Eschewing the usual solo or co-emcees who have occasioned past ceremonies along the Great White Way, organizers for the 2006 Tony Awards have announced plans to showcase 60 celebrity hosts in honor of the kudofest's 60th anniversary.

This year's Tonys, being held at Radio City Music Hall, will feature a cavalcade of big name presenters drawn from both stage and screen, among them Oprah Winfrey, who executive produced The Color Purple, which snagged 11 nominations, and Ralph Fiennes, who's up for Best Actor for the play Faith Healer.

Other stars set to dole out honors include Glenn Close, Cynthia Nixon, Martin Short, Mark Ruffalo, Bernadette Peters,Eric McCormack, Anna Paquin, Alfre Woodard and Julia Roberts, whose Broadway debut in the critically panned play Three Days of Rain failed to garner her an acting nod.

"The 60th anniversary show is bigger than just one host. So, we've put together a lineup of 60 stars from the stage to lead our celebration," said the telecast's executive producers, Glenn Weiss and Ricky Kirshner, in a joint statement.

The last time the Tonys featured multiple emcees was back in 1999 with an all-star ensemble led by Kevin Spacey and Julie Andrews. Since then, other emcees have included The Producers duo of Matthew Broderick and Nathan Lane and Hugh Jackman, who has drawn raves for his deft solo efforts over the past three years.

Leading the list of nominees unveiled on May 16 to great fanfare was the sleeper hit of the season, The Drowsy Chaperone, which scored 13 noms, including Best Musical and Best Performance by a Leading Actor and Leading Actress respectively. It'll face off against The Color Purple; The Wedding Singer, based on the Adam Sandler comedy; and Jersey Boys, inspired by the life and career of Frankie Valli, which earned eight nods. Another tuner up for Tony consideration is the popular revival of The Pajama Game, which picked up nine nominations, including a Best Actor nod for star Harry Connick Jr..

The 2006 Tonys will be broadcast live on CBS June 11 starting at 8 p.m. ET.