The American Theatre Wing’s 79th Annual Tony Awards nominations were announced by Uzo Aduba and Darren Criss at 9:00 this morning (Tuesday, May 5), live from the Sofitel New York, with a selection broadcast on CBS Mornings and streaming on Paramount+ at 8:30 am.
The cut-off date for eligible Broadway productions of the 2025-26 season was April 26, 2026. Leading the nominations in the 26 competitive categories are The Lost Boys and Schmigadoon! with twelve nominations each, followed by Ragtime with eleven.
In addition to the competitive awards nominations, special awards honorees were previously announced. Mary-Mitchell Campbell will receive the 2026 Isabelle Stevenson Award for her advocacy work through the arts; André Bishop, Jules Fisher, and James Lapine will be awarded for Lifetime Achievement in the Theatre; and the awards for Excellence in the Theatre will go to 1/52 Project, Jake Bell, Kenn Lubin, and Loren Plotkin.
And the nominations for the 79th annual Tony Awards are:
BEST PLAY: The Balusters; Giant; Liberation; Little Bear Ridge Road
BEST MUSICAL: The Lost Boys; Schmigadoon!; Titanique; Two Strangers (Carry a Cake Across New York)
BEST REVIVAL OF A PLAY: Becky Shaw; Death of a Salesman; Every Brilliant Thing; Fallen Angels; Oedipus
BEST REVIVAL OF A MUSICAL: Cats: The Jellicle Ball; Ragtime; The Rocky Horror Show
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, Every Brilliant Thing; Mark Strong, Oedipus
BEST PERFORMANCE BY AN ACTRESS IN A LEADING ROLE IN A PLAY: Rose Byrne, Fallen Angels; Carrie Coon, Bug; Susannah Flood, Liberation; Lesley Manville, Oedipus; Kelli O’Hara, Fallen Angels
BEST PERFORMANCE BY AN ACTOR IN A LEADING ROLE IN A MUSICAL: Nicholas Christopher, Chess; Luke Evans, The Rocky Horror Show; Joshua Henry, Ragtime; Sam Tutty, Two Strangers (Carry a Cake Across New York); Brandon Uranowitz, Ragtime
BEST PERFORMANCE BY AN ACTRESSS IN A LEADING ROLE IN A MUSICAL: Sara Chase, Schmigadoon!; Stephanie Hsu, The Rocky Horror Show; Caissie Levy, Ragtime; Marla Mindelle, Titanique; Christiani Pitts, Two Strangers (Carry a Cake Across New York)
BEST PERFORMANCE BY A FEATURED ACTOR IN A PLAY: Christopher Abbott, Death of a Salesman; Danny Burstein, Marjorie Prime; Brandon J. Dirden, Waiting for Godot; Alden Ehrenreich, Becky Shaw; Ruben Santiago-Hudson, Joe Turner’s Come and Gone; Richard Thomas, The Balusters
BEST PERFORMANCE BY A FEATURED ACTRESS IN A PLAY: Betsy Aidem, Liberation; Marylouise Burke, The Balusters; Aya Cash, Giant; Laurie Metcalf, Death of a Salesman; June Squibb, Marjorie Prime
BEST PERFORMANCE BY A FEATURED ACTOR 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, Titanique
BEST PERFORMANCE BY A FEATURED ACTRESS IN A MUSICAL: Shoshana Bean, The Lost Boys; Hannah Cruz, Chess; Rachel Dratch, 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, Death of a Salesman; Whitney White, Liberation
BEST DIRECTION OF A MUSICAL: Michael Arden, The Lost Boys; Lear deBessonet, Ragtime; Christopher Gatelli, 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, The Rocky Horror Show; Arturo Lyons and Omari Wiles, Cats: The Jellicle Ball; Lauren Yalango-Grant and Christopher Cree Grant, The Lost Boys
BEST ORIGINAL SCORE (MUSIC AND/OR LYRICS) WRITTEN FOR THE THEATRE: Death of a Salesman, Music: Caroline Shaw; Joe Turner’s Come and Gone, Music: Steve Bargonetti; The Lost Boys, Music & Lyrics: The Rescues; Schmigadoon!, Music & Lyrics: Cinco Paul; Two Strangers (Carry a Cake Across New York), Music & Lyrics: Jim Barne and Kit Buchan
BEST BOOK OF A MUSICAL: The Lost Boys, David Hornsby and Chris Hoch; Schmigadoon!, Cinco Paul; Titanique, Marla Mindelle, Constantine Rousouli and Tye Blue; Two Strangers (Carry a Cake Across New York), Jim Barne and Kit Buchan
BEST SCENIC DESIGN OF 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 OF A MUSICAL: dots, The Rocky Horror Show; Soutra Gilmour, Two Strangers; Rachel Hauck, 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, 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, The Rocky Horror Show
BEST LIGHTING DESIGN OF A PLAY: Isabella Byrd, Dog Day Afternoon; Natasha Chivers, Oedipus; Stacey Derosier, Joe Turner’s Come and Gone; Heather Gilbert, Bug; Heather Gilbert, The Fear of 13; Jack Knowles, Death of a Salesman
BEST LIGHTING DESIGN OF A MUSICAL: Kevin Adams, Chess; Jane Cox, The Rocky Horror Show; Donald Holder, Schmigadoon!; Adam Honoré, Cats: The Jellicle Ball; Adam Honoré and Donald Holder and 59 Studio, Ragtime; Jen Shriever and Michael Arden, The Lost Boys
BEST SOUND DESIGN OF A PLAY: Justin Ellington, Joe Turner’s Come and Gone; Tom Gibbons, Oedipus; Lee Kinney, The Fear of 13; Josh Schmidt, Bug; Mikaal Sulaiman, 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, The Rocky Horror Show; Walter Trarbach, Schmigadoon!
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); Anders Eljas and Brian Usifer, Chess; Andrew Lloyd Webber and David Wilson, Cats: The Jellicle Ball.
Congratulations to all the nominees and honorees!
The 79th Annual Tony Awards, hosted by P!nk, will be presented on Sunday, June 7, 2026, 8-11 pm, at Radio City Music Hall, 1260 Avenue of the Americas (Sixth Avenue), NYC, and will be broadcast live on CBS and streaming on Paramount+. For tickets (priced at $731.80-936.60, including fees, not including the after party; black tie only, doors close at 6:30 pm), call (800) 653-8000, or go online.
