Audra McDonald and Leslie Odom Jr. to host Tony Awards

The Tony Awards are finally back, with Audra McDonald and Leslie Odom Jr. tapped to host the 74th annual ceremony on Sept. 26 honoring the best of Broadway’s pandemic-shortened 2019-2020 season.

McDonald, who made Tony Awards history in 2014 with a record sixth win, will host the awards portion of the evening, which streams exclusively on

Paramount+ at 7 p.m.

Odom Jr., of “Hamilton” fame, is set to emcee the live concert event, “The Tony Awards Present: Broadway’s Back!,” at 9 p.m. on CBS, in addition to streaming on Paramount+ and the CBS app.+

The concert will include special performances from the three Tony-nominated best musical contenders: “Jagged Little Pill,” “Moulin Rouge! The Musical” and “Tina — The Tina Turner

Musical.”

The performances will be followed by the live presentation of three awards: best play, best revival of a play, and best musical.

“Broadway is a part of my DNA and I’m so thrilled to see it open back up again,” Odom Jr. said in a statement. “There are so many talented artists going back to work and doing what they love for audiences who have missed these tremendous performances.”