Nichelle Lewis on Her First Tony Nomination and Ragtime Castmates

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Nichelle Lewis is nominated for Best Performance by an Actress in a Featured Role in a Musical.

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Just two seasons ago, Nichelle Lewis made her Broadway debut in The Wiz. Since then, she's left Oz behind and made a new kind of home in New Rochelle, at the Vivian Beaumont Theatre, where she plays 'Sarah' eight times a week in Ragtime .

On singing the show's beloved score, she explained: "It's hard! It is really hard! I just saw Caissie [Levy] and we were both like, 'All right! Let's just make sure we save our voices, but then still sing tonight's show!' I never realized how impactful and important all these things like today would be for me. It just feels so inspiring."

Watch in this video as Nichelle chats more about her Ragtime castmates, the excitement of earning her first nomination, and so much more. Plus, check out who she is up against and catch up on all the latest Tony Awards coverage!

The 79th Annual Tony Awards will air on Sunday, June 7, 2026.

The Balusters

Lincoln Center Theater and Concord Theatricals Recordings have released new video footage of Joshua Henry and Nichelle Lewis performing 'Sarah Brown Eyes' from the recently released Ragtime cast recording.

Watch a new video of Gabrielle Mariella's impressions of Lea Michele, Patti LuPone, Kristin Chenoweth, Jenn Colella, Audra McDonald, Idina Menzel, Bernadette Peters, Mickey Mouse, and Julie Andrews singing 'Sarah Come Down to Me' from 'New Music.'

Head into the studio with Caissie Levy and Brandon Uranowitz, two of the Tony-nominated stars of Ragtime, as they record their rendition of, 'Our Children.' Check out newly released video of the pair in the recording studio.

Broadway's revival of RAGTIME, directed by Lear deBessonet at Lincoln Center Theater, celebrated its 11 Tony Award nominations last night. The show's Tony Award-nominated leading man led his castmates and their fans in a rendition of 'Celebration' by Kool & the Gang. Watch the video!

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_Originally reported by [BroadwayWorld](https://www.broadwayworld.com/article/Video-Nichelle-Lewis-Is-Riding-on-the-Wheels-of-a-Tony-Nomination-20260521)._