#Tony Awards will go virtual after rescheduling due to Covid-19

By Cynthia Littleton, Variety

Organizers of the Tony Awards have set a plan for a virtual presentation of this year’s delayed awards ceremony to be held in the fall.

The 74th annual Tony Awards were postponed from their usual early June slot because of the coronavirus pandemic.

“Though unprecedented events cut the 2019-2020 Broadway season short, it was a year full of extraordinary work that deserves to be recognized,” said Charlotte St. Martin, President of the Broadway League, and Heather Hitchens, President & CEO of the American Theatre Wing. “We are thrilled not only to have found a way to properly celebrate our artists’ incredible achievements this season, but also to be able to uplift the entire theatre community and show the world what makes our Broadway family so special at this difficult time. The show must go on, no matter what – and it will.”