SHOW-STOPPING PERFORMANCES ANNOUNCED FOR "THE 73rd ANNUAL TONY AWARDS(R)," TO BE BROADCAST SUNDAY, JUNE 9 ON CBS

Emmy and Tony Award Winner James Corden Returns to Host the Telecast Live from the Historic Radio City Music Hall in New York City

An array of show-stopping performances will be featured on THE 73rd ANNUAL TONY AWARDS(R), live from the historic Radio City Music Hall in New York City, Sunday, June 9 (8:00-11:00 PM, live ET/delayed PT) on the CBS Television Network.

The high-energy evening will feature performances from "Ain't Too Proud - The Life and Times of the Temptations," "Beetlejuice," "The Cher Show," "Choir Boy," "Hadestown," "Kiss Me, Kate," "Oklahoma!," "The Prom" and "Tootsie." The evening will also feature a special performance by Tony Award-winning actress Cynthia Erivo.

Emmy and Tony Award winner James Corden will host the 2019 Tony Awards for the second time. As previously announced, the evening will feature appearances by Sara Bareilles, Laura Benanti, Abigail Breslin, Danny Burstein, David Byrne, Vanessa Carlton, Kristin Chenoweth, Darren Criss, Jesse Tyler Ferguson, Tina Fey, Sutton Foster, Josh Groban, Danai Gurira, Jake Gyllenhaal, Christopher Jackson, Samuel L. Jackson, Shirley Jones, Regina King, Jane Krakowski, Isabelle Stevenson Award recipient Judith Light, Laura Linney, Lucy Liu, Aasif Mandvi, Audra McDonald, Sienna Miller, Catherine O'Hara, Tony Nominee Kelli O'Hara, Karen Olivo, Ben Platt, Billy Porter, Anthony Ramos, Andrew Rannells, LaTanya Richardson Jackson, Michael Shannon, Brian Stokes Mitchell, Marisa Tomei, Aaron Tveit, Samira Wiley and BeBe Winans.

The TONY Awards, which honors theater professionals for distinguished achievement on Broadway, has been broadcast on CBS since 1978. This year marks the 73rd anniversary of the TONY Awards, which were first held on April 6, 1947 at the Waldorf Astoria's Grand Ballroom. The ceremony is presented by Tony Award Productions, which is a joint venture of the Broadway League and the American Theatre Wing, which founded the Tonys.

Ricky Kirshner and Glenn Weiss of White Cherry Entertainment will return as executive producers. Weiss will also serve as director for the 20th consecutive year. Ben Winston is a producer.

RATING: To Be Announced