Thursday, May 7, 2026

79th Tony Award Nominations

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 Revival of a Musical
“Cats: The Jellicle Ball”
“Ragtime”
“Richard O’Brien’s The Rocky Horror Show”

Best Revival of a Play
“Arthur Miller’s Death of a Salesman”
“Becky Shaw”
“Every Brilliant Thing”
“Fallen Angels”
“Oedipus”

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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 Original Score (Music and/or Lyrics) Written for the Theatre
“Arthur Miller’s Death of a Salesman” — Music by Caroline Shaw
“August Wilson’s Joe Turner’s Come and Gone” — Music by Steve Bargonetti
“The Lost Boys” — Music & Lyrics by The Rescues
“Schmigadoon!” — Music & Lyrics by Cinco Paul
“Two Strangers (Carry a Cake Across New York)” — Music & Lyrics by Jim Barne and Kit Buchan

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 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 Scenic Design in 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 Scenic Design in 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 Costume Design in 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 Costume Design in 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 Lighting Design in 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, “Ragtime”
Jen Schriever and Michael Arden, “The Lost Boys”

Best Lighting Design in 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 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 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”

41st Lucille Lortel Award Winners

Outstanding Play 
Prince Faggot  
Produced by Playwrights Horizons and Soho Rep 
Written by Jordan Tannahill 

Outstanding Musical 
Mexodus  
Produced by Audible Theater and P3 Productions in association with Gabrielle Palitz, Gina Maria Leonetti,  Todd B. Rubin, Willette and Manny Klausner, and QM Productions / The Movement Theatre Company,  MTTM Theatrics / Barzach Productions 
Written by Brian Quijada and Nygel D. Robinson 

Outstanding Revival 
The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee  
Produced by Barbara Whitman, Aaron Glick, Timothy Bloom, James L. Nederlander, Nancy Nagel Gibbs,  Debra Martin Chase, Rachel Sussman, Patrick Catullo, Ryan Solomon, by special arrangement with David  Stone 
Written by Music and Lyrics by William Finn, Book by Rachel Sheinkin 

Outstanding Solo Show 
I'm Assuming You Know David Greenspan 
Produced by Atlantic Theater Company  
Written by Mona Pirnot 
Performed by David Greenspan 

Outstanding Director 
David Mendizábal – Mexodus  

Outstanding Choreographer 
Edgar Godineaux and Jared Grimes – Lights Out: Nat "King" Cole 

Outstanding Lead Performer in a Play 
Aigner Mizzelle – THE MONSTERS 

Outstanding Featured Performer in a Play 
David Turner – Mother Russia 

Outstanding Lead Performer in a Musical 
Nygel D. Robinson – Mexodus 

Outstanding Featured Performer in a Musical 
Nick Rashad Burroughs – GODDESS 

Outstanding Ensemble 
Night Side Songs 
Robin de Jesús, Brooke Ishibashi, Jonathan Raviv, Kris Saint-Louis, Mary Testa 

Outstanding Scenic Design 
Miriam Buether – Glass. Kill. What If If Only. Imp. 

Outstanding Costume Design 
Qween Jean – Saturday Church 

Outstanding Lighting Design 
Cha See – The Unknown 

Outstanding Sound Design 
Mikhail Fiksel – Mexodus 

Outstanding Projection Design 
John Narun – Bughouse

HONORARY AWARDS 

Lifetime Achievement
Mia Katigbak

Playwrights’ Sidewalk Inductee
William Finn