Nominations for the 79th annual Tony Awards, celebrating the best of Broadway, are being announced this morning.
The June 7 ceremony will return to Radio City Music Hall in New York City and will be broadcast live on CBS and stream on Paramount+ starting at 8 p.m. ET. Grammy-winning singer Pink will host for the first time.
To be eligible, productions had to have opened between April 28, 2025, and April 26, 2026.
Tony nominee Uzo Aduba and Tony winner Darren Criss announced the nominations for the biggest awards at 8:30 a.m. ET on CBS Mornings. They named the rest of the nominees on a livestream on the Tony Awards official YouTube page later.
The full list of 2026 Tony nominees can be found below.
Best Musical
The Lost Boys
Schmigadoon!
Titaníque
Two Strangers (Carry a Cake Across New York)
Best Play
The Balusters
Giant
Liberation
Little Bear Ridge Road
Best Revival of a Musical
Cats: The Jellicle Ball
Ragtime
Richard O’Brien’s The Rocky Horror Show
Best Revival of a Play
Arthur Miller’s Death of a Salesman
Becky Shaw
Every Brilliant Thing
Fallen Angels
Oedipus
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 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
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
Kelli O’Hara — Fallen Angels
Carrie Coon — Bug
Susannah Flood — Liberation
Lesley Manville — Oedipus
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 Book of a Musical
David Hornsby and Chris Hoch — The Lost Boys
Cinco Paul — Schmigadoon!
Marla Mindelle, Constantine Rousouli and Tye Blue — Titaníque
Jim Barne and Kit Buchan — Two Strangers (Carry a Cake Across New York)
Best Original Score (Music and/or Lyrics) Written for the Theatre
Arthur Miller’s Death of a Salesman — Music by Caroline Shaw
August Wilson’s Joe Turner’s Come and Gone — Music by Steve Bargonetti
The Lost Boys — Music & Lyrics by The Rescues
Schmigadoon! — Music & Lyrics by Cinco Paul
Two Strangers (Carry a Cake Across New York) — Music & Lyrics by Jim Barne and Kit Buchan
Best Scenic Design in 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 in a Musical
dots — Richard O’Brien’s The Rocky Horror Show
Soutra Gilmour — Two Strangers (Carry a Cake Across New York)
Rachel Huack — 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 — 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
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