2026 Tony Nominations: See the full list

The nominations for the 79th annual Tony Awards, recognizing the best performance of the 2025-2026 Broadway season, have been announced.

Schmigadoon! again The Lost Boys led the pack, earning an impressive 12 names each. Both new shows were adapted for the screen, based on the Apple TV musical comedy series, and the 1987 vampire comedy film, respectively.

Musical revivals did well too, with Rag time collected 11 names, while Cats: Jellicle Ball again Richard O’Brien’s The Rocky Horror Show both got nine. Currently, Arthur Miller’s Death of a Salesman it also received nine nominations, making it the most nominated game of the year.

Here is the complete list of nominees for the 2026 Tony Awards.

The Best Book of Music

• The Lost Boys, David Hornsby and Chris Hoch

• Schmigadoon!, Cinco Paul

• The TitanicMarla 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 and lyrics: The Rescues)

• Schmigadoon! (Music and lyrics: Cinco Paul)

• Two Strangers (Carry the cake across New York) (Music and lyrics: Jim Barne and Kit Buchan)

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, A bully

• Daniel Radcliffe, Everything Bright

• Mark Strong, Oedipus

Best Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role in a Drama

• Rose Byrne, Fallen angels

• Carrie Coon, A bug

• Susannah Zamcolo, Freedom

• Lesley Manville, Oedipus

• Kelli O’Hara, Fallen angels

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, Rag time

• Sam Tutty, Two Strangers (Carry the cake across New York)

• Brandon Uranowitz, Rag time

Best Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role in a Musical

• Sara Chase, Schmigadoon!

• Stephanie Hsu, Richard O’Brien’s The Rocky Horror Show

• Caissie Levy, Rag time

• Marla Mindelle, The Titanic

• Christian Pitts, Two Strangers (Carry the cake across New York)

Best Performance by an Actor in a Featured Role in a Drama

• 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, Balusters

Best Performance by an Actor in a Featured Role in a Drama

• Betsy Aidem, Freedom

• Marylouise Burke, Balusters

• Aya money, A bully

• 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: Jellicle Ball

• Bryce Pinkham, Chess

• Ben Levi Ross, Rag time

• Layton Williams, The Titanic

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, Rag time

Excellent Game Design

• Hildegard Bechtler, Oedipus

• Takeshi Kata, A bug

• Chloe Lamford, Arthur Miller’s Death of a Salesman

• David Korins, Dog Day Afternoon

• David Rockwell, Fallen angels

Best Music Design

• dots, Richard O’Brien’s The Rocky Horror Show

• Soutra Gilmour, Two Strangers (Carry the cake across New York)

• Rachel Hauck, Cats: Jellicle Ball

• Dane Laffrey, The Lost Boys

• Scott Pask, Schmigadoon!

Best Costume Design for the Game

• Brenda Abbandandolo, Dog Day Afternoon

• Queen Jean, Freedom

• Jeff Mahshie, Fallen Angels

• Emilio Sosa, Balusters

• Paul Tazewell, August Wilson’s Joe Turner’s Come and Gone

Best Musical Costume Design

• Linda Cho, Rag time

• Linda Cho, Schmigadoon!

• Queen Jean, Cats: Jellicle Ball

• Ryan Park, The Lost Boys

• David I. Reynoso, Richard O’Brien’s The Rocky Horror Show

Best Lighting Design for a Game

• Isabella Byrd, Dog Day Afternoon

• Natasha Chivers, Oedipus

• Stacey Derosier, August Wilson’s Joe Turner’s Come and Gone

• Heather Gilbert, A bug

• Heather Gilbert, Fear 13

• Jack Knowles, Arthur Miller’s Death of a Salesman

Best Lighting Design for Music

• 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), Rag time

• Jen Schriever and Michael Arden, The Lost Boys

Best Sound Design for Gaming

• Justin Ellington, August Wilson’s Joe Turner’s Come and Gone

• Tom Gibbons, Oedipus

• Lee Kinney, Fear 13

• Josh Schmidt, A bug

• Mikaal Sulaiman, Arthur Miller’s Death of a Salesman

Best Sound Design for Music

• Kai Harada, Cats: Jellicle Ball

• Kai Harada, Rag time

• Adam Fisher, The Lost Boys

• Brian Ronan, Richard O’Brien’s The Rocky Horror Show

• Walter Trarbach, Schmigadoon!

Best Play Directions

• Nicholas Hytner, A bully

• Robert Ike, Oedipus

• Kenny Leon, Balusters

• Joe Mantello, Arthur Miller’s Death of a Salesman

• Whitney White, Freedom

Best Music Guides

• Michael Arden, The Lost Boys

• Lear de Bessonet, Rag time

• Christopher Gattelli, Schmigadoon!

• Tim Jackson, Two Strangers (Carry the cake across New York)

• Zaylon Levingston and Bill Rauch, Cats: Jellicle Ball

Best Choreography

• Christopher Gattelli, Schmigadoon!

• Ellenore Scott, Rag time

• Ani Taj, Richard O’Brien’s The Rocky Horror Show

• Omari Wiles and Arturo Lyons, Cats: Jellicle Ball

• Lauren Yalango-Grant and Christopher Cree Grant, The Lost Boys

The 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 the cake across New York)

• Brian Usifer, Chess

• Andrew Lloyd Webber, David Wilson, Trevor Holder, and Doug Schadt, Cats: Jellicle Ball

Best Performance

• Balusters

• A bully

• Freedom

• Little Bear Ridge Road

Best Music

Best Game Update

Best Music Update