TVLine Items: Cynthia Erivo Is Tonys Host, Poker Face Sets Guest Stars and More

Vlada Gelman

19 February 2025 at 5:00 pm·1-min read

Something has changed within the Tony Awards: Wicked star Cynthia Erivo will host the 2025 ceremony, airing live from New York City’s Radio City Music Hall Sunday, June 8 at 8 pm ET/5 pm PT on CBS (and streaming on Paramount+).

Ariana DeBose has emceed the awards telecast for the past three years.

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“I am so proud and excited to take on this glorious honor,” Oscar nominee Erivo said in a statement. “I am looking forward to ushering the theater community at large through a night that celebrates the wonderful performances we have witnessed throughout the year. I hope I can rise to the occasion.”

Nominations for the 78th Annual Tony Awards will be announced Thursday, May 1.

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* Poker Face Season 2 has added the following guest stars: Davionte “GaTa” Ganter (Dave), Haley Joel Osment (The Boys, Future Man), John Cho (The Afterparty, Cowboy Bebop), Justin Theroux (The Leftovers) and Patti Harrison (I Think You Should Leave With Tim Robinson).

* Chris Perfetti (Abbott Elementary) and Joy Sunday (Wednesday) have joined the HBO limited series DTF. St. Louis, about “a love triangle between three adults experiencing middle-age malaise, that leads to one of them ending up dead.”

* Nobody Wants This creator Erin Foster, her sister Sara Foster and 20th Television are developing a comedy series adaptation of Tinx’s 2024 novel Hotter in the Hamptons, Deadline reports.

* Disney+ has released a trailer for the family road trip comedy Alexander and the Terrible, Horrible, No Good, Very Bad Road Trip, starring Eva Longoria and streaming Friday, March 28:

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