Neil Patrick Harris will not host the Tony Awards this year. He may get one but Hugh Jackman will be the host this time. Mr. Harris is opening on Broadway April 22 in a new production of Hedwig and the Angry Inch that is, at the moment, only slated to run through August 17. Advance word on the show is very strong but even if no one likes it, it'll probably be sold out for that entire run…and since the Tony Awards are June 8, N.P.H. will be a little too busy. He probably won't be too busy to do one number with Jackman about who's the better host but…
Hey, you know why the show is opening April 22? Because the cut-off date for a show to open and be eligible for this year's Tony Awards is April 24. Cutting it close. The nominations come out April 29. The field doesn't look that strong this year so Hedwig has a good chance of copping a lot of Tony Awards.