Tony Awards 2026 will take place at Radio City Music Hall in New York City and will combine a lively ceremony with plenty of prizes to give away and live performances by Queen Latifah, Whitney Leavitt and Alex Newell, among others. Hosted by Pink, the 79th edition of the ceremony is set to be a glamorous evening celebrating the best Broadway shows of the past year.
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As for the predictions, Best Musical will probably go to Schmigadoon!a metamusical about musicals based on an Apple TV+ series. Without giving away any spoilers, it’s the story of a couple who get trapped in an alternate universe city, trapped inside a 1940s Golden Age Broadway musical.
But the Tony Awards are no strangers to upsets and surprises, so the gong could The lost boysa pop-rock musical based on the 1980s film about a family trying to fight vampires. Both Schmigadoon! and The lost boys leads the nomination list with 12 each.
Liberation is most likely to win Best Play. If it does, it will be the first time since 2009 that a piece by a woman has won the award, and the first time since 1989 that an American woman has taken home the prize. Other likely contenders in the category include Fight, The balustersand Little Bear Ridge Road.
Daniel Radcliffe is among the frontrunners to win the award for Best Performance by a Leading Actor in a Play for his role in Every Brilliant Thing.
Read on to find out how you can see 2026 Tony Awards live online from anywhere in the world.
Can I watch the 2026 Tony Awards for free?
Tony Awards 2026 isn’t directly available to stream for free, but those in the US can take advantage of free trials to catch the action without paying a dime.
In the US, you can take advantage of the free trial periods for live TV services such as YouTube TV and Hulu+Live TVboth of which come with CBS so you can watch the ceremony’s coverage live.
You can also see Tony Awards 2026 on Paramount+which is available with a 30-day trial period Walmart+ for $1 (almost FREE!) thanks to this handy trick we found.
Just note that this Walmart Plus deal includes the Paramount+ Essential package, where the award ceremony will be available on-demand the following day, i.e. Monday.
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How to watch Tony Awards 2026 online anywhere
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How to watch the 2026 Tony Awards online in the US
Tony Awards 2026 will be broadcast live CBS in the United States.
Cord cutters can catch all the action via live TV options such as YouTube TV (21-day free trial) and Hulu+Live TV.
Alternatively, you can stream this year’s Tony Awards on Paramount+. The event is available live through the Premium subscription, which costs $13.99 per month.
However, if you subscribe to the Essential plan ($8.99 per month), you can watch the ceremony on-demand the following day, i.e. Monday.
As we have mentioned, another option is to get one 30-day Walmart+ trial (for just $1), which provides free access to Paramount+ Essential.
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How to watch the Tony Awards 2026 online in the UK
Unfortunately for British Broadway fans, 2026 Tony Awards has not been picked up for broadcast in the region.
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How to watch the 2026 Tony Awards in Australia
As in the US and Canada, 2026 Tony Awards is available to view Paramount+ also in Australia. It is broadcast live at 10am AEST Monday 8 June.
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Tony Awards 2026 nominations
- The lost boys (12 nominations)
- Schmigadoon! (12 nominations)
- Ragtime (11 nominations)
- Cats: The jelly ball (9 nominations)
- Richard O’Brien’s The Rocky Horror Show (9 nominations)
- Arthur Miller’s Death of a Salesman (9 nominations)
- Two Strangers (Carry a Cake Across New York) (8 nominations)
- Oedipus (7 nominations)
- Chess (5 nominations)
- August Wilson’s Joe Turner’s Come and Gone (5 nominations)
- The balusters (5 nominations)
- Fallen angels (5 nominations)
- Liberation (5 nominations)
- Titanic (4 nominations)
- Fight (4 nominations)
- Belly (4 nominations)
- Dog day afternoon (3 nominations)
- Becky Shaw (2 nominations)
- Every brilliant thing (2 nominations)
- The Fear of 13 – Marjorie Prime (2 nominations)
- Little Bear Ridge Road (1 nomination)
- Punch (1 nomination)
- Waiting for Godot (1 nomination)
Who will perform at the 2026 Tony Awards?
- Queen Latifah
- Pink
- Jesse Tyler Ferguson
- Alex Newell
- Julianne Hough
- Whitney Leavitt
- Dylan Mulvaney
- Nikki M. James
- Josh Gad
- Andrew Rannells
- Rory O’Malley
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