Sting Never Gave Up on His Musical ?The Last Ship.? Now It?s Back

After his 2014 musical failed on Broadway, the musician is bringing a revised version of it to the Metropolitan Opera for a limited run this week.

Maximalism Is Back at the Tonys

Our chief theater critic, Helen Shaw, shares her highlights of the Tony Awards on Sunday in New York City.

Best and Worst Moments From the 2026 Tony Awards: Pink, Maya Rudolph, Cole Escola, ?Cats?

Pink brought sincerity and high energy as the host, musical numbers by ?Cats,? ?Ragtime? and ?Chicago? popped, and Maya Rudolph and Cole Escola mined comic gold.

The One Tony Award Our Readers Would Have Changed

Thousands of people contributed their Broadway favorites of the season ahead of the Tony Awards. Here?s how their votes stacked up.

Was Scott Rudin the Biggest Winner at This Year?s Tony Awards?

Scott Rudin is a lead producer of ?Death of a Salesman,? but he kept a low profile this awards season after a four-year hiatus prompted by bullying allegations.

On Broadway?s Biggest Night, ?Saturday Night Live? Shows Its Strength

The long-running sketch comedy show proved its power during the Tony Awards on Sunday, with Lorne Michaels and several former stars grabbing the spotlight.

Tony Award Winners 2026: See the Full List

The Tony Awards were held at Radio City Music Hall in New York City.

At the Tony Awards After-Parties, a ?Harry Potter? Reunion and Winner Celebrations

A crowd that included Daniel Radcliffe, Cole Escola and Carrie Coon celebrated with whiskey ice cream at Rockefeller Center and show tunes at the Carlyle hotel.

Our Favorite Photos From the Tony Awards

As Broadway?s brightest gathered for the industry?s biggest night, here?s an up-close look at what you couldn?t see on TV.

Tonys 2026 Highlights: ?Schmigadoon!? and ?Death of a Salesman? Are Big Winners

?Ragtime? won best musical revival, while ?Death of a Salesman? led with six prizes. Joshua Henry, Caissie Levy, John Lithgow and Laurie Metcalf were among the winners.

38 Tony Nominees Reveal the Strangest Skills They?ve Picked Up

The stars of ?Giant,? ?Fallen Angels,? ?The Rocky Horror Show,? ?Ragtime? and more prove they?ll go to great lengths to be believable in a role.

In an Italy of Many Voices, Emma Dante?s Plays Speak ?the Language of the People?

Since her mother?s death, Emma Dante has used the stage as a space to dive into her Sicilian roots ? and the contradictions of family life.

In ?Can I Be Frank?,? Imitation Is the Sincerest Form of Tragedy

Morgan Bassichis, whose solo show ?Can I Be Frank?? resurrects an act by Frank Maya, joins others this season who are recreating the works of deceased artists.

2026 Tonys: How to Get Tickets for Winning Plays and Musicals

Many of the winning plays and musicals are still onstage, and some are closing soon. Here?s a guide to help you navigate the field and find tickets.

At the Tonys, calls in support of trans rights and free speech.
?Schmigadoon!? Wins Best Musical Tony Award

The knowing, and loving, musical theater satire won the coveted award of the night.

Joshua Henry Wins the Tony for Best Actor in a Musical.

As Coalhouse Walker Jr. in ?Ragtime,? Henry belts out emotional solos that have prompted mid-show standing ovations.

Caissie Levy wins the Tony for best actress in a musical.
?Death of a Salesman? Wins the Tony for Best Revival of a Play

Arthur Miller?s classic won the same award in 1984, 1999 and 2012.

?Ragtime? Wins the Tony for Best Revival of a Musical

Based on the novel by E.L. Doctorow, ?Ragtime? follows three communities colliding in turn-of-the-20th-century New York.

Lesley Manville wins the Tony for best actress in a play.
?Liberation? Wins the Tony for Best Play

The playwright Bess Wohl is the first American woman to win this award since Wendy Wasserstein won for ?The Heidi Chronicles? in 1989.

June Squibb is one of the oldest actors ever to be nominated for a Tony.
John Lithgow Wins the Tony for Best Actor in a Play

In ?Giant,? Lithgow leans into monstrosity to play the famed author Roald Dahl.

A Landmark Tonys Win for the Trans Costume Designer Qween Jean

Qween Jean won for ?Cats: The Jellicle Ball,? becoming the first openly transgender person to win a Tony Award, according to a publicist for the show.

Pink Is Hosting Tonight?s Tony Awards

The pop star, a former theater kid, will also perform on Sunday. Her theater-loving daughter approves of the gig.

A middle-school teacher who?s sent students to Broadway wins excellence in education award.
Who is going to win tonight?
American Players Theater is receiving the regional theater award.
André Bishop, Jules Fisher and James Lapine to receive lifetime achievement awards.
38 Tony nominees on the strangest skills they?ve picked up for a show.
What?s onstage this summer?
Tonys 2026 Takeaways: ?Schmigadoon!? and ?Death of a Salesman? Are Big Winners

The Broadway revival of ?Salesman? led with six Tony Awards. ?Schmigadoon!? won best new musical, and ?Ragtime? and ?Liberation? also took home major prizes.

Here?s what to expect at tonight?s ceremony.
How to watch the Tony Awards.
June Squibb, the ?Foulest Mouth on Broadway?, Is Up for a Tony at 96

At 96, June Squibb is one of the oldest acting nominees in the history of the Tony Awards. Back in the 1960s, she was known for an entirely different distinction.

How to Watch the 2026 Tony Awards

The ceremony, at Radio City Music Hall, will be broadcast on CBS starting at 8 p.m. Eastern, and livestreamed on Paramount+ for premium subscribers.

2026 Tony Awards: What to Expect

This year?s annual celebration of the best on Broadway is being hosted by Pink.

Rébecca Chaillon Punished Her Body Onstage for Years. Now, She?s Testing New Limits.

Rébecca Chaillon?s latest show tackles social stigma by featuring only performers she describes as ?fat? ? a label she also applies to herself.

The One Tony Award Our Readers Would Have Changed

Thousands of people contributed their Broadway favorites of the season ahead of the Tony Awards. Here?s how their votes stacked up.

2026 Tony Awards Predictions: Who Will Win?

Expect wins for the musical ?Schmigadoon!? and the play ?Liberation,? and for the ?Ragtime? stars Joshua Henry and Caissie Levy.

?Girl, Interrupted? Review: A Musical That?s a Little Too Tranquilized

While the 1999 movie went for melodrama, this stage adaptation with songs by Aimee Mann honors the memoir?s coolly clinical prose.

Nathan Lane and Laurie Metcalf on Their Tony-Nominated ?Death of a Salesman?

The stars Nathan Lane and Laurie Metcalf talk with the show?s director, Joe Mantello, about the exhilaration of collaborating and the trap of sentimentality.

?The Fantasticks? and ?Gloria? Will Head to Broadway This Season

The nonprofit Second Stage Theater said it would present a reimagined version of ?The Fantasticks? and the Pulitzer finalist ?Gloria? at the Helen Hayes Theater.

Caissie Levy, Tony Awards Contender and ?Ragtime? Star, Is Having a Moment

Caissie Levy was Broadway?s first Elsa. She starred in ?Hair? and ?Ghost.? And now, for ?Ragtime,? she is an odds-on favorite to win a Tony Award.

A New Play, ?Kenrex,? Revisits the Story of a Bully?s Unsolved Murder

A man was shot dead surrounded by witnesses in Skidmore, Mo., but no one was ever prosecuted. Now that act of vigilante justice has inspired the play ?Kenrex.?

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