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2026 Tony Award winners announced in New York

Find out who won at the 79th Annual 2026 Tony Awards in New York.

Summary

  • Death of a Salesman took home the most awards with 6
  • Schmigadoon!
  • Ragtime; and The Lost Boys followed with 4 each
  • John Lithgow and Lesley Manville both took home awards
Aliya Al-Hassan
Aliya Al-Hassan

The best of Broadway took to the stage last night at Radio City Music Hall for the 79th Annual Tony Awards, hosted by P!nk.

Death of a Salesman not only led the pack with six wins including Best Play Revival, but became the most Tony-winning play revival in history. Best Musical winner Schmigadoon!, Best Musical Revival winner Ragtime, and *The Lost Boys* closely followed with four awards each.

In addition to the competitive awards, multiple special award recipients were announced in the weeks prior to the ceremony. The 2026 Tony Honors for Excellence in the Theatre were awarded to production manager Jake Bell; designer and creative director Kenn Lubin; theatre lawyer Loren Plotkin; and 1/52 Project, a grant for early-career designers from marginalized groups.

Lifetime Achievement Awards went to former Lincoln Center Theater artistic director André Bishop, lighting designer Jules Fisher, and playwright/director James Lapine. Music director Mary-Mitchell Campbell won the Isabelle Stevenson Tony Award for humanitarian work. Ellenwood, Georgia middle school theatre teacher Freddie Hendricks won the Excellence in Theatre Education Award, and the American Players Theatre in Spring Green, Wisconsin won the Regional Theatre Tony Award.

Read below for live updates on the competitive 2026 Tony Award winners as they're announced. Winners are denoted in bold.

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Best Musical

Best Play

Best Revival of a Play

Best Revival of a Musical

Best Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role in a Play

Best Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role in a Play

Best Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role in a Musical

Best Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role in a Musical

Best Performance by an Actress in a Featured Role in a Play

Best Performance by an Actor in a Featured Role in a Play

Best Performance by an Actress in a Featured Role in a Musical

Best Performance by an Actor in a Featured Role in a Musical

Best Direction of a Play

Best Direction of a Musical

Best Choreography

Best Orchestrations

Best Book of a Musical

Best Original Score (Music and/or Lyrics) Written for the Theatre

Best Scenic Design of a Play

Best Scenic Design of a Musical

Best Costume Design of a Play

Best Costume Design of a Musical

Best Lighting Design of a Play

Best Lighting Design of a Musical

Best Sound Design of a Play

Best Sound Design of a Musical

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