Dear Theater Fans, We are just days away from the Tony Awards. And there’s a lot of ground to cover before the big night this Sunday. But here’s some essential information: The televised portion of the ceremony will be broadcast on CBS starting at 8 p.m. Eastern (5 p.m. Pacific) from Radio City Music Hall. (It will also stream on Paramount. A preshow ceremony, at which many of the awards for creative teams will be handed out, starts at 6:35 p.m. Eastern. That event can be streamed free on Pluto TV.) Here’s a bit of what we know: The singer Pink will host the broadcast ceremony, which will feature performances from seven musicals nominated for Tony Awards: “The Lost Boys,” “Titaníque,” “Schmigadoon!,” “Two Strangers (Carry a Cake Across New York),” “Cats: The Jellicle Ball,” “Ragtime” and “The Rocky Horror Show.” Speaking of “Cats: The Jellicle Ball,” Helen Shaw, the Times’s chief theater critic, and Vanessa Friedman, the Times’s chief fashion critic, visited the Broadhurst Theater — where that Tony-nominated revival is running — to discuss some of the fashion references in the show. Qween Jean, the show’s Tony-nominated costume designer, played host. In “Fallen Angels,” Kelli O’Hara’s character might be too good of a host. In that show, O’Hara and Rose Byrne play married women anticipating the arrival of a Frenchman they each had an affair with years earlier. As they wait, they smoke cigarettes, drink, eat, drink and drink some more. Jesse Green talked to the Tony-nominated stars about how they go about acting drunk onstage, which is getting roaring laughs from the audience. And on Friday night, there’s an opportunity to livestream the production on BroadwayHD before it closes on Sunday. And what about the Frenchman? He eventually shows up — sober — in the form of the TV show host Mark Consuelos. Michael Paulson talked to him about making his Broadway debut at the same time that his youngest son, Joaquin, is making his (in “Death of a Salesman”). Michael also talked to Caissie Levy about motherhood and receiving her first Tony nomination, for her performance in “Ragtime”; reported on the “Book of Mormon” fire and reopening; and the Broadway-bound revival of Clifford Odets’s “Awake and Sing!,” with Jessica Hecht, Danny Burstein and Jeremy Shamos. One last recommendation: Jesse McKinley’s Great Read about the inspiration for the Off Broadway solo play “Kenrex.” It’s a story of vigilante justice that remains unsolved 45 years later. Remember to visit us often at nytimes.com/theater to keep up with our Tonys-related coverage and more through the week. And be on the lookout for a special newsletter recapping the news on Monday. Please reach out to us at theaterfeedback@nytimes.com with suggestions for articles or to offer your thoughts about our coverage. And urge your friends to subscribe to this newsletter. Have a wonderful week,
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