2026 Tony Nominations: See the full list of nominees

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2026 Tony Nominations: See the full list of nominees

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Sure, we have the Oscars and the Emmys, but who doesn’t love the theater? The annual Tony Awards are back this season, and the nominations were revealed on May 5. The famous Tony Awards ceremony will be held in New York City on June 7, where theater kids can’t wait to see which of their favorite actors and performers will take home the Tony.

less, Hollywood life He’s collected all of this year’s Tony nominations!

Best musical

  • Lost Boys
  • Shmegadon!
  • Titanic
  • Two strangers (carrying a cake across New York)

Better play

  • Balustrades By David Lindsay Aber
  • giant By Mark Rosenblatt
  • release By peacewall
  • Little Bear Ridge Road By Samuel D. Hunter

Best Revival of a Musical

  • Cats: Jellicle Ball
  • Ragtime music
  • The Rocky Horror Show

Best revival of the play

  • Becky, what? By Gina Gionfriddo
  • Death of a salesman By Arthur Miller
  • Everything’s Great by Duncan MacMillan With Johnny Donahue
  • Fallen angels By Noel Coward
  • Oedipus By Sophocles, adapted from Robert Icke

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

  • rose Byrne, Fallen angels
  • carry coon, insect
  • suzanna flood, release
  • leslie manville, Oedipus
  • kelly O’Hara, Fallen angels

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

  • will harrison, Punch
  • nathan lane, Death of a salesman
  • john lithgow, giant
  • daniel Radcliffe, Everything is great
  • mark Strong, Oedipus

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

  • sarah chase, Shmegadon!
  • Stephanie Hsu, The Rocky Horror Show
  • casey levi, Ragtime music
  • marla mindell, Titanic
  • christiane beats, Two strangers (carrying a cake across New York)

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

  • nicholas christopher, Chess
  • luke evans, The Rocky Horror Show
  • joshua henry, Ragtime music
  • Sam Tutti, Two strangers (carrying a cake across New York)
  • brandon Uranowitz, Ragtime music
  • Betsy Edem, release
  • Marylouise Burke, Balustrades
  • Aya Cash, giant
  • lauri metcalf, Death of a salesman
  • june squibb, Marjorie Prime
  • christopher Abbott, Death of a salesman
  • Danny Burstyn, Marjorie Prime
  • Brandon J Dearden, Waiting for Godot
  • alden Ehrenreich, Becky, what?
  • robin santiago hudson, Joe Turner come and go
  • richard thomas, Balustrades
  • shoshanna bean, Lost Boys
  • hannah cruise, Chess
  • rachel Dratch, The Rocky Horror Show
  • anna gaster, Shmegadon!
  • nicole lewis, Ragtime music
  • Ali Louis Bourizqi, Lost Boys
  • Andre De Shields, Cats: Jellicle Ball
  • bryce pinkham, Chess
  • ben levi ross, Ragtime music
  • layton williams, Titanic

Best direction of the play

  • Nicholas Hytner, giant
  • robert Icke, Oedipus
  • kenny leon, Balustrades
  • joe mantello, Death of a salesman
  • whitney white, release

Best Music Direction

  • michael arden, Lost Boys
  • lyre Debessonnet, Ragtime music
  • Christopher Gately, Shmegadon!
  • tim jackson, Two strangers (carrying a cake across New York)
  • Zelon Livingston and Bill Rauch Cats: Jellicle Ball

Best choreography

  • Christopher Gately, Shmegadon!
  • eleanor scott, Ragtime music
  • Annie Tag, The Rocky Horror Show
  • Arturo Lyons and Omari Wells, Cats: Jellicle Ball
  • Lauren Yalanjo Grant and Christopher Cree Grant, Lost Boys

Best original music and/or lyrics written for theatre

  • Death of a salesmanMusic: Caroline Shaw
  • Joe Turner come and goMusic: Steve Pargonetti
  • Lost BoysMusic and Lyrics: Rescue
  • Shmegadon!Music and lyrics: Cinco Ball
  • Two strangers (carrying a cake across New York)Music and lyrics: Jim Barn and Kate Buchan

Best music book

  • Lost BoysDavid Hornsby and Chris Hoch
  • Shmegadon!Cinco Ball
  • TitanicMarla Mindel, Constantine Rosoli, and Ty Blue
  • Two strangers (carrying a cake across New York)Jim Barn and Kate Buchan

Best scenic design for a play

Hildegard Bechtler, Oedipus

Takeshi Kata, Bug

David Korins, Dog Day Afternoon

Chloe Lamford, Death of a Salesman

David Rockwell, Fallen Angels

Best Scenic Design for a Musical

  • points, The Rocky Horror Show
  • sutra gilmore, Two strangers
  • Rachel Hook, Cats: The Jellicle Ball
  • Dan LaveryThe Lost Boys
  • Scott Pask, Shmegadon!

Best costume design for a play

  • Brenda AbandandoloAfternoon dog day
  • Queen Jane, release
  • Jeff is okay, Fallen angels
  • emilio sosa, Balustrades
  • Paul Tazewell, Joe Turner come and go

Best Costume Design for a Musical

  • linda chu, Ragtime music
  • linda chu, Shmegadon!
  • Queen Jane, Cats: Jellicle Ball
  • ryan park, Lost Boys
  • David I. Reynoso, The Rocky Horror Show

Best lighting design for a play

  • Isabella Bird, Dog Day Afternoon
  • Natasha Chivers, Oedipus
  • Stacey DeRosier, Joe Turner Come and Gone
  • Heather Gilbert, BAG
  • Heather Gilbert, Fear of 13
  • Jack Knowles, Death of a Salesman

Best lighting design for a musical

  • kevin adams, Chess
  • jane cox, The Rocky Horror Show
  • donald Holder, Shmegadon!
  • Adam Honoré, Cats: Jellicle Ball
  • Adam Honoré, Donald Holder and Studio 59, Ragtime music
  • Jane Shriver and Michael Arden, Lost Boys

Best Sound Design for a Play

  • justin Ellington, Joe Turner come and go
  • tom Gibbons, Oedipus
  • Lee Kenny, Fear 13
  • josh schmidt, insect
  • Michal Suleiman, Death of a salesman

Best Sound Design for a Musical

  • kai harada, Cats: Jellicle Ball
  • kai harada, Ragtime music
  • Adam Fisher, Lost Boys
  • brian ronan, The Rocky Horror Show
  • Walter Trarbach, Shmegadon!

Best orchestra

  • Doug Besterman and Mike Morris Shmegadon!
  • Ethan Pope, Kyler England, Adrian “AJ” Gonzalez, Gabriel Mann, Lost Boys
  • lux pyramid, Two strangers (carrying a cake across New York)
  • brian osifer, Chess
  • Andrew Lloyd Webber, David Wilson, Trevor Holder, and Doug Schatt, Cats: Jellicle Ball

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