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Pink Hosts 79th Tonys; Lost Boys, Schmigadoon Lead Nominations

6/7/2026

Summary

Pink Hosts Tony

Pink hosted the 79th Tony Awards in New York City on Sunday, June 7, 2026.
The ceremony aired on CBS, streamed on Paramount+ Premium, and offered a pre-show on Pluto TV from 6:35 p.m. to 8 p.m. ET.
The Lost Boys and Schmigadoon! each received twelve nominations for Best Musical.
The ceremony featured performances by Rachel Zegler and Leslie Odom Jr., and highlighted the Book of Mormon’s 15th anniversary.

Summary

Broadway Breaks Record

Broadway’s 2025-26 season generated $1.91 billion in grosses, the highest total on record.
The Tonys will present three lifetime-achievement honors to Lincoln Center artistic director André Bishop, lighting designer Jules Fisher and director-writer James Lapine.
The revival “Chess” will close early after lead Lea Michele missed a nomination, showing how awards affect a show’s fate.
Best-play nominees “Giant,” about Roald Dahl antisemitism accusations, and “Liberation,” a 1970s women’s-rights drama, illustrate the season’s social focus.

Summary

Playbill Streams Red-Carpet

Playbill will stream the Tony Awards red-carpet online at 3:30 p.m. ET/12:30 p.m. PT, hosted by Jeffrey Vizcaíno, and will provide a simultaneous feed on Broadway World presented by Richard Ridge and Michael James Scott.
Presenters include Ariana DeBose, Adrien Brody, Bernadette Peters and Billy Crystal, with Pink hosting because she loves Broadway.
Red-carpet photo streams showed Jeremy Pope, Sam Tutty, Laura Benanti, Corbin Bleu and Stacy London.

History

Historical Context

The Tony Awards, created in 1947 to honor actress Antoinette Perry, first aired locally in 1966 and reached a national audience on ABC in 1967, marking the start of televised ceremonies. Since then viewership peaked at 20 million in 1974 before declining, prompting sponsors to seek digital platforms; the 2026 CBS broadcast streams on Paramount+ and Pluto TV.

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Pink Hosts Tony

Pink hosted the 79th Tony Awards in New York City on Sunday, June 7, 2026.
The ceremony aired on CBS, streamed on Paramount+ Premium, and offered a pre-show on Pluto TV from 6:35 p.m. to 8 p.m. ET.
The Lost Boys and Schmigadoon! each received twelve nominations for Best Musical.
The ceremony featured performances by Rachel Zegler and Leslie Odom Jr., and highlighted the Book of Mormon’s 15th anniversary.

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