{"id":481600,"date":"2026-06-08T02:15:18","date_gmt":"2026-06-08T02:15:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/481600\/"},"modified":"2026-06-08T02:15:18","modified_gmt":"2026-06-08T02:15:18","slug":"sarah-paulson-sets-off-a-statement-shoe-streak-at-the-2026-tony-awards","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/481600\/","title":{"rendered":"Sarah Paulson Sets Off a Statement Shoe Streak at the 2026 Tony Awards"},"content":{"rendered":"

\n\tIf there is any awards show where the shoes are allowed to compete with the gown, it is the Tony Awards<\/a>. Broadway\u2019s biggest night tends to reward a certain appetite for spectacle, and the 2026 Tony Awards blue carpet<\/a> at Radio City Music Hall carried that all the way to the floor. The standout footwear did not follow one exact trend as much as one shared instinct: make the shoe impossible to miss.<\/p>\n

\n\tBetween crystals, cap toes, sequins and sculptural shapes, the blue carpet treated footwear more like a statement than just a tool for added height under a sweeping gown. Ahead, take a look at some of the most statement-making shoes on the 2026 Tony Awards<\/a> red carpet.<\/p>\n

\t\tSarah Paulson\t<\/p>\n

\t\t\t\t\t\t\"Sarah<\/p>\n

\t\t\t\t\tSarah Paulson<\/a> in Aquazzura<\/a> Sandals at the 2026 Tony Awards.<\/p>\n

\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tKristina Bumphrey<\/p>\n

\n\tSarah Paulson<\/a>, who was among the night\u2019s presenters, brought a more delicate version of the theme in Aquazzura<\/a>\u2019s Tequila 105 Sandals. The style had slim crystal-covered straps across the toes and ankle, set on a high stiletto heel.<\/p>\n

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

\t\t\t\t\tA closer look at Sarah Paulson\u2019s shimmering Aquazzura Tequila 105 Sandals.<\/p>\n

\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tKristina Bumphrey<\/p>\n

\t\tMelissa Barrera\t<\/p>\n

\t\t\t\t\t\t\"Melissa<\/p>\n

\t\t\t\t\tMelissa Barrera in Betsey Johnson sandals at The 79th Annual Tony Awards.<\/p>\n

\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tAdela Loconte<\/p>\n

\n\tMelissa Barrera, who made her Broadway debut this season as Rose in \u201cTitan\u00edque,\u201d chose Betsey Johnson\u2019s Lorra Sequin Ankle Strap Sandal for the Tony Awards carpet. The open-toe style featured golden floral sequin embellishment across the front, a slim ankle strap and a pearl-beaded stiletto heel.<\/p>\n

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

\t\t\t\t\tA closer look at Melissa Barrera\u2019s flower-and-pearl Betsey Johnson sandals.<\/p>\n

\t\tSam Pinkleton\t<\/p>\n

\t\t\t\t\t\t\"Sam<\/p>\n

\t\t\t\t\tSam Pinkleton in sculptural platform shoes at The 79th Annual Tony Awards.<\/p>\n

\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tKristina Bumphrey<\/p>\n

\n\tSam Pinkleton, the Tony-winning \u201cOh, Mary!\u201d director behind the 2026 Broadway revival of \u201cThe Rocky Horror Show,\u201d had the most theatrical shoe of the group. His platforms looked part peep-toe heel, part stage prop, with a glossy black upper, towering base and a clear zigzag structure cutting through the side.<\/p>\n

\t\t\t\t\t\t\"NEW<\/p>\n

\t\t\t\t\tA closer look at Sam Pinkleton\u2019s sculptural peep-toe platform shoes. <\/p>\n

\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tWireImage<\/p>\n

\t\tAshley Longshore\t<\/p>\n

\t\t\t\t\t\t\"Ashley<\/p>\n

\t\t\t\t\tAshley Longshore in Chanel slingbacks from the house\u2019s M\u00e9tiers d\u2019art collection at The 79th Annual Tony Awards.<\/p>\n

\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tKristina Bumphrey<\/p>\n

\n\tVisual artist Ashley Longshore<\/a> brought her maximalist eye to the carpet in a red satin coat, patterned tights and Chanel slingbacks from the house\u2019s M\u00e9tiers d\u2019art collection. The shoes had a black cap toe against a stark white upper, giving the look a crisp house-code contrast beneath the coat and her novelty television-shaped clutch.<\/p>\n

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

\t\t\t\t\tA closer look at Ashley Longshore\u2019s Chanel cap-toe slingbacks.<\/p>\n

\t\tBetsy Wolfe\t<\/p>\n

\t\t\t\t\t\t\"Betsy<\/p>\n

\t\t\t\t\tBetsy Wolfe in Casadei Blade Interstellar Pumps at The 79th Annual Tony Awards.<\/p>\n

\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tKristina Bumphrey<\/p>\n

\n\tBetsy Wolfe, who earned a 2023 Tony nomination for playing Anne Hathaway in \u201c& Juliet,\u201d finished her white high-low gown with what appeared to be Casadei\u2019s Blade Interstellar Pumps in green. The pointed pumps had a mirrored emerald finish and the house\u2019s signature slim Blade heel, adding saturated color below the feathered hem.<\/p>\n

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

\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tKristina Bumphrey<\/p>\n

\n\tThe 79th annual Tony Awards return to Radio City Music Hall in New York on Sunday, with singer Pink acting as host<\/a> for the CBS ceremony, which also streams on Paramount+. The show will feature performances from this season\u2019s musical nominees, including nomination leaders \u201cThe Lost Boys\u201d and \u201cSchmigadoon!,\u201d which have 12 nods each, followed by \u201cRagtime\u201d with 11, along with \u201cCats: The Jellicle Ball\u201d and \u201cTitan\u00edque,\u201d plus special moments tied to \u201cChicago,\u201d \u201cRent,\u201d \u201cA Chorus Line\u201d and \u201cThe Book of Mormon.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"If there is any awards show where the shoes are allowed to compete with the gown, it is…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":481601,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[8],"tags":[154110,64334,146,85,46,4782,163050,97067],"class_list":["post-481600","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-entertainment","tag-aquazzura","tag-celebrity-shoe-style","tag-entertainment","tag-il","tag-israel","tag-sarah-paulson","tag-shoe-trends","tag-tony-awards"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/481600","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=481600"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/481600\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/481601"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=481600"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=481600"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=481600"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}