2026 Tony Awards: Pink to Host, Nominees Announced
The 79th Tony Awards will take place on June 7, 2026, at Radio City Music Hall, hosted by Pink. Nominations were announced on May 5 by Uzo Aduba and Darren Criss. Major nominees include 'Arthur Miller's Death of a Salesman,' 'Cats: The Jellicle Ball,' 'Ragtime,' 'Schmigadoon!,' 'The Lost Boys,' 'Two Strangers (Carry a Cake Across New York),' and 'Richard O'Brien's The Rocky Horror Show.' Leading nominees for Best Performance include Nathan Lane, John Lithgow, Daniel Radcliffe, Rose Byrne, Carrie Coon, and Kelli O'Hara. Special Tony Awards for Lifetime Achievement will go to André Bishop, Jules Fisher, and James Lapine. The ceremony will air live on CBS and stream on Paramount+.
Key facts
- 79th Tony Awards on June 7, 2026 at Radio City Music Hall
- Hosted by Pink
- Nominations announced May 5 by Uzo Aduba and Darren Criss
- Best Musical nominees include 'Cats: The Jellicle Ball', 'Ragtime', 'Schmigadoon!', 'The Lost Boys', 'Titaníque', 'Two Strangers (Carry a Cake Across New York)'
- Best Play nominees include 'Arthur Miller's Death of a Salesman', 'Every Brilliant Thing', 'Little Bear Ridge Road', 'Oedipus', 'The Balusters'
- Nathan Lane, John Lithgow, Daniel Radcliffe, Mark Strong nominated for Best Actor in a Play
- Rose Byrne, Carrie Coon, Lesley Manville, Kelli O'Hara nominated for Best Actress in a Play
- Special Tony Awards for Lifetime Achievement to André Bishop, Jules Fisher, and James Lapine
Entities
Artists
- Pink
- Uzo Aduba
- Darren Criss
- Nathan Lane
- John Lithgow
- Daniel Radcliffe
- Mark Strong
- Rose Byrne
- Carrie Coon
- Susannah Flood
- Lesley Manville
- Kelli O'Hara
- Nicholas Christopher
- Luke Evans
- Joshua Henry
- Sam Tutty
- Brandon Uranowitz
- Sara Chase
- Stephanie Hsu
- Caissie Levy
- Marla Mindelle
- Christiani Pitts
- Christopher Abbott
- Danny Burstein
- Brandon J. Dirden
- Alden Ehrenreich
- Ruben Santiago-Hudson
- Richard Thomas
- Betsy Aidem
- Marylouise Burke
- Laurie Metcalf
- June Squibb
- Ali Louis Bourzgui
- André De Shields
- Bryce Pinkham
- Ben Levi Ross
- Layton Williams
- Shoshana Bean
- Hannah Cruz
- Rachel Dratch
- Ana Gasteyer
- Nichelle Lewis
- 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
- Michael Arden
- Justin Ellington
- Tom Gibbons
- Lee Kinney
- Josh Schmidt
- Mikaal Sulaiman
- Kai Harada
- Adam Fisher
- Brian Ronan
- Walter Trarbach
- Nicholas Hytner
- Robert Icke
- Kenny Leon
- Joe Mantello
- Whitney White
- Lear deBessonet
- Christopher Gattelli
- Tim Jackson
- Zhailon Levingston
- Bill Rauch
- 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
- André Bishop
- Jules Fisher
- James Lapine
- Arthur Miller
- August Wilson
- Richard O'Brien
- Cinco Paul
- Jim Barne
- Kit Buchan
- Caroline Shaw
- Steve Bargonetti
- The Rescues
- David Hornsby
- Chris Hoch
- Tye Blue
- Constantine Rousouli
Institutions
- Tony Awards
- CBS
- Paramount+
- Radio City Music Hall
Locations
- New York City
- United States