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The 2026 Tony Award nominations are in. See the full list of nominees

Nbcwashington · · 1762 words · By Mark Kennedy; The Associated Press
Broadway Records and Achievements Tony Award Nominations
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““The Lost Boys” and “Schmigadoon!” each earned a leading 12 Tony Award nominations Tuesday”
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Multiple independent sources (The Hollywood Reporter and other web results) confirm that both 'The Lost Boys' and 'Schmigadoon!' received 12 Tony nominations each.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Lesley Ann Manville (born 12 March 1956) is an English actress. Known for her performances on stage and screen, she has received various accolades, including two Laurence Olivier Awards and nomination…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lesley_Manville
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Schmigadoon! is an American musical comedy television series created by Cinco Paul and Ken Daurio, with all songs written by Paul, who also serves as showrunner. The Apple TV+ series premiered July 16…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Schmigadoon!
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Tituss Burgess (born February 21, 1979) is an American actor and singer. He has appeared in several Broadway musicals. He is best known for starring as Titus Andromedon on the Netflix comedy series Un…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tituss_Burgess
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“nominators also made June Squibb the oldest Tony-nominated actor in history at 96”
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Web search results explicitly state that at age 96, June Squibb has become the oldest actor nominee in Tony history.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — June Louise Squibb (born November 6, 1929) is an American actress. She began her career by making her Broadway debut in the musical Gypsy (1959). Her film debut was in Woody Allen's romantic comedy Al…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/June_Squibb
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Marjorie Prime is a dramatic science-fiction stage play written by American playwright Jordan Harrison. The play premiered in 2014 at the Mark Taper Forum in Los Angeles produced by Center Theatre Gro…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Marjorie_Prime_(play)
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The Humans is a 2021 American psychological drama film written and directed by Stephen Karam in his feature directorial debut, and based on his 2015 one-act play. It stars Richard Jenkins, Jayne Houdy…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Humans_(film)
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“Danny Burstein is now the most-nominated male actor in Tony history”
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One source mentions he is on the 'precipice' of becoming the most nominated, while another says he has eight nominations, but there is no definitive confirmation across multiple sources that he has officially achieved the record of 'most-nominated male actor'.
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web search NEUTRAL — Danny Burstein on precipice of becoming the most-nominated male actor in Tonys history.Burstein is ahead of Charlie Thurston (Liberation) at 69% and Richard Thomas (The Balusters) at 56%. Tony Awards …
https://www.goldderby.com/theater/2026/danny-burstein-most-n…
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web search NEUTRAL — With 11 Tony Award nominations, McDonald has now passed Chita Rivera and Julie Harris, who each attained 10 nominations for acting categories.After her, this year’s actor with the most previous nomina…
https://www.broadwayworld.com/article/Who-Are-the-Most-Tony-…
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web search NEUTRAL — 2026 Tonys Awards predictions which include Laurie Metcalf, Rose Byrne, John Lithgow, Joshua Henry, Danny Burstein, June Squibb and more.
https://variety.com/2026/legit/awards/2026-tonys-awards-pred…
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““The Lost Boys,” an adaptation of a 1987 teen movie vampire thriller”
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Wikipedia and IMDb confirm that 'The Lost Boys' is a 1987 movie.
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web search NEUTRAL — The Lost Boys is a 1987 American comedy horror film directed by Joel Schumacher and written by Jeffrey Boam, Janice Fischer, and James Jeremias.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Lost_Boys
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web search NEUTRAL — Directed by Joel Schumacher, "The Lost Boys" is a movie that effectively combines a cool and attractive look with a simple but entertaining plot resulting in a successful and charming film.
https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0093437/
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web search NEUTRAL — The Lost Boys. Now Available On Digital and 4k uhd™ blu-ray™.Original Theatrical Release. July 31, 1987.
https://www.warnerbros.com/movies/lost-boys
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““Schmigadoon!,” an adaptation of an Apple TV series”
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Wikipedia and other sources confirm 'Schmigadoon!' is an Apple TV+ series and that the Broadway show is an adaptation of it.
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web search NEUTRAL — Schmigadoon! is an American musical comedy television series created by Cinco Paul and Ken Daurio, with all songs written by Paul, who also serves as showrunner. The Apple TV+ series premiered July 16…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Schmigadoon!
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web search NEUTRAL — There's a moment early in Schmigadoon! — the new Broadway adaptation of the cult-favorite musical Apple TV series — when Melissa (Cecily Strong on screen, now brought to the stage by Sara Chase) marve…
https://www.aol.com/lifestyle/schmigadoon-review-broadway-ad…
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web search NEUTRAL — Schmigadoon is an adaptation of season one of the Apple TV+ show by the same name. It tells the story of a couple, bickering and on the verge of breaking up—who gets lost on a hiking trip and ends up …
https://thefrontrowcenter.com/2026/04/schmigadoon/
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“a revival of “Ragtime”... with 11 nominations”
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The Hollywood Reporter and another web source both report that the revival of 'Ragtime' received 11 nominations.
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web search NEUTRAL — Ragtime is a musical with music by Stephen Flaherty, lyrics by Lynn Ahrens, and a book by Terrence McNally. It is based on the 1975 novel by E. L. Doctorow.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ragtime_(musical)
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web search NEUTRAL — The revival of Ragtime followed with 11 nominations, followed by Arthur Miller’s Death of a Salesman and Cats: The Jellicle Ball with nine each.Taylor/Michael Graf, An 11:11 Experience, Devin Keudell,…
https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/lifestyle/arts/2026-tony-a…
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web search NEUTRAL — Musical revival Ragtime follows with 11 nominations.After winning a Tony for his performance in Merrily We Roll Along, Daniel Radcliffe has received another nomination this year for taking on acclaime…
https://www.theguardian.com/stage/2026/may/05/tony-nominatio…
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““Death of a Salesman,” Arthur Miller’s masterpiece... nabbed nine nods”
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web search NEUTRAL — A complete list of the 2026 Tony Awards nominations, led by 'Schmigadoon!' and 'The Lost Boys,' with 12 nominations each.The revival of Ragtime followed with 11 nominations, followed by Arthur Miller’…
https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/lifestyle/arts/2026-tony-a…
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web search NEUTRAL — "Arthur Miller's Death of a Salesman" received seven nominations, including Best Revival of a Play. Linda Emond and Philip Seymour Hoffman take a curtain call at the Broadway opening night of "Death O…
https://www.cbsnews.com/pictures/2012-tony-award-nominations…
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web search NEUTRAL — Who is nominated for a 2026 Tony Award? On Tuesday, May 5, Uzo Aduba and Darren Criss convened to announce this year’s Tony nominees.
https://www.vogue.com/article/2026-tony-awards-everything-yo…
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“Twenty-four shows got at least one nomination across the 26 Tony categories”
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Three separate web search results identically report that twenty-four shows received at least one nomination across 26 categories.
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web search NEUTRAL — Twenty-four shows got at least one nomination across the 26 Tony categories, including "Cats: The Jellicle Ball," which reimagines the 1980s classic feline musical into a celebration of queer ballroom…
https://www.inquirer.com/entertainment/tony-award-nomination…
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web search NEUTRAL — Twenty-four shows got at least one nomination across the 26 Tony categories, including "Cats: The Jellicle Ball," which reimagines the 1980s classic feline musical into a celebration of queer ...
https://www.usnews.com/news/best-states/new-york/articles/20…
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web search NEUTRAL — Twenty-four shows got at least one nomination across the 26 Tony categories, including Cats: The Jellicle Ball, which reimagines the 1980s classic feline musical into a celebration of queer ...
https://www.theglobeandmail.com/culture/article-tony-award-n…
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““Liberation,” about a consciousness-raising women’s group in 1970s Ohio that won the Pulitzer Prize for drama on Monday”
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““The Fear of 13,” the true story of a man who spent more than two decades on death row, didn't get any acting nods”
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“Adrien Brody and Tessa Thompson in their Broadway debut [in The Fear of 13]”
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“Lea Michele... missed out for her work on “Chess.””
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“Squibb... besting the record set by Lois Smith, who was 89 when she was nominated in 2020 for “The Inheritance.””
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“Squibb's Broadway resume reaches back to a stint in the original production of “Gypsy” in 1960 with Ethel Merman”
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“Burstein becomes the most-nominated male actor in Tony history with nine nods after his work in “Marjorie Prime,” beating the record set by Jason Robards”
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“Kelli O’Hara got her ninth career nomination for a revival of the comedy “Fallen Angels,” tying her with Rosemary Harris for third on the all-time acting nominations list”
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“Ayo Edebiri in a revival of “Proof” and Jon Bernthal and Ebon Moss-Bachrach who both appeared in “Dog Day Afternoon,”... struck out in their Broadway debuts this season”
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“Daniel Radcliffe secured a nomination for “Every Brilliant Thing””
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“Lithgow, who has two Tonys already”
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“Rose Byrne... becoming the 22nd actor in history to be Oscar- and Tony-nominated in the same year”
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“The Tony Awards will be handed out June 7 at Radio City Music Hall during a telecast hosted by Pink”
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“The awards will air live on CBS and stream on Paramount+”
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“Last year’s show — hosted by “Wicked” star Cynthia Erivo — drew 4.85 million viewers to CBS, its largest broadcast audience in six years, according to Nielsen”
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