A look at all the Broadway shows eligible for 2026 Tony Awards

Each year, the Tonys honor the best of new Broadway theatre, including plays, musicals, and revivals. Find out all the shows up for top awards this season.

Summary

• This article breaks down the Broadway shows eligible for the 2026 Tony Awards for Best Musical; Best Play; Best Musical Revival; and Best Play Revival
• 33 shows opened in the 2025-26 season (11 musicals and 22 plays)

Tony Awards season is coming once again. The 2026 Tony Awards ceremony will take place at a date and venue to be determined in June. While we're still waiting for info on the event, we already know nearly all the shows that will be eligible for prizes.

Any show that opened between April 28, 2025 and late April 2026, with some exceptions, will be eligible for this year’s awards. This date range accommodates all shows that opened since last year's Tony Awards.

The Tony Awards administration committee has multiple meetings to rule on which shows are eligible before nominations are announced. Here’s a look at the contenders for this year’s Tony Awards.

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What Broadway shows are eligible for 2026 Tony Awards?

There are 33 shows that opened in the 2025-26 season, all of which opened between April 28, 2025 and late April 2026. Here are all of the Broadway shows that opened in the 2025-26 season.

• Call Me Izzy: Opened June 12, 2025
• Mamma Mia!: Opened August 14, 2025
• Jeff Ross: Take a Banana for the Ride: Opened August 18, 2025
• Art: Opened September 16, 2025
• Waiting for Godot: Opened September 28, 2025
• Punch: Opened September 29, 2025
• Ragtime: Opened October 16, 2025
• Liberation: Opened October 28, 2025
• Little Bear Ridge Road: Opened October 30, 2025
• Rob Lake Magic With Special Guests The Muppets: Opened November 6, 2025
• The Queen of Versailles: Opened November 9, 2025
• Oedipus: Opened November 13, 2025
• Chess: Opened November 16, 2025
• Two Strangers (Carry a Cake Across New York): Opened November 20, 2025
• Marjorie Prime: Opened December 8, 2025
• All Out: Comedy About Ambition: Opened December 18, 2025
• Bug: Opened January 8, 2026
• Every Brilliant Thing: Opened March 12, 2026
• Giant: Opened March 23, 2026
• Dog Day Afternoon: Opened March 30, 2026
• Cats: The Jellicle Ball: Opened April 7, 2026
• Becky Shaw: Opened April 8, 2026
• Death of a Salesman: Opened April 9, 2026
• Titanique: Opened April 12, 2026
• The Fear of 13: Opened April 15, 2026
• Proof: Opened April 16, 2026
• Fallen Angels: Opened April 19, 2026
• Schmigadoon!: Opened April 20, 2026
• The Balusters: Opened April 21, 2026
• Beaches: Opened April 22, 2026
• The Rocky Horror Show: Opened April 23, 2026
• Joe Turner's Come and Gone: Opened April 25, 2026
• The Lost Boys: Opened April 26, 2026

The subsequent sections break down which shows are eligible for each of the major Tony Award categories in 2026. Click on a linked show name in these sections for more information and tickets. Eligibility is subject to change, and this article will be updated with new rulings.

What shows are eligible for Best Musical at the 2026 Tony Awards?

Six new musicals opened during the 2025-2026 Broadway season. Only Titanique features existing music, so the rest of the shows are eligible for the Best Original Score category as well. Here are the new musicals eligible for 2026 Tony Awards.

1. Beaches
2. Schmigadoon!
3. The Lost Boys
4. The Queen of Versailles
5. Titanique
6. Two Strangers (Carry a Cake Across New York)

What shows are eligible for Best Play at the 2026 Tony Awards?

A total of 12 plays are eligible for a Best Play nomination, including multiple critical and awards darlings from off Broadway and from London whose success propelled them to Broadway. Here are all the contenders for Best Play in 2026.

1. All Out: Comedy About Ambition
2. Call Me Izzy
3. Dog Day Afternoon
4. Giant
5. Jeff Ross: Take a Banana for the Ride
6. Liberation
7. Little Bear Ridge Road
8. Oedipus
9. Punch
10. Rob Lake Magic With Special Guests The Muppets
11. The Balusters
12. The Fear of 13

What shows are eligible for Best Revival of a Musical at the 2026 Tony Awards?

A major reinvention of an Andrew Lloyd Webber classic, multiple cult-classic favorites, and a sweeping drama are among this season's musical revivals. Here are all five shows eligible for Best Revival of a Musical at the 2026 Tony Awards.

1. Cats: The Jellicle Ball
2. Chess
3. Mamma Mia!
4. Ragtime
5. The Rocky Horror Show

What shows are eligible for Best Revival of a Play at the 2026 Tony Awards?

Ten play revivals, all star-studded, opened during the season. Here’s a look at the projected 2026 Best Revival of a Play contenders. Becky Shaw, Bug, Every Brilliant Thing, and Marjorie Prime have never been on Broadway before, but they are expected to be classed as revivals since they've all been around for at least a decade and had successful Off-Broadway runs in years past.

1. Art
2. Becky Shaw
3. Bug
4. Death of a Salesman
5. Every Brilliant Thing
6. Fallen Angels
7. Joe Turner's Come and Gone
8. Marjorie Prime
9. Proof
10. Waiting for Godot

What Broadway shows are not eligible for 2026 Tony Awards?

Currently, no Broadway shows from the 2025-26 season have been deemed ineligible for Tony Awards. This list is updated each year with the Broadway shows that will not be eligible for the Tony Awards as the eligibility committee makes these determinations.