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VIDEO: James Corden Reveals He's Terrified to Host the TONY AWARDS

By: Jun. 07, 2016
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James Corden stopped by last night's LATE SHOW and revealed the original idea behind his wildly successful Carpool Karaoke segment. Later, Corden confides that he's nervous about hosting the upcoming TONY AWARDS and does some Broadway name-dropping with the studio audience. Watch the clips below!

THE 70TH ANNUAL TONY AWARDS will air live from the Beacon Theatre, Sunday, June 12 (8:00-11:00 PM, live ET/ delayed PT) on the CBS Television Network. Presenters include Barbra Streisand, Uzo Aduba, Claire Danes, Jesse Tyler Ferguson, Jake Gyllenhaal, Neil Patrick 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 and Blair Underwood.

Tony Award winner James Corden, host of THE LATE LATE SHOW with JAMES CORDEN, will host 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 the American Theatre Wing, which founded the Tonys.

Ricky Kirshner and Glenn Weiss of White Cherry Entertainment will return as executive producers. Weiss will also serve as director for the 17th consecutive year.




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