers of Paramount+ will be able to watch the awards.
Nominations for this year’s Tony Awards will be announced on Thursday 1 May 2025.
Cynthia Erivo said in a statement: “I am so proud and excited to take on this glorious honor. I am looking forward to ushering the theatre community at large through a night that celebrates the wonderful performances we have witnessed throughout the year. I hope I can rise to the occasion.”
Cynthia Erivo recently starred as Elphaba opposite Ariana Grande’s Glinda in Universal’s record-breaking film adaptation of the hit musical Wicked, from director Jon M. Chu. Part 1 of Wicked was released on 22 November 2024, and Part 2, Wicked: For Good, is coming on 21 November 2025.
Cynthia recently finished filming the second season Poker Face starring Natasha Lyonne; and in Spring 2024, Erivo starred in and produced the movie Drift. In addition to starring in and producing the film, Erivo also wrote and recorded an original song, “It Would Be,” for the film. Read more about Cynthia here.
Heather Hitchens, President & CEO of the American Theater Wing and Jason Laks, President of The Broadway League said in a joint statement: “Through performances on both stage and screen, Cynthia has extended the magic of musical theater to millions of new fans around the globe — and that is exactly the mission of the Tony Awards. Her talent defies gravity and boundaries, and we are beyond thrilled to welcome her home to Broadway for what will be a joyful and inspiring celebration of the theatrical artform. We hope audiences are ready to leap to their feet, cry tears of joy, and maybe even get up and dance.”
Mackenzie Mitchell, Vice President, Specials, CBS, said: “Cynthia is a remarkable talent and with her deep roots in the theater community, we are honored to have her host this year’s Tony Awards on CBS. There is no doubt with her innate creativity and captivating presence, she will deliver an unforgettable evening highlighting the extraordinary achievements of this Broadway season.”
The Tony Awards are produced in collaboration with Tony Award Productions, a joint venture of the American Theatre Wing and The Broadway League, and White Cherry Entertainment. Ricky Kirshner and Glenn Weiss are executive producers and showrunners for White Cherry Entertainment. Weiss will serve as director.
This is the second major news story about Cynthia Erivo this week, coming after yesterday’s news that Cynthia will star as Jesus in a new production of Jesus Christ Superstar during The Hollywood Bowl’s summer season.
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