Video: Ana Gasteyer Reflects on 2026 Tony Awards, Praises Fellow SNL Alum and Tony Nominee Rachel Dratch

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The Broadway production of Schmigadoon! won four Tony Awards this year and was nominated for twelve.

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The women of Saturday Night Live are front and center this Broadway season. During a visit to Late Night with Seth Meyers , Ana Gasteyer , currently starring in the Tony-winning musical Schmigadoon! spoke about appearing on Broadway at the same time as her fellow SNL alums and also reflected on the chaos of the Tony Awards.

"[Tonys day] really is insane. It starts at 7:00 am at Radio City with full rehearsal in full costume. And it's kind of funny because you're parading through Midtown dressed in my character [who] is, you know, a jackass," she shared.

"Then you go back to your theater and do a matinee and then the red carpet closes at 6:00. We come down at 4:38 on a 2:00 matinee. So we came down and then Sara Chase , my colleague who was also nominated for Best Actress, and I took the subway because we didn't want to deal with the traffic," said the performer.

Gasteyer is appearing onstage at the same time as her friends and SNL vets, Maya Rudolph (Oh, Mary!) and Rachel Dratch (The Rocky Horror Show). Both she and Dratch were nominated in the category of Best Performance by an Actress in a Featured Role in a Musical, which was exciting for Gasteyer.

"We're such old friends at this point, and we confer with one another. She called me about whether or not she should do Rocky... and I said 'Yes, you absolutely should. You'll get nominated for a Tony if you do it..." Gasteyer went on to praise Dratch for her performance as the Narrator: "The audience just sees her face and feels at ease." Gatesyer's own Broadway debut was in the last revival of the show in 2001. Watch the full interview now.

The Broadway production of Schmigadoon! won four Tony Awards this year and was nominated for twelve. The production earned wins for Best Book of a Musical and Best Original Score for creator Cinco Paul , along with Best Orchestrations for Doug Besterman .

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Actors' Equity Association announced the chorus of SCHMIGADOON! as the recipient of the 2026 ACCA Award for Outstanding Broadway Chorus, honoring 16 performers for their skill, athleticism, and contributions to the production.

Yee honk! The cast of the 12-time Tony-nominated musical Schmigadoon! visited The Tonight Show on Monday for a special performance from the musical. Watch the company perform 'Tribulation,' led by Ana Gasteyer.

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Schmigadoon! will release a Broadway cast recording this summer. Produced by Joy Machine Records, the upcoming album will capture Cinco Paul's Tony-nominated score, which includes new material not heard in the Apple TV series.

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_Originally reported by [BroadwayWorld](https://www.broadwayworld.com/article/Video-Ana-Gasteyer-Reflects-on-2026-Tony-Awards-Praises-Fellow-SNL-Alum-and-Tony-Nominee-Rachel-Dratch-20260616)._