Tony Winner predictions

[TheGingerBreadMan]

Posted: 5/5/26 at 11:51am

Now that nominations are out, it's time to start predicting the winners. Here is where I currently stand - and my opinions may change as the awards get closer, but this is where I'm currently at, and I'd love to see lists from others. I realize that many will probably disagree with my opinions. That's okay.

 

Best Musical

Should win: The Lost Boys

Will win: Two Strangers (Carry A Cake Across New York)

 

Best Play

Should win: Liberation

Will win: Liberation

 

Best Revival of a Musical

Should win: Cats - The Jellicle Ball

Will win: Cats - The Jellicle Ball

 

Best Revival of a Play

Should win: Oedipus

Will win: Death of a Salesman

 

Best Leading Actor in a Musical

Should win: Joshua Henry, Ragtime

Will win: Joshua Henry, Ragtime

 

Best Leading Actress in a Musical

Should win: Caissie Levy, Ragtime

Will win: Caissie Levy, Ragtime

 

Best Leading Actor in a Play

Should win: Nathan Lane, Death of a Salesman

Will win: Nathan Lane, Death of a Salesman

 

Best Leading Actress in a Play

Should win: Lesley Manville, Oedipus

Will win: Lesley Manville, Oedipus

 

Best Featured Actor in a Musical

Should win: Layton Williams, Titanique

Will win: Ben Levi Ross, Ragtime

 

Best Featured Actress in a Musical

Should win: Ana Gasteyer, Schmigadoon

Will win: Nichelle Lewis, Ragtime

 

Best Featured Actor in a Play

Should win: Ruben Santiago-Hudson, Joe Turner’s Come and Gone

Will win: Danny Burstein, Marjorie Prime

 

Best Featured Actress in a Play

Should win: Betsy Aidem, Liberation

Will win: Laurie Metcalf, Death of a Salesman

 

Best Book of a Musical

Should win: Titanique

Will win: Schmigadoon

 

Best Score:

Should win: Schmigadoon

Will win: Two Strangers (Carry A Cake Across New York)

 

Best Scenic Design of a Play

Should win: Oedipus

Will win: Death of a Salesman

 

Best Scenic Design of a Musical

Should win: The Lost Boys

Will win: The Lost Boys

 

Best Costume Design of a Play

Should win: Liberation

Will win: Liberation

 

Best Costume Design of a Musical

Should win: The Lost Boys

Will win: Ragtime

 

Best Lighting Design of a Play

Should win: Oedipus

Will win: Death of a Salesman

 

Best Lighting Design of a Musical

Should win: The Lost Boys

Will win: The Lost Boys

 

Best Sound Design of a Play

Should win: Oedipus

Will win: Death of a Salesman

 

Best Sound Design of a Musical

Should win: The Lost Boys

Will win: The Lost Boys

 

Best Direction of a Play

Should win: Liberation

Will win: Liberation

 

Best Direction of a Musical

Should win: Cats - The Jellicle Ball

Will win: Cats - The Jellicle Ball

 

Best Choreography

Should win: Schmigadoon

Will win: Cats - The Jellicle Ball

 

Best Orchestrations

Should win: The Lost Boys

Will win: Cats - The Jellicle Ball