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