The 78th yearly Tony Awards are scheduled to aerial unrecorded connected CBS and Paramount+ astatine 8 p.m. ET connected June 8. Broadcasting unrecorded from Radio City Music Hall, nan ceremonial will beryllium hosted for nan first clip by Tony-winner Cynthia Erivo, whose “Wicked: For Good” trailer dropped June 6.

Erivo told Stephen Colbert that she feels overmuch little tense hosting nan Tonys versus being a nominee.

“You’re not really waiting for anything,” she said. “Your occupation is to make judge that everyone has a bully night, and you usher group done nan evening. That is … for me, nosy difficult work, but I really bask it.”

Erivo said that she had seen each but 1 of nan nominated shows, and that she’s rooting for everyone.

“I can’t prime 1 of my favourite children,” she said.

Among nan nominees are nan Audra McDonald-led revival of “Gypsy” and nan Nicole Scherzinger-led revival of “Sunset Blvd.” The 2 ladies will look disconnected successful nan Best Actress successful a Musical category, among the astir hotly contested categories of nan night.

“Maybe Happy Ending” (including a motion for prima Darren Criss) and “Death Becomes Her” (two Best Actress nods for Megan Hilty and Jennifer Simard) are 2 of nan astir nominated original musicals, while Cole Escola’s “Oh, Mary!” and “Yellow Face” received aggregate nominations successful nan play categories.

Mia Farrow is among nan first-time nominees for her capacity successful nan play “The Roommate,” successful which she appeared pinch Patti LuPone. Sarah Snook is besides nominated successful nan class for her 26-role move successful “The Picture of Dorian Gray.” George Clooney is up for Best Actor successful a Play for his Broadway debut successful “Good Night, and Good Luck.”

In summation to her hosting duties and “Wicked” (opening November 21, successful lawsuit you haven’t heard), Erivo is besides group to return connected nan domiciled of Jesus Christ successful “Jesus Christ Superstar” astatine nan Hollywood Bowl August 1-3, alongside Adam Lambert arsenic Judas. The announcement of her casting received backlash, which Erivo shrugged off.

“You can’t please everyone,” she told Billboard. “It is legitimately a three-day capacity astatine nan Hollywood Bowl wherever I get to singing my look off. So hopefully they will travel and realize, ‘Oh, it’s a musical, nan gayest spot connected Earth.'”

Playbill will watercourse nan Tony Awards reddish carpet connected its YouTube channel starting astatine 1 p.m. ET. A preshow, dubbed “Tony Awards: Act One” and hosted by Criss and Tony-winner Renée Elise Goldsberry, originates astatine 3:40 p.m connected Pluto TV. This typical tin beryllium accessed by clicking connected nan “Live Music” transmission successful Pluto TV’s Entertainment section.

The Tony Awards will watercourse unrecorded astatine 8 p.m. ET connected Paramount+ for who are besides Showtime subscribers. The show will beryllium disposable for Paramount+ Essential subscribers nan pursuing day. The ceremonial will besides aerial connected CBS.