Laura Benanti and Tituss Burgess to host "The Tony Awards: Act One" pre-show

Just before P!nk hosts the Tony Awards on Sunday, June 7, Laura Benanti and Tituss Burgess will “Get the Party Started,” to quote one of P!nk’s greatest hits, as cohosts of “The Tony Awards: Act One.”

The pre-show will be available to viewers for free on Pluto TV from 6:35 to 8 p.m. ET/3:35-5 p.m. PT on Tony Sunday. Viewers can access “The Tony Awards: Act One” on their smart TV, streaming device, mobile app or online by going to Pluto TV and clicking on the “Live Music” channel, found within the Entertainment category on the service.

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Benanti is a top star of Broadway musicals. She won a Tony in 2008 for her featured role in Gypsy and has also been nominated for her performances in Swing!, Into the Woods, Women on the Verge of a Nervous Breakdown and She Loves Me.

Burgess received five Primetime Emmy nods for Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt and a sixth for Central Park .

Last year, the pre-show was cohosted by  Darren Criss  and  Renée Elise Goldsberry . Criss went on to win a Tony on that night’s main show for his lead role in Maybe Happy Ending.

Immediately following the pre-show, the 79th Annual Tony Awards will broadcast live to both coasts from 8 to 11 p.m. ET/5 to 8 p.m. PT on CBS and streaming on Paramount+. This year’s show will be held at Radio City Music Hall in New York City for the second year in a row.

Raj Kapoor, Sarah Levine Hall, and Jack Sussman are executive producers of this year’s show. Kapoor and Levine Hall will also serve as co-showrunners. Patrick Menton and Rob Paine will co-executive produce, with Menton also serving as head of talent.

Kapoor was also an executive producer of this year’s Grammys, Oscars and Academy of Country Music Awards.

The Tony Awards are produced in collaboration with Tony Award Productions, a joint venture of the American Theatre Wing and The Broadway League.

_Originally reported by [Billboard](https://www.billboard.com/music/awards/laura-benanti-tituss-burgess-host-tony-awards-act-one-2026-1236252670/)._