The Broadway Show Spotlights 2026 Tony-Nominated Plays

In this week's episode of The Broadway Show, we're celebrating this year’s new plays and spotlighting the 2026 Tony nominees! Broadway.com Editor-in-Chief Paul Wontorek and Managing Editor Beth Stevens speak with the stars and creators behind Every Brilliant Thing, Fallen Angels, Little Bear Ridge Road and more.

With five nominations, including for Best Play, hear from the impressive ladies of Liberation.

Gina Gionfriddo, the playwright behind Best Revival of a Play nominee Becky Shaw, and Featured Actor nominee Alden Ehrenreich, discuss the dark comedy's enduring appeal.

The Balusters playwright David Lindsay-Abaire and Featured Actor nominee Richard Thomas break down the new play getting under audience members' skin—and tickling their funny bones.

Giant's playwright Mark Rosenblatt and star John Lithgow open up about the timely themes of the show, which earned four Tony nominations.

Death of a Salesman is this year's most-nominated play with nine nods—actors Laurie Metcalf and Christopher Abbott and composer Caroline Shaw weigh in on why attention must be paid.

Then, go inside the star-studded opening of Celebrity Autobiography with Tom Hanks, Rita Wilson, Kenan Thompson and more.

Plus, on our road to the Jimmy Awards, hear from music supervisor Geoffrey Ko as the big night nears.

Watch the episode’s YouTube premiere at 5 p.m. ET on Wednesday, May 27 before it airs this weekend on WPIX. Be on the lookout for The Broadway Show, the only nationally syndicated weekly theater news program, on your local TV station.