Which musical won the 2026 Tony Award for Costume Design of a Musical for Qween Jean’s work?
Answer
Cats: The Jellicle Ball
Cats: The Jellicle Ball won the 2026 Tony Award for Costume Design of a Musical for Qween Jean’s work.
Qween Jean designed the costumes for this ballroom-inspired reimagining of Andrew Lloyd Webber’s Cats. The production relocated the musical’s feline world into a vibrant ballroom setting, where fashion, movement, and character presentation are central to the theatrical language.
The 2026 win was notable because Qween Jean was also nominated in the Costume Design of a Play category for Liberation. That made the designer’s name appear in both costume categories during the same ceremony, although the musical award went to Cats: The Jellicle Ball.
The award is sometimes confused with the Tony for Costume Design of a Play. That prize went to Jeff Mahshie for Fallen Angels. Other musical nominees included Linda Cho, Ryan Park, and David I. Reynoso.