And the 2026 Tony Award Nominees Are...

This morning, the Tony Awards released a complete list of nominees for the 79th annual ceremony, hosted by previous winner Darren Criss (2025, Best Actor in a Musical for Maybe Happy Ending) and nominee Uzo Aduba (2022, Best Actress in a Featured Role in a Play for Clyde's).

The ceremony will take place on Sunday, June 7, at Radio City Music Hall in New York with P!NK presiding over the festivities. It will also be broadcast live on CBS and streamed live on Paramount+ at 8 p.m. ET/5 p.m. PT.

Curious whether your favorite show—or actor—made the cut? Below, the 2026 Tony Award nominations. 

Best Play
The Balusters
Giant
Liberation
Little Bear Ridge Road

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

Best Revival of a Play
Becky Shaw
Arthur Miller's Death of a Salesman
Every Brilliant Thing
Fallen Angels
Oedipus

Best Revival of a Musical
Cats: The Jellicle Ball
Ragtime
Richard O'Brien's The Rocky Horror Show

Best Lead Actress in a Musical
Sara Chase, Schmigadoon!
Stephanie Hsu, Richard O'Brien's The Rocky Horror Show
Caissie Levy, Ragtime
Marla Mindelle, Titaníque
Christiani Pitts, Two Strangers (Carry a Cake Across New York)

Best Lead Actor in a Musical
Nicholas Christopher, Chess
Luke Evans, Richard O'Brien's The Rocky Horror Show
Joshua Henry, Ragtime
Sam Tutty, Two Strangers (Carry a Cake Across New York)
Brandon Uranowitz, Ragtime

Best Lead Actress in a Play
Rose Byrne, Fallen Angels
Carrie Coon, Bug
Susannah Flood, Liberation
Lesley Manville, Oedipus
Kelli O'Hara, Fallen Angels

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

Best Featured Actress in a Musical
Shoshana Bean, The Lost Boys
Hannah Cruz, Chess
Rachel Dratch, Richard O'Brien's The Rocky Horror Show
Ana Gasteyer, Schmigadoon!
Nichelle Lewis, Ragtime

Best Featured Actor in a Musical
Ali Louis Bourzgui, The Lost Boys
André De Shields, Cats: The Jellicle Ball
Bryce Pinkham, Chess
Ben Levi Ross, Ragtime
Layton Williams, Titaníque

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

Best Featured Actor in a 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, August Wilson's Joe Turner's Come and Gone
Richard Thomas, The Balusters

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

Best Original Score (Music and/or Lyrics) Written for the Theatre
Arthur Miller's Death of a Salesman, Music: Caroline Shaw
August Wilson's Joe Turner's Come and Gone, Music: Steve Bargonetti
The Lost Boys, Music & Lyrics: The Rescues
Schmigadoon!, Music & Lyrics: Cinco Paul
Two Strangers (Carry a Cake Across New York) Music & Lyrics: Jim Barne and Kit Buchan

Best Direction of a Play
Nicholas Hytner, Giant
Robert Icke, Oedipus
Kenny Leon, The Balusters
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)
Zhailon Levingston and Bill Rauch, Cats: The Jellicle Ball

Best Scenic Design of a Play
Hildegard Bechtler, Oedipus
Takeshi Kata, Bug
David Korins, Dog Day Afternoon
Chloe Lamford, Arthur Miller's 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 in a Musical
Linda Cho, Ragtime
Linda Cho, Schmigadoon!
Qween Jean, Cats: The Jellicle Ball
Ryan Park, The Lost Boys
David I. Reynoso, Richard O'Brien's The Rocky Horror Show

Best Costume Design of a Play
Brenda Abbandandolo, Dog Day Afternoon
Qween Jean, Liberation
Jeff Mahshie, Fallen Angels
Emilio Sosa, The Balusters
Paul Tazewell, August Wilson's Joe Turner's Come and Gone

Best Lighting Design in a Musical
Kevin Adams, Chess
Jen Schriever and Michael Arden, The Lost Boys
Jane Cox, Richard O'Brien's The Rocky Horror Show
Adam Honoré and Donald Holder, Ragtime
Donald Holder, Schmigadoon!
Adam Honoré, Cats: The Jellicle Ball

Best Lighting Design of a Play
Isabella Byrd, Dog Day Afternoon
Natasha Chivers, Oediups
Stacey Derosier, August Wilson's Joe Turner's Come and Gone
Heather Gilbert, Bug
Heather Gilbert, The Fear of 13
Jack Knowles, Arthur Miller's Death of a Salesman

Best Sound Design of a Musical
Adam Fisher, The Lost Boys
Kai Harada, Cats: The Jellicle Ball
Kai Harada, Ragtime
Brian Ronan, Richard O'Brien's The Rocky Horror Show
Walter Trarbach, Schmigadoon!

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
Mikaal Sulaiman, Arthur Miller's Death of a Salesman

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

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

Special Tony Award for Lifetime Achievement in Theatre
André Bishop
James Lapine
Jules Fisher