How to watch the 2025 Tony Awards

Once again, it’s time to anoint the winners of the Tony Awards.

The 78th annual iteration of the theatrical awards, celebrating the best of the past season on Broadway, returns to CBS this year, airing live at 8 p.m. ET/5 p.m. PT.

Cynthia Erivo (Wicked) will host the ceremony, which will also feature performances from many of the nominees including the casts of Buena Vista Social Club, Dead Outlaw, Death Becomes Her, Floyd Collins, Gypsy, Maybe Happy Ending, Operation Mincemeat: A New Musical, Pirates! The Penzance Musical, Sunset Blvd., Just In Time, and Real Women Have Curves.

Additionally, Harvey Fierstein will be on hand as the recipient of the Special Tony Award for Lifetime Achievement, while Celia Keenan-Bolger will receive the Isabelle Stevenson Tony Award.

The broadcast is also set to feature a special 10th anniversary performance from the original Broadway cast of Hamilton.

Presenters will include Aaron Tveit, Adam Lambert, Alex Winter, Allison Janney, Ariana DeBose, Auli’i Cravalho, Ben Stiller, Bryan Cranston, Carrie Preston, Charli D’Amelio, Danielle Brooks, Jean Smart, Jesse Eisenberg, Julianne Hough, Katie Holmes, Keanu Reeves, Kelli O’Hara, Kristin Chenoweth, LaTanya Richardson Jackson, Lea Michele, Lea Salonga, Lin-Manuel Miranda, Michelle Williams, Oprah Winfrey, Rachel Bay Jones, Samuel L. Jackson, Sara Bareilles, Sarah Paulson, and Tom Felton.

There is also a pre-show, The Tony Awards: Act One, which begins at 6:40 p.m. ET/3:40 p.m. PT and is hosted by first-time nominee Darren Criss (Maybe Happy Ending) and Hamilton star (and Tony Winner) Renée Elise Goldsberry.

So, how can you watch all the action?

The pre-show is exclusively on Pluto TV, a free streaming television service. After downloading the Pluto TV app, users can view The Tony Awards: Act One by going to Pluto TV and clicking on the “Live Music” channel, which is found within the Entertainment category on the service.

Audiences will have to switch channels (or apps) to watch the main event. The Tony Awards air live on both CBS and Paramount+ with Showtime (note: the broadcast will only be available to subscribers of Paramount+ with Showtime, not essential subscribers).

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To keep up with the events of the evening, Entertainment Weekly will be updating our 2025 Tony Award winners list live throughout the night.