Tony Nominations 2026: ‘The Lost Boys,’ ‘Schmigadoon!’ Dominate With 12 Nods - 9:25 AM

 

The nominations for the 79th Annual Tony Awards are rolling out this morning, and Broadway is already buzzing.

The first batch of categories drops at 8:30 a.m. ET on CBS Mornings. Then, at 9:00 a.m. ET, Tony nominee Uzo Aduba and Tony winner Darren Criss take over, announcing the remaining nominations live on the official Tony Awards YouTube channel.

There’s history in the air, too. Only four musicals have ever pulled off a clean sweep of the Tonys’ “big six” — Best Musical, Score, Book, Leading Actor, Leading Actress, and Direction: “South Pacific” (1950), “Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street” (1979), “Hairspray” (2003), and “The Band’s Visit” (2018). On the play side, just two productions have matched that level of dominance across the “big four”: “Who’s Afraid of Virginia Woolf?” (1963) and “The Real Thing” (1984).

This year’s contenders had to make the cut by April 26, 2026 — the official eligibility deadline for the 2025–2026 Broadway season.

Now, the question is simple: who’s about to make history next?