2026 Tony Awards Performance Predictions (or What Songs They Should and Will Perform)

THE LOST BOYS
SHOULD PERFORM: Secret Comes Out
WILL PERFORM: Lose Myself/Have to Have You

SCHMIGADOON!
Should Perform: Corn Puddin’
Will Perform: Schmigadoon!

TITANÍQUE
Should Perform: River Deep Mountain High
Will Perform: I’m Alive/Taking Chances

TWO STRANGERS (CARRY A CAKE ACROSS NEW YORK)
Should Perform: If I Believed
Will Perform: New York

CATS: THE JELLICLE BALL
Should Perform: The Jellicle Ball
Will Perform: Jellicle Songs for Jellicle Cats

RAGTIME
Should Perform: New Music
Will Perform: Prologue “Ragtime”

RICHARD O’BRIEN’S THE ROCKY HORROR SHOW
Should Perform: Sweet Transvestite
Will Perform: Time Warp

The Book of Mormon and Chicago anniversary performances should and will be a medley. P!nk will have an opening number which should be written by Pasek & Paul (who she has collaborated with multiple times in the past), and her theatre loving daughter Willow Sage Hart will make a cameo in the ceremony

Updated On: 6/2/26 at 10:55 AM

quizking101 said: "CATS is curating a special megamix slightly different from the standard production numbers in orderto highlight as many production elements as possible, specifically the choreography and costumes. Elements of both of the aforementioned songs will be included, but it’s very much an evolving number that they’ve been working on for about 2 weeks now."

Oh this is about to be a performance for the history books...I really hope this performance alone is gonna prove that they're gonna win Best Revival of a Musical and that it will run as the iconic promo says "now, and forever"

Yes, I would love for them to do "New Music", but I think Two Strangers will absolutely do "New York" because it's catchy as hell and obviously quite fitting for the occasion. 

Fred Mason said: "Ragtime will probably do the end of act 1, no? They’ve already done the opening on GMA, wheels of a dream and back to before have also been done on morning shows."

Doing numbers on previous shows has never stopped them from performing the same numbers at the Tonys

I guess this means my unrealistic dreams of a CHESS performance are officially dashed and DOA...

PINK will be apart of the CHICAGO performance along with Queen Latifah and several other stars.

EDSOSLO858 said: "Official: as was to be expected, an original, 7-minute opening number written by Pasek and Paul (with an assist from Marc Shaiman) will kick off this year's ceremony."

I CALLED IT!!!! Now the question is will it be a fly-show or a no-fly show for P!nk during this opening number?

Kad said: "I have to imagine they'll do some flying bit with her and the Lost Boys, right?"

Only if they manage to incorporate some of the cast members from all of the nominated shows in costume into this performance which if so (despite the fact that its been done before) would be extremely impressive

 

Updated On: 6/3/26 at 03:04 PM

LYLS3637 said: "I guess this means my unrealistic dreams of a CHESS performance are officially dashed and DOA..."

An edited version of Endgame with the whole Chess cast involved would have been so much more interesting  and a moment than whatever Rocky Horror will do.  

Also re the 7 minute opening,  Bryce is doing a take over of The Wing IG account today and teased a secret involvement at the Tony awards where he had a rehearsal today and I saw one ensemble member post a pic on their IG stories outside Radio City today so we may get a tiny bit of Chess.

Updated On: 6/3/26 at 06:15 PM

Ragtime should have Ben Levi Ross introduce a medley of "Our Children" leading into the back half of "Wheels of a Dream." That would showcase all their nominees and the songs would be linked by theme.

Ragtime should perform "Till We Reach That Day"

Correction: Mark Sonnenblick will be assisting Pasek and Paul for this year’s opening number, not Shaiman. 

Also re the 7 minute opening, Bryce is doing a take over of The Wing IG account today and teased a secret involvement at the Tony awards where he had a rehearsal today and I saw one ensemble member post a pic on their IG stories outside Radio City today so we may get a tiny bit of Chess."

I love everything about that. I love Bryce and his character in Chess, and I love that they've featured his songs on a few talk shows. Such an excellent performer.