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

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It’s Broadway’s time to shine Sunday when the 79th Tony Awards take New York City.Broadcast live from Radio City Music Hall, the night promises plenty of onstage drama and hopefully some real-life intrigue.The number of new Broadway productions this year — 30 — shrunk from last year’s 42, but there are still some standout shows and performances to watch out for, from flashy revivals like “Cats: The Jellicle Ball” to Laurie Metcalf’s stunning turns in both “Death of a Salesman” and “Little Bear Ridge Road.”Grammy Award winner Pink is hosting for the first time, and though the pop star lacks direct Broadway roots, her songs have been featured in the jukebox musicals “Moulin Rouge!” and “& Juliet.”Here’s everything else you should know about this year’s ceremony, including how to tune in.The three-hour awards ceremony will air live on CBS on Sunday at 5 p.m.

Paramount+ premium-level subscribers can also stream it on the app, while those with other membership tiers can watch the show on-demand after it airs.The annual pre-show, “The Tony Awards: Act One,” will stream live on free service Pluto TV at 3:35 p.m.that same day.

It is hosted by Tony Award nominee Laura Benanti and actor Tituss Burgess and includes the first round of Tony Award presentations.This year’s opening number, a show-stopping Tonys tradition, will feature more 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 best musical — “The Lost Boys,” “Schmigadoon!,” “Titaníque” and “Two Strangers (Carry a Cake Across New York)” — and for best revival of a musical — “Cats: The Jellicle Ball,” “Ragtime” and Richard O’Brien’s “The Rocky Horror Show” — will perform during the ceremony.Rachel Zegler will ...