2026 TONY AWARDS

SUNDAY JUNE 7, 2026

 CBS

8:00 PM - NY TIME

NOMINATIONS

The 79th Annual Tony Awards, honoring the 2025–2026 Broadway season, 

will be presented live from Radio City Music Hall on Sunday, June 7, 2026, 

from 8:00 to 11:00 PM Eastern on CBS and Paramount+. 

The night's host is P!NK — the Grammy-winning singer, songwriter and famously acrobatic concert performer whose theatrical arena productions have long drawn inspiration from Broadway! This will be her first time hosting the Tonys. 

Leading this year’s nominations are the new musicals The Lost Boys and Schmigadoon!, with 12 nominations each, followed by the revival of Ragtime with 11:

The evening begins earlier with The Tony Awards: Act One, hosted by Tony winner Laura Benanti and actor, musician and writer Tituss Burgess, streaming free from 6:35 to 8:00 PM Eastern on Pluto TV’s Live Music channel. 

During the awards, Jordan Fisher will conduct immediate backstage interviews with the winners for the Tony Awards’ “First Impressions Cam,” available through the official Tony Awards YouTube channel and its social-media accounts.

DRAMATIC PLAYS AND MUSICALS 

Best Play 

·        The Balusters — Author: David Lindsay-Abaire; Producers: Manhattan Theatre Club, Nicki Hunter, Chris Jennings

·        Giant — Author: Mark Rosenblatt

·        Liberation — Author: Bess Wohl

·        Little Bear Ridge Road — Author: Samuel D. Hunter; Producers: Scott Rudin, Barry Diller

Best Musical

·        The Lost Boys — Producers include James Carpinello, Marcus Chait, Patrick Wilson, James L. Nederlander, At Rise Creative, Ayesha & Stephen Curry, Warner Bros. Theatre Ventures, and others

·        Schmigadoon! — Producers include Lorne Michaels, No Guarantees Productions, Micah Frank, James L. Nederlander, Broadway Video, Apple TV, Universal Theatrical Group, and others

·        Titaníque — Producers include Eva Price, Diamond Dog Entertainment, Marla Mindelle, Constantine Rousouli, Tye Blue, and others

·        Two Strangers (Carry a Cake Across New York) — Producers include Kevin McCollum, Tim Johanson, Glass Half Full Productions, Jamie Wilson Productions, and others

Best Revival of a Play

·        Arthur Miller's Death of a Salesman — Producers include Scott Rudin, Barry Diller, Roy Furman, and others

·        Becky Shaw — Author: Gina Gionfriddo; Producers: Second Stage Theater, Evan Cabnet, Adam Siegel, Creative Partners Productions

·        Every Brilliant Thing — Author: Duncan Macmillan with Jonny Donahoe

·        Fallen Angels — Producers: Roundabout Theatre Company, Todd Haimes, Scott Ellis, Sydney Beers, Christopher Nave, Rebecca Habel

·        Oedipus — Author: Robert Icke

Best Revival of a Musical

·        Cats: The Jellicle Ball — Producers include Michael Harrison, Mike Bosner, Lloyd Webber Harrison Musicals, Cynthia Erivo, Get Lifted, LaChanze, Jeremy Pope, and others

·        Ragtime — Producers include Lincoln Center Theater, Lear deBessonet, Mike Schleifer, Bartlett Sher, and others

·        Richard O'Brien's The Rocky Horror Show — Producers: Roundabout Theatre Company, Todd Haimes, Scott Ellis, Sydney Beers, Christopher Nave, Rebecca Habel, Trafalgar Entertainment, The Dodgers

ACTING NOMINATIONS

Best Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role in a Play

·        Will Harrison — Punch

·        Nathan Lane — Arthur Miller's Death of a Salesman

·        John Lithgow — Giant

·        Daniel Radcliffe — Every Brilliant Thing

·        Mark Strong — Oedipus

Best Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role in a Play

·        Rose Byrne — Fallen Angels

·        Carrie Coon — Bug

·        Susannah Flood — Liberation

·        Lesley Manville — Oedipus

·        Kelli O'Hara — Fallen Angels

Best Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role in a Musical

·        Nicholas Christopher — Chess

·        Luke Evans — Richard O'Brien's The Rocky Horror Show

·        Joshua Henry — Ragtime

·        Sam Tutty — Two Strangers (Carry a Cake Across New York)

·        Brandon Uranowitz — Ragtime

Best Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role in a Musical

·        Sara Chase — Schmigadoon!

·        Stephanie Hsu — Richard O'Brien's The Rocky Horror Show

·        Caissie Levy — Ragtime

·        Marla Mindelle — Titaníque

·        Christiani Pitts — Two Strangers (Carry a Cake Across New York)

Best Performance by an Actor in a Featured Role in a Play

·        Christopher Abbott — Arthur Miller's Death of a Salesman

·        Danny Burstein — Marjorie Prime

·        Brandon J. Dirden — Waiting for Godot

·        Alden Ehrenreich — Becky Shaw

·        Ruben Santiago-Hudson — August Wilson's Joe Turner's Come and Gone

·        Richard Thomas — The Balusters

Best Performance by an Actress in a Featured Role in a Play

·        Betsy Aidem — Liberation

·        Marylouise Burke — The Balusters

·        Aya Cash — Giant

·        Laurie Metcalf — Arthur Miller's Death of a Salesman

·        June Squibb — Marjorie Prime

Best Performance by an Actor in a Featured Role in a Musical

·        Ali Louis Bourzgui — The Lost Boys

·        André De Shields — Cats: The Jellicle Ball

·        Bryce Pinkham — Chess

·        Ben Levi Ross — Ragtime

·        Layton Williams — Titaníque

Best Performance by an Actress in a Featured Role in a Musical

·        Shoshana Bean — The Lost Boys

·        Hannah Cruz — Chess

·        Rachel Dratch — Richard O'Brien's The Rocky Horror Show

·        Ana Gasteyer — Schmigadoon!

·        Nichelle Lewis — Ragtime

CREATIVE NOMINATIONS

Best Book of a Musical

·        The Lost Boys — David Hornsby and Chris Hoch

·        Schmigadoon! — Cinco Paul

·        Titaníque — Marla Mindelle, Constantine Rousouli and Tye Blue

·        Two Strangers (Carry a Cake Across New York) — Jim Barne and Kit Buchan

Best Original Score (Music and/or Lyrics) Written for the Theatre

·        Arthur Miller's Death of a Salesman — Music: Caroline Shaw

·        August Wilson's Joe Turner's Come and Gone — Music: Steve Bargonetti

·        The Lost Boys — Music & Lyrics: The Rescues

·        Schmigadoon! — Music & Lyrics: Cinco Paul

·        Two Strangers (Carry a Cake Across New York) — Music & Lyrics: Jim Barne and Kit Buchan

Best Scenic Design of a Play

·        Hildegard Bechtler — Oedipus

·        Takeshi Kata — Bug

·        Chloe Lamford — Arthur Miller's Death of a Salesman

·        David Korins — Dog Day Afternoon

·        David Rockwell — Fallen Angels

Best Scenic Design of a Musical

·        dots — Richard O'Brien's The Rocky Horror Show

·        Soutra Gilmour — Two Strangers (Carry a Cake Across New York)

·        Rachel Hauck — Cats: The Jellicle Ball

·        Dane Laffrey — The Lost Boys

·        Scott Pask — Schmigadoon!

Best Costume Design of a Play

·        Brenda Abbandandolo — Dog Day Afternoon

·        Qween Jean — Liberation

·        Jeff Mahshie — Fallen Angels

·        Emilio Sosa — The Balusters

·        Paul Tazewell — August Wilson's Joe Turner's Come and Gone

Best Costume Design of a Musical

·        Linda Cho — Ragtime

·        Linda Cho — Schmigadoon!

·        Qween Jean — Cats: The Jellicle Ball

·        Ryan Park — The Lost Boys

·        David I. Reynoso — Richard O'Brien's The Rocky Horror Show

Best Lighting Design of a Play

·        Isabella Byrd — Dog Day Afternoon

·        Natasha Chivers — Oedipus

·        Stacey Derosier — August Wilson's Joe Turner's Come and Gone

·        Heather Gilbert — Bug

·        Heather Gilbert — The Fear of 13

·        Jack Knowles — Arthur Miller's Death of a Salesman

Best Lighting Design of a Musical

·        Kevin Adams — Chess

·        Jane Cox — Richard O'Brien's The Rocky Horror Show

·        Donald Holder — Schmigadoon!

·        Adam Honoré — Cats: The Jellicle Ball

·        Adam Honoré and Donald Holder (Lighting Design) and 59 Studio (Projection Design) — Ragtime

·        Jen Schriever and Michael Arden — The Lost Boys

Best Sound Design of a Play

·        Justin Ellington — August Wilson's Joe Turner's Come and Gone

·        Tom Gibbons — Oedipus

·        Lee Kinney — The Fear of 13

·        Josh Schmidt — Bug

·        Mikaal Sulaiman — Arthur Miller's Death of a Salesman

Best Sound Design of a Musical

·        Kai Harada — Cats: The Jellicle Ball

·        Kai Harada — Ragtime

·        Adam Fisher — The Lost Boys

·        Brian Ronan — Richard O'Brien's The Rocky Horror Show

·        Walter Trarbach — Schmigadoon!

Best Direction of a Play

·        Nicholas Hytner — Giant

·        Robert Icke — Oedipus

·        Kenny Leon — The Balusters

·        Joe Mantello — Arthur Miller's Death of a Salesman

·        Whitney White — Liberation

Best Direction of a Musical

·        Michael Arden — The Lost Boys

·        Lear deBessonet — Ragtime

·        Christopher Gattelli — Schmigadoon!

·        Tim Jackson — Two Strangers (Carry a Cake Across New York)

·        Zhailon Levingston and Bill Rauch — Cats: The Jellicle Ball

Best Choreography

·        Christopher Gattelli — Schmigadoon!

·        Ellenore Scott — Ragtime

·        Ani Taj — Richard O'Brien's The Rocky Horror Show

·        Omari Wiles and Arturo Lyons — Cats: The Jellicle Ball

·        Lauren Yalango-Grant and Christopher Cree Grant — The Lost Boys

Best Orchestrations

·        Doug Besterman and Mike Morris — Schmigadoon!

·        Ethan Popp, Kyler England, Adrianne "AG" Gonzalez and Gabriel Mann — The Lost Boys

·        Lux Pyramid — Two Strangers (Carry a Cake Across New York)

·        Brian Usifer — Chess

·        Andrew Lloyd Webber, David Wilson, Trevor Holder and Doug Schadt — Cats: The Jellicle Ball

SPECIAL 

NOMINATIONS & AWARDS

·        Special Tony Award for Lifetime Achievement in the Theatre — André Bishop

·        Special Tony Award for Lifetime Achievement in the Theatre — Jules Fisher

·        Special Tony Award for Lifetime Achievement in the Theatre — James Lapine

·        Isabelle Stevenson Tony Award — Mary-Mitchell Campbell

·        Tony Honors for Excellence in the Theatre — 1/52 Project

·        Tony Honors for Excellence in the Theatre — Jake Bell

·        Tony Honors for Excellence in the Theatre — Kenn Lubin

·        Tony Honors for Excellence in the Theatre — Loren Plotkin

ALSO:

Special Tony Award — The League of Resident Theatres (LORT)

Regional Theatre Tony Award — American Players Theatre, 

    Spring Green, Wisconsin

Excellence in Theatre Education Award — Freddie Hendricks, 

Utopian Academy for the Arts, Ellenwood, Georgia

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