Overview
- The Lost Boys converted two major acting nominations into wins at the 79th Tony Awards, with Ali Louis Bourzgui taking Best Featured Actor in a Musical and Shoshana Bean winning Best Featured Actress in a Musical.
- Bourzgui used his acceptance speech to honor immigrant families, queer and trans communities, Arab theatre makers and the people of Palestine, saying Palestinians deserve to live 'a full life without occupation.'
- Shoshana Bean’s Tony is her first after three nominations and the award recognizes her role as Lucy Emerson in the Broadway adaptation directed by Michael Arden.
- The Lost Boys led the season with 12 Tony nominations and has a commercial rollout beyond Broadway: Atlantic Records announced an original Broadway cast album and producers have slated a spring 2028 North American tour.
- The pair of wins is likely to boost ticket demand and broaden the show’s audience while intensifying public attention on how awards stages are used for political and identity-driven statements.