Ali Louis Bourzgui earned a 2026 Tony nomination for best featured actor in a musical for his performance as David in The Lost Boys, putting a Massachusetts-raised performer on Broadway’s biggest night with one of the year’s most talked-about shows. The nomination comes as The Lost Boys picked up 12 Tony nominations, matching Schmigadoon! as the most nominated theatrical adaptations this year.
That is why Bourzgui’s name is suddenly drawing attention. He lived in Cambridge, Revere, East Boston and Pittsfield before he played the villainous vampire David, the character made famous by Kiefer Sutherland in the 1987 film that inspired the stage production. For readers looking for the local connection, this is a performer with clear Massachusetts roots getting recognized in a field crowded with bigger names and longer Broadway résumés.
The production’s path to the Tonys also reflects how far the stage version has moved from its source material. The Lost Boys is based on the 1987 vampire film, but Bourzgui said last month, “It’s its own thing.” That distinction matters because the nomination is not just a nod to a nostalgia project; it is recognition that the musical has carved out its own identity onstage, separate from the movie that first made the title familiar.
Still, the nomination leaves one question hanging over Bourzgui’s breakout moment: how far can a performance in a show like this carry beyond awards season? The answer will come at the 79th annual Tony Awards, where The Lost Boys enters with 12 nominations and Bourzgui enters with the kind of industry attention that can change the next chapter of a Broadway career.
