we have oscar winning actress ariana debose here. make a wish come true for one very special young woman who is backstage right now. there she is. she has no idea what's coming up. >> big old welcome. >> welcome back to gma, ariana! >> i came back from mississippi for you. >> i know you came back. >> it's so good to see you. >> you've had a big year. you went viral after you hosted the master's. you are going to host the tonys next month. then you have "wish" that is coming out in the fall. what can you tell us about this character that you voice? >> i voice asha. she's a new disney heroine. idealist who takes a stand i love that. she's a quick witted idealist. she takes a stand against a ruler in order to save her community. the ruler is voiced by the great chris pines. >> oh. >> my gosh. >> i am such a fan of his. he just has the most buttery delicious voice. he's really something special in this. >> i bet he feels the same about you, my friend. i can't sing like you. you do make wishes come true. you have a wish come true. you're

you can't take down ariana debose. no, not at all >> right >> jimmy: but you hold your own. say what's going on in season two of "schmigadoon." >> yeah. so, season two, josh and melissa have gotten out of schmigadoon. they're married, they're happy the doldrums of regular life starts to set in >> jimmy: yeah >> so they decide they're gonna head back to schmigadoon, but they get there, and they learn, you can never go back to schmigadoon. >> jimmy: no >> and they find themselves in schmicago. >> jimmy: schicago [ light laughter ] >> of course >> jimmy: who is the creator of the show >> naturally cinco. cinco paul, yeah >> jimmy: man, talented. oh, he's a genius. >> genius. genius >> jimmy: but this -- these musicals in this life is a a little bit darker. >> oh, it's darker >> jimmy: grittier >> everybody has much less clothing on. not us [ light laughter ] >> jimmy: yeah but it's like those plays, like, "hair," "sweeney todd" - >> "cabaret" - >> jimmy: "cabaret." >> "sweeney todd." >> jimmy: just darker -- darker stuff. >> yes >> jimmy: but it's so funny. and keegan-michael k

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. >>> ariana debose will host this year's tony awards.ny nominee song and dance routines were a big hit with last year's theater crowd. this year's tony nominees will be announced on may 2nd, and the awards will be handed out june 11th. you can watch all the fun live right here on cbs or streaming on paramount plus. >>> today is national scrabble day and marks the game's 75th anniversary. british hat designer justin smith took inspiration from the upcoming coronation of king charles to celebrate by creating a crown made of scrabble tiles. >> and there were words like play, coronation, words, and several others actually and a few hidden meanings inside the crown, as well. so i think it's kind of fun if people can see it spinning to be able to have a look for the words and see if you can find them. > pocket-sized florida pup is now officially the world's shortest dog according to guinness world records. the 2-year-old female chihuahua named pearl is about 3.5 inches tall. that's about the size of a dollar bill and shorter than a popsicle st

for the second year in a row, ariana debose will host the tony awards. celebrating the season in the who make it happen. set for june 11. love her. next at 6:30, and emeryville based company looking to move into a san francisco safeway that is shutting down. the library of congress is recording a registry. the artist getting the honor of a lifetime. a live look outside at santa before the xfinity 10g network we didn't have internet that let us play all at once. every device? in every room? why are you up here? with speeds like this, i can't even dream of what he'll be able to do. get xfinity internet for just $25 a month with no annual contract during our limited time launch celebration. you have no idea how good you've got it. huh? what a time to be alive. introducing the next- generation 10g network. only from xfinity. >> building a better bay area, moving forward, finding solutions, this is abc 7 news. reggie: now news. a deadly shoe on the fruit -- deadly freeway shooting for the second time in a week. we are live with details. kumasi: some democrats