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Grammy-winning vocalist Pink will big nan 79th Annual Tony Awards this June, producers announced today.
In a Broadway play that has seen a scope of performers pinch widespread, multi-genre entreaty connected nan New York shape – Daniel Radcliffe, Jonathan Groff, John Lithgow, Lea Michele, for starters – Pink (sometimes stylized arsenic P!NK) is simply a astonishing prime to big theater’s large night, having ne'er appeared connected Broadway.
The determination moreover seems to person caught nan vocalist unawares.
“When I was asked to big nan Tonys,” she said successful a statement, “I instantly thought, ‘I person to get support from my daughter.’ I’ve ne'er been connected Broadway, and shouldn’t you person to person been connected Broadway successful bid to host? That seems adjacent and right. But erstwhile I asked my daughter, she was really excited astir being capable to person a summons to spell to nan Tonys, truthful I’m hosting nan Tonys and I’m really, really, excited and very tense because that woman is simply a reliable crowd!”
Calling nan gig “the grant of an full lifetime,” Pink said, “Broadway has shaped my life and really I put my ain shows together – it is simply a organization that is supportive, and inclusive, and afloat of talent and love. These group springiness magic each azygous day, and I cannot hold to observe them pinch nan full world.”
This year’s ceremonial honoring Broadway takes spot Sunday, June 7, unrecorded from Radio City Music Hall. Nominations will beryllium announced May 5.
“It is nan grant of an full life to big a nighttime celebrating nan literal hardest moving group successful showbiz,” said Pink.
“Each year, nan Tony Awards creates caller theatre fans astir nan world, expanding Broadway’s scope and shaping its future,” said Heather Hitchens, President & CEO of nan American Theatre Wing, and Jason Laks, President of nan Broadway League, presenters of nan event. “Over nan people of her bonzer career, P!nk has built 1 of nan astir passionate and enduring instrumentality communities successful nan history of celebrated music, giving her a unsocial expertise to bring moreover much group into this increasing family. Simply put: we could not beryllium much excited to get this statement started.”
The awards’ executive producers Raj Kapoor, Sarah Levine Hall and Jack Sussman called nan vocalist “a fearless creator whose powerhouse voice, electrifying shape presence, and undeniable authenticity embody nan very tone of unrecorded capacity and theater. A passionate instrumentality of Broadway, she brings a genuine emotion for nan creation shape alongside her bold productivity and heavy relationship to audiences astir nan world, and we cognize she will present a fresh, move power to Broadway’s biggest night.”
Pink’s 9 workplace albums and top hits postulation person sold much than 60 cardinal medium equivalents globally, and she has earned 15 Top 10 hits connected nan Billboard Hot 100, including 4 No. 1s. She’s earned 3 Grammy Awards, a Daytime Emmy Award and 7 MTV Video Music Awards, including nan 2017 Vanguard Award.
While nan vocalist herself has ne'er been connected Broadway, 2 of her songs are presently utilized successful abstracted jukebox musicals: “Raise Your Glass” successful Moulin Rouge! The Musical and “F*ckin’ Perfect” successful & Juliet.
The Tony Awards are produced successful collaboration pinch Tony Award Productions, a associated task of nan American Theatre Wing and The Broadway League. Raj Kapoor, Sarah Levine Hall, and Jack Sussman will nutrient this year’s show. Kapoor and Levine Hall will besides service arsenic Co-Showrunners. Patrick Menton and Rob Paine will Co-Executive Produce, pinch Menton besides serving arsenic Head of Talent.
The 79th Annual Tony Awards will broadcast unrecorded to some coasts Sunday, June 7, connected CBS, streaming connected Paramount+ (8-11 p.m. ET/5-8 p.m. PT).
