Showing posts with label Tonys. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Tonys. Show all posts

Thursday, July 16, 2026

Hamilton's Caissie Levy Earns Tony Award

The was only a bit of Canadian content at the winner's circle for the 2026 Tony Awards ceremony. On Sunday June 7, 2026, Hamilton's Caissie Levy won for her work in the musical, Ragtime. That wonderul show also took home some hardware.

CONGRATS EVERYONE!

Below is a complete list of winners. 

  • Best Revival of a Musical: Ragtime (ft Hamilton's Caissie Levy)
  • Best Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role in a Musical: Joshua Henry (Ragtime)
  • Best Sound Design of a Musical: Kai Harada (Ragtime) 
  • Best Book of a Musical: Schmigadoon!
  • Best Costume Design of a Musical: Qween Jean (Cats: The Jellicle Ball)  
  • Best Musical: Schmigadoon!
  • Best Performance by an Actor in a Featured Role in a Musical: Ali Louis Bourzgui (The Lost Boys)
  • Best Sound Design of a Play: Mikaal Sulaiman (Arthur Miller's Death of a Salesman)
  • Best Choreography: Omari Wiles and Arturo Lyons (Cats: The Jellicle Ball) 
  • Best Costume Design of a Play: Jeff Mahshie (Fallen Angels) 
  • Best Direction of a Musical: Zhailon Levingston and Bill Rauch (Cats: The Jellicle Ball)
  • Best Direction of a Play: Joe Mantello (Arthur Miller's Death of a Salesman)
  • Best Lighting Design of a Musical: Jen Schriever and Michael Arden (The Lost Boys) 
  • Best Lighting Design of a Play: Jack Knowles (Arthur Miller's Death of a Salesman) 
  • Best Orchestrations: Doug Besterman and Mike Morris (Schmigadoon!)
  • Best Original Score (Music and/or Lyrics) Written for the Theatre: Schmigadoon!
  • Best Performance by an Actor in a Featured Role in a Play: Alden Ehrenreich (Becky Shaw)
  • Best Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role in a Play: John Lithgow (Giant)
  • Best Performance by an Actress in a Featured Role in a Musical: Shoshana Bean (The Lost Boys)
  • Best Performance by an Actress in a Featured Role in a Play: Laurie Metcalf (Arthur Miller's Death of a Salesman)
  • Best Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role in a Play: Lesley Manville (Oedipus)
  • Best Play: Liberation
  • Best Revival of a Play: Arthur Miller's Death of a Salesman
  • Best Scenic Design of a Musical: Dane Laffrey (The Lost Boys)
  • Best Scenic Design of a Play: Chloe Lamford (Arthur Miller's Death of a Salesman)
  • Isabelle Stevenson Tony Award: Mary-Mitchell Campbell
  • Regional Theatre Award: American Players Theatre
  • 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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Thursday, May 7, 2026

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

Best Book of a Musical

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

Best Costume Design of a Musical

Best Musical

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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