It's that time of year! Broadway's biggest night is upon us, with the 2026 Tony Awards poised to honor the greatest Broadway shows, performers and creators. We've got everything you need to know about the Tony nominations, the star-studded ceremony and more!
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- What are the 2026 Tony Award nominations?
- Schmigadoon! - 12 Nominations
- The Lost Boys, A New Musical - 12 Nominations
- Ragtime - 11 Nominations
- Death of a Salesman - 9 Nominations
- Cats: The Jellicle Ball - 9 Nominations
- The Rocky Horror Show - 9 Nominations
- Two Strangers (Carry a Cake Across New York) - 8 Nominations
- Chess - 5 Nominations
- Joe Turner's Come and Gone - 5 Nominations
- The Balusters - 5 Nominations
- Fallen Angels - 5 Nominations
- Giant - 4 Nominations
- Titanique - 4 Nominations
- Dog Day Afternoon - 3 Nominations
- Becky Shaw - 2 Nominations
- Every Brilliant Thing - 2 Nominations
- The Fear of 13 - 2 Nominations
- When will the 2026 Tony Awards be taking place?
- Where are the 2026 Tony Awards taking place?
- When will the 2026 Tony nominations be announced?
- How can I watch the 2026 Tony Awards?
- Where can I buy tickets to Tony-nominated shows?
- What are the 2026 Tony Award nominations?
Schmigadoon!
12 TONY AWARD NOMINATIONS:
Best Musical
Best Leading Actress in a Musical - Sara Chase
Best Featured Actress in a Musical - Ana Gasteyer
Best Original Score - Cinco Paul
Best Book of a Musical - Cinco Paul
Best Director of a Musical - Christopher Gattelli
Best Choreography of a Musical - Christopher Gattelli
Best Scenic Design of a Musical - Scott Pask
Best Costume Design of a Musical - Linda Cho
Best Lighting Design of a Musical - Donald Holder
Best Sound Design of a Musical - Walter Trarbach
Best Orchestrations - Doug Besterman and Mike Morris
The cult favorite TV series and love letter to Broadway's Golden Age hits the stage! Get tickets to Schmigadoon! on Broadway!
(Photo: Matthew Murphy and Evan Zimmerman)
The Lost Boys, A New Musical
12 TONY AWARD NOMINATIONS:
Best Musical
Best Featured Actor in a Musical - Ali Louis Bourzgui
Best Featured Actress in a Musical - Shoshana Bean
Best Book of a Musical - David Hornsby and Chris Hoch
Best Original Score - The Rescues
Best Director of a Musical - Michael Arden
Best Choreography of a Musical - Lauren Yalango-Grant and Christopher Cree Grant
Best Scenic Design of a Musical - Dane Laffrey
Best Costume Design of a Musical - Ryan Park
Best Lighting Design of a Musical - Jen Schriever and Michael Arden
Best Sound Design of a Musical - Adam Fisher
Best Orchestrations - Ethan Popp, Kyler England, Adrianne “AG” Gonzalez and Gabriel Mann
Vampires are back on Broadway! The Lost Boys, A New Musical is based on the 1987 American supernatural horror-comedy of the same name, featuring music by The Rescues. Get tickets to The Lost Boys, A New Musical on Broadway!
(Photo: Matthew Murphy)
Ragtime
11 TONY AWARD NOMINATIONS:
Best Revival of a Musical
Best Leading Actor in a Musical - Joshua Henry
Best Leading Actor in a Musical - Brandon Uranowitz
Best Leading Actress in a Musical - Caissie Levy
Best Featured Actor in a Musical - Ben Levi Ross
Best Featured Actress in a Musical - Nichelle Lewis
Best Director of a Musical - Lear deBessonet
Best Choreography of a Musical - Ellenore Scott
Best Costume Design of a Musical - Linda Cho
Best Lighting Design of a Musical - Adam Honoré, Donald Holder and 59 Studio
Best Sound Design of a Musical - Kai Harada
Ahrens and Flaherty's sweeping musical adaption of E.L. Doctorow’s novel follows three fictional families in pursuit of the American Dream at the dawn of the 20th Century. Lear deBessonet directs the revival, following a successful run at New York City Center. Get tickets to Ragtime on Broadway!
(Photo: Matthew Murphy)
Death of a Salesman
9 TONY AWARD NOMINATIONS:
Best Revival of a Play
Best Leading Actor in a Play - Nathan Lane
Best Featured Actor in a Play - Christopher Abbott
Best Featured Actress in a Play - Laurie Metcalf
Best Director of a Play - Joe Mantello
Best Original Score - Caroline Shaw
Best Scenic Design of a Play - Chloe Lamford
Best Lighting Design of a Play - Jack Knowles
Best Sound Design of a Play - Mikaal Sulaiman
Acclaimed stage and screen favorites Nathan Lane and Laurie Metcalf star as Willy and Linda Loman in Joe Mantello's production of Arthur Miller's American classic. Get tickets to Death of a Salesman on Broadway!
(Photo: Emilio Madrid)
Cats: The Jellicle Ball
9 TONY AWARD NOMINATIONS:
Best Revival of a Musical
Best Featured Actor in a Musical - André De Shields
Best Director of a Musical - Zhailon Levingston and Bill Rauch
Best Choreography of a Musical - Omari Wiles and Arturo Lyons
Best Scenic Design of a Musical - Rachel Hauck
Best Costume Design of a Musical - Qween Jean
Best Lighting Design of a Musical - Adam Honoré
Best Sound Design of a Musical - Kai Harada
Best Orchestrations - Andrew Lloyd Webber, David Wilson, Trevor Holder and Doug Schadt
The Jellicle cats are having a ball! Andrew Lloyd Webber's classic musical is reimagined in this thrilling production, featuring a kaleidoscope of glittering spectacle, iconic music and electrifying ballroom choreography. Get tickets to Cats: The Jellicle Ball on Broadway!
(Photo: Matthew Murphy and Evan Zimmerman for MurphyMade)
The Rocky Horror Show
9 TONY AWARD NOMINATIONS:
Best Revival of a Musical
Best Leading Actor in a Musical - Luke Evans
Best Leading Actress in a Musical - Stephanie Hsu
Best Featured Actress in a Musical - Rachel Dratch
Best Choreography of a Musical - Ani Taj
Best Scenic Design of a Musical - dots
Best Costume Design of a Musical - David I. Reynoso
Best Lighting Design of a Musical - Jane Cox
Best Sound Design of a Musical - Brian Ronan
Let's do the time warp again! Cult favorite rock musical The Rocky Horror Show returns to Broadway at the iconic Studio 54, starring Luke Evans as Frank-N-Furter. Get tickets to The Rocky Horror Show on Broadway!
(Photo: Sara Krulwich - The New York Times)
Two Strangers (Carry a Cake Across New York)
8 TONY AWARD NOMINATIONS:
Best Musical
Best Leading Actor in a Musical - Sam Tutty
Best Leading Actress in a Musical - Christiani Pitts
Best Book of a Musical - Jim Barne and Kit Buchan
Best Original Score - Jim Barne and Kit Buchan
Best Director of a Musical - Tim Jackson
Best Scenic Design of a Musical - Soutra Gilmour
Best Orchestrations of a Musical - Lux Pyramid
An original musical comedy about timing, connections, and unexpected detours. Get tickets to Two Strangers (Carry a Cake Across New York) on Broadway!
(Photo: Matthew Murphy)
Joe Turner's Come and Gone
5 TONY AWARD NOMINATIONS:
Best Featured Actor in a Play - Ruben Santiago-Hudson
Best Original Score - Steve Bargonetti
Best Costume Design of a Play - Paul Tazewell
Best Lighting Design of a Play - Stacey Derosier
Best Sound Design of a Play - Justin Ellington
Set in a Pittsburgh boarding house in 1910, August Wilson's classic crafts a story of resilience and rebirth. Get tickets to Joe Turner's Come and Gone on Broadway!
(Photo: Julieta Cervantes)
Chess
5 TONY AWARD NOMINATIONS:
Best Leading Actor in a Musical - Nicholas Christopher
Best Featured Actor in a Musical - Bryce Pinkham
Best Featured Actress in a Musical - Hannah Cruz
Best Lighting Design of a Musical - Kevin Adams
Best Orchestrations - Brian Usifer
Power and passion collide in this iconic musical, set at the World Chess Championship during the Cold War. For the two players and the woman caught between them, everything is on the line, and no one plays by the same rules. A starry cast leads this Broadway revival, which features an exhilarating score by ABBA’s Benny Andersson and Björn Ulvaeus and Tim Rice. Get tickets to Chess on Broadway!
(Photo: Matthew Murphy)
The Balusters
5 TONY AWARD NOMINATIONS:
Best Play
Best Featured Actor in a Play - Richard Thomas
Best Featured Actress in a Play - Marylouise Burke
Best Director of a Play - Kenny Leon
Best Costume Design of a Play - Emilio Sosa
Take a raucous, wild ride through a small community with big feelings in David Lindsay-Abaire's new play. Get tickets to The Balusters on Broadway!
(Photo: Jeremy Daniel)
Fallen Angels
5 TONY AWARD NOMINATIONS:
Best Revival of a Play
Best Leading Actress in a Play - Rose Byrne
Best Leading Actress in a Play - Kelli O'Hara
Best Scenic Design of a Play - David Rockwell
Best Costume Design of a Play - Jeff Mahshie
Tony winner Kelli O'Hara and screen favorite Rose Byrne star in Noël Coward's sparkling, dizzying and deliciously potent comedy of bad manners. Get tickets to Fallen Angels on Broadway!
(Photo: Joan Marcus)
Giant
4 TONY AWARD NOMINATIONS:
Best Play
Best Leading Actor in a Play - John Lithgow
Best Featured Actress in a Play - Aya Cash
Best Director of a Play - Nicholas Hytner
John Lithgow reprises his Olivier Award-winning performance as children's author Roald Dahl in the smash-hit play that tells the story of the true scandal that shook his legacy. Get tickets to Giant on Broadway!
(Photo: Joan Marcus)
Titanique
4 TONY AWARD NOMINATIONS:
Best Musical
Best Leading Actress in a Musical - Marla Mindelle
Best Featured Actor in a Musical - Layton Williams
Best Book of a Musical - Marla Mindelle, Constantine Rousouli and Tye Blue
Shall we go for it?! The music of Céline Dion combines with the Oscar-winning Titanic for a hysterical and joyful slay-fest. Expect to hear "Because You Loved Me," "My Heart Will Go On" and many more! Get tickets to Titanique on Broadway!
Photo: Evan Zimmerman
Dog Day Afternoon
3 TONY AWARD NOMINATIONS:
Best Scenic Design of a Play - David Korins
Best Costume Design of a Play - Brenda Abbandandolo
Best Lighting Design of a Play - Isabella Byrd
The Bear stars Jon Bernthal and Ebon Moss-Bachrach come together on stage in Stephen Adly Guirgis' raw and gritty new play, set in New York City's sweltering summer of 1972. Get tickets to Dog Day Afternoon on Broadway!
(Photo: Yelena Yemchuk)
Becky Shaw
2 TONY AWARD NOMINATIONS:
Best Revival of a Play
Best Featured Actor in a Play - Alden Ehrenreich
Gina Gionfriddo's razor-sharp dark comedy about a blind date that spirals spectacularly off the rails makes its Broadway premiere. Get Tickets to Becky Shaw on Broadway!
(Photo: Marc J. Franklin)
Every Brilliant Thing
2 TONY AWARD NOMINATIONS:
Best Revival of a Play
Best Leading Actor in a Play - Daniel Radcliffe
Tony winner Daniel Radcliffe stars in the Broadway premiere of this exhilarating and heartwarming solo play about a man looking back on his life. Following Radcliffe's run, Law & Order: SVU star Mariska Hargitay will make her Broadway debut, from May 26 through June 28. Get tickets to Every Brilliant Thing on Broadway!
(Photo: Matthew Murphy)
The Fear of 13
2 TONY AWARD NOMINATIONS:
Best Lighting Design of a Play - Heather Gilbert
Best Sound Design of a Play - Lee Kinney
Academy Award winner Adrien Brody and Tessa Thompson star in Lindsey Ferrentino's visceral play, inspired by the true story of Nick Yarris, a man who spent more than two decades on death row for a crime he did not commit. Get tickets to The Fear of 13 on Broadway!
(Photo: Emilio Madrid)
Oedipus
7 TONY AWARD NOMINATIONS:
Best Revival of a Play
Best Leading Actor in a Play - Mark Strong
Best Leading Actress in a Play - Lesley Manville
Best Director of a Play - Robert Icke
Best Scenic Design of a Play - Hildegarde Bechtler
Best Lighting Design of a Play - Natasha Chivers
Best Sound Design of a Play - Tom Gibbons
Set on election night, cirector Robert Icke transforms Sophocles' epic tragedy into an essential, explosive, sensual human thriller catapulting the secrets of the past into a high-stakes present.
Photo: Julieta Cervantes
Liberation
5 TONY AWARD NOMINATIONS:
Best Play
Best Leading Actress in a Play - Susannah Flood
Best Featured Actress in a Play - Betsy Aidem
Best Director of a Play - Whitney White
Best Costume Design of a Play - Qween Jean
Bess Wohl's provocative, wildly theatrical world premiere that poses vital questions about friendship, legacy, and the true meaning of liberation.
Photo: Little Fang
Bug
4 TONY AWARD NOMINATIONS:
Best Leading Actress in a Play - Carrie Coon
Best Scenic Design of a Play - Takeshi Kata
Best Lighting Design of a Play - Heather Gilbert
Best Sound Design of a Play - Josh Schmidt
Carrie Coon and Namir Smallwood star in the Broadway premiere of Tracy Letts' psychological thriller where reality slips out of grasp, paranoia, delusion, and conspiracy take over.
(Photo: Michael Brosilow)
Marjorie Prime
2 TONY AWARD NOMINATIONS:
Best Featured Actor in a Play - Danny Burstein
Best Featured Actress in a Play - June Squibb
Pulitzer Prize finalist Jordan Harrison reinvents the family drama in this richly spare, wryly funny, and powerful play. Get tickets to Marjorie Prime on Broadway!
Photo: Joan Marcus
Little Bear Ridge Road
1 TONY AWARD NOMINATION:
Best Play
Playwright Samuel D. Hunter's bitingly funny and quietly explosive new work, following a a razor-tongued aunt and her long-estranged nephew who find themselves suddenly back in each other’s orbit. Get tickets to Little Bear Ridge Road on Broadway!
Photo: Julieta Cervantes
Punch
1 TONY AWARD NOMINATION:
Best Leading Actor in a Play - Will Harrison
James Graham's drama, based on the true crime book Right From Wrong by Jacob Dunne.
Photo: Matthew Murphy
Waiting For Godot
1 TONY AWARD NOMINATION:
Best Featured Actor in a Play - Brandon J. Dirden
Bill & Ted stars Keanu Reeves and Alex Winter reunite in this exhilarating, hilarious, and deeply human new production of Samuel Beckett’s self-proclaimed “tragicomedy” that asks all of life’s big questions—and answers none of them. It’s ridiculous! Life, and this play. But the wait is worth the wait.
Photo: Andy Henderson
When will the 2026 Tony Awards be taking place?
The 2026 Tony Awards will take place on Sunday, June 7, 2026.
Where are the 2026 Tony Awards taking place?
The 2026 Tony Awards return to the iconic Radio City Musical Hall, just minutes from Broadway.
How can I watch the 2026 Tony Awards?
The 2026 Tony Awards will air live on CBS on June 7, 2026 from 8pm until 11pm, ET. The ceremony will also be available to stream on Paramount+.
Who is the host of the 2026 Tony Awards?
The 2026 Tony Awards will be hosted by Grammy-winning superstar P!nk. Find out more!
Coming to New York City to catch a Tony-winning show? Be sure to check out our Introductory Guide to Broadway, The Best Shows Coming to Broadway in 2026 and more helpful Broadway Guides for the best Broadway experience.
