NEW YORK, Sept. 13 (UPI) -- CBS says it has reached an agreement to broadcast the Tony Awards show, which celebrates the best of Broadway theater, through 2013.
The prize presentation has aired on CBS the past 32 years.
The American Theatre Wing's "65th annual Tony Awards," presented by the Broadway League and the American Theatre Wing, is to be broadcast live on CBS in a 3-hour ceremony in June.
"For more than three decades, the Tony Awards has been an annual CBS showcase and a big part of our ongoing commitment to support the performing arts on television," Jack Sussman, executive vice president of specials, music and live events for CBS Entertainment, said in a statement Monday. "We look forward to continuing this great partnership and bringing the best of Broadway to our viewers for many years to come".
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