In a video posted to social media on Monday, Dolly Parton said she’s been having immune and digestive issues, plus chronic kidney stones. Parton, who canceled a previously postponed Las Vegas residency, said her health is “improving every day” but she isn’t performance-ready.

The nominations for the 79th Annual Tony Awards were announced Tuesday morning, May 5, 2026.

Several acclaimed stars, including John Lithgow, Daniel Radcliffe, Rose Byrne, Lesley Manville and Nathan Lane have received nominations for the 2025-2026 Broadway season.

Actors Uzo Aduba and Darren Criss announced the nominations live from Sofitel New York.

CBS Mornings first revealed the top categories even before the full list was read on the Tony Awards YouTube channel.

Where to watch the awards show?

The ceremony will air live on CBS from Radio City Music Hall on June 7. Singer-songwriter Pink will host. It will also stream on the Paramount+ premium tier.

Kelli O’Hara received her ninth career Tony nomination, for her role alongside Byrne in a revival of Fallen Angels. She has won the award once.

Bess Wohl’s Liberation is among the best new play nominees. The play won the Pulitzer Prize for Drama just one day before the nominations were announced.

A total of 19 plays and 11 musicals are eligible for awards this season. Nominations were selected by a committee of 55 theater professionals with no financial stake in any of the eligible productions.

Full list of nominees in major categories:

Best New Musical

• Schmigadoon!
• Titaníque
• Two Strangers (Carry a Cake Across New York)

Best New Play

• The Balusters
• Giant
• Liberation
• Little Bear Ridge Road

Best Actor in a Leading Role in a Play

• Will Harrison — Punch
• Nathan Lane — Death of a Salesman
• John Lithgow — Giant
• Daniel Radcliffe — Every Brilliant Thing
• Mark Strong — Oedipus

Best Actress in a Leading Role in a Play

• Rose Byrne — Fallen Angels
• Carrie Coon — Bug
• Susannah Flood — Liberation
• Lesley Manville — Oedipus
• Kelli O’Hara — Fallen Angels

Best Actor in a Leading Role in a Musical

• Nicholas Christopher — Chess
• Luke Evans — The Rocky Horror Show
• Joshua Henry — Ragtime
• Sam Tutty — Two Strangers
• Brandon Uranowitz — Ragtime

Best Actress in a Leading Role in a Musical

• Sara Chase — Schmigadoon!
• Stephanie Hsu — The Rocky Horror Show
• Caissie Levy — Ragtime
• Marla Mindelle — Titaníque
• Christiani Pitts — Two Strangers

Director and playwright James Lapine, lighting designer Jules Fisher and theater executive Andre Bishop will receive the Lifetime Achievement Awards. 

The Hantavirus outbreak on a Dutch cruise ship has now pushed the WHO to issue evacuation orders.

The UN health agency said on Tuesday, May 5, it issued evacuation orders for two passengers onboard MD Hondius ship, fearing human-to-human transmission can’t be ruled out.

To facilitate the evacuation of two individuals, WHO medics would board the vessel.

In a latest update, Dr. Maria Van Kerkhove, WHO director for Epidemic and Pandemic Preparedness and Prevention, briefed the media on the hantavirus outbreak.

She said, “We do know that some of the cases had very close contact with each other and certainly human-to-human transmission can’t be ruled out so as a precaution this is what we are assuming.”

The Hantavirus has so far claimed three lives, with several others falling ill.

Among the deceased are a Dutch couple and a German national, while one British national is said to be still in intensive care in South Africa.

There are 150 people, including 17 U.S. nationals, who remain stuck on the MV Hondius that is sailing off the coast of West Africa.

The outbreak was first reported on the Netherlands based cruise MV Hondius, which was sailing between Argentina and Cape Verde on Sunday, May 3, 2026.

Earlier on Tuesday, May 4, a WHO official had said, “There was no need for panic and the risk to the public was low.”