The 2026 Tony Awards will be one to remember for Aubrey Plaza and Christopher Abbott.
Walking the red carpet prior to the ceremony, Plaza and Abbott posed for photos at Radio City Music Hall in New York City. The couple was all smiles, wearing matching black-and-white looks, with Plaza showing off her baby bump. Sunday’s appearance marked their first red carpet arrival since People exclusively reported in April that the pair were expecting their first child.
Plaza supported Abbott as he was nominated for best actor in a featured role in a play for Arthur Miller’s Death of a Salesman. Unfortunately, Abbott lost the award to Alden Ehrenreich (Becky Shaw). The Tony nomination was Abbott’s first, and his other fellow nominees included Danny Burstein (Marjorie Prime), Brandon J. Dirden (Waiting for Godot), Ruben Santiago-Hudson (August Wilson’s Joe Turner’s Come and Gone) and Richard Thomas (The Balusters). His co-star, Laurie Metcalf, won for best actress.
While it’s unclear when The White Lotus actress and Girls star began dating, the pair previously worked together, co-starring in the 2020 film Black Bear, as well as in the off-Broadway revival of Danny and the Deep Blue Sea from October 2023 to January 2024.
Plaza made rare comments about her pregnancy during the SmartLess podcast in April, with hosts Jason Bateman, Will Arnett and Sean Hayes.
The Parks and Recreation star said of motherhood: “Well, there’s a baby inside of me. I’ve always wanted to see what that’s all about, you know? It just seems so interesting, that whole thing.”
Plaza’s husband and screenwriter Jeff Baena died by suicide in January 2025. The couple reportedly had been separated since September 2024.
Find a complete list of Tony Award winners here and all of the stars who walked the red carpet here.
Plaza and Abbott on the Tonys carpet.
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