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Fishburne, Lopez, Martin, Metcalf, Stewart, Wopat, et al. Set for Visa Tony Preview

Mario Lopez
(© Tristan Fuge)
Mario Lopez
(© Tristan Fuge)

Additional details have been announced regarding The Visa Signature Tony Awards Preview Concert, to be hosted by Mario Lopez, which will air in New York on WCBS (Channel 2) at 7pm on Saturday, June 7, as well as other national stations between June 7-15.

The special will feature interviews with Tony Award nominees Patrick Stewart, Kate Fleetwood, Laurence Fishburne, Laurie Metcalf, Lin-Manuel Miranda, Tom Wopat, Andrea Martin, Deanna Dunagan, Paulo Szot, Rob Ashford, Jenna Russell, Stew, Mark Rylance, and Chris Fitzgerald.

As previously announced, the show also will feature performances from all 11 Tony-eligible musicals and musical revivals: A Catered Affair, Cry-Baby, Grease, Gypsy, In the Heights, The Little Mermaid, Passing Strange, South Pacific, Sunday in the Park with George, Xanadu, and Young Frankenstein.

The Tony Awards will be presented at Radio City Music Hall on Sunday, June 15 at 8pm, and aired live on CBS-TV. Whoopi Goldberg will host the event.

For more information, visit www.TonyAwards.com.

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