Overview
- The 79th Tony Awards took place on June 7 at Radio City Music Hall with P!nk serving as host and the telecast carried on CBS and streaming via Paramount+ plus a free Act One pre‑show on Pluto TV.
- Schmigadoon! won multiple top musical prizes, including Best Musical, Best Book and Best Original Score, and also took Best Orchestrations.
- Arthur Miller’s Death of a Salesman finished as the night’s biggest play winner with six Tonys, including Best Revival of a Play and a Best Featured Actress win for Laurie Metcalf.
- The ceremony produced notable milestones and moments: Qween Jean was reported as the first openly trans Tony winner in a design category, Ali Louis Bourzgui used his speech to speak on immigrants, queer and trans communities and Palestine, and John Lithgow set a record for the longest gap between competitive acting wins.
- Winners and producers framed the results as evidence of cross‑platform influence — Variety noted Apple’s run to an informal ‘studio EGOT’ via Schmigadoon! — and reignited industry debate about filming shows and opening archives to make Broadway more accessible and to help control ticket costs.