Tony Statue Grows a Little Taller

The New York Times reports today that the Tony Award statue has grown up for 2010.  Where the statue used to be 3 1/4 inches tall, weighing in at a 1 1/2 pounds, this year's prize is larger by almost double: standing 5 inches high and weighing 3 1/2 pounds.

Howard Sherman, President of the American Theatre Wing (presenter of the Tony Awards), explains that the reason for the increase is to make the prize "feel more substantial."

To read the full report in the New York Times, click here.

The 2010 Tony Awards will air live on CBS, on Sunday, June 13th 8:00 - 11:00 p.m. (ET/PT time delay) and are presented by the Broadway League and the American Theatre Wing.

Hosted by Tony nominee Sean Hayes, the evening will feature performances by Green Day; Glee's Lea Michele and Matthew Morrison and performances by the Tony-nominated Best Musicals American Idiot, Fela!, Memphis and Million Dollar Quartet and the Tony-nominated Best Musical Revivals La Cage aux Folles featuring Kelsey Grammer, A Little Night Music featuring Catherine Zeta-Jones and Ragtime. Casts from the musicals Come Fly Away, Everyday Rapture, Promises, Promises and Ragtime will also be performing throughout the evening.

Presenters for the 2010 Tony Awards will include: Paula Abdul, Antonio Banderas, Justin Bartha, Patrick Breen, Laura Bell Bundy, Laura Benanti, Cate Blanchett, Michael Cerveris, Kristen Chenoweth, Barbara Cook, Viola Davis, Michael Douglas, Kelsey Grammer, Brian D'Arcy James, RoseMary Harris, Patrick Heusinger, Katie Holmes, Scarlett Johansson, Angela Lansbury, Anthony LaPaglia, Laura Linney, Lucy Liu, Jane Maxwell, Idina Menzel, Helen Mirren, Alfred Molina, Matthew Morrison, Chris Noth, Bernadette Peters, David Hyde Pierce, Daniel Radcliffe, Eddie Redmayne, Mark Sanchez, Tony Shaloub, Liev Schreiber, Will & Jada Pinkett Smith, Stanley Tucci, Denzel Washington, Racquel Welch and others.