Willow has since performed in charity cabarets, attended workshops and appeared in a production of Carrie: The Musical. Pink described that particular show as dark, which is accurate in the same way that fire is warm.
Jameson has also found his own activities. Pink said he attended Junior Lifeguards training, where he learned CPR and how to escape a riptide. Willow, meanwhile, was preparing for co-ed sleepaway camp, although her mother admitted the final separation negotiations may not have been complete.
Where did the family’s theater connection begin?
Pink credits her mother, Judith Moore, with introducing her to live theater. Their relationship was difficult while Pink was growing up in Doylestown, Pennsylvania, but Moore, an emergency room nurse, saved money for annual Broadway trips.
They saw productions including The Phantom of the Opera, Les Misérables and La Cage aux Folles. Pink later said those evenings shaped the live performance style she developed as an artist.
That history made Willow’s interest in theater especially meaningful. Before hosting the Tonys, Pink arranged for her mother to attend and said the evening would allow her to show Moore what those childhood trips had eventually produced.
“This is all because of her,” Pink said. Watching Willow pursue the same world, she added, made her want to tell her mother, “You did this.”
Pink has offered Willow practical advice rather than promising that talent will settle everything. She said she tells her daughter to work hard, behave well, show up and be a good teammate. After nearly three decades, nine studio albums and countless arena performances, she has learned that the name on the poster is not the entire operation.
As Pink put it, tours depend on everyone from carpenters and lighting crews to dancers and sound technicians. Stardom remains inconveniently collaborative.
How did the move lead to the Tony Awards?
On June 7, Pink hosted the 79th Tony Awards at Radio City Music Hall in New York City. She was not nominated for a trophy, but the job gave her a prominent role in celebrating the season’s Broadway productions.
She opened the ceremony dressed as Peter Pan and performed an aerial routine before joining Neil Patrick Harris. Later, Harris and Megan Thee Stallion appeared with her for “Lady Marmalade.” Pink’s long habit of singing while suspended above large audiences turned out to be useful preparation for theater television.
The singer also used her opening monologue to address politics. She said “the worst parts of history began repeating itself” and spoke about transgender people losing rights. The remarks added a direct note of advocacy to a broadcast otherwise occupied with musicals, awards and the complex business of moving famous people on and off a stage on time.
Afterward, Pink posted, “What a night. I’ll never forget it.”
Broadway League president Jason Laks had offered a simpler explanation for hiring a pop star without Broadway credits: “Why would you not, if you have the chance to get Pink?”
Did casting a pop star help the Tonys?
The available numbers suggest the decision did not hurt. According to Playbill, the CBS broadcast averaged 5.06 million viewers, up from 4.85 million in 2025. The ceremony also generated 3.4 million social interactions and 50.8 million video views.
Reviews were broadly positive, though hardly unanimous. The Daily Beast called Pink an “exceptional host,” while TVLine rated her a “solid host.” CBS New York highlighted the energy of her performance.
Some Broadway viewers on Reddit criticized teleprompter mistakes, audio mixing and the show’s pacing. Others ranked her among their favorite hosts. Live television once again produced the remarkable discovery that millions of people can watch the same broadcast and form different opinions.
For Pink, the ceremony also demonstrated that the New York chapter has expanded beyond simply accompanying Willow to classes and productions. She has guest-hosted The Kelly Clarkson Show, interviewed people about their problems and explored work outside her standard tour cycle.
“I’m a touring artist, all I do is tour,” she said, describing her old routine. “Now I’m like, no, I don’t.”
What does the move mean for Pink and Carey Hart?
The relocation arrived amid public speculation about Pink and Carey Hart’s marriage. In February, People reported, citing an unnamed source, that the couple had separated after 20 years of marriage. Us Weekly also carried the claim.
Pink denied it directly, calling the reports “not true.” She and Hart married in 2006 and previously separated in 2008 before reconciling. They share Willow and Jameson.
No substantive reporting since the Tonys has established whether the family’s move is permanent or what Willow plans to study next. For now, Pink has described New York as a family project rather than a marital development. Willow is pursuing theater, Jameson is thriving, and Pink has found several jobs that do not require launching a full arena tour.
The arrangement also gives mother and daughter less time to perform together. They covered “Hopeless War” from The Outsiders during the Kellyoke segment of The Kelly Clarkson Show, but Pink said Willow had reached the age when she wanted to do her own thing.
Pink called that “boring.” She followed Willow to New York anyway.
