63rd Tony Awards - Pre-telecast Events

Pre-telecast Events

The Visa Signature Tony Awards Preview Concert featured performers from the musicals Guys & Dolls, Hair, West Side Story, 9 to 5: The Musical; Billy Elliot, The Musical, Next to Normal, Rock of Ages, and Shrek The Musical. The concert was televised on various CBS stations, and in New York City on May 30. Newscaster Harry Smith from The Early Show hosted the special.

The red-carpet arrivals and pre-Tony telecast awards (Creative Arts Awards) were webcast on TonyAwards.com. A Creative Arts Awards (CAA) ceremony, hosted by Laura Benanti and Brian Stokes Mitchell, was held prior to the main ceremony. The CAA presented the awards for orchestrations and scenery, costume, lighting and sound design.

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