Tony Awards to be hosted by Hugh Jackman
Golden Globe and Tony Award-winning actor Hugh Jackman will, for the fourth time, host the annual Tony Awards to be held at the Radio City Music Hall on 08 Jun 2014. The 68th annual Tony Awards telecast will air live that evening on CBS (8:00-11:00 PM, live ET/delayed PT).
The nominations for the 2014 Tony Awards will be announced live on Tue 29 Apr 2014 from New York City. Jackman has previously hosted the Tony Awards in 2003, 2004, and 2005. He won a Prime-Time Emmy Award for his hosting of the 2005 award ceremony.
Charlotte St. Martin, Executive Director of The Broadway League and Heather Hitchens, Executive Director of the American Theatre Wing said,
We are excited that Hugh will be joining us, once again, at Radio City Music Hall to host The 68th Snnusl Tony Awards. Hugh is an extraordinary talent and loyal supporter of the Broadway community - whether he is on-stage or in the audience - and we are honored to have him back as host.Jackman, who was honored with a Tony Special Award in 2012, most recently appeared on Broadway in "Hugh Jackman - Back on Broadway" in the fall of 2011. His other Broadway credits include 'A Steady Rain' and his Tony Award-winning role as 'Peter Allen' in 'The Boy from Oz.'
The Australian native made his first major U.S. film appearance as "Wolverine" in the first installment of the "X-Men" series, a role he reprised in "X2," "X-Men: The Last Stand," "X-Men Origins: Wolverine" and "The Wolverine." He reunites with the X-men team for "X-Men: Days of Future Past," which is set for release in May 2014. He was nominated for a Tony Award for his role as "Jean Valjean" in the movie "Les Miserables."
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