2026 Tony Award Winners!

If you are like me and you missed the Tony Awards last night, here is a recap of some of the awards celebrating the incredible works that set the standard for theatre arts in America!

Best Musical: Schmigadoon! Book, music, and lyrics by Cinco Paul. This stage adaptation of the Emmy-winning Apple TV+ musical comedy parodies the Golden Age Broadway musicals from 1943 to 1960.

Best Play: Liberation by Bess Wohl. A Pulitzer Prize-winning play, this work follows a 1970 Ohio consciousness-raising group and the daughters of its members who try to understand the movement's ultimate purpose.

Best Leading Actor in a Musical: Joshua Henry for Ragtime. Based on the novel by E. L. Doctorow, this musical stars Joshua Henry as Coalhouse Walker, Jr., a musician whose pursuit of justice against systemic racism turns violent.

Best Leading Actor in a Play: John Lithgow for Giant. Written by Mark Rosenblatt, this play stars John Lithgow as the celebrated, and sometimes controversial, children's author Roald Dahl.

Best Leading Actress in a Musical: Caissie Levy for Ragtime. With a book by Terrence McNally, this musical stars Caissie Levy as Mother, the compassionate matriarch of an affluent suburban family who undergoes a change in her opinions.

Best Leading Actress in a Play: Lesley Manville for Oedipus. A 2018 play by Robert Icke, this work reimages the original Greek tragedy and stars Lesley Manville as Jocasta, a partner in a high-stakes political power couple on election night.

For more results, check out the following links:

*www.hollywoodreporter.com/lists/2026-tony-awards-winners-list

*www.playbill.com/article/tony-awards-2026-winners-live-updating

*www.variety.com/2026/legit/news/tony-awards-winners-2026-full-list-123676565

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Tooting My Own Horn!

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