Broadway meets community as The Muny, Greater St. Louis Inc., KMOV and Ballpark Village proudly announce a Tony Awards Watch Party on Sunday, June 8, to benefit St. Louis tornado relief efforts. The watch party begins at 5 p.m. CT. The Muny will receive the 2025 Regional Theatre Tony Award as part of The Tony Awards: Act One, a preshow ceremony starting at 5:40 p.m. CT.
The free, public event will take place at Ballpark Village, where guests can watch Broadway’s biggest night live on the big screen, surrounded by fans, friends and fellow supporters of the arts and the St. Louis community.
The watch party will be hosted by Tony nominee, Muny alum and Missouri native Taylor Louderman, along with KMOV’s Great Day St. Louis co-host Laura Hettiger, bringing star power and hometown pride to this celebration of theatre and resilience.
Admission is free, but attendees are asked to bring a nonperishable food item or toiletry donation to support the St. Louis Area Foodbank, or make a monetary gift upon entry to support Urban League of Metropolitan St. Louis, two organizations working tirelessly to assist those impacted by recent severe weather across the region.
Celebrating The Muny’s National Recognition
This year’s celebration holds special significance for St. Louis, as The Muny will be honored during the ceremony as the 2025 recipient of the Regional Theatre Tony Award. The prestigious award recognizes The Muny’s exceptional contribution to the American theatre landscape and its unwavering commitment to artistic excellence and community engagement for over 100 seasons. The award will be presented during The Tony Awards: Act One — a preshow of live, exclusive content leading into the 78th Annual Tony Awards, televised on CBS — streaming exclusively on Pluto TV.
Event Highlights
- Live viewing of the 78th Annual Tony Awards and Act One preshow
- Hosted by Tony-nominated actress Taylor Louderman and KMOV’s Laura Hettiger
- Celebration of The Muny’s Regional Theatre Tony Award win
- Food and beverages available for purchase
- Special guest appearances, remarks and giveaways
- Donation drive supporting tornado relief through the St. Louis Area Foodbank and Urban League of Metropolitan St. Louis
Day: Sunday, June 8, 2025
Time: Event starts at 5 p.m. CT | The Tony Awards: Act One 5:40 p.m. CT | 78th Tony Awards 7 p.m. CT
Place: Ballpark Village, 601 Clark Ave., St. Louis
Cost: Free and open to the public — but bring a nonperishable food item, toiletry or monetary gift
For more information, follow The Muny on social media.
Season 107 at The Muny opens with Bring It On: The Musical (June 16-22) and includes Come From Away (June 26-July 2), Disney’s Frozen (July 6-14), Evita (July 18-24), Dear Evan Hansen (July 28-Aug. 3), La Cage aux Folles (Aug. 8-14) and Jersey Boys (Aug. 18-24).
New season tickets start at just $126 and are on sale now at muny.org/season-tickets and at the Muny Box Office, located at 1 Theatre Drive in Forest Park. Single-performance tickets go on sale May 19.
The 78th Annual Tony Awards will return to the legendary Radio City Music Hall in New York City next month. Hosted by Tony, Emmy and Grammy Award winner and three-time Oscar nominee Cynthia Erivo, The American Theatre Wing’s Tony Awards will broadcast live to both coasts on Sunday, June 8 (7-10 p.m. CT) on CBS and streaming on Paramount+.
Paramount+ With Showtime subscribers will have access to stream via the live feed of their local CBS affiliate on the service, as well as on-demand. Paramount+ Essential subscribers will not have the option to stream live but will have access to view on-demand the day after the special airs.
A full list of this year’s nominees and additional honorees is available here.
About The Muny
Now entering its 107th season in St. Louis, The Muny — the recipient of the 2025 Regional Theatre Tony Award — is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit dedicated to producing exceptional musical theatre that is accessible to all, continuing its remarkable tradition in Forest Park. As the nation’s oldest and largest outdoor musical theatre, The Muny welcomes more than 300,000 patrons each summer for seven world-class productions under the stars. Learn more at muny.org, and follow along at facebook.com/munytheatre , instagram.com/themuny and youtube.com/themunytv.
About the Tony Awards
The Tony Awards are produced in collaboration with Tony Award Productions, a joint venture of the American Theatre Wing and The Broadway League, and White Cherry Entertainment. Ricky Kirshner and Glenn Weiss are executive producers and showrunners for White Cherry Entertainment. Weiss will serve as director. The American Theatre Wing’s Tony Awards are presented by The Broadway League and the American Theatre Wing. At The Broadway League, Kristin Caskey is Chair and Jason Laks is President. At the American Theatre Wing, Emilio Sosa is Chair and Heather A. Hitchens is President & CEO. Learn more at tonyawards.com. Follow @TheTonyAwards on Instagram, TikTok and Facebook.
Lynn (Zipfel) Venhaus has had a continuous byline in St. Louis metro region publications since 1978. She writes features and news for Belleville News-Democrat and contributes to St. Louis magazine and other publications.
She is a Rotten Tomatoes-approved film critic, currently reviews films for Webster-Kirkwood Times and KTRS Radio, covers entertainment for PopLifeSTL.com and co-hosts podcast PopLifeSTL.com…Presents.
She is a member of Critics Choice Association, where she serves on the women’s and marketing committees; Alliance of Women Film Journalists; and on the board of the St. Louis Film Critics Association. She is a founding and board member of the St. Louis Theater Circle.
She is retired from teaching journalism/media as an adjunct college instructor.