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The2023 Tony Awardsare in limbo after theWriters Guild of Americareportedly denied a request for a waiver to allow this year’s ceremony to air as originally planned on June 11.
Amidthe writers' strike, the telecast of theater’s biggest night will not air on CBS, norstream on Paramount+,according toThe Hollywood Reporteron Friday.
In response, the Tony Awards Management Committee has set an emergency meeting for Monday to determine the best path forward between the two available options. The first option —according to theNew York Post, would be to keep the June date and invite nominees and media to a dinner or press conference, non-televised. The alternative includes postponing the show until the strike concludes and picking back up when the awards can be televised.
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This year’s host,Ariana DeBose,would reportedly maintain her hosting duties, even in a scaled-down ceremony, according toDeadline. DeBose, 32,also hosted last year’s ceremony.
“I hope that anyone and everyone who is concerned about Broadway’s biggest night of the year will pledge support for the WGA and join us in demanding that the AMPTP give their workers as much consideration as they devote to executives and shareholders,” Equity President Kate Shindle told Deadline on Wednesday.
Traditionally held at Radio City Music Hall, the 76th Annual Tony Awards were announced for a June 11 telecast at the United Palace in New York City’s Washington Heights.
The ceremony’s live showing could jeopardize Broadway productions that count on the annual CBS broadcast for national exposure crucial to ticket sales,Deadlinereports.
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Late-night talk shows, includingThe Tonight Show StarringJimmy Fallon,Jimmy Kimmel Live!, andThe Late Show with Stephen Colbert, all shut down production when the clock struck the deadline. Other shows, like HBO’sReal Time With Bill Maher, also went dark. Daytime talk shows includingThe Vieware forging ahead, though warning that their formatwill look differentwithout its writers.
source: people.com
