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Darren Crisshas a big weekend ahead of him!
The Emmy Award-winning actor, who currently stars in Broadway’sAmerican Buffalo, will cohost the first hour of the 75th annualTony Awardson Sunday alongsidePOTUSstarJulianne Hough— and he even wrote the show’s opening number.
“We’re still figuring it out. It’s only Thursday; the show is on Sunday,” he tells PEOPLE via Zoom alongside Hough, who adds he “wrote this incredible song and we get to perform together.”
When asked how he’s balancing his Broadway show schedule with putting finishing touches on his Tonys song and being new dad to daughter Bluesy Belle — whom he welcomed withwife Mia in April— he says, “If you want anything done, ask the busiest person in the room.”
“It’s a blessing to get all these things happening kind of all at once — personal, home stuff happening among the same fun, prosperity and excitement that is existing in my professional life — there’s something that’s very invigorating about that,” Criss says. “So I’m rockin' and rollin'.”
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In fact, it seems theGleealum is better off busy than bored. “Chaos begets chaos,” he says. “And I, for better or worse, tend to thrive on a bit of chaos.”
Criss, 35, and Hough, 33, are cohosting the first hour of the Tonys,The Tony Awards: Act One, before Oscar winnerAriana DeBosetakes the stage to emcee the main ceremony.
“We’re honoring all the creative folks behind the scenes,” Criss says. “But it’s not without a bit of razzle-dazzle on the performing side as well. Itisthe Tonys, so let’s not forget there’s going to be some kind of performative element.”
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“We’re doing joyous work with joyous people who work hard and are as excited as we are,” he says. “We show up every day and we play pretend. What a joyous thing to do.”
The 75th annual Tony Awards will air live coast-to-coast from thelegendary Radio City Music Hallin New York City on June 12 beginning at 8 p.m. ET. It will be broadcast live on both CBS and Paramount+.
source: people.com
