Schmigadoon! won Best Musical at the 2026 Tony Awards on Sunday, June 7, securing a major victory for the production. This win officially makes Apple TV an EGOT, as the company has now secured Emmy, Grammy, Oscar, and Tony awards across its various content offerings.
Schmigadoon! Dominates Best Musical and Technical Categories
The production of Schmigadoon! entered the 2026 Tony Awards as a frontrunner with 12 nominations. The show converted that momentum into four wins, taking home the night’s top prize for Best Musical alongside awards for Best Book of a Musical, Best Original Score, and Best Orchestrations.
The victory marks a significant transition for the property, which began as a streaming series. While the original television run was limited, the intellectual property had already established a footprint with the awards circuit; the series won an Emmy in 2022 for Outstanding Original Music and Lyrics for the song Corn Puddin’
. The sweep of technical and writing categories on Broadway suggests the stage adaptation successfully translated the satire and musical pastiche of its televised predecessor.
Apple TV Completes the EGOT Milestone
The win for Schmigadoon! serves as the final piece of the EGOT puzzle for Apple TV. The tech giant’s ascent to this rare status—winning an Emmy, Grammy, Oscar, and Tony—was a multi-year process involving diverse genres and formats.
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The company’s path to the achievement began in 2020 when Billy Crudup won an Emmy for Best Supporting Actor in a Drama Series for The Morning Show. The Oscar milestone followed shortly after when CODA won three Academy Awards, including Best Picture. The Grammy was secured in February 2026, when Chris Stapleton won Best Country Solo Performance for the song Bad As I Used to Be
from the film F1. Sunday’s Tony win for Schmigadoon! finalized the sequence.
Other Apple TV properties, including Ted Lasso and The Studio, contributed to the company’s Emmy collection by winning Best Comedy Series trophies.
The Transition from Streaming to Broadway
The success of Schmigadoon! on Broadway is particularly notable given the fate of its original television iteration. During her acceptance speech for Best Musical, producer Christine Schwarzman highlighted the irony of the show’s journey from a canceled series to a Tony winner.
wp:quote I think I should start by thanking Apple TV for canceling the third season of Schmigadoon the TV show because without them we couldn’t have picked it up and ran with it.
The move to the stage allowed the creators to refine the material. Producer Lorne Michaels noted backstage that the production had gone through many iterations
before reaching its current form, stating he believes this version is the best one ever produced.
Other 2026 Tony Award Highlights
While Schmigadoon! took center stage in the musical categories, the 2026 ceremony saw several other high-profile wins across the plays and acting divisions.
‘Liberation’ took home the award for Best Play. In the acting categories, established veterans and new breakouts both found success. John Lithgow and Lesley Manville were among the top acting honors recipients, and a duo from ‘Ragtime’ also secured wins.
