Death of a Salesman Leads 79th Tony Awards with Six Wins

The 79th Annual Tony Awards, held on Sunday, June 7, 2026, at Radio City Music Hall in New York City, celebrated a Broadway season where honors were widely distributed. The ceremony, hosted by pop star Pink, saw no single production dominate, with the revival of "Death of a Salesman" leading the night with six awards, while "Schmigadoon!", "The Lost Boys," and "Ragtime" each won four.

"Schmigadoon!", a stage adaptation of the Apple TV+ series, won the coveted award for Best Musical. The revival of Arthur Miller's "Death of a Salesman," starring Nathan Lane and Laurie Metcalf, won Best Revival of a Play. "Ragtime" won Best Revival of a Musical, and Bess Wohl's "Liberation" won Best Play, making Wohl the first American woman to win that category in 37 years.

The evening featured several historic and notable moments. John Lithgow, 80, won Best Leading Actor in a Play for "Giant," setting a record as the oldest male competitive acting winner in Tony history and marking a 53-year gap since his first win. Qween Jean won for Best Costume Design of a Musical for "Cats: The Jellicle Ball," becoming the first openly transgender person to receive a Tony Award. In her acceptance speech, she...