Broadway’s biggest celebration is underway with the 79th Annual Tony Awards honouring the best productions and performances of the season.The evening began with the “Act One” preshow, hosted by Laura Benanti and Tituss Burgess, before the main ceremony at Radio City Music Hall. This year’s telecast is being hosted by singer Pink.’The Lost Boys’ and ‘Schmigadoon!’ have emerged as the night’s most-nominated shows.The two musicals head into the ceremony with 12 nominations each, making them the frontrunners across multiple categories. Close behind is the acclaimed revival of ‘Ragtime’ with 11 nominations, while ‘Death of a Salesman’ and ‘Cats: The Jellicle Ball’ each earned nine nominations.A total of 24 Broadway productions are competing across 26 categories. In addition to the competitive categories, the ceremony is set to celebrate several landmark anniversaries in Broadway history. Special performances will honour long-running and influential 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 night’s most competitive contests, with four distinctly different productions vying for the top honour.2026 Tony Awards: Winners ListBest Book of a MusicalThe Lost Boys, David Hornsby and Chris HochSchmigadoon!, Cinco Paul – WINNERTitaníque, Marla Mindelle, Constantine Rousouli and Tye BlueTwo Strangers (Carry a Cake Across New York), Jim Barne and Kit BuchanBest Play“The Balusters”“Giant”“Liberation”“Little Bear Ridge Road”Revival of a Musical“Cats: The Jellicle Ball”“Ragtime”“Richard O’Brien’s The Rocky Horror Show”Revival of a Play“Arthur Miller’s Death of a Salesman”“Becky Shaw”“Every Brilliant Thing”“Fallen Angels”“Oedipus”Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role in a MusicalNicholas 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”Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role in a PlayWill Harrison, “Punch”Nathan Lane, “Arthur Miller’s Death of a Salesman”John Lithgow, “Giant”Daniel Radcliffe, “Every Brilliant Thing”Mark Strong, “Oedipus”Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role in a MusicalSara 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)”Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role in a PlayRose Byrne, “Fallen Angels”Carrie Coon, “Bug”Susannah Flood, “Liberation”Lesley Manville, “Oedipus”Kelli O’Hara, “Fallen Angels”Performance by an Actor in a Featured Role in a MusicalAli Louis Bourzgui, “The Lost Boys”André De Shields, “Cats: The Jellicle Ball”Bryce Pinkham, “Chess”Ben Levi Ross, “Ragtime”Layton Williams, “Titaníque”Performance by an Actor in a Featured Role in a PlayChristopher 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”Performance by an Actress in a Featured Role in a MusicalShoshana Bean, “The Lost Boys”Hannah Cruz, “Chess”Rachel Dratch, “Richard O’Brien’s The Rocky Horror Show”Ana Gasteyer, “Schmigadoon!”Nichelle Lewis, “Ragtime”Performance by an Actress in a Featured Role in a PlayBetsy Aidem, “Liberation”Marylouise Burke, “The Balusters”Aya Cash, “Giant”Laurie Metcalf, “Arthur Miller’s Death of a Salesman”June Squibb, “Marjorie Prime”Direction of a MusicalMichael 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”Direction of a PlayNicholas Hytner, “Giant”Robert Icke, “Oedipus”Kenny Leon, “The Balusters”Joe Mantello, “Arthur Miller’s Death of a Salesman”Whitney White, “Liberation”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 BuchanBook of a Musical“The Lost Boys” — David Hornsby and Chris Hoch“Schmigadoon!” — Cinco Paul – WINNER“Titaníque” — Marla Mindelle, Constantine Rousouli and Tye Blue“Two Strangers (Carry a Cake Across New York)” — Jim Barne and Kit BuchanChoreographyChristopher 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”OrchestrationsDoug Besterman and Mike Morris, “Schmigadoon!” – WINNEREthan 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”Scenic Design in a Musicaldots, “Richard O’Brien’s The Rocky Horror Show”Soutra Gilmour, “Two Strangers (Carry a Cake Across New York)”Rachel Hauck, “Cats: The Jellicle Ball”Dane Laffrey, “The Lost Boys”Scott Pask, “Schmigadoon!”Scenic Design in a PlayHildegard Bechtler, “Oedipus”Takeshi Kata, “Bug”Chloe Lamford, “Arthur Miller’s Death of a Salesman”David Korins, “Dog Day Afternoon”David Rockwell, “Fallen Angels”Costume Design in a MusicalLinda Cho, “Ragtime”Linda Cho, “Schmigadoon!”Qween Jean, “Cats: The Jellicle Ball” – WINNERRyan Park, “The Lost Boys”David I. Reynoso, “Richard O’Brien’s The Rocky Horror Show”Costume Design in a PlayBrenda Abbandandolo, “Dog Day Afternoon”Qween Jean, “Liberation”Jeff Mahshie, “Fallen Angels” – WINNEREmilio Sosa, “The Balusters”Paul Tazewell, “August Wilson’s Joe Turner’s Come and Gone”Lighting Design in a MusicalKevin 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”Lighting Design in a PlayIsabella 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”Sound Design of a MusicalKai Harada, “Cats: The Jellicle Ball”Kai Harada, “Ragtime” – WINNERAdam Fisher, “The Lost Boys”Brian Ronan, “Richard O’Brien’s The Rocky Horror Show”Walter Trarbach, “Schmigadoon!”Sound Design of a PlayJustin 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 Go to Source
