“The Lost Boys” and “Schmigadoon!” lead the pack with 12 nominations each.

2026 Tony Awards nominations: See the full list, including records for June Squibb and Danny Burstein

"The Lost Boys" and "Schmigadoon!" lead the pack with 12 nominations each.

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- Uzo Aduba and Darren Criss announced the 79th annual Tony Awards nominations for 2026.

- *The Lost Boys *and* Schmigadoon! *led the field with 12 nominations each, while *Death of a Salesman* had the most among plays, with nine.

- With their *Marjorie Prime* nominations, June Squibb and Danny Burstein set Tony records.

Cats, and vampires, and giants — oh my! The 79th annual Tony Awards nominations have been revealed, honoring the best in Broadway and setting the stage for the big showdown between the stage shows when the 2026 Tonys (hosted by Pink) air June 7 from Radio City Music Hall on CBS and Paramount+.

Uzo Aduba (a Tony nominee for *Clyde’s*) and Darren Criss (a Tony winner for *Maybe Happy Ending*) announced the first batch of nominees on CBS Mornings, and the rest of the categories after on the Tony Awards’ YouTube page.

*The Lost Boys** *and* **Schmigadoon!** *led the musical field with 12 nominations each, followed closely by *Ragtime*, with 11 noms. *Death of Salesman* led among all plays with nine nominations. And there were several notable individual nods, and at least one notable name missing.

Alex Brightman and the cast of 'Schmigadoon!'.

Matthew Murphy and Evan Zimmerman

At 96, June Squibb became the oldest acting nominee ever for *Marjorie Prime*. Ironically, the previous record-holder was Lois Smith, who originated Squibb’s role of Marjorie both on stage and in the 2017 film adaptation, and was Tony-nominated at 89 for *The Inheritance* in 2020. Speaking of *Marjorie Prime*, Danny Burstein’s nod for the play marked his ninth career nomination, making him the most-nominated male actor in Tony history.

Rose Byrne followed up her Oscar nomination (and Golden Globes win) for *If I Had Legs I’d Kick You* with a best actress in a play nomination for *Fallen Angels*. The last actor to be nominated for both an Oscar and a Tony in the same year was Adam Driver, who pulled off the double dip in 2019 for *BlacKkKlansman* and *Burn This*.

And after being snubbed for *Spring Awakening* and not eligible for *Funny Girl*, Lea Michele fell short of scoring her first-ever Tony nomination for the revival of *Chess*, as she was unable to crack the Leading Actress in a Musical field.

See the full list of nominations below.

*The Balusters****Giant****Liberation****Little Bear Ridge Road*

Kristolyn Lloyd as Celeste, Irene Sofia Lucio as Isidora, Betsy Aidem as Margie and Audrey Corsa as Dora in 'Liberation' on Broadway.

Best Musical

*The Lost Boys****Schmigadoon!****Titaníque****Two Strangers (Carry a Cake Across New York)*

'The Lost Boys'.

Best Revival of a Play

*Becky Shaw****Death of a Salesman****Every Brilliant Thing****Fallen Angels****Oedipus*

Christopher Abbott, Ben Ahlers, Laurie Metcalf, Nathan Lane in 'Death of a Salesman'.

Best Revival of a Musical

*Cats: The Jellicle Ball****Ragtime****The Rocky Horror Show*

Joshua Henry as Coalhouse Walker, Jr, Caissie Levy as Mother, and Brandon Uranowitz as Tateh in 'Ragtime' on Broadway.

Best Leading Actress in a Play

Rose Byrne *(Fallen Angels*)**Carrie Coon (*Bug*)**Susannah Flood (*Liberation*)**Lesley Manville *(Oedipus*)**Kelli O'Hara *(Fallen Angels*)

Rose Byrne and Kelli O'Hara in 'Fallen Angels'.

Best Leading Actor in a Play

Will Harrison (*Punch*)**Nathan Lane *(Death of a Salesman*)**John Lithgow (*Giant*)**Daniel Radcliffe *(Every Brilliant Thing*)**Mark Strong *(Oedipus*)

Daniel Radcliffe in 'Every Brilliant Thing'.

Best Leading Actress in a Musical

Sara Chase (*Schmigadoon!*)**Stephanie Hsu (*The Rocky Horror Show*)**Caissie Levy (*Ragtime*)**Marla Mindelle (*Titaníque*)**Christiani Pitts (*Two Strangers (Carry a Cake Across New York))*

Marla Mindelle and the cast of 'Titanique' on Broadway.

Best Leading Actor in a Musical

Nicholas Christopher (*Chess*)**Luke Evans (*The Rocky Horror Show*)**Joshua Henry (*Ragtime*)**Sam Tutty (*Two Strangers (Carry a Cake Across New York))***Brandon Uranowitz (*Ragtime*)

Sam Tutty and Christiani Pitts in 'Two Strangers (Carry a Cake Across New York)'.

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)*

The cast of 'Schmigadoon!'.

Matthew Murphy and Evan Zimmerman

Best Direction of a Play

Nicholas Hytner (*Giant)***Robert Icke (*Oedipus)***Kenny Leon (*The Balusters)***Joe Mantello (*Death of a Salesman)***Whitney White (*Liberation)*

The cast of 'The Balusters'.

Best Featured Actress in a Play

Betsy Aidem (*Liberation*)**Marylouise Burke (*The Balusters*)**Aya Cash (*Giant*)**Laurie Metcalf *(Death of a Salesman*)**June Squibb (*Marjorie Prime*)

Laurie Metcalf and Nathan Lane in 'Death of a Salesman'.

Best Featured Actor in a Play

Christopher Abbott *(Death of a Salesman*)**Danny Burstein (*Marjorie Prime*)**Brandon J. Dirden *(Waiting for Godot*)**Alden Ehrenreich (*Becky Shaw*)**Ruben Santiago-Hudson *(Joe Turner's Come and Gone*)**Richard Thomas (*The Balusters*)

Alden Ehrenreich in 'Becky Shaw'.

Marc J. Franklin

Best Featured Actress in a Musical

Shoshana Bean (*The Lost Boys*)**Hannah Cruz (*Chess*)**Rachel Dratch (*The Rocky Horror Show*)**Ana Gasteyer (*Schmigadoon!)***Nichelle Lewis (*Ragtime*)

Shoshana Bean in 'The Lost Boys' Broadway musical.

Best Featured Actor 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*)

André De Shields in 'Cats: The Jellicle Ball'.

Matthew Murphy and Evan Zimmerman for MurphyMade

Best Book of a Musical

*The Lost Boys (*David Hornsby and Chris Hoch)***Schmigadoon! (*Cinco Paul)***Titaníque (*Marla Mindelle, Constantine Rousouli and Tye Blue)***Two Strangers (Carry a Cake Across New York) (*Jim Barne and Kit Buchan)

Best Scenic Design of a Play

Hildegard Bechtler (*Oedipus)***Takeshi Kata (*Bug)***Chloe Lamford (*Death of a Salesman)***David Korins (*Dog Day Afternoon)***David Rockwell (*Fallen Angels)*

Best Scenic Design of a Musical

dots *(The Rocky Horror Show)***Soutra Gilmour (*Two Strangers (Carry a Cake Across New York))***Rachel Hauck (*Cats: The Jellicle Ball)***Dane Laffrey (*The Lost Boys)***Scott Pask (*Schmigadoon!)*

Best Lighting Design of a Play

Isabella Byrd (*Dog Day Afternoon)***Natasha Chivers (*Oedipus)***Stacey Derosier (*Joe Turner’s Come and Gone)***Heather Gilbert (*Bug)***Heather Gilbert (*The Fear of 13)***Jack Knowles *(Death of a Salesman)*

Best Costume Design of a Play

Brenda Abbandandolo (*Dog Day Afternoon)***Qween Jean (*Liberation)***Jeff Mahshie (*Fallen Angels)***Emilio Sosa (*The Balusters)***Paul Tazewell (*Joe Turner’s Come and Gone)*

Best Choreography

Christopher Gattelli (*Schmigadoon!)***Ellenore Scott (*Ragtime)***Ani Taj *(The Rocky Horror Show)***Omari Wiles and Arturo Lyons (*Cats: The Jellicle Ball)***Lauren Yalango-Grant and Christopher Cree Grant (*The Lost Boys)*

Best Orchestrations

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*

Best Sound Design of a Play

Justin Ellington (*Joe Turner’s Come and Gone)***Tom Gibbons (*Oedipus)***Lee Kinney (*The Fear of 13)***Josh Schmidt (*Bug)***Mikaal Sulaiman (*Death of a Salesman)*

Best Original Score

*Death of a Salesman (*Music: Caroline Shaw)***Joe Turner’s Come and Gone (*Music: Steve Bargonetti)***The Lost Boys (*Music & Lyrics: The Rescues)***Schmigadoon! (*Music & Lyrics: Cinco Paul)***Two Strangers (Carry a Cake Across New York) (*Music & Lyrics: Jim Barne and Kit Buchan)

Best Costume Design of a Musical

Linda Cho (*Ragtime)***Linda Cho (*Schmigadoon!)***Qween Jean (*Cats: The Jellicle Ball)***Ryan Park (*The Lost Boys)***David I. Reynoso (*The Rocky Horror Show)*

Best Lighting Design of a Musical

Kevin Adams (*Chess)***Jane Cox (*The Rocky Horror Show)***Donald Holder (*Schmigadoon!)***Adam Honoré (*Cats: The Jellicle Ball)***Adam Honoré and Donald Holder (Lighting Design) and 59 Studio (Projection Design) (*Ragtime)***Jen Schriever and Michael Arden (*The Lost Boys)*

Best Sound Design of a Musical

Kai Harada (*Cats: The Jellicle Ball)***Kai Harada (*Ragtime)***Adam Fisher (*The Lost Boys)***Brian Ronan (*The Rocky Horror Show)***Walter Trarbach (*Schmigadoon!)*

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