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Honorees

Kamilah Forbes

Contribution to the Theater Award

Kamilah Forbes is an award-winning director and producer for theater and television who currently serves as the Executive Producer at the world famous Apollo Theater. Kamilah’s directing credits include “By the Way, Meet Vera Stark,” written by Pulitzer prize-winning writer Lynn Nottage, “Blood Quilt” written by Katori Hall, and “Sunset Baby” by MacArthur genius Dominique Morrisseau. She has also worked as associate director for Tony award-winning “A Raisin in the Sun,” and Emmy award-winning “The Wiz Live for NBC.” Additional Broadway credits include “Mountaintop,” and “Stick Fly”.

Kamilah has produced several works for television, most notably the seventh season of the Tony Award and Peabody Award-winning series “Russell Simmons presents Def Poetry on HBO.” She was also a co-executive producer on the “Brave New Voices” documentary series on HBO, in addition to executive producing the PBS special “The Women’s List.”

As a graduate of Howard University, Kamilah’s recent projects include directing the sold-out world premiere, tour, and theatrical adaption of Ta-Nehisi Coates’ New York Times best-selling novel “Between the World and Me.” In addition to her work at the Apollo Theater, Kamilah is set to direct the Broadway premiere of “Soul Train” alongside Questlove, Dominique Morrisseau and Camille A. Brown.

Kamilah Forbes is a powerful leader, widely known for her ability and commitment to continue to highlight the ideas, complexities and work of artists in the hip-hop community and beyond.

Photo Credit: Nicole Mondestin

Caissie Levy

Distinguished Achievement in Musical Theater

Caissie Levy is an Olivier and Grammy-nominated veteran of nine Broadway productions, three West End shows, and seven original cast albums. She is currently starring on Broadway in Lincoln Center Theater’s acclaimed revival of Ragtime, directed by Lear deBessonet. She earned an Olivier nomination for Best Actress in a Musical for starring in the UK premiere of Next to Normal in London’s West End and at The Donmar Warehouse, which subsequently aired on PBS and is currently available on BroadwayHD. Caissie created the iconic role of ‘Elsa’ in Disney’s Frozen on Broadway, starred in the Tony Award winning Broadway production of Tom Stoppard’s Leopoldstadt, and as ‘Rose’ in the Tony nominated Broadway revival of Caroline, or Change, for which she was nominated for a Grammy Award. She is known to Broadway and West End audiences for originating the roles of ‘Sheila’ in the Tony Award winning revival of Hair, and ‘Molly’ in Ghost. Other Broadway credits include ‘Fantine’ in Les Miserables; ‘Elphaba’ in Wicked (also LA); ‘Penny’ in Hairspray (Broadway debut, also 1st national tour & Toronto); ‘Maureen’ in Rent (national tour). Off -Broadway credits include Sarah Silverman’s The Bedwetter (Atlantic); First Daughter Suite (The Public); and Murder Ballad (MTC). Caissie has been featured on many singer/songwriter’s records, and her solo EP, With You, is available wherever you buy or stream your music. In concert, she backed up Sir Rod Stewart in his Las Vegas residency, headlined Carnegie Hall with the New York Pops twice, and has played solo across the US, UK and Canada. @caissielevy

Photo Credit: Yellowbelly

David Cromer

 Founders Award for Excellence in Directing

David Cromer is a director and actor originally from Chicago, currently based in New York. As a director, his New York credits include Bug (Broadway); Meet the Cartozians (Second Stage); Caroline (MCC); Dead Outlaw (Audible Theater and Broadway); Good Night, and Good Luck (Broadway); The Antiquities and The Treasurer (Playwrights Horizons); I’m Almost There (Audible Theater); The Counter (Roundabout); Prayer for the French Republic (MTC and Broadway); A Case for the Existence of God (Signature); The Sound Inside (Broadway); The Band’s Visit (Atlantic Theater Company, Broadway, and National Tour); the Broadway revivals of Brighton Beach Memoirs and The House of Blue Leaves; Man from Nebraska (Second Stage Theater); The Effect, Orson’s Shadow, and Tribes (Barrow Street Theatre); Women or Nothing (Atlantic Theater Company); Really Really (MCC Theater); When the Rain Stops Falling and Nikolai and the Others (Lincoln Center Theater); and Adding Machine (Minetta Lane Theatre). Other directing credits include Bug (Steppenwolf Theatre Company); Next to Normal (Writers Theatre); Come Back, Little Sheba (Huntington Theatre Company); The Sound Inside (Williamstown Theatre Festival); and Our Town in New York, Chicago, Los Angeles, Boston, Kansas City, and London. For his work he has received a Tony Award, a Drama Desk, three Obies and three Lortels, and in 2010 he was named a MacArthur Foundation fellow.

Scott Ellis

Gratitude Award

Scott Ellis has enjoyed an extraordinarily successful career, earning nine Tony Award nominations for his work in both commercial and non-profit theater. Some of Scott’s Tony Award-nominated productions include Curtains, Steel Pier, You Can’t Take It with You, The Elephant Man, and Tootsie. He also directed the Tony Award-winning revival of Take Me Out. 

 

Scott is currently the Interim Artistic Director of Roundabout Theatre Company, where he has been a key artistic leader for more than two decades. He made his Roundabout debut in 1993 with the acclaimed revival of She Loves Me, the company’s first-ever musical, which later transferred to London’s West End and earned an Olivier Award. Ellis became Roundabout’s Associate Artistic Director in 1998, and the 2024–2025 season marked his first full year leading the institution as Interim Artistic Director. Recent Roundabout productions include the Broadway revivals of Doubt, Pirates! The Penzance Musical, and the upcoming revival of Noel Coward’s Fallen Angels, starring Rose Byrne and Kelli O’Hara.

 

Other Broadway credits include Kiss Me, Kate; On the Twentieth Century; Harvey; The Little Dog Laughed; Twelve Angry Men; A Month in the Country; Company; The Man Who Had All the Luck; and The Rainmaker. This past fall, he directed a new revival of Art starring Bobby Cannavale, James Corden, and Neil Patrick Harris.

 

Off-Broadway, Ellis has directed Amy and the Orphans, The Unavoidable Disappearance of Tom Durnin, Dada Woof Papa Hot, Gruesome Playground Injuries, Streamers, Good Boys and True, Entertaining Mr. Sloane, Flora the Red Menace (Drama Desk nomination), And the World Goes ’Round (Drama Desk and Outer Critics Circle Awards), and The Waverly Gallery.

 

For television, Ellis served as executive producer on Weeds and has directed episodes of 30 Rock (Emmy Award nomination for Best Director), Modern Family, The Closer, The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel, and Étoile.

For 25 years, Scott has been a mentor with the Wendy Wasserstein Project through the Theatrical Development Fund, working with over 250 students.

NOMINATIONS ANNOUNCEMENT

Tune in to our 91st Annual Drama League Awards Nominations Announcement on Monday, April 20, 2026 at 11am on BroadwayWorld.com!

Co-Hosted By

Natalie
Venetia Belcon
Corbin Bleu

Natalie Venetia Belcon is currently starring in BUENA VISTA SOCIAL CLUB on Broadway for which she won the 2025 Tony for Best Featured Actress in a Musical. Credits include national tour: Wicked (Madame Morrible). Broadway: Matilda (Mrs. Phelps), Avenue Q (original cast as Gary Coleman), Rent (Joanne), Off-Broadway: Ahrens and Flaherty’s, The Glorious Ones at Lincoln Center, Regional: Ahrens and Flaherty’s new musical, Knoxville (adapted by Frank Galati) at Asolo Repertory Theatre, Radio City Christmas Spectacular, Recurring and guest starring roles on a number of TV shows and featured roles in a few films. PBS Great Performances: Play On!

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Photo Credit: Timothy Greenfield-Sanders

Photo Credit: Allan Amato

Congratulations to all of this year’s nominees!​

Thank you to our Nominations Announcement

Co-Hosts Natalie Venetia Belcon & Corbin Bleu.

Miss the announcement? Watch the reading of the nominees HERE! 

 Photo Credit: Catalin Media

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NOMINEES & WINNERS

THE ANTIQUITIES

Playwrights Horizons

Written by Jordan Harrison

Directed by David Cromer and Caitlin Sullivan

Assistant Director: Kayla Amani

Produced by Playwrights Horizons (Adam Greenfield, Artistic Director; Casey York, Managing Director; Noah Silva, General Manager), Vineyard Theatre (Sarah Stern, Artistic Director; Douglas Aibel, Artistic Director), and Goodman Theatre (Susan V. Booth, Artistic Director; John Collins, Executive Director)

BECOMING EVE

Abrons Arts Center
Written by Emil Weinstein

Based on the memoir by Abby Chava Stein

Directed by Tyne Rafaeli

Associate Director: Ash Ehrenberg

Produced by New York Theatre Workshop (Patricia McGregor, Artistic Director; Maya Choldin, Managing Director)

ENGLISH

Todd Haimes Theatre
Written by Sanaz Toossi

Directed by Knud Adams

Assistant Director: Arya Shahi

Produced by Roundabout Theatre Company (Todd Haimes: President/CEO [in memoriam]; Scott Ellis: Interim Artistic Director; Sydney Beers: Executive Producer; Christopher Nave, CFRE: Chief Advancement Officer; Steven Showalter: Chief Administrative Officer); Presenting the production by Atlantic Theater Company and Roundabout Theatre Company

GOOD BONES

The Public Theater

Written by James Ijames

Directed by Saheem Ali

Produced by The Public Theater (Oskar Eustis, Artistic Director; Patrick Willingham, Executive Director)

GOOD NIGHT, AND GOOD LUCK

Winter Garden Theatre

Written by George Clooney and Grant Heslov; Based on the film by 2929 Entertainment and Participant; Based on the film distributed by Warner Bros.

Directed by David Cromer

Associate Director: Neal Gupta

Produced by Seaview, Sue Wagner, John Johnson, Smokehouse, Jean Doumanian, Robert Fox, 2929 Entertainment, Participant, Warner Bros. Theatre Ventures, The Shubert Organization, James L. Nederlander, John Gore Organization, Sonia Friedman Productions, Jillian Robbins, Patty Baker, Kate Cannova, Creative Partners Productions, Stella La Rue, Level Forward, Madison Wells Live, Oren Michels, Reade St. Productions, Runyonland, TodayTix Group, Dennis Trunfio, Tom Tuft, Cohen-Gutterman Productions, FineWomen Productions, Gallarus Productions, Harris Rubin Productions, OHenry Productions, Douglas Denoff, Eric & Marsi Gardiner, Pamela Hurst-Della Pietra & Stephen Della Pietra, deRoy & Los Angeles Media Fund, Klausner & Zell, Nelson & Tao, SunnySpot & Valentine, Waxman & Willman, Winkler & Smalberg, and Woldenberg & Crooked Letter

HERE THERE ARE BLUEBERRIES

New York Theatre Workshop

Written by MoisĂŠs Kaufman and Amanda Gronich

Conceived and Directed by MoisĂŠs Kaufman

Associate Director: Amy Marie Seidel

Produced by New York Theatre Workshop (Patricia McGregor, Artistic Director; Maya Choldin, Managing Director) and Tectonic Theater Project (MoisĂŠs Kaufman, Founder and Artistic Director; Matt Joslyn, Executive Director)

JOHN PROCTOR IS THE VILLAIN

Booth Theatre

Written by Kimberly Belflower

Directed by Danya Taymor

Associate Director: Autumn Angelettie

Produced by Sue Wagner, John Johnson, John Mara, Jr., Runyonland, Eric Falkenstein, Jillian Robbins, Jen Hoguet, Steve Dow, Corets Gough Kench Cohen, The Shubert Organization, James L. Nederlander, John Gore Organization, Patty Baker, Cue to Cue Productions, Echo Lake Entertainment, Harris Rubin Productions, Klausner & Zell, Jennifer Kroman, LD Entertainment, Mahnster Productions, Nathan Winoto, The Cohn Sisters & Stifelman-Burkhardt, Astro Lab Productions, Creative Partners Productions, Sarah Daniels, Joan Rechnitz, Melissa Chamberlain & Michael McCartney, Pam Hurst-Della Pietra & Stephen Della Pietra, Newport & Smerigan, Jamie deRoy, Jaime Gleicher, Wes Grantom, Meena Harris & Jessica Foung, Los Angeles Media Fund, Corey Steinfast, Turchin Clements, Louis Hobson, and Annaleise Loxton

LIBERATION

Laura Pels Theatre

Written by Bess Wohl

Directed by Whitney White

Assistant Director: Annabel Heacock

Produced by Roundabout Theatre Company (Todd Haimes: President/CEO [in memoriam]; Scott Ellis: Interim Artistic Director; Sydney Beers: Executive Producer; Christopher Nave, CFRE: Chief Advancement Officer; Steven Showalter: Chief Administrative Officer)

OH, MARY! (WINNER)

Lyceum Theatre

Written by Cole Escola

Directed by Sam Pinkleton

Associate Director: Sunny Min-Sook Hitt

Lead Producer: Kevin McCollum & Lucas McMahon and Mike Lavoie & Carlee Briglia; Co-Produced by Bob Boyett, The Council, Jean Doumanian Productions, Nicole Eisenberg, Jay Marcus & George Strus, Irony Point, Richard Batchelder / Bradley Reynolds, Tyler Mount / Tommy Doyle, Nelson & Tao, Palomares & Rosenberg, and ShowTown Productions

THE PICTURE OF DORIAN GRAY

Music Box Theatre

New Adaptation Written by Kip Williams; Based on the novel by Oscar Wilde

Directed by Kip Williams

Associate Director: Ian Michael and Tait de Lorenzo; Resident Director: Raz Golden

Lead Producer: Michael Cassel, Adam Kenwright, Daryl Roth and Amanda Lipitz & Henry Tisch; Co-Produced by Len Blavatnik & Danny Cohen, Tom Werner, Ronald Frankel, Ken Schur, Bob Boyett, Caiola Productions, Grove Entertainment, No Guarantees Productions, and Lizzie Tisch; Presenting the production by Sydney Theatre Company; Associate Producer: Liam Mangan

PURPOSE

Hayes Theatre

Written by Branden Jacobs-Jenkins

Directed by Phylicia Rashad

Assistant Director: Jereme Kyle Lewis

Produced by David Stone, Debra Martin Chase, Marc Platt, LaChanze, Rashad V. Chambers, Aaron Glick, Universal Theatrical Group, Eastern Standard Time, Trate Productions, Nancy Nagel Gibbs, James L. Nederlander, John Gore, ATG Entertainment, The Shubert Organization, and Steppenwolf Theatre Company; Presenting the production by Steppenwolf Theatre Company

STRANGER THINGS: THE FIRST SHADOW

Marquis Theatre

Written by Kate Trefry; Original story by The Duffer Brothers, Jack Thorne and Kate Trefry; Based on the Series by Netflix; Based on the Netflix Series, ‘Stranger Things’, created by The Duffer Brothers

Directed by Stephen Daldry; Co-Directed by Justin Martin

Associate Director: Tavia Jefferson

Produced by Netflix and Sonia Friedman Productions; Associate Producer: 21 Laps Entertainment, Shawn Levy,

and Dan Cohen

WALDEN

Second Stage Theater

Written by Amy Berryman

Directed by Whitney White

Produced by Second Stage Theater (Evan Cabnet, Artistic Director; Adam Siegel, Executive Director; Bennett Leak, Interim Artistic Director

BOOP! THE MUSICAL

Broadhurst Theatre

Book by Bob Martin; Music by David Foster; Lyrics by Susan Birkenhead; Based on characters created by Max Fleischer

Directed by Jerry Mitchell

Associate Director: DB Bonds

Produced by Ostar, Marc Johnston, Taitan Captial, Inc., Western Costume Co., The Shubert Organization, Melody Place, Nederlander Presentations, Inc., Tony Fernandes, Bob Boyett, Larry & Martha Day, Mary Gerdts & Douglas McKinney, Teresa J. Huber, John Paul DeJoria, Peermusic, Rick Perez / Rafael Herrera, Karen LeFrak / Iris Smith, Ann Magee / Joan P. Waechter, Michael Ravenhill, Gerardo Braggiotti / Paolo Zannoni, Brianna Leigh Bell, Candy Spelling, Danielle Del, Arielle Tepper, Steve Tisch, Jon Avnet, Werner Entertainment, John Gore Organization, Alexander Robertson / Harmony Harris, and Peg McGetrick

BUENA VISTA SOCIAL CLUB

Gerald Schoenfeld Theatre

Book by Marco Ramirez

Music by Buena Vista Social Club

Directed by Saheem Ali

Associate Director: Moses Garcia; Assistant Director: Miguel Bregante

Lead Producer: Orin Wolf, John Styles, Jr., and Barbara Broccoli; Co-Produced by Atlantic Theater Company (Neil Pepe, Artistic Director; Jeffory Lawson, Executive Director), Viajes Miranda, LaChanze, David Yazbek, John Leguizamo, David F. Schwartz, Zak Kilberg, J. Todd Harris, Cabo Productions, Roy Furman, Hannah Rosenthal, Jamie deRoy / Marvin Rosen, Grove • REG & Frank Marshall, F.K.R.J. Productions, Patrick Milling-Smith / Brian Carmody, DJ Stage Productions, Palitz Wiesenfeld Productions, Richard & Roberta Shaker, Front Row Productions, Cathy Dantchik, Brooke & Brian Devine, Gilad Rogowsky, MacPac Entertainment, No Guarantees Productions, Rhythm & Rain Productions, Hadley Schnuck, James Francis Trezza, Yonge Street Theatricals, Patrick Daly, Olympus Theatricals / Firemused Productions, Ioana Alfonso / Eric Stine, William Berlind / W.M. Klausner, Creative Endeavor Office / Untitled Theatricals, Ruth Hendel / The Kaplans, Pam Hurst-Della Pietra / Philip van Dijk, Debbie Ohanian / Stone Arch Theatricals, Composite Capital Partners, Larry Levien, Matt Murphy, Marc Platt, Sandy Robertson, Iris Smith, Brad Blume / The Klaes, Thomas Steven Perakos / Douglas A. Fellman, Ankit Agrawal / Constance Cincotta, Independent Presenters Network, Nick & Nicky Gold, HoriPro, Inc., Playful Productions UK, The Shubert Organization, Frederick Zollo, John Gore Organization, Nederlander Presentations Inc., and Marco Ramirez

DEAD OUTLAW

Longacre Theatre

Book by Itamar Moses

Music and Lyrics by David Yazbek and Erik Della Penna

Directed by David Cromer

Associate Directors: Ani Taj and Seth Sikes

Produced by Lia Vollack Productions, Sonia Friedman Productions, Roy Furman, Ken & Janet Schur, Cue to Cue Productions, James Bolosh / Hillary Wyatt, Carl Moellenberg / Ricardo Hornos, Carl & Jennifer Pasbjerg / H2H Concord Theatricals, Masquerade Partners, Douglas Denoff, John Gore Organization, GFour Productions, Brian Hedden, KFRJ Productions, Lang Entertainment Group, James L. Nederlander, Marvin Rosen, Stanley S. Shuman, James L. Walker, Jr., Winkler & Smalberg, 42nd.club / Aligned Theatricals, Craig Balsam / Richard Batchelder, Jane Bergère / Willette and Manny Klausner, The Broadway Investor’s Club / Eastern Standard Time, Barbara Chiodo / Adam Cohen, Merrie L. Davis / Tony Spinosa, Noah Eisenberg / Sue Drew, Robin Gorman Newman / Laurence Padgett Productions, LLPR Productions / Patinogal, Mary Maggio / Janet Rosen, Thomas Swayne, Lawryn Lacroix, and Audible

DEATH BECOMES HER

Lunt-Fontanne Theatre

Book by Marco Pennette

Music and Lyrics by Julia Mattison and Noel Carey

Directed by Christopher Gattelli

Associate Director: Bethany Pettigrew; Resident Director and Choreographer: Mark Myars

Lead Producer: Universal Theatrical Group; Co-Produced by James L. Nederlander, Steven Spielberg & Kate Capshaw, Jason Blum & James Wan, Debra Martin Chase, John Gore Organization, and Marc Platt

DRAG: THE MUSICAL

New World Stages Book, Music and Lyrics by Justin Andrew Honard (Alaska Thunderfuck), Tomas Costanza, and Ashley Gordon

Directed by Spencer Liff

Associate Director: Jason Michael Snow

Executive Produced by Tomas Costanza, Scott Prisand, Matthew Weaver, Nicholas Kaiser, and produced by Paolo & Jodie Coppola, Aron & Gabe Alves-Tomko, Nicholas Kaiser, Willette & Manny Klausner, Tristan Schukraft, Janet Billig Rich, Hillary Weaver, Producer Entertainment Group, Jackie Huba, 1145 Ventures, Peter Crawford/Pieter Van Meeuwen, Bruce Robert Harris/Jack W. Batman, Drama Club, Concord Theatricals, Rob Kolson, Sarina Neer, Liesl Wilke, Daitch/Busch, and Liza Minnelli

JUST IN TIME

Circle in the Square Theatre

Book by Warren Leight and Isaac Oliver; Based on an original concept by Ted Chapin Music and Lyrics by Various Artists 

Developed and directed by Alex Timbers

Associate Director: Susanna Wolk; Assistant Director: RenĂŠe Albulario

Produced by Tom Kirdahy, Robert Ahrens, John Frost, Thomas M. Neff, Evamere Entertainment, Cynthia J. Tong, Mary Maggio, Mickey Liddell & Pete Shilaimon, Crossroads Live Group, Richard Batchelder, Peter May, Merrie L. Davis, Lang Entertainment Group, Silva Theatrical Group, Wild Oak Media, Alchemation, Aleri Entertainment, Craig Balsam, Creative Partners Productions, Drew & Dane Productions, Frankly Spoken Productions, Good Soup Entertainment, Marguerite Steed Hoffman, Barry and Brooke Josephson, Willette and Manny Klausner, James L. Nederlander, No Guarantees Productions, Olivia C. Middleton, Ira Pittelman, Power Arts, Janet and Marvin Rosen, Shake & Stir Productions, Signature Theatre, The Shubert Organization, Tom Tuft, 2 on the Aisle, Agrawal Turchin, Moellenberg Garman, Sirens BB, Amy Abrams, Brian Schwartz, and Ted Chapin; Associate Producer: Evan Schild, and Riza Takahashi

MACBETH IN STRIDE

Brooklyn Academy of Music

Written and Performed by Whitney White

Directed by Tyler Dobrowsky and Taibi Magar Associate Director: Whitney White; Assistant Director To Ms. White: Rosalind Bevan Produced by Brooklyn Academy of Music (Amy Cassello, Artistic Director; Gina Duncan, President) in association with Philadelphia Theatre Company (Tyler Dobrowsky and Taibi Magar, Co-Artistic Directors; Margo Moskowitz, Managing Director), Shakespeare Theatre Company (Simon Godwin, Artistic Director; Angela Lee Gieras, Managing Director), and Yale Repertory Theatre (James Bundy, Artistic Director; Florie Seery, Managing Director)

MAYBE HAPPY ENDING (WINNER)

Belasco Theatre Book by Will Aronson and Hue Park Music by Will Aronson, Lyrics by Hue Park Directed by Michael Arden Associate Director: Emilio Ramos; Assistant Director: Caroline Fairweather Lead Producer: Jeffrey Richards and Hunter Arnold; Co-Produced by Darren Criss, Dr. Pam Hurst-Della Pietra & Stephen Della Pietra, NHN Link Corporation, Greg & Lisa Love, Kayla Greenspan, Jayne Baron Sherman, Louise Gund, Spencer Ross, Yonge Street Theatricals, Ruth Hendel, Kaplan-Gopal-MMC, Adam Zotovich, At Rise Creative, Broadway Strategic Return Fund, Curt Cronin, Fahs Productions, Greg Field, Paul Gavriani / Michael Patrick, Rebecca Gold, Grace Street Creative Group, John Gore Organization, Willette & Manny Klausner, Kent Knudsen, James L. Nederlander, Salmira Productions, The Shubert Organization, Jacob Stuckelman & John Albert Harris, Wooran Foundation, You Should Smile More Productions, Mark and David Golub Productions, Diego Kolankowsky, Takonkiet Viravan, Brad Blume, Hugo Six, Clarissa Cueva, Ali Daylami, Maia Kayla Glasman, Patrick W. Jones, and Brandon J. Schwartz; Associate Producer: Glass Half Full

OPERATION MINCEMEAT

John Golden Theatre

Book, Music and Lyrics by David Cumming, Felix Hagan, Natasha Hodgson, and ZoĂŤ Roberts

Directed by Robert Hastie

Resident Director & Choreographer: Tara Young; U.K. Associate Director: Georgie Staight

Lead Producer: Avalon; Produced in association with SplitLip; Produced by Jon Thoday and Richard Allen-Turner; Co-Produced by Bryan McCaffrey, Walport Productions, Left No Ring Productions, Barbara Chiodo, Feuille Dooley North Productions, The Shubert Organization, Ken Davenport, Steve & Paula Reynolds, Concord Theatricals, Byron Grote & Susan Miller, John Gore Organization, M. Kilburg Reedy, Sony Music Entertainment, You Should Smile More Productions, Tom Smedes & Peter Stern, Judith Ann Abrams Productions / The Broadway Investor’s Club, Lang Entertainment Group, Alli Folk / Evelyn Hoffman & Gregory Stern, Nick Flatto / Evan & Claudia Caplan Reynolds, Larry Hirschhorn & Ricardo Hornos / Carl & Jennifer Pasbjerg, Independent Presenters Network / Lloyd Tichio Productions, Kendall Kellaway III / Megan Minutillo, Blume Johnson Rubin & Silver, Russell Citron, The Council, Jamie deRoy & Brian Rooney / Corey Brunish & Matthew P. Hui, Dodge Hall Productions, 42nd.club, IJB Productions, Mickey Liddell & Pete Shilaimon, Stephanie P. McClelland, James L. Simon, Mark Weinstein, Adam Cohen / Nick Padgett, Vibecke Dahle Dellapolla / Lynnette Barkley, Willette & Manny Klausner / Elizabeth Faulkner Salem, Michael Page / Burnt Umber Productions, Wallace-Phoebe / Laurie Oki & Alexander Oki, and Margot Astrachan / TT Partners; Associate Producer: Julien Matthews

REAL WOMEN HAVE CURVES

James Earl Jones Theatre

Book by Lisa Loomer; Book with Nell Benjamin; Based on the play by Josefina LĂłpez; Based on the screenplay by Josefina LĂłpez and George LaVoo

Music and Lyrics by Joy Huerta and Benjamin Velez

Directed by Sergio Trujillo

Associate Director: Emilia Lirman

Produced by Barry and Fran Weissler, Jack Noseworthy, Peggy Koenig, Stan Ponte, Las Mujeres Garza, HGH Productions, Weller / Harney, Erin & Ramesh Narasimhan, John Gore Organization, HarbourView, Ira Pittelman, Stacie & Steven Weisbrot, Michael Valdes, Michael P. Kruke, Nederlander Presentations, Inc., Armstrong / Manocherian, Danielle Del, Emerald Drive, Independent Presenters Network, Just for Laughs, Gerry & Jared King, Scott & Debbie Klein, Yael & Ira Kleinman, Peter May, Bob & Alison Murchison, Kari Nettles, PrĂłspero Teatro / La Gran Audiencia, Philip & James DeCarlo-Schnepper, Lilli & Jonathan Roth, Catherine & Michael T. Sheehan, Jayne Baron Sherman, Jeffrey A. Sine, Spoke Media, Gina Vernaci, Amy Wen / Denoff, Alicia Menendez, AngĂŠlica Vale, and The Shubert Organization; Presenting the production by The American Repertory Theatre (Diane Paulus, Terrie and Bradley Bloom Artistic Director; Kelvin Dinkins, Jr., Executive Director); Associate Producer: Brett England, Executive Producer: Alecia Parker

SMASH

Imperial Theatre

Book by Bob Martin and Rick Elice; Based on the series created by Theresa Rebeck; Based on the series produced by Universal Television

Music by Marc Shaiman

Lyrics by Scott Wittman and Marc Shaiman

Directed by Susan Stroman

Associate Director: Leah Hofmann; Assistant Director: Naomi Kakuk

Produced by Robert Greenblatt, Neil Meron, Steven Spielberg, Phil Kenny & Wendy Federman, Roy Furman, Ken Davenport, Mary Maggio, Boardman Cannova Productions, John Gore Organization, Stephanie P. McClelland, Lamar Richardson, No Guarantees Productions, Nick Padgett, Marc David Levine, Willette & Manny Klausner, Rothrockin’ Productions, Adam Zell, Scott H. Mauro, Scott Abrams, Paul Gavriani, Michael Patrick, Paris Keena, Jeffrey Grove, Koenigsberg Riley, WitzEnd Productions, 42nd.club, Richard Batchelder, Jamie deRoy, Dean Moravis, DMQR Productions, Fakler Stone, Gilad-Rogowsky, Invisible Wall Productions, Fern Kershon, Jim Kierstead, Lake Cohen Productions, Amanda Lee, Robin Gorman Newman, Andrew Paradis, Arlene Scanlan, Iris Smith, Matt & Susan Blank, The Broadway Investor’s Club, Jonathan & Rae Corr, Michael B. Cox, Cue to Cue Productions, Griffin Dohr, Jeffrey Finn, Independent Presenters Network, Hunter Johnson, Bill & Sally Martin, May Shuman, Sandy Robertson, Janet & Marvin Rosen, Ilona Rozwadowska-Cantor, Michael Saperstein, Marc Shaiman and Scott Wittman, Jennifer Hudson, Nederlander Presentations, and The Shubert Organization

STEPHEN SONDHEIM’S OLD FRIENDS

Samuel J. Friedman Theatre

Music and Lyrics by Stephen Sondheim

Devised by Cameron Mackintosh

Directed by Matthew Bourne

Associate Director: Nikki Woollaston

Produced by Manhattan Theatre Club (Lynne Meadow, Artistic Director; Chris Jennings, Executive Director); Produced in association with CMI and Daryl Roth; Presenting the production by Cameron Mackintosh

THE CHERRY ORCHARD

St. Ann’s Warehouse

Written by Anton Chekhov

A new version Written & Directed by Benedict Andrews

Assistant Director: Neetu Singh

The Donmar Warehouse production (Tim Sheader, Artistic Director; Henny Finch, Executive Director) presented by St. Ann’s Warehouse (Susan Feldman, Artistic Director; Erik Wallin, General Manager; Lianna Portnoy, Managing Director)

EUREKA DAY (WINNER)

Samuel J. Friedman Theatre

Written by Jonathan Spector

Directed by Anna D. Shapiro

Assistant Director: ZoĂŤ Adams

Produced by Manhattan Theatre Club (Lynne Meadow, Artistic Director; Chris Jennings, Executive Director); By special arrangement with Sonia Friedman Productions, Wagner Johnson Productions, and Seaview Productions

GHOSTS

Mitzi E. Newhouse Theatre

By Henrik Ibsen

A New Version by Mark O’Rowe

Directed byJack O’Brien

Assistant Director: Jeremiah Maestras

Produced by Lincoln Center Theater (AndrĂŠ Bishop, Producing Artistic Director; Adam Siegel, Managing Director; Naomi Grabel, Executive Director of Development and Planning)

GLENGARRY GLEN ROSS

Palace Theatre

Written by David Mamet

Directed by Patrick Marber

Associate Director: Rory McGregor

Produced by Jeffrey Richards, Rebecca Gold, Caiola Productions, Roy Furman, Patrick Myles, Jonathan Reinis, Stephanie P. McClelland, Stewart F. Lane / Bonnie Comley / Leah Lane, Oliver King, 42nd.club, Richard Batchelder, Marlene & Gary Cohen, Cue to Cue Productions, Roger & Carin Ehrenberg, GFour Productions, Jay & Cindy Gutterman, John Gore Organization, Willette & Manny Klausner, James L. Nederlander, No Guarantees Productions, Secret Hideout, Randy Jones Toll & Steven Toll, Craig Balsam / Ken Levitan, Bunny Rabbit Productions / Cyrena Esposito, Lynne & Marvin Garelick / Howard Hoffen, Ken & Rande Greiner / Ruth & Steve Hendel, Levine Padgett Productions / Alan Shorr, Ted & Richard Liebowitz / Alexander “Sandy” Marshall, Irene Gandy, Lloyd Tichio Productions / Michael T. Cohen & Robin Reinach, Eric Passmore / Brad Blume & Adam Zell, Susan Rose / Frederick Zollo, Patrick W. Jones, Maia Kayla Glasman, Brandon J. Schwartz, and The Shubert Organization

HOME

Todd Haimes Theatre

Written by Samm-Art Williams Directed by Kenny Leon Assistant Director: Autumn Angelettie Produced by Roundabout Theatre Company (Todd Haimes: President/CEO [in memoriam]; Scott Ellis: Interim Artistic Director; Sydney Beers: Executive Producer; Christopher Nave, CFRE: Chief Advancement Officer; Steven Showalter: Chief Administrative Officer). Originally produced Off-Broadway in 1979 by The Negro Ensemble Company

OTHELLO

Ethel Barrymore Theatre

Written by William Shakespeare

Directed by Kenny Leon

Associate Director: Ioana Alfonso

Lead Producer: Brian Anthony Moreland; Co-Produced by Kandi Burruss & Todd Tucker, Score 3 Partners, Ken Davenport, Richard Batchelder, Lloyd Tichio Productions, Dominick LaRuffa, Jr., Lassen D’Arrigo, Adam Zotovich, Lamar Richardson, Lu-Shawn M. Thompson, Cohen Willman Productions, 11:11 Experience, 42nd.club, The Araca Group, Craig Balsam, Devale & Khadeen Ellis, Goehring Turchin Alperson, Branden Grimmett, Marguerite Steed Hoffman, John Gore Organization, Kierstead Laurence Smigel Rutter, Willette & Manny Klausner, Scott H. Mauro, Stephanie P. McClelland, Carl Moellenberg, Slater Bernon Butterfield, Cynthia Stroum, Ricardo Marques / Lana Williams Woods, Daryl Roth / Tom Tuft,

Chimney Town / Timothy Laczynski, Christen James, Renard McGill Productions, Dan Stone, Brian DeVito, and

The Shubert Organization

ROMEO + JULIET

Circle in the Square Theatre

Written by William Shakespeare; Music by Jack Antonoff

Directed by Sam Gold; Movement Direction and Choreography by Sonya Tayeh

Associate Director: Raz Golden

Produced by Seaview, Harbor Entertainment, Kevin Ryan, Eric & Marsi Gardiner, Roth-Manella Productions, Kate Cannova,

J + J Productions, Julie Boardman, Alexander-Taylor Deignan, Atekwana Hutton, Bensmihen Mann Productions, Patrick Catullo, Chutzpah Productions, Corets Gough Willman Productions, Dave Johnson Productions, DJD Productions, Hornos Moellenberg, Pam Hurst-Della Pietra & Stephen Della Pietra, Mark Gordon Pictures, Oren Michels, No Guarantees Productions, Nothing Ventured Productions, Strus Lynch, Sunset Cruz Productions, Dennis Trunfio, Stephen C. Byrd, Fourth Wall Theatricals, Level Forward, Soto Productions, and WMKlausner

A STREETCAR NAMED DESIRE

Brooklyn Academy of Music

Written by Tennessee Williams

Directed by Rebecca Frecknall

Associate Director: Claire O’Reilly

The Almeida Theatre (Rupert Goold, Artistic Director; Denise Wood, Executive Director) production presented by Brooklyn Academy of Music (Amy Cassello, Artistic Director; Gina Duncan, President)

VANYA (WINNER)

Lucille Lortel Theatre

After Anton Chekhov

Directed by Sam Yates

Adaptor and Co-Creator: Simon Stephens

Produced by Wessex Grove, Gavin Kalin Productions, Kater Gordon, Aleri Entertainment, Eilene Davidson Productions, Nicole Eisenberg, Grace Street Creative, Jim Kierstead, Lucille Lortel Theatre, Tilted, Tulchin, Bartner Productions, Winkler & Smalberg; Executive Producers: Sue Wagner, John Johnson, and Jillian Robbins

WINE IN THE WILDERNESS

Written by Alice Childress

Directed by LaChanze

Associate Director: Marchånt Davis  

Assistant Director: Des’ree Brown

Produced by Classic Stage Company (Jill Rafson, Producing Artistic Director; Kathryn McCumber, General Manager)

YELLOW FACE

Todd Haimes Theatre

Written by David Henry Hwang

Directed by Leigh Silverman

Assistant Director: Susanna Jaramillo

Produced by Roundabout Theatre Company (Todd Haimes: President/CEO [in memoriam]; Scott Ellis: Interim Artistic Director; Sydney Beers: Executive Producer; Christopher Nave, CFRE: Chief Advancement Officer; Steven Showalter: Chief Administrative Officer)

CATS: THE JELLICLE BALL

Perelman Performing Arts Center

Music by Andrew Lloyd Webber

Lyrics by T.S. Eliot; Additional lyrics by Trevor Nunn and Richard Stilgoe

Directed by Zhailon Levingston and Bill Rauch

Associate Directors: Cooper Howell and N’yomi Stewart

A PACNYC Production (Bill Rauch, Artistic Director; Khady Kamara Nunez, Executive Director)

FLOYD COLLINS

Book by Tina Landau

Music and Lyrics by Adam Guettel; Additional lyrics by Tina Landau

Directed by Tina Landau

Associate Director: Kenneth Ferrone

Assistant Director: Benjamin Viertel

Produced by Lincoln Center Theater (AndrĂŠ Bishop: Producing Artistic Director; Adam Siegel: Producer; Naomi Grabel: Executive Director of Development and Planning; Ira Weitzman, Mindich Musical Theater Producer); Produced in association with Creative Partners Productions and Mark Cortale & Charles D. Urstadt

GYPSY

Majestic Theatre

Book by Arthur Laurents

Music by Jule Styne

Lyrics by Stephen Sondheim

Directed by George C. Wolfe

Associate Director: Carson Crow

Lead Producer: Tom Kirdahy and Mara Isaacs; Produced by Kevin Ryan and Diane Scott Carter; Co-Produced by Wendy Federman & Heni Koenigsberg, Roy Furman, Viajes Miranda, Kerry Washington, Peter May, Thomas M. Neff, Cynthia J. Tong, Adam Hyndman, A Perfect Team Productions, Cue to Cue Productions, Da Silva Stone, DMQR Productions, Grant Spark Productions, Marguerite Steed Hoffman, KarmaHendelMcCabe, James L. Nederlander, Janet and Marvin Rosen, Archer Entertainment, Dale Franzen, 42nd.club, Rob Acton, All That JJAS, Mike Audet, Patty Baker, Cohen Soto, Concord Theatricals, Creative Partners Productions, Crumhale Taylor Productions, Ken Davenport, DJD Productions, Flipswitch Entertainment, Frankly Spoken Productions, Roy Gabay, Happy Recap Productions, Sandra and Howard Hoffen, John Gore Organization, Johnson Maggio Productions, Willette and Manny Klausner, Kors Le Pere Theatricals, LaCroix Eisenberg, David Lai, Little Lamb Productions, Bill and Sally Martin, Mohari Media, No Guarantees Productions, Pam Hurst-Della Pietra and Stephen Della Pietra, Regian Davison, Lamar Richardson, Patti and Michael Roberts, RTK Rose, Score 3 Partners, Silva Theatrical Group, Some People, Stone Arch Theatricals, Storyboard Entertainment LE, Mary and Jay Sullivan, The Adams Hendel Group, The Array VI, The Broadway Investor’s Club, Theatre Producers of Color, Tom Tuft, TreAmici Gooding, Waiting in the Wings Productions, Whitney Williams, Sara Beth Zivitz, Jamila Ponton Bragg, and The Industry Standard Group

THE LAST FIVE YEARS

Hudson Theatre

Book, Music and Lyrics by Jason Robert Brown

Directed by Whitney White

Associate Director: Ryan Dobrin

Produced by Seaview, ATG Productions, The Season, Aleff Productions, Elizabeth Armstrong, Batchelder.Federman.Gold, Be Forward Productions, Bellwether Productions, Burkhardt Turchin, Cohen.Gillon.Hetterly, Pam Hurst-Della Pietra & Stephen Della Pietra, DJD Productions, Eastern Standard Time, FineWomen Productions, Haizlip Lynch, Hicks Glassman, Image 32 Productions, Imaginespace, Independent Presenters Network, Jenen Rubin, The John Gore Organization, Mikayla Kibel, KKNS Productions, Koenigsberg.Laurence.Padgett, Lefon Productions, Mano Horn Productions, Mott Price Productions, Napoleon Theatricals, Nederlander Presentations Inc., No Guarantees Productions, Albert Nocciolino, P3 Productions, Gabrielle Palitz, Rewired Talent Management, Brian Rooney , Roth-Manella Productions, Erica Lynn Schwartz, Cynthia Stroum, Freddy Wexler, WOWOW Inc., Z.A.M.K. Productions, ZK and Associates, Kristin Caskey, Mike Isaacson,

and Bee Carrozzini

ONCE UPON A MATTRESS

Hudson Theatre Book by Jay Thompson, Marshall Barer, and Dean Fuller Adapted by Amy Sherman-Palladino Music by Mary Rodgers Lyrics by Marshall Barer Directed by Lear deBessonet Associate Director: Martavius Parrish; Assistant Director: Karima Karkori Produced by Seaview, Creative Partners Productions, Jenny Gersten & Half Zip Productions and Hugo Six; Co-Produced by Cohen-Gutterman Productions, Bob Boyett, Stephen Byrd, Kate Cannova, Pam Hurst-Della Pietra & Stephen Della Pietra, Nicole Eisenberg, LD Entertainment, John Paterakis, Jay & Mary Sullivan, Richard Batchelder & Brady Brim-DeForest, We Eat Dreams, Judith Ann Abrams, Amy & PJ Lampi, Beginning of a Beautiful Friendship, Adam Cohen, Sally Jacobs & Warren Baker, Kors Le Pere Theatricals, Pamela Lloyd, Steve Peters, Suzanne Schoch Rehl & Scott Rehl, Trafalgar Entertainment, Dennis Trunfio, Viva Diva USA Inc, Mark Weinstein, Michael Wolk, Acton Carter Deignan Willman Productions, Crumhale Taylor Productions, Davis & Tatooles, Jamie deRoy, Howard Overby Fink & Rubin Productions, Mark Parkman Fairview Productions, TNT Schmookler, Under the Mattress, Chema Verduzco & Rebelle Media, Richard Winkler & Dawn Smalberg, and New York City Center; This production was developed and originally premiered in January 2024 at New York City Center Encores! (Lear deBessonet: Artistic Director; Mary-Mitchell Campbell: Music Director; Clint Ramos: Producing Creative Director; Jenny Gersten: VP & Producer of Musical Theater; Michael S. Rosenberg: President & CEO)

THE MARRIAGE OF FIGARO

Music and libretto by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

Conceived by and starring Anthony Roth Costanzo

Director: Dustin Wills

Produced by Little Island (Zack Winokur, Producing Artistic Director; Laura Clement, Executive Director)

PIRATES! THE PENZANCE MUSICAL

Todd Haimes Theatre

Music by Arthur Sullivan

Libretto by W. S. Gilbert; Adapted by Rupert Holmes

Conceived by Scott Ellis, Rupert Holmes, Warren Carlyle, and Joseph Joubert

Directed by Scott Ellis

Assistant Directors: Devin E. Haqq and Saki Kawamura

Produced by Roundabout Theatre Company (Todd Haimes: President/CEO [in memoriam]; Scott Ellis: Interim Artistic Director; Sydney Beers: Executive Producer; Christopher Nave, CFRE: Chief Advancement Officer; Steven Showalter: Chief Administrative Officer); Produced in association with James L. Nederlander and Fran and Paul Turner

SUNSET BLVD. (WINNER)

St. James Theatre

Music by Andrew Lloyd Webber

Book and lyrics by Don Black and Christopher Hampton

Directed by Jamie Lloyd

U.S. Associate Director: Benita de Wit; U.K. Associate Director: Rupert Hands

Produced by The Jamie Lloyd Company, ATG Productions, Michael Harrison for Lloyd Webber Harrison Musicals, and Gavin Kalin Productions; Co-Produced by Wessex Grove, Christopher Ketner, Aleri Entertainment, Sonia Friedman, Roth-Manella Productions, Winkler Smalberg, Caitlin Clements, 42nd.club, Abrams Johnson, Aron on Broadway, The Array V, At Rise Creative, Bad Robot Live, Craig Balsam, Greg Berlanti, Boardman Cannova Productions, Bob Boyett, Burnt Umber Productions, Patrick Catullo, Crane McGill Trunfio, Core Four Productions, Nicole Eisenberg, The Factor Gavin Partnership, Federman Jenen Koenigsberg, Forshaw Turchin, John Gore, Jake Hine, LAMF Secret Hideout, Jack Lane, Lang Entertainment Group, Lelli Armstrong, Alex Levy, Luftig Reade St. Kawana, Mary Maggio, Jay Marcus, Stephanie P. McClelland, James L. Nederlander, No Guarantees Productions, P3 Productions, Thomas Steven Perakos, Pam Hurst-Della Pietra, Shari Redstone, Regian Davison Buckman, Sand & Snow Entertainment, SBK Productions, The Shubert Organization, Smedes Stern Productions, Tilted, Willowrow Entertainment, and WMKlausner; Produced by arrangement with

The Really Useful Group Ltd

URINETOWN

New York City Center

Music and Lyrics by Mark Hollmann

Book and Lyrics by Greg Kotis

Directed by Teddy Bergman

Assistant Director: Nathaniel P. Claridad

Associate Director: Kristen Carone

Produced by New York City Center Encores! (Lear deBessonet: Artistic Director; Mary-Mitchell Campbell: Music Director; Clint Ramos: Producing Creative Director; Jenny Gersten: VP & Producer of Musical Theater;

Michael S. Rosenberg: President & CEO)

Knud Adams

ENGLISH

Roundabout Theatre Company/Todd Haimes Theatre

Saheem Ali

GOOD BONES

The Public Theater

David Cromer

GOOD NIGHT, AND GOOD LUCK

Winter Garden Theatre

Sam Pinkleton (WINNER)

OH, MARY!

Lyceum Theatre

Tyne Rafaeli

BECOMING EVE

New York Theatre Workshop

Anna D. Shapiro

EUREKA DAY

Manhattan Theatre Club/Samuel J. Friedman Theatre

Danya Taymor

JOHN PROCTOR IS THE VILLAIN

Booth Theatre

Whitney White

LIBERATION

Roundabout Theatre Company/Laura Pels Theatre

Kip Williams

THE PICTURE OF DORIAN GRAY

Music Box Theatre

Sam Yates

VANYA

Lucille Lortel Theatre

Michael Arden (WINNER)

MAYBE HAPPY ENDING

Belasco Theatre

Saheem Ali

BUENA VISTA SOCIAL CLUB

Gerald Schoenfeld Theatre

Christopher Gattelli

DEATH BECOMES HER

Lunt-Fontanne Theatre

Robert Hastie

OPERATION MINCEMEAT

John Golden Theatre

Zhailon Levingston and Bill Rauch

CATS: THE JELLICLE BALL

Perelman Arts Center

Jamie Lloyd

SUNSET BLVD.

St. James Theatre

Jerry Mitchell

BOOP! THE MUSICAL

Shubert Theatre

Susan Stroman

SMASH

Imperial Theatre

Alex Timbers

JUST IN TIME

Circle in the Square Theatre

Annie Tippe

THREE HOUSES

Signature Theatre Company

Sergio Trujillo

REAL WOMEN HAVE CURVES

James Earl Jones Theatre

George C. Wolfe

GYPSY

Majestic Theatre

Tala Ashe, English

Brooks Ashmanskas, Smash

Stori Ayers, Home

Natalie Venetia Belcon, Buena Vista Social Club

George Clooney, Good Night, and Good Luck

Kit Connor, Romeo+Juliet

Tatianna CĂłrdoba, Real Women Have Curves

Darren Criss, Maybe Happy Ending

Kieran Culkin, Glengarry Glen Ross

AndrĂŠ De Shields, Cats: The Jellicle Ball

Tommy Dorfman, Becoming Eve

Robert Downey, Jr., McNeal

Adam Driver, Hold On To Me Darling

Andrew Durand, Dead Outlaw

Cole Escola, Oh, Mary!

Mia Farrow, The Roommate

Tom Francis, Sunset Blvd.

Amber Gray, Eureka Day

David Greenspan, I’m Assuming You Know David Greenspan

Jonathan Groff, Just In Time

Jake Gyllenhaal, Othello

Ryan J. Haddad, Hold Me In The Water

Megan Hilty, Death Becomes Her

Robyn Hurder, Smash

LaTanya Richardson Jackson, Purpose

Nick Jonas, The Last Five Years

Ramin Karimloo, Pirates! The Penzance Musical

Gracie Lawrence, Just In Time

Beth Leavel, Stephen Sondheim’s Old Friends

Justina Machado, Real Women Have Curves

Jak Malone, Operation Mincemeat

Louis McCartney, Stranger Things: The First Shadow

Idina Menzel, Redwood

Paul Mescal, A Streetcar Named Desire

Jinkx Monsoon, Pirates! The Penzance Musical

Marjan Neshat, English

Sandra Oh, The Welkin

Lily Rabe, Ghosts

Jasmine Amy Rogers, Boop! The Musical

Lea Salonga, Stephen Sondheim’s Old Friends

Nicole Scherzinger, Sunset Blvd. (WINNER)

Andrew Scott, Vanya

Helen J. Shen, Maybe Happy Ending

Jennifer Simard, Death Becomes Her

Sarah Snook, The Picture of Dorian Gray

Ephraim Sykes, Our Town

Alaska Thunderfuck, Drag: The Musical

Adrienne Warren, The Last Five Years

Denzel Washington, Othello

Joy Woods, Gypsy

Kara Young, Purpose and Table 17

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Keeping in the tradition of honoring the outstanding accomplishments of the theatrical community, as they have since 1935, The Drama League Awards will be bestowed in the following competitive categories:

  • Distinguished Performance Award
  • Outstanding Direction of a Play
  • Outstanding Direction of a Musical
  • Outstanding Production of a Play
  • Outstanding Production of a Musical
  • Outstanding Revival of a Play
  • Outstanding Revival of a Musical

Broadway and Off-Broadway (non-virtual only) productions eligible for the 2026 Drama League Awards must be in preview performances between April 21, 2025, and April 18, 2026 (inclusive of evening performances).

HONORARY COMMITTEE

The following members of our Honorary Committee will be hosting our

Pre-Luncheon Cocktail Reception at 10AM.

Bryan Cranston

Bryan Cranston is an Academy Award nominee, and an Emmy, Golden Globe, Screen Actors Guild, Tony, and Olivier Award winner.

 

He is currently starring in Ivo Van Hove’s West End stage production of Arthur Miller’s All My Sons, alongside Marianne Jean-Baptiste and Paapa Essiedu. Cranston recently starred in Seth Rogen and Evan Goldberg’s THE STUDIO for Apple TV+. THE STUDIO season 2 will go into production this spring. He is reprising his role as “Hal” in MALCOLM IN THE MIDDLE: LIFE’S STILL UNFAIR airing on Disney+ in April 2026. In 2025 Cranston re-teamed with Wes Anderson on film for THE PHOENICIAN SCHEME, and starred in Lionsgate’s EVERYTHING’S GOING TO BE GREAT opposite Allison Janney. 

 

On television, Cranston is best known for his portrayals of Walter White on AMC’s BREAKING BAD and as Hal in Fox’s MALCOLM IN THE MIDDLE. He starred and executive produced Showtime’s hit drama series, YOUR HONOR.

   

In 2014 Cranston made his Broadway debut as President Lyndon B. Johnson in ALL THE WAY. The play was developed into a feature film by the same name, which he produced under his company, Moonshot Entertainment.  Additionally, Cranston starred in the Broadway run of NETWORK directed by Ivo Van Hove based on the iconic film by Paddy Chayefsky, which transferred to Broadway from London’s National Theatre.

 

And as an author, Cranston is a New York Times bestselling author of A LIFE IN PARTS. In the book, he revisits the many parts he’s played on and off camera and uncovers the transformative power of hard work.

 

In 2019, Cranston and his Breaking Bad co-star, Aaron Paul, released an artisanal Mezcal, “Dos Hombres,” which has grown to become the 5th bestselling mezcal in the United States.

Nathan Lane

Nathan Lane is a three-time Tony winner and an eight time Emmy nominee, winning for his role as Teddy Dimas in Only Murders in the Building. He returns to Broadway this spring in the revival of Death of a Salesman directed by Joe Mantello and co-stars in the new film Cut Off with Jonah Hill and Kristen Wiig. 

 

He has appeared in 25 Broadway plays since 1982 including Present Laughter, Guys and Dolls, Forum, The Producers, Waiting For Godot, and Angels in America. Film and TV credits include: The Birdcage, The Lion King, Beau Is Afraid, Mid-Century Modern, The Good Wife, Modern Family, The People vs. OJ, Monsters: The Lyle and Erik Menendez Story, and The Gilded Age. Amongst many accolades he has received two Golden Globe nominations, two Daytime Emmys, the SAG Award, seven Drama Desk Awards including the Hal Prince Lifetime Achievement Award, the Drama League Distinguished Performance Award, the Olivier Award, a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame, and in 2008 was inducted into the American Theater Hall of Fame.

Photo Credit: Luke Fontana

John Lithgow

John Lithgow has long been regarded as one of America’s most distinguished performers. He has made an indelible impression on audiences with his work in film, television and the theater, receiving two Tonys, six Emmys, two Golden Globes, four SAG Awards and two Oscar nominations. Lithgow has appeared in a long list of critically acclaimed films, as far back as The World According to Garp and as recent as Conclave. He most recently starred in The Rule of Jenny Pen with Geoffrey Rush, and in the title role of JIMPA with Olivia Colman, which debuted at the 2025 Sundance Film Festival.

 

Lithgow has starred in the hit TV shows “3rd Rock from the Sun,” “Dexter,” “The Crown,” and the recent “The Old Man” on FX. On stage, he has appeared on Broadway twenty-five times, including award-winning appearances in “The Changing Room,” “M. Butterfly,” “Requiem for a Heavyweight,” and the musicals “Dirty Rotten Scoundrels” and “The Sweet Smell of Success.” Upcoming, Lithgow will be seen as ‘Dumbledore’ in the “Harry Potter” series for HBO.

 

In November, Lithgow concluded a sold-out run of “Giant” at London’s Royal Court Theatre, where he starred as Roald Dahl. The production then transferred to the Harold Pinter Theatre on the West End for a limited run in Spring 2025. Lithgow won an Olivier Award for Best Actor for his performance, with “Giant” also earning the award for Best New Play.

 

For children, Lithgow has written several best-selling children’s picture books for Simon & Schuster. His recordings for kids have landed him four Grammy nominations , and he has appeared with a dozen major American orchestras in children’s concerts that feature many of his own songs. He wrote the narration for the New York City Ballet’s “Carnival of the Animals” in 2003 and danced the role of The Elephant.

 

In 2011, a warm reception greeted Lithgow’s memoir “Drama: An Actor’s Education,” published by Harper Collins. Since 2019, he has written and illustrated the “Dumpty Trilogy,” three books of political satire from Chronicle Prism which achieved the remarkable feat of landing Lithgow on the New York Times non-fiction bestseller list for three consecutive years.

 

Mr. Lithgow recently completed his term as co-chair of the Commission on the Arts of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences, producing authoritative reports on America’s creative workforce and arts in education. The Commission’s deliberations also spawned Art Happens Here, a PBS documentary which highlights the importance of all the arts in the lives of young people.

Photo Credit: Kim Lang

Bebe Neuwirth

Bebe Neuwirth is a dancer/singer/actor from New Jersey. She’s enjoying a long successful career in Theatre, Television and Film. In 1980, she made her Broadway debut in A Chorus Line. She then appeared in Little Me, Dancin’, Sweet Charity – for which she won her first Tony Award, followed by Damn Yankees, Fosse, The Addams Family. Bebe won her second Tony, as well as the Drama Desk, Astaire, Outer Critics Circle, and Drama League Distinguished Performance of the Year Awards for her portrayal of Velma in Chicago. A few years later she returned as Roxie, and a few years after that as Mama Morton, making her the only triple-threat to have played all three leading ladies’ roles in Chicago on Broadway. Bebe’s Velma is recorded on the Grammy-winning cast album of Chicago. Most recently her performance as Fraulein Schneider in Cabaret won her a Drama Desk Award, and a Tony Award nomination. Her many diverse roles in Regional theatre and off-Broadway include Anita in West Side Story, Katherine in The Taming of the Shrew at Williamstown Theatre Festival, Titania/Hippolyta in A Midsummer Night’s Dream at Classic Stage Company, and The Bedwetter by Sarah Silverman at the Atlantic Theatre Company, among many others. In London’s West End, Bebe followed Chita Rivera into the role of Aurora in Kiss of the Spiderwoman. In 2005 she appeared in the critically acclaimed Here Lies Jenny, a music theatre piece comprised of music by Kurt Weill, at the Zipper Theatre. It was devised and directed by Roger Rees, and choreographed by Ann Reinking.

 

Bebe is well known for her work in film and television. She won two Emmy Awards for her role of Lilith Sternin Crane on Cheers, and gained Emmy nominations for her work on Frasier, and for her portrayal of Dorothy Parker in the TV movie Dash and Lilly. She’s been a guest on many tv shows including The Good Fight and Blue Bloods, and recently played Julia Child’s best friend Avis Devoto in HBOMax’s Julia. She has appeared in numerous films, including Say Anything, Green Card, Bugsy, Jumanji, Summer of Sam, Liberty Heights, The Faculty, and Tadpole. 

 

Animation voice is also in Bebe’s repertoire. Characters in films and tv shows include All Dogs go to Heaven, Aladdin (tv series), Duckman, Ultra City Smiths, etc. 

 

Ms. Neuwirth toured a symphony show, ‘Bebe Sings Weill and Kander & Ebb’, and a cabaret show, ‘Stories with Piano’. Her two CDs are a studio album called ‘Porcelain’, and a live performance recording from 54 Below called ‘Stories. . . in NYC’.

 

In November of 2023, Ms. Neuwirth was inducted into the Theatre Hall of Fame. Her awards include the CTFD Rolex Dance Award, the Dance Magazine Award, and the Sarah Siddons Society Award, among many others. As a vice-chair of The Entertainment Community Fund (formerly The Actors Fund), she founded The Dancers’ Resource – a program aimed at addressing the particular emotional and physical challenges faced by professional dancers. She has an Honorary Doctorate from the Manhattan School of Music, is an Honorary member of IATSE Local 1 (Stage Hands Union), and is an Honorary Zeigfeld Girl. 

Brian Stokes Mitchell

Dubbed “The Last Leading Man” by The New York Times, Brian Stokes Mitchell has built a distinguished, multifaceted career spanning over four decades. A Tony, Drama Desk, and Outer Critics Circle Award winner, he has starred in iconic Broadway productions including Kiss Me, Kate, Ragtime, Man of La Mancha, Shuffle Along, and King Hedley II. His Broadway debut in Mail earned him the Theatre World Award, and in 1998, he received the Drama League’s Distinguished Performance Award for Ragtime.

 

Stokes’s recent screen work includes the Netflix biopic Shirley opposite Regina King and Hulu’s Up Here. His TV credits range from his breakout role on Trapper John, M.D. to appearances in Glee, The Good Fight, Billions, Mr. Robot, Madam Secretary, and more. He has also appeared in films like tick, tick…BOOM!, Mapplethorpe, and Jumping the Broom.

 

A versatile performer and creator, Mitchell is also a voice-over artist, author, arranger, conductor, and record producer. He has headlined major concert halls and starred in acclaimed City Center Encores! productions including Love Life, Do Re Mi, Kismet, and Carnival.

In 2016, he received the Tony Awards’ Isabelle Stevenson Award for his humanitarian work. With his commanding stage presence and vocal brilliance, Brian Stokes Mitchell continues to be a singular force in American theater and beyond.

STEERING COMMITTEE

Bonnie Comley, Awards Co-Chair

Darin Oduyoye, Awards Co-Chair

  • Trish Chambers
  • Irene Gandy
  • Sarah Hutton
  • Mary Jain
  • Paula Kaminsky Davis
  • Fred Siegel
  • Kumiko Yoshii

*In Formation

The Drama League Board of Directors with The Drama League Awards Nominations Announcement Co-Hosts Sarah Hyland and Orville Peck


Bonnie Comley, Awards Co-Chair

Darin Oduyoye, Awards Co-Chair

  • Trish Chambers
  • Irene Gandy
  • Sarah Hutton
  • Mary Jain
  • Paula Kaminsky Davis
  • Fred Siegel
  • Kumiko Yoshii

*In Formation

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Darin Oduyoye

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Frederic J. and Barby K. Siegel

Audible

BRAN CASTLE

Creative Artists Agency

Creative Partners Productions

Mary Jain

Paula Kaminsky Davis

Lincoln Center Theater

Nederlander Organization

Stan Ponte

The Public Theater

RB Theatricals

Roundabout Theatre Company

Frederic J. and Barby K. Siegel

WJP / Seaview

Womens Independent

Producer Network

City National Bank

Daryl Roth Productions

GIANT

United Talent Agency

WME

Burnt Umber Productions

Trish Chambers

FineWomen Productions

Stewart F. Lane

New York Theatre Workshop

No Guarantees Productions

Perelman Performing Arts Center (PAC NYC)

Second Stage Theater

The Shubert Organization

Teague Theatrical Group

Ticketmaster

WME