The 2026 Tony Awards, which celebrate the best of Broadway plays and musicals from the last year, have been awarded. On Sunday night at New York City’s Radio City Music Hall, hundreds of nominees and famous faces gathered to celebrate the 2025-2026 Broadway season. After the first part of the ceremony, The Tony Awards: Act One, revealed a slew of winners in the technical and creative categories, the national broadcast was hosted for the first time by Grammy-winning singer Pink live on CBS with streaming on Paramount+.
Schmigadoon! scored the top prize, winning the coveted Best Musical category, along with Best Original Score, Best Orchestrations, and Best Book of a Musical. Newly minted Pulitzer Prize winner Liberation won Best Play, while Ragtime won Best Revival of a Musical along with several acting and technical awards for a grand total of four Tonys. John Lithgow took home the first acting trophy of the evening for his role as Roald Dahl in Giant, setting a new record as the oldest man to win a competitive acting Tony at 80 years old. Laurie Metcalf won for her supporting turn in the Nathan Lane-led revival of Arthur Miller’s Death of a Salesman, which scored several trophies including the coveted Best Revival prize for a total of six Tonys — the most of any individual production.
Broadway fan-favorite Shoshana Bean nabbed her first-ever trophy for her featured role in the new musical The Lost Boys, offering a heartfelt acceptance speech. Moments later, her co-star Ali Louis Bourzgui won for his supporting role as vampire leader David in the adaptation of the 1987 flick. In addition to featuring performances from nominated musicals, the broadcast included tributes to a handful of Broadway shows celebrating milestone anniversaries, including The Book of Mormon, Chicago, A Chorus Line, and Rent. Find the full list of 2026 Tony winners below.
Best Musical
The Lost Boys
Schmigadoon! (WINNER)
Titaníque
Two Strangers (Carry a Cake Across New York)
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 (WINNER)
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 (WINNER)
Marla Mindelle — Titaníque
Christiani Pitts — Two Strangers (Carry a Cake Across New York)
Best Revival of a Play
Arthur Miller’s Death of a Salesman (WINNER)
Becky Shaw
Every Brilliant Thing
Fallen Angels
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 (WINNER)
Ruben Santiago-Hudson — August Wilson’s Joe Turner’s Come and Gone
Richard Thomas — The Balusters
Best Revival of a Musical
Cats: The Jellicle Ball
Ragtime (WINNER)
Richard O’Brien’s The Rocky Horror Show
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 (WINNER)
Best Performance by an Actor in a Featured Role in a Musical
Ali Louis Bourzgui — The Lost Boys (WINNER)
André De Shields — Cats: The Jellicle Ball
Bryce Pinkham — Chess
Ben Levi Ross — Ragtime
Layton Williams — Titaníque
Best Play
The Balusters
Giant
Liberation (WINNER)
Little Bear Ridge Road
Best Performance by an Actress in a Featured Role in a Musical
Shoshana Bean — The Lost Boys (WINNER)
Hannah Cruz — Chess
Rachel Dratch — Richard O’Brien’s The Rocky Horror Show
Ana Gasteyer — Schmigadoon!
Nichelle Lewis — Ragtime
Best Direction of a Play
Nicholas Hytner — Giant
Robert Icke — Oedipus
Kenny Leon — The Balusters
Joe Mantello — Arthur Miller’s Death of a Salesman (WINNER)
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 (WINNER)
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 (WINNER)
June Squibb — Marjorie Prime
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 (WINNER)
Daniel Radcliffe — Every Brilliant Thing
Mark Strong — Oedipus
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 (WINNER)
Lauren Yalango-Grant and Christopher Cree Grant — The Lost Boys
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 Huack — Cats: The Jellicle Ball
Dane Laffrey — The Lost Boys (WINNER)
Scott Pask — Schmigadoon!
Best Scenic Design of a Play
Hildegard Bechtler — Oedipus
Takeshi Kata — Bug
Chloe Lamford — Arthur Miller’s Death of a Salesman (WINNER)
David Korins — Dog Day Afternoon
David Rockwell — Fallen Angels
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 (WINNER)
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 (WINNER)
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 (WINNER)
Two Strangers (Carry a Cake Across New York) — Music & Lyrics by Jim Barne and Kit Buchan
Best Sound Design of a Musical
Kai Harada — Cats: The Jellicle Ball
Kai Harada — Ragtime (WINNER)
Adam Fisher — The Lost Boys
Brian Ronan — Richard O’Brien’s The Rocky Horror Show
Walter Trarbach — Schmigadoon!
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 (WINNER)
Best Orchestrations
Doug Besterman and Mike Morris — Schmigadoon! (WINNER)
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
Best Costume Design of a Musical
Linda Cho — Ragtime
Linda Cho — Schmigadoon!
Qween Jean — Cats: The Jellicle Ball (WINNER)
Ryan Park — The Lost Boys
David I. Reynoso — Richard O’Brien’s The Rocky Horror Show
Best Costume Design of a Play
Brenda Abbandandolo — Dog Day Afternoon
Qween Jean — Liberation
Jeff Mahshie — Fallen Angels (WINNER)
Emilio Sosa — The Balusters
Paul Tazewell — August Wilson’s Joe Turner’s Come and Gone
Best Book of a Musical
David Hornsby and Chris Hoch — The Lost Boys
Cinco Paul — Schmigadoon! (WINNER)
Marla Mindelle, Constantine Rousouli and Tye Blue — Titaníque
Jim Barne and Kit Buchan — Two Strangers (Carry a Cake Across New York)
Special Tony Awards:
Lifetime Achievement in the Theatre: producer André Bishop, lighting designer Jules Fisher and director James Lapine
Isabelle Stevenson Tony Award: music director Mary-Mitchell Campbell
Excellence in Theatre Education Award: Freddie Hendricks
Regional Theatre Tony Award: American Players Theatre in Spring Green, Wisconsin
Tony Honors for Excellence in the Theatre: production manager Jake Bell, designer and creative director Kenn Lubin, theatre lawyer Loren Plotkin and the 1/52 Project
Special Tony Award: The League of Resident Theatres (LORT)
