2016 Tony Awards nominees, presenters, performers and TV highlights

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2016 Tony Awards
Jason Bell/CBS ©2016 CBS Broadcasting Inc. All Rights Reserved.

James Corden hosts The 70th Annual Tony Awards from New York City’s Beacon Theatre on Sunday, June 12, beginning at 8pm ET (live ET/delayed PT). Smash hit musical Hamilton leads the nominations with 16, making it the most nominated production in Broadway history.

Tony Awards Performers: Ten performances from the 2016 Tony-nominated Best Musical and Best Revival of a Musical shows, including Shuffle Along, Or The Makng Of The Musical Sensation Of 1921 and All That Followed; She Loves Me; School of Rock; Fiddler on the Roof; The Color Purple; Hamilton; Waitress; Bright Star; and Spring Awakening, as well as a not-to-be-missed performance from On Your Feet.

Tony Awards Presenters: Christian Borle, Common, Josh Groban, Nikki M. James, Bebe Neuwirth, Chita Rivera, Keri Russell, Meg Ryan, Aaron Tveit, Andrew Lloyd Webber,  Mary Elizabeth Winstead, Uzo Aduba, Cate Blanchett, Claire Danes, Jesse Tyler Ferguson, Jake Gyllenhaal, Neil Patrick Harris, Sean Hayes, James Earl Jones, Daniel Dae Kim, Carole King, Diane Lane, Nathan Lane, Angela Lansbury, Lucy Liu, Marlee Matlin, Audra McDonald, Patina Miller, Andrew Rannells, Saoirse Ronan, Blair Underwood, Oprah Winfrey and 2016 Tony Award nominees Steve Martin and Edie Brickell. Legendary EGOT and show business icon Barbra Streisand will also present.

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