It is the biggest week of the year on Broadway. The 79th Tony Awards are handed out this Sunday, 7 June 2026, live from Radio City Music Hall, and the whole theatre district is buzzing for it. Every nominated musical is running right now, the casts are rehearsing for the telecast, and there has rarely been a better week to see a show. Here is your insider guide to Broadway for the week of 1 to 7 June 2026: the awards, the nominees you can still catch, and the long-running hits worth your night out. Prices are in US dollars and correct at the time of writing.
Broadway this week in 30 seconds. The 79th Tony Awards air live on Sunday 7 June from Radio City Music Hall, hosted by Pink, on CBS and Paramount+. The Lost Boys and Schmigadoon! lead the nominations with twelve each, and all four Best Musical nominees plus all three Best Revival nominees are running and will perform on the telecast. Several of them, including Titanique, Ragtime and Cats: The Jellicle Ball, are bookable through tickadoo right now.
The Tony Awards, this Sunday
The 79th Annual Tony Awards take place on Sunday 7 June at Radio City Music Hall, hosted by the Grammy winner Pink and broadcast live from 8pm Eastern on CBS, with streaming on Paramount+. A pre-show, The Tony Awards: Act One, hands out several of the craft awards beforehand. It is the night the Broadway community crowns its season, and the telecast is stacked with live numbers from the nominated shows.
This year's race is wide open. The vampire musical The Lost Boys and the screen-to-stage comedy Schmigadoon! lead the field with twelve nominations each, with Lincoln Center Theater's Ragtime close behind on eleven. For the full list of nominees, our predictions and how to watch from anywhere, read our complete 2026 Tony Awards guide.
The telecast itself is a show worth staying in for. This year's performers include Queen Latifah and Alex Newell alongside a roster of nominees bringing numbers straight from their productions, and the night doubles as the best three-hour advertisement Broadway gets all year. The storylines are good ones, too. The Lost Boys turned a cult vampire film into a full-blooded rock musical, Schmigadoon! brought its affectionate spoof of golden-age musicals to the stage, and last year's Best Musical winner is still running just blocks away, so you can see a reigning champion in the same week a new one is crowned. It all adds up to the most charged seven days in the theatre district's calendar.
See a Tony nominee this week
The best part of Tony week is that you can see the contenders before the envelopes are even opened, and none of the nominated shows closes before Sunday. The Best Musical nominee Titanique, the gloriously silly Celine Dion jukebox comedy, plays the St. James Theatre, and fellow nominee Two Strangers (Carry a Cake Across New York) is at the Longacre. In the revival categories, the most-nominated revival of the season, Ragtime, runs at Lincoln Center, and the bold ballroom reinvention Cats: The Jellicle Ball is at the Broadhurst.
The straight-play and acting races are just as strong, and several of those productions are bookable too: Nathan Lane in Death of a Salesman at the Winter Garden, John Lithgow as Roald Dahl in Giant at the Music Box, Daniel Radcliffe in Every Brilliant Thing at the Hudson, and the ABBA-scored revival Chess at the Imperial.
There is more nominated work to catch beyond the headline categories. The design-driven Dog Day Afternoon brings the 1970s heist thriller to the stage at the August Wilson, and the sharp new comedy The Balusters is a Best Play nominee at the Samuel J. Friedman. A remarkable number of this year's contenders began life in London before transferring, which gives the season a transatlantic flavour, and almost all of them are still selling for performances this week. Whichever way Sunday goes, seeing a nominee in the same week the awards are handed out is about as good as Broadway timing gets.
The hits that are always worth it
Tony nominees aside, the Broadway hit list is deep this week. The pop-fuelled and Juliet reimagines Shakespeare to a Max Martin soundtrack from $197, and the eight-time Tony winner Hadestown remains one of the most atmospheric nights in town from $176. For pure spectacle, Moulin Rouge! The Musical turns the theatre into the Montmartre nightclub from $248. If you want something lighter, the cult favourite Little Shop of Horrors plays off-Broadway from $68, and the slapstick The Play That Goes Wrong is reliably hilarious from $103.
And then there are the institutions that have been packing houses for years. The Book of Mormon, the nine-Tony-winning comedy from the creators of South Park, still brings the house down from $142, and Chicago remains the slinky, all-that-jazz survivor that never seems to age, from $118. For something more recent, last season's most-awarded musical Maybe Happy Ending is a tender, surprising story of two robots from $64, the lavish Great Gatsby pours Jazz Age glamour across the stage from $76, and the runaway comedy Oh, Mary! is the hottest laugh in town. Two crowd-pleasing epics round things off, the spellbinding Harry Potter and the Cursed Child from $153 and Disney's evergreen The Lion King, still the most jaw-dropping opening number on Broadway.
How to watch the Tony Awards
If you cannot be in the room on Sunday, the ceremony is easy to follow from a sofa. The main telecast airs live on CBS from 8pm Eastern and streams on Paramount+, while the earlier pre-show, The Tony Awards: Act One, hands out a number of the craft and design awards before the broadcast begins. For viewers outside the United States, Paramount+ is the most reliable way to stream it where the service operates. Either way, expect the winners and the standout performances to dominate the Broadway conversation for the rest of the week, which is exactly why booking your show before Sunday can be the smart move.
Insider tips for Tony week
A few things worth knowing if you are seeing a show this week. Demand spikes around the Tonys, so book the nights you care about well ahead rather than leaving it to chance at the theatre. Midweek and matinee performances are usually the easier tickets to land, and they are a calmer way to enjoy the district. If a particular nominee wins on Sunday, expect its remaining dates to move quickly, so booking before the ceremony can be the smarter play. You can check live availability and prices for any Broadway show with tickadoo.
Frequently asked questions
When are the 2026 Tony Awards?
The 79th Annual Tony Awards take place on Sunday 7 June 2026 at Radio City Music Hall, hosted by Pink and broadcast live on CBS with streaming on Paramount+.
Which Tony-nominated shows can I see on Broadway this week?
All four Best Musical nominees and all three Best Revival nominees are running. Through tickadoo you can book Titanique, Two Strangers, Ragtime, Cats: The Jellicle Ball, Death of a Salesman, Giant, Every Brilliant Thing and Chess, among others.
What are the best Broadway shows to see right now?
For a guaranteed great night, the long-running hits Hadestown, Moulin Rouge! and and Juliet are all playing, alongside this season's most-nominated contenders. The week of the Tonys is one of the best weeks of the year to see any of them.
How do I get Broadway tickets?
You can check live availability and prices and book Broadway shows with tickadoo. Demand is high during Tony week, so book ahead.
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