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Rachel Zegler and Leslie Odom Jr. to Perform at Tonys

Presenters include Adrien Brody, Annette Bening, Brian Stokes Mitchell, Megan Thee Stallion, Paul Rudd, and Sting.

| Broadway |

June 4, 2026

Rachel Zegler (© Tricia Baron) — Rachel Zegler
(© Tricia Baron)

The Tony Awards announced more performances for the 79th Annual Tony Awards, airing this Sunday, June 7, hosted by P!NK.

Rachel Zegler, who will return to Broadway next spring in Evita, will deliver a special tribute to A Chorus Line, which recently celebrated its 50th anniversary. Tony Award winner Leslie Odom Jr. will honor those we’ve lost this year with a performance of “Without You” from Rent, in honor of the show’s 30th anniversary.

Newly announced presenters include Adrien Brody, Annette Bening, Ariana DeBose, Ben Platt, Bernadette Peters, Billy Crystal, Bowen Yang, Brian Stokes Mitchell, Carrie Coon, Cole Escola, Darren Criss, Jack O’Brien, Jeremy Pope, John Leguizamo, Julia Louis-Dreyfus, Kara Young, Kelli O’Hara, Kristin Chenoweth, Law Roach, Lena Waithe, Lily Rabe, Maya Rudolph, Megan Thee Stallion, Neil Patrick Harris, Nicole Scherzinger, Patrick Wilson, Paul Rudd, Ruben Santiago-Hudson, Sarah Paulson, and Sting.

Additionally, this year’s opening number will feature over 170 Broadway performers and is choreographed by Sarah O’Gleby and written by Benj Pasek, Justin Paul, and Mark Sonnenblick. Tim Murray and Isaac Josephthal serve as creative consultants.

As previously reported, other performances include all the nominated musicals and musical revivals, the original cast of The Book of Mormon, and a 30th anniversary celebration of Chicago.