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Broadway’s brightest stars gathered under the lights of Radio City Music Hall as the 2026 Tony Awards celebrated another remarkable season of theatre.

From long-awaited career milestones to historic firsts and fiercely contested races, the evening, hosted by P!NK, showcased the productions and performers who shaped the past year on stage, reaffirming the enduring power of live performance.

While dozens of acclaimed productions vied for recognition, a handful of standout musicals emerged as the night’s biggest success stories. Schmigadoon!, The Lost Boys: A New Musical, and Ragtime each secured four wins, while several artists and creatives etched their names into Tony Awards history with landmark victories of their own.

The celebration also marked memorable achievements beyond the stage, including Lorne Michaels‘ first Tony Award as a producer and a rare directing win for the duo behind Cats: The Jellicle Ball.

Scroll down for the complete list of winners from the 2026 Tony Awards.

Best musical

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

Best performance by an actor in a leading role in a musical

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

Best performance by an actress in a leading role in a musical

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

Best revival of a play

• Death of a Salesman – WINNER!
• Becky Shaw
• Every Brilliant Thing
• Fallen Angels
• Oedipus

Best performance by an actor in a featured role in a play

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

Best revival of a musical

• Cats: The Jellicle Ball
• Ragtime – WINNER!
• The Rocky Horror Show

Best performance by an actress in a leading role in a play

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

Best performance by an actor in a featured role in a musical

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

Best play

• The Balusters
• Giant
• Liberation – WINNER!
• Little Bear Ridge Road

Best performance by an actress in a featured role in a musical

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

Best direction of a play

Nicholas Hytner, Giant
Robert Icke, Oedipus
Kenny Leon, The Balusters
Joe Mantello, Death of a Salesman – WINNER!
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 – WINNER!

Best performance by an actress in a featured role in a play

Betsy Aidem, Liberation
Marylouise Burke, The Balusters
Aya Cash, Giant
Laurie Metcalf, Death of a Salesman – WINNER!
June Squibb, Marjorie Prime

Best performance by an actor in a leading role in a play

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

Best choreography

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

Best scenic design of a musical

dots, 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 – WINNER!
Scott Pask, Schmigadoon!

Best scenic design of a play

Hildegard Bechtler, Oedipus
Takeshi Kata, Bug
Chloe Lamford, Death of a Salesman – WINNER!
David Korins, Dog Day Afternoon
David Rockwell, Fallen Angels

Best lighting design of a musical

Kevin Adams, Chess
Jane Cox, 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
Jen Schriever and Michael Arden, The Lost Boys – WINNER!

Best lighting design of a play

Isabella Byrd, Dog Day Afternoon
Natasha Chivers, Oedipus
Stacey Derosier, Joe Turner’s Come and Gone
Heather Gilbert, Bug
Heather Gilbert, The Fear of 13
Jack Knowles, Death of a Salesman – WINNER!

Best sound design of a musical

Kai Harada, Cats: The Jellicle Ball
Kai Harada, Ragtime – WINNER!
Adam Fisher, The Lost Boys
Brian Ronan, The Rocky Horror Show
Walter Trarbach, Schmigadoon!

Best sound design of a play

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

Best book of a musical

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

Best orchestrations

Doug Besterman and Mike Morris, Schmigadoon! – WINNER!
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 original score (music and/or lyrics) written for the theatre

Caroline Shaw, Death of a Salesman
Steve Bargonetti, Joe Turner’s Come and Gone
The Rescues, The Lost Boys
Cinco Paul, Schmigadoon! – WINNER!
Jim Barne and Kit Buchan, Two Strangers (Carry a Cake Across New York)

Best costume design of a musical

Linda Cho, Ragtime
Linda Cho, Schmigadoon!
Qween Jean, Cats: The Jellicle Ball – WINNER!
Ryan Park, The Lost Boys
David I Reynoso, The Rocky Horror Show

Best costume design of a play

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

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