Tony Awards 2026 Predictions: Ragtime and Death of a Salesman Lead Revivals
The 2026 Tony Awards are expected to be an unusual season, with revivals dominating major categories over new musicals. Ragtime and Arthur Miller's Death of a Salesman are predicted to win Best Revival of a Musical and Best Revival of a Play, respectively. In acting categories, Joshua Henry (Ragtime) is favored for Leading Actor in a Musical, while Kelli O'Hara (Fallen Angels) and Lesley Manville (Oedipus) are strong contenders for Leading Actress in a Play and Musical. The Jellicle Ball (Cats) is a frontrunner for Best Choreography. The ceremony will take place Sunday at Radio City Music Hall.
Key facts
- Tony Awards 2026 ceremony is this Sunday at Radio City Music Hall.
- Revivals are center stage, with Ragtime and Death of a Salesman predicted to win top revival categories.
- Joshua Henry is predicted to win Best Leading Actor in a Musical for Ragtime.
- Lesley Manville is favored for Best Leading Actress in a Play for Oedipus.
- The Jellicle Ball (Cats) is expected to win Best Choreography.
- Schmigadoon! is predicted to win Best Original Score.
- Qween Jean is nominated for two costume design categories.
- Scott Rudin may return to the Tonys stage if Death of a Salesman wins.
- P!nk will perform at the ceremony.
- The season is described as 'weird' with less blockbuster new work.
Entities
Artists
- P!nk
- Joshua Henry
- Kelli O'Hara
- Lesley Manville
- Nathan Lane
- John Lithgow
- Daniel Radcliffe
- Mark Strong
- Rose Byrne
- Carrie Coon
- Susannah Flood
- Christopher Abbott
- Danny Burstein
- Brandon J. Dirden
- Alden Ehrenreich
- Ruben Santiago-Hudson
- Richard Thomas
- Betsy Aidem
- Marylouise Burke
- Aya Cash
- Laurie Metcalf
- June Squibb
- Nicholas Christopher
- Luke Evans
- Sam Tutty
- Brandon Uranowitz
- Sara Chase
- Stephanie Hsu
- Caissie Levy
- Marla Mindelle
- Christiani Pitts
- Ali Louis Bourzgui
- André de Shields
- Bryce Pinkham
- Ben Levi Ross
- Layton Williams
- Shoshana Bean
- Hannah Cruz
- Rachel Dratch
- Ana Gasteyer
- Nichelle Lewis
- Michael Arden
- Lear deBessonet
- Christopher Gattelli
- Tim Jackson
- Zhailon Levingston
- Bill Rauch
- Nicholas Hytner
- Robert Icke
- Kenny Leon
- Joe Mantello
- Whitney White
- David Hornsby
- Chris Hoch
- Cinco Paul
- Constantine Rousouli
- Tye Blue
- Jim Barne
- Kit Buchan
- Caroline Shaw
- Steve Bargonetti
- The Rescues
- Hildegard Bechtler
- Takeshi Kata
- Chloe Lamford
- David Korins
- David Rockwell
- dots
- Soutra Gilmour
- Rachel Hauck
- Dane Laffrey
- Scott Pask
- Brenda Abbandandolo
- Qween Jean
- Jeff Mahshie
- Emilio Sosa
- Paul Tazewell
- Linda Cho
- Ryan Park
- David I. Reynoso
- Isabella Byrd
- Natasha Chivers
- Stacey Derosier
- Heather Gilbert
- Jack Knowles
- Kevin Adams
- Jane Cox
- Donald Holder
- Adam Honoré
- Jen Schriever
- Justin Ellington
- Tom Gibbons
- Lee Kinney
- Josh Schmidt
- Mikaal Sulaiman
- Kai Harada
- Adam Fisher
- Brian Ronan
- Walter Trarbach
- Ellenore Scott
- Ani Taj
- Omari Wiles
- Arturo Lyons
- Lauren Yalango-Grant
- Christopher Cree Grant
- Doug Besterman
- Mike Morris
- Ethan Popp
- Kyler England
- Adrianne 'AG' Gonzalez
- Gabriel Mann
- Lux Pyramid
- Brian Usifer
- Andrew Lloyd Webber
- David Wilson
- Trevor Holder
- Doug Schadt
- Audra McDonald
- Lea Michele
- Scott Rudin
- Devon Ivie
- Sara Holdren
Institutions
- Tony Awards
- Radio City Music Hall
- Broadway
- Vulture
- Stage Whisperer
- Second Stage
- Pulitzer Prize
- Drama Desk Awards
Locations
- New York City
- United States
- London
- United Kingdom