The Tony Awards kick off on Sunday night with a pair of first-time hosts, no clear juggernaut like Hamilton to cheer for but a likely assist by Bruce Springsteen.
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Josh Groban and Sara Bareilles face their biggest audience yet and a careful political balancing act when they co-host the CBS telecast from the massive 6000-seat Radio City Music Hall.
Broadway producers will be thankful this year that the telecast won't have to compete with any NBA Finals or Stanley Cup playoff games.
A-list talent expected to be on hand this year includes Robert De Niro, Claire Danes, Billy Joel, Carey Mulligan, Jim Parsons and Kerry Washington. Springsteen will make a rare TV appearance, performing live on the show and receive a Special Tony Award for his one-man show Springsteen on Broadway.
Two new musicals lead the nominations for the top Tony Award crown, with Tina Fey's Mean Girls and SpongeBob SquarePants receiving 12 nods each.
A revival of Angels in America has 11 and the two-part play Harry Potter and the Cursed Child has 10. Many critics have tapped The Band's Visit as their odds-on favourite to be crowned best new musical.
Australian Associated Press