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The nominations for the 79th Annual Tony Awards were announced on May 5th by Tony nominee Uzo Aduba and Tony winner Darren Criss on the official Tony Awards YouTube channel.

The 2026 ceremony, hosted by P!NK, will take place on June 7th at Radio City Music Hall in New York City, broadcasting live on CBS and streaming on Paramount+.

Best Scenic Design of a Play
Hildegard Bechtler, Oedipus
Takeshi Kata, Bug
Chloe Lamford, Arthur Miller's Death of a Salesman
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
Scott Pask, Schmigadoon!

Best Costume Design of a Play
Brenda Abbandandolo, Dog Day Afternoon
Qween Jean, Liberation
Jeff Mahshie, Fallen Angels
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
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

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
Adam Honoré and Donald Holder (Lighting Design) and 59 Studio (Projection Design), Ragtime
Jen Schriever and Michael Arden, The Lost Boys

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

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

Winners were announced for the 2026 Lucille Lortel Awards, which annually honor the best of Off-Broadway theatre, at the ceremony on May 3.

Outstanding Scenic Design
Miriam Buether: Glass. Kill. What If If Only. Imp. (WINNER)
Afsoon Pajoufar: Cold War Choir Practice
Riw Rakkulchon: Mexodus
Adam Rigg and Anton Volovsek: Bowl EP
David Zinn: Prince Faggot

Outstanding Costume Design
Montana Levi Blanco: Prince Faggot
Enver Chakartash: Tartuffe
Qween Jean: Saturday Church (WINNER)
Celeste Jennings: minor.ity
Kaye Voyce: The Seat of Our Pants

Outstanding Lighting Design
Isabella Byrd: Glass. Kill. What If If Only. Imp.
Isabella Byrd: Prince Faggot
Mextly Couzin: Mexodus
Cha See: The Unknown (WINNER)
Studio Luna: Marcel on the Train

Outstanding Sound Design
Caroline Eng: The Unknown
Mikhail Fiksel: Mexodus (WINNER)
Ryan Gamblin: Bowl EP
Drew Levy: The Weir
Bray Poor: Eurydice

Outstanding Projection Design
David Bengali: My Joy Is Heavy
Stefania Bulbarella: Nothing Can Take You From The Hand Of God
Akhila Krishnan: Kyoto
Johnny Moreno: Mexodus
John Narun: Bughouse (WINNER)

The New York Drama Critics' Circle released the winners of its 2026 awards. The group, which counts 23 New York-area drama critics in its membership, awarded Special Citation to Qween Jean for the costume designs of Cats: The Jellicle Ball, Liberation, and Saturday Church. Read More

More than 130 nominations in over two dozen categories of outstanding actors, directors, designers, choreographers, musicians, and productions and five awards for visiting productions were announced today by the Boston Theater Critics Association (BTCA) for the 43rd Annual Elliot Norton Awards. The awards ceremony will be held on Monday, June 1, 2026 at 7 PM, at the Huntington Theatre in Boston.

Nominations

Outstanding Scenic Design, Large
Andrew Boyce, “The Light in the Piazza,” The Huntington
Andrew Boyce and Se Hyun Oh, “The Hills of California,” The Huntington in association with Berkeley Repertory Theatre
Ryan M. Howell, “The Wizard of Oz,” North Shore Music Theatre
Tanya Orellana, “Don’t Eat the Mangos,” The Huntington
Tanya Orellana, “Fun Home,” The Huntington

Outstanding Scenic Design, Midsize or Small
Janie E. Howland, “Jaja’s African Hair Braiding,” SpeakEasy Stage
Ben Lieberson and Pamela Hersch, “The Mountaintop,” Front Porch Arts Collective in collaboration with The Suffolk University Modern Theatre
Jenna McFarland Lord, “The Glass Menagerie,” Gloucester Stage
Cristina Todesco, “The Meeting Tree,” Company One Theatre in collaboration with Front Porch Arts Collective
Sibyl Wickersheimer and Jared Mezzocchi, “The Moderate,” a Catalyst
Collaborative@MIT Production, presented by Central Square Theater

Outstanding Lighting Design, Large
Christopher Akerlind, “The Light in the Piazza,” The Huntington
Bradley King, “Wonder,” American Repertory Theater
Jack Mehler, “The Wizard of Oz,” North Shore Music Theatre
Philip Rosenberg, “Fun Home,” The Huntington
Cha See, “Don’t Eat the Mangos,” The Huntington

Outstanding Lighting Design, Midsize or Small
Amanda Fallon, “The Glass Menagerie,” Gloucester Stage
Kevin Fulton, “The Moderate,” a Catalyst Collaborative@MIT Production,
presented by Central Square Theater
Brian Lilienthal, “The Mountaintop,” Front Porch Arts Collective in collaboration with The Suffolk University Modern Theatre
Elmer Martinez, “Macbeth,” Actors’ Shakespeare Project
Eduardo M. Ramirez, “Silent Sky,” a Catalyst Collaborative@MIT Production, presented by Central Square Theater

Outstanding Costume Design, Large
Miranda Giurleo, “As You Like It,” Commonwealth Shakespeare Company
Rebecca Glick, “Rent,” North Shore Music Theatre
Alex Jaeger, “The Light in the Piazza,” The Huntington
Celeste Jennings, “Fun Home,” The Huntington
Jennifer von Mayrhauser, “The Hills of California,” The Huntington in association with Berkeley Repertory Theatre

Outstanding Costume Design, Midsize or Small
Seth Bodie, “A Midsummer Night’s Dream,” Actors’ Shakespeare Project
Danielle Domingue Sumi, “Jaja’s African Hair Braiding,” SpeakEasy Stage
Chloe Moore, “The Ceremony,” CHUANG Stage in partnership with Boston
Playwrights’ Theatre and Boston University College of Fine Arts, School of Theatre
E. Rosser, “Crowns,” Moonbox Productions
Nia Safarr Banks, “The Glass Menagerie,” Gloucester Stage

Outstanding Sound Design, Large
Alex Berg, “Rent,” North Shore Music Theatre
Megumi Katayama, “The Light in the Piazza,” The Huntington
David Remedios, “Misery,” Merrimack Repertory Theatre
Jake Rodriguez with Alexandra Buschman-Román and Jason Stamberger, “Don’t Eat the Mangos,” The Huntington
David Van Tieghem, “The Hills of California,” The Huntington in association with Berkeley Repertory Theatre

Outstanding Sound Design, Midsize or Small
Julian Crocamo, “The Garbologists,” Gloucester Stage
Aubrey Dube, “The Glass Menagerie,” Gloucester Stage
Christian Frederickson, “The Moderate,” a Catalyst Collaborative@MIT Production, presented by Central Square Theater
Joshua Jackson, “The Mountaintop,” Front Porch Arts Collective in collaboration with The Suffolk University Modern Theatre
Joseph Lark-Riley, “Is This a Room,” Apollinaire Theatre Company

Linda Cho is back this Broadway season in a big way. The Tony Award-winning Costume Designer created the iconic looks of three productions: Art, Schimgadoon!, and Ragtime, where she just welcomed BroadwayWorld's Richard Ridge for a behind the scenes tour. Read More

Two Strangers (Carry a Cake Across New York) is now in its sixth month on Broadway, and the designers are popping the cork to this New York run! Below, hear from creatives Tony Gayle, Jack Knowles, and Soutra Gilmour as they discuss their creative process. Read More

See how the design team uses found materials, hidden details and theatrical flair to reinvent the cult favorite at Studio 54. Richard O’Brien’s cult musical The Rocky Horror Show has returned to Broadway, with Tony winner Sam Pinkleton directing a new spin on the beloved alien sex romp. Broadway.com Managing Editor Beth Stevens sat down with costume designer David I. Reynoso and set designer Andrew Moerdyk, one-third of the design collective dots, to talk about how they found the balance between punk rock scrappiness and spectacle for the hotly-anticipated revival. Read More

Tony-winning set builder Dane Laffrey came back from the future of ‘Maybe Happy Ending’ and landed in the post-industrial depths of 1980s California. Read More

The lineup for participants has been revealed for Black Theatre United's 2026 Design Expo, which will be held May 22 from 10:00 AM to 6:30 PM at the John A. Paulson Center in New York City. The annual expo unites leading theatre designers and emerging and early-career artists for a day of connection, inspiration, and access. Read More

No Previews This Week.

No Openings This Week.

No closings this week.

The Metropolitan Opera April 20 - May 16, 2026

Set Designer Tom Pye
Costume Designer Chloe Obolensky
Lighting Designer Jean Kalman
Projection Designers Ian William Galloway and Finn Ross

Assistant to the Costume Designer  Luca Costigliolo
Met Titles  Cori Ellison

Scenery, properties, and electrical props constructed and painted by Bay Productions, Coolflight, ENO Property Workshop, and Metropolitan Opera Shops
Costumes constructed by Cosprop, London; MH Couture—José Gomez; Atelier Onegin-Caraco / Claudie Gastine, Paris; Sands Films; Madison Avenue Furs; ENO Production Wardrobe; and Metropolitan Opera
Costume Department
Wigs and makeup constructed and executed by Metropolitan Opera Wig and Makeup Department

Studio Seaview
First Preview 04.30.26 • Opening Night 05.14.26
Closing Date • 06.20.26

Scenic Design by Frank J. Oliva
Costume Design by Avery Reed
Lighting Design by Stacey Derosier
Sound Design by Brandon Bulls
Production Stage Manager - Zach Brecheen
Production Management - Hudson Theatreical Associates

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Till Next Time,
The Tech Table Team