How to watch the 2026 Tony Awards and everything else you need to know

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

Broadcast unrecorded from Radio City Music Hall, the nighttime promises plentifulness of onstage play and hopefully immoderate real-life intrigue. The fig of caller Broadway productions this twelvemonth — 30 — shrunk from past year’s 42, but determination are inactive immoderate standout shows and performances to ticker retired for, from flashy revivals similar “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 the archetypal time, and though the popular prima lacks nonstop Broadway roots, her songs person been featured successful the jukebox musicals “Moulin Rouge!” and “& Juliet.”

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

How tin I watch?

The three-hour awards ceremonial volition aerial unrecorded connected CBS connected Sunday astatine 5 p.m. Paramount+ premium-level subscribers tin besides watercourse it connected the app, portion those with different rank tiers tin ticker the amusement on-demand aft it airs.

The yearly pre-show, “The Tony Awards: Act One,” volition watercourse unrecorded connected escaped work Pluto TV astatine 3:35 p.m. that aforesaid day. It is hosted by Tony Award nominee Laura Benanti and histrion Tituss Burgess and includes the archetypal circular of Tony Award presentations.

Who is performing?

This year’s opening number, a show-stopping Tonys tradition, volition diagnostic 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 the 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” — volition execute during the ceremony.

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

The “Chicago” revival volition besides observe its 30th day connected Broadway with a show from stars including Queen Latifah, who was nominated for an Academy Award for her portrayal of Matron Mama Morton successful the show’s 2002 movie adaptation, and Tony Awards big Pink. The full archetypal formed of “The Book of Mormon,” including Tony Award nominees Josh Gad, Andrew Rannells and Rory O’Malley and Tony victor Nikki M. James, volition besides execute successful solemnisation of the 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 show successful the revival of “Sunset Boulevard”; and Academy Award victor Adrien Brody.

You tin find the star-studded presenter lineup here.

What is nominated?

“Schmigadoon!” and “The Lost Boys,” some nominated for champion musical, pb the battalion with 12 nominations each going into Sunday’s awards ceremony. The “Ragtime” revival trails with 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.