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
