The Tony Award nominations for 2026 have been officially announced, revealing a competitive field across multiple categories. The ceremony is set to take place on June 7 at Radio City Music Hall, hosted by pop star Pink. The event will be broadcast live on CBS and streamed on Paramount+.
Best Musical and Best Play Nominees
Four productions are competing for the coveted Best Musical award: "The Lost Boys", "Schmigadoon!", "Titanique", and "Two Strangers (Carry a Cake Across New York)". In the Best Play category, the nominees include "The Balusters", "Giant", "Liberation", and "Little Bear Ridge Road".
Revival Categories
For Best Revival of a Play, the contenders are "Arthur Miller's Death of a Salesman", "Becky Shaw", "Every Brilliant Thing", "Fallen Angels", and "Oedipus". In the musical revival category, "Cats: The Jellicle Ball", "Ragtime", and "Richard O'Brien's The Rocky Horror Show" are nominated.
Leading Performances
Notable nominees for Best Actor in a Leading Role in a Play include Will Harrison for "Punch", Nathan Lane for "Death of a Salesman", John Lithgow for "Giant", Daniel Radcliffe for "Every Brilliant Thing", and Mark Strong for "Oedipus". For Best Actress in a Leading Role in a Play, the nominees are Rose Byrne for "Fallen Angels", Carrie Coon for "Bug", Susannah Flood for "Liberation", Lesley Manville for "Oedipus", and Kelli O'Hara for "Fallen Angels".
In musicals, the Best Actor nominees include Nicholas Christopher for "Chess", Luke Evans for "The Rocky Horror Show", Joshua Henry for "Ragtime", Sam Tutty for "Two Strangers", and Brandon Uranowitz for "Ragtime". For Best Actress in a Musical, the nominees are Sara Chase for "Schmigadoon!", Stephanie Hsu for "The Rocky Horror Show", Caissie Levy for "Ragtime", Marla Mindelle for "Titanique", and Christiani Pitts for "Two Strangers".
Featured Performance Categories
In featured roles, Shoshana Bean, Hannah Cruz, Rachel Dratch, Ana Gasteyer, and Nichelle Lewis are nominated for Best Actress in a Musical. For Best Actor in a Featured Role in a Musical, the nominees are Ali Louis Bourzgui, André De Shields, Bryce Pinkham, Ben Levi Ross, and Layton Williams.
In plays, featured actress nominees include Betsy Aidem, Marylouise Burke, Aya Cash, Laurie Metcalf, and June Squibb. Featured actor nominees are Christopher Abbott, Danny Burstein, Brandon J. Dirden, Alden Ehrenreich, Ruben Santiago-Hudson, and Richard Thomas.
Direction and Choreography
Best Direction of a Play nominees are Nicholas Hytner for "Giant", Robert Icke for "Oedipus", Kenny Leon for "The Balusters", Joe Mantello for "Death of a Salesman", and Whitney White for "Liberation". For musicals, the nominees are Michael Arden for "The Lost Boys", Lear deBessonet for "Ragtime", Christopher Gattelli for "Schmigadoon!", Tim Jackson for "Two Strangers", and Zhailon Levingston and Bill Rauch for "Cats: The Jellicle Ball".
Choreography nominees include Christopher Gattelli, Ellenore Scott, Ani Taj, Omari Wiles and Arturo Lyons, and Lauren Yalango-Grant and Christopher Cree Grant.
Book and Score
For Best Book of a Musical, the nominees are "The Lost Boys" (David Hornsby and Chris Hoch), "Schmigadoon!" (Cinco Paul), "Titanique" (Marla Mindelle, Constantine Rousouli, and Tye Blue), and "Two Strangers" (Jim Barne and Kit Buchan). Best Original Score nominees include "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), and "Two Strangers" (Music & Lyrics: Jim Barne and Kit Buchan).
For more information, visit the official Tony Awards website.
