Factbox-Major nominees for Broadway's 2026 Tony Awards
Here are the nominations in major categories for the 2026 Tony Awards ahead of Sunday night's ceremony in New York:
BEST PLAY
"The Balusters"
"Giant"
"Liberation"
"Little Bear Ridge Road"
BEST MUSICAL
"The Lost Boys"
"Schmigadoon!"
"Titaníque"
"Two Strangers (Carry a Cake Across New York)"
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"
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 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 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 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 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 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"
(Reporting by Kathryn Lurie; Editing by Mark Porter)
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This story was originally published June 7, 2026 at 2:59 AM.