Photo: ReutersStage and screen actor Kevin Spacey will step up to host Broadway's Tony Awards, organizers said on Tuesday (local time), less than two months before the national broadcast of the annual theatre honours. "I was their 2nd choice for Usual Suspects, 4th choice for American Beauty, and 15th choice to host this year's Tony Awards. British actor and talk show host Corden, who helmed the show a year ago, went on to host the Grammy Awards in February. Nominations for the Tony Awards, which cover plays, musicals, actors and creative teams on Broadway, will be announced on May 2. The 71st Tony Awards will be broadcast live on CBS in a glittering three-hour show from Radio City Music Hall in Manhattan.

Source: Otago Daily Times April 19, 2017 03:33 UTC