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Jane Krakowski and Taye Diggs to Announce Tony Award Nominations

Taye Diggs
(© Joseph Marzullo/Retna)
Taye Diggs
(© Joseph Marzullo/Retna)

Jane Krakowski and Taye Diggs will announce the nominations for the 61st annual Tony Awards at 8:30am on May 15 at the New York Public Library for the Performing Arts.

Krakowski received a Tony for Nine and has been seen on Broadway in Starlight Express, Grand Hotel, and Company; she currently co-stars on the NBC sitcom 30 Rock. Diggs’ Broadway credits include Wicked, Carousel, Rent, and Chicago. He recently appeared on Grey’s Anatomy and is part of that show’s spinoff series, which is expected to start airing this fall.

The Tony Awards will be presented on Sunday, June 10 at Radio City Music Hall and will be broadcast live by CBS. No host or presenters have yet been named. The cut-off for eligibility is Thursday, May 10, and the Roundabout Theatre Company’s production of 110 in the Shade will be the final show considered.

For more information, visit www.tonyawards.com.