79th Tony Awards

Sunday, June 7, 2026 8:00 pm

Best Book of a Musical

Schmigadoon!

Cinco Paul

The Lost Boys

Chris Hoch and David Hornsby

Titaníque

Tye Blue, Marla Mindelle, and Constantine Rousouli

Two Strangers (Carry a Cake Across New York)

Jim Barne and Kit Buchan

Best Choreography

Cats: The Jellicle Ball

Arturo Lyons and Omari Wiles

Ragtime

Ellenore Scott

Richard O'Brien's The Rocky Horror Show

Ani Taj

Schmigadoon!

Christopher Gattelli

The Lost Boys

Christopher Cree Grant and Lauren Yalango-Grant

Best Costume Design of a Musical

Cats: The Jellicle Ball

Qween Jean

Ragtime

Linda Cho

Richard O'Brien's The Rocky Horror Show

David Reynoso

Schmigadoon!

Linda Cho

The Lost Boys

Ryan Park

Best Costume Design of a Play

Dog Day Afternoon

Brenda Abbandandolo

Fallen Angels

Jeff Mahshie

Joe Turner's Come and Gone

Paul Tazewell

Liberation

Qween Jean

The Balusters

Emilio Sosa

Best Direction of a Musical

Cats: The Jellicle Ball

Zhailon Levingston and Bill Rauch

Ragtime

Lear deBessonet

Schmigadoon!

Christopher Gattelli

The Lost Boys

Michael Arden

Two Strangers (Carry a Cake Across New York)

Tim Jackson

Best Direction of a Play

Death of a Salesman

Joe Mantello

Giant

Nicholas Hytner

Liberation

Whitney White

Oedipus

Robert Icke

The Balusters

Kenny Leon

Best Lighting Design of a Musical

Cats: The Jellicle Ball

Adam Honoré

Chess

Kevin Adams

Ragtime

Donald Holder and Adam Honoré (lighting design) and 59 Studio (projection design)

Richard O'Brien's The Rocky Horror Show

Jane Cox

Schmigadoon!

Donald Holder

The Lost Boys

Michael Arden and Jen Schriever

Best Lighting Design of a Play

Bug

Heather Gilbert

Death of a Salesman

Jack Knowles

Dog Day Afternoon

Isabella Byrd

Joe Turner's Come and Gone

Stacey Derosier

Oedipus

Natasha Chivers

The Fear of 13

Heather Gilbert

Best Musical

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

Best Orchestrations

Cats: The Jellicle Ball

Trevor Holder, Doug Schadt, Andrew Lloyd Webber, and David Wilson

Chess

Brian Usifer

Schmigadoon!

Doug Besterman and Mike Morris

The Lost Boys

Kyler England, Adrianne Gonzalez, Ethan Popp, and Gabriel Mann

Two Strangers (Carry a Cake Across New York)

Lux Pyramid

Best Original Score (Music and/or Lyrics) Written for the Theatre

Death of a Salesman

Caroline Shaw (music)

Joe Turner's Come and Gone

Steve Bargonetti (music)

Schmigadoon!

Cinco Paul (music and lyrics)

The Lost Boys

The Rescues (music and lyrics)

Two Strangers (Carry a Cake Across New York)

Jim Barne and Kit Buchan (music and lyrics)

Best Performance by a Featured Actor in a Musical

Cats: The Jellicle Ball

André De Shields

Chess

Bryce Pinkham

Ragtime

Ben Levi Ross

The Lost Boys

Ali Louis Bourzgui

Titaníque

Layton Williams

Best Performance by a Featured Actor in a Play

Becky Shaw

Alden Ehrenreich

Death of a Salesman

Christopher Abbott

Joe Turner's Come and Gone

Ruben Santiago-Hudson

Marjorie Prime

Danny Burstein

The Balusters

Richard Thomas

Waiting for Godot

Brandon J. Dirden

Best Performance by a Featured Actress in a Musical

Chess

Hannah Cruz

Ragtime

Nichelle Lewis

Richard O'Brien's The Rocky Horror Show

Rachel Dratch

Schmigadoon!

Ana Gasteyer

The Lost Boys

Shoshana Bean

Best Performance by a Featured Actress in a Play

Death of a Salesman

Laurie Metcalf

Giant

Aya Cash

Liberation

Betsy Aidem

Marjorie Prime

June Squibb

The Balusters

Marylouise Burke

Best Performance by a Leading Actor in a Musical

Chess

Nicholas Christopher

Ragtime

Brandon Uranowitz

Ragtime

Joshua Henry

Richard O'Brien's The Rocky Horror Show

Luke Evans

Two Strangers (Carry a Cake Across New York)

Sam Tutty

Best Performance by a Leading Actor in a Play

Death of a Salesman

Nathan Lane

Every Brilliant Thing

Daniel Radcliffe

Giant

John Lithgow

Oedipus

Mark Strong

Punch

Will Harrison

Best Performance by a Leading Actress in a Musical

Ragtime

Caissie Levy

Richard O'Brien's The Rocky Horror Show

Stephanie Hsu

Schmigadoon!

Sara Chase

Titaníque

Marla Mindelle

Two Strangers (Carry a Cake Across New York)

Christiani Pitts

Best Performance by a Leading Actress in a Play

Bug

Carrie Coon

Fallen Angels

Kelli O'Hara

Fallen Angels

Rose Byrne

Liberation

Susannah Flood

Oedipus

Lesley Manville

Best Play

Giant
Liberation
Little Bear Ridge Road
The Balusters

Best Revival of a Musical

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

Best Revival of a Play

Becky Shaw
Death of a Salesman
Every Brilliant Thing
Fallen Angels
Oedipus

Best Scenic Design of a Musical

Cats: The Jellicle Ball

Rachel Hauck

Richard O'Brien's The Rocky Horror Show

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Schmigadoon!

Scott Pask

The Lost Boys

Dane Laffrey

Two Strangers (Carry a Cake Across New York)

Soutra Gilmour

Best Scenic Design of a Play

Bug

Takeshi Kata

Death of a Salesman

Chloe Lamford

Dog Day Afternoon

David Korins

Fallen Angels

David Rockwell

Oedipus

Hildegard Bechtler

Best Sound Design of a Musical

Cats: The Jellicle Ball

Kai Harada

Ragtime

Kai Harada

Richard O'Brien's The Rocky Horror Show

Brian Ronan

Schmigadoon!

Walter Trarbach

The Lost Boys

Adam Fisher

Best Sound Design of a Play

Bug

Josh Schmidt

Death of a Salesman

Mikaal Sulaiman

Joe Turner's Come and Gone

Justin Ellington

Oedipus

Tom Gibbons

The Fear of 13

Lee Kinney