Broadway's best honored with 2026 Tony Awards nominations. Full list
Broadway's best honored with 2026 Tony Awards nominations. Full list
Ilana Keller, Asbury Park PressTue, May 5, 2026 at 2:18 PM UTC
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The 2025-2026 Broadway season took us from "Ragtime" to "Rocky Horror" and "Liberation" to "The Lost Boys." We met "Two Strangers" and the titans of "Titanique." We waited for Godot and relished "Every Brilliant Thing."
And on Tuesday, May 9, some of Broadway's best got to add "Tony Award nominee" to their resumes. Darren Criss and Uzo Aduba announced some of the nominations live on YouTube.
Leading the way were "The Lost Boys" and "Schmigadoon!" with 12 nominatins apiece, while "Ragtime" was close on their heels with 11.
Here's the full list of 2025-26 Tony Awards nominations:
2026 Tony Awards nominees
Best Play
"The Balusters" David Lindsay-Abaire
"Giant" Mark Rosenblatt
"Liberation" Bess Wohl
"Little Bear Ridge Road" Samuel D. Hunter
Best Musical
The cast of Broadway's "Schmigadoon." -
"The Lost Boys"
"Schmigadoon!"
"Titanique"
"Two Strangers (Carry a Cake Across New York"
Best Book of a Musical
"The Lost Boys," David Hornsby and Chris Hoch
"Schmigadoon!" Cinco Paul
"Titanique," Marla Mindelle, Constantine Rousouli, Tye Blue
"Two Strangers (Carry a Cake Across New York," Jim Barne and Kit Buchan
Best Original Score
"Arthur Miller's Death of a Salesman," Caroline Shaw
"August Wilson's Joe Turner's Come and Gone," Steve Bargonetti
"The Lost Boys," The Rescues
"Schmigadoon!" Cinco Paul
"Two Strangers (Carry a Cake Across New York)," Jim Barne and Kit Buchan
Best Revival of a Play
Daniel Radcliffe in "Every Brilliant Thing" on Broadway. -
"Becky Shaw," Gina Gionfriddo
"Arthur Miller's Death of a Salesman"
"Every Brilliant Thing," Duncan Macmillan with Jonny Donahoe
"Fallen Angels"
"Oedipus" Robert Icke
Best Revival of a Musical
Caissie Levy, Joshua Henry and Brandon Uranowitz will lead Lincoln Center Theater's "Ragtime." -
"Cats: The Jellicle Ball"
"Ragtime"
"Richard O'Brien's The Rocky Horror Show"
Best Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role in a Play
Daniel Radcliffe in "Every Brilliant Thing" on Broadway. -
Will Harrison, "Punch"
Nathan Lane, "Arthur Miller's Death of a Salesman"
John Lithgow, "Giant"
Daniel Radcliffe, "Every Brilliant Thing"
Mark Strong, "Oedipus"
Best Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role in a Play
Carrie Coon as Agnes White in "Bug." -
Rose Byrne, "Fallen Angels"
Carrie Coon, "Bug"
Susannah Flood, "Liberation"
Lesley Manville, "Oedipus"
Kelli O'Hara, "Fallen Angels"
Best Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role in a Musical
Sam Tutty discusses "Two Strangers (Carry A Cake Across New York)" at BroadwayCon 2026, held Jan. 23 to 25 in Manhattan. -
Nicholas Christopher, "Chess"
Luke Evans, "Richard O'Brien's The Rocky Horror Show"
Joshua Henry, "Ragtime"
Sam Tutty, "Two Strangers (Carry a Cake Across New York)"
Brandon Uranowitz, "Ragtime"
Best Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role in a Musical
Sara Chase, "Schmigadoon!"
Stephanie Hsu, "Richard O'Brien's The Rocky Horror Show"
Caissie Levy, "Ragtime"
Marla Mindelle, "Titaníque"
Christiani Pitts, "Two Strangers (Carry a Cake Across New York)"
Best Performance by an Actor in a Featured Role in a Play
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Christopher Abbott, "Arthur Miller’s Death of a Salesman"
Danny Burstein, "Marjorie Prime"
Brandon J. Dirden, "Waiting for Godot"
Alden Ehrenreich, "Becky Shaw"
Ruben Santiago-Hudson, "August Wilson’s Joe Turner’s Come and Gone"
Richard Thomas, "The Balusters"
Best Performance by an Actress in a Featured Role in a Play
Betsy Aidem, "Liberation"
Marylouise Burke, "The Balusters"
Aya Cash, "Giant"
Laurie Metcalf, "Arthur Miller’s Death of a Salesman"
June Squibb, "Marjorie Prime"
Best Performance by an Actor in a Featured Role in a Musical
Ali Louis Bourzgui, "The Lost Boys"
André De Shields, "Cats: The Jellicle Ball"
Bryce Pinkham, "Chess"
Ben Levi Ross, "Ragtime"
Layton Williams, "Titaníque"
Best Performance by an Actress in a Featured Role in a Musical
Shoshana Bean, "The Lost Boys"
Hannah Cruz, "Chess"
Rachel Dratch, "Richard O’Brien’s The Rocky Horror Show"
Ana Gasteyer, "Schmigadoon!"
Nichelle Lewis, "Ragtime"
Best Scenic Design of a Play
Carrie Coon as Agnes White and Namir Smallwood as Peter Evans in "Bug" on Broadway. -
Hildegard Bechtler, "Oedipus"
Takeshi Kata, "Bug"
Chloe Lamford, "Arthur Miller's Death of a Salesman"
David Korins, "Dog Day Afternoon"
David Rockwell, "Fallen Angels"
Best Scenic Design of a Musical
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"
Dane Laffrey, "The Lost Boys"
Scott Pask, "Schmigadoon!"
Best Costume Design of a Play
Brenda Abbandandolo, "Dog Day Afternoon"
Qween Jean, "Liberation"
Jeff Mahshie, "Fallen Angels"
Emilio Sosa, "The Balusters"
Paul Tazewell, "August Wilson's Joe Turner's Come and Gone"
Best Costume Design of a Musical
Amber Gray, Juliette Lewis, Michaela Jae Rodriguez and Andrew Durand in "The Rocky Horror Show" on Broadway. -
Linda Cho, "Ragtime"
Linda Cho, "Schmigadoon!"
Qween Jean, "Cats: The Jellicle Ball"
Ryan Park, "The Lost Boys"
David I. Reynoso, "Richard O'Brien's The Rocky Horror Show"
Best 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"
Best 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"
Best 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"
Best Sound Design of a Musical
Kai Harada, "Cats: The Jellicle Ball"
Kai Harada, "Ragtime"
Adam Fisher, "The Lost Boys"
Brian Ronan, "Richard O'Brien's The Rocky Horror Show"
Walter Trarbach, "Schmigadoon!"
Best Direction of a Play
Nicholas Hytner, "Giant"
Robert Icke, "Oedipus"
Kenny Leon, "The Balusters"
Joe Mantello, "Arthur Miller's Death of a Salesman"
Whitney White, "Liberation"
Best Direction 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"
Best 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"
Lauren Yalango-Grant and Christopher Cree Grant, "The Lost Boys"
Best Orchestrations
Doug Besterman and Mike Morris, "Schmigadoon!"
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"
2026 Tony Nominations by Production -
"The Lost Boys" - 12
"Schmigadoon!" - 12
"Ragtime – 11"
"Arthur Miller's Death of a Salesman" - 9
"Cats: The Jellicle Ball" - 9
"Richard O'Brien's The Rocky Horror Show" – 9
"Two Strangers (Carry a Cake Across New York)" - 8
"Oedipus" – 7
" August Wilson's Joe Turner's Come and Gone" – 5
"The Balusters" – 5
"Chess" - 5
"Fallen Angels" – 5
"Liberation" - 5
"Bug" – 4
"Giant" - 4
"Titaníque" - 4
"Dog Day Afternoon" - 3
"Becky Shaw" - 2
"Every Brilliant Thing" – 2
"The Fear of 13" - 2
"Marjorie Prime" - 2
"Little Bear Ridge Road" - 1
"Punch" – 1
"Waiting for Godot" - 1
Ilana Keller is an award-winning journalist and lifelong New Jersey resident who loves Broadway and really bad puns. Reach out: ikeller@gannettnj.com.
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