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The broadcast airs air live beginning at 5 p.m. on CBS and Paramount+, but don’t sleep on the annual pre-show, “The Tony Awards: Act One,” where the first round of Tonys will be presented.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 7, 2026

It is hosted by Tony Award nominee Laura Benanti and actor Tituss Burgess and includes the first round of Tony Award presentations.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 5, 2026

Five years ago, Chwalinska took an indefinite break from tennis after losing in the first round of qualifying at Wimbledon.

From BBC • Jun. 4, 2026

It has now been an astonishing six weeks since New York tasted defeat, in the third game of the first round of the playoffs.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 4, 2026

On August 17, almost two months after the first round of arrests, the police superintendent again warned Alice Paul that there would be another round of arrests if the protests continued.

From "Votes for Women!" by Winifred Conkling