The Next Best Theatre Podcast: Episode 60 - The 2026 Tony Award Nominations

About this episode

The episode discusses the nominations for the 79th annual Tony Awards and the hosts' reactions to them.

THIS IS A PREVIEW PODCAST. NOT THE FULL EPISODE. Please check out the full podcast episode on our Patreon Page by subscribing over at - https://www.patreon.com/NextBestPicture The nominations for the 79th annual Tony Awards were announced yesterday and were led by "The Lost Boys" and "Schmigadoon!" with 12 nominations each. "Ragtime" received 11 nominations, while "Cats: The Jellicle Ball," "Death of a Salesman," and "Richard O'Brien's The Rocky Horror Show" each received 9 nominations. What did Cody Dericks, Lauren LaMagna & Dan Bayer think of this year's nominees? Which nominations surprised them, made them happy, and left them feeling the most disappointed? Please tune in below to listen to their thoughts and find out. NBT will return with a winner predictions episode shortly before the 2026 Tony Awards on June 7th. Thank you for all of your support. Enjoy! Check out more on NextBestPicture.com Please subscribe on... Apple Podcasts - https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/negs-best-film-podcast/id1087678387?mt=2 Spotify - https://open.spotify.com/show/7IMIzpYehTqeUa1d9EC4jT YouTube - https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCWA7KiotcWmHiYYy6wJqwOw And be sure to help support us on…

People in this episode

Hosts: Cody Dericks, Lauren LaMagna, Dan Bayer

Topics covered

• Tony Awards
• theatre
• nominations
• podcast preview
• entertainment

Keywords

• Tony Awards
• nominations
• theatre
• podcast
• entertainment

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: The Lost Boys, Schmigadoon!, Ragtime, Cats: The Jellicle Ball, Death of a Salesman, Richard O'Brien's The Rocky Horror Show

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