Tony Awards key art featuring PINK.CBSBroadway’s biggest celebration of the year takes place Sunday night at the 79th annual Tony Awards at Radio City Musical Hall in New York City.The musicals The Lost Boys and Schmigadoon! lead the nominations going into the ceremony with 12 nods each, while the revival of the classic musical Ragtime is next with 11.Forbes‘Lost Boys’ And ‘Schmigadoon!’ Top 2026 Tony Nominations: Complete List Of NomineesBy Tim LammersThe Lost Boys and Schmigadoon! are both up for Best Musical, as well as Titaníque and Two Strangers (Carry a Cake Across New York). Ragtime is in the running for Best Revival of a Musical alongside Cats: The Jellicle Ball, Ragtime and Richard O’Brien's The Rocky Horror Show.The nominees for the Best Play Tony are The Balusters, Giant, Liberation and Little Bear Ridge Road. Up for Best Revival for a play are Arthur Miller's Death of a Salesman, Becky Shaw, Every Brilliant Thing, Fallen Angels and Oedipus.Grammy-winning singing sensation P!NK will host The 79th annual Tony Awards, which will be broadcast live starting at 8 p.m. ET/5 p.m. PT on CBS and will be available to stream for Paramount+ Premium subscribers through their local CBS affiliates. MORE FOR YOUForbes‘Michael’ Arrives On Streaming This Week As Michael Jackson Movie Eyes Music Biopic RecordBy Tim LammersThe ceremony will be available to watch on demand for Paramount+ Essential and Paramount+ Premium subscribers on Monday. The ad-free Paramount+ Premium costs $13.99 per month, while Paramount+ Essential is $8.99 per month.NEW YORK, NEW YORK - JUNE 08: Ariana DeBose attends The 78th Annual Tony Awards at Radio City Music Hall on June 08, 2025 in New York City. (Photo by Kevin Mazur/Getty Images for Tony Awards Productions)Getty Images for Tony Awards ProductionsWhere Can I Watch The 2026 Tony Awards Red Carpet?Playbill, which creates the programs for attendees for all Broadway productions, will be hosting a stream to watch the attendees as they arrive on the red carpet for the 2026 Tony Awards. The livestream will be available to watch on Playbill’s website and its YouTube channel beginning at 3:30 p.m. ET/12:30 p.m. PT. Playbill's Director of Social Media Jeffrey Vizcaíno is hosting the red carpet livestream.Broadway World will also feature a livestream on its website from the red carpet, beginning at 3:30 p.m. ET/12:30 p.m. The livestream will be hosted by Richard Ridge and Michael James Scott at 3:30 p.m. ET/12:30 p.m.US actor Billy Crystal speaks onstage during the 98th Annual Academy Awards at the Dolby Theatre in Hollywood, California on March 15, 2026. (Photo by Patrick T. Fallon / AFP via Getty Images)AFP via Getty ImagesWho Is Presenting At The 2026 Tony Awards?More than two dozen celebrities are scheduled to be presenters at the 2026 Tony Awards. They include Adrien Brody, Annette Bening, Ariana DeBose, Ben Platt, Bernadette Peters, Billy Crystal, Bowen Yang, Brian Stokes Mitchell, Carrie Coon, Cole Escola, Darren Criss, Jack O’Brien, Jeremy Pope and John Leguizamo.Also scheduled to be presenters at the ceremony are Julia Louis-Dreyfus, Kara Young, Kelli O'Hara, Kristin Chenoweth, Law Roach, Lena Waithe, Lily Rabe, Maya Rudolph, Megan Thee Stallion, Neil Patrick Harris, Nicole Scherzinger, Patrick Wilson, Paul Rudd, Ruben Santiago-Hudson, Sarah Paulson, and Sting.Queen Latifah at the Walt Disney Studios Presentation during CinemaCon 2026, the official convention of Cinema United held at The Dolby Colosseum at Caesars Palace on April 16, 2026 in Las Vegas, Nevada. (Photo by Gilbert Flores/Variety via Getty Images)Variety via Getty ImagesWho Is Performing At The 2026 Tony Awards?Performing at Sunday night’s ceremony is Rachel Zegler, who is returning to Broadway in the spring of 2027 after a successful run of Evita on London’s West End. Zegler will perform a special tribute to “A Chorus Line,” in celebration of the musical’s 50th anniversary. In addition, Tony Award winner Leslie Odom, Jr. will perform “Without You” from the Tony-award-winning musical “Rent,” to celebrate the show’s 30th anniversary.Also performing at Sunday night’s ceremony is Chicago Best Supporting Actress Oscar nominee Queen Latifah, who will honor the 30th anniversary of the Tony Award-winning revival of Chicago on Broadway. Joining Queen Latifah to celebrate Chicago are Tony Awards host P!NK, as well as Jesse Tyler Ferguson, Alex Newell, Adrienne Warren, Cedric The Entertainer, Julianne Hough, Whitney Leavitt and Dylan Mulvaney.Forbes‘Mandalorian And Grogu’ Tumbles Out Of Top 5 After 61% Drop At Box OfficeBy Tim LammersIn addition, the Tony-winning musical The Book of Mormon will celebrate the show’s 15th with a reunion of original cast members Josh Gad, Andrew Rannells and Rory O’Malley and Nikki M. James. The cast members will be introduced by The Book of Mormon creators Trey Parker, Matt Stone and Robert Lopez.The 2026 Tony Awards will feature performances from the 2026 Tony-nominated musicals The Lost Boys, Schmigadoon!, Titaníque, Two Strangers (Carry a Cake Across New York), CATS: The Jellicle Ball, Ragtime and Richard O’Brien’s The Rocky Horror Show.Complete List Of 2026 Tony Award NominationsBest PlayThe Balusters, David Lindsay-AbaireGiant, Mark RosenblattLiberation, Bess WohlLittle Bear Ridge Road, Samuel D. HunterBest MusicalThe Lost BoysSchmigadoon!TitaníqueTwo Strangers (Carry a Cake Across New York)Best Revival of a PlayArthur Miller's Death of a SalesmanBecky ShawEvery Brilliant ThingFallen AngelsOedipusBest Revival of a MusicalCats: The Jellicle BallRagtimeRichard O'Brien's The Rocky Horror ShowBest Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role in a MusicalNicholas Christopher, ChessLuke Evans, Richard O'Brien's The Rocky Horror ShowJoshua Henry, RagtimeSam Tutty, Two Strangers (Carry a Cake Across New York)Brandon Uranowitz, RagtimeBest Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role in a MusicalSara Chase, Schmigadoon!Stephanie Hsu, Richard O'Brien's The Rocky Horror ShowCaissie Levy, RagtimeMarla Mindelle, TitaníqueChristiani Pitts, Two Strangers (Carry a Cake Across New York)Best Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role in a PlayWill Harrison, PunchNathan Lane, Arthur Miller's Death of a SalesmanJohn Lithgow, GiantDaniel Radcliffe, Every Brilliant ThingMark Strong, OedipusBest Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role in a PlayRose Byrne, Fallen AngelsCarrie Coon, BugSusannah Flood, LiberationLesley Manville, OedipusKelli O'Hara, Fallen AngelsBest Book of a MusicalThe Lost Boys, David Hornsby and Chris HochSchmigadoon!, Cinco PaulTitaníque; Marla Mindelle, Constantine Rousouli, and Tye BlueTwo Strangers (Carry a Cake Across New York), Jim Barne and Kit BuchanBest Original Score (Music and/or Lyrics) Written for the TheatreArthur Miller's Death of a Salesman, Caroline ShawAugust Wilson's Joe Turner's Come and Gone, Steve BargonettiThe Lost Boys, The RescuesSchmigadoon!, Cinco PaulTwo Strangers (Carry a Cake Across New York), Jim Barne and Kit BuchanBest Scenic Design of a PlayHildegard Bechtler, OedipusTakeshi Kata, BugChloe Lamford, Arthur Miller's Death of a SalesmanDavid Korins, Dog Day AfternoonDavid Rockwell, Fallen AngelsBest Scenic Design of a Musicaldots, Richard O'Brien's The Rocky Horror ShowSoutra Gilmour, Two Strangers (Carry a Cake Across New York)Rachel Hauck, Cats: The Jellicle BallDane Laffrey, The Lost BoysScott Pask, Schmigadoon!Best Costume Design of a PlayBrenda Abbandandolo, Dog Day AfternoonQween Jean, LiberationJeff Mahshie, Fallen AngelsEmilio Sosa, The BalustersPaul Tazewell, August Wilson's Joe Turner's Come and GoneBest Costume Design of a MusicalLinda Cho, RagtimeLinda Cho, Schmigadoon!Qween Jean, Cats: The Jellicle BallRyan Park, The Lost BoysDavid I. Reynoso, Richard O'Brien's The Rocky Horror ShowBest Lighting Design of a PlayIsabella Byrd, Dog Day AfternoonNatasha Chivers, OedipusStacey Derosier, August Wilson's Joe Turner's Come and GoneHeather Gilbert, BugHeather Gilbert, The Fear of 13Jack Knowles, Arthur Miller's Death of a SalesmanBest Lighting Design of a MusicalKevin Adams, ChessJane Cox, Richard O'Brien's The Rocky Horror ShowDonald Holder, Schmigadoon!Adam Honoré, Cats: The Jellicle BallAdam Honoré and Donald Holder (Lighting Design) and 59 Studio (Projection Design), RagtimeJen Schriever and Michael Arden, The Lost BoysBest Sound Design of a PlayJustin Ellington, August Wilson's Joe Turner's Come and GoneTom Gibbons, OedipusLee Kinney, The Fear of 13Josh Schmidt, BugMikaal Sulaiman, Arthur Miller's Death of a SalesmanBest Sound Design of a MusicalKai Harada, Cats: The Jellicle BallKai Harada, RagtimeAdam Fisher, The Lost BoysBrian Ronan, Richard O'Brien's The Rocky Horror ShowWalter Trarbach, Schmigadoon!Best Direction of a PlayNicholas Hytner, GiantRobert Icke, OedipusKenny Leon, The BalustersJoe Mantello, Arthur Miller's Death of a SalesmanWhitney White, LiberationBest Direction of a MusicalMichael Arden, The Lost BoysLear deBessonet, RagtimeChristopher Gattelli, Schmigadoon!Tim Jackson, Two Strangers (Carry a Cake Across New York)Zhailon Levingston and Bill Rauch, Cats: The Jellicle BallBest ChoreographyChristopher Gattelli, Schmigadoon!Ellenore Scott, RagtimeAni Taj, Richard O'Brien's The Rocky Horror ShowOmari Wiles and Arturo Lyons, Cats: The Jellicle BallLauren Yalango-Grant and Christopher Cree Grant, The Lost BoysBest OrchestrationsDoug Besterman and Mike Morris, Schmigadoon!Ethan Popp, Kyler England, Adrianne "AG" Gonzalez, and Gabriel Mann; The Lost BoysLux Pyramid, Two Strangers (Carry a Cake Across New York)Brian Usifer, ChessAndrew Lloyd Webber, David Wilson, Trevor Holder, and Doug Schadt; Cats: The Jellicle BallBest Performance by an Actress in a Featured Role in a PlayBetsy Aidem, LiberationMarylouise Burke, The BalustersAya Cash, GiantLaurie Metcalf, Arthur Miller’s Death of a SalesmanJune Squibb, Marjorie PrimeBest Performance by an Actor in a Featured Role in a PlayChristopher Abbott, Arthur Miller’s Death of a SalesmanDanny Burstein, Marjorie PrimeBrandon J. Dirden, Waiting for GodotAlden Ehrenreich, Becky ShawRuben Santiago-Hudson, August Wilson’s Joe Turner’s Come and GoneRichard Thomas, The BalustersBest Performance by an Actress in a Featured Role in a MusicalShoshana Bean, The Lost BoysHannah Cruz, ChessRachel Dratch, Richard O’Brien’s The Rocky Horror ShowAna Gasteyer, Schmigadoon!Nichelle Lewis, RagtimeBest Performance by an Actor in a Featured Role in a MusicalAli Louis Bourzgui, The Lost BoysAndré De Shields, Cats: The Jellicle BallBryce Pinkham, ChessBen Levi Ross, RagtimeLayton Williams, TitaníqueThe 79th annual Tony Awards will broadcast live starting Sunday at 8 p.m. ET/5 p.m. PT on CBS and will stream live for Paramount+ Premium subscribers through their local CBS affiliates.ForbesNew ‘KPop Demon Hunters’ Books Take Blockbuster Film From Screen To PageBy Tim Lammers
2026 Tony Awards: How To Watch Red Carpet Arrivals And Ceremony Of Broadway’s Biggest Night
The 79th Tony Awards is Sunday night, beginning with red carpet arrivals and continuing with a show jam-packed with performances, tribute and the celebration of this year's winners.
The 79th Tony Awards airs Sunday with The Lost Boys and Schmigadoon! leading with 12 nominations each, hosted by P!NK. Available live on CBS and Paramount+ Premium ($13.99/month), the ceremony reaches audiences across broadcast and streaming platforms.












