The 79th Tony Awards were last night and if you’ve missed it by being on the wrong side of the Atlantic I don’t blame you! Here’s a recap of all the highlights. And awards that were given out last night and where you might be able to catch the performances. The Tony’s are the most prestigious awards celebrating Broadway brilliance and we look forward to them every year.

The awards took place on the June 7, 2026 and was hosted by pop singer P!nk. The show opened on a performance of Lady Marmalade where the lyrics were changed. To highlight all the incredible performers and shows nominated this year. She was joined by a host of the nominees and Broadway stars like Lea Michelle and Megan Thee Stallion etc. There was also an exciting tease for a certain marmalade loving bear to be making his Broadway debut next season.

Winners and Nominees

Best Play

The Balusters
Giant
WINNER: Liberation
Little Bear Ridge Road

Best Musical

The Lost Boys
WINNER: Schmigadoon!
Titanique
Two Strangers (Carry a Cake Across New York)

Best Revival of a Play

WINNER: Arthur Miller’s Death of a Salesman
Becky Shaw
Every Brilliant Thing
Fallen Angels
Oedipus

Best Revival of a Musical

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

Best Performance by a Leading Actor in a Play

Will Harrison, Punch
Nathan Lane, Death of a Salesman
WINNER: John Lithgow, Giant
Daniel Radcliffe, Every Brilliant Thing
Mark Strong, Oedipus

Best Performance by a Leading Actress in a Play

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

Best Performance by a Leading Actor in a Musical

Nicholas Christopher, Chess
Luke Evans, The Rocky Horror Show
WINNER: Joshua Henry, Ragtime
Sam Tutty, Two Strangers (Carry a Cake Across New York)
Brandon Uranowitz, Ragtime

Best Performance by a Leading Actress in a Musical

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

Best Performance by a Featured Actor in a Play

Christopher Abbott, Arthur Miller’s Death of a Salesman
Danny Burstein, Marjorie Prime
Brandon J. Dirden, Waiting for Godot
WINNER: Alden Ehrenreich, Becky Shaw
Ruben Santiago-Hudson, August Wilson’s Joe Turner’s Come and Gone
Richard Thomas, The Balusters

Best Performance by a Featured Actress in a Play

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

Best Performance by a Featured Actor in a Musical

WINNER: Ali Louis Bourzgui, The Lost Boys
André De Shields, Cats: The Jellicle Ball
Bryce Pinkham, Chess
Ben Levi Ross, Ragtime
Layton Williams, Titanique

Best Performance by a Featured Actress in a Musical

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

Best Sound Design


Kai Harada, Cats: The Jellicle Ball
WINNER: Kai Harada, Ragtime
Adam Fisher, The Lost Boys
Brian Ronan, Richard O’Brien’s The Rocky Horror Show
Walter Trarbach, Schmigadoon!

Best Direction of a Play

Nicholas Hytner, Giant
Robert Icke, Oedipus
Kenny Leon, The Balusters
WINNER: Joe Mantello, Arthur Miller’s 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)
WINNER: Zhailon Levingston and Bill Rauch, Cats: The Jellicle Ball

Best Orchestrations

WINNER: Doug Besterman and Mike Morris, Schmigadoon!
Ethan Popp, 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

Best Choreography

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

Best Orchestrations

WINNER: Doug Besterman and Mike Morris, Schmigadoon!
Ethan Popp, 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

Best Scenic Design of a Play

Hildegard Bechtler, Oedipus
Takeshi Kata, Bug
WINNER: Chloe Lamford, Arthur Miller’s Death of a Salesman
David Korins, Dog Day Afternoon
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
WINNER: Dane Laffrey, The Lost Boys
Scott Pask, Schmigadoon!

Best Costume Design of a Play

Brenda Abbandandolo, Dog Day Afternoon
Qween Jean, Liberation
WINNER: Jeff Mahshie, Fallen Angels
Emilio Sosa, The Balusters
Paul Tazewell, August Wilson’s Joe Turner’s Come and Gone

Best Costume Design of a Musical

Linda Cho, Ragtime
Linda Cho, Schmigadoon!
WINNER: Qween Jean, Cats: The Jellicle Ball
Ryan Park, The Lost Boys
David I. 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, August Wilson’s Joe Turner’s Come and Gone
Heather Gilbert, Bug
Heather Gilbert, The Fear of 13
WINNER: Jack Knowles, Arthur Miller’s Death of a Salesman

Best Lighting Design of a Musical

Kevin Adams, Chess
Jane Cox, Richard O’Brien’s The Rocky Horror Show
Donald Holder, Schmigadoon!
Adam Honoré, Cats: The Jellicle Ball
Adam Honoré and Donald Holder (Lighting Design) and 59 Studio (Projection Design), Ragtime
WINNER: Jen Schriever and Michael Arden, The Lost Boys

Best Sound Design of a Play

Justin Ellington, August Wilson’s Joe Turner’s Come and Gone
Tom Gibbons, Oedipus
Lee Kinney, The Fear of 13
Josh Schmidt, Bug
WINNER: Mikaal Sulaiman, Arthur Miller’s Death of a Salesman

Lifetime Achievement Awards

André Bishop
Jules Fisher
James Lapine

The biggest winner of the night was undoubtedly the revival of Death of a Salesman picking up a staggering 6 out of 9 nominations, including Best Revival and Best Featured Actress. Other shows that won big was Schimagadoon! which won Best New Musical as well as three other awards, Ragtime which picked up Best Revival and both Leading Actor Awards for Joshua Henry and Caissie Levy and The Lost Boys another new musical which won 4 awards including both featured Actor Awards.

Performances

The show included performances from all four Best Musical nominees (Schmigadoon, Titanique, The Lost Boys and Two Strangers) and all three Best Revival as well as anniversary performances from Chicago and The Book of Mormon. Who had members of the original cast like Josh Gad back to celebrate 15 years on Broadway. Rachel Zegler, a recent Olivier winner, also performed to celebrate A Chorus Line’s 50th anniversary. This comes just after the Broadway transfer of Evita was announced last month. Leslie Odom Jr also performed to celebrate rent’s 30th anniversary. He will be appearing in London in July to start his run as Aaron Burr in the West End Hamilton. He also has a solo concert scheduled for the 12th September at the London Palladium.

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