Green Day, Lea Michele, Matthew Morrison and More to Perform on Tony Telecast

By Andrew Gans
02 Jun 2010

Lea Michele in "Glee"
Lea Michele in "Glee"
Photo by FOX-TV

In addition to the the Tony-nominated Best Musicals American Idiot, Fela!, Memphis and Million Dollar Quartet as well as the Tony-nominated Best Musical Revivals Ragtime, La Cage aux Folles and A Little Night Music, the 64th Annual Tony Awards telecast will boast performances by Glee stars Lea Michele and Matthew Morrison.

The rock band Green Day and the casts of Come Fly Away and Promises, Promises will also take the stage at Radio City Music Hall on June 13.

The telecast, which begins at 8 PM ET on CBS, will feature a presentation of the Tony-nominated Best Play and Best Play revivals. The presentation will feature Denzel Washington and Viola Davis from Fences; Justin Bartha, Anthony LaPaglia and Tony Shalhoub from Lend Me a Tenor; Jan Maxwell and Rosemary Harris of The Royal Family; Liev Schreiber and Scarlett Johansson from A View from the Bridge; Laura Benanti and Michael Cerveris from In the Next Room or the vibrator play; Patrick Breen and Patrick Heusinger of Next Fall; Laura Linney and Brian d’Arcy James from Time Stands Still; and Alfred Molina and Eddie Redmayne from Red.

Antonio Banderas, Cate Blanchett, Michael Douglas, Scarlett Johansson, Lucy Liu, Helen Mirren, Chris Noth, Bernadette Peters, David Hyde Pierce and Raquel Welch will appear throughout the evening. Sean Hayes, who is nominated for a 2010 Tony Award for his performance in the revival of Promises, Promises, hosts.

The Antoinette Perry "Tony" Awards are "bestowed annually on theatre professionals for distinguished achievement." The Tonys are presented by the League of American Theatres and Producers and the American Theatre Wing.

For more information visit www.TonyAwards.com.