Tuesday, May 5, 2026

The 79th Tony Award Nominations


Schmigadoon (c) Matthew Murphy and Evan Zimmerman

Here are the nominations for the 79th Tony Award, which will be handed out on Sunday, June 7, 2026. The host is P!nk. 


The 79th Tony Award Nominations 


Oedipus (c) Julieta Cervantes


PLAYS 

Play 

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



Play (Revival) 

Arthur Miller's Death of a Salesman 
Becky Shaw by Gina Gionfriddo 
Every Brilliant Thing by Duncan Macmillan, Jonny Donahoe 
Fallen Angels  
Oedipus adapted by Robert Icke 



Actress (Play) 

Rose Byrne, Fallen Angels 
Carrie Coon, Bug 
Susannah Flood, Liberation 
Lesley Manville, Oedipus 
Kelli O'Hara, Fallen Angels 


Punch (c) Matthew Murphy

Actor (Play) 

Will Harrison, Punch 
Nathan Lane, Arthur Miller's Death of a Salesman 
John Lithgow, Giant 
Daniel Radcliffe, Every Brilliant Thing 
Mark Strong, Oedipus 



Featured Actress (Play) 

Betsy Aidem, Liberation 
Marylouise Burke, The Balusters 
Aya Cash, Giant
Laurie Metcalf, Arthur Miller's Death of a Salesman 
June Squibb, Marjorie Prime


The Balusters (c) Jeremy Daniel

Featured Actor (Play) 

Christopher 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, Joe Turner’s Come and Gone 
Richard Thomas, The Balusters


Director (Play) 

Nicholas Hytner, Giant
Robert Icke, Oedipus
Kenny Leon, The Balusters
Joe Mantello, Arthur Miller's Death of a Salesman 
Whitney White, Liberation 


Fallen Angels (c) Joan Marcus

Costume Design of a Play 

The Balusters 
Dog Day Afternoon 
Fallen Angels 
Joe Turner’s Come and Gone 
Liberation 


Lighting Design of a Play 

Arthur Miller's Death of a Salesman 
Bug
Dog Day Afternoon 
Joe Turner’s Come and Gone 
The Fear of 13


Death of a Salesman (c) Emilio Madrid


Scenic Design of a Play 

Arthur Miller's Death of a Salesman 
Bug 
Dog Day Afternoon 
Fallen Angels
Oedipus 


Sound Design of a Play 

Arthur Miller's Death of a Salesman 
Bug
The Fear of 13 
Joe Turner’s Come and Gone 
Oedipus 


MUSICALS 


The Lost Boys (c) Matthew Murphy

Musical 

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


Musical Revival 

Cats: The Jellicle Ball 
Ragtime 
The Rocky Horror Show 


Two Strangers (Carrying a Cake Across New York (c) Matthew Murphy


Book of a Musical 

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


Score:

Arthur Miller's Death of a Salesman by Caroline Shaw
Joe Turner's Come and Gone by Steve Bargonetti
The Lost Boys by The Rescues
Schmigadoon by Cinco Paul
Two Strangers (Carry a Cake Across New York) by Jim Barnes and Kit Buchan


Ragtime (c) Matthew Murphy

Actress (Musical) 

Sara Chase, Schmigadoon! 
Stephanie Hsu, The Rocky Horror Show 
Caissie Levy, Ragtime 
Marla Mindelle, Titaníque 
Christiani Pitts, Two Strangers (Carry a Cake Across New York) 


Actor (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 


Featured Actress (Musical) 

Shoshana Bean, The Lost Boys 
Hannah Cruz, Chess
Rachel Dratch, The Rocky Horror Show 
Ana Gasteyer, Schmigadoon! 
Nichelle Lewis, Ragtime 


Cats: The Jellicle Ball (c) Evan Zimmerman for MurphyMade

Featured Actor (Musical) 

Ali Louis Bourzgui, The Lost Boys 
Andre DeShields, Cats: The Jellicle Ball
Bryce Pinkham, Chess
Ben Levi Ross, Ragtime 
Layton Williams, Titaníque 


Director (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 



Choreography 

Christopher Gattelli, Schmigadoon! 
Ellenore Scott, Titanique 
Ani Taj, The Rocky Horror Show 
Omari Wiles and Arturo Lyons, Cats: The Jellicle Ball 
Lauren Yalango-Grant and Christopher Cree Grant, The Lost Boys


Costume Design of a Musical 

Cats: The Jellicle Ball 
The Lost Boys 
Ragtime 
The Rocky Horror Show 
Schmigadoon! 


Chess (c) Matthew Murphy


Lighting Design of a Musical 

Cats: The Jellicle Ball
Chess
The Lost Boys 
The Rocky Horror Show 
Schmigadoon! 



Scenic Design of a Musical 

Cats: The Jellicle Ball 
The Lost Boys 
The Rocky Horror Show 
Schmigadoon! 
Two Strangers (Carry a Cake Across New York) 


Orchestrations 

Cats: The Jellicle Ball 
Chess 
The Lost Boys
Schmigadoon! 
Two Strangers (Carry a Cake Across New York) 




Special Tony Awards 


Special Tony Award:

LORT


Lifetime Achievement

Andre Bishop 
Jules Fisher 
James Lapine 


The Isabella Stevenson Award 

Mary-Mitchell Campbell 


Tony Honors for Excellence in the Theatre 


1/52 Project (c) Tony Awards


1/52 Project 
Jake Bell 
Kenn Lubin 
Loren Plotkin 


Total Nominations By Show: 


12 Nominations 

The Lost Boys 
Schmigadoon! 


11 Nominations 

Ragtime 


9 Nominations 

Arthur Miller's Death of a Salesman 
Cats: The Jellicle Ball 
The Rocky Horror Show 


8 Nominations 

Two Strangers (Carry a Cake Across New York) 


7 Nominations 

Oedipus 


5 Nominations 

The Balusters 
Chess 
Fallen Angels 
Joe Turner's Come and Gone 
Liberation 


4 Nominations 

Bug 
Giant 
Titaníque 


3 Nominations 

Becky Shaw 
Dog Day Afternoon


2 Nominations 

Every Brilliant Thing 
The Fear of 13 
Marjorie Prime 


1 Nominations 

Little Bear Ridge Road 
Punch 
Waiting for Godot




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