2026 Tony Award nominations announced
Discover all the Broadway musicals and plays nominated for top honors at this year's ceremony, taking place on June 7 at Radio City Music Hall.
Summary
- 2026 Tony Award nominations have been announced for Best Musical; Best Play; Best Leading Actor and Actress in a Musical
- and Best Leading Actor and Actress in a Play
Nominations for the 2026 Tony Awards have been announced, honoring the best plays and musicals of the 2025-26 Broadway season. 2025 Tony winner Darren Criss and 2022 nominee Uzo Aduba announced select categories on CBS Mornings ahead of the full announcement via the Tony Awards’ YouTube channel.
Best Musical nominees The Lost Boys and Schmigadoon! lead the pack with 12 nominations each. Best Musical Revival nominee Ragtime follows with 11, and Best Play Revival nominee Death of a Salesman is the most nominated play with 9, tying with Best Musical Revival nominees Cats: The Jellicle Ball and The Rocky Horror Show.
See the full list of nominees below, and find out the winners during the Tony Awards ceremony, to be broadcast live from Radio City Music Hall on June 7. Learn more about how to watch the 2026 Tony Awards.
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Best Musical
Best Play
Best Revival of a Play
Best Revival of a Musical
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 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 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 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 Actress in a Featured Role 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 an Actor in a Featured Role 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 an Actress in a Featured Role in a Musical
- Shoshana Bean: The Lost Boys
- Hannah Cruz: Chess
- Rachel Dratch: The Rocky Horror Show
- Ana Gasteyer: Schmigadoon!
- Nichelle Lewis: Ragtime
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: Titanique
Best Book of a Musical
- David Hornsby and Chris Hoch: The Lost Boys
- Cinco Paul: Schmigadoon!
- Tye Blue, Marla Mindelle, and Constantine Rousouli: Titanique
- Jim Barne and Kit Buchan: Two Strangers (Carry a Cake Across New York)
Best Original Score (Music and/or Lyrics) Written for the Theatre
- Caroline Shaw: Death of a Salesman
- Steve Bargonetti: Joe Turner's Come and Gone
- The Rescues: The Lost Boys
- Cinco Paul: Schmigadoon!
- Jim Barne and Kit Buchan: Two Strangers (Carry a Cake Across New York)
Best Scenic Design of a Play
- Hildegard Bechtler: Oedipus
- Takeshi Kata: Bug
- David Korins: Dog Day Afternoon
- Chloe Lamford: Death of a Salesman
- Arnulfo Maldonado: The Fear of 13
- Derek McLane: The Balusters
- David Rockwell: Fallen Angels
- Teresa L. Williams: Proof
- David Zinn: Becky Shaw
- David Zinn: Liberation
Best Scenic Design of a Musical
- dots: 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!
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, Donald Holder, and 59 Studio: Ragtime
- Jen Schriever 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 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 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: The Rocky Horror Show
- Lauren Yalango-Grant and Christopher Cree Grant: The Lost Boys
- Omari Wiles and Arturo Lyons: Cats: The Jellicle Ball
Best Orchestrations
- Doug Besterman and Mike Morris: Schmigadoon!
- Ethan Popp and The Rescues (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
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