The Lost Boys and Schmigadoon! Tie for Most Tony Nominations

The Tony Award nominations are bringing the definitive answer to the best of Broadway this year. The 2025–2026 season was an odd one. Whereas the previous season had 14 brand-new musicals debut on Broadway, and 14 new plays, this season featured just six new musicals and nine new plays. Meanwhile, there were five musical revivals and ten play revivals for a total of just 30 eligible works. That’s a significant decrease from last year’s total of 42 and the lowest total since Broadway first returned in 2022, after the COVID lockdown. 

Still, the stakes are as high as ever for the shows that are competing. Two musicals — teen-vampire spectacle The Lost Boys and theater parody Schmigadoon! — pulled ahead and each scored 12 nominations, tying for the lead. They were joined in the best musical category by Titaníque and Two Strangers (Carry a Cake Across New York). The play category was dominated by two revivals. Arthur Miller’s Death of a Salesman scored nine nominations, while Oedipus took home seven. Still, “most nominations” doesn’t always translate into “most wins.”

Below, find out who will compete at the actual ceremony, hosted by P!nk, will be on June 6. 

Best Musical
The Lost Boys
Schmigadoon!
Titaníque
Two Strangers (Carry a Cake Across New York)

Best Revival of a Musical
Cats: The Jellicle Ball
Ragtime
Richard O’Brien’s the Rocky Horror Show

Best Play
The Balusters
Giant
Liberation
Little Bear Ridge Road

Best Revival of a Play
Arthur Miller’s Death of a Salesman
Becky Shaw
Every Brilliant Thing
Fallen Angels
Oedipus

Best Direction of a Musical
Michael Arden, The Lost Boys
Lear deBessonet, Ragtime
Christopher Gattelli, Schmigadoon!
Tim Jackson, Two Strangers (Carry a Cake Across New York)
Zhailon Levingston and Bill Rauch, Cats: the Jellicle Ball

Best Direction of a Play
Nicholas Hytner, Giant
Robert Icke, Oedipus
Kenny Leon, The Balusters
Joe Mantello, Arthur Miller’s Death of a Salesman
Whitney White, Liberation

Best Performance by a Leading Actor in a Play
Will Harrison, Punch
Nathan Lane, Arthur Miller’s Death of a Salesman
John Lithgow, Giant
Daniel Radcliffe, Every Brilliant Thing
Mark Strong, Oedipus

Best Performance by a Leading Actress in a Play
Rose Byrne, Fallen Angels
Carrie Coon, Bug
Susannah Flood, Liberation
Lesley Manville, Oedipus
Kelli O’Hara, Fallen Angels

Best Performance by a Featured Actor in a Play
Christopher Abbott, Arthur Miller’s Death of a Salesman
Danny Burstein, Marjorie Prime
Brandon J. Dirden, Waiting for Godot
Alden Ehrenreich, Becky Shaw
Ruben Santiago-Hudson, August Wilson’s Joe Turner’s Come and Gone
Richard Thomas, The Balusters

Best Performance by a Featured Actress in a Play
Betsy Aidem, Liberation
Marylouise Burke, The Balusters
Aya Cash, Giant
Laurie Metcalf, Arthur Miller’s Death of a Salesman
June Squibb, Marjorie Prime

Best Performance by a Leading Actor in a Musical
Nicholas Christopher, Chess
Luke Evans, Richard O’Brien’s the Rocky Horror Show
Joshua Henry, Ragtime
Sam Tutty, Two Strangers (Carry a Cake Across New York)
Brandon Uranowitz, Ragtime

Best Performance by a Leading Actress in a Musical
Sara Chase, Schmigadoon!
Stephanie Hsu, Richard O’Brien’s the Rocky Horror Show
Caissie Levy, Ragtime
Marla Mindelle, Titaníque
Christiani Pitts, Two Strangers (Carry a Cake Across New York)

Best Performance by a Featured Actor in a Musical
Ali Louis Bourzgi, The Lost Boys
André de Shields, Cats: The Jellicle Ball
Bryce Pinkham, Chess
Ben Levi Ross, Ragtime
Layton Williams, Titaníque

Best Performance by a Featured Actress in a Musical
Shoshana Bean, The Lost Boys
Hannah Cruz, Chess
Rachel Dratch, Richard O’Brien’s the Rocky Horror Show
Ana Gasteyer, Schmigadoon!
Nichelle Lewis, Ragtime

Best Book of a Musical
The Lost Boys
Schmigadoon!
Titaníque
Two Strangers (Carry a Cake Across New York)

Best Original Score
Arthur Miller’s Death of a Salesman
August Wilson’s Joe Turner’s Come and Gone
The Lost Boys
Schmigadoon!
Two Strangers (Carry a Cake Across New York)

Best Orchestrations
Schmigadoon!
The Lost Boys
Two Strangers (Carry a Cake Across New York)
Chess
Cats: The Jellicle Ball

Best Choreography
Schmigadoon!
Ragtime
Richard O’Brien’s the Rocky Horror Show
Cats: The Jellicle Ball
The Lost Boys

Best Scenic Design in a Musical
Richard O’Brien’s the Rocky Horror Show
Two Strangers (Carry a Cake Across New York)
Cats: The Jellicle Ball
The Lost Boys
Schmigadoon!

Best Costume Design in a Musical
Ragtime
Schmigadoon!
Cats: The Jellicle Ball
The Lost Boys
Richard O’Brien’s the Rocky Horror Show

Best Lighting Design in a Musical
Chess
Richard O’Brien’s the Rocky Horror Show
Schmigadoon!
Cats: The Jellicle Ball
Ragtime
The Lost Boys

Best Sound Design of a Musical
Cats: The Jellicle Ball
Ragtime
The Lost Boys
Richard O’Brien’s the Rocky Horror Show
Schmigadoon!

Best Scenic Design in a Play
Oedipus
Bug
Dog Day Afternoon
Arthur Miller’s Death of a Salesman
Fallen Angels

Best Costume Design in a Play
Dog Day Afternoon
Liberation
Fallen Angels
The Balusters
August Wilson’s Joe Turner’s Come and Gone

Best Lighting Design in a Play
Dog Day Afternoon
Oedipus
August Wilson’s Joe Turner’s Come and Gone
Bug
The Fear of 13
Arthur Miller’s Death of a Salesman

Best Sound Design of a Play
August Wilson’s Joe Turner’s Come and Gone
Oedipus
The Fear of 13
Bug
Arthur Miller’s Death of a Salesman