Where to – The 79th Annual Tony Awards air on CBS on Sunday at 5 p.m. PT/8 p.m. ET, with streaming available on Paramount+ Premium. The on-demand option follows after the ceremony, plus a separate two-part schedule featuring The Tony Awards: Act One.
Sunday is Broadway’s big night again, and the stakes are simple: you either catch the 79th Annual Tony Awards live on TV, or you find a way to stream the ceremony—before the curtain calls move on to the next season.
The main three-hour Tonys ceremony will air on CBS at 5 p.m. PT/8 p.m. ET on Sunday. If you’re cutting the cord, the show can be streamed on Paramount+—but only for subscribers to the streaming service’s premium tier.
If you don’t want to commit to Premium just to watch, there’s a fallback. Paramount+ subscribers can stream the Tonys on-demand after they have concluded, whether they are premium members or not.
The night starts earlier than you might expect. There will be a pre-show for the 79th Annual Tony Awards. split into two parts like last year: the main ceremony and a 90-minute pre-show known as The Tony Awards: Act One. That event is hosted by Laura Benanti and Tituss Burgess and begins at 3:35 p.m. PT/6:35 p.m. PT.
Broadway’s top nominees are already setting the tone. “The Lost Boys” and “Schmigadoon!” lead the nominations with 12 each. and both are up for Best Musical alongside “Titanique” and “Two Strangers (Carry a Cake Across New York).” “Ragtime” follows with 11 nominations. competing in Best Revival of a Musical alongside “Cats: The Jellicle Ball” and “Richard O’Brien’s The Rocky Horror Show.” The Best Play category includes “The Balusters. ” “Giant. ” “Liberation” and “Little Bear Ridge Road.”.
The buzziest individual momentum is also showing up across the slate. Months after gaining her first Oscar nomination. Rose Byrne earns her first Tony nomination—recognized in Best Performance by a Leading Actress in a Play for her work in “Fallen Angels.” “Fallen Angels” is also nominated in Best Revival of a Play. alongside “Becky Shaw. ” “Death of a Salesman. ” “Every Brilliant Thing” and “Oedipus.”.
After the show wraps. streaming becomes the easy option—especially if you’re following nominees like “The Lost Boys” and “Schmigadoon!” from the sidelines. And for anyone who wants the full sweep. the schedule is clear: pre-show coverage first with The Tony Awards: Act One. then the three-hour ceremony on CBS. followed by Paramount+ on-demand after it concludes.
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