Overview
- Uzo Aduba and Darren Criss unveiled the 79th Tony Award nominations Tuesday in a split rollout that started on CBS Mornings before the full list streamed on the Tonys’ YouTube channel, covering shows that opened between April 28, 2025 and April 26, 2026.
- The Lost Boys and Schmigadoon! tied for the most nominations with 12 each, while Ragtime led the revivals with 11.
- Best Musical nominees are The Lost Boys, Schmigadoon!, Titaníque and Two Strangers (Carry a Cake Across New York), and Best Play contenders are The Balusters, Giant, Liberation and Little Bear Ridge Road, with Liberation coming off a 2026 Pulitzer Prize for Drama win.
- The ceremony is set for Sunday, June 7 at New York’s Radio City Music Hall, with a live CBS broadcast and a Paramount+ stream.
- Special honors include Lifetime Achievement awards for André Bishop, Jules Fisher and James Lapine, the Isabelle Stevenson Award for Mary‑Mitchell Campbell, and Tony Honors for Excellence for the 1/52 Project, Jake Bell, Kenn Lubin and Loren Plotkin.