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2026 Tony Awards Nominations Announced

Published 5 May 2026

Nominations for the 2026 Tony Awards, honoring Broadway productions from April 28, 2025, to April 26, 2026, were announced Tuesday morning in New York City by actors Uzo Aduba and Darren Criss. Select categories aired on CBS Mornings, with the full list revealed live on the Tony Awards YouTube channel. The ceremony, the 79th annual event, is set for June 7 at Radio City Music Hall, hosted by singer Pink and broadcast live on CBS from 8 p.m. ET, with streaming on Paramount+.

New musicals "The Lost Boys" and "Schmigadoon!" topped the field with 12 nominations each, including best musical, best book and best original score. They compete against "Titanique" and "Two Strangers Carry a Cake Across New York" in the best musical category. Lincoln Center Theater's revival of "Ragtime" earned 11 nods, including best revival of a musical, alongside "Cats: The Jellicle Ball" and "Richard O'Brien's The Rocky Horror Show."

In best play, contenders are "The Balusters," "Giant," "Liberation" and "Little Bear Ridge Road," with the first two tying for most nominations among new plays at five each. Revivals of plays "Arthur Miller's Death of a Salesman," "Becky Shaw," "Every Brilliant Thing,"...

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