Laura Osnes, Darren Criss to host Tony Awards' first red-carpet show

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May 29, 2015 at 3:36PM
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Laura Osnes (Randy Salas/The Minnesota Star Tribune)

The Tony Awards first-ever "Live! From the Red Carpet" production will be hosted by Broadway stars Darren Criss and Laura Osnes, with George Takei serving as an official fan correspondent, the Broadway League and the American Theatre Wing announced on Friday.

Randi Zuckerberg will serve as the tech/social correspondent, Blake Ross will be the theatre correspondent, and Emilio Sosa will talk to the nominees about their outfits as the fashion correspondent during the 2-hour-and-30-minute live stream.

Viewers can watch the red carpet action on TonyAwards.com, CBS.com, Playbill.com and TimeOut.com between 5:30pm to 8:00pm ET.

"There is no experience quite like being on the Tony Awards red carpet. The energy and excitement of the nominees, presenters and performers as they are about the enter Radio City Music Hall is exhilarating, and we are thrilled to share this unique experience with Broadway fans around the world – live – for the first time," Heather Hitchens, president of the American Theatre Wing, and Charlotte St Martin, president of The Broadway League, said in a joint statement.

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Darren Criss (Associated Press/The Minnesota Star Tribune)
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