More presenters announced for the Tonys
CBS has secured even more celebrities to grace the stage at Radio City Music Hall next Sunday. Gabriel Byrne (In Treatment), Julie Chen (Big Brother), Harry Connick, Jr. (Will & Grace), Laurence Fishburne, Mandy Patinkin (Criminal Minds), David Hyde Pierce, Lily Tomlin and John Waters (Til Death Do Us Part) have been added as presenters. These actors and actresses (and, er, Julie Chen) will join an already stellar list of presenters and host Whoopi Goldberg.
I have to admit it. I’m getting a little excited for The Tonys. I usually find them boring. The performances are fantastic but the awards in between are a bit of a snore. However, this cast of presenters is intriguing. I’ll at least be flipping back and forth hoping to catch the performances and my favorite stars.
The 62nd Annual Tony Awards will be held on Sunday June 15th from 8:00 to 11:00 p.m. ET on CBS.
Project Runway Is Makin’ Whoopi for the Tonys
The Tony Awards are gonna be fierce this year.
We can exclusively report that show host Whoopi Goldberg will be wearing a design by Project Runway winner Christian Siriano on the big night.
“I am dressing Whoopi Goldberg for the Tonys,” Siriano revealed the other night at the Declare Yourself and American Eagle celebrity T-shirt launch in Los Angeles.
Reps for the Tonys and Goldberg confirmed Siriano’s latest gig.
The Tonys will be handed out at Radio City Hall in New York City June 15 and telecast live on CBS.
Meanwhile, the New York Daily News reported yesterday that Goldberg has gotten the Big Apple’s mayor, Michael Bloomberg, to tape a bit for the show. “He’s my friend, and who better to start the night than the mayor of New York City?” Goldberg told the News.
Additional reporting by Laura Lane