
NEW YORK, May 28 (UPI) -- Performances from the nominated musicals "Billy Elliot," "Guys and Dolls," "Hair" and "Shrek" are to be featured on the upcoming Tony Awards show in New York.
CBS said scenes from "Next to Normal," "Pal Joey," "Rock of Ages" and "West Side Story," as well as special performances from three touring shows -- "Jersey Boys," "Legally Blonde" and "Mamma Mia," are also planned for the ceremony honoring the best on Broadway during 2008-09.
The prize presentation is to air on CBS June 7 from Manhattan's Radio City Music Hall.
As previously announced, Neil Patrick Harris, star of the comedy series "How I Met Your Mother," will serve as host of the awards show.
Among those confirmed to be presenters at the Tony Awards are Lucie Arnaz, Kate Burton, Kristin Chenoweth, Jeff Daniels, Hope Davis, Edie Falco, Will Ferrell, Carrie Fisher, Jane Fonda, Hallie Foote, James Gandolfini, Lauren Graham, Colin Hanks, Marcia Gay Harden, Nicole Kidman, Anne Hathaway, Jessica Lange, Frank Langella, Angela Lansbury, Audra McDonald, David Hyde Pierce, Piper Perabo, Oliver Platt, Susan Sarandon, Kevin Spacey, John Stamos and Chandra Wilson.
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