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'Schmigadoon!' and 'Liberation' emerged as the best musical and play, respectively, at the 79th Annual Tony Awards. Photos from the Tony Awards' Instagram account

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'Schmigadoon!' and 'Liberation' emerged as the best musical and play, respectively, at the 79th Annual Tony Awards. 

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<div><img src="https://od2-image-api.abs-cbn.com/prod/editorImage/1780898802463Schmigadoon-06082026.jpg" style="width:960px" class="fr-fic fr-dib" width="960" alt="&#x27;Schmigadoon!&#x27; and &#x27;Liberation&#x27; emerged as the best musical and play, respectively, at the 79th Annual Tony Awards. Photos from the Tony Awards&#x27; Instagram account"/>&#x27;Schmigadoon!&#x27; and &#x27;Liberation&#x27; emerged as the best musical and play, respectively, at the 79th Annual Tony Awards. Photos from the Tony Awards&#x27; Instagram account </div>&quot;Schmigadoon!&quot; and &quot;Liberation&quot; took home top honors at Broadway&#x27;s biggest night, while &quot;Death of a Salesman&quot; emerged as the evening’s biggest winner after securing six awards.&quot;Schmigadoon!&quot;, which follows a couple who find themselves in a magical musical theater world, was named Best Musical at the 79th Annual Tony Awards, held Monday (Manila time) in New York City.It also scooped Best Original Score (Music and/or Lyrics) Written for the Theater, Best Book of a Musical, and Best Orchestrations.But while &quot;Schmigadoon!&quot; received one of the night&#x27;s top honors, it was &quot;Arthur Miller&#x27;s Death of a Salesman&quot; that had the most wins, with six awards including Best Revival of a Play, Best Performance by an Actress in a Featured Role in a Play for Laurie Metcalf, and Best Direction of a Play for Joe Mantello.The feminist play &quot;Liberation,&quot; meanwhile, took home Best Play.Below is the full list of winners at this year&#x27;s Tonys, as <a href="https://variety.com/2026/legit/news/tony-awards-winners-2026-full-list-1236765656/">listed by trade outlet Variety</a>.Best Musical: &quot;Schmigadoon!&quot;Best Play: &quot;Liberation&quot;Revival of a Musical: &quot;Ragtime&quot;Revival of a Play: &quot;Arthur Miller’s Death of a Salesman&quot;Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role in a Musical: Joshua Henry, &quot;Ragtime&quot;Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role in a Play: John Lithgow, &quot;Giant&quot;Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role in a Musical: Caissie Levy, &quot;Ragtime&quot;Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role in a Play: Lesley Manville, &quot;Oedipus&quot;Performance by an Actor in a Featured Role in a Musical: Ali Louis Bourzgui, &quot;The Lost Boys&quot;Performance by an Actor in a Featured Role in a Play: Alden Ehrenreich, &quot;Becky Shaw&quot;Performance by an Actress in a Featured Role in a Musical: Shoshana Bean, &quot;The Lost Boys&quot;Performance by an Actress in a Featured Role in a Play: Laurie Metcalf, &quot;Arthur Miller’s Death of a Salesman&quot;Direction of a Musical: Zhailon Levingston and Bill Rauch, &quot;Cats: The Jellicle Ball&quot;Direction of a Play: Joe Mantello, &quot;Arthur Miller’s Death of a Salesman&quot;Original Score (Music and/or Lyrics) Written for the Theatre: &quot;Schmigadoon!&quot; — Music &amp; Lyrics by Cinco PaulBook of a Musical: &quot;Schmigadoon!&quot; — Cinco PaulChoreography: Omari Wiles and Arturo Lyons, &quot;Cats: The Jellicle Ball&quot;Orchestrations: Doug Besterman and Mike Morris, &quot;Schmigadoon!&quot;Scenic Design in a Musical: Dane Laffrey, &quot;The Lost Boys&quot;Scenic Design in a Play: Chloe Lamford, &quot;Arthur Miller’s Death of a Salesman&quot;Costume Design in a Musical: Qween Jean, &quot;Cats: The Jellicle Ball&quot;Costume Design in a Play: Jeff Mahshie, &quot;Fallen Angels&quot;Lighting Design in a Musical: Jen Schriever and Michael Arden, &quot;The Lost Boys&quot;Lighting Design in a Play: Jack Knowles, &quot;Arthur Miller’s Death of a Salesman&quot;Sound Design of a Musical: Kai Harada, &quot;Ragtime&quot;Sound Design of a Play: Mikaal Sulaiman, &quot;Arthur Miller’s Death of a Salesman&quot;The Tonys recognize excellence in live theater.

Productions 'Schmigadoon!' and 'Liberation' took home top honors at theater's biggest night, while 'Death of a Salesman' emerged as the evening’s biggest winner after securing six awards.

Productions 'Schmigadoon!' and 'Liberation' took home top honors at theater's biggest night, while 'Death of a Salesman' emerged as the evening’s biggest winner after securing six awards.

'Schmigadoon!', 'Liberation' take top honors at 2026 Tony Awards

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'Schmigadoon!', 'Liberation' take top honors at 2026 Tony Awards

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Published June 08, 2026 02:07 PM PHT

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