How to watch the Tony Awards: live stream the show and ceremony online from anywhere
Broadway’s glitziest night is back in business!
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For sheer pomp and bombast, there’s nothing quite like the Tony Awards. And the glitziest night on the theater calendar promises to be louder, brighter and shinier than ever this year, as the ceremony returns to Radio City Music Hall and its traditional June slot, to celebrate the first full Broadway season since everything was ravaged by Covid. Follow our guide below as we explain how to watch a 2022 Tony Awards live stream online wherever you are.
Date:Sunday, June 12
Time:8pm ET / 5pm PT / 1am BST / 10am AEST
Venue:Radio City Music Hall, New York City
Live stream: watchCBS with aFREE FuboTV trialorParamount Plus FREE trial(US) |CTV(CA) |Paramount Plus FREE trial(AU)
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Ariana DeBose, who earned a Tony Award nomination for her turn as Disco Donna in Summer: The Donna Summer Musical and achieved global recognition for her portrayal of Anita in West Side Story, is on hosting duties, and what a supporting cast she has by her side.
Bryan Cranston, Jessica Chastain, Laurence Fishburne, Sarah Paulson, Tony Shalhoub, Samuel L. Jackson and, of course, Lin-Manuel Miranda are amongst the award presenters. The three-hour extravaganza will also feature performances from the casts of several of this year’s awards favorites, including A Strange Loop, MJ, and Paradise Square – the Best Musical front-runners that have swept up 31 Tony nominations between them.
There’s going to be more skits and teeth than you can wave your jazziest jazz hands at. Read on as we explain how to watch a 2022 Tony Awards live stream from anywhere in the world. We’ve also listed theTony Awards nomineesandperformersfurther down the page.
How to watch the Tony Awards in the US
The 2022 Tony Awards are airing on CBS at 8pm ET/5pm PT on Sunday evening. This is the first time the ceremony is being shown live on the west coast.
If you have the channel on cable, you can tune in on linear TV or watch on-demand on theCBS website. You’ll need to sign in with your cable provider details.
Watch the Tony Awards 2022 without cable in the US
Cord cutters can watch the Tony Awards onParamount Pluswithout the need for cable TV.
To watch a Tony Awards live stream on Paramount Plus, you’ll need a subscription to the ad-free Premium package, which costs $9.99 per month and includes your local live CBS station.
There’s also a $4.99 per month Essential package that doesn’t include your local live CBS station, and therefore won’t let you watch the Tony Awards live. Instead, you’ll be able to watch the event on-demand after it ends.
Whichever tier you subscribe to, there’s aFREE 7-day Paramount Plus trialto take advantage of.
You can also tune into the one-hour pre-show, which is exclusive to Paramount Plus and begins at 7pm ET / 4pm PT.
The platform is bursting with top shows like theHalo TV series,1883: A Yellowstone Origin Story, all things Star Trek, and live sports action from CBS.
Another alternative is to watch CBS on an over-the-top streaming service, and our recommendation would beFuboTV, which is a complete cable replacement carrying more than 100 channels and starting from $64.99 a month.
How to watch a 2022 Tony Awards live stream from outside your country
Unfortunately, if you try to watch your domestic coverage of the 2022 Tony Awards from somewhere outside your home country, you’ll soon find a problem - geo-blocking.
That’s where the broadcaster prevents you from watching your usual feed from abroad. It’s a common problem for streamers all over the world, but there’s an easy solution.
Downloading aVPN servicewill allow you to stream the Tony Awards online from anywhere. It’s a simple bit of software that changes your IP address, meaning that you can access on-demand content or live TV just as if you were at home.
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Once you’ve chosen and installed your VPN of choice, simply open the service’s corresponding app, hit ‘choose location’, select the appropriate country and you’ll be able to watch the broadcast as if you were back at home.
How to watch Tony Awards 2022 online in Canada
Broadway theater fans based in Canada can watch the 2022 Tony Awards onCTVat the same time that it airs in the US. That’s 8pm ET / 5pm PT on Sunday.
If you’re not going to be in front of a TV, you can live stream the Tony Awards via CTV’son-demand service.
Unfortunately, CTV doesn’t offer a streaming-only subscription option - so if you don’t have it as part of a cable package, you’re out of luck.
Canadians out of the country right now will encounter geo-blocks preventing them from connecting to their usual streaming platforms. Justdownload a VPNand you’ll be free to watch your favorite shows wherever you are.
How to watch Tony Awards 2022 online in Australia
Paramount Plusis the place to watch the 2022 Tony Awards in Australia, with the show set to begin at 10am AEST on Monday morning.
However, at the time of writing it isn’t clear if viewers in Australia will be able to watch the awards live or on a slight delay. The one-hour pre-show is also coming to the platform on the same day.
A subscription starts at AU$8.99 per month after a7-day FREE trial.
As detailed above, if you’re abroad you’ll struggle to connect to any of the streaming services you usually use. The solution?Try using a VPNas per our guide above.
Can I live stream Tony Awards 2022 in the UK?
Unfortunately for Broadway fans based in Blighty, there’s no official broadcaster for the 2022 Tony Awards in the UK. On the bright side, that means there’s no need to stay up for a show that starts at 1am BST on Sunday night…
Still, if you’re still keen to try out your luck, the only alternative is to use one of thebest VPN serviceproviders to tap into coverage from elsewhere, as described above.
The software is generally ideal for this as it allows you to change your IP address and appear to be in a completely different location - and all through a safe, encrypted connection. But do bear in mind that most paid streaming services do require a credit card based in the same country as the service.
2022 Tony Awards performances
2022 Tony Awards nominations
Best Play
Best Musical
Best Revival of a Play
Best Revival of a Musical
Best Performance by a Leading Actor in a Play
Best Performance by a Leading Actress in a Play
Best Performance by a Leading Actor in a Musical
Best Performance by a Leading Actress in a Musical
Best Performance by a Featured Actor in a Play
Best Performance by a Featured Actress in a Play
Best Performance by a Featured Actor in a Musical
Best Performance by a Featured Actress in a Musical
Best Direction of a Play
Best Direction of a Musical
Best Book of a Musical
Best Original Score (Music and/or Lyrics) Written for the Theatre
Best Scenic Design of a Play
Best Scenic Design of a Musical
Best Costume Design of a Play
Best Costume Design of a Musical
Best Lighting Design of a Play
Best Lighting Design of a Musical
Best Sound Design of a Play
Best Sound Design of a Musical
Best Choreography
Best Orchestrations
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Aatif is a freelance copywriter and journalist based in the UK. He’s written about technology, science and politics for publications including Gizmodo, The Independent, Trusted Reviews and Newsweek, but focuses on streaming at Future, an arrangement that combines two of his greatest passions: sport and penny-pinching.
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