Watch the 77th Annual Tony Awards with this streaming and TV guide

There's many awards shows throughout the year, those honoring shows and movies and others highlighting the best in music. When it comes to the Tony Awards 2024, it's definitely special because it's all about Broadway! Those who take the stage to act, sing, and dance are so talented and definitely deserve to be recognized. Thankfully, that's what this awards show is for.

The 77th annual Tony Awards is set air live tonight, June 16, 2024, starting at 8 p.m. ET. The three-hour ceremony takes place at the David H. Koch Theater at Lincoln Center for the Performing Arts in New York City. Our host for the evening is Ariana DeBose, and this is her third time doing so. She's great, so I can't wait to see her again!

So what are all the watch details? We know when to tune in, but how? We've got the details for you below. And be sure to keep scrolling for nominee and performers info as well.

How to watch on TV

As mentioned above, this Sunday evening is when you'll want to tune from 8 p.m. ET to 11 p.m. ET. The Tony Awards 2024 will be airing live on CBS if you'd like to watch through the television network. The channel is available through cable of course, as well as a number of online platforms like YouTube TV. We shared all the options as well as pricing for you below:

How to watch on streaming

If you're not subscribed to an online platform with the cable networks and want to go the streaming route instead, there's good news! The 2024 Tony Awards will also be streaming live on Paramount+. Though there's a small catch. It's only available live for Paramount+ with Showtime subscribers ($11.99/month). If you have the Paramount+ Essential plan ($5.99/month), you'll have to wait until the next day on Monday, June 17 to check out the awards ceremony.

How to sign up for Paramount+

• Visit the Paramount+ sign up page
• Choose Paramount+ Essential and Paramount+ with Showtime
• Create an account by entering a username and a password
• Enter your chosen payment method
• Login to stream the awards show!

The Tony Awards 2024 performances and nominees

Performances

There's lots of exciting performances in store tonight! Casts from the nominated Broadway shows will also be taking the stage as our entertainment for the evening. There's a total of 8 performances that will take place. Those are:

• "Cabaret at the Kit Kat Club” with Gayle Rankin and Eddie Redmayne
• “Hell’s Kitchen” with Shoshana Bean, Brandon Victor Dixon, Kecia Lewis, and Maleah Joi Moon
• “Illinoise” featuring the music of Sufjan Stevens, directed and choreographed by Justin Peck
• “Merrily We Roll Along” with nominees Jonathan Groff, Lindsay Mendez, and Daniel Radcliffe
• “Suffs” with Nikki M. James and Shaina Taub
• “The Outsiders” with Joshua Boone, Brody Grant, and Sky Lakota-Lynch
• “The Who’s Tommy” featuring music of Pete Townshend and The Who
• “Water for Elephants”with Grant Gustin and acrobatic cast

Nominees

There's a total of 26 categories this year, with Hell's Kitchen and Stereophonic both in the lead for a total of 13 nominations each. Coming in behind the two stage shows is The Outsiders with a total of 12 nominations. How impressive! Below we shared some of the major categories, but for a full list of the Tony Awards 2024 nominees, click here.

Best Play

Jaja’s African Hair Braiding
Mary Jane
Mother Play
Prayer for the French Republic
Stereophonic

Best Musical

Hell’s Kitchen
Illinoise
The Outsiders
Suffs
Water for Elephants

Best Book of a Musical

Hell’s Kitchen
The Notebook
The Outsiders
Suffs
Water for Elephants

Best Original Score (Music and/or Lyrics) Written for the Theatre

Days of Wine and Roses
Here Lies Love
The Outsiders
Stereophonic
Suffs

Best Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role in a Play

William Jackson Harper, Uncle Vanya
Leslie Odom, Jr., Purlie Victorious: A Non-Confederate Romp Through the Cotton Patch
Liev Schreiber, Doubt: A Parable
Jeremy Strong, An Enemy of the People
Michael Stuhlbarg, Patriots

Best Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role in a Play

Betsy Aidem, Prayer for the French Republic
Jessica Lange, Mother Play
Jessica Lange, Mother Play
Rachel McAdams, Mary Jane
Sarah Paulson, Appropriate
Amy Ryan, Doubt: A Parable

Best Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role in a Musical

Brody Grant, The Outsiders
Jonathan Groff, Merrily We Roll Along
Dorian Harewood, The Notebook
Brian d’Arcy James, Days of Wine and Roses
Eddie Redmayne, Cabaret at the Kit Kat Club

Best Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role in a Musical

Eden Espinosa, Lempicka
Maleah Joi Moon, Hell’s Kitchen
Kelli O’Hara, Days of Wine and Roses
Maryann Plunkett, The Notebook
Gayle Rankin, Cabaret at the Kit Kat Club

Best Performance by an Actor in a Featured Role in a Play

Will Brill, Stereophonic
Eli Gelb, Stereophonic
Tom Pecinka, Stereophonic
Jim Parsons, Mother Play
Corey Stoll, Appropriate

Best Performance by an Actress in a Featured Role in a Play

Quincy Tyler Bernstine, Doubt: A Parable
Juliana Canfield, Stereophonic
Celia Keenan-Bolger, Mother Play
Sarah Pidgeon, Stereophonic
Kara Young, Purlie Victorious: A Non-Confederate Romp Through the Cotton Patch

Best Performance by an Actor in a Featured Role in a Musical

Roger Bart, Back to the Future: The Musical
Joshua Boone, The Outsiders
Brandon Victor Dixon, Hell’s Kitchen
Sky Lakota-Lynch, The Outsiders
Daniel Radcliffe, Merrily We Roll Along
Steven Skybell, Cabaret at the Kit Kat Club

Best Performance by an Actress in a Featured Role in a Musical

Shoshana Bean, Hell’s Kitchen
Amber Iman, Lempicka
Nikki M. James, Suffs
Leslie Rodriguez Kritzer, Monty Python’s Spamalot
Kecia Lewis, Hell’s Kitchen
Lindsay Mendez, Merrily We Roll Along
Bebe Neuwirth, Cabaret at the Kit Kat Club

Best Costume Design of a Play

Dede Ayite, Appropriate
Dede Ayite, Jaja’s African Hair Braiding
Enver Chakartash, Stereophonic
Emilio Sosa, Purlie Victorious: A Non-Confederate Romp Through the Cotton Patch
David Zinn, An Enemy of the People

Best Costume Design of a Musical

Dede Ayite, Hell’s Kitchen
Linda Cho, The Great Gatsby
David Israel Reynoso, Water for Elephants
Tom Scutt, Cabaret at the Kit Kat Club
Paul Tazewell, Suffs

Best Choreography

Annie-B Parson, Here Lies Love
Camille A. Brown, Hell’s Kitchen
Rick Kuperman and Jeff Kuperman, The Outsiders
Justin Peck, Illinoise
Jesse Robb and Shana Carroll, Water for Elephants

The 2024 Tony Awards air live tonight, June 16, 2024, at 8 p.m. ET on CBS and Paramount+!