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Select list of winners at the 2026 Tony Awards

Jun 7, 2026, 5:51 PM | Updated: 8:34 pm

John Lithgow accepts the award for best performance by a leading actor in a play for "Giant" during...

John Lithgow accepts the award for best performance by a leading actor in a play for "Giant" during the 79th Tony Awards on Sunday, June 7, 2026, at Radio City Music Hall in New York. (Photo by Charles Sykes/Invision/AP)
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BY ASSOCIATED PRESS


NEW YORK (AP) — Here are select winners so far at the 2026 Tony Awards.

Actor in a leading role in a play

John Lithgow, “Giant”

Actress in a featured role in a play

Laurie Metcalf, “Arthur Miller’s Death of a Salesman”

Direction of a musical

Zhailon Levingston and Bill Rauch, “Cats: The Jellicle Ball”

Original score

“Schmigadoon!” (Music & Lyrics: Cinco Paul)

Book of a musical

“Schmigadoon!” Cinco Paul

Choreography

“Cats: The Jellicle Ball,” Omari Wiles and Arturo Lyons

Play

“Death of a Salesman,” Joe Mantello

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Select list of winners at the 2026 Tony Awards