The 79th Annual Tony Awards: A Guide to the 2026 Ceremony
The 79th annual Tony Awards will take place on Sunday, June 7, 2026, at Radio City Music Hall in New York City. The ceremony honors excellence in Broadway theater, with the musicals The Lost Boys and Schmigadoon! leading the field with 12 nominations each. The event will be hosted by Grammy-winning artist P!NK and broadcast live at 8 p.m. ET/5 p.m. PT on CBS, with streaming available for Paramount+ Premium subscribers.
How to Watch the 79th Tony Awards
Viewers can watch the ceremony live through their local CBS affiliates or via the Paramount+ Premium service. For those unable to watch the live broadcast, the event will be available on-demand for both Paramount+ Essential and Paramount+ Premium subscribers starting Monday, June 8, 2026. Current subscription pricing for the platform is $13.99 per month for the ad-free Premium tier and $8.99 per month for the Essential tier.
Leading Nominees and Categories
The competition for top honors is intense, particularly in the musical categories. The Lost Boys and Schmigadoon! are both competing for Best Musical, alongside Titaníque and Two Strangers (Carry a Cake Across New York). The revival of Ragtime enters the ceremony with 11 nominations, including a nod for Best Revival of a Musical. It faces competition from Cats: The Jellicle Ball and Richard O’Brien’s The Rocky Horror Show.
In the play categories, the nominees for Best Play are The Balusters, Giant, Liberation, and Little Bear Ridge Road. The Best Revival of a Play category features a diverse lineup including Arthur Miller’s Death of a Salesman, Becky Shaw, Every Brilliant Thing, Fallen Angels, and Oedipus.
Performance and Creative Nominations
The awards recognize a wide array of talent across acting and technical design. Notable nominations for Best Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role in a Play include John Lithgow for Giant, Daniel Radcliffe for Every Brilliant Thing, and Nathan Lane for Death of a Salesman. In the musical acting categories, performers such as Marla Mindelle (Titaníque) and Luke Evans (Richard O’Brien’s The Rocky Horror Show) are among those competing for leading roles.
Technical categories highlight the collaborative nature of theater production. Nominees for Best Scenic Design of a Musical include dots for The Rocky Horror Show and Soutra Gilmour for Two Strangers (Carry a Cake Across New York). Direction categories feature prominent figures such as Michael Arden for The Lost Boys and Kenny Leon for The Balusters.
Event Details at a Glance
- Date: Sunday, June 7, 2026
- Location: Radio City Music Hall, New York City
- Host: P!NK
- Broadcast: CBS (Live at 8 p.m. ET/5 p.m. PT)
- Streaming: Paramount+ Premium (Live); Paramount+ Essential/Premium (On-demand starting June 8)
As the theater community gathers in New York, the results of the 79th annual Tony Awards will reflect the critical reception of the 2025–2026 Broadway season. Following the ceremony, the industry will look toward the upcoming slate of productions scheduled for the remainder of the year.