Pink to Host 2026 Tony Awards at Radio City Music Hall
On Sunday, June 7, 2026, the 79th Tony Awards will take place at Radio City Music Hall in New York City, with Pink serving as the host. CBS will broadcast the event live at 8 p.m. ET, while it will also be available for streaming on Paramount+. A pre-show titled The Tony Awards: Act One, featuring Laura Benanti and Tituss Burgess, is scheduled to air on Pluto TV from 6:35 to 8:00 p.m. ET. Nominees for Best Musical include The Lost Boys, Schmigadoon!, Titaníque, and Two Strangers, while Cats, Ragtime, and The Rocky Horror Show are in the running for Best Musical Revival. Performances will also honor Pink, Queen Latifah, and others, with special Lifetime Achievement awards presented to André Bishop, Jules Fisher, and James Lapine.
Key facts
- 79th Tony Awards on June 7, 2026 at Radio City Music Hall
- Hosted by Pink
- Telecast on CBS and Paramount+
- Pre-show on Pluto TV hosted by Laura Benanti and Tituss Burgess
- Best Musical nominees: The Lost Boys, Schmigadoon!, Titaníque, Two Strangers (Carry a Cake Across New York)
- Best Musical Revival nominees: Cats: The Jellicle Ball, Ragtime, The Rocky Horror Show
- Tribute to Chicago with Pink, Queen Latifah, and others
- The Book of Mormon 15th anniversary performance
- A Chorus Line 50th anniversary salute by Rachel Zegler
- In Memoriam: Leslie Odom Jr. singing 'Without You' from Rent (30th anniversary)
- Lifetime Achievement Awards to André Bishop, Jules Fisher, James Lapine
Entities
Artists
- Pink
- Laura Benanti
- Tituss Burgess
- Queen Latifah
- Jesse Tyler Ferguson
- Alex Newell
- Adrienne Warren
- Cedric The Entertainer
- Julianne Hough
- Whitney Leavitt
- Dylan Mulvaney
- Josh Gad
- Andrew Rannells
- Rory O'Malley
- Nikki M. James
- Rachel Zegler
- Leslie Odom Jr.
- Adrien Brody
- Annette Bening
- Ariana DeBose
- Ben Platt
- Bernadette Peters
- Billy Crystal
- Bowen Yang
- Brian Stokes Mitchell
- Carrie Coon
- Cole Escola
- Darren Criss
- Jack O'Brien
- Jeremy Pope
- John Leguizamo
- Julia Louis-Dreyfus
- Kara Young
- Kelli O'Hara
- Kristin Chenoweth
- Law Roach
- Lena Waithe
- Lily Rabe
- Maya Rudolph
- Megan Thee Stallion
- Neil Patrick Harris
- Nicole Scherzinger
- Patrick Wilson
- Paul Rudd
- Ruben Santiago-Hudson
- Sarah Paulson
- Sting
- André Bishop
- Jules Fisher
- James Lapine
- Will Harrison
- Nathan Lane
- John Lithgow
- Daniel Radcliffe
- Mark Strong
- Rose Byrne
- Susannah Flood
- Lesley Manville
- Nicholas Christopher
- Luke Evans
- Joshua Henry
- Sam Tutty
- Brandon Uranowitz
- Sara Chase
- Stephanie Hsu
- Caissie Levy
- Marla Mindelle
- Christiani Pitts
- Christopher Abbott
- Danny Burstein
- Brandon J. Dirden
- Alden Ehrenreich
- Richard Thomas
- Betsy Aidem
- Marylouise Burke
- Laurie Metcalf
- June Squibb
- Ali Louis Bourzgui
- André De Shields
- Bryce Pinkham
- Ben Levi Ross
- Layton Williams
- Shoshana Bean
- Hannah Cruz
- Rachel Dratch
- Ana Gasteyer
- Nichelle Lewis
- Hildegard Bechtler
- Takeshi Kata
- Chloe Lamford
- David Korins
- David Rockwell
- dots
- Soutra Gilmour
- Rachel Hauck
- Dane Laffrey
- Scott Pask
- Brenda Abbandandolo
- Qween Jean
- Jeff Mahshie
- Emilio Sosa
- Paul Tazewell
- Linda Cho
- Ryan Park
- David I. Reynoso
- Isabella Byrd
- Natasha Chivers
- Stacey Derosier
- Heather Gilbert
- Jack Knowles
- Kevin Adams
- Jane Cox
- Donald Holder
- Adam Honoré
- Jen Schriever
- Michael Arden
- Justin Ellington
- Tom Gibbons
- Lee Kinney
- Josh Schmidt
- Mikaal Sulaiman
- Kai Harada
- Adam Fisher
- Brian Ronan
- Walter Trarbach
- Nicholas Hytner
- Robert Icke
- Kenny Leon
- Joe Mantello
- Whitney White
- Lear deBessonet
- Christopher Gattelli
- Tim Jackson
- Zhailon Levingston
- Bill Rauch
- Ellenore Scott
- Ani Taj
- Omari Wiles
- Arturo Lyons
- Lauren Yalango-Grant
- Christopher Cree Grant
- Doug Besterman
- Mike Morris
- Ethan Popp
- Kyler England
- Adrianne 'AG' Gonzalez
- Gabriel Mann
- Lux Pyramid
- Brian Usifer
- Andrew Lloyd Webber
- David Wilson
- Trevor Holder
- Doug Schadt
- David Hornsby
- Chris Hoch
- Cinco Paul
- Constantine Rousouli
- Tye Blue
- Jim Barne
- Kit Buchan
- Caroline Shaw
- Steve Bargonetti
- The Rescues
- Arthur Miller
- August Wilson
- Richard O'Brien
- Kander and Ebb
- Uzo Aduba
Institutions
- Tony Awards
- CBS
- Paramount+
- Pluto TV
- Broadway
- Radio City Music Hall
- The Book of Mormon
- Chicago
- A Chorus Line
- Rent
- The Lost Boys
- Schmigadoon!
- Titaníque
- Two Strangers (Carry a Cake Across New York)
- Cats: The Jellicle Ball
- Ragtime
- The Rocky Horror Show
- Little Bear Ridge Road
- Arthur Miller's Death of a Salesman
- Every Brilliant Thing
- August Wilson's Joe Turner's Come and Gone
- Punch
- Giant
- Oedipus
- Fallen Angels
- Bug
- Liberation
- Chess
- Marjorie Prime
- Waiting for Godot
- Becky Shaw
- The Balusters
- Dog Day Afternoon
- The Fear of 13
- 59 Studio
Locations
- New York City
- United States
Sources
- Vogue Arts —
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