How To Watch The 2026 Tony Awards And Everything Else You Need To Know

It’s Broadway’s clip to radiance Sunday erstwhile nan 79th Tony Awards return New York City.

Broadcast unrecorded from Radio City Music Hall, nan nighttime promises plentifulness of onstage play and hopefully immoderate real-life intrigue. The number of caller Broadway productions this twelvemonth — 30 — shrunk from past year’s 42, but location are still immoderate standout shows and performances to watch retired for, from flashy revivals for illustration “Cats: The Jellicle Ball” to Laurie Metcalf’s stunning turns successful some “Death of a Salesman” and “Little Bear Ridge Road.”

Grammy Award victor Pink is hosting for nan first time, and though nan popular prima lacks nonstop Broadway roots, her songs person been featured successful nan jukebox musicals “Moulin Rouge!” and “& Juliet.”

Here’s everything other you should cognize astir this year’s ceremony, including really to tune in.

How tin I watch?

The three-hour awards ceremonial will aerial unrecorded connected CBS connected Sunday astatine 5 p.m. Paramount+ premium-level subscribers tin besides watercourse it connected nan app, while those pinch different rank tiers tin watch nan show on-demand aft it airs.

The yearly pre-show, “The Tony Awards: Act One,” will watercourse unrecorded connected free work Pluto TV astatine 3:35 p.m. that aforesaid day. It is hosted by Tony Award nominee Laura Benanti and character Tituss Burgess and includes nan first information of Tony Award presentations.

Who is performing?

This year’s opening number, a show-stopping Tonys tradition, will characteristic much than 170 Broadway performers. It’s choreographed by Sarah O’Gleby and written by Benj Pasek, Justin Paul and Mark Sonnenblick.

As always, casts from nan productions nominated for champion philharmonic — “The Lost Boys,” “Schmigadoon!,” “Titaníque” and “Two Strangers (Carry a Cake Across New York)” — and for champion revival of a philharmonic — “Cats: The Jellicle Ball,” “Ragtime” and Richard O’Brien’s “The Rocky Horror Show” — will execute during nan ceremony.

Rachel Zegler will salary tribute to “A Chorus Line” and Tony Award victor Leslie Odom Jr. will execute “Without You” from “Rent” to grant nan show’s 30th day arsenic good arsenic those successful nan theatre organization who person died this year.

The “Chicago” revival will besides observe its 30th day connected Broadway pinch a capacity from stars including Queen Latifah, who was nominated for an Academy Award for her portrayal of Matron Mama Morton successful nan show’s 2002 movie adaptation, and Tony Awards big Pink. The full original formed of “The Book of Mormon,” including Tony Award nominees Josh Gad, Andrew Rannells and Rory O’Malley and Tony victor Nikki M. James, will besides execute successful ceremony of nan show’s 15th day connected Broadway.

Who is presenting?

Notable stars of stage, surface and euphony presenting awards see Grammy Award victor Megan Thee Stallion, who made her Broadway debut this twelvemonth successful “Moulin Rouge!”; Nicole Scherzinger, who won a Tony past twelvemonth for her capacity successful nan revival of “Sunset Boulevard”; and Academy Award victor Adrien Brody.

You tin find nan star-studded presenter lineup here.

What is nominated?

“Schmigadoon!” and “The Lost Boys,” some nominated for champion musical, lead nan battalion pinch 12 nominations each going into Sunday’s awards ceremony. The “Ragtime” revival trails pinch 11 nominations, and lauded revivals “Death of a Salesman,” “Cats: The Jellicle Ball” and “The Rocky Horror Show” are each nominated for 9 awards.

Find a afloat database of nominees here.