Tonys: Best and worst moments
Pink, the host, brought punk energy, and Maya Rudolph and Cole Escola mined comic gold.
From The Times
June 8, 2026

At last night’s Tony Awards, Pink brought sincerity and punk energy as the host, musical numbers from “Cats,” “Ragtime” and “Chicago” popped, and Maya Rudolph and Cole Escola mined comic gold.

Pink, center, in a pink corseted showgirl costume, a black top hat and black boots, sings into a microphone on a stage surrounded by performers, who all have their arms in the air. The heads of seated audience members are in the foreground.

Sara Krulwich/The New York Times

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