Josh Groban added to a packed Tony Awards telecast
The Tony Awards will try to up the razzle-dazzle quotient on Sunday by adding Josh Groban to its list of performers.
Groban will be joined on stage by 175 performers, the most in a single number in Tonys history, organizers said Wednesday.
All of this year's nominees for best musical and best musical revival will perform during the telecast. Those numbers include:
- A medley of "Life is Like a Train," "On the 20th Century," "I've Got It All" and "Babette," featuring nominee and co-host Kristin Chenoweth and the cast of "On the 20th Century."
- "Getting to Know You" and "Shall We Dance?" from "The King and I," featuring nominees Kelli O'Hara, Ken Watanabe and Ruthie Ann Miles.
- "Ring of Keys" from "Fun Home," featuring nominees Sydney Lucas, Michael Cerveris and Beth Malone.
- "A Musical" featuring nominees Brian d'Arcy James, Brad Oscar and the cast of "Something Rotten!"
- A medley of "An American in Paris (pas de deux)," "S'Wonderful" and "I've Got Rhythm," featuring nominees Leanne Cope, Robert Fairchild, Brandon Uranowitz, Max von Essen and the cast of "An American in Paris."
- "Love and Love Alone" and "I Would Never Leave You," featuring nominee Chita Rivera and the cast of "The Visit."
- A medley of "Lonely Town," "New York, New York," and "Times Square Ballet" featuring nominee Tony Yazbeck and the cast of "On the Town."
A few other musicals that missed out on nominations will get some stage time, too. They include "Gigi" with Vanessa Hudgens, "Finding Neverland" with Matthew Morrison and Kelsey Grammer, and "It Shoulda Been You" with Tyne Daly.
The cast of "Jersey Boys" will also perform "Oh What a Night" to celebrate the show's 10th anniversary.
Presenters set to appear include Jason Alexander, Rose Byrne, Bobby Cannavale, Anna Chlumsky, Bradley Cooper, Misty Copeland, Bryan Cranston, Larry David, Taye Diggs, Sutton Foster, Neil Patrick Harris, Marg Helgenberger, Joe Manganiello, Debra Messing, Jennifer Nettles, Jim Parsons, David Hyde Pierce, Thomas Sadoski, Amanda Seyfried, Taylor Schilling, Corey Stoll, Kiefer Sutherland, Sting, Ashley Tisdale, Tommy Tune and Rita Wilson.
The Tonys will be handed out at Radio City Music Hall, with Chenoweth and Alan Cumming as hosts.