Wel­come back to the Mag­ic of The Musi­cal, where host Cale­do­nia Sky­tow­er explores the songs, sto­ries and lore of the musi­cal the­atre. Tune in at 2pm slt/pacific on Sat­ur­day, June 20th for this month’s episode.

It’s Awards Sea­son again! It’s been an inter­est­ing year begin­ning in April with the Olivi­er Awards in Lon­don, then the Dra­ma Desk Awards in greater New York in May, and final­ly the Antoinette Per­ry (“Tony”) Awards on Broad­way this June. Cale observes the win­ners from all three in the cat­e­gories of Musi­cal and Musi­cal Revival, shares songs and mus­es on what trends are rep­re­sent­ed in this year’s nominees.

The 2026 Olivi­er Awards — London

Best New Musical

• Padding­ton the Musi­cal (WINNER!)
• Here We Are
• Shucked
• The Unlike­ly Pil­grim­age of Harold Fry

Best Musi­cal Revival

• Amer­i­can Psycho
• Evi­ta
• Into the Woods (WINNER!)
• The Pro­duc­ers

The 2026 Dra­ma Desk Awards — New York City

Out­stand­ing Musical

• Beau The Musical
• Mex­o­dus
• Schmi­gadoon! (WINNER!)
• Two Strangers (Car­ry A Cake Across New York)

Out­stand­ing Revival of a Musical

• Amahl and the Night Visitors
• Chess
• Rag­time (WINNER!)
• The 25th Annu­al Put­nam Coun­ty Spelling Bee
• The Baker’s Wife
• The Rocky Hor­ror Show

The 2026 Antoinette Per­ry Awards — Broadway

Best Musi­cal

• Schmi­gadoon! (WINNER!)
• Titanique
• Two Strangers (Car­ry A Cake Across New York)
• Lost Boys

Best Revival — Musical

• Cats: The Jel­li­cle Ball
• Rag­time (WINNER!)
• The Rocky Hor­ror Show