Tony Awards 2026 Winners: Updating Live

“Death of a Salesman” and “Cats: The Jellicle Ball” win for direction

Dylan Mulvaney, Megan Thee Stallion, Pink, Neil Patrick Harris and Shoshana Bean perform onstage during The 79th Annual Tony Awards at Radio City Music Hall on June 7, 2026 in New York City. (Theo Wargo/Getty Images)
Dylan Mulvaney, Megan Thee Stallion, Pink, Neil Patrick Harris and Shoshana Bean perform onstage during The 79th Annual Tony Awards at Radio City Music Hall on June 7, 2026 in New York City. (Theo Wargo/Getty Images)

The 79th Tony Awards are taking place on Sunday in New York City. TheWrap will update the list of winners as they are announced.

John Lithgow won the award for Best Actor in a Play for his performance as Roald Dahl in “Giant,” in a category that also included Nathan Lane in “Death of a Salesman,” Mark Strong in “Oedipus” and Daniel Radcliffe in “Every Brilliant Thing.”

In the featured actor and actress categories, Laurie Metcalf won for “Death of a Salesman” in plays and Shoshana Bean won for “The Lost Boys” in musicals.

Direction awards went to Joe Mantello for “Death of a Salesman” and Zhailon Levingston and Bill Rauch for “Cats: The Jellicle Ball.”

Two musicals, “Schmigadoon!” and “The Lost Boys,” went into the ceremony leading all shows with 12 nominations each, including best musical, direction, score and book.

“Death of a Salesman” was the most-nominated play, with 11 noms.

In awards handed out before the telecast begins, “Schmigadoon!” won for its score, book and orchestrations, while “Death of a Salesman” won for lighting, sound and scenic design.

“The Lost Boys” won for lighting and scenic design. “Cats: The Jellicle Ball” took awards for its costumes and choreography.

The ceremony is taking place at Radio City Music Hall in New York City, with Pink hosting. The telecast begins at 8 p.m. ET/5 p.m. PT.

Here is the complete list of nominees. Winners are indicated by *WINNER.

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

Best Play
“The Balusters”
“Giant”
“Liberation”
“Little Bear Ridge Road”

Musical Revival
“Cats: The Jellicle Ball”
“Ragtime”
“Richard O’Brien’s The Rocky Horror Picture Show”

Play Revival

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

Actor in a Musical
Nicholas Christopher, “Chess”
Luke Evans, “Rocky Horror Picture Show”
Joshua Henry, “Ragtime”
Sam Tutty, “Two Strangers (Carry a Cake Across New York)”
Brandon Uranowitz,”Ragtime”

Actor in a Play
Will Harrison, “Punch”
Nathan Lane, “Death of a Salesman”
John Lithgow, “Giant” *WINNER
Daniel Radcliffe, “Every Brilliant Thing”
Mark Strong, “Oedipus”

Actress in a Musical
Sara Chase, “Schmigadoon!”
Stephanie Hsu, “The Rocky Horror Picture Show”
Caissie Levy, “Ragtime”
Marla Mindelle, “Titanique”
Christiani Pitts, “Two Strangers (Carry a Cake Across New York)”

Actress in a Play
Rose Byrne, “Fallen Angels”
Carrie Coon, “Bug”
Susannah Flood, “Liberation”
Lesley Manville, “Oedipus”
Kelli O’Hara, “Fallen Angels”

Featured Actor in a Play
Christopher Abbott, “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”

Featured Actress in a Play
Betsy Aidem, “Liberation”
Marylouse Burke, “The Balusters”
Aya Cash, “Giant”
Laurie Metcalf, “Death of a Salesman” *WINNER
June Squibb, “Marjorie Prime”

Featured Actor in a Musical
Ali Louis Bourzgui, “The Lost Boys”
Andre De Shields, “Cats: The Jellicle Ball”
Bryce Pinkham, “Chess”
Ben Levi Ross, “Ragtime”
Layton Williams, “Titanique”

Featured Actress in a Musical
Shoshana Bean, “The Lost Boys” *WINNER
Hanna Cruz, “Chess”
Rachel Dratch, “The Rocky Horror Picture Show”
Ana Gasteyer, “Schmigadoon!”
Nichelle Lewis, “Ragtime”

Original Score
Caroline Shaw, “Arthur Miller’s Death of a Salesman”
Steve Bargonetti, “August Wilson’s 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)”

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

Scenic Design of a Play
Hildegard Bechtler, “Oedipus”
Takeshi Kata, “Bug”
David Korins, “Dog Day Afternoon”
Chloe Lamford, “Death of a Salesman” *WINNER
David Rockwell, “Fallen Angels”

Scenic Design of a Musical
dots, “The Rock Horror Picture 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!”

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”

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 Picture Show”

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”
Jack Knowles, “Arthur Miller’s Death of a Salesman” *WINNER

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”
Jen Schriever and Michael Arden, “The Lost Boys” *WINNER

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” *WINNER

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

Director 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

Director of a Play
Nicholas Hytner, “Giant”
Robert Icke, “Oedipus”
Kenny Leon, “The Balusters”
Joe Mantello, “Arthur Miller’s Death of a Salesman” *WINNER
Whitney White, “Liberation”

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

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”

Special Tony Award for Lifetime Achievement in the Theatre: Andre Bishop, James Lapine, Jules Fisher

Special Tony Award: League of Resident Theatres (LORT)

Isabelle Stevenson Tony Award: Mary-Mitchell Campbell

Tony Honors for Excellence in the Theatre: 1/52 Project, Jake Bell, Kenn Lubin, Loren Plotkin