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What Happened Inside the 2026 Tony Awards Afterparties BroadwayWorld takes you inside a handful of the afterparties during Broadway’s biggest night.

Recap the 2026 Tony Awards Another Tonys has come and gone! The American Theatre Wing's 79th Annual Tony Awards, hosted by P!nk, aired live last night from Radio City Music Hall, honoring theatre professionals for distinguished achievement on Broadway and wrapping up the 2025/26 awards season.

Photos: Inside the 2026 Tony Awards Ceremony Last night saw the 79th Annual Tony Awards, celebrating the incredible theater work seen on Broadway this past year. Take a look inside the CBS and Pluto TV broadcasts below, including presenters, performances, and acceptance speeches from shows like The Lost Boys, Schmigadoon!, Ragtime, Titaníque, and more.

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by Talking Tonys Earlier tonight at the 79th Annual Tony Awards, Schmigadoon! took home a Tony Award for Best Musical. After the team left the stage at Radio City Music Hall, lead producer Lorne Michaels checked in with BroadwayWorld's Richard Ridge to share his initial reaction!. (more...)

by Talking Tonys Joshua Henry took home a Tony Award for Best Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role in a Musical for Ragtime. After leaving the stage at Radio City Music Hall, he checked in with BroadwayWorld's Richard Ridge to share his initial reaction!. (more...)

by Stephi Wild Ana Gasteyer's satirical diva character, September L. Davis, has teased a return to the stage in New York following this year's Tony Awards, and has responded to Ana Gasteyer's Tony Award loss.. (more...)

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by Chloe Rabinowitz At the 79th Tony Awards, Schmigadoon! took home the 2026 Tony Award for Best Musical! See photos from Schmigadoon!'s Tony's after party, where the company and many more celebrated the show's wins!. (more...)

by Stephi Wild Comedian Olga Koch will perform her new show Fat Tom Cruise at Edinburgh Fringe's Pleasance Courtyard, followed by a UK and Ireland tour. The show explores masculinity, accountability, and storytelling.. (more...)

by Stephi Wild Initial casting has been announced for the West End transfer of the Bridge Theatre production of Into The Woods. Learn more about the production and the cast here!. (more...)

Industry Insights

by Cynthia L. Dorsey
It’s Tony Award season and all the pre- and post-show gatherings are happening in real time, celebrating an amazing Broadway season. Among the who's who events of the season was the Black Broadway Nominee Soirée, held on Friday, June 5, hosted by three-time Tony Award-winning producer Lamar Richardson and his wife, Zaire Julion-Richardson.. (more...)

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by Stephi Wild
On Saturday night, WME hosted a pre-Tonys party in celebration of the agency’s Tony nominated clients at Le Jardin sur Madison in New York. Check out photos here!. (more...)

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by Alex Freeman
Following the 79th Annual Tony Awards, this coverage examines the immediate impact of Broadway's biggest night, including data-driven insights into post-ceremony ticket sales and a recap of key event moments. Outside New York, the industry continues to navigate significant organizational shifts, featuring new leadership appointments at the Berkeley and Nottingham Playhouses and strategic developments at the Kennedy Center and Norwich Theatre, alongside reports of major financial milestones at Hartford Stage and the Overture Center. . (more...)

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by Chloe Rabinowitz
Northern Stage announced the election of three new board members — Shoshana Belisle, David Finnerty, and Holly Kania — bringing the White River Junction theater's Board of Directors to 19 members.. (more...)

Around the Broadway World

by Josh Sharpe
Once again, Broadway's biggest night has come and gone! With the 79th Annual Tony Awards now behind us, we have compiled a list of some of the most memorable moments from the evening, including standout wins, performances, and more.. (more...)

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by Stephi Wild
The second to last Minneapolis performance of The Great Gatsby was cancelled mid-performance due to technical difficulties. Learn more about the issue and the show here.. (more...)

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by Josh Sharpe
Broadway's biggest night has come and gone! What are the critics saying about the 2026 ceremony? Check out the reviews for this year's Tony Awards here!. (more...)

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Today's BroadwayWorld Daily Word Game is now live - can you guess today's word or phrase? The solution can be any theatre related word or phrase - a show title, performer, recognizable lyrical phrase, and more.. (more...)

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by Stephi Wild
The 79th Annual Tony Awards recently took place at Radio City Music Hall, hosted by music superstar and global icon P!NK, and broadcast live. Check out our roundup of speeches from the evening in the videos here!. (more...)

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by Josh Sharpe
Bowen Yang is opening up about his experience balancing Saturday Night Live while shooting the Wicked movies. Yang, who played Pfannee in the two-part adaptation, shared that balancing the two gigs was 'incredibly difficult.'. (more...)

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by Natalie O'Donoghue
BWW Scotland editor Natalie O'Donoghue selects her top picks from the 2026 Edfringe theatre programme.. (more...)

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by Aliya Al-Hassan
A new version of Handel's 1724 opera Giulio Cesare is always an exciting prospect. The love story between Julius Caesar and Cleopatra, with the backdrop of war with Egypt, political ambition and domestic unrest is ripe for reinterpretation. Indeed, Handel and his librettist the librettist Nicola Francesco Haym, wrote the opera as a tragi-comedy, but David Alden's new production at The Grange Festival piles on the slapstick to such a extent that it undermines some of the excellent vocals in display.. (more...)

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by Stephi Wild
Ahead of the Tony Awards, CBS Sunday Morning showcased the Broadway revival of Ragtime, with an interview with Joshua Henry, Caissie Levy and Brandon Uranowitz, as well as lyricist Lynn Ahrens and composer Stephen Flaherty. Check out the videos here!. (more...)

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by Josh Sharpe
Hugh Jackman will play pirate legend Long John Silver in a new adaptation of Robert Louis Stevenson's Treasure Island. The Tony winner is set to star in the film, which will be penned by playwright and Emmy-winner Jack Thorne.. (more...)

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by Josh Sharpe
An official new teaser is now available for Descendants: Wicked Wonderland, the upcoming fifth installment of the hit Disney franchise. Check it out now.. (more...)

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by Louise Penn
The Lilian Baylis Theatre and associated spaces next door to Sadler's Wells is full of chatter and excitement on day 2 of the Dance Digital film festival. With short films, documentaries, social media pieces, and VR experiences, alongside networking and mentoring opportunities for professionals, this offers a creative space to enjoy, explore, and engage with dance.. (more...)

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by Stephi Wild
Marc Elliott of EastEnders joins Mad Men's Bryan Batt in the world premiere of HERE COMES J EDGAR!, a comedy musical by Harry Shearer and Tom Leopold, at King's Head Theatre in London.. (more...)

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