Tony Awards broadcast canceled, ceremony in limbo amid writers strike

The Writers Guild of America reportedly denied a request for a waiver to permit the 2023 Tony Awards to air as scheduled on June 11 amid the ongoing writers strike.

The Hollywood Reporter reported Friday that the telecast of theater’s greatest evening won’t air on CBS and stream on Paramount+ as initially deliberate.

The Publish has contacted reps for the Tonys and WGA for remark.

This season’s Tony Awards Administration Committee petitioned the Writers Guild for such a waiver earlier this week, stressing that financially struggling Broadway exhibits depend on Tonys publicity to reinforce ticket gross sales.

Reveals hoping for a lift embody “Kimberly Akimbo,” “Some Like It Scorching,” and “Leopoldstadt.”

The Tonys administration committee reportedly has set a gathering for Monday to determine between two choices: Hold the non-televised June 11 date and invite nominees and media to a dinner or press convention, or postpone the present till the strike is over and the awards might be televised.

The Writers Guild of America — an alliance of two labor unions representing greater than 11,000 movie, tv, information, radio and on-line writers — went on strike Might 2.

The Tonys have been to happen at the United Palace in NYC’s Washington Heights as a substitute of its conventional dwelling at Radio Metropolis Music Corridor.

“West Aspect Story” star Ariana DeBose was set to host the ceremony for the second consecutive 12 months.

The Tonys seem like the second awards present affected by the writers strike.

The MTV Film & TV Awards turned a pre-recorded ceremony after host Drew Barrymore dropped out in solidarity with the writers.