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Producer Lorne Michaels receives Best Musical award for Schmigadoon! during the 79th Annual Tony Awards in New York City on June 7, 2026. Brendan Mcdermid/Reuters
“Schmigadoon!” won the Tony Award for Best Musical on Sunday, while “Liberation” took Best Play, “Ragtime” won Best Revival of a Musical, and John Lithgow won Best Leading Actor for “Giant.”
Here is the list of winners in the major categories.
Best Play
Liberation
Best Musical
Schmigadoon!
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 Play
John Lithgow, “Giant”
Best Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role in a Play
Lesley Manville, “Oedipus”
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 Featured Role in a Play
Alden Ehrenreich, “Becky Shaw”
Best Performance by an Actress in a Featured Role in a Play
Laurie Metcalf, “Arthur Miller’s Death of a Salesman”
Best Performance by an Actor in a Featured Role in a Musical
Ali Louis Bourzgui, “The Lost Boys”
Best Performance by an Actress in a Featured Role in a Musical
Shoshana Bean, “The Lost Boys”
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”
