Tonys nod to American classics -- and not so classics
A grab bag of shows snare Tony Award nominations.        
Today is Wednesday, October 21, 2026 Opening: 860 Broadway Baby Birthdays: Carrie Fisher Larry Hyman Everett McGill June Helmers Simon Gray Brian Brolly Georgia Brown Matt Bennett Fran Landesman Don Elliott Julie Wilson Betty Abbott Jean Gillespie William Eckart Dizzy Gillespie Frances Mercer Jack McElroy Lillian Bronson Alice B. Keating Ted Shawn Janet Beecher Emil Hoch Louis N. Parker Aaron Tveit Ken Watanabe Peter Kapetan LaTanya Richardson Jackson Eugene Kelton Samuel Taylor Coleridge