{"id":7368,"date":"2025-02-19T22:03:22","date_gmt":"2025-02-19T22:03:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/site.itshrt.com\/worldnews\/wicked-star-cynthia-erivo-to-host-2025-tony-awards\/"},"modified":"2025-02-19T22:03:22","modified_gmt":"2025-02-19T22:03:22","slug":"wicked-star-cynthia-erivo-to-host-2025-tony-awards","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/site.itshrt.com\/worldnews\/wicked-star-cynthia-erivo-to-host-2025-tony-awards\/","title":{"rendered":"&#8220;Wicked&#8221; star Cynthia Erivo to host 2025 Tony Awards"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <script async src=\"https:\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js?client=ca-pub-6606220950177433\"\r\n     crossorigin=\"anonymous\"><\/script>\r\n<!-- ItShrt World News -->\r\n<ins class=\"adsbygoogle\"\r\n     style=\"display:block\"\r\n     data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-6606220950177433\"\r\n     data-ad-slot=\"1882483372\"\r\n     data-ad-format=\"auto\"\r\n     data-full-width-responsive=\"true\"><\/ins>\r\n<script>\r\n     (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});\r\n<\/script>\r\n<br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div id=\"\">\n<p>Cynthia Erivo, the recently Oscar-nominated actress for her appearance in &#8220;Wicked,&#8221; will host Broadway&#8217;s biggest night at the 2025\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.tonyawards.com\/news\/cynthia-erivo-to-host-the-78th-annual-tony-awards\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Tony Awards<\/a> in June, the American Theatre Wing and Broadway League announced Wednesday.<\/p>\n<p>The awards show is set to take place on June 8 at the Radio City Music Hall in New York City. 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I hope I can rise to the occasion.&#8221;<\/p>\n<h2>When are 2025 Tony Awards nominations announced?<\/h2>\n<p>Nominations for this year&#8217;s Tony Awards are set to be announced May 1.<\/p>\n<p>Among some of the shows up for nominations are: &#8220;Death Becomes Her,&#8221; &#8220;Romeo + Juliet,&#8221; &#8220;Tammy Faye,&#8221; Maybe Happy Ending,&#8221; &#8220;Gypsy,&#8221; &#8220;Sunset Boulevard&#8221; and &#8220;Our Town.&#8221;<\/p>\n<h2>Where to watch the Tony Awards?<\/h2>\n<p>The June 8 ceremony will broadcast on both CBS and\u00a0Paramount+ with SHOWTIME. 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