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2026 Tony Nomination Predictions

2026 Tony Nomination Predictions

malcs98
#12026 Tony Nomination Predictions
Posted: 5/1/26 at 7:37pm

It took me a lot of thinking but I think I got my predictions this year locked in; 

 

Sound Design of a Play

Alexandra Faye Braithwaite (Punch)

Ben Truppin Brown & Palmer Hefferan (Liberation) 

Lee Kinney (The Fear of 13)

Josh Schmidt (Bug)

Cody Spencer (Dog Day Afternoon)

 

Sound Design of a Musical

Adam Fischer (The Lost Boys)

Tony Gayle (Two Strangers Carry a Cake Across New York)

Kai Harada (Cats: The Jellicle Ball)

Lawrence Schober (Titaníque) 

Walter Trarbach (Schmigadoon)

 

Costume Design of A Play

Brenda Abbandolo (Dog Day Afternoon)

Qween Jean (Liberation)

Sarah Laux (The Fear of 13) 

Rudy Mance (Death of A Salesman)

Paul Tazwell (Joe Turner’s Come and Gone)

 

Costume Design of A Musical

Linda Cho (Ragtime) 

Qween Jean (Cats: The Jellicle Ball)

Ryan Park (The Lost Boys)

David L. Reynoso (The Rocky Horror Show)

Alejo Vietti (Titaníque)

 

Lighting Design of A Play

Robbie Butler (Punch)

Isabella Byrd (Dog Day Afternoon) 

Heather Gilbert (Bug) 

Jack Knowles (Death of A Salesman)

Cha See (Liberation)

 

Lighting Design of a Musical

Ken Adams (Chess)

Adam Honoré  (Cats The Jellicle Ball)

Adam Honoré & Donald Holder w/ 59 Studio (Ragtime)

Jack Knowles (Two Strangers Carry a Cake Across New York)

Jen Schriever & Michael Arden (The Lost Boys)

 

Scenic Design of a Play

Bob Crowley (Giant)

David Korins (Dog Day Afternoon)

Takeshi Kata (Bug)

Chloe Lamford (Death of A Salesman)

Vicki Mortimer (Every Brilliant Thing)

 

Scenic Design of a Musical

dots. (The Rocky Horror Show)

Soutra Gilmour (Two Strangers Carry a Cake Across New York)

Rachel Hauck (Cats The Jellicle Ball)

Dane Laffrey (The Lost Boys)

Scott Pask (Schmigadoon!) 

 

Direction of A Play

David Cromer (Bug)

Rupert Goold (Dog Day Afternoon)

Robert Icke (Oedipus)

Joe Mantello (Death of A Salesman)

Whitney White (Liberation)

 

Direction of A Musical

Michael Arden (The Lost Boys)

Lear DeBessonet (Ragtime)

Christopher Gatelli (Schmigadoon)

Zhailon Livingston & Bill Rauch (Cats: The Jellicle Ball)

Sam Pinkleton (The Rocky Horror Show)

 

Orchestrations

Doug Besterman & Mike Morris (Schmigadoon!)

Andrew Lloyd Webber, David Wilson, Trevor Holder & Doug Schadt (Cats: The Jellicle Ball)

Ethan Popp (The Lost Boys)

Lux Pyramid (Two Strangers Carry a Cake Across New York)

Brian Usifer (Chess)

 

Choreography 

Christopher Gatelli (Schmigadoon)

Lorin Lottaro (Chess)

Ellenore Scott (Ragtime)

Ani Taj (The Rocky Horror Show)

Omari Wiles & Arturo Lyons (Cats: The Jellicle Ball)

 

Book of A Musical

The Lost Boys (David Hornsby & Chris Hoch)

Schmigadoon! (Cinco Paul)

Titaníque (Marla Mindelle, Constantine Rousouli &

Tye Blue)

The Queen of Versailles (Lindsay Ferrentino)

Two Strangers Carry A Cake Across New York (Jim Barne & Kit Buchan)

 

Original Score

The Lost Boys (Music & Lyrics by The Rescues)

The Queen of Versailles (Music & Lyrics by Stephen Schwartz) 

Schmigadoon! (Music & Lyrics by Cinco Paul)

Two Strangers Carry a Cake Across New York (Music & Lyrics by Jim Barne & Kit Buchan) 

Waiting for Godot (Music by Ben & Max Ringham)

 

Featured Actress in a Musical

Shoshana Bean (The Lost Boys)

Hannah Cruz (Chess)

McKenzie Kurtz (Schmigadoon)

Nichelle Lewis (Ragtime)

Tempress “Chastity” Moore (Cats: The Jellicle Ball)

 

Featured Actor in a Musical 

Ali Louis Bourzgui (The Lost Boys)

Max Clayton (Schmigadoon)

Andre De Shields (Cats: The Jellicle Ball)

Ben Levi Ross (Ragtime)

Layton Williams (Titaníque)

 

Featured Actress in a Play

Betsy Aidem (Liberation) 

Aya Cash (Giant)

Victoria Clark (Punch)

Laurie Metcalf (Death of a Salesman)

Kara Young (Proof)

 

Featured Actor in a Play

Christopher Abbot (Death of a Salesman)

Danny Burstein (Marjorie Prime)

Don Cheadle (Proof)

Ephraim Sykes (The Fear of 13)

Rueben Santiago Hudson (Joe Turner’s Come and Gone)

 

Leading Actor in a Musical 

LJ Bennet (The Lost Boys)

Nicholas Christopher (Chess)

Luke Evans (Rocky Horror)

Joshua Henry (Ragtime)

Sam Tutty (Two Strangers)

 

Leading Actress in A Musical 

Sara Chase (Schmigadoon)

Caissie Levy (Ragtime)

Lea Michele (Chess)

Marla Mindelle (Titaníque)

Christiani Pitts (Two Strangers Carry a Cake Across New York)

 

Leading Actor in a Play

Jon Berenthal (Dog Day Afternoon)

Adrien Brody (The Fear of 13)

Nathan Lane (Death of A Salesman)

John Lithgow (Giant)

Mark Strong (Oedipus)

 

Leading Actress in a Play

Rose Byrne (Fallen Angels)

Carrie Coon (Bug)

Ayo Edebiri (Proof)

Susannah Flood (Liberation)

Leslie Manville (Oedipus)

 

Revival of a Play

Bug

Arthur Miller’s Death of a Salesman

Every Brilliant Thing

August Wilson’s Joe Turner’s Come and Gone

Proof

 

Revival of a Musical

Cats: The Jellicle Ball

Chess

Ragtime 

Richard O’Brien’s The Rocky Horror Show

 

Best Play

The Balusters

The Fear of 13

Giant

Liberation

Punch

 

Best Musical

The Lost Boys

Schmigadoon!

Titaníque 

Two Strangers (Carry a Cake Across New York)

 

Updated On: 5/1/26 at 07:37 PM

KarenValentine'sheadband
#22026 Tony Nomination Predictions
Posted: 5/1/26 at 7:50pm

Is Little Bear Ridge Road not eligible? 

malcs98
#32026 Tony Nomination Predictions
Posted: 5/1/26 at 8:07pm

KarenValentine'sheadband said: "IsLittle Bear Ridge Road not eligible?"

It is…but I don’t think it’s gonna get any nominations 

gibsons2
#42026 Tony Nomination Predictions
Posted: 5/1/26 at 8:12pm

KarenValentine'sheadband said: "IsLittle Bear Ridge Road not eligible?"

It is. It's just a god awful play that closed prematurely because nobody cared about it.

Updated On: 5/1/26 at 08:12 PM

jakethesnake
#52026 Tony Nomination Predictions
Posted: 5/1/26 at 8:41pm

Ephraim Sykes?   He does next to nothing in that show other than sing for 2 minutes.  I would not have thought of him.  Also, I know Andre DeShields will get a nomination, but I don’t get it.  There are at least three others in that show I would put in over him.  

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n2nbaby
#62026 Tony Nomination Predictions
Posted: 5/1/26 at 8:46pm

gibsons2 said: "KarenValentine'sheadband said: "IsLittle Bear Ridge Road not eligible?"

It is. It's just a god awful play that closed prematurely because nobody cared about it.
"

Also the best reviewed show on Broadway for the season, but pop off bruh. 


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