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James Corden is set to host the 2019 Tony Awards, The Hollywood Reporter has confirmed.

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00:00The Hollywood Reporter has confirmed that James Corden will be the host of the 2019

00:13Tony Awards. The appointment will mark the second time the Late Late Show host who

00:17won a Tony himself in 2012 for his performance in One Man, Two Governors has

00:21emceed the Broadway ceremony as he also took on the gig in 2016. Said Corden in a

00:26statement,

00:35Tony executive producers Ricky Kirshner and Glenn Weiss enthused that Corden is

00:38hilarious and insanely talented, adding that the TV personality and theater vet is

00:43brilliantly unpredictable. Corden is no stranger to hosting awards ceremonies. In addition to

00:48the 2016 Tonys, the Late Night host has also hosted the Grammy Awards before and that

00:52makes him, according to Jack Sussman, EVP of specials, music and live events at CBS, the

00:57ultimate master of ceremonies to lead a night of live event television celebrating live

01:01theater. Sussman elaborated in a statement,

01:04The awards show will be broadcast live on CBS from Radio City Music Hall in New York City on

01:15June 9th at 8 p.m. Eastern. Nominations will be announced April 30th.

01:20To read more on this story, head to THR.com. For The Hollywood Reporter News, I'm Lyndsey Rodrigues.