Meet the Tony-Nominated Playwrights and Book Writers of 2026
Get to know the 2026 Tony Award nominees for Best Play: David Lindsay-Abaire (The Balusters), Mark Rosenblatt (Giant), Bess Wohl (Liberation), and Samuel D. Hunter (Little Bear Ridge Road). Also nominated are Best Book of a Musical writers:
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Nominees for Best Play are: The Balusters (David Lindsay-Abaire), Giant (Mark Rosenblatt), Liberation (Bess Wohl), Little Bear Ridge Road (Samuel D. Hunter). Nominees for Best Book of a Musical are: The Lost Boys (David Hornsby and Chris Hoch), Schmigadoon! (Cinco Paul), Titaníque, (Marla Mindelle, Constantine Rousouli and Tye Blue), and Two Strangers (Carry a Cake Across New York) (Jim Barne and Kit Buchan).
_Originally reported by [BroadwayWorld](https://www.broadwayworld.com/article/Video-Meet-the-Tony-Nominated-Writers-of-2026-20260605)._
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