The ceremony, at Radio City Music Hall, will be broadcast on CBS starting at 8 p.m. Eastern, and livestreamed on Paramount+ for premium subscribers.
Adrien Brody, Jean Smart and other boldface names were left out, while June Squibb, André De Shields and Layton Williams as an iceberg were among the surprises.
The new musical is trying to calibrate just how much to rein in the audience participation that longtime fans are used to.
A favorite of actors like Maggie Smith, he produced dozens of plays, including “The Audience,” about Queen Elizabeth II, which was made into the Netflix show “The Crown.”
In a distinguished career in classical and contemporary plays, she drew acclaim on both sides of the Atlantic for her dramatic portrayal of the French singer Édith Piaf.
