Tony Awards: Where to watch, what to expect
June 6 (UPI) -- The Tony Awards will return Sunday in New York.
The 79th annual ceremony will take place at Radio City Music Hall in New York City and air on CBS. The show will also stream on Paramount+.
Pink will host the show, which honors the best of Broadway.
Performers include cast members from The Lost Boys, Schmigadoon!, Titanique and Cats: The Jellicle Ball, with Adrien Brody, Annette Bening, Kristin Chenoweth, Megan Thee Stallion, Sarah Paulson, Sting and other stars to present awards.
The Lost Boys and Schmigadoon! lead this year's nominees.
Where to watch
The Tonys will air Sunday at 8 p.m. ET on CBS and also stream on Paramount+.
Participants
Grammy-winning singer Pink will host the awards show.
Performers include cast members from The Lost Boys, Schmigadoon!, Titanique, Two Strangers (Carry a Cake Across New York), Cats: The Jellicle Ball, Ragtime and Richard O'Brien's The Rocky Horror Show.
The original cast of the Book of Mormon, including Josh Gad, Andrew Rannells, Rory O'Malley and Nikki M. James, will perform in honor of the show's 15th anniversary on Broadway.
In addition, Queen Latifah, Pink, Jesse Tyler Ferguson, Julianne Hough and more will perform a 30th anniversary tribute to the musical Chicago.
Adrien Brody, Annette Bening, Ariana DeBose, Ben Platt, Bernadette Peters, Billy Crystal, Bowen Yang, Carrie Coon, Darren Criss, Julia Louis-Dreyfus, Kristin Chenoweth, Lena Waithe, Maya Rudolph, Megan Thee Stallion, Neil Patrick Harris, Nicole Scherzinger, Patrick Wilson, Paul Rudd, Sarah Paulson, Sting and other stars will present awards.
Nominations
The Lost Boys and Schmigadoon! lead this year's nominees with 12 nominations each, including Best Musical. The pair will compete in the category with Titanique and Two Strangers (Carry a Cake Across New York).
The Best Play nominees are: The Balusters by David Lindsay-Abaire, Giant by Mark Rosenblatt, Liberation by Bess Wohl and Little Bear Ridge Road by Samuel D. Hunter.
Will Harrison (Punch), Nathan Lane (Death of a Salesman), John Lithgow (Giant), Daniel Radcliffe (Every Brilliant Thing) and Mark Strong (Oedipus) are nominated for Best Leading Actor in a Play, while Rose Byrne (Fallen Angels), Carrie Coon (Bug), Susannah Flood (Liberation), Lesley Manville (Oedipus) and Kelli O'Hara (Fallen Angels) are up for Best Leading Actress in a Play.
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This story was originally published June 6, 2026 at 5:00 AM.