Which 2026 Tony Award category did Kai Harada win for Ragtime?

Kai Harada won Best Sound Design of a Musical at the 2026 Tony Awards for Ragtime.

Harada’s win recognized the sound work supporting the Broadway revival of Ragtime. Musical sound design includes the amplification and mixing of singers and musicians, as well as the way sound is balanced across a theatre so that the score and dialogue remain clear.

Harada shared the category with nominees from Cats: The Jellicle Ball, The Lost Boys, Richard O’Brien’s The Rocky Horror Show, and Schmigadoon! The Tony category is distinct from Best Sound Design of a Play, won by Mikaal Sulaiman for Death of a Salesman.

Ragtime was one of the ceremony’s major winners. In addition to Harada’s award, it won Best Revival of a Musical and acting Tonys for Joshua Henry and Caissie Levy. The musical is based on E. L. Doctorow’s 1975 novel.