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It's Tony Sunday! The greatest day of the year has finally arrived. If you're like me (and if you're reading this, you are) - you're up early, and following BroadwayWorld.com for what's going to be a FULL day of fun, excitement and TONYS TONYS TONYS! Warning! SPOILERS follow below! Warning!

Between his last minute TONY preparations and rehearsals, host James Corden managed to sneak in a surprise performance of the iconic LES MIS number 'One Day More' at New York City's Don't Tell Mama Piano Bar and Cabaret.

The American Theatre Wing's 70th Annual Tony Awards, hosted by Tony Award winner James Corden, air on the CBS Television Network on this Sunday, June 12, 2016 (8:00-11:00 PM, ET/delayed PT) live from the Beacon Theatre in New York City. In celebration of the big night, BroadwayWorld caught up with Corden at today's dress rehearsal, where he opened up about his plans as host, the show's opening number, and more. Plus, catch a sneak peek at the cast of FIDDLER ON THE ROOF rehearsing for their performance!

THE NATIONAL HIGH SCHOOL MUSICAL THEATRE AWARDS (NHSMTA)/JIMMY AWARDS has announced that stage and screen star ZACHARY LEVI will host the eighth annual awards ceremony on Monday, June 27th at 7:30PM at the Minskoff Theatre, 200 West 45th Street in Manhattan. Sixty-two high school students from across America will compete for the Jimmy Award for Best Performance by an Actor and Actress at the eighth annual presentation. The talent showcase will feature dynamic ensemble and solo performances.

James Corden reveals his plans to entertain the Tony Awards' audience during the commercial breaks and how he hopes to get Tony presenter Barbra Streisand to sing along.

The 2016 Tony Award host was voted Best Actor in a Play for his hilarious slapstick performance.

The 2016 Tony Awards celebrated 70 years of honoring the best of Broadway last night at the Beacon Theatre in New York City. In addition to the class of 2016 Tony Nominees, the star-studded evening featured appearances by Cate Blanchett, Claire Danes, Common, Jesse Tyler Ferguson, Glenn Close, Josh Groban, Jake Gyllenhaal, Neil Patrick Harris, Sean Hayes, James Earl Jones, Daniel Dae Kim, Carole King, Diane Lane, Nathan Lane, Angela Lansbury, Lucy Liu, Bebe Neuwirth, Saoirse Ronan, Keri Russell, Meg Ryan, Barbra Streisand, Oprah Winfrey and many more. As predicted, HAMILTON was the big winner of the night, taking home a whopping eleven awards, including the coveted Best Musical. 

As part of BroadwayWorld's expansive coverage of the 70th Annual Tony Awards, we are providing the full text of all of the 2016 Tony Award acceptance speeches; from the emotional to the bizarre, and everything in between. Keep up with all of the winners' speeches on our continuously updated list below.

It's finally here! Follow along with BroadwayWorld.com ALL night, while you're glued to CBS on TV for all things Tony Awards. 

Follow along with BroadwayWorld.com ALL night, while you're glued to CBS on TV for all things Tony Awards. Below, join us for the Official Tony Awards Press Room Live Camera! As the winners come offstage with their awards, they get swept into the Tony press room to meet the media. We will have OUR full, and exclusive special interviews with Richard Ridge up later this evening, but to start - here's the live stream from backstage.

When Larry Kramer's great political protest play premiered Off-Broadway, there were people who thought of AIDS as God's revenge.

Ten showstopping performances have been announced for THE 70TH ANNUAL TONY AWARDS, live from the Beacon Theatre, Sunday, June 12 (8:00-11:00 PM, live ET/ delayed PT), on the CBS Television Network.

You've been asking for it, and here it is! BroadwayWorld.com's 2016 Tony Awards Drinking Game! Join us ... if you dare!

It's almost here! The 2016 Tony Awards will air on CBS tonight, June 12 at 8pm and as usual, BroadwayWorld.com will be your one-stop shop for all things Tonys on Tonys Day, Night and Beyond!

Need a refresher on the nominated musicals before the Tonys on Sunday night? We've gotcha covered. Catch a full review below!

You've gotta start somewhere! The 2016 Tony nominees have made an massive achievment this season, but it wasn't long ago that they were just starting out in the business. So what advice would they give to their younger selves? Find out as the nominees (and friends) share their wisdom below!

The American Theatre Wing's 70th Annual Tony Awards, hosted by Tony Award winner James Corden, air on the CBS Television Network on this Sunday, June 12, 2016 (8:00-11:00 PM, ET/delayed PT) live from the Beacon Theatre in New York City. In honor of Broadway's biggest night, this year's nominees once again headed to the top of the Empire State to light the tower silver and red. BroadwayWorld brings you coverage below!

LATE LATE SHOW host James Corden stopped by this morning's LIVE WITH KELLY to chat about hosting the 2016 TONY AWARDS with Kelly Ripa and guest co-host Joel McHale.

On May 4, the 2016 Tony nominees flocked to the Paramount Hotel, where they met with the press for the first time since getting the big news. BroadwayWorld will continue bringing you coverage from the epic day over the next week, but for now, check out photos of Best Scenic Design of a Musical nominee for She Loves Me, David Rockwell, as captured by Walter McBride!

On May 4, the 2016 Tony nominees flocked to the Paramount Hotel, where they met with the press for the first time since getting the big news. BroadwayWorld will continue bringing you coverage from the epic day over the next week, but for now, check out photos of Best Performance by an Actor in a Featured Role in a Musical nominee for Shuffle Along, Brandon Victor Dixon, as captured by Walter McBride!

LATE LATE SHOW host James Corden stopped by this morning's CBS THIS MORNING to talk about preparing for Sunday's Tony Awards, the success of his late-night show, and the evolution of "Carpool Karaoke"

Of course not everyone can be piled into the Beacon Theatre on Sunday so, instead of sitting on your couch anxiously awaiting for the winners to be announced and drinking a fun musical themed cocktail, you could be out hitting up some of the best Tony Award Viewing Parties. BroadwayWorld has rounded up the best Tony Award parties to make this years ceremony one for the ages.

On Sunday night, Drama Desk Award winner Michael Urie (Buyer and Cellar, 'Ugly Betty') hosted the 61st Annual Drama Desk Awards at The Town Hall (123 W. 43rd Street). BroadwayWorld was backstage with the evening's big winners and you can check out interviews with the happy bunch below!

James Corden confides that he's nervous about hosting the TONY AWARDS and does some Broadway name-dropping with the audience.

In a season dominated by musicals with scores made up of pop hits, the two 'Glee' stars helped remind audiences of the great music of Broadway.