2026 Canadian Tony Awards Nominees including Hamilton's Caissie Levy

The Hammer is proud that it's very own Caissie Levy is up for a 2026 Tony Award for her work in the musical Ragtime.

A number of other Canadians got the nod, including a few for the show Titaníque, which weaves Celine Dion songs into a parody of the Titanic movie. The production and cast feature a number of Canadians.

Hopefully a few Canucks will bring home the hardware at the awards show on Sunday June 7, 2026.

GOOD LUCK EVERYONE!

Below is a complete list of nominees. Canadians are bolded.

Best Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role in a Musical

• Caissie Levy from Hamilton (Ragtime)
  
  
  
  Video above courtesy of Lincoln Center Theater
  
  
• Marla Mindelle (Titaníque)
• Sara Chase (Schmigadoon!)
• Stephanie Hsu (Richard O'Brien's The Rocky Horror Show)
• Christiani Pitts (Two Strangers Carry a Cake Across New York)

Best Book of a Musical

• Titaníque
• The Lost Boys
• Schmigadoon!
• Two Strangers (Carry a Cake Across New York)

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 Musical

• Titaníque
  
  
  
  Video above courtesy of Titanique on Broadway
  
  
• The Lost Boys
• Schmigadoon!
• Two Strangers (Carry a Cake Across New York)

Best Performance by an Actor in a Featured Role in a Musical

• Layton Williams (Titaníque)
• Ali Louis Bourzgui (The Lost Boys)
• André De Shields (Cats: The Jellicle Ball)
• Bryce Pinkham (Chess)
• Ben Levi Ross (Ragtime)

Best Revival of a Musical

• Ragtime (ft Hamilton's Caissie Levy)
• Cats: The Jellicle Ball
• Richard O'Brien's The Rocky Horror Show

Best Sound Design of a Play

• Lee Kinney (The Fear of 13) 
• Justin Ellington (August Wilson's Joe Turner's Come and Gone) 
• Tom Gibbons (Oedipus) 
• Josh Schmidt (Bug) 
• Mikaal Sulaiman (Arthur Miller's Death of a Salesman)

Best Choreography

• Christopher Gattelli (Schmigadoon!) 
• Lauren Yalango-Grant and Christopher Cree Grant (The Lost Boys) 
• Omari Wiles and Arturo Lyons (Cats: The Jellicle Ball) 
• Ellenore Scott (Ragtime)
• Ani Taj (Richard O'Brien's The Rocky Horror Show)

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 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)

Best Direction of a Play

• Nicholas Hytner (Giant)
• Robert Icke (Oedipus) 
• Kenny Leon (The Balusters) 
• Joe Mantello (Arthur Miller's Death of a Salesman)
• Whitney White (Liberation) 

Best Lighting Design of a Musical

• Kevin Adams (Chess) 
• Jen Schriever and Michael Arden (The Lost Boys) 
• Jane Cox (Richard O'Brien's The Rocky Horror Show) 
• Adam Honoré and Donald Holder (Ragtime) 
• Donald Holder (Schmigadoon!) 
• Adam Honoré (Cats: The Jellicle Ball) 

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 Orchestrations

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

Best Original Score (Music and/or Lyrics) Written for the Theatre

• Arthur Miller's Death of a Salesman
• August Wilson's Joe Turner's Come and Gone
• The Lost Boys
• Schmigadoon!
• Two Strangers (Carry a Cake Across New York)

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)
• Ruben Santiago-Hudson (August Wilson's Joe Turner's Come and Gone)
• Richard Thomas (The Balusters)

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)
• Sam Tutty (Two Strangers Carry a Cake Across New York)
• Brandon Uranowitz (Ragtime)

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)
• Daniel Radcliffe (Every Brilliant Thing)
• Mark Strong (Oedipus)

Best Performance by an Actress in a Featured Role in a Musical

• Shoshana Bean (The Lost Boys)
• Hannah Cruz (Chess)
• Rachel Dratch (Richard O'Brien's The Rocky Horror Show)
• Ana Gasteyer (Schmigadoon!)
• Nichelle Lewis (Ragtime)

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)
• June Squibb (Marjorie Prime)

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)
• Kelli O'Hara (Fallen Angels)

Best Play

• The Balusters
• Giant
• Liberation
• Little Bear Ridge Road

Best Revival of a Play

• Becky Shaw
• Arthur Miller's Death of a Salesman
• Every Brilliant Thing
• Fallen Angels
• Oedipus

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 Scenic Design of a Play

• Hildegard Bechtler (Oedipus)
• Takeshi Kata (Bug)
• David Korins (Dog Day Afternoon)
• Chloe Lamford (Arthur Miller's Death of a Salesman)
• David Rockwell (Fallen Angels)

Best Sound Design of a Musical

• Adam Fisher (The Lost Boys) 
• Kai Harada (Cats: The Jellicle Ball) 
• Kai Harada (Ragtime) 
• Brian Ronan (Richard O'Brien's The Rocky Horror Show) 
• Walter Trarbach (Schmigadoon!)  

Isabelle Stevenson Tony Award

• Mary-Mitchell Campbell

Special Tony Award

• League of Resident Theatres (LORT)

Special Tony Award for Lifetime Achievement in the Theatre

• André Bishop
• James Lapine
• Jules Fisher

Tony Honors for Excellence in the Theatre

• 1/52 Project
• Jake Bell
• Kenn Lubin
• Loren Plotkin

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