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Angela Lansbury, Neil Patrick Harris, Uzo Aduba & More Added to Tony Awards Presenters Lineup!

By: Jun. 06, 2016
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The TONY AWARDS have announced additional presenters for the 2016 Tony Awards, which will broadcast live from the Beacon Theatre in New York City, on CBS, on Sunday, June 12th 8:00 - 11:00 p.m. (ET/PT time delay). The TONY AWARDS are presented by The Broadway League and the American Theatre Wing.

Tony Award winners Angela Lansbury, James Earl Jones and Neil Patrick Harris will join Claire Danes, Jake Gyllenhaal, Daniel Dae Kim, Diane Lane, Lucy Liu, Sean Hayes, Jesse Tyler Ferguson, Marlee Matlin, Uzo Aduba, Blair Underwood and Andrew Rannells, on the Beacon Theatre stage.

As previously announced, the star studded evening will also feature appearances by Oprah Winfrey, Barbra Streisand, Cate Blanchett, Carole King, Audra McDonald, Saoirse Ronan, Patina Miller, Nathan Lane and 2016 Tony Award Nominees Steve Martin and Edie Brickell, among others. Additional presenters will be announced this week.

The 2016 American Theatre Wing's TONY AWARDS are presented by The Broadway League and the American Theatre Wing. At The Broadway League, Robert E. Wankel is Chairman and Charlotte St. Martin is President. At the American Theater Wing, William Ivey Long is Chairman and Heather A. Hitchens is President. Ricky Kirshner and Glenn Weiss of White Cherry Entertainment are the Executive Producers of the 2016 Tony Awards. Mr. Weiss will also serve as Director of the 2016 Tony Awards.

IBM - develops, designs, and hosts the official TONY AWARDS digital experience anchored by TonyAwards.com; Carnegie Mellon University - the first-ever, exclusive higher education partner; Grant Thornton LLP - official professional services partner; Nordstrom - official sponsor of TONY AWARDS Red Carpet and "Live on the TONY AWARDS Red Carpet Show"; City National - official bank of the TONY AWARDS and presenting sponsor of the Creative Arts Awards; Porsche Cars North America, Inc., - presenting sponsor of the 2016 TONY AWARDS Gala; United Airlines - the official airline of the TONY AWARDS for the last 17 years; Coach - presenting sponsor of the TONY AWARDS Green Room; BroadwayHD - official partner of the TONY AWARDS and the first-ever Behind the Scenes Livestream; FIJI Water - official water partner of the Tony Awards; La Crema - official wine partner of the Tony Awards; Paramount Hotel - official hotel partner of the Tony Awards; People/Entertainment Weekly - the official magazine partners of the Tony Awards; and additional support provided by Passion Roses.




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