John Lithgow's quip, Lynn Ahrens' cut-off speech, Alden Ehrenreich's audacious ideas for theater's future and more.
Zhailon Levingston and Bill Rauch at The 79th Annual Tony Awards held at Radio City Music Hall on June 07, 2026 in New York, New York.
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The 2026 Tony Awards opened with P!nk (the host of this year’s show) delivering a hilarious, star-studded parody of “Lady Marmalade” (which she, Lil’ Kim, Christina Aguilera and Mya recorded for the 2001 film Moulin Rouge! and took to the top of the Billboard Hot 100) as “Leading Lady Marmalade.” And as if her smash-hit version of the Labelle classic didn’t have enough divas competing for the spotlight, she brought out Neil Patrick Harris, Megan Thee Stallion, Lea Michele, Dylan Mulvaney, Shoshana Bean and even June Squibb for this Tony-fied rewrite. And from there on out, it didn’t slow down.
“I’m like, living out my childhood dreams right now,” P!nk told Billboard ahead of her big hosting gig.
