The 79th Tony Awards were held on June 7, 2026, to recognize excellence in Broadway productions during the 2025โ26 season. The ceremony took place at Radio City Music Hall in New York City, and was broadcast on CBS and streamed on Paramount+.
๐ค Ceremony Details
Pluto TV streamed the pre-ceremony broadcast The Tony Awards: Act One, hosted by Laura Benanti and Tituss Burgess. Raj Kapoor, Sarah Levine Hall, and Jack Sussman produced the ceremony, replacing Ricky Kirshner and Glenn Weiss at White Cherry Entertainment who produced from 2004 to 2025.
๐ถ Host and Performances
Pop singer Pink, whose Broadway-adjacent credits include having her songs featured in & Juliet and Moulin Rouge!, served as host. Leslie Odom Jr. performed “Without You” from Rent during the tribute.
๐ Major Winners
The musical adaptation of the television series Schmigadoon! won Best Musical and three others including two for the show’s co-creator Cinco Paul. The play Liberation won its sole Tony for Best Play. The revival of Arthur Miller’s Death of a Salesman won the most awards at the ceremony with six in total.
๐ Eligibility and Nominations
The Tony Awards eligibility dates for the 2025โ2026 Broadway season were April 28, 2025, through April 26, 2026. Productions were also required to meet all other eligibility criteria as previously set forth by the American Theatre Wing and the Broadway League. There are 41 legitimate Broadway-eligible theaters in which a production must be performed to attain eligibility for award consideration. Nominations for the 2026 Tony Awards were announced on May 5, 2026.
| Category | Winner | Details | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Best Musical | Schmigadoon! | Musical adaptation of TV series | Text |
| Best Play | Liberation | Won its sole Tony | Text |
| Most Awards | Death of a Salesman | Revival, six total awards | Text |
| Host | Pink | Pop singer | Text |