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Daniel Radcliffe and Rose Byrne lead 2026 Tony Award nominees


Published by Cover Media
06 May 2026
Daniel Radcliffe and Rose Byrne are among the big names nominated for this year's Tony Awards.
The Harry Potter star has been nominated for Best Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role in a Play for his role in the one-man show Every Brilliant Thing. He previously won Best Featured Actor in a Musical at the 2024 Tony Awards for Merrily We Roll Along.
Meanwhile, the Bridesmaids star has landed her first Tony Award, Best Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role in a Play, for the revival of the Noel Coward production Fallen Angels. According to Gold Derby, she is the 17th actress to be nominated for an Oscar and a Tony in the same year, following her Best Actress nod for If I Had Legs I'd Kick You.
Other notable nominees include John Lithgow for his portrayal of famed author Roald Dahl in Giant, for which he won the Olivier Award last year, Mark Strong and Lesley Manville for Oedipus, Luke Evans for Richard O'Brien's The Rocky Horror Show, Carrie Coon for Bug, and Nathan Lane, Christopher Abbott and Laurie Metcalf for Arthur Miller's Death of a Salesman.
The Lost Boys - a musical adaptation of the 1987 vampire movie - and Schmigadoon! - based on the musical Apple TV series - lead this year's nominations with 12 each, including Best Musical. Other nominees in the category include Titaníque and Two Strangers (Carry a Cake Across New York).
Ragtime follows closely behind with 11 nods, including Best Revival of a Musical, a category which also features Richard O'Brien's The Rocky Horror Show and Cats: The Jellicle Ball.
The competition for Best Play is between The Balusters, Giant, Liberation and Little Bear Ridge Road, while the shortlist for Best Revival of a Play includes Arthur Miller's Death of a Salesman, Becky Shaw, Every Brilliant Thing, Fallen Angels and Oedipus.
The 2026 Tony Awards will be hosted by Pink at Radio City Music Hall in New York on 7 June.
Here are the key nominees:
Best Musical:
The Lost Boys
Schmigadoon!
Titaníque
Two Strangers (Carry a Cake Across New York)
Best Play:
The Balusters
Giant
Liberation
Little Bear Ridge Road
Best Revival of a Play:
Arthur Miller's Death of a Salesman
Becky Shaw,
Every Brilliant Thing
Fallen Angels
Oedipus
Best Revival of a Musical:
Cats: The Jellicle Ball
Ragtime
Richard O'Brien's The Rocky Horror Show
Best Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role in a Musical:
Nicholas Christopher, Chess
Luke Evans, Richard O'Brien's The Rocky Horror Show
Joshua Henry, Ragtime
Sam Tutty, Two Strangers (Carry a Cake Across New York)
Brandon Uranowitz, Ragtime
Best Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role in a Musical:
Sara Chase, Schmigadoon!
Stephanie Hsu, Richard O'Brien's The Rocky Horror Show
Caissie Levy, Ragtime
Marla Mindelle, Titaníque
Christiani Pitts, Two Strangers (Carry a Cake Across New York)
Best Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role in a Play:
Will Harrison, Punch
Nathan Lane, Arthur Miller's Death of a Salesman
John Lithgow, Giant
Daniel Radcliffe, Every Brilliant Thing
Mark Strong, Oedipus
Best Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role in a Play:
Rose Byrne, Fallen Angels
Carrie Coon, Bug
Susannah Flood, Liberation
Lesley Manville, Oedipus
Kelli O'Hara, Fallen Angels
Best Book of a Musical:
The Lost Boys, David Hornsby and Chris Hoch
Schmigadoon!, Cinco Paul
Titaníque, Marla Mindelle, Constantine Rousouli and Tye Blue
Two Strangers (Carry a Cake Across New York), Jim Barne and Kit Buchan
Best Original Score (Music and/or Lyrics) Written for the Theatre:
Arthur Miller's Death of a Salesman, Music: Caroline Shaw
August Wilson's Joe Turner's Come and Gone, Music: Steve Bargonetti
The Lost Boys, Music & Lyrics: The Rescues
Schmigadoon!, Music & Lyrics: Cinco Paul
Two Strangers (Carry a Cake Across New York), Music & Lyrics: Jim Barne and Kit Buchan

Published by Cover Media
06 May 2026