During commercial breaks at last night's TONY AWARDS, host James Corden started up a Broadway-themed "commercial karaoke", asking for volunteers from the audience to sing some of the most memorable tunes from the Great White Way. Below, watch Jake Gyllenhaal, Sean Hayes and Corden perform their rendition of "A Whole New World" from ALADDIN.
THE 70TH ANNUAL TONY AWARDS aired live from the Beacon Theatre last night on the CBSTelevision Network. Presenters includeBarbra Streisand, Uzo Aduba, Claire Danes,Jesse Tyler Ferguson, Jake Gyllenhaal, NeilPatrick Harris, Sean Hayes, James Earl Jones,Daniel Dae Kim, Diane Lane, Angela Lansbury,Lucy Liu, Marlee Matlin, Andrew Rannells, Cate Blanchett,Carole King, Nathan Lane, Audra McDonald, Patina Miller, Saoirse Ronan, Oprah Winfrey andBlair Underwood. Below, check out photo highlights from last night's ceremony!
Tony Award winner James Corden, host of THE LATE LATE SHOW with JAMES CORDEN, hosed the awards show for the first time. This year marks the 70th anniversary of the TONY Awards, which were first held on April 6, 1947, to honor theater professionals for distinguished achievement on Broadway. The ceremony is presented by Tony Award Productions, a joint venture of the Broadway League and theAmerican Theatre Wing, which founded the Tonys.
Ricky Kirshner and Glenn Weiss of White Cherry Entertainment return as executive producers. Weiss will also serve as director for the 17th consecutive year.
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