Performances Announced for Tony Awards

Performances for the American Theatre Wing's 59th Annual Antoinette Perry "Tony" Awards® were announced today. In addition to performances from the nominees in the Best Musical and Best Revival of a Musical categories, the evening will feature special performances by Aretha Franklin, Jesse L. Martin, Bernadette Peters and others. The 2005 Tony Awards are presented by the League of American Theatres and Producers and the American Theatre Wing.

Performances for the 2005 Tony Awards will include:

Dirty Rotten Scoundrels
"Great Big Stuff"
Norbert Leo Butz, Gregory Jbara, John Lithgow & Ensemble

The Light In The Piazza
"Statues and Stories"
Michael Berresse, Sarah Uriarte Berry, Victoria Clark, Mark Harelik, Matthew Morrison, Kelli O'Hara & Ensemble

Sweet Charity
"Big Spender," "If My Friends Could See Me Now," & "I'm A Brass Band"
Christina Applegate, Kyra DaCosta, Janine LaManna & Company

La Cage Aux Folles
"We Are What We Are" & "I Am What I Am"
Robert Goulet, Gary Beach & Les Cagelles

The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee
"Opening Number" & "Serenity Prayer"
Derrick Baskin, Deborah S. Craig, Jesse Tyler Ferguson, Dan Fogler, Lisa Howard, Celia Keenan-Bolger, Jose Llana, Jay Reiss, Sarah Saltzberg

Monty Python's Spamalot
"Find Your Grail"
David Hyde Pierce, Tim Curry, Hank Azaria, Christopher Sieber, Michael McGrath, Steve Rosen, Sara Ramirez & Ensemble

Hugh Jackman will host the American Theatre Wing's 59th Annual Antoinette Perry "Tony" Awards on CBS, Sunday, June 5th, 8:00 – 11:00 p.m. (ET/PT time delay) from Radio City Music Hall. The Tonys are presented by the League of American Theatres and Producers and the American Theatre Wing. At the League, Gerald Schoenfeld is Chairman and Jed Bernstein is President. At the Wing, Sondra Gilman is Chairman, Doug Leeds is President and Howard Sherman is Executive Director. For Tony Award Productions, Elizabeth I. McCann is Managing Producer and Joey Parnes is Coordinating Producer.