The Tony Award Nominations

2026 / Best Play

The Balusters

Author

David Lindsay-Abaire

About the Show

Giant

Author

Mark Rosenblatt

About the Show

Liberation

Author

Bess Wohl

About the Show

Little Bear Ridge Road

Author

Samuel D. Hunter

About the Show

2026 / Best Musical

2026 / Best Book of a Musical

The Lost Boys

David Hornsby and Chris Hoch

About the Show

Schmigadoon!

Book

Cinco Paul

About the Show

Titaníque

Book

Marla Mindelle, Constantine Rousouli and Tye Blue

About the Show

Two Strangers (Carry a Cake Across New York)

Jim Barne and Kit Buchan

About the Show

2026 / Best Original Score (Music and/or Lyrics) Written for the Theatre

Arthur Miller's Death of a Salesman

Music

Caroline Shaw

About the Show

August Wilson's Joe Turner's Come and Gone

Music

Steve Bargonetti

About the Show

August Wilson's Joe Turner's Come and Gone

The Lost Boys

Music & Lyrics

The Rescues

About the Show

Schmigadoon!

Music & Lyrics

Cinco Paul

About the Show

Two Strangers (Carry a Cake Across New York)

Music & Lyrics

Jim Barne and Kit Buchan

About the Show

2026 / Best Revival of a Play

Becky Shaw

Author

Gina Gionfriddo

About the Show

Arthur Miller's Death of a Salesman

About the Show

Every Brilliant Thing

Author

Duncan Macmillan with Jonny Donahoe

About the Show

Fallen Angels

About the Show

Oedipus

Author

Robert Icke

About the Show

2026 / Best Revival of a Musical

Cats: The Jellicle Ball

About the Show

Ragtime

About the Show

Richard O'Brien's The Rocky Horror Show

About the Show

2026 / Best Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role in a Play

Will Harrison

For

Punch

About the Show

Nathan Lane

For

Arthur Miller's Death of a Salesman

About the Show

John Lithgow

For

Giant

About the Show

Daniel Radcliffe

For

Every Brilliant Thing

About the Show

Mark Strong

For

Oedipus

About the Show

2026 / Best Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role in a Play

Rose Byrne

For

Fallen Angels

About the Show

Carrie Coon

For

Bug

About the Show

Susannah Flood

For

Liberation

About the Show

Lesley Manville

For

Oedipus

About the Show

Kelli O'Hara

For

Fallen Angels

About the Show

2026 / Best Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role in a Musical

Nicholas Christopher

For

Chess

About the Show

Luke Evans

For

Richard O'Brien's The Rocky Horror Show

About the Show

Joshua Henry

For

Ragtime

About the Show

Sam Tutty

For

Two Strangers (Carry a Cake Across New York)

About the Show

Brandon Uranowitz

For

Ragtime

About the Show

2026 / Best Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role in a Musical

Sara Chase

For

Schmigadoon!

About the Show

Stephanie Hsu

For

Richard O'Brien's The Rocky Horror Show

About the Show

Caissie Levy

For

Ragtime

About the Show

Marla Mindelle

For

Titaníque

About the Show

Christiani Pitts

For

Two Strangers (Carry a Cake Across New York)

About the Show

2026 / Best Performance by an Actor in a Featured Role in a Play

Christopher Abbott

For

Arthur Miller's Death of a Salesman

About the Show

Danny Burstein

For

Marjorie Prime

About the Show

Brandon J. Dirden

For

Waiting for Godot

About the Show

Alden Ehrenreich

For

Becky Shaw

About the Show

Ruben Santiago-Hudson

For

August Wilson's Joe Turner's Come and Gone

About the Show

Richard Thomas

For

The Balusters

About the Show

2026 / Best Performance by an Actress in a Featured Role in a Play

Betsy Aidem

For

Liberation

About the Show

Marylouise Burke

For

The Balusters

About the Show

Aya Cash

For

Giant

About the Show

Laurie Metcalf

For

Arthur Miller's Death of a Salesman

About the Show

June Squibb

For

Marjorie Prime

About the Show

2026 / Best Performance by an Actor in a Featured Role in a Musical

Ali Louis Bourzgui

For

The Lost Boys

About the Show

André De Shields

For

Cats: The Jellicle Ball

About the Show

Bryce Pinkham

For

Chess

About the Show

Ben Levi Ross

For

Ragtime

About the Show

Layton Williams

For

Titaníque

About the Show

2026 / Best Performance by an Actress in a Featured Role in a Musical

Shoshana Bean

For

The Lost Boys

About the Show

Hannah Cruz

For

Chess

About the Show

Rachel Dratch

For

Richard O'Brien's The Rocky Horror Show

About the Show

Ana Gasteyer

For

Schmigadoon!

About the Show

Nichelle Lewis

For

Ragtime

About the Show

2026 / Best Scenic Design of a Play

Hildegard Bechtler

For

Oedipus

About the Show

Takeshi Kata

For

Bug

About the Show

David Korins

For

Dog Day Afternoon

About the Show

Chloe Lamford

For

Arthur Miller's Death of a Salesman

About the Show

David Rockwell

For

Fallen Angels

About the Show

2026 / Best Scenic Design of a Musical

dots

For

Richard O'Brien's The Rocky Horror Show

About the Show

Soutra Gilmour

For

Two Strangers (Carry a Cake Across New York)

About the Show

Rachel Hauck

For

Cats: The Jellicle Ball

About the Show

Dane Laffrey

For

The Lost Boys

About the Show

Scott Pask

For

Schmigadoon!

About the Show

2026 / Best Costume Design of a Play

Brenda Abbandandolo

For

Dog Day Afternoon

About the Show

Qween Jean

For

Liberation

About the Show

Jeff Mahshie

For

Fallen Angels

About the Show

Emilio Sosa

For

The Balusters

About the Show

Paul Tazewell

For

August Wilson's Joe Turner's Come and Gone

About the Show

2026 / Best Costume Design of a Musical

Linda Cho

For

Ragtime

About the Show

Linda Cho

For

Schmigadoon!

About the Show

Qween Jean

For

Cats: The Jellicle Ball

About the Show

Ryan Park

For

The Lost Boys

About the Show

David I. Reynoso

For

Richard O'Brien's The Rocky Horror Show

About the Show

2026 / Best Lighting Design of a Play

Isabella Byrd

For

Dog Day Afternoon

About the Show

Natasha Chivers

For

Oedipus

About the Show

Stacey Derosier

For

August Wilson's Joe Turner's Come and Gone

About the Show

Heather Gilbert

For

Bug

About the Show

Heather Gilbert

For

The Fear of 13

About the Show

Jack Knowles

For

Arthur Miller's Death of a Salesman

About the Show

2026 / Best Lighting Design of a Musical

Kevin Adams

For

Chess

About the Show

Jen Schriever and Michael Arden

For

The Lost Boys

About the Show

Jane Cox

For

Richard O'Brien's The Rocky Horror Show

About the Show

Adam Honoré and Donald Holder

For

Ragtime

About the Show

Donald Holder

For

Schmigadoon!

About the Show

Adam Honoré

For

Cats: The Jellicle Ball

About the Show

2026 / Best Sound Design of a Play

Justin Ellington

For

August Wilson's Joe Turner's Come and Gone

About the Show

Tom Gibbons

For

Oedipus

About the Show

Lee Kinney

For

The Fear of 13

About the Show

Josh Schmidt

For

Bug

About the Show

Mikaal Sulaiman

For

Arthur Miller's Death of a Salesman

About the Show

2026 / Best Sound Design of a Musical

Adam Fisher

For

The Lost Boys

About the Show

Kai Harada

For

Cats: The Jellicle Ball

About the Show

Kai Harada

For

Ragtime

About the Show

Brian Ronan

For

Richard O'Brien's The Rocky Horror Show

About the Show

Walter Trarbach

For

Schmigadoon!

About the Show

2026 / Best Direction of a Play

Nicholas Hytner

For

Giant

About the Show

Robert Icke

For

Oedipus

About the Show

Kenny Leon

For

The Balusters

About the Show

Joe Mantello

For

Arthur Miller's Death of a Salesman

About the Show

Whitney White

For

Liberation

About the Show

2026 / Best Direction of a Musical

Michael Arden

For

The Lost Boys

About the Show

Lear deBessonet

For

Ragtime

About the Show

Christopher Gattelli

For

Schmigadoon!

About the Show

Tim Jackson

For

Two Strangers (Carry a Cake Across New York)

About the Show

Zhailon Levingston and Bill Rauch

For

Cats: The Jellicle Ball

About the Show

2026 / Best Choreography

Christopher Gattelli

For

Schmigadoon!

About the Show

Lauren Yalango-Grant and Christopher Cree Grant

For

The Lost Boys

About the Show

Omari Wiles and Arturo Lyons

For

Cats: The Jellicle Ball

About the Show

Ellenore Scott

For

Ragtime

About the Show

Ani Taj

For

Richard O'Brien's The Rocky Horror Show

About the Show

2026 / Best Orchestrations

Doug Besterman and Mike Morris

For

Schmigadoon!

About the Show

Ethan Popp, Adrianne "AG" Gonzalez, Gabriel Mann, Kyler England

For

The Lost Boys

About the Show

Lux Pyramid

For

Two Strangers (Carry a Cake Across New York)

About the Show

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

For

Cats: The Jellicle Ball

About the Show

Brian Usifer

For

Chess

About the Show

2026 / Special Tony Award for Lifetime Achievement in the Theatre

André Bishop

For

André Bishop

James Lapine

For

James Lapine

Jules Fisher

For

Jules Fisher

2026 / Special Tony Award

League of Resident Theatres (LORT)

2026 / Isabelle Stevenson Tony Award

Mary-Mitchell Campbell

For

Mary-Mitchell Campbell

2026 / Tony Honors for Excellence in the Theatre

1/52 Project

For

1/52 Project

Jake Bell

For

Jake Bell

Kenn Lubin

For

Kenn Lubin

Loren Plotkin

For

Loren Plotkin