The 79th Annual Tony Awards, honoring the 2024-2025 Broadway season, were held on June 7, 2026, at Radio City Music Hall in New York City. The ceremony was hosted by singer P!NK and broadcast live on CBS and streamed on Paramount+.
Ceremony Information
- Date: June 7, 2026 (Sunday, 8–11 p.m. ET / 5–8 p.m. PT)
- Venue: Radio City Music Hall, New York City
- Host: P!NK
- Broadcast: Live on CBS and streaming on Paramount+ in the U.S.
- Preshow Hosts: Laura Benanti and Tituss Burgess
- Opening Number: Written by Benj Pasek, Justin Paul, and Mark Sonnenblick, concluded with approximately 170 performers on stage.
The musical Schmigadoon! won the award for Best Musical, while Liberation won Best Play.
Performances
Performances were given by the seven nominees for Best Musical and Best Musical Revival:
- The Lost Boys
- Schmigadoon!
- Titanique
- Two Strangers (Carry a Cake Across New York)
- Cats: The Jellicle Ball
- Ragtime
- The Rocky Horror Show
Additional performances included:
- A celebration of The Book of Mormon's 15th anniversary featuring original lead cast members Josh Gad, Andrew Rannells, Rory O'Malley, and Nikki M. James.
- Leslie Odom Jr. performing "Without You" from Rent during the In Memoriam segment for the show's 30th anniversary.
- A performance for Chicago's 30th anniversary featuring P!NK, Queen Latifah, Jesse Tyler Ferguson, Alex Newell, Adrienne Warren, Julianne Hough, Whitney Leavitt, and Dylan Mulvaney.
- A tribute to A Chorus Line for its 50th anniversary by Rachel Zegler.
Key Competition Categories
Best New Musical: The Lost Boys, Schmigadoon!, Titanique, Two Strangers (Carry a Cake Across New York)
Best Play: The Balusters, Giant, Liberation, Little Bear Ridge Road
Best Revival of a Musical: Cats: The Jellicle Ball, Ragtime, The Rocky Horror Show
Best Revival of a Play: Becky Shaw, Death of a Salesman, Every Brilliant Thing, Fallen Angels, Oedipus
Full List of Winners
Best Musical
- Schmigadoon!
Best Play
- Liberation by Bess Wohl
Best Revival of a Musical
- Ragtime
Best Revival of a Play
- Death of a Salesman by Arthur Miller
Best Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role in a Musical
- Joshua Henry, Ragtime
Best Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role in a Musical
- Caissie Levy, Ragtime
Best Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role in a Play
- John Lithgow, Giant
Best Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role in a Play
- Lesley Manville, Oedipus
Best Performance by an Actor in a Featured Role in a Musical
- Ali Louis Bourzgui, The Lost Boys
Best Performance by an Actress in a Featured Role in a Musical
- Shoshana Bean, The Lost Boys
Best Performance by an Actor in a Featured Role in a Play
- Alden Ehrenreich, Becky Shaw
Best Performance by an Actress in a Featured Role in a Play
- Laurie Metcalf, Death of a Salesman
Best Direction of a Musical
- Zhailon Levingston and Bill Rauch, Cats: The Jellicle Ball
Best Direction of a Play
- Joe Mantello, Death of a Salesman
Best Original Score
- Schmigadoon! — Music & Lyrics by Cinco Paul
Best Book of a Musical
- Schmigadoon! — Cinco Paul
Best Choreography
- Arturo Lyons and Omari Wiles, Cats: The Jellicle Ball
Best Orchestrations
- Doug Besterman and Mike Morris, Schmigadoon!
Best Scenic Design in a Musical
- Dane Laffrey, The Lost Boys
Best Scenic Design in a Play
- Chloe Lamford, Death of a Salesman
Best Costume Design in a Musical
- Qween Jean, Cats: The Jellicle Ball
Best Costume Design in a Play
- Jeff Mahshie, Fallen Angels
Best Lighting Design in a Musical
- Jen Schriever and Michael Arden, The Lost Boys
Best Lighting Design in a Play
- Jack Knowles, Death of a Salesman
Best Sound Design of a Musical
- Kai Harada, Ragtime
Best Sound Design of a Play
- Mikaal Sulaiman, Death of a Salesman
Nominations and Snubs
Nominations by Production
- The Lost Boys and Schmigadoon! led all musicals with 12 nominations each.
- Ragtime received 11 nominations.
- Death of a Salesman, Cats: The Jellicle Ball, and The Rocky Horror Show each received 9 nominations.
- Other notable nominees included Two Strangers (Carry a Cake Across New York) (8), Oedipus (7), Chess (5), Fallen Angels (5), Liberation (5), Giant (4), Titanique (4), and Bug (4).
Notable Nominations
- June Squibb, at age 96, became the oldest acting nominee in Tony history for her featured role in Marjorie Prime.
- Danny Burstein became the most-nominated male performer in Tony history with nine career nominations.
- Rose Byrne received her first Tony nomination for Fallen Angels.
- Scott Rudin received two nominations for Death of a Salesman and Little Bear Ridge Road.
- Layton Williams received a Tony nomination for his role as the iceberg in Titanique.
Notable Omissions (Snubs)
- Lea Michele was not nominated for her role in Chess.
- The revival of Proof, starring Don Cheadle and Ayo Edebiri, received no nominations.
- Beaches, The Musical and The Queen of Versailles received no nominations.
- Adrien Brody and Tessa Thompson were not nominated for The Fear of 13.
- Jon Bernthal and Ebon Moss-Bachrach were not nominated for Dog Day Afternoon.
- Other notable actors not nominated: Keanu Reeves, Alex Winter, Jean Smart, Bobby Cannavale, Neil Patrick Harris, James Corden, and Chasity Moore.
Special Awards and Honors
- Special Tony Awards for Lifetime Achievement in the Theatre: André Bishop, Jules Fisher, James Lapine.
- Isabelle Stevenson Tony Award: Mary-Mitchell Campbell.
- Tony Honors for Excellence in the Theatre: 1/52 Project, Jake Bell, Kenn Lubin, Loren Plotkin.
- Special Tony Award: The League of Resident Theatres (LORT).
Records and Milestones
- June Squibb, at 96, is the oldest actor nominated for a Tony.
- Nathan Lane could win his fourth Tony for Death of a Salesman, tying him for the most awarded male performer.
- Bess Wohl became the fourth female playwright to win the Tony Award for Best Play.
- Qween Jean became the first transgender Tony winner for her costume design for Cats: The Jellicle Ball.