2026 Tony Awards Recap: The Complete List of Winners

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The biggest names on Broadway gathered at Radio City Music Hall last night for the 79th Annual Tony Awards, hosted by P!nk, as the industry's top productions and performers were recognised. Leading the evening was *Death of a Salesman*, which claimed six awards, including Best Revival of a Play, becoming the most Tony-winning play revival in history. *Schmigadoon!* was named Best Musical, while *Ragtime* won Best Revival of a Musical, with both productions and *The Lost Boys* earning four awards apiece. Among the acting winners, John Lithgow took home Best Actor in a Play for *Giant*, while Lesley Manville won Best Actress in a Play for *Oedipus*. Elsewhere, Joshua Henry and Caissie Levy were recognised for their performances in *Ragtime*, and *Cats: The Jellicle Ball* picked up honours for direction and choreography.


### **Read on for the full list of winners from the 2026 Tony Awards.** ### **Best Musical** The Lost Boys Schmigadoon! (WINNER) Titanique Two Strangers (Carry a Cake Across New York) ### **Best Play** The Balusters Giant Liberation (WINNER) Little Bear Ridge Road ### **Best Revival of a Play** Death of a Salesman (WINNER) Becky Shaw Every Brilliant Thing Fallen Angels Oedipus ### **Best Revival of a Musical** Cats: The Jellicle Ball Ragtime (WINNER) The Rocky Horror Show ### **Best Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role in a Play** Rose Byrne: Fallen Angels Carrie Coon: Bug Susannah Flood: Liberation Lesley Manville: Oedipus (WINNER) Kelli O’Hara: Fallen Angels ### **Best Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role in a Play** Will Harrison: Punch Nathan Lane: Death of a Salesman John Lithgow: Giant (WINNER) Daniel Radcliffe: Every Brilliant Thing Mark Strong: Oedipus ### **Best Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role in a Musical** Sara Chase: Schmigadoon! Stephanie Hsu: The Rocky Horror Show Caissie Levy: Ragtime (WINNER) Marla Mindelle: Titanique Christiani Pitts: Two Strangers (Carry a Cake Across New York) ### **Best Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role in a Musical** Nicholas Christopher: Chess Luke Evans: The Rocky Horror Show Joshua Henry: Ragtime (WINNER) Sam Tutty: Two Strangers (Carry a Cake Across New York) Brandon Uranowitz: Ragtime ### **Best Performance by an Actress in a Featured Role in a Play** Betsy Aidem: Liberation Marylouise Burke: The Balusters Aya Cash: Giant Laurie Metcalf: Death of a Salesman (WINNER) June Squibb: Marjorie Prime ### **Best Performance by an Actor in a Featured Role in a Play** Christopher Abbott: Death of a Salesman Danny Burstein: Marjorie Prime Brandon J. Dirden: Waiting for Godot Alden Ehrenreich: Becky Shaw (WINNER) Ruben Santiago-Hudson: Joe Turner's Come and Gone Richard Thomas: The Balusters ### **Best Performance by an Actress in a Featured Role in a Musical** Shoshana Bean: The Lost Boys (WINNER) Hannah Cruz: Chess Rachel Dratch: The Rocky Horror Show Ana Gasteyer: Schmigadoon! Nichelle Lewis: Ragtime ### **Best Performance by an Actor in a Featured Role in a Musical** Ali Louis Bourzgui: The Lost Boys (WINNER) André De Shields: Cats: The Jellicle Ball Bryce Pinkham: Chess Ben Levi Ross: Ragtime Layton Williams: Titanique ### **Best Direction of a Play** Nicholas Hytner: Giant Robert Icke: Oedipus Kenny Leon: The Balusters Joe Mantello: Death of a Salesman (WINNER) 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 (WINNER) ### **Best Choreography** Christopher Gattelli: Schmigadoon! Ellenore Scott: Ragtime Ani Taj: The Rocky Horror Show Lauren Yalango-Grant and Christopher Cree Grant: The Lost Boys Omari Wiles and Arturo Lyons: Cats: The Jellicle Ball (WINNER) ### **Best Orchestrations** Doug Besterman and Mike Morris: Schmigadoon! (WINNER) Ethan Popp and The Rescues (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 ### **Best Book of a Musical** David Hornsby and Chris Hoch: The Lost Boys Cinco Paul: Schmigadoon! (WINNER) Tye Blue, Marla Mindelle, and Constantine Rousouli: Titanique Jim Barne and Kit Buchan: Two Strangers (Carry a Cake Across New York) ### **Best Original Score (Music and/or Lyrics) Written for the Theatre** Caroline Shaw: Death of a Salesman Steve Bargonetti: Joe Turner's Come and Gone The Rescues: The Lost Boys Cinco Paul: Schmigadoon! (WINNER) Jim Barne and Kit Buchan: Two Strangers (Carry a Cake Across New York) ### **Best Scenic Design of a Play** Hildegard Bechtler: Oedipus Takeshi Kata: Bug David Korins: Dog Day Afternoon Chloe Lamford: Death of a Salesman (WINNER) David Rockwell: Fallen Angels ### **Best Scenic Design of a Musical** dots: 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 (WINNER) Scott Pask: Schmigadoon! ### **Best Costume Design of a Play** Brenda Abbandandolo: Dog Day Afternoon Qween Jean: Liberation Jeff Mahshie: Fallen Angels (WINNER) Emilio Sosa: The Balusters Paul Tazewell: Joe Turner's Come and Gone ### **Best Costume Design of a Musical** Linda Cho: Ragtime Linda Cho: Schmigadoon! Qween Jean: Cats: The Jellicle Ball (WINNER) Ryan Park: The Lost Boys David I. Reynoso: The Rocky Horror Show ### **Best Lighting Design of a Play** Isabella Byrd: Dog Day Afternoon Natasha Chivers: Oedipus Stacey Derosier: Joe Turner's Come and Gone Heather Gilbert: Bug Heather Gilbert: The Fear of 13 Jack Knowles: Death of a Salesman (WINNER) ### **Best Lighting Design of a Musical** Kevin Adams: Chess Jane Cox: The Rocky Horror Show Donald Holder: Schmigadoon! Adam Honoré: Cats: The Jellicle Ball Adam Honoré, Donald Holder, and 59 Studio: Ragtime Jen Schriever and Michael Arden: The Lost Boys (WINNER) ### **Best Sound Design of a Play** Justin Ellington: Joe Turner's Come and Gone Tom Gibbons: Oedipus Lee Kinney: The Fear of 13 Josh Schmidt: Bug Mikaal Sulaiman: Death of a Salesman (WINNER) ### **Best Sound Design of a Musical** Kai Harada: Cats: The Jellicle Ball (WINNER) Adam Fisher: The Lost Boys Brian Ronan: The Rocky Horror Show Walter Trarbach: Schmigadoon!

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I've over 15 years of writing and editorial experience, and starting working in the West End theatre industry in 2012. When not watching or writing about theatre I'm usually swimming, hiking, running, or training for triathlons in the Stroud valleys.