NEW YORK (AP) 鈥� on Broadway received nominations this season, but not all will walk away with a trophy and the box office attention they usually bring.
Here are some key things to know as Broadway’s biggest night approaches, including how to watch, the top nominees, who is poised to make history and what shows secured performance slots.
When are the Tony Awards?
The Tonys will be broadcast to both coasts on June 7 from 8-11 p.m. Eastern/5-8 p.m. Pacific, live from Radio City Music Hall.
How can I watch them?
On CBS and streaming for Paramount+ with Showtime subscribers in the U.S.
Who’s hosting the Tony Awards?
Pink, a three-time Grammy Award winner, will make her debut as MC.
A pre-show will be broadcast on Pluto TV from 6:35-8 p.m. Eastern/3:45-5 p.m. Pacific. Laura Benanti and Tituss Burgess will host that telecast. Viewers can access it on their smart TV, streaming device, mobile app or online by going to and clicking on the 鈥淟ive Music鈥� channel, found within the Entertainment category on the service.
What performances will there be?
The seven best new musical and best musical revivals 鈥� “The Lost Boys,” 鈥淪chmigadoon!,鈥� 鈥淭itanique,鈥� 鈥淭wo Strangers (Carry a Cake Across New York),鈥� 鈥淐ats: The Jellicle Ball,鈥� 鈥淩agtime鈥� and 鈥淭he Rocky Horror Show.鈥�
How many awards are there?
A total of 26 competitive categories, from lead and featured actors to scenic, costume and lighting design. Some technical award handouts may be pre-taped and winners won’t appear on the live show, only cut down into edited bits sandwiched into the telecast.
What are the top nominees?
There are two top nominees: 鈥淭he Lost Boys鈥� and each earned a leading 12 nominations. 鈥淭he Lost Boys鈥� is an adaptation of a 1987 teen movie vampire thriller, and 鈥沦肠丑尘颈驳补诲辞辞苍!鈥� is an adaptation of an Apple TV series that gently mocks Broadway musicals. They’re followed by a revival of a big, soaring musical celebrating early 20th-century America, with 11 nominations, and 鈥淒eath of a Salesman,鈥� Arthur Miller鈥檚 masterpiece that looks at the unraveling of the American Dream, starring Nathan Lane, which nabbed nine nods.
Who is vying for best new play and musical?
For new musicals, it’s 鈥淭he Lost Boys,” 鈥淪chmigadoon!,鈥� 鈥淭itan铆que鈥� and 鈥淭wo Strangers (Carry a Cake Across New York).鈥�
For new plays, it’s 鈥淭he Balusters,鈥� 鈥淕iant,鈥� 鈥淟iberation鈥� and 鈥淟ittle Bear Ridge Road.鈥�
Can history be made?
History has already been made, in a way. became the oldest Tony-nominated actor in history at 96 and could become the oldest Tony winner, surpassing Lois Smith who was 90 when she won in 2021.
Nathan Lane is hoping for his fourth Tony, which would make him tied as the most-awarded male performer in Tony history, alongside Boyd Gaines and Frank Langella. If he does win for best lead actor in a play for the revival of 鈥淒eath of a Salesman,鈥� he’d have Tonys in three separate acting categories, previously winning featured actor in a play for 鈥淎ngels in America鈥� and lead actor in a musical twice for 鈥淎 Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum鈥� and 鈥淭he Producers.鈥�
And for the first time since 2002, the contenders for best leading actress in a musical are all first-time nominees: Sara Chase (“Schmigadoon!”), Stephanie Hsu (“The Rocky Horror Show”), Caissie Levy (“Ragtime”), Marla Mindelle (“Titanique”) and Christiani Pitts (“Two Strangers (Carry a Cake Across New York”).
Will there be other performances?
Other performances include the original lead cast members of 鈥淭he Book of Mormon鈥� 鈥� Josh Gad, Andrew Rannells, Rory O鈥橫alley and Nikki M. James 鈥� this year
Broadway’s big season
The 2025-2026 Broadway season set a new box office record for the second year in a row. Over the 52 weeks of the season, Broadway brought in a combined total of $1,910,903,835, a smidge higher than last season鈥檚 then-historic total of $1,892,650,959. Last season also had 53 weeks instead of the usual 52, a Broadway accountant trick.
In more gloomy news, attendance was actually down 鈥� 14,577,322 versus 14,658,531 from last season. And the average paid admission was $131.09, continuing an ever upward trend.
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