Pink opens – Pink kicked off the 2026 Tony Awards on Sunday, June 7, at Radio City Music Hall with a Moulin Rouge!-style “Lady Marmalade” parody featuring more than 170 Broadway performers, including Neil Patrick Harris, Shoshana Bean, Dylan Mulvaney, and Megan Thee Stalli
Pink walked into the spotlight as if she had wings—because for the 2026 Tony Awards opening, she truly did.
On Sunday, June 7, at Radio City Music Hall in New York City, the 46-year-old entertainer opened the show with an opening number built around a parody of the Moulin Rouge! hit “Lady Marmalade.” She started the sequence as Peter Pan, singing “I’m Flying” from the musical.
The moment landed in the best kind of spectacle: Pink wasn’t alone. She was joined by over 170 Broadway performers past and present. including Neil Patrick Harris. Shoshana Bean. Dylan Mulvaney. and Megan Thee Stallion—who appeared in her Zidler costume from her Broadway debut in Moulin Rouge!. The Musical earlier this year.
As the performance unfolded, Harris asked what Pink was doing. Pink answered in a way that made the intent feel personal, not just theatrical. “I want to show how much I love theater, even though I haven’t been on Broadway. I’m concerned that people will be like. ‘Why is Pink hosting the Tonys?’ I want to show them how thrilled I am to be here!”.
Then the show leaned into the kind of stagecraft that turns audience attention into a chorus. After musical nods including a Phantom of the Opera and On My Own sequence. plus an Elphaba riff. Pink launched into her version of “Lady Marmalade. ” with lyrics encouraging her to be a “leading Lady Marmalade.”.
The opening number was written by Tony-winning duo Benj Pasek and Justin Paul.
The Tonys kept the momentum going after that big curtain-raiser. Later in the show, Pink returned to the stage for another performance tied to the Chicago 30th Anniversary celebration. She sang “All That Jazz. ” following an introduction by Queen Latifah and a performance from Alex Newell. with several other celebrity cameos.
Megan Thee Stallion also had a key role later in the night. She returned to the stage to present the award for Best Performance by an Actress in a Featured Role in a Musical. That honor went to Shoshana Bean for The Lost Boys.
As the awards clock turned from opening spectacle to show-time moments, the message of the night stayed clear: theater—its references, its characters, its big emotional swings—was the star all along.
Pink 2026 Tony Awards Radio City Music Hall Lady Marmalade parody Moulin Rouge! Neil Patrick Harris Shoshana Bean Dylan Mulvaney Megan Thee Stallion Megan Thee Stallion Zidler costume Benj Pasek Justin Paul Chicago 30th Anniversary Queen Latifah Alex Newell The Lost Boys Best Performance by an Actress in a Featured Role in a Musical