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The Tony Nominees Meet

   Published Date: May 16, 2026  Leave a Comment on The Tony Nominees Meet

A dozen photographs at the Meet the Tony Nominees annual event of nominees meeting one another: Carrie Coon with Susannah Flood, Joshua Henry with Sam Tutty, Nathan Lane with John Lithgow, Christiani Pitts with Sara Chase may be up for the same awards but it was a time for hugs or hearty handshakes, or at least some pleasant posing.

Carrie Coon (Bug) and Susannah Flood (Liberation), both nominees for Best Actress in a Leading Role in a Play
Joshua Henry (“Ragtime”) and Sam Tutty (“Two Strangers (Carrying A Wedding Cake Across New York}”), both nominees for Beat Actor in a Leading Role in a Musical
Nathan Lane (“Death of a Salesman”) and John Lithgow (“Giant”), both nominees for Best Actor in a Leading Role in a Play.
Caissie Levy (Best Leading Actress in a Musical, for “Ragtime”) and Shoshana Bean (Best Featured Actress in a Musical, for “The Lost Boys”)
Christani Pitts (“Two Strangers (Carry a Cake Across New York)”) and Sara Chase (“Schmigadoon!), both nominees for Best Actress in a Leading Role in a Musical.
Ruben Santiago-Hudson (“Joe Turner’s Come and Gone”) and Brandon J. Dirden (“Waiting for Godot”), nominees for Best Actor in a Featured Role in a Play.
André De Shields (Best Performance By An Actor In A Featured Role In A Musical for “CATS: The Jellicle Ball”) and Steve Bargonetti (Best Original Score Written For The Theatre for “Joe Turner’s Come and Gone”)
Bess Wohl (nominee as playwright for Best Play for “Liberation”) and Danny Burstein (Best Actor in a Featured Role in a Play for “Marjorie Prime”)
Michael Arden (nominee for Best Director of a Musical for “The Lost Boys”) and Tye Blue (nominee as producer and librettist for Best Musical and Best Book of a Musical for “Titanique”)
Constantine Rousouli (nominee as producer and librettist for Best Musical and Best Book of a Musical for “Titanique”) and Ben Levi Ross (Best Actor for a Featured Role in a Musical, for “Ragtime”)
Kelli O’Hara (Best Actress in a Leading Role in a Play for “Fallen Angels”) and Shoshana Bean
Nichelle Lewis and Tom Kirdahy, both nominated for Ragtime, she as Best Actress in a Featured Role in a Musical, he as producer for Best Revival of a Musical.


Photos by Jenny Anderson and Bryan Bedder

Author: New York Theater

Jonathan Mandell is a 3rd generation NYC journalist, who sees shows, reads plays, writes reviews and sometimes talks with people.

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