The 79th annual Tony Awards took place at Radio City Music Hall in New York City on June 7, celebrating the finest achievements in Broadway theatre.
Hosted by the American singer P!NK, the ceremony saw Liberation named Best Play, whilst Schmigadoon! secured the award for Best Musical.
The prestigious event distributed honours across numerous categories spanning performance, direction and technical production. Ragtime won Best Musical Revival, with its lead performers Joshua Henry and Caissie Levy claiming the awards for Best Leading Actor and Actress in a Musical. Schmigadoon! added to its success with wins for Best Original Score, Best Book of a Musical, and Best Orchestrations.
In the play categories, Arthur Miller’s Death of a Salesman won Best Play Revival. The production dominated the creative categories, earning Joe Mantello the award for Best Direction of a Play, Laurie Metcalf for Best Featured Actress in a Play, and securing additional wins for its scenic, lighting, and sound design.
John Lithgow was named Best Leading Actor in a Play for his performance in Giant, whilst Lesley Manville won Best Leading Actress in a Play for Oedipus. Other notable acting honours went to Alden Ehrenreich for Becky Shaw, and Ali Louis Bourzgui and Shoshana Bean, who both won featured musical acting awards for *The Lost Boys*.
The Tony Awards remain the highest honour in American theatre, serving as a critical benchmark for commercial and artistic success on Broadway. This year’s ceremony reflected a diverse theatrical landscape, balancing contemporary new works with heavily praised revivals of classic American literature.
Here are all the winners from the 2026 Tony Awards:
Best Play
WINNER: Liberation
The Balusters
Giant
Little Bear Ridge Road
Best Musical
WINNER: Schmigadoon!
The Lost Boys
Titaníque
Two Strangers (Carry a Cake Across New York)
Best Musical Revival
WINNER: Ragtime
Cats: The Jellicle Ball
The Rocky Horror Show
Best Play Revival
WINNER: Death of a Salesman
Becky Shaw
Every Brilliant Thing
Fallen Angels
Oedipus
Best Leading Actor in a Musical
WINNER: Joshua Henry, Ragtime
Nicholas Christopher, Chess
Luke Evans, The Rocky Horror Show
Sam Tutty, Two Strangers (Carry a Cake Across New York)
Brandon Uranowitz, Ragtime
Best Leading Actress in a Musical
WINNER: Caissie Levy, Ragtime
Sara Chase, Schmigadoon!
Stephanie Hsu, The Rocky Horror Show
Marla Mindelle, Titaníque
Christiani Pitts, Two Strangers (Carry a Cake Across New York)
Best Leading Actor in a Play
WINNER: John Lithgow, Giant
Will Harrison, Punch
Nathan Lane, Death of a Salesman
Daniel Radcliffe, Every Brilliant Thing
Mark Strong, Oedipus
Best Leading Actress in a Play
WINNER: Lesley Manville, Oedipus
Rose Byrne, Fallen Angels
Carrie Coon, Bug
Susannah Flood, Liberation
Kelli O’Hara, Fallen Angels
Best Direction of a Musical
WINNER: Zhailon Levingston and Bill Rauch, Cats: The Jellicle Ball
Michael Arden, The Lost Boys
Lear deBessonet, Ragtime
Christopher Gattelli, Schmigadoon!
Tim Jackson, Two Strangers (Carry a Cake Across New York)
Best Direction of a Play
WINNER: Joe Mantello, Death of a Salesman
Nicholas Hytner, Giant
Robert Icke, Oedipus
Kenny Leon, The Balusters
Whitney White, Liberation
Best Featured Actor in a Play
WINNER: Alden Ehrenreich, Becky Shaw
Christopher Abbott, Death of a Salesman
Danny Burstein, Marjorie Prime
Brandon J. Dirden, Waiting for Godot
Ruben Santiago-Hudson, Joe Turner’s Come and Gone
Richard Thomas, The Balusters
Best Featured Actress in a Play
WINNER: Laurie Metcalf, Death of a Salesman
Betsy Aidem, Liberation
Marylouise Burke, The Balusters
Aya Cash, Giant
June Squibb, Marjorie Prime
Best Featured Actor in a Musical
WINNER: Ali Louis Bourzgui, The Lost Boys
André De Shields, Cats: The Jellicle Ball
Bryce Pinkham, Chess
Ben Levi Ross, Ragtime
Layton Williams, Titaníque
Best Featured Actress in a Musical
WINNER: Shoshana Bean, The Lost Boys
Hannah Cruz, Chess
Rachel Dratch, The Rocky Horror Show
Ana Gasteyer, Schmigadoon!
Nichelle Lewis, Ragtime
Best Book of a Musical
WINNER: Schmigadoon!
The Lost Boys
Titaníque
Two Strangers (Carry a Cake Across New York)
Best Scenic Design of a Play
WINNER: Chloe Lamford, Arthur Miller’s Death of a Salesman
Hildegard Bechtler, Oedipus
Takeshi Kata, Bug
David Korins, Dog Day Afternoon
David Rockwell, Fallen Angels
Best Scenic Design of a Musical
WINNER: Dane Laffrey, The Lost Boys
Dots, Richard O’Brien’s The Rocky Horror Show
Soutra Gilmour, Two Strangers (Carry a Cake Across New York)
Rachel Hauck, Cats: The Jellicle Ball
Scott Pask, Schmigadoon!
Best Costume Design of a Play
WINNER: Jeff Mahshie, Fallen Angels
Brenda Abbandandolo, Dog Day Afternoon
Qween Jean, Liberation
Emilio Sosa, The Balusters
Paul Tazewell, August Wilson’s Joe Turner’s Come and Gone
Best Costume Design of a Musical
WINNER: Qween Jean, Cats: The Jellicle Ball
Linda Cho, Ragtime
Linda Cho, Schmigadoon!
Ryan Park, The Lost Boys
David I. Reynoso, Richard O’Brien’s The Rocky Horror Show
Best Original Score
WINNER: Schmigadoon!
Arthur Miller’s Death of a Salesman
August Wilson’s Joe Turner’s Come and Gone
The Lost Boys
Two Strangers (Carry a Cake Across New York)
Best Lighting Design of a Play
WINNER: Jack Knowles, Arthur Miller’s Death of a Salesman
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
Best Lighting Design of a Musical
WINNER: Jen Schriever and Michael Arden, The Lost Boys
Kevin Adams, Chess
Jane Cox, Richard O’Brien’s The Rocky Horror Show
Andre Honoré and Donald Holder and 59 Studio, Ragtime
Donald Holder, Schmigadoon!
Adam Honoré, Cats: The Jellice Ball
Best Sound Design of a Play
WINNER: Mikaal Sulaiman, Arthur Miller’s Death of a Salesman
Justin Ellington, August Wilson’s Joe Turner’s Come and Gone
Tom Gibbons, Oedipus
Lee Kinney, The Fear of 13
Josh Schmidt, Bug
Best Sound Design of a Musical
WINNER: Kai Harada, Ragtime
Adam Fisher, The Lost Boys
Kai Harada, Cats: The Jellicle Ball
Brian Ronan, Richard O’Brien’s The Rocky Horror Show
Walter Trarbach, Schmigadoon!
Best Choreography
WINNER: Omari Wiles and Arturo Lyons, Cats: The Jellicle Ball
Christopher Gattelli, Schmigadoon!
Lauren Yalango-Grant and Christopher Cree Grant, The Lost Boys
Ellenore Scott, Ragtime
Ani Taj, Richard O’Brien’s The Rocky Horror Show
Best Orchestrations
WINNER: Doug Besterman and Mike Morris, Schmigadoon!
Ethan Popp, Adrianne “AG” Gonzalez, Gabriel Mann and Kyler England, The Lost Boys
Lux Pyramid, Two Strangers (Carry a Cake Across New York)
Andrew Lloyd Webber, Dav
id Wilson, Trevor Holder and Doug Schadt, Cats: The Jellicle Ball
Brian Usifer, Chess
•Featured image: P!NK/Theo Wargo/Getty Images for Tony Awards Productions
