Broadway’s biggest celebration is underway with the 79th Annual Tony Awards honoring the best productions and shows of the season.The evening began with the “Act One” pre-show, hosted by Laura Benanti and Tituss Burgess, before the main concert at Radio City Music Hall.
Singer Pink is hosting this year’s telecast.“The Lost Boys” and “Schmmegadon!” They emerged as the night’s most nominated shows.The two musicals head into the ceremony with 12 nominations each, putting them in the lead across multiple categories. In second place is the famous film “Ragtime”, which received 11 nominations, while “Death of a Salesman” and “Cats: The Jellicle Ball” each received nine nominations.A total of 24 Broadway productions are competing across 26 categories. In addition to the competitive categories, the gala is scheduled to celebrate several notable anniversaries in Broadway history. Special performances will be held honoring influential and long-running musicals, including “The Book of Mormon,” “Chicago” and “A Chorus Line.”Audiences can also expect performances from all seven nominees competing in the Best Musical and Best Musical Revival categories.
The race for Best New Musical is shaping up to be one of the most competitive of the night, with four very different productions vying for the top honor.Tony Awards 2026: List of winnersBest music bookThe Lost Boys, David Hornsby and Chris HochShmegadon!, Cinco Ball – WinnerTitanic, Marla Mendel, Constantine Rosoli and Ty BlueTwo strangers (carrying cake across New York), Jim Barn and Kate BuchanBetter play“balustrades”“giant”“release”“Little Bear Ridge Road”Revival of a musical“Cats: Jellicle Ball”“ragtime”“The Rocky Horror Show by Richard O’Brien”Reviving a play“Death of a Salesman” by Arthur Miller“Becky Shaw”“Everything is great”“Fallen angels”“Oedipus”The performance of an actor in the lead role in a musicalNicholas Christopher “Chess”Luke Evans, “Richard O’Brien’s Rocky Horror Show”Joshua Henry, “Ragtime”Sam Tutti, “Two Strangers (Carrying Cake Across New York)”Brandon Uranowitz, “Ragtime”The performance of an actor in a leading role in a playWill Harrison for “Punch”Nathan Lane, “Death of a Salesman by Arthur Miller”John Lithgow “The Giant”Daniel Radcliffe, “Everything’s Great”Mark Strong, “Oedipus”The performance of an actress in the lead role in a musicalSarah Chase, “Schmmegadon!”Stephanie Hsu, “Richard O’Brien’s Rocky Horror Show”Casey Levy, “Ragtime”Marla Mindell, “Titanic”Christiane Bates, “Two Strangers (Carrying Cake Across New York)”The performance of an actress in the lead role in a playRose Byrne, “Fallen Angels”Carrie Coon, “Bug”Susanna’s Flood “Liberation”Lesley Manville for “Oedipus”Kelli O’Hara, “Fallen Angels”The performance of an actor in a featured role in a musicalAli Louis Borzge, “The Lost Boys”Andre De Shields, “Cats: The Jellicle Ball”Bryce Pinkham, “Chess”Ben Levy Ross, “Ragtime”Leighton Williams for the movie “Titanic”The performance of an actor in a distinctive role in a playChristopher Abbott, “Death of a Salesman by Arthur Miller”Danny Burstyn for “Marjorie Prime”Brandon J. Durden, “Waiting for Godot”Alden Ehrenreich for “Becky Shaw”Ruben Santiago Hudson, August Wilson’s “Come and Gone by Joe Turner”Richard Thomas, “Balustrades”The performance of an actress in a featured role in a musicalShoshanna Bean, “The Lost Boys”Hannah Cruz, “Chess”Rachel Dratch, “Richard O’Brien’s Rocky Horror Show”Ana Gasteyer, “Schmmegadon!”Nichelle Lewis, “Ragtime”The performance of an actress in a featured role in a playBetsy Eidem, “Editing”Marylouise Burke, “Balustrades”Aya Cash for the movie “The Giant”Laurie Metcalfe, “Death of a Salesman by Arthur Miller”June Squibb for “Marjorie Prime”Musical directionMichael Arden, “The Lost Boys”Lear d’Ebussonnet, “Ragtime”Christopher Gattelli, “Schmmegadon!”Tim Jackson, “Two Strangers (Carry a Cake Across New York)”Zelon Livingston and Bill Rauch, “Cats: The Jellicle Ball”Direction of the playNicholas Hytner for “The Colossus”Robert Icke, “Oedipus”Kenny Lyon, “Balustrades”Joe Mantello, “Death of a Salesman by Arthur Miller”Whitney White for “Emancipation”Original score (music and/or lyrics) written for the stage“Death of a Salesman Arthur Miller” – music by Caroline ShawJoe Turner’s “Come and Gone by August Wilson” – music by Steve Pargonetti“The Lost Boys” – Music and Lyrics by Rescue Band“Shmegadon!” – Music and Lyrics by Cinco Ball – Winner“Two Strangers (Carrying a Cake Across New York)” – Music and Lyrics by Jim Barn and Kate BuchanMusic book“The Lost Boys” – David Hornsby and Chris Hoch“Shmegadon!” – Cinco Ball – Winner“Titanic” – Marla Mindel, Constantine Rusuli and Ty Blue“Two Strangers (Carrying Cake Across New York)” – Jim Barn and Kate BuchanChoreographyChristopher Gattelli, “Schmmegadon!”Eleanor Scott, “Ragtime”Annie Tagg, “Richard O’Brien’s Rocky Horror Show”Omari Wells and Arturo Lyons, “Cats: The Jellicle Ball”Loren Yalango Grant and Christopher Cree Grant for The Lost BoysFormatsDoug Besterman and Mike Morris, “Schmmegadon!” – WinnerEthan Pope, Kyler England, Adrian “AJ” Gonzalez, and Gabriel Mann, “The Lost Boys”Lux Pyramid, “Two Strangers (Carrying Cake Across New York)”Brian Osifer, “Chess”Andrew Lloyd Webber, David Wilson, Trevor Holder, Doug Schatt, “Cats: The Jellicle Ball”Scenic design in a musicalPoints, “Richard O’Brien’s Rocky Horror Show”Soutra Gilmore, “Two Strangers (Carrying Cake Across New York)”Rachel Hook, “Cats: The Jellicle Ball”Dane Lavery, “The Lost Boys”Scott Pask, “Schmmegadon!”Scenic design in playHildegard Bechtler, “Oedipus”Takeshi Kata, “Insect”Chloe Lamford, “Death of a Salesman by Arthur Miller”David Korins, “Dog Day Afternoon”David Rockwell, “Fallen Angels”Costume design for a musicalLinda Chu, “Ragtime”Linda Chu, “Shmegadon!”Queen Jane, “Cats: Jellicle Ball” – WinnerRyan Park, “The Lost Boys”David I. Reynoso, “Richard O’Brien’s Rocky Horror Show”Costume design for the playBrenda Abandandolo, “Dog Day Afternoon”Queen Jane, “Liberation”Jeff Mahshey, “Fallen Angels” – WinnerEmilio Sosa, “Balustrades”Paul Tazewell, Joe Turner’s Come and Gone to August WilsonLighting design in a musicalKevin Adams, “Chess”Jane Cox, “Richard O’Brien’s Rocky Horror Show”Donald Holder, “Schmmegadon!”Adam Honoré, “Cats: Jellicle Ball”Adam Honoré and Donald Holder, “Ragtime”Jane Shriver and Michael Arden for The Lost BoysLighting design at playIsabella Bird, “Dog Day Afternoon”Natasha Chivers for “Oedipus”Stacy DeRosier, Joe Turner’s “Come and Gone” directed by August Wilson.Heather Gilbert for “Bug”Heather Gilbert, “Fear of 13”Jack Knowles, “Death of a Salesman” by Arthur MillerSound design for a musicalKai Harada, “Cats: Jellicle Ball”Kai Harada, “Ragtime” – WinnerAdam Fisher, “The Lost Boys”Brian Ronan, “Richard O’Brien’s Rocky Horror Show”Walter Trarbach, “Schmmegadon!”Sound design of the playJustin Ellington, Joe Turner’s “Come and Gone” directed by August Wilson.Tom Gibbons, “Oedipus”Lee Kenny, “Fear of 13”Josh Schmidt for “Bug”Mikal Suleiman, “Death of a Salesman by Arthur Miller” – Winner
