Warm up those jazz hands because it’s time for the 79th Tony Award nominations. On Tuesday, Uzo Aduba and Darren Criss will announce who made the biggest splashes on the Great White Way in 2026, beginning at 8:30 a.m. ET on “CBS Mornings” and continuing at 9 a.m. ET on the Tony Awards’ YouTube page.
“Ragtime” is expected to rack up multiple nominations, as are “The Lost Boys,” “Death of a Salesman,” “Giant” and “Two Strangers (Carry a Cake Across New York).”
Several performers with names familiar even to those who don’t know Broadway from Eastern Parkway could be nominated: Rose Byrne (“Fallen Angels”), Carrie Coon (“Bug”), Ayo Edebiri (“Proof”), Laurie Metcalf (“Little Bear Ridge Road” and “Death of a Salesman”) and Jean Smart (“Call Me Izzy”) are among the contenders in the female acting categories. Byrne could cap a year in which she earned her first Oscar nomination (for “If I Had Legs I’d Kick You”).
In the male acting categories, there are Nathan Lane (“Death of a Salesman”), John Lithgow (“Giant”), Daniel Radcliffe (“Every Brilliant Thing”), Mark Strong (“Oedipus”) and Patrick Ball (“Becky Shaw”).
The 79th Tony Awards will be take place on Sunday, June 7, at Radio City Music Hall in New York City. Hosted by Pink, the show will be broadcast live on CBS and Paramount+ at 8 p.m. ET./5 p.m. PT.
We’ll be updating this list live, so please stick around.
Tony Award Nominations 2026
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”
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”
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”
Musical Revival
“Cats: The Jellicle Ball”
“Ragtime”
“The Rocky Horror Picture Show”
Play Revival
“Becky Shaw”
“Death of a Salesman”
“Every Brilliant Thing”
“Fallen Angels”
“Oedipus”
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”
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”
Hanna Cruz, “Chess”
Rachel Dratch, “The Rocky Horror Picture Show”
Ana Gasteyer, “Schmigadoon!”
Nichelle Lewis, “Ragtime”
Original Score
Arthur Miller’s “Death of a Salesman”
August Wilson’s “Joe Turner’s Come and Gone”
“The Lost Boys”
“Schmigadoon!”
“Two Strangers (Carry a Cake Across New York)”
Musical Book
“The Lost Boys”
“Schmigadoon!”
“Titanique”
“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”
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”
Scott Pask, “Schmigadoon!”
Costume Design of a Play
Brenda Abbandandolo, “Dog Day Afternoon”
Qween Jean, “Liberation”
Jeff Mahshie, “Fallen Angels”
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”
Ryan Park, “The Lost Boys”
David I. Reynoso, “The Rocky Horror Picture Show”
Lighting Design of a Play
“Dog Day Afternoon”
“Oedipus”
“Joe Turner’s Come and Gone”
“Bug”
“The Fear of 13”
“The Death of a Salesman”
Lighting Design of a Musical
“Chess”
“The Lost Boys”
“The Rocky Horror Picture Show”
“Ragtime”
“Schmigadoon!”
“Cats: The Jellicle Ball”
Sound Design of a Play
Sound Design of a Musical
Featured Actor (Musical)
Featured Actress (Musical)
Featured Actress (Play)
Director (Musical)
Director (Play)
Choreography
“Cats: The Jellicle Ball”
“The Lost Boys”
“Ragtime”
“The Rocky Horror Picture Show”
“Schmigadoon!”
