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2026 Tony Awards: 'Death of a Salesman' Wins Six; 'Schmigadoon!' and 'The Lost Boys' Tie with Four

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79th Annual Tony Awards: A Night of Records and Triumphs

The 79th annual Tony Awards were held on June 7, 2026, at Radio City Music Hall in New York City. The ceremony was broadcast live on CBS and streamed on Paramount+. The event honored achievements in Broadway theater for the 2025-2026 season, which set a record with approximately $1.91 billion in ticket sales.

Major Winners

Best Musical and Best Play

Schmigadoon! won the Tony Award for Best Musical. The production is based on an Apple TV series and parodies golden-age Broadway musicals. Creator Cinco Paul won Tonys for score and book.

Liberation by Bess Wohl won the Tony Award for Best Play. The drama focuses on a consciousness-raising women's group in 1970s Ohio. Wohl became the fourth woman to win the Tony Award for Best Play. The play also won the 2026 Pulitzer Prize for Drama.

Revivals

  • Death of a Salesman won the Tony Award for Best Revival of a Play. The production won six awards overall, setting a record for the most Tonys won by a play revival. Director Joe Mantello won Best Direction of a Play. Laurie Metcalf won Best Featured Actress in a Play for her role as Linda Loman, her third Tony Award.

  • Ragtime won the Tony Award for Best Revival of a Musical. The production won four awards, including acting awards for Joshua Henry (Best Lead Actor in a Musical) and Caissie Levy (Best Lead Actress in a Musical). Both actors won their first Tony.

Other Multi-Winning Productions

  • Schmigadoon! and The Lost Boys each won four awards.
  • Cats: The Jellicle Ball won three awards, including Best Direction of a Musical (Zhailon Levingston and Bill Rauch), Best Costume Design of a Musical (Qween Jean), and Best Choreography (Omari Wiles and Arturo Lyons).

Acting Awards

Lead Acting in a Play

  • Best Lead Actor in a Play: John Lithgow won for playing author Roald Dahl in Giant. At age 80, he became the oldest man to win a competitive acting Tony. This was his third Tony Award, with his first win occurring 53 years ago for his Broadway debut in The Changing Room.
  • Best Lead Actress in a Play: Lesley Manville won for her role as Jocasta in Oedipus (Robert Icke's reimagining of the play). This was her Broadway debut.

Lead Acting in a Musical

  • Best Lead Actor in a Musical: Joshua Henry won for Ragtime.
  • Best Lead Actress in a Musical: Caissie Levy won for Ragtime.

Featured Acting Awards

  • Best Featured Actor in a Play: Alden Ehrenreich won for Becky Shaw.
  • Best Featured Actress in a Play: Laurie Metcalf won for Death of a Salesman.
  • Best Featured Actor in a Musical: Ali Louis Bourzgui won for The Lost Boys.
  • Best Featured Actress in a Musical: Shoshana Bean won for The Lost Boys.

Notable Ceremony Highlights

  • Host: Singer Pink hosted the ceremony. The opening number featured a rendition of Lady Marmalade with casts from nominated musicals and a performance wearing a harness as Peter Pan.
  • Anniversary Tributes: The ceremony featured performances celebrating anniversaries of Chicago (30th anniversary of its revival), The Book of Mormon (15th anniversary), A Chorus Line (50th anniversary), and Rent (30th anniversary). The In Memoriam segment featured Leslie Odom Jr. performing "Without You" from Rent.
  • Preshow: Laura Benanti and Tituss Burgess hosted the Act One preshow.

Nominated Productions Without Wins

Nominated productions that did not win any awards included The Rocky Horror Show, Chess, The Balusters, Titaníque, Two Strangers (Carry a Cake Across New York), and Every Brilliant Thing.

Background on 'Death of a Salesman'

Death of a Salesman previously won the Tony Award for Best Play in 1949 and Best Revival in 1984, 1999, and 2012.