Pink Brings First Hosting Gig as Death of a Salesman Leads

Pink hosted the 2026 Tony Awards at Radio City Music Hall on Sunday, June 7 in New York City—while Arthur Miller’s Death of a Salesman swept multiple trophies, powering a night that also honored major revivals and standout performances across plays and musical

Pink walked into the spotlight for her first time hosting the Tony Awards, and by the time the show wrapped Sunday evening, June 7, at Radio City Music Hall in New York City, it was clear which production had the evening on lock.

The 2026 Tony Awards crowned winners across Broadway’s biggest categories. with Pink at the helm and performances from the casts of Schmigadoon!. Cats: The Jellicle Ball. Titanique. The Lost Boys. Two Strangers (Carry a Cake Across New York). Ragtime. and The Rocky Horror Show. The night also included tributes celebrating anniversaries of The Book of Mormon (15th) and Chicago (30th).

The momentum came from Arthur Miller’s Death of a Salesman. a revival that took home several trophies among the top wins. But it wasn’t the only title collecting the room’s attention: Ragtime. Schmigadoon!. The Lost Boys. Cats: The Jellicle Ball. and more were all represented throughout the winners circle.

Best Play
The Balusters — David Lindsay-Abaire
Giant — Mark Rosenblatt
Liberation — Bess Wohl — WINNER
Little Bear Ridge Road — Samuel D. Hunter

Best Musical
The Lost Boys — WINNER
Schmigadoon!
Titaníque
Two Strangers (Carry a Cake Across New York)

Best Revival of a Play
Arthur Miller’s Death of a Salesman — WINNER
Becky Shaw
Every Brilliant Thing
Fallen Angels
Oedipus

Best Revival of a Musical
Cats: The Jellicle Ball
Ragtime — WINNER
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 — WINNERS
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 — WINNER
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 — WINNER
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 — WINNER
Kelli O’Hara, Fallen Angels

Best Performance by an Actress in a Featured Role in a Play
Betsy Aidem, Liberation
Marylouise Burke, The Balusters
Aya Cash, Giant
Laurie Metcalf, Arthur Miller’s Death of a Salesman — WINNER
June Squibb, Marjorie Prime

Best Performance by an Actor in a Featured Role in a Play
Christopher Abbott. Arthur Miller’s Death of a Salesman
Danny Burstein. Marjorie Prime
Brandon J. Dirden. Waiting for Godot
Alden Ehrenreich. Becky Shaw — WINNER
Ruben Santiago-Hudson. August Wilson’s Joe Turner’s Come and Gone
Richard Thomas. The Balusters.

Best Performance by an Actress in a Featured Role in a Featured Role in a Musical
Shoshana Bean, The Lost Boys — WINNER
Hannah Cruz, Chess
Rachel Dratch, Richard O’Brien’s The Rocky Horror Show
Ana Gasteyer, Schmigadoon!
Nichelle Lewis, Ragtime

Best Performance by an Actor in a Featured Role in a Musical
Ali Louis Bourzgui, The Lost Boys — WINNER
André De Shields, Cats: The Jellicle Ball
Bryce Pinkham, Chess
Ben Levi Ross, Ragtime
Layton Williams, Titaníque

Best Book of a Musical
The Lost Boys, David Hornsby and Chris Hoch — WINNER
Schmigadoon!, Cinco Paul
Schmigadoon!, Cinco Paul — WINNER
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. Caroline Shaw
August Wilson’s Joe Turner’s Come and Gone. Steve Bargonetti
The Lost Boys. The Rescues
Schmigadoon!. Cinco Paul — WINNER
Two Strangers (Carry a Cake Across New York). Jim Barne and Kit Buchan.

Best Scenic Design of a Play
Hildegard Bechtler, Oedipus
Takeshi Kata, Bug
Chloe Lamford, Arthur Miller’s Death of a Salesman — WINNER
David Korins, Dog Day Afternoon
David Rockwell, Fallen Angels

Best Scenic Design of a Musical
dots, Richard O’Brien’s The Rocky Horror Show
Soutra Gilmour, Two Strangers (Carry a Cake Across New York)
Rachel Hauck, Cats: The Jellicle Ball
Dane Laffrey, The Lost Boys — WINNER
Scott Pask, Schmigadoon!

Best Costume Design of a Play
Brenda Abbandandolo, Dog Day Afternoon
Qween Jean, Liberation
Jeff Mahshie, Fallen Angels — WINNER
Emilio Sosa, The Balusters
Paul Tazewell, August Wilson’s Joe Turner’s Come and Gone

Best Costume Design of a Musical
Linda Cho, Ragtime
Linda Cho, Schmigadoon!
Qween Jean, Cats: The Jellicle Ball — WINNER
Ryan Park, The Lost Boys
David I. Reynoso, Richard O’Brien’s The Rocky Horror Show

Best Lighting Design of a Play
Isabella Byrd, Dog Day Afternoon
Natasha Chivers, Oedipus
Stacey Derosier, August Wilson’s Joe Turner’s Come and Gone
Heather Gilbert, Bug
Heather Gilbert, The Fear of 13
Jack Knowles, Arthur Miller’s Death of a Salesman — WINNER

Best Lighting Design of a Musical
Kevin Adams, Chess
Jane Cox, Richard O’Brien’s The Rocky Horror Show
Donald Holder, Schmigadoon!
Adam Honoré, Cats: The Jellicle Ball (Lighting Design) and 59 Studio (Projection Design), Ragtime
Jen Schriever and Michael Arden, The Lost Boys — WINNER

Best Sound Design of a Play
Justin Ellington, August Wilson’s Joe Turner’s Come and Gone
Tom Gibbons, Oedipus
Lee Kinney, The Fear of 13
Josh Schmidt, Bug
Mikaal Sulaiman, Arthur Miller’s Death of a Salesman — WINNER

Best Sound Design of a Musical
Kai Harada, Cats: The Jellicle Ball
Kai Harada, Ragtime — WINNER
Adam Fisher, The Lost Boys
Brian Ronan, Richard O’Brien’s The Rocky Horror Show
Walter Trarbach, Schmigadoon!

Best Direction of a Play
Nicholas Hytner, Giant
Robert Icke, Oedipus
Kenny Leon, The Balusters
Joe Mantello, Arthur Miller’s Death of a Salesman — WINNER
Whitney White, Liberation

Best Direction of a Musical
Michael Arden, The Lost Boys
Lear deBessonet, Ragtime
Christopher Gattelli, Schmigadoon!
Tim Jackson, Two Strangers (Carry a Cake Across New York)
Zhailon Levingston and Bill Rauch, Cats: The Jellicle Ball — WINNER

Best Choreography
Christopher Gattelli, Schmigadoon! — WINNER
Ellenore Scott, Ragtime
Ani Taj, Richard O’Brien’s The Rocky Horror Show
Omari Wiles and Arturo Lyons, Cats: The Jellicle Ball
Lauren Yalango-Grant and Christopher Cree Grant, The Lost Boys

Best Orchestrations
Doug Besterman and Mike Morris, Schmigadoon!. — WINNER
Ethan Popp. Kyler England. Adrianne “AG” Gonzalez. and Gabriel Mann; The Lost Boys
Lux Pyramid. Two Strangers (Carry a Cake Across New York)
Brian Usifer. Chess
Andrew Lloyd Webber. David Wilson. Trevor Holder. and Doug Schadt; Cats: The Jellicle Ball.

Special Tony Award for Lifetime Achievement in the Theatre
Andre Bishop, James Lapine, Jules Fisher

Special Tony Award
League of Resident Theatres (LORT)
Isabelle Stevenson Tony Award
Mary-Mitchell Campbell

Tony Honors for Excellence in the Theatre
1/52 Project, Jake Bell, Kenn Lubin, Loren Plotkin

The night’s winners ultimately stitched together a clear picture of where Broadway power sat in 2026: a revival of Arthur Miller’s Death of a Salesman that landed multiple trophies. a sweep of momentum for Ragtime and The Lost Boys across major categories. and a lineup of performances that stretched from established megahits to new work drawing the same kind of attention. Pink’s first hosting turn set the pace—then the awards themselves did the rest.

2026 Tony Awards Pink Radio City Music Hall Death of a Salesman Ragtime The Lost Boys Schmigadoon! Cats: The Jellicle Ball Titanique The Rocky Horror Show Two Strangers (Carry a Cake Across New York) winners list