The 37-year-old English actor receives praise from Hollywood's most talented faces.
James Corden is officially hosting the 70th Annual Tony Awards later this year, and previous hosts are already praising the versatile actor-comedian.
“James Corden is the perfect host because he is probably the only person I know who is more in love with musical theater than I am,” Rosie O’Donnell told The Hollywood Reporter (THR), who has already hosted the awards show three times to date.
“He’s gonna knock it out of the park. He’s gonna be the definitive Tony host from here on in,” she stated, acknowledging his performance on the Late Late Show’s sidewalk musicals, karaoke drives, and his role in 2012’s One Man, Two Guvnors.
Further commentary and advice was offered by none other than Hugh Jackman, a four-time emcee of the yearly ceremony. “I highly recommend going out during the commercial break and mucking around with the crowd,” he told THR. . “It’s a six-minute commercial break, and I said, ‘We’re gonna lose the whole crowd! You just leave them there for six minutes? I’m going out there.'”
Hugh Jackman then impressed the audience by grabbing Kevin Kline’s cellphone and having a relatively long conversation with his children. He joked with Nicole Kidman and convinced Sean Combs to sing “O, What a Beautiful Mornin’.”
“Puff Daddy got up and sang Oklahoma! with me,” Jackman stated amusingly while praising Corden for his upcoming hosting gig. “This is the most supportive, generous crowd you’ll ever have. I’m thrilled for him.”
The Tony Awards will be held at New York City’s Beacon Theatre on June 12, 2016.
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