Zhailon Levingston & Bill Rauch Win Tony for Best Direction of a Musical for Cats: The Jellicle Ball
Zhailon Levingston and Bill Rauch accepted the 2026 Tony for Best Direction of a Musical for 'Cats: The Jellicle Ball,' dedicating their win to the Black and brown trans women and gay men who pioneered ballroom culture of ballroom's history

"We honor the Black and brown trans women and gay men who were ballroom's pioneers," they shared from the stage.
_Originally reported by [Playbill](https://playbill.com/article/zhailon-levingston-and-bill-rauch-win-2026-tony-for-best-direction-of-a-musical-for-cats-the-jellicle-ball)._
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