The Awardist Tony Awards What time are the Tony Awards? And other burning questions answered! Everything you need to know about Broadway's Biggest Night By Mary Sollosi Mary Sollosi Mary Sollosi is the former assistant features editor at Entertainment Weekly. She left EW in 2022. EW's editorial guidelines Published on June 7, 2018 09:00AM EDT The Oscars may be long gone, but that doesn’t mean awards season is behind us. Yes, that’s right, time to come on along and listen to the lullaby of Tonys night! Whether you’re a super-savvy theatergoer who’s caught every nominated production multiple times or you’re just a small-town kid with great big far-off Broadway dreams, we’re here to help you join in on the excitement of this weekend’s ceremony. So read on for everything you need to know about the big show. When are the Tony Awards? The 72nd annual Tony Awards will be held this Sunday, June 10, at Radio City Music Hall in New York City. The show begins at 8 p.m. ET and will air live on the East Coast and on delay on the West Coast (where it will be shown at 8 p.m. PT) on CBS, which will also broadcast the red carpet beginning at 5 p.m. ET/PT. The telecast will also be available to stream on CBS All Access, and @TheTonyAwards will be sharing updates social media throughout the evening. For more details on the various ways to watch, head here. Who’s hosting? The American Theatre Wing has tapped a pair of singer-songwriters to emcee the 2018 ceremony (let’s all just forget about last year’s as soon as possible, please). Sara Bareilles, a 2016 Tony nominee for her Waitress score and soon-to-be Amazon TV songwriter, and Josh Groban, who was nominated last year for his Broadway debut in Natasha, Pierre, and the Great Comet of 1812, will team up to keep the show going. Who’s performing? The Boss, that’s who. Other than Bruce Springsteen, the show will include performances from the casts of the nominated shows The Band’s Visit, Carousel, Frozen, Mean Girls, My Fair Lady, Once on This Island, SpongeBob SquarePants: The Musical, and Summer: The Donna Summer Musical, as well as a special performance from last year’s Best Musical winner Dear Evan Hansen. Who’s presenting? The Tonys haven’t announced everyone who will step up to the podium this weekend, but the list of names they have divulged thus far includes this year’s nominees and honorees Tina Fey, John Leguizamo, Amy Schumer, Chita Rivera, and Andrew Lloyd Webber. Also making appearances will be Uzo Aduba, Christine Baranski, Mikhail Baryshnikov, Melissa Benoist, Rachel Bloom, Matt Bomer, Rachel Brosnahan, Tituss Burgess, Claire Danes, Jeff Daniels, Robert De Niro, Brandon Victor Dixon, Armie Hammer, Christopher Jackson, Billy Joel, Patti LuPone, Tatiana Maslany, Katharine McPhee, Matthew Morrison, Kelli O’Hara, Leslie Odom Jr., Jim Parsons, Bernadette Peters, Zachary Quinto, Andrew Rannells, Kerry Washington, Ming-Na Wen, and Marissa Jaret Winokur. Who’s nominated? It’s not Oct. 3, but you might as well call Tonys night Mean Girls Day — the musical based on the 2004 film led the pack, along with fellow screen-to-stage adaptation SpongeBob SquarePants: The Musical, among the nominated productions. Both shows snagged a dozen nods each, including ones for Best Musical, Best Book of a Musical, and Best Original Score. The star-studded revival of Angels in America came in second place in the nomination count with 11 in total, getting notice for the performances of Andrew Garfield and Nathan Lane as well as a spot in the race for Best Revival of a Play. Harry Potter and the Cursed Child, Parts One and Two enchanted Tony voters as well, picking up 10 nods, including Best Play and three acting nods. If you’re hoping to catch some celebrity action when you tune in to the telecast, keep an eye out for A-list nominees including Denzel Washington (for Eugene O’Neill’s The Iceman Cometh), Amy Schumer (for Meteor Shower), Tina Fey (for writing Mean Girls), Michael Cera (for Lobby Hero), Laurie Metcalf (for Edward Albee’s Three Tall Women), Mark Rylance (for Farinelli and The King), and Diana Rigg (for My Fair Lady). Andrew Lloyd Webber and Chita Rivera will be honored with Tony Awards for Lifetime Achievement, and Bruce Springsteen and John Leguizamo will both be presented with special Tony Awards. We’ve listed the nominees in some of the major categories below. You can check out the full list of nods here, and read EW’s reviews of this year’s Tony-nominated shows here. Best PlayThe ChildrenFarinelli and The KingHarry Potter and the Cursed Child, Parts One and TwoJunkLatin History for Morons Best MusicalThe Band’s VisitFrozenMean GirlsSpongeBob SquarePants: The Musical Best Revival of a PlayAngels in AmericaEdward Albee’s Three Tall WomenEugene O’Neill’s The Iceman ComethLobby HeroTravesties Best Revival of a MusicalMy Fair LadyOnce On This IslandRodgers & Hammerstein’s Carousel Best Book of a MusicalThe Band’s VisitFrozenMean GirlsSpongeBob SquarePants: The Musical Best Original Score (Music and/or Lyrics) Written for the TheatreAngels in AmericaThe Band’s VisitFrozenMean GirlsSpongeBob SquarePants: The Musical Best Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role in a PlayAndrew Garfield, Angels in AmericaTom Hollander, TravestiesJamie Parker, Harry Potter and the Cursed Child, Parts One and TwoMark Rylance, Farinelli and The KingDenzel Washington, Eugene O’Neill’s The Iceman Cometh Best Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role in a PlayGlenda Jackson, Edward Albee’s Three Tall WomenCondola Rashad, Saint JoanLauren Ridloff, Children of a Lesser GodAmy Schumer, Meteor Shower Best Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role in a MusicalHarry Hadden-Paton, My Fair LadyJoshua Henry, Rodgers & Hammerstein’s CarouselTony Shalhoub, The Band’s VisitEthan Slater, SpongeBob SquarePants: The Musical Best Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role in a MusicalLauren Ambrose, My Fair LadyHailey Kilgore, Once On This IslandLaChanze, Summer: The Donna Summer MusicalKatrina Lenk, The Band’s VisitTaylor Louderman, Mean GirlsJessie Mueller, Rodgers & Hammerstein’s Carousel Best Performance by an Actor in a Featured Role in a PlayAnthony Boyle, Harry Potter and the Cursed Child, Parts One and TwoMichael Cera, Lobby HeroBrian Tyree Henry, Lobby HeroNathan Lane, Angels in AmericaDavid Morse, Eugene O’Neill’s The Iceman Cometh Best Performance by an Actress in a Featured Role in a PlaySusan Brown, Angels in AmericaNoma Dumezweni, Harry Potter and the Cursed Child, Parts One and TwoDeborah Findlay, The ChildrenDenise Gough, Angels in AmericaLaurie Metcalf, Edward Albee’s Three Tall Women Best Performance by an Actor in a Featured Role in a MusicalNorbert Leo Butz, My Fair LadyAlexander Gemignani, Rodgers & Hammerstein’s CarouselGrey Henson, Mean GirlsGavin Lee, SpongeBob SquarePants: The MusicalAri’el Stachel, The Band’s Visit Best Performance by an Actress in a Featured Role in a MusicalAriana DeBose, Summer: The Donna Summer MusicalRenée Fleming, Rodgers & Hammerstein’s CarouselLindsay Mendez, Rodgers & Hammerstein’s CarouselAshley Park, Mean GirlsDiana Rigg, My Fair Lady Hey, what about Frozen?! Trust us, we know! We were shocked too when the crowd-pleasing Disney musical got just three nods, and none for its stars or dazzling designs. Other omissions from this year’s class of nominees included Chris Evans (for Lobby Hero), Joshua Jackson (Children of a Lesser God), and Erika Henningsen (Mean Girls’ Cady Heron) — check out our full list of snubs and surprises right here if you really want really feel some outrage.