Samuel L. Jackson, Jonathan Groff, Jennifer Hudson Among Stars Joining Tony Awards Lineup

Hugh Jackman will host the ceremony, which airs Sunday

The 68th Annual Tony Awards has added a slew of presenters and performers, including Orlando Bloom, Jennifer Hudson, Jonathan Groff, Judith Light, Rosie O’Donnell, T.I., Patrick Wilson and “NCIS: Los Angeles” pair Barrett Foa and LL Cool J, in advance of the ceremony airing Sunday at 8 p.m. on CBS.

Hudson will perform at the night’s ceremony, singing a song from the upcoming musical “Finding Neverland.”

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The ceremony, hosted by “X-Men Days of Future Past” star Hugh Jackman, will also feature a slew of appearances by movie, TV and theater actors, ranging from Kevin Bacon to Clint Eastwood and Carole King.

On the performance end, Neil Patrick Harris will perform with the cast of “Hedwig and the Angry Inch.” The night will also feature performances by Sutton Foster and the cast of “Violet,” Idina Menzel, who’ll perform a song from the musical “If/Then,” the cast of “Wicked,” and the cast of “After Midnight,” who’ll team with Patti LaBelle, Gladys Knight and Fantasia.

Also expected to appear: Matt Bomer, Wayne Brady, Zach Braff, Kenneth Branagh, Patricia Clarkson, Bradley Cooper, Fran Drescher, Emilio Estefan, Gloria Estefan, Vera Farmiga, Will Ferrell, Tony Goldwyn, Anna Gunn, Maggie Gyllenhaal, Ethan Hawke, Zachary Levi, Lucy Liu, Kate Mara, Tony nominee Audra McDonald, Leighton Meester, Alessandro Nivola, Zachary Quinto, Emmy Rossum and Liev Schreiber.

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