An Exclusive Look at the 2026 Tony Awards Red Carpet
For those who couldn’t make the 2026 Tony Awards in person, we’ve got the next best thing: a closer look at the ceremony’s Radio City Music Hall red carpet, as vividly captured by photographer Hunter Abrams.
Reported by Vogue.
The Tony Awards red carpet has always occupied its own particular fashion universe — theatrical enough to take risks, star-studded enough to make them land. This year at Radio City Music Hall, that universe delivered. According to Vogue, photographer Hunter Abrams captured the evening's most memorable arrivals in an exclusive shoot, and the resulting gallery is essentially a masterclass in how Broadway and Hollywood dress when they're sharing the same sidewalk.
The lineup read like a very good dinner party guest list with extremely good taste. John Lithgow and Lesley Manville brought the gravitas. Rose Byrne and Bobby Cannavale showed up as a unit, because of course they did. Maya Rudolph and Carrie Coon together is the kind of pairing that makes red carpets worth watching — two women who could wear a potato sack and make it feel intentional. Sarah Paulson arrived alongside Ella Beatty; Julia Louis-Dreyfus and Aubrey Plaza each did their own thing, which is to say, exactly the right thing.
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Then there were the deliberate fashion moments. Law Roach — stylist turned cultural institution — on a Tony carpet is its own kind of statement. Dylan Mulvaney showed up. Stephanie Hsu brought the energy she always brings, which is: all of it. Cole Escola and Bowen Yang together could have been the entire story of the night and honestly no one would have complained. Bernadette Peters remains Bernadette Peters. Anna Wintour attended with Bee Carrozzini, which is its own kind of fashion column in a single image.
The broader guest list — Adrien Brody, Lea Michele, Jim Parsons, Neil Patrick Harris, Darren Criss, Ariana DeBose, Queen Latifah, Danielle Brooks, Leslie Odom Jr., Nathan Lane — made clear that Broadway's biggest night has fully shed whatever reputation it once had for playing second fiddle to film and music awards. The Tonys red carpet now functions as a genuine fashion event, not a footnote to one.
What makes a Tony carpet different from an Oscars carpet isn't just the crowd — it's the permission. Theater rewards boldness, and you can feel that on the arrivals. People dress for the room they're walking into, and Radio City Music Hall demands a little spectacle. This year, they delivered it.
Read the original at Vogue.
