Visa Signature Tony Celebration Airs in NYC 5/30, CBS' Harry Smith Hosts

CBS News The Early Show's Harry Smith will host The Visa Signature Tony Awards Season Celebration, a televised special celebrating the excellence of the 2008-2009 Broadway season.

The one-hour Season Celebration will air on CBS affiliates across the country this Spring and will feature performances from this season's Broadway musicals including: Lauren Graham and Kate Jennings Grant from Guys & Dolls; Gavin Creel and The Cast of Hair; Matt Cavenaugh & Josefina Scaglione from West Side Story; Stephanie Block from 9 to 5: The Musical; Carole Shelley from Billy Elliot, The Musical; Alice Ripley, Jennifer Damiano and Aaron Tveit from Next to Normal; Constantine Maroulis & Amy Spanger from Rock of Ages; and Sutton Foster, Leah Greenhaus and Marissa O'Donnell from Shrek The Musical.

The special includes an opening number with Cheyenne Jackson and will highlight Tony Nominees Jeff Daniels, Jane Fonda, Allison Janney, Angela Lansbury and Dolly Parton as well as feature interviews with Broadway's emerging talent, Tony Nominees Jennifer Damiano (from Next to Normal), Thomas Sadoski (from Reasons to Be Pretty), Josefina Scaglione (from West Side Story), and David Bologna (from Billy Elliot, The Musical).