Tony Awards 2026: John Lithgow, Ragtime, Death of a Salesman win big

The 2026 Tony Awards, celebrating the best of Broadway plays and musicals from the last year, have been awarded.

Sunday night at New York City’s Radio City Music Hall, hundreds of nominees and famous faces assembled to celebrate the 2025-2026 Broadway season. After the first part of the ceremony, The Tony Awards: Act One, revealed a slew of winners in the technical and creative categories, the national broadcast was hosted for the first time by Grammy-winning singer Pink live on CBS with streaming on Paramount+.

Schmigadoon! scored the top prize, winning the coveted Best Musical category, along with Best Original Score, Best Orchestrations, and Best Book of a Musical.

Newly minted Pulitzer Prize winner Liberation won Best Play, while Ragtime won Best Revival of a Musical along with several acting and technical awards for a grand total of four Tonys.

John Lithgow took home the first acting trophy of the evening for his role as Roald Dahl in Giant, setting a new record as the oldest man to win a competitive acting Tony at 80 years old. Laurie Metcalf won for her supporting turn in the Nathan Lane-led revival of Arthur Miller’s Death of a Salesman, which scored several trophies including the coveted Best Revival prize for a total of six Tonys — the most of any individual production.

Broadway fan-favorite Shoshana Bean nabbed her first-ever trophy for her featured role in the new musical The Lost Boys, offering a heartfelt acceptance speech. Moments later, her co-star Ali Louis Bourzgui won for his supporting role as vampire leader David in the adaptation of the 1987 flick.

In addition to featuring performances from nominated musicals, the broadcast included tributes to a handful of Broadway shows celebrating milestone anniversaries, including The Book of Mormon, Chicago, A Chorus Line, and Rent.

Find the full list of 2026 Tony winners below.

Best Musical

The Lost Boys

Schmigadoon! (WINNER)

Titaníque

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 (WINNER)

Sam Tutty — Two Strangers (Carry a Cake Across New York)

Brandon Uranowitz — Ragtime

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 (WINNER)

Marla Mindelle — Titaníque

Christiani Pitts — Two Strangers (Carry a Cake Across New York)

Best Revival of a Play

Arthur Miller’s Death of a Salesman (WINNER)

Becky Shaw

Every Brilliant Thing

Fallen Angels

Oedipus

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 (WINNER)

Ruben Santiago-Hudson — August Wilson’s Joe Turner’s Come and Gone

Richard Thomas — The Balusters

Best Revival of a Musical

Cats: The Jellicle Ball

Ragtime (WINNER)

Richard O’Brien’s The Rocky Horror Show

Best Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role in a Play

Rose Byrne — Fallen Angels

Kelli O’Hara — Fallen Angels

Carrie Coon — Bug

Susannah Flood — Liberation

Lesley Manville — Oedipus (WINNER)

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

Ali Louis Bourzgui — The Lost Boys (WINNER)

André De Shields — Cats: The Jellicle Ball

Bryce Pinkham — Chess

Ben Levi Ross — Ragtime

Layton Williams — Titaníque

Best Play

The Balusters

Giant

Liberation (WINNER)

Little Bear Ridge Road

Best Performance by an Actress in a Featured Role in a Musical

Shoshana Bean — The Lost Boys (WINNER)

Hannah Cruz — Chess

Rachel Dratch — Richard O’Brien’s The Rocky Horror Show

Ana Gasteyer — Schmigadoon!

Nichelle Lewis — Ragtime

Best Direction of a Play

Nicholas Hytner — Giant

Robert Icke — Oedipus

Kenny Leon — The Balusters

Joe Mantello — Arthur Miller’s Death of a Salesman (WINNER)

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 (WINNER)

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 (WINNER)

June Squibb — Marjorie Prime

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 (WINNER)

Daniel Radcliffe — Every Brilliant Thing

Mark Strong — Oedipus

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 (WINNER)

Lauren Yalango-Grant and Christopher Cree Grant — The Lost Boys

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 Huack — Cats: The Jellicle Ball

Dane Laffrey — The Lost Boys (WINNER)

Scott Pask — Schmigadoon!

Best Scenic Design of a Play

Hildegard Bechtler — Oedipus

Takeshi Kata — Bug

Chloe Lamford — Arthur Miller’s Death of a Salesman (WINNER)

David Korins — Dog Day Afternoon

David Rockwell — Fallen Angels

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 — Ragtime

Jen Schriever and Michael Arden — The Lost Boys (WINNER)

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 (WINNER)

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 (WINNER)

Two Strangers (Carry a Cake Across New York) — Music & Lyrics by Jim Barne and Kit Buchan

Best Sound Design of a Musical

Kai Harada — Cats: The Jellicle Ball

Kai Harada — Ragtime (WINNER)

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 (WINNER)

Best Orchestrations

Doug Besterman and Mike Morris — Schmigadoon! (WINNER)

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 Costume Design of a Musical

Linda Cho — Ragtime

Linda Cho — Schmigadoon!

Qween Jean — Cats: The Jellicle Ball (WINNER)

Ryan Park — The Lost Boys

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

Best Costume Design of a Play

Brenda Abbandandolo — Dog Day Afternoon

Qween Jean — Liberation

Jeff Mahshie — Fallen Angels (WINNER)

Emilio Sosa — The Balusters

Paul Tazewell — August Wilson’s Joe Turner’s Come and Gone

Best Book of a Musical

David Hornsby and Chris Hoch — The Lost Boys

Cinco Paul — Schmigadoon! (WINNER)

Marla Mindelle, Constantine Rousouli and Tye Blue — Titaníque

Jim Barne and Kit Buchan — Two Strangers (Carry a Cake Across New York)

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