IT'S TONIGHT !! .........THE TONY AWARDS CBS 8 PM

Tony Night Schedule
6:00 p.m. ET – Red Carpet

The excitement of Tony night begins at at 6:00 p.m. ET with live coverage of the celebrities’ arrivals on the Red Carpet, in partnership with NY1 News.

http://www.tonyawards.com/en_US/index.html

Or if you check your TV schedules, there may be TV shows of the Red Carpet arrivals also. Check it out.

7:10 p.m. ET – Exclusive Webcast: The First Hour of the Tony Ceremony

Then, at approximately 7:10 p.m., you can log in for a TonyAwards.com exclusive. Their site is the only place to view a live webcast of the Creative Arts Tony Awards, sponsored by Hilton Hotels, along with the other awards handed out before the telecast begins. These include the Regional Theatre Tony Award, presented by Visa. Past winners Michael Cerveris and Julie White will host. You can see the presentations, acceptance speeches, and everything else that happens on stage—as if you were sitting in the Radio City auditorium.

8:00 p.m. ET – The Tony Telecast on CBS

And then comes the main event – the live CBS telecast from the stage at Radio City. The show begins at 8:00 p.m. eastern/7:00 p.m. central. On the West Coast, the show will be shown on tape delay beginning at 8:00 p.m. PT

TonyAwards.com Coverage

TonyAwards.com is your insider’s pass to this year’s awards. Here is some of what you can expect to find here during and after the telecast:

Thank-you Cam - Live video camera in the wings at Radio City will record the winners' immediate responses as they exit the stage after winning their Tony Awards. The backstage camera will capture intimate and exciting moments from the winners as they give thanks to the people that helped them along the way.

Posting Winners - The site will be updated throughout Tony night with the names of winners

Winners Circle Interviews – Valerie Smaldone will chat with the winners in the Press Room.

Press Room Blog – Bloging from the backstage press room, in partnership with MyBroadway.com.

Acceptance Speeches – See who thanked whom!

Photo Galleries – Pictures from the Red Carpet, the awards ceremony, the post-show gala, and more.


For West Coast Viewers
A note for friends on the West Coast: The Tony telecast will be broadcast on tape delay at 8:00 p.m. Pacific Time on CBS. However, for the benefit of those fans across the globe who do not have access to the broadcast, website coverage of the Tony Awards is live. The winners' names will be posted as they are announced, beginning at 8:00 p.m. ET/5:00 p.m. PT. So if you prefer to remain in suspense until you watch the telecast, we suggest that you log on to live Red Carpet and exclusive Creative Arts Awards coverage beginning at 6:00 p.m. ET/3:00 p.m. PT. Then close your browser and come back after the telecast is over, at which point you can watch video clips of backstage interviews with the winners and presenters.


See you at the Tonys!

Best Wishes, Jiva