Guide to 2026 Tony Awards: How to Watch, Nominations & More

2026 Tony Awards at a Glance

The 79th Tony Awards will celebrate the best productions, actors, directors and creative teams from the 2025-26 Broadway season. Here’s everything you need to know, including how to watch the 2026 Tony Awards live, who is hosting the Tony Awards, and the complete list of Tony Award nominations.

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How to Watch the Tony Awards in 2026

The 79th Tony Awards will be held on Sunday, June 7, 2026, at Radio City Music Hall in NYC. The legendary night will kick off at 8 p.m. ET, airing live on CBS and streaming on Paramount+.

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Who is the Host of the 2026 Tonys?

Award winning American singer and songwriter P!NK will be acting as the host of the 2026 Tonys ceremony. While not a Broadway performer herself, her songs “Raise Your Glass” and “Fkin’ Perfect” are featured in Moulin Rouge! The Musical and & Juliet.

2026 Tony Awards Nominations List

Productions that ran during the 2025-2026 Broadway season from April 28, 2025 – April 26, 2026 are eligible for the 2026 Tony Awards. There are additional eligibility requirements from the American Theatre Wing and the Broadway League for productions to meet, including being performed at one of 41 Broadway-eligible theaters.

Check out the full list of 2026 Tony nominated productions:

Best Play

• The Balusters by David Lindsay-Abaire
• Giant by Mark Rosenblatt
• Liberation by Bess Wohl
• Little Bear Ridge Road by Samuel D. Hunter

Best Musical

• The Lost Boys
• Schmigadoon!
• Titaníque
• Two Strangers (Carry a Cake Across New York)

Best Revival of a Play

• Becky Shaw by Gina Gionfriddo
• Death of a Salesman by Arthur Miller
• Every Brilliant Thing by Duncan MacMillan
• Fallen Angels by Noël Coward
• Oedipus by Sophocles, adapted by Robert Icke

Best Revival of a Musical

• Cats: The Jellicle Ball
• Ragtime
• Richard O’Brien’s The Rocky Horror Show

Best Performance by a Leading Actor in a Play

• Will Harrison as Jacob Dunne – Punch
• Nathan Lane as Willy Loman – Death of a Salesman
• John Lithgow as Roald Dahl – Giant
• Daniel Radcliffe as Performer – Every Brilliant Thing
• Mark Strong as Oedipus – Oedipus

Best Performance by a Leading Actress in a Play

• Rose Byrne as Jane Banbury – Fallen Angels
• Carrie Coon as Agnes White – Bug
• Susannah Flood as Lizzie – Liberation
• Lesley Manville as Jocasta – Oedipus
• Kelli O’Hara as Julia Sterroll – Fallen Angels

Best Performance by a Leading Actor in a Musical

• Nicholas Christopher as Anatoly Sergievsky – Chess
• Luke Evans as Frank-N-Furter – Richard O’Brien’s The Rocky Horror Show
• Joshua Henry as Coalhouse Walker Jr. – Ragtime
• Sam Tutty as Dougal Todd – Two Strangers (Carry a Cake Across New York)
• Brandon Uranowitz as Tateh – Ragtime

Best Performance by a Leading Actress in a Musical

• Sara Chase as Melissa Gimble – Schmigadoon!
• Stephanie Hsu as Janet Weiss – Richard O’Brien’s The Rocky Horror Show
• Caissie Levy as Mother – Ragtime
• Marla Mindelle as Celine Dion – Titaníque
• Christiani Pitts as Robin Rainey – Two Strangers (Carry a Cake Across New York)

Best Performance by a Featured Actor in a Play

• Christopher Abbott as Biff – Death of a Salesman
• Danny Burstein as Jon – Marjorie Prime
• Brandon J. Dirden as Pozzo – Waiting for Godot
• Alden Ehrenreich as Max – Becky Shaw
• Ruben Santiago-Hudson as Bynum Walker – Joe Turner’s Come and Gone
• Richard Thomas as Elliott Emerson – The Balusters

Best Performance by a Featured Actress in a Play

• Betsy Aidem as Margie – Liberation
• Marylouise Burke as Penny Buell – The Balusters
• Aya Cash as Jessie Stone – Giant
• Laurie Metcalf as Linda Loman – Death of a Salesman
• June Squibb as Marjorie – Marjorie Prime

Best Performance by a Featured Actor in a Musical

• Ali Louis Bourzgui as David – The Lost Boys
• André De Shields as Old Deuteronomy – Cats: The Jellicle Ball
• Bryce Pinkham as The Arbiter – Chess
• Ben Levi Ross as Mother’s Younger Brother – Ragtime
• Layton Williams as Iceberg/The Seaman – Titaníque

Best Performance by a Featured Actress in a Musical

• Shoshana Bean as Lucy Emerson – The Lost Boys
• Hannah Cruz as Svetlana – Chess
• Rachel Dratch as The Narrator – Richard O’Brien’s The Rocky Horror Show
• Ana Gasteyer as Mildred Layton – Schmigadoon!
• Nichelle Lewis as Sarah – 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 Gattelli – Schmigadoon!
• Tim Jackson – Two Strangers (Carry a Cake Across New York)
• Zhailon Levingston and Bill Rauch – Cats: The Jellicle Ball

Best Book of a Musical

• Jim Barne and Kit Buchan – Two Strangers (Carry a Cake Across New York)
• Tye Blue, Marla Mindelle and Constantine Rousouli – Titaníque
• Chris Hoch and David Hornsby – The Lost Boys
• Cinco Paul – Schmigadoon!

Best Original Score (Music and/or Lyrics) Written for the Theatre

• Steve Bargonetti, music – Joe Turner’s Come and Gone
• Jim Barne, music, and Kit Buchan, lyrics – Two Strangers (Carry a Cake Across New York)
• Cinco Paul, music and lyrics – Schmigadoon!
• The Rescues, music and lyrics – The Lost Boys
• Caroline Shaw, music – Death of a Salesman

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 – 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!

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 Reynoso – Richard O’Brien’s 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
• Michael Arden and Jen Schriever – The Lost Boys
• Jane Cox – Richard O’Brien’s The Rocky Horror Show
• Donald Holder – Schmigadoon!
• Donald Holder and Adam Honoré (lighting design) and 59 Studio (projection design) – Ragtime
• Adam Honoré – Cats: The Jellicle Ball

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 – Richard O’Brien’s The Rocky Horror Show
• Walter Trarbach – Schmigadoon!

Best Choreography

• Christopher Gattelli – Schmigadoon!
• Christopher Cree Grant and Lauren Yalango-Grant – The Lost Boys
• Arturo Lyons and Omari Wiles – Cats: The Jellicle Ball
• Ellenore Scott – Ragtime
• Ani Taj – Richard O’Brien’s The Rocky Horror Show

Best Orchestrations

• Doug Besterman and Mike Morris – Schmigadoon!
• Kyler England, Adrianne Gonzalez, Ethan Popp, and Gabriel Mann – The Lost Boys
• Trevor Holder, Doug Schadt, Andrew Lloyd Webber, and David Wilson – Cats: The Jellicle Ball
• Lux Pyramid – Two Strangers (Carry a Cake Across New York)
• Brian Usifer – Chess

Special Awards

Lifetime Achievement in the Theatre

• André Bishop
• Jules Fisher
• James Lapine

Isabelle Stevenson Award

• Mary-Mitchell Campbell

Special Tony Award

• League of Resident Theatres

Tony Honors for Excellence in Theatre

• 1/52 Project
• Jake Bell
• Kenn Lubin
• Loren Plotkin

Regional Theatre Tony Award

• American Players Theatre

Excellence in Theatre Education Award

• Pending announcement

Productions Nominated for Multiple Awards

Two productions lead the 2026 Tony Awards nominations with 12 nods each.

• The Lost Boys, a musical adaptation of the cult-classic 1987 film, follows two teenage brothers who move to a California town only to discover it’s inhabited by vampires.
  • The production earned nominations for Best Musical, Best Featured Actor in a Musical, Best Featured Actress in a Musical, Best Direction of a Musical, Best Book of a Musical, Best Original Score, Best Scenic Design, Best Costume Design, Best Lighting Design, Best Sound Design, Best Choreography and Best Orchestrations.
• Based on the Apple TV+ musical comedy series, Schmigadoon! follows two New York doctors who become trapped in a magical town where everyone communicates through elaborate musical numbers.
  • The production also received 12 nominations, including Best Musical, Best Book of a Musical, Best Original Score, Best Leading Actress in a Musical, Best Featured Actress in a Musical, Best Direction of a Musical, Best Scenic Design, Best Costume Design, Best Lighting Design, Best Sound Design, Best Choreography and Best Orchestrations.

Beyond the two frontrunners, Ragtime emerged as a major contender with 11 nominations, while Cats: The Jellicle Ball, Death of a Salesman and Richard O’Brien’s The Rocky Horror Show each earned nine nominations. The top nominated productions suggest this year’s ceremony will feature a competitive race between new musicals, revivals and adaptations.

Here’s a look at all the productions nominated for multiple awards in 2026:

Who Is Expected to Win at the 2026 Tony Awards?

Based on nomination totals, The Lost Boys, Schmigadoon! and Ragtime enter the ceremony as the most recognized productions of the season.

Watch the Tonys Live on DIRECTV

Capture every moment of this year’s Tony Awards ceremony with DIRECTV. You can enjoy the event live or conveniently record it to your cloud DVR for later viewing. The choice is yours!

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