2026 Tony Awards - Show

“Schmigadoon!,” won best new musical at the Tony Awards. The play is an adaptation of an Apple TV series that gently mocks big, brassy Broadway shows. The award on Sunday night for the best new play went to “Liberation,” about a consciousness-raising women’s group in 1970s Ohio, which earlier this year also won the Pulitzer Prize for drama. “Ragtime,” a big, soaring musical that depicts an America being remade by immigration, racial violence, industrial wealth and political unrest, won the best musical revival. John Lithgow won for best lead actor in a play for his role in “Giant.”

The new host at the Tonys, Pink, pretended at the beginning that she didn't know what she was doing. Then former host Neil Patrick Harris told her to just be herself, and it turned out that was just fine. Pink scored big with the opening number, an extravaganza featuring some 170 performers from casts of current shows. The song also name-checked many actors in the audience. Other highlights included the first Tony win by Joshua Henry, a beloved four-time nominee, for his role in “Ragtime.” And the Tonys showered love on “Schmigadoon!" — a Broadway musical that pays homage to, well, Broadway musicals.