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2026 Tony Awards Meet the Nominees

May 15, 2026

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The Lost Boys crew celebrate their 12 Tony nominations, for co-book writer David Hornsby, co-choreographer Cristopher Cree Grant, producers Patrick Wilson and James Carpinello, The Rescues' Kyler England, director Michael Arden, producer Marcus Chait, lighting designer Jen Schriever, scenic designer Dane Laffrey, The Rescues' Gabriel Mann and Adrianne "AG" Gonzalez, orchestrator Ethan Popp, co-choreographer Lauren Yalango-Grant, costume designer Ryan Park, actress Shoshana Bean, co-book writer Chris Hoch and actor Ali Louis Bourzgui.

Schmigadoon! producer Micah Frank, costume designer Linda Cho, co-orchestrator Mike Morris, scenic designer Scott Pask, sound designer Walter Trarbach, actresses Sara Chase and Ana Gasteyer, lighting designer Donald Holder, director-choreographer Christopher Gattelli and producers Megan O'Keefe and Christine Schwarzman are golden on the Tony nominee carpet.

Through their journeys in Schmigadoon!, Ana Gasteyer and Sara Chase crossed the bridge into Tony nominee territory.

Ragtime choreographer Ellenore Scott, lighting designer Ben Pearcy, producer Nicole Kastrinos, costume designer Linda Cho, lighting designer Donald Holder, lyricist Lynn Ahrens, actresses Caissie Levy and Nichelle Lewis, composer Stephen Flaherty, actors Joshua Henry, Brandon Uranowitz and Ben Levi Ross, director Lear DeBessonet and producer Tom Kirdahy gather in celebration of their Tony nominations.

Ragtime’s leading men, Joshua Henry and Brandon Uranowitz, are both nominated for Best Actor in a Musical at the 2026 Tony Awards.

Cats: The Jellicle Ball music producer Doug Schadt, co-director Zhailon Levingston, co-choreographer Arturo Lyons, co-director Bill Rauch, beats arranger/producer Trevor Holder, actor André De Shields, producer Mike Bosner, scenic designer Rachel Hauck and costume designer Qween Jean are purrfect Tony nominees.

Roundabout Theatre Company's Chief Advancement Officer Christopher Nave, Executive Producer Sydney Beers, The Rocky Horror Show actress Stephanie Hsu, sound designer Brian Ronan, choreographer Ani Taj, actors Luke Evans and Rachel Dratch, dots scenic designers Andrew Moerdyk, Kimie Nishikawa and Santiago Orjuela-Laverde and costume designer David I. Reynoso celebrate their out-of-this-world Tony nominations.

The Rocky Horror Show’s Stephanie Hsu and Rachel Dratch pose on the red carpet in honor of their respective Tony nominations.

With their respective Death of a Salesman nominations, Broadway legends Laurie Metcalf and Nathan Lane each have seven Tony nods to date.

Christopher Abbott is bringing home prizes for his performance as Biff in Death of a Salesman, including his first Tony nomination.

Caroline Shaw’s eerie music for Death of a Salesman earned her a Tony nomination for Best Original Score—a rarity for a play.

Two Strangers? More like two Tony nominees! Christiani Pitts and Sam Tutty are first-time nominees for their leading performances in the musical Two Strangers (Carry a Cake Across New York).

Far from strangers, longtime friends and collaborators Kit Buchan and Jim Barne are nominated for Best Musical, Book and Original Score for Two Strangers (Carry a Cake Across New York).

Director Tim Jackson carried Two Strangers (Carry a Cake Across New York) all the way to the Tony Awards, earning a nomination for Best Direction.

Lead producers Tim Johanson, Kevin McCollum and Gareth Lake celebrate their Tony nomination for Best Musical, honoring Two Strangers (Carry a Cake Across New York).

Mark Strong’s strong performance in Oedipus nabbed him a Best Leading Actor Tony nomination.

The Balusters director Kenny Leon, Manhattan Theatre Club's Executive Director Chris Jennings, Artistic Director Nicki Hunter, playwright David Lindsay-Abaire and actor Richard Thomas take in their Tony nominations on the red carpet.

Richard Thomas nabs his second Tony nomination as the gavel-wielding Elliot Emerson in The Balusters.

The Tony nominees for Chess, actors Bryce Pinkham, Nicholas Christopher and Hannah Cruz, orchestrator and music supervisor Brian Usifer and lighting designer Kevin Adams, smile on the carpet.

Fallen Angels costume designer Jeff Mahshie, stars Kelli O'Hara and Rose Byrne and scenic designer David Rockwell toast to their respective Tony nominations.

Six of eight Liberation Tony nominees—producers Eva Price and Daryl Roth, playwright Bess Wohl, actress Betsy Aidem, director Whitney White and producer Rachel Sussman—gather to celebrate their accomplishments.

Call her mother! Susannah Flood is a Best Leading Actress Tony nominee for Liberation.

No conspiracy here. Thirteen years after receiving her first Tony nomination for Who’s Afraid of Virginia Woolf?, theater veteran Carrie Coon is ready for round two with a Best Leading Actress nod for Bug.

Giant writer Mark Rosenblatt, actors John Lithgow and Aya Cash, and producers Dayna and Brian Lee gather in celebration of their Tony nominations.

Titanique co-creator and director Tye Blue, co-creators and stars Marla Mindelle and Constantine Rousouli, producer Eva Price and actor Layton Williams sail on their ship of dreams with newly-minted Tony nominations.

Second Stage Theater's Artistic Director Evan Cabnet, Becky Shaw actor Alden Ehrenreich, playwright Gina Gionfriddo and Second Stage Executive Director Adam Siegel represent the Tony-nominated dark comedy on the carpet.

Sound designer Justin Ellington, lighting designer Stacey Derosier, music supervisor Steve Bargonetti and actor Ruben Santiago-Hudson celebrate their Tony nominations for Joe Turner’s Come and Gone.

Tony winner Daniel Radcliffe received his second nomination for his performance in the interactive solo show Every Brilliant Thing.

Will Harrison packs a punch as a first-time Tony nominee for Punch.

Danny Burstein received his ninth Tony nomination for Marjorie Prime, making him the most recognized male actor in Tony Awards history.

Godot-M-G! Brandon J. Dirden receives his first Tony nomination for his performance in Waiting for Godot.

Playwright Samuel D. Hunter is a first-time Tony nominee for his acclaimed drama Little Bear Ridge Road.

Dog Day Afternoon’s Tony-nominated creatives—lighting designer Isabella Byrd, costume designer Brenda Abbandandolo and scenic designer David Korins—look doggone great on the carpet.

The Fear of 13’s Tony nominees, lighting designer Heather Gilbert and sound designer Lee Kinney, take to the carpet with nothing but courage.

Chris Hoch and David Hornsby found themselves with Tony nominations for Best Musical and Book for The Lost Boys.

Rock band The Rescues (Adrianne "AG" Gonzalez, Gabriel Mann and Kyler England) earn their first Tony nomination, for scoring The Lost Boys musical.

Lauren Yalango-Grant and Christopher Cree Grant’s high-flying choreography for The Lost Boys earned the pair a Tony nomination.

Producers of The Lost Boys, Marcus Chait, Patrick Wilson and James Carpinello are nominated for Best Musical at this year’s Tony Awards.

André De Shields takes in his Tony nomination for portraying the Jellicle patriarch Old Deuteronomy in Cats: The Jellicle Ball.

They lift each other to the Heaviside Layer! Zhailon Levingston and Bill Rauch are nominated for their work directing Cats: The Jellicle Ball.

Arturo Lyons and Omari Wiles strike a pose on the carpet, nominated for their choreography in Cats: The Jellicle Ball.

The collective dots—made up of Kimie Nishikawa, Santiago Orjuela-Laverde and Andrew Moerdyk—earned a Tony nomination for their deliciously DIY scenic design of The Rocky Horror Show.

Tony winner Brian Ronan’s nominated sound design for The Rocky Horror Show took us to another planet.

Actors John Lithgow and Aya Cash are big, friendly, Giant Tony nominees.

Brian and Dayna Lee, lead producers of Giant, are Tony-nominated for Best Play.

Ragtime creators Stephen Flaherty and Lynn Ahrens take in their Tony Award nomination for Best Revival of a Musical, along with producer Tom Kirdahy.

Lear deBessonet made that New Music soar with her Tony-nominated direction of Ragtime.

Just call them angels of the Tonys! Fallen Angels leading actresses Kelli O’Hara and Rose Byrne are fizzing with pride over their nominations.

Sydney Beers and Christopher Nave are 2026 Tony nominees for Best Revival of a Play, producing Fallen Angels.

Tony honoree for Excellence in Theatre Education, Freddie Hendricks, poses with former students Kenan Thompson and Tony-nominated sound designer Justin Ellington ahead of the 2026 ceremony.

The Isabelle Stevenson Tony Award for advocacy through the arts will be presented this year to Mary-Mitchell Campbell, for her work with Arts Ignite.

President of the League of Resident Theatres (LORT), Debby Buchholz represents the organization honored this year with a Special Tony Award.

Prolific director, playwright, screenwriter and librettist James Lapine is honored this year with a Special Tony Award for Lifetime Achievement in the Theatre.

Designer and creative director Kenn Lubin is the recipient of a Tony Honor for Excellence in the Theatre.

Production Manager Jake Bell received a 2026 Tony Honor for Excellence in the Theatre.

Scenic designer and founder of the 1/52 Project Beowulf Boritt earned a Tony Honor for Excellence in the Theatre. He celebrates with projection designer Stefania Bulbarella, a past recipient of the 1/52 Project grant.

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