News10 Reasons Why Stephen Colbert Should Give the Tony Awards the "Colbert Bump"It's the most wonderful time of the year for New York theatre lovers — awards season! And one question everyone on or Off-Broadway is asking is who will host the 2015 Tony Awards?
By
Carey Purcell
April 24, 2015
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In recent years, the annual awards have been hosted by Tony winners Hugh Jackman and Neil Patrick Harris, but perhaps it's time to bring some new people to the stage of Radio City.
After it was announced that "The Colbert Report" host and creator Stephen Colbert would depart Comedy Central to begin hosting "The Late Show" on CBS, replacing long-time host David Letterman, it became clear he was the ideal choice to host the 2015 Tony Awards.
Read the 10 reasons why Stephen Colbert should host the Tony Awards.
1. He can high kick with the Rockettes — without a Rockette on either side of him!
2. He's already made a Korean R&B music video. He'll bring new culture to the broadcast.