Aubrey Plaza made a stunning appearance at the 2026 Tony Awards in New York City on June 7, showing off her baby bump with boyfriend Chris Abbott as the couple stepped out in coordinating black outfits.
Aubrey Plaza and Chris Abbott at the Tony Awards
Plaza, who is 41, wore a floor-length black column dress with white pinstripes from Chanel, kept her hair open and kept her curves with minimal accessories. 40-year-old Abbott completed her look with a black velvet jacket, white shirt, black tie and black pants.
Abbott was at the ceremony as a nominee, he is up for Best Performance by an Actor in a Featured Role in a Play for his role as Biff Loman in the revival of Arthur Miller’s Death of a Salesman. The production earned a total of nine Tony Award nominations. People.
The 2026 Tony Awards were hosted by pop star Pink and broadcast from Radio City Music Hall on CBS and Paramount Plus.
Aubrey Plaza’s dating history
The road to this moment in the plaza has been marked by both joy and heartbreak.
Jeff Baena
Plaza began dating film producer Jeff Baena in 2011. The two became frequent collaborators, working together on Life After Beth, Joshi, Spin Me Round and The Little Hours.
After almost a decade together, they quietly got married in 2020 during the pandemic. Plaza later described it on The Ellen DeGeneres Show, saying: “We got a little bored one night. We got married and I’ll tell you how: Onehourmarriage.com. … I built a very quick love altar in our yard,” Per American magazine.
According to US Magazine, a medical examiner report later revealed that the couple separated in September 2024. In January 2025, news came out that Bena died by suicide. A representative for the Plaza said in a statement: “This is an unimaginable tragedy. We are extremely grateful to everyone who has offered support. Please respect our privacy during this time.”
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Chris Abbott
Plaza and Abbott were first seen together in July 2025 and officially began dating in late 2025. The two previously worked together in the 2020 film Black Bear and the 2023 off-Broadway play Danny and the Deep Blue Sea.
In April, People exclusively confirmed that Plaza was expecting her first child with Abbott. Plaza spoke about it publicly for the first time on the Smartless Podcast, saying: “Well, there’s a baby inside of me. I’ve always wanted to, I’ve always wanted to, I’ve always wanted to see what it’s all about, you know? It sounds so interesting, this whole thing,” per People.
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About the 2026 Tony Awards
The ceremony was held at Radio City Music Hall and was hosted by Pink, who admitted that she was surprised by the offer. “I was like, ‘Why? I don’t get it,'” she said. Organizers chose him, reflecting his love of theater and his desire to bring more attention to the Tonys, and it won him over. “I was like, ‘Ah, I hear I can be useful in some way!'” she said, per new York Times.
The pre-show, The Tony Awards: Act One, was hosted by Laura Benanti and Tituss Burgess and streamed live on Pluto TV.