Very Early 2026 Tony Winner Predictions

[malcs98]

Posted: 5/7/26 at 12:30am

So now that we have our TONY nominees this year, its not too early start picking and predicting who's gonna win this year so here is my very initial thoughts on who I believe is going to be the front runner in each category...keep in mind this list will definitely change as we get closer to Tony Sunday

Best Play - Liberation

Best Musical - Schmigadoon!

Best Revival of a Play - Arthur Miller's Death of a Salesman

Best Revival of a Musical - Cats: The Jellicle Ball

Best Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role in a Musical - Joshua Henry, Ragtime 

Best Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role in a Musical - Caissie Levy, Ragtime

Best Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role in a Play - John Lithgow, Giant 

Best Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role in a Play - Susannah Flood, Liberation

Best Book of a Musical - Two Strangers (Carry a Cake Across New York) by Jim Barne and Kit Buchan

Best Original Score (Music and/or Lyrics) Written for the Theatre - Schmigadoon! (Music & Lyrics: Cinco Paul)

Best Scenic Design of a Play - Chloe Lamford, Arthur Miller's Death of a Salesman

Best Scenic Design of a Musical - Rachel Hauck, Cats: The Jellicle Ball

Best Costume Design of a Play - Paul Tazewell, August Wilson's Joe Turner's Come and Gone

Best Costume Design of a Musical - Qween Jean, Cats: The Jellicle Ball

Best Lighting Design of a Play - Jack Knowles, Arthur Miller's Death of a Salesman

Best Lighting Design of a Musical - Jen Schriever and Michael Arden, The Lost Boys

Best Sound Design of a Play - Mikaal Sulaiman, Arthur Miller's Death of a Salesman

Best Sound Design of a Musical - Kai Harada, Cats: The Jellicle Ball

Best Direction of a Play - Joe Mantello, Arthur Miller's Death of a Salesman

Best Direction of a Musical - Zhailon Levingston and Bill Rauch, Cats: The Jellicle Ball

Best Choreography - Omari Wiles and Arturo Lyons, Cats: The Jellicle Ball

Best Orchestrations  - Andrew Lloyd Webber, David Wilson, Trevor Holder and Doug Schadt, Cats: The Jellicle Ball

Best Performance by an Actress in a Featured Role in a Play - Betsy Aidem, Liberation

Best Performance by an Actor in a Featured Role in a Play - Ruben Santiago-Hudson, August Wilson's Joe Turner's Come and Gone

Best Performance by an Actress in a Featured Role in a Musical - Shoshana Bean, The Lost Boys

Best Performance by an Actor in a Featured Role in a Musical - Andre De Shields, Cats: The Jellicle Ball

 

Updated On: 5/7/26 at 12:30 AM

[theatrekid3302]

Posted: 5/7/26 at 12:55am

My predictions so far 

Best Play - Liberation

 

Best Musical - Lost Boys

 

Best Revival of a Play - Arthur Miller's Death of a Salesman

 

Best Revival of a Musical - Ragtime

 

Best Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role in a Musical - Joshua Henry, Ragtime 

 

Best Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role in a Musical - Caissie Levy, Ragtime

 

Best Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role in a Play - John Lithgow, Giant 

 

Best Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role in a Play - Susannah Flood, Liberation

 

Best Book of a Musical - Two Strangers (Carry a Cake Across New York) by Jim Barne and Kit Buchan

 

Best Original Score (Music and/or Lyrics) Written for the Theatre - Schmigadoon! (Music & Lyrics: Cinco Paul)

 

Best Scenic Design of a Play - Chloe Lamford, Arthur Miller's Death of a Salesman

 

Best Scenic Design of a Musical - Dane Laffrey, The Lost Boys

 

Best Costume Design of a Play - Paul Tazewell, August Wilson's Joe Turner's Come and Gone

 

Best Costume Design of a Musical - Linda Cho, Ragtime

 

Best Lighting Design of a Play - Jack Knowles, Arthur Miller's Death of a Salesman

 

Best Lighting Design of a Musical - Jen Schriever and Michael Arden, The Lost Boys

 

Best Sound Design of a Play - Mikaal Sulaiman, Arthur Miller's Death of a Salesman

 

Best Sound Design of a Musical -Brian Ronan, Richard O’ Brian’s Rocky Horror Show

 

Best Direction of a Play - Joe Mantello, Arthur Miller's Death of a Salesman

 

Best Direction of a Musical - Michael Arden, The Lost Boys

 

Best Choreography - Christopher Gattelli, Schmigadoon!

 

Best Orchestrations  - Brian Usifer, Chess

 

Best Performance by an Actress in a Featured Role in a Play - Betsy Aidem, Liberation

 

Best Performance by an Actor in a Featured Role in a Play - Ruben Santiago-Hudson, August Wilson's Joe Turner's Come and Gone

 

Best Performance by an Actress in a Featured Role in a Musical - Shoshana Bean, The Lost Boys

 

Best Performance by an Actor in a Featured Role in a Musical - Andre De Shields, Cats: The Jellicle Ball

[Markie27]

Posted: 5/7/26 at 12:57am

Best Musical - Schmigadoon!
Best Play - Liberation
Best Revival of a Musical - Cats: The Jellicle Ball
Best Revival of a Play - Arthur Miller's Death of a Salesman
Best Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role in a Musical - Joshua Henry, Ragtime 
Best Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role in a Musical - Caissie Levy, Ragtime
Best Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role in a Play - Nathan Lane, Death of a Salesman 
Best Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role in a Play - Leslie Manville, Oedipus
Best Performance by an Actress in a Featured Role in a Play - Laurie Metcalf, Death of a Salesman 
Best Performance by an Actor in a Featured Role in a Play - Alden Ehrenreich, Becky Shaw
Best Performance by an Actress in a Featured Role in a Musical - Shoshana Bean, The Lost Boys
Best Performance by an Actor in a Featured Role in a Musical - Andre De Shields, Cats: The Jellicle Ball


Best Book of a Musical - Schmigadoon!  by Cinco Paul
Best Original Score (Music and/or Lyrics) Written for the Theatre - Schmigadoon! (Music & Lyrics: Cinco Paul)

Best Direction of a Play - Robert Icke, Oedipus
Best Direction of a Musical - Zhailon Levingston and Bill Rauch, Cats: The Jellicle Ball


Best Scenic Design of a Play - David Korins, Dog Day Afternoon 
Best Scenic Design of a Musical - Dane Laffrey, The Lost Boys

Best Costume Design of a Play - Jeff Mahshie, Fallen Angels 
Best Costume Design of a Musical - Qween Jean, Cats: The Jellicle Ball

Best Lighting Design of a Play - Jack Knowles, Arthur Miller's Death of a Salesman
Best Lighting Design of a Musical - Jen Schriever and Michael Arden, The Lost Boys

Best Sound Design of a Play - Mikaal Sulaiman, Arthur Miller's Death of a Salesman
Best Sound Design of a Musical - Kai Harada, Cats: The Jellicle Ball

Best Choreography - Omari Wiles and Arturo Lyons, Cats: The Jellicle Ball
Best Orchestrations  - Andrew Lloyd Webber, David Wilson, Trevor Holder and Doug Schadt, Cats: The Jellicle Ball