P!nk to host 2026 Tony Awards June 7

P!nk will host the 79th Tony Awards on Sunday, June 7, at Radio City Music Hall in New York, according to Tony Awards organizers and entertainment trade reports. The ceremony will air live on CBS and stream on Paramount+ in the United States from 8 p.m. to 11 p.m. (tonyawards.com) Eastern. The American Theatre Wing and Tony Award Productions announced the hosting assignment in April, weeks before Broadway’s awards night. Recent coverage has also added detail on one of the show’s featured performances: a 30th-anniversary tribute to *Chicago*. ### When was P!nk announced as host? April 9 was the date producers announced P!nk as host of the 2026 ceremony, according to Deadline, Broadway.com and other outlets covering the event. (tonyawards.com) The singer said at the time that it was “the honor of an entire lifetime” to host a night celebrating Broadway performers and craftspeople. The 79th annual ceremony will mark P!nk’s first time hosting the Tonys. Broadway and mainstream entertainment outlets noted that, while she has not appeared on Broadway, songs from her catalog have been used in stage productions including *Moulin Rouge! The Musical* and *& Juliet*. (tonyawards.com) ### Where and when will the Tony Awards air? Radio City Music Hall in New York City will again host the ceremony on Sunday, June 7. The main telecast is scheduled for 8 p.m. to 11 p.m. Eastern and 5 p.m. to 8 p.m. Pacific on CBS, with streaming on Paramount+ in the United States, according to Tony Awards materials and Broadway.com. (deadline.com) Deadline’s how-to-watch coverage said the telecast will also include a pre-show ahead of the main ceremony. That report described June 7 as the full-night awards presentation from Radio City Music Hall. (playbill.com) ### Who is slated for the Chicago tribute? Queen Latifah, Whitney Leavitt, Alex Newell, Jesse Tyler Ferguson and Adrienne Warren are among the names tied to the 30th-anniversary *Chicago* tribute in reporting from Broadway-focused outlets. Playbill said the tribute performance will also include P!nk, Julianne Hough and Dylan Mulvaney. (tonyawards.com) Deadline reported on June 1 that the tribute would celebrate Broadway’s *Chicago*, while Playbill described the lineup as performers associated with the musical and other guest participants assembled for the anniversary number. The stage musical opened on Broadway in its current revival in 1996. (tonyawards.com) ### Why has this year’s telecast drawn extra attention? The June 7 broadcast arrives with a host from outside the Broadway acting circuit and with a heavily promoted anniversary performance attached to one of the best-known musicals in the repertory. Broadway.com’s event coverage has framed the show around P!nk’s hosting role and the live network broadcast from Radio City. (playbill.com) People, in an interview published Tuesday, reported that P!nk was “quite nervous” about the assignment, citing comments from singer and Broadway performer Shoshana Bean. Bean told the magazine that P!nk’s stage instincts and generosity made her a fit for the role. (deadline.com) ### What happens next on June 7? Sunday, June 7, is the next key date, when the Tony Awards pre-show and main telecast are scheduled to run from Radio City Music Hall. CBS will carry the main ceremony live, and Paramount+ will stream it in the United States, according to Tony Awards organizers. (broadway.com) Playbill and Deadline said the *Chicago* anniversary segment will be part of that June 7 broadcast, with Queen Latifah, Alex Newell, Jesse Tyler Ferguson and other announced participants joining the lineup. (playbill.com) (tonyawards.com) (yahoo.com)