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Sara Bareilles and Josh Groban to host the Tonys this summer

18 of April 2018

FILE - This combination of file photos shows Sara Bareilles, left, on Feb. 27, 2018 during a press junket for "Jesus Chris Superstar Live in Concert" in New York and Josh Groban arriving at the 71st annual Tony Awards on June 11, 2017, in New York. The pop singers-turned-Broadway-stars will co-host this summer’s Tony Awards. The duo take over hosting duties from Kevin Spacey, the disgraced former “House of Cards” actor who played that role on the telecast last year. The Tony Awards will be held at Radio City Music Hall on June 10, 2018, in New York. (AP Photos/Evan Agostini, File),FILE - This combination of file photos shows Sara Bareilles, left, on Feb. 27, 2018 during a press junket for "Jesus Chris Superstar Live in Concert" in New York and Josh Groban arriving at the 71st annual Tony Awards on June 11, 2017, in New York. The pop singers-turned-Broadway-stars will co-host this summer’s Tony Awards. The duo take over hosting duties from Kevin Spacey, the disgraced former “House of Cards” actor who played that role on the telecast last year. The Tony Awards will be held at Radio City Music Hall on June 10, 2018, in New York. (AP Photos/Evan Agostini, File)

Pop singers-turned-Broadway-stars Sara Bareilles and Josh Groban will co-host this summer's Tony Awards. They take over hosting duties from Kevin Spacey, the disgraced former "House of Cards" actor who played that role on the telecast last year. The Tony Awards will be held at Radio City Music Hall on June 10.

NEW YORK (AP) — Pop singers-turned-Broadway-stars Sara Bareilles and Josh Groban will co-host the Tony Awards, the theater industry’s biggest ceremony.

They take over hosting duties from Kevin Spacey, the disgraced former “House of Cards” actor who played that role on the telecast last year.

The Tony Awards will be held June 10 at Radio City Music Hall.

Both Bareilles and Groban starred in Broadway shows last year. Bareilles was in “Waitress,” for which she also composed the music and lyrics. Groban starred in “Natasha, Pierre & The Great Comet of 1812,” for which he received a Tony nomination for best actor in a musical.