Overview
- The 79th Tony Awards, held Sunday, June 7 at Radio City Music Hall, ended the 2025–26 Broadway season with Arthur Miller’s Death of a Salesman taking six awards including Best Revival of a Play.
- Schmigadoon!, adapted from the Apple TV series, won Best Musical plus Best Book, Best Original Score, and Best Orchestrations, finishing the night with four Tonys and earning creator Cinco Paul a rare solo-author sweep of writing prizes.
- Liberation was named Best Play, Ragtime won Best Revival of a Musical, and The Lost Boys collected multiple craft and acting wins including featured acting prizes for Shoshana Bean and Ali Louis Bourzgui.
- The ceremony produced notable milestones when John Lithgow became the oldest male competitive acting winner and logged the longest gap between acting Tonys, and Qween Jean became the first openly trans person to win a Tony for costume design.
- Broadcasters and producers emphasized televised performance slots and a free pre-show to broaden exposure, a move expected to drive touring and box-office gains for the winners and intensify scrutiny of high-profile producer credits such as Scott Rudin’s on Salesman.