Whoopi Goldberg will serve as host of the Tony Awards June at Radio City Music Hall the show s producers announced Thursday. I love Broadway and I m thrilled to be doing anything for the first time said Goldberg who s hosted the Academy Awards four times. I m gonna have a blast. Goldberg a regular on ABC s The View has been on Broadway with her own one woman show as well as in revivals of A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum and Ma Rainey s Black Bottom. The nd annual Tonys which honor the best of the Broadway season will be broadcast live on CBS. Nominations will be announced Tuesday with the Steppenwolf Theatre transplant August Osage County expected to be a major contender. FILMING IN NASHVILLE Actors and pop singers to Go Country on CMT Former Skid Row frontman Sebastian Bach Academy Award winner Irene Cara and actress Sean Young will show off their twang on CMT s Gone Country the followup to the cable channel s highest rated series ever. Also in contention wil! l be American Idol finalist Mikalah Gordon singer Jermaine Jackson N Sync s Chris Kirkpatrick and actor Lorenzo Lamas. As with the first season the show will immerse the competitors in all things country for a chance to break out as a music star. John Rich returns as host and judge of the show which is now filming in Nashville Tenn. and will begin airing in August. Julio Iglesias Jr. won the show s first edition defeating Dee Snider Maureen McCormick Diana DeGarmo Bobby Brown and Sisqo. MILLENNIUM PARK Dervishes will whirl at World Music Festival The Whirling Dervishes of Damascus with Sheikh Hamza Chakour and the Al Kindi Ensemble Performers will open this year s World Music Festival the Chicago Cultural Affairs Department said. The weeklong event at Millennium Park begins Sept. with Calexico and Mariachi Luz de Luna closing the fest on Sept. . For more information call . BROADWAY S BIG NIGHT suntimes.com Send feedback Contact Us About Us Advertise With Us Media Kit Make U! s Your Home Page Chicago Sun Times Subscribe Customer Service Reader Rewards Easy Pay e paper P.M. Edition Online Photo Store Affiliates YourSeason.com jump local RogerEbert.com SearchChicago Autos SearchChicago Homes SearchChicago Jobs NeighborhoodCircle.com Centerstage Partner NBC .com Express Links Obituaries Death Notices Sudoku Crossword TV Listings Blogs Video Yellow Pages Horoscopes Letters Commentary Lottery Eating In Restaurant Reviews Copyright Digital Chicago Inc
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