Aubrey Plaza stepped out in a Chanel black pinstriped dress at the 79th annual Tony Awards while cradling her baby bump beside her partner, Tony nominee Christopher Abbott. Abbott’s featured-role bid ended in a loss, though “Death of a Salesman” won best reviv
Aubrey Plaza arrived at the 79th annual Tony Awards glowing and unmistakably in the moment—cradling her baby bump as she stepped out with her plus-one, Christopher Abbott.
Plaza and Abbott, together on the Tony night stage, looked every bit like the kind of couple the cameras love: she wore a Chanel black pinstriped dress while gently holding her bump, and Abbott matched the occasion in a black tuxedo with a skinny tie.
Abbott was at the Tonys because he was nominated for best performance by an actor in a featured role in a play. The nomination came for his portrayal as Biff Loman in the Arthur Miller revival. When the vote closed. he lost to Alden Ehrenreich. who was honored for his role as Max in the latest revival of Gina Gionfriddo’s “Becky Shaw.” Even so. “Death of a Salesman” still managed to take home the Tony for best revival of a play. along with five other wins.
Plaza’s pregnancy has already been part of her public life in small, sharp moments. A representative for Plaza first confirmed to People in April that the couple were expecting. Weeks later. Plaza spoke about her pregnancy for the first time during an appearance on the “SmartLess” podcast. where she surprised hosts Will Arnett. Jason Bateman. and Sean Hayes with a line that landed like pure Plaza: “There’s a baby inside of me.”.
She continued the playful tone, saying, “I got an ultrasound on my stomach, and there is a baby in there. And it already has a cloak and a little hat.”
That same mix of timing and humor followed her into TV comedy. In the penultimate episode of Stephen Colbert’s “Late Show. ” a pregnant Plaza sat down to interview Colbert. rubbing her belly as she joked. “My water broke backstage. They said it was going to take a couple of hours. so I could still do this.” Colbert answered with his own quick joke: “That’s very generous of you. We’ll get a Squeegee.”.
The pair’s connection isn’t new, either. Plaza and Abbott previously worked together on the off-Broadway revival of “Danny and the Deep Blue Sea.” They later starred together in “Black Bear,” a 2020 Sundance-premiered psychological drama written and directed by Lawrence Michael Levine.
At the 2026 Tony Awards. then. the night carried two threads at once: Abbott’s run through a high-stakes category where the winner came from the other side of the Arthur Miller revival. and Plaza’s own personal chapter playing out in real time—baby bump. Chanel pinstripes. and a relationship that has already crossed stage and screen.
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She looks so classy like always.
Wait so the baby is already like… in costume? I saw something about a cloak and hat and I’m just confused lol. Also Tonys are always so random.
I don’t get why they’re talking about it like it’s a big deal that her partner lost? Like awards are awards. But her holding the bump is cute. The article also said the Tony for best reviv was “Death of a Salesman” so that’s basically the real story, right?
I swear I read somewhere that Tonys were canceled last year? So seeing this 79th thing is weird to me. And “Aubrey Plaza arrived glowing” ok sure, but I’m more stuck on the part about her water breaking backstage… was that for real or just a joke?? People quotes are always half-missing info.