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Updated · USA TODAY · Jun 7
Tony Awards 2026 Unveils 26 Winners as 'The Lost Boys' Leads Tight Broadway Race
Updated
Updated · USA TODAY · Jun 7

Tony Awards 2026 Unveils 26 Winners as 'The Lost Boys' Leads Tight Broadway Race

3 articles · Updated · USA TODAY · Jun 7

Summary

  • The 2026 Tony Awards published a complete winners list Sunday, capping one of Broadway’s most unpredictable seasons with top races across musicals, plays and revivals.
  • "The Lost Boys," the season’s most-nominated musical, entered the night competing for best musical against "Schmigadoon!," "Titaníque" and "Two Strangers (Carry a Cake Across New York)."
  • Best-play contenders included "The Balusters," "Giant," "Liberation" and "Little Bear Ridge Road," while "Cats: The Jellicle Ball" and "Ragtime" headlined a closely watched best-revival-of-a-musical showdown.
  • Acting races were also stacked, with John Lithgow and Nathan Lane facing off in leading actor in a play and Shoshana Bean and Ana Gasteyer among the featured actress in a musical nominees.
  • The ceremony aired live June 7 from Radio City Music Hall in New York on CBS and Paramount+, with Pink hosting the Tonys for the first time.

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