Tony Awards Preview: Top Broadway Shows in June 2026

Update (June 12): This article has been updated with news of The Fear of 13‘s closing on June 28.

The Tony Awards are almost here! On Sunday, June 7, the American Theatre Wing will dole out its annual awards for the best of the theatrical season, and we’re highlighting the shows worth seeing this month.

From multi-nominees like CATS: The Jellicle Ball, The Lost Boys and Schmigadoon!, to Off-Broadway hits like The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee and long-running favorites like Buena Vista Social Club, June is stacked with options.

The close of the season also marks last call to see several productions ready to take their final bows — from plays like Fallen Angels, The Balusters and Giant to big-budget musicals like Death Becomes Her and CHESS.

If you’re looking for events in NYC, find details on all the best that Broadway has to offer below. Plus, if you’ve never been to the theater before, pick the first-time Broadway show that’s perfect for you with our handy guide, and as always, snag Broadway tickets via Ticketmaster.

Top Shows on Broadway in June 2026

CATS: The Jellicle Ball

The Broadhurst Theatre continues to be the place to be as CATS: The Jellicle Ball brings ballroom to the Broadway stage eight times a week. The radical reinvention transforms Andrew Lloyd Webber’s beloved feline-centric classic into a legendary trip through the underground LGBTQ+ ballroom scene — earning nine 2026 Tony nominations in the process.

In an exclusive interview ahead of the 2026 Tonys, where the show is up for Best Choreography, Omari Wiles and Arturo Lyons opened up to Ticketmaster about the importance of representing the ballroom community on Broadway. “Being two Black, queer choreographers on Broadway reimagining Lord Andrew Lloyd Webber’s, like, masterpiece? Yeah, this is like, ‘whoa, what’s happening?’” Wiles exclaims, while Lyons adds, “We just needed to make sure that we were authentic and everything that we did for the show was 100 percent as perfect as it could be so the community is represented the right way.

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The Lost Boys

The Lost Boys is officially a Broadway smash. With 12 nods, the musical adaptation of the 1987 teen vampire flick officially ties Schmigadoon! as the most-nominated production of the 2026 Tony Awards. Featuring a starry cast that includes LJ Benet, Shoshana Bean, Ali Louis Bourzgui and more, The Lost Boys also features an original score by L.A.-based indie rockers The Rescues.

Speaking exclusively to Ticketmaster at the show’s first press preview, director Michael Arden dished on society’s enduring fascination with vampire stories. “You know, there’s something incredibly alluring not only about never-ending life, of course,” the two-time Tony winner (and 2026 nominee) said, “but about belonging to a chosen family. And so, I think what this show is exploring is what it means to assemble a family and what it means to choose the family that you already have.”

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Schmigadoon!

With a dozen 2026 Tony nominations to its name, Schmigadoon! leads this year’s awards season as a bonafide love letter to Broadway’s Golden Age. Based on the first season of the cult-loved Apple TV+ series, the hilarious new production transports audiences inside the Nederlander Theatre to the quaint, charming and melodic land of Schmigadoon — where bickering couple Josh (Alex Brightman) and Melissa (Sara Chase) find themselves trapped until they discover true love.

Just days before she was nominated for her very first Tony Award as town busybody Mildred Layton, Ana Gasteyer opened up in an exclusive interview with Ticketmaster about bringing the magic of Schmigadoon! to Broadway. “What I’m really, really excited about, to be honest, is I don’t feel that it’s particularly tethered to the television experience,” the Saturday Night Live alum (and former Elphaba) says. “If you liked the TV show, I think you’re gonna love the Broadway staging because it’s living where it always wanted to live.”

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Buena Vista Social Club

Already seen all of this year’s nominees? Consider a 2025 winner; Buena Vista Social Club’s self-titled 1997 album sold more than a million copies and won the Grammy Award in 1998 for Best Traditional Tropical Latin Album, and now the record-breaking Cuban ensemble’s music has taken over Broadway to the tune of five Tony Awards at the 2025 ceremony. Buena Vista Social Club transports audiences to Old Havana, where a woman named Omara leaves a steady gig at the Tropicana nightclub to discover the music that will change her life forever, including boleros like “Lágrimas Negras,” “Dos gardenias,” and “Silencio.”

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The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee

At The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee, “just being here is winning” — if not for the competitive tween spellers, then for audiences at New World Stages. Boasting a cast of stars including BOOP! breakout Jasmine Amy Rogers and Glee alum Kevin McHale, Spelling Bee also welcomed Jon Cryer last month as Vice Principal Douglas Panch, the bee’s co-moderator opposite Lilli Cooper’s Rona Lisa Peretti. The hit Off-Broadway run has now been extended (that’s E-X-T-E-N-D-E-D, extended) through September 6, 2026.

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Shows Closing Off-Broadway in June 2026 (Last Call)

Fallen Angels

Fresh off earning five nominations, Fallen Angels will close June 7 — the very same night as the Tony Awards telecast — at the Todd Haimes Theatre. The revival of Noël Coward’s scandalously funny 1925 play stars Kelli O’Hara and Rose Byrne, who together scored two of the five noms in the Best Performance by a Leading Actress in a Play category. Other nominations for the farcical hit include Best Revival of a Play, Best Costume Design of a Play and Best Scenic Design of a Play.

Becky Shaw

Eighteen years after it began previews Off-Broadway, Becky Shaw will be closing its long-awaited Broadway debut on June 14 at the Hayes Theater. Nominated for Best Revival of a Play and Best Performance by an Actor in a Featured Role in a Play (for star Alden Ehrenreich) at the 2026 Tonys, Gina Gionfriddo’s dark comedy about the ripple effects of a blind date also stars Patrick Ball, Madeline Brewer, Linda Emond and Lauren Patten.

The Balusters

David Lindsay-Abaire’s latest Tony-nominated play, The Balusters, is set to close on Broadway on June 21 at the Samuel J. Friedman Theatre. Centered on the Vernon Point Neighborhood Association, the comedy explodes into full-blown suburban warfare when a newcomer suggests the unthinkable: erecting a stop sign on the prettiest corner in the neighborhood. The staging at the Manhattan Theatre Club earned five nominations at the June 7 ceremony, including Best Play, Best Direction of a Play for Kenny Leon and acting nods for both Richard Thomas and Marylouise Burke.

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Death Becomes Her

Madeline Ashton and Helen Sharp may be poised to live on for eternity, but Death Becomes Her will bring down its final curtain on Broadway on June 28. The hysterical adaptation of the pitch-black 1992 comedy has delighted audiences at the Lunt-Fontanne Theatre since it first opened in November 2024 thanks to unforgettable performances by original stars Megan Hilty, Jennifer Simard, Christopher Sieber, Michelle Williams and more.

In a recent interview, Broadway veteran Betsy Wolfe — who took over the role of Madeline Ashton from a departing Hilty — raved to Ticketmaster about her new castmates. “They’re such geniuses,” she said at the time. “This company is stacked in every way. Our ensemble, everyone supports everyone in the most incredible way.”

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Giant 

John Lithgow’s acclaimed portrayal of Roald Dahl will come to an end on Broadway when Giant closes June 28 at the Music Box Theatre. The biographical play, which has already lit up London’s West End and earned four Tony nominations (including Best Play) finds the legendary children’s author at a scandalous crossroads as an antisemitic article he penned threatens to taint his legacy on the brink of the 1983 publication of The Witches.

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CHESS

CHESS announced last month that the buzzy revival of Benny Andersson and Björn Ulvaeus’ Cold War-era musical with Tim Rice would be closing at the Imperial Theatre on June 21 — the day Lea Michele was originally set to exit as Florence Vassy.

Nominated for five Tony Awards — including acting nods for stars Nicholas Christopher, Bryce Pinkham and Hannah Cruz — CHESS also stars leading man Aaron Tveit as chess grandmaster Freddie Trumper. In an exclusive sit-down with Ticketmaster last fall, the Tony winner reflected on the passionate cult following CHESS has sustained over the decades, saying, “It’s one of these shows that I’ve heard so many people say, ‘Oh my god, I love that score, it’s my favorite show.’ But a lot of those people have never seen a production of it.”

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The Fear of 13

The Fear of 13, a new original play by Lindsey Ferrentino, marks the Broadway debuts of Adrien Brody and Tessa Thompson. The two-time Academy Award winner plays Nick, an inmate who petitions the court for an execution date after spending more than two decades on death row for a murder he didn’t commit. Meanwhile the Marvel star plays a volunteer at the prison who sparks an unexpected connection with him. Following the drama’s hit run on the West End, The Fear of 13 will play until June 28 at the James Earl Jones Theatre in partnership with the Innocence Project.

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