Apple this week received its first-ever nominations for the prestigious Tony Awards, leading with a record 12 nominations, including Best Musical for “Schmigadoon!,” and tying for the most-nominated musical of 2026. Co-produced by Apple TV, “Schimgadoon!” is inspired by the Apple TV series of the same name. The 2026 Tony Awards are presented by the Broadway League and the American Theatre Wing, and this year’s winners will be announced at Radio City Music Hall in New York City on Sunday, June 7.
In addition to Best Musical, “Schmigadoon!” landed Best Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role in a Musical — Sara Chase; Best Performance by an Actress in a Featured Role in a Musical — Ana Gasteyer; Best Direction of a Musical — Christopher Gattelli; Best Original Score (Music and/or Lyrics) Written for the Theatre — Music & Lyrics, Cinco Paul; Best Book of a Musical — Cinco Paul; Best Orchestrations — Doug Besterman and Mike Morris; Best Choreography — Christopher Gattelli; Best Sound Design of a Musical — Walter Trarbach; Best Lighting Design of a Musical — Donald Holder; Best Costume Design of a Musical — Linda Cho; and Best Scenic Design of a Musical — Scott Pask.
These accolades are the latest honors for “Schmigadoon!”, including series wins at the Emmy Awards, recognition as an AFI Award TV Program of the Year, and honors from the Dorian TV Awards and ReFrame Stamp Awards. The series has also earned nominations from the Critics Choice Awards, Grammy Awards, Art Directors Guild Awards, American Society of Cinematographers Awards, Motion Picture Sound Editors Awards, Imagen Awards and many more. In addition to the Tony Award nods today, “Schmigadoon!” the musical has also been honored with nominations from the Drama Desk Awards, the Drama League Awards, the Outer Critics Circle Awards and the Chita Rivera Awards, among others.
From “Saturday Night Live’s” Lorne Michaels and based on the award-winning Apple Original series, the delightfully hilarious musical is directed by Tony Award winner Christopher Gattelli (“Death Becomes Her,” “Newsies”) with a book and Emmy Award-winning score by Cinco Paul (“Despicable Me,” “The Secret Life of Pets”). “Schmigadoon!” the musical is produced by Michaels, Micah Frank and Caroline Maroney on behalf of Broadway Video, and Christine Schwarzman and Megan O’Keefe on behalf of No Guarantees Productions. It made its Broadway debut at the Nederlander Theatre in April 2026, and is currently set to run through September 2026.
To date, Apple Original films, documentaries and series have been honored with 816 wins and 3,498 award nominations and counting, including multi-Emmy Award-winning and history-making comedies “The Studio” and “Ted Lasso,” global cultural phenomenon “Severance,” Apple’s most-viewed drama “Pluribus,” Academy Award Best Picture winner “CODA” and Academy Award winner “F1,” the highest-grossing sports feature of all time.
Apple landed 12 nominations for the 2026 Tony Awards, including:
“Schmigadoon!”
• Best Musical
• Best Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role in a Musical — Sara Chase
• Best Performance by an Actress in a Featured Role in a Musical — Ana Gasteyer
• Best Direction of a Musical — Christopher Gattelli
• Best Original Score (Music and/or Lyrics) Written for the Theatre — Music & Lyrics, Cinco Paul
• Best Book of a Musical — Cinco Paul
• Best Orchestrations — Doug Besterman and Mike Morris
• Best Choreography — Christopher Gattelli
• Best Sound Design of a Musical — Walter Trarbach
• Best Lighting Design of a Musical — Donald Holder
• Best Costume Design of a Musical — Linda Cho
• Best Scenic Design of a Musical — Scott Pask
All episodes of the Emmy Award-winning series “Schmigadoon!” are now streaming on Apple TV.
“Schmigadoon!”
Welcome to Schmigadoon — the magical town where every day is a musical. Everybody has a song for everything and the only bridge out of town leads nowhere. When one couple accidentally wanders in, they discover the only escape is finding true love — which may or may not be with each other.
“Schmigadoon!” is a New York Times Critic’s Pick and an “uproarious, high-energy, delicious sundae.” Entertainment Weekly cheers, “Grade A! Rapturous Laughter! Two and a half hours of constant smiles!” Time Out raves, “Good Gosh! It’s big, joyous musical fun!” And Variety declares, “this irresistible musical turns the most skeptical curmudgeon into a walking heart-eye emoji.”
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