Film and Broadway star Hugh Jackman will host the annual Tony Awards on CBS for a fourth time this summer, CBS announced Tuesday.
Prior to this year’s, Jackman hosted the 2003, 2004, and 2005 ceremonies. Neil Patrick Harris has helmed the ceremony over the most recent couple of years.
“We are thrilled to have Hugh Jackman return to host the Tony Awards,” said Jack Sussman, Executive Vice President, Specials, Music and Live Events, CBS Entertainment. “Hugh is the ultimate performer – actor, singer and dancer – he does it all, second to none. He is a consummate entertainer and the one you want out there hosting your live television event.”
“We are excited that Hugh will be joining us, once again, at Radio City Music Hall to host,” said Charlotte St. Martin, Executive Director of The Broadway League and Heather Hitchens, Executive Director of the American Theatre Wing. “Hugh is an extraordinary talent and loyal supporter of the Broadway community – whether he is on-stage or in the audience – and we are honored to have him back as host.”
Jackman himself was the first to make the announcement, via his official Instagram account:
The actor is no stranger to Broadway. CBS notes in a press release that most recently he appeared in Hugh Jackman – Back on Broadway in 2011. Additional credits include A Steady Rain in 2009 and The Boy From Oz, for which Jackman received the 2004 Tony Award for Best Actor in a Musical.
Jackman is also very well known for his role in the latest film adaptation of Les Misérables as Jean Valjean.
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