Tony Award host Ariana DeBose says viewers should expect a 'full Broadway experience'
Ariana DeBose promises the Tony Awards on Sunday will move “like a Broadway show.”
NEW YORK (AP) — Ariana DeBose promises Sunday's Tony Awards will move “like a Broadway show.”
“This is Broadway’s biggest night. Why not give the people at home even more of a Broadway experience?” the Academy Award winner and Tony nominee told The Associated Press on Thursday. “Our show is going to move like a Broadway show. We want to give you a full Broadway experience.”
That means viewers will see transitions between scenes, with cast members coming on stage to help move items and sets changing in front of the audience. In the past, a wall came down between production numbers and awards, hiding the changes.
Does that mean we can see Jessica Lange — nominated for best leading actress in a play for her work on “Mother Play” — hauling furniture? “I’m not sure that Ms. Lange will be moving a table. I just really hope she ends up having a good time,” DeBose said, laughing.
