The final countdown to this year's Tony Awards is on! The Hollywood Reporter takes a closer look at the Tonys by the numbers.
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00:00The final countdown to this year's Tony Awards is on. Let's take a closer look at the Tonys by the
00:05numbers. The 2025 Tony Awards will be held at Radio City Music Hall, which holds an audience
00:11of 5,960. There are approximately 831 people from various theatrical organizations who currently
00:18vote for the Tony Awards. The group of eligible voters includes voting members of the Broadway
00:23League and the Board of Directors, as well as designated members of the Advisory Committee
00:27of the American Theatre Wing. This year marks the 78th annual Tony Awards. The ceremony hands out
00:32trophies in 26 competitive categories, excluding special honors and awards. Director and producer
00:38Harold Prince holds the record for the most Tony wins by any individual. He received 21 Tonys during
00:44his career. Hamilton holds the record for the musical production with the most Tony nominations with 16
00:50noms. And last year, Stereophonic became the play production with the most Tony nominations when it
00:55received 13 noms. Audra McDonald made history this year when she received her 11th Tony nomination
01:01for her star role as Rose in Gypsy on Broadway, making her the most Tony-nominated performer of
01:07all time. McDonald is also the most awarded performer in Tony history with six wins. Angela Lansbury has
01:13emceed the show more times than anyone else. She's hosted the Tonys five times. Right behind her are
01:19Neil Patrick Harris and Hugh Jackman, who have both emceed the ceremony four times. Some say Bob Fosse has
01:25a triple crown, as he's the only director to win a Tony, an Oscar, and an Emmy in the same year.
01:31He accomplished this feat in 1973. Only two productions have won all of the big six awards
01:36for musicals, South Pacific in 1950 and the producers in 2001. And it all comes down to one night,
01:42when the Tony Awards air live on Sunday, June 8th on CBS at 8 p.m. Eastern.
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