Darren Criss and Renée Elise Goldsberry Will Host THE TONY AWARDS: ACT ONE

Broadway’s biggest night will kick off with a bang! First-time Tony Award nominee Darren Criss and Tony Award winner Renée Elise Goldsberry will host The Tony Awards: Act One this year: a live pre-show streaming free on Pluto TV. The show will stream June 8 from 6:40 p.m. to 8 p.m. EST.

Criss and Goldsberry will present the first round of Tony Awards during Act One. Viewers can access The Tony Awards: Act One on their smart TV, streaming device, mobile app or online by going to Pluto TV and clicking on the “Live Music” channel, found within the Entertainment category on the service.

After Act One, The 78th Annual Tony Awards will be broadcast live on CBS and streamed on Paramount+ from 8 p.m. to 11 p.m. The show will be hosted by Tony, Emmy, and Grammy Award winner Cynthia Erivo, who recently starred as Elphaba in the film adaptation of Wicked.  

Criss, who is best known for his role in Glee, is up for his first Tony Award this season for his leading performance as Oliver in Maybe Happy Ending. The original musical, which tells the story of two robots falling in love, is tied for the most nominated show of the season. Criss previously performed in the Broadway productions of How to Succeed in Business Without Really Trying, Hedwig and the Angry Inch, and American Buffalo. He’s a founding member of StarKid Productions and the Broadway-inspired music festival Elsie Fest.

Goldsberry won the Tony Award for Best Featured Actress In a Musical for originating the role of Angelica Schulyer in Hamilton in 2016. Her debut solo album, Who I Really Am, comes out this June. She has performed on Broadway in Rent, The Color Purple, All In: Comedy About Love, and The Lion King.