{"id":5543742,"date":"2026-06-08T08:45:59","date_gmt":"2026-06-08T12:45:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/hollywoodlife.com\/?p=5543742"},"modified":"2026-06-08T08:45:59","modified_gmt":"2026-06-08T12:45:59","slug":"tony-awards-2026-winners","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/hollywoodlife.com\/feature\/tony-awards-2026-winners-5543742\/","title":{"rendered":"Tony Awards 2026 Winners: ‘Schmigadoon!’, ‘Death of a Salesman’ & More Make the List"},"content":{"rendered":"

‘Schmigadoon!’ and ‘Death of a Salesman’ were among the top Tony winners. See the full list here.<\/p>\n

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The 79th annual Tony Awards took place at New York City’s Radio City Music Hall to honor the best in theatre over the past year. Death of a Salesman<\/em> and Schmigadoon!<\/em> were among the top winners of the evening, as Broadway’s finest came together to support the performing arts.<\/p>\n

Hollywood Life<\/strong> has compiled the full list of 2026 Tony Awards winners.<\/p>\n

Best Musical<\/h2>\n

The Lost Boys<\/em>
\n<\/strong>Schmigadoon! – WINNER<\/strong>
\nTitan\u00edque
\nTwo Strangers (Carry a Cake Across New York<\/em>)<\/em><\/p>\n

Best Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role in a Musical<\/h2>\n

Nicholas Christopher, Chess
\n<\/em>Luke Evans, Richard O’Brien’s The Rocky Horror Show
\n<\/strong><\/em>Joshua Henry, <\/strong>Ragtime – WINNER<\/strong>
\n<\/em>Sam Tutty, Two Strangers (Carry a Cake Across New York)
\n<\/em>Brandon Uranowitz, Ragtime<\/em><\/p>\n

Best Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role in a Musical<\/h2>\n

Sara Chase, Schmigadoon!<\/em>
\nStephanie Hsu, Richard O’Brien’s The Rocky Horror Show<\/em>
\nCaissie Levy, Ragtime – WINNER<\/em><\/strong>
\nMarla Mindelle, Titan\u00edque<\/em>
\nChristiani Pitts, Two Strangers (Carry a Cake Across New York)<\/em><\/p>\n

Best Revival of a Play<\/h2>\n

<\/u>Arthur Miller’s Death of a Salesman – WINNER<\/strong>
\nBecky Shaw<\/em>, Gina Gionfriddo
\nEvery Brilliant Thing<\/em>, Duncan Macmillan with Jonny Donahoe
\nFallen Angels
\nOedipus<\/em>, Robert Icke<\/p>\n

Best Performance by an Actor in a Featured Role in a Play<\/h2>\n

Christopher Abbott, Arthur Miller\u2019s Death of a Salesman
\n<\/em>Danny Burstein, Marjorie Prime
\n<\/em>Brandon J. Dirden, Waiting for Godot
\n<\/strong><\/em>Alden Ehrenreich, <\/strong>Becky Shaw – WINNER<\/strong>
\n<\/em>Ruben Santiago-Hudson, August Wilson\u2019s Joe Turner\u2019s Come and Gone
\n<\/em>Richard Thomas, The Balusters<\/em><\/p>\n

Best Revival of a Musical<\/h2>\n
\n

Cats: The Jellicle Ball<\/em>
\n<\/strong>Ragtime – WINNER<\/strong>
\nRichard O’Brien’s The Rocky Horror Show<\/em><\/p>\n

Best Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role in a Play<\/h2>\n<\/div>\n
\n

Rose Byrne, Fallen Angels
\n<\/em>Carrie Coon, Bug
\n<\/em>Susannah Flood, Liberation
\n<\/strong><\/em>Lesley Manville, <\/strong>Oedipus – WINNER<\/strong>
\n<\/em>Kelli O’Hara, Fallen Angels<\/em><\/p>\n

Best Performance by an Actor in a Featured Role in a Musical<\/h2>\n<\/div>\n
\n

Best Play<\/h2>\n
\n

The Balusters<\/em>, David Lindsay-Abaire
\nGiant<\/em>, Mark Rosenblatt
\nLiberation<\/em>, Bess Wohl – WINNER<\/em><\/strong>
\nLittle Bear Ridge Road<\/em>, Samuel D. Hunter<\/p>\n

Best Performance by an Actress in a Featured Role in a Musical<\/h2>\n<\/div>\n
\n

Best Direction of a Play<\/h2>\n<\/div>\n
\n

Nicholas Hytner, Giant
\n<\/em>Robert Icke, Oedipus
\n<\/em>Kenny Leon, The Balusters
\n<\/strong><\/em>Joe Mantello, <\/strong>Arthur Miller’s Death of a Salesman – WINNER<\/strong>
\n<\/em>Whitney White, Liberation<\/em><\/p>\n

Best Direction of a Musical<\/h2>\n
\n

Michael Arden, The Lost Boys
\n<\/em>Lear deBessonet, Ragtime
\n<\/em>Christopher Gattelli, Schmigadoon!
\n<\/em>Tim Jackson, Two Strangers (Carry a Cake Across New York)
\n<\/strong><\/em>Zhailon Levingston and Bill Rauch, Cats: The Jellicle Ball – WINNER<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n

Best Performance by an Actress in a Featured Role in a Play<\/h2>\n<\/div>\n
\n

Best Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role in a Play<\/h2>\n<\/div>\n
\n

Will Harrison, Punch
\n<\/em>Nathan Lane, Arthur Miller’s Death of a Salesman
\n<\/strong><\/em>John Lithgow, <\/strong>Giant – WINNER<\/strong>
\n<\/em>Daniel Radcliffe, Every Brilliant Thing
\n<\/em>Mark Strong, Oedipus<\/em><\/p>\n

Best Choreography<\/h2>\n
\n

Christopher Gattelli, Schmigadoon!
\n<\/em>Ellenore Scott, Ragtime
\n<\/em>Ani Taj, Richard O’Brien’s The Rocky Horror Show
\n<\/strong><\/em>Omari Wiles and Arturo Lyons, <\/strong>Cats: The Jellicle Ball – WINNER<\/strong>
\n<\/em>Lauren Yalango-Grant and Christopher Cree Grant, The Lost Boys<\/em><\/p>\n

Best Scenic Design of a Musical<\/h2>\n<\/div>\n
\n

dots, Richard O’Brien’s The Rocky Horror Show
\n<\/em>Soutra Gilmour, Two Strangers (Carry a Cake Across New York)
\n<\/em>Rachel Hauck, Cats: The Jellicle Ball
\n<\/strong><\/em>Dane Laffrey, <\/strong>The Lost Boys – WINNER<\/strong>
\n<\/em>Scott Pask, Schmigadoon!<\/em><\/p>\n

Best Scenic Design of a Play<\/h2>\n<\/div>\n
\n

Hildegard Bechtler, Oedipus
\n<\/em>Takeshi Kata, Bug
\n<\/strong><\/em>Chloe Lamford, <\/strong>Arthur Miller’s Death of a Salesman – WINNER<\/strong>
\n<\/em>David Korins, Dog Day Afternoon
\n<\/em>David Rockwell, Fallen Angels<\/em><\/p>\n

Best Lighting Design of a Musical<\/h2>\n
\n

Kevin Adams, Chess
\n<\/em>Jane Cox, Richard O’Brien’s The Rocky Horror Show
\n<\/em>Donald Holder, Schmigadoon!
\n<\/em>Adam Honor\u00e9, Cats: The Jellicle Ball
\n<\/em>Adam Honor\u00e9 and Donald Holder (Lighting Design) and 59 Studio (Projection Design), Ragtime
\n<\/strong><\/em>Jen Schriever and Michael Arden, The Lost Boys – WINNER<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n

Best Lighting Design of a Play<\/h2>\n<\/div>\n
\n

Isabella Byrd, Dog Day Afternoon
\n<\/em>Natasha Chivers, Oedipus
\n<\/em>Stacey Derosier, August Wilson’s Joe Turner’s Come and Gone
\n<\/em>Heather Gilbert, Bug
\n<\/em>Heather Gilbert, The Fear of 13
\n<\/strong><\/em>Jack Knowles, Arthur Miller’s Death of a Salesman – WINNER<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n

Best Original Score (Music and\/or Lyrics) Written for the Theatre<\/h2>\n

Arthur Miller’s Death of a Salesman<\/em>, Caroline Shaw
\nAugust Wilson’s Joe Turner’s Come and Gone<\/em>, Steve Bargonetti
\nThe Lost Boys<\/em>, The Rescues
\nSchmigadoon!<\/em>, Cinco Paul – WINNER<\/em><\/strong>
\nTwo Strangers (Carry a Cake Across New York)<\/em>, Jim Barne and Kit Buchan<\/p>\n

Best Sound Design of a Play<\/h2>\n
\n

Justin Ellington, August Wilson’s Joe Turner’s Come and Gone
\n<\/em>Tom Gibbons, Oedipus
\n<\/em>Lee Kinney, The Fear of 13
\n<\/em>Josh Schmidt, Bug
\n<\/strong><\/em>Mikaal Sulaiman, Arthur Miller’s Death of a Salesman – WINNER<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n

Best Sound Design of a Musical<\/h2>\n<\/div>\n
\n

Kai Harada, Cats: The Jellicle Ball
\n<\/strong><\/em>Kai Harada, <\/strong>Ragtime – WINNER<\/strong>
\n<\/em>Adam Fisher, The Lost Boys
\n<\/em>Brian Ronan, Richard O’Brien’s The Rocky Horror Show
\n<\/em>Walter Trarbach, Schmigadoon!<\/em><\/p>\n

Best Orchestrations<\/h2>\n<\/div>\n
\n

Doug Besterman and Mike Morris, <\/strong>Schmigadoon! – WINNER<\/strong>
\n<\/em>Ethan Popp, Kyler England, Adrianne “AG” Gonzalez, and Gabriel Mann; The Lost Boys
\n<\/em>Lux Pyramid, Two Strangers (Carry a Cake Across New York)
\n<\/em>Brian Usifer, Chess
\n<\/em>Andrew Lloyd Webber, David Wilson, Trevor Holder, and Doug Schadt; Cats: The Jellicle Ball<\/em><\/p>\n

Best Costume Design of a Musical<\/h2>\n
\n

Linda Cho, Ragtime
\n<\/em>Linda Cho, Schmigadoon!
\n<\/strong><\/em>Qween Jean, <\/strong>Cats: The Jellicle Ball – WINNER<\/strong>
\n<\/em>Ryan Park, The Lost Boys
\n<\/em>David I. Reynoso, Richard O’Brien’s The Rocky Horror Show<\/em><\/p>\n

Best Costume Design of a Play<\/h2>\n<\/div>\n
\n

Brenda Abbandandolo, Dog Day Afternoon
\n<\/em>Qween Jean, Liberation
\n<\/strong><\/em>Jeff Mahshie, <\/strong>Fallen Angels – WINNER<\/strong>
\n<\/em>Emilio Sosa, The Balusters
\n<\/em>Paul Tazewell, August Wilson’s Joe Turner’s Come and Gone<\/em><\/p>\n

Best Book of a Musical<\/h2>\n<\/div>\n
\n

The Lost Boys<\/em>, David Hornsby and Chris Hoch
\nSchmigadoon!<\/em>, Cinco Paul – WINNER<\/em><\/strong>
\nTitan\u00edque<\/em>; Marla Mindelle, Constantine Rousouli, and Tye Blue
\nTwo Strangers (Carry a Cake Across New York)<\/em>, Jim Barne and Kit Buchan<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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