{"id":722153,"date":"2026-06-08T02:35:13","date_gmt":"2026-06-08T02:35:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/722153\/"},"modified":"2026-06-08T02:35:13","modified_gmt":"2026-06-08T02:35:13","slug":"2026-tony-awards-heres-the-list-of-winners-npr","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/722153\/","title":{"rendered":"2026 Tony Awards: Here’s the list of winners : NPR"},"content":{"rendered":"

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\n Qween Jean accepts the best costume design of a musical award for CATS: The Jellicle Ball during The 79th Annual Tony Awards at Radio City Music Hall on Sunday.<\/p>\n

Theo Wargo\/Getty Images for Tony Awards Productions<\/p>\n

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Theo Wargo\/Getty Images for Tony Awards Productions<\/p>\n

The 79th Annual Tony Awards are Sunday night at Radio City Music Hall in New York City. The ceremony is hosted by singer-songwriter P!nk and airing live on CBS and Paramount+.<\/p>\n

The design awards were all given out in the pre-show, leaving just the awards for actors and directors, plus best play, best musical and best revivals to be handed out during the CBS broadcast.<\/p>\n

Qween Jean, who won for best costume design for CATS: The Jellicle Ball, is the first openly transgender woman to win a Tony in any category.<\/p>\n

Below you can find the full list of nominees with winners marked in bold. We’ll be updating this page as winners are announced.<\/p>\n

Best Performance by an Actor in a Featured Role in a Play<\/p>\n

WINNER: Alden Ehrenreich, Becky Shaw
Christopher Abbott, Arthur Miller’s Death of a Salesman
Danny Burstein, Marjorie Prime
Brandon J. Dirden, Waiting for Godot
Ruben Santiago-Hudson, August Wilson’s Joe Turner’s Come and Gone
Richard Thomas, The Balusters<\/p>\n

Best Revival of a Musical<\/p>\n

WINNER: Ragtime<\/a>
CATS: The Jellicle Ball<\/a>
Richard O’Brien’s The Rocky Horror Show<\/p>\n

Best Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role in a Play<\/p>\n

\"Ciar\u00e1n<\/a> <\/p>\n

WINNER: Lesley Manville<\/a>, Oedipus
Rose Byrne, Fallen Angels
Carrie Coon, Bug
Susannah Flood, Liberation
Kelli O’Hara, Fallen Angels<\/p>\n

Best Performance by an Actor in a Featured Role in a Musical<\/p>\n

WINNER: Ali Louis Bourzgui, The Lost Boys
Andr\u00e9 De Shields<\/a>, CATS: The Jellicle Ball
Bryce Pinkham, Chess
Ben Levi Ross, Ragtime
Layton Williams, Titan\u00edque<\/p>\n

Best New Play<\/p>\n

WINNER: Liberation
The Balusters
Giant<\/a>
Little Bear Ridge Road<\/p>\n

Best Performance by an Actress in a Featured Role in a Musical<\/p>\n

WINNER: Shoshana Bean, The Lost Boys
Hannah Cruz, Chess
Rachel Dratch, Richard O’Brien’s The Rocky Horror Show
Ana Gasteyer, Schmigadoon!
Nichelle Lewis, Ragtime<\/p>\n

Best Direction of a Play<\/p>\n

\"Nathan<\/a> <\/p>\n

WINNER: Joe Mantello, Arthur Miller’s Death of a Salesman
Nicholas Hytner, Giant
Robert Icke, Oedipus
Kenny Leon, The Balusters
Whitney White, Liberation<\/p>\n

Best Direction of a Musical<\/p>\n

WINNER: Zhailon Levingston and Bill Rauch, CATS: The Jellicle Ball
Michael Arden, The Lost Boys
Lear deBessonet, Ragtime
Christopher Gattelli, Schmigadoon!
Tim Jackson, Two Strangers (Carry a Cake Across New York)<\/p>\n

Best Performance by an Actress in a Featured Role in a Play<\/p>\n

WINNER: Laurie Metcalf<\/a>, Arthur Miller’s Death of a Salesman
Betsy Aidem, Liberation
Marylouise Burke, The Balusters
Aya Cash, Giant
June Squibb, Marjorie Prime<\/p>\n

Best Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role in a Play<\/p>\n

WINNER: John Lithgow<\/a>, Giant
Will Harrison, Punch
Nathan Lane<\/a>,\u00a0Arthur Miller’s Death of a Salesman
Daniel Radcliffe, Every Brilliant Thing
Mark Strong, Oedipus<\/p>\n

Best Book of a Musical<\/p>\n

WINNER: Schmigadoon!,\u00a0Cinco Paul
The Lost Boys,\u00a0David Hornsby and Chris Hoch
Titan\u00edque,\u00a0Marla Mindelle, Constantine Rousouli and Tye Blue
Two Strangers (Carry a Cake Across New York), Jim Barne and Kit Buchan<\/p>\n

Best Original Score (Music and\/or Lyrics) Written for the Theatre<\/p>\n

WINNER: Schmigadoon!, Music & Lyrics: Cinco Paul
Arthur Miller’s Death of a Salesman, Music: Caroline Shaw
August Wilson’s Joe Turner’s Come and Gone, Music: Steve Bargonetti
The Lost Boys, Music & Lyrics: The Rescues
Two Strangers (Carry a Cake Across New York), Music & Lyrics: Jim Barne and Kit Buchan<\/p>\n

Best Scenic Design of a Play<\/p>\n

WINNER: Chloe Lamford, Arthur Miller’s Death of a Salesman
Hildegard Bechtler,\u00a0Oedipus
Takeshi Kata, Bug
David Korins, Dog Day Afternoon
David Rockwell, Fallen Angels<\/p>\n

Best Scenic Design of a Musical<\/p>\n

WINNER: Dane Laffrey, The Lost Boys
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
Scott Pask, Schmigadoon!<\/p>\n

Best Costume Design of a Play<\/p>\n

WINNER: Jeff Mahshie, Fallen Angels
Brenda Abbandandolo, Dog Day Afternoon
Qween Jean, Liberation
Emilio Sosa, The Balusters
Paul Tazewell, August Wilson’s Joe Turner’s Come and Gone<\/p>\n

Best Costume Design of a Musical<\/p>\n

\"As<\/a> <\/p>\n

WINNER: Qween Jean, CATS: The Jellicle Ball
Linda Cho, Ragtime
Linda Cho, Schmigadoon!
Ryan Park, The Lost Boys
David I. Reynoso, Richard O’Brien’s The Rocky Horror Show<\/p>\n

Best Lighting Design of a Play<\/p>\n

WINNER: Jack Knowles, Arthur Miller’s Death of a Salesman
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<\/p>\n

Best Lighting Design of a Musical<\/p>\n

WINNER: Jen Schriever and Michael Arden, The Lost Boys
Kevin Adams, Chess
Jane Cox, Richard O’Brien’s The Rocky Horror Show
Donald Holder, Schmigadoon!
Adam Honor\u00e9, CATS: The Jellicle Ball
Adam Honor\u00e9 and Donald Holder (Lighting Design) and 59 Studio (Projection Design), Ragtime<\/p>\n

Best Sound Design of a Play<\/p>\n

WINNER: Mikaal Sulaiman, Arthur Miller’s Death of a Salesman
Justin Ellington, August Wilson’s Joe Turner’s Come and Gone
Tom Gibbons, Oedipus
Lee Kinney, The Fear of 13
Josh Schmidt, Bug<\/p>\n

Best Sound Design of a Musical<\/p>\n

WINNER: Kai Harada, Ragtime
Kai Harada, CATS: The Jellicle Ball
Adam Fisher, The Lost Boys
Brian Ronan, Richard O’Brien’s The Rocky Horror Show
Walter Trarbach, Schmigadoon!<\/p>\n

Best Choreography<\/p>\n

WINNER: Omari Wiles and Arturo Lyons, CATS: The Jellicle Ball
Christopher Gattelli, Schmigadoon!
Ellenore Scott, Ragtime
Ani Taj, Richard O’Brien’s The Rocky Horror Show
Lauren Yalango-Grant and Christopher Cree Grant, The Lost Boys<\/p>\n

Best Orchestrations<\/p>\n

WINNER: 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<\/p>\n

Best New Musical
The Lost Boys
Schmigadoon!<\/a>
Titan\u00edque<\/a>
Two Strangers (Carry a Cake Across New York)<\/a><\/p>\n

Best Revival of a Play
Arthur Miller’s Death of a Salesman
Becky Shaw
Every Brilliant Thing
Fallen Angels
Oedipus<\/p>\n

\"A<\/a> <\/p>\n

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<\/p>\n

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, Titan\u00edque
Christiani Pitts, Two Strangers (Carry a Cake Across New York)<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Qween Jean accepts the best costume design of a musical award for CATS: The Jellicle Ball during The…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":722154,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[28],"tags":[49,48,75,341],"class_list":["post-722153","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-music","tag-ca","tag-canada","tag-entertainment","tag-music"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/722153","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=722153"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/722153\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/722154"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=722153"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=722153"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=722153"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}