Charlamagne tha God<\/a> doesn\u2019t think Megan Thee Stallion<\/a> should have been at the 2026 Tony Awards<\/a>.<\/p>\n The radio host made the comment on the Monday (June 8) episode of The Breakfast Club<\/em><\/a>, one day after the rapper performed during the opening ceremony alongside Pink<\/a> and other Broadway<\/a> stars.<\/p>\n In the video linked here<\/a>, Breakfast Club<\/em> co-host Loren LoRosa mentioned chatter online about Megan appearing at the Tony\u2019s despite cutting her run short at Moulin Rouge! The Musical<\/em> last month.<\/p>\n “I agree because NBA players got to play a certain amount of games in order to get certain awards,\u201d Charlamagne said. \u201cShe should have had to be in a certain amount of plays to be at the Tony Awards.”<\/p>\n COMPLEX SHOP:<\/b> Shop the brands you love, anytime and anywhere. Uncover what’s next. Buy. Collect. Obsess.<\/a><\/p>\n There is no real prerequisite to appearing at the Tony Awards, as invitations are extended by the show\u2019s executive producers.<\/p>\n Pink, who was on hosting duties, has not made her Broadway debut.<\/p>\n Unlike the NBA\u2019s end-of-season awards<\/a>, the Tonys don\u2019t have a participation threshold. As noted by New York Theater Guide<\/a>, there were 62 first-time nominees at the 2026 Tony Awards.<\/p>\n Megan Thee Stallion joined the cast<\/a> of Moulin Rouge! The Musical<\/em> on March 24, 2026, in the role of Zidler. She was originally scheduled to play her final performance on May 17 but left the show on May 1.<\/p>\n The rapper nor the production provided an official reason why Megan was leaving sooner than originally planned.<\/p>\n Megan was rushed to a hospital<\/a> on March 31 during a performance of Moulin Rouge<\/em> for \u201cextreme exhaustion, dehydration, vasoconstriction and low metabolic levels.\u201d<\/p>\n The announcement of her early exit<\/a> from the musical came just days after Megan, via her representative, confirmed to Complex that she and Klay Thompson had called it quits<\/a>.<\/p>\n Megan did not receive a Tony Award nomination because she was not eligible for one.<\/p>\n As explained in the Tony Award\u2019s official rules and regulations<\/a>, only the actor who is contracted to play a role for its opening date is eligible for a nomination.<\/p>\n Danny Burstein, who originated the role of Zidler when Moulin Rouge<\/em> opened on Broadway in July 2019, was nominated for his performance and later won the award for Best Featured Actor in a Musical.<\/p>\n <\/a> Milagro Gramz Asks Federal Judge to Pause $75,000 Megan Thee Stallion Judgment During Appeal<\/span><\/p>\n<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n <\/a> Megan Thee Stallion Denies $1.2M Styling Debt, Calls Invoices ‘Fraudulent’<\/span><\/p>\n<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n <\/a> Megan Thee Stallion Raps \u2018All That Wifey Sh*t Is Dead\u2019 in New Song Teaser<\/span><\/p>\n<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n Bobby Shmurda Questions Jay-Z\u2019s Street Credibility in New Rant: \u2018Who Here Seen Him In a Shootout?\u2019<\/a><\/i><\/b><\/p>\n Drake’s ‘Iceman’ on Track to Bag Third Straight Week at No. 1<\/a><\/i><\/b><\/p>\nIs there a requirement to perform on Broadway before attending the Tony awards?<\/h2>\n
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