Christopher Abbott, Jon Bernthal, Rose Byrne, Carrie Coon, Ayo Edebiri, Alden Ehrenreich, Luke Evans, Daniel Radcliffe, Laurie Metcalf and Lea Michele are just a sampling of the big-name performers nominated today for 2026 New York Drama League Awards in the distinguished performances category.
The Drama League, which honors both Broadway and Off-Broadway achievements, also announced this year’s nominees for Outstanding Play, Musical, revivals and direction.
See the complete list of nominees below. Five actors were acknowledged for performances this year but are ineligible for Drama League Awards since they had won in previous seasons: Danny Burstein, Neil Patrick Harris, Hugh Jackman, Nathan Lane and John Lithgow.
Among the Outstanding Play nominees are Broadway’s The Balusters, Dog Day Afternoon, Giant, and Liberation, while the Broadway Musical nominees include Beaches, The Lost Boys, Schmigadoon!, Titanique and Two Strangers (Carry A Cake Across New York).
Play revival nominees include Broadway’s Becky Shaw, Bug, Death of a Salesman, Every Brilliant Thing, Fallen Angels, Joe Turner’s Come and Gone and Proof, while Broadway Musical revivals are Cats: The Jellicle Ball, Chess, Ragtime and The Rocky Horror Show.
The 92nd Annual Drama League Awards will be held at the Ziegfeld Ballroom on Friday, May 15. The Drama League previously announced the 2026 Special Recognition Award Recipients: Olivier and Grammy-nominated actress Caissie Levy will receive the Award for Distinguished Achievement in Musical Theater; Tony Award-winning director David Cromer will be honored with the Founders Award for Excellence in Directing; Executive Producer of the Apollo Theater Kamilah Forbes will be honored with the Contribution to the Theater Award; and the Gratitude Award will be presented to Tony nominee and Olivier Award winner Scott Ellis.
First awarded in 1922 and formalized in 1935, The Drama League Awards are the oldest theatrical honors in America. They are the only major theater awards chosen by a cross-section of the theater community — the industry professionals, producers, artists, audiences, and critics who are Drama League members nationwide.
2026 DRAMA LEAGUE AWARDS NOMINATIONS
OUTSTANDING PRODUCTION OF A PLAY
THE BALUSTERS
Samuel J. Friedman Theatre
Written by David Lindsay-Abaire
Directed by Kenny Leon
Associate Director: Ioana Alfonso
Produced by Manhattan Theatre Club (Nicki Hunter, Artistic Director; Chris Jennings, Executive Director). The Balusters was commissioned by MTC through the Bank of America New Play Program and is a recipient of an Edgerton Foundation New Play Award. Production support is provided by The Blanche and Irving Laurie Foundation, the Laurents/Hatcher Foundation, the Laura Pels International Foundation for Theater, and Jayne Baron Sherman and MTC Young Producing Partners.
CAROLINE
MCC Theater
Written by Preston Max Allen
Directed by David Cromer
Associate Director: Zoë Adams
Produced by MCC Theater (Bernie Telsey and Will Cantler, Artistic Directors; Blake West, Executive Director), by special arrangement with Tom Kirdahy Productions and Brian and Dayna Lee.
COLD WAR CHOIR PRACTICE
MCC Theater
Written by Ro Reddick
Directed by Knud Adams
Assistant Director: Olivia Songer
Produced by MCC Theater (Bernie Telsey and Will Cantler, Artistic Directors; Blake West, Executive Director), Clubbed Thumb (Maria Striar, Artistic Director/Founder; Michael Bulger, Producing Director), and Page 73 (Michael Walkup, Artistic Director; Renee Blinkwolt, Interim Executive Director)
DOG DAY AFTERNOON
August Wilson Theatre
Written by Stephen Adly Guirgis; based on the article “The Boys in the Bank,” published by LIFE Magazine, written by P.F. Kluge and Thomas Moore, and the film “Dog Day Afternoon” by Warner Bros.
Directed by Rupert Goold
Associate Director: Rory McGregor
Produced by Warner Bros. Theatre Ventures under the direction of Mark Kaufman, Sue Wagner, John Johnson, Patrick Catullo, Jillian Robbins, ZL Productions, John Gore Organization, James L. Nederlander, The Shubert Organization, Bruce Robert Harris, Kyle Valentine, The Cohn Sisters, IMAGINESPACE, Willette Klausner, Mickey Liddell & Pete Shilaimon, Stephanie P. McClelland, Albert Nocciolino, No Guarantees Productions, Palitz Wiesenfeld Productions, Joan Rechnitz, Winkler & Smalberg, Craig Balsam, Susan Rose, The Araca Group, Melissa Chamberlain & Michael McCartney, Matthew & Joseph Deitch, Jonathan Demar, Gulfstream Pictures, Hot Asphalt Productions, Jim Kierstead, Art Koski, Stella La Rue, Ken Levitan, Lloyd Tichio Productions, Jon B. Platt, Linda B. Rubin, Bellanca Smigel Rutter, Scott & Grace Shickler, Randy Jones Toll & Steven Toll, John Voege, J. Bergère & S. Mauro, Cohen-Gutterman Productions, and deRoy & Trezza
GIANT
Music Box Theatre
Written by Mark Rosenblatt
Directed by Nicholas Hytner
Produced by Brian & Dayna Lee, Stephanie Kramer & Nicole Kramer, Josh Fiedler & Robyn Goodman, Royal Court Theatre, Tilted, Federman Koenigsberg TS Perakos, Scott M Delman & Timothy C. Headington, Stephanie P. McClelland, Jessica R. Jenen & Linda B. Rubin, Tom Smedes & Peter Stern, Mark Rubinstein LTD, Pam Hurst-Della Pietra & Stephen Della Pietra, Ruth Hendel, Daryl Roth, Tom Tuft, Four Front Productions, A Golden Ticket Production, Willette Klausner & Tom D’Angora, Kuhnsabi Furman Furie, Alex Levy & Shari Redstone, Oddly Specific Productions, Rialto Productions, Winkler & Smalberg, The Shubert Organization, James L. Nederlander, and John Gore Organization
KYOTO
Lincoln Center Theater
Written by Joe Murphy and Joe Robertson
Directed by Stephen Daldry and Justin Martin
Associate Director: Ed Burnside
Produced by Lincoln Center Theater (Lear deBessonet, Kewsong Lee Artistic Director; Mike Schleifer, Managing Director) by arrangement with the Royal Shakespeare Company, Good Chance Theatre, Rachel Styne, and Jessica Foung
LIBERATION
James Earl Jones Theatre
Written by Bess Wohl
Directed by Whitney White
Associate Director: Annabel Heacock
Produced by Daryl Roth, Eva Price, Rachel Sussman and Jenny Gersten; Co-Produced by Betsy Dollinger, FineWomen Productions, Craig Balsam / Broadway Women’s Fund, Jessica Goldman Foung / Rachel Styne, Michelle Noh / Todd B. Rubin, Gold Sky Productions, MHSSP Productions, Creative Partners Productions, Sheri Henriksen, Hopkins Haffner Wright, Pam Hurst-Della Pietra, Ellie Hurwitz, Willette Klausner, Hilary Ley Jager, Los Angeles Media Fund, Jonathan Littman, Isabelle Mann, Practical Mayhem, Jenna Segal, Tracy Chutorian Semler, Marcy Syms and The Weisbrots; Presenting the production by the Roundabout Theatre Company (Scott Ellis, Interim Artistic Director; Sydney Beers, Executive Producer; Christopher Nave CFRE, Chief Advancement Director)
MARCEL ON THE TRAIN
Classic Stage Company
Co-written by Marshall Pailet and Ethan Slater
Directed by Marshall Pailet
Assistant Director: JuJu Jaworski
Presented by Classic Stage Company (Jill Rafson, Producing Artistic Director; Preston Whiteway, Interim Managing Director) presented through special arrangement with Mix and Match Productions (Maxwell Beer and Mitch Marois)
THE MONSTERS
Manhattan Theatre Club at New York City Center
Written and Directed by Ngozi Anyanwu
Associate Director: Leandra Torres Santiago
Produced by Manhattan Theatre Club (Nicki Hunter, Artistic Director; Chris Jennings, Executive Director) and Two River Theater (Justin Waldman, Artistic Director; Nora DeVeau-Rosen, Managing Director)
PRINCE FAGGOT
Playwrights Horizons/Soho Rep, Studio Seaview
Written by Jordan Tannahill
Directed by Shayok Misha Chowdhury
Associate Director: Jack Serio
Produced by Playwrights Horizons (Adam Greenfield, Artistic Director; Casey York, Managing Director; Noah Silva, General Manager) and Soho Rep (Cynthia Flowers, Caleb Hammons, Eric Ting, Directors); Studio Seaview transfer produced by bb², Seaview, LD Entertainment, Playwrights Horizons, and Soho Rep
RHEOLOGY
Playwrights Horizons, The Bushwick Starr
Written and directed by Shayok Misha Chowdhury
in collaboration with Bulbul Chakraborty
Directing Consultant: Caitlin Ryan O’Connell
Associate Director: Kedian Keohan
Associate Direction/Additional Dramaturgy: Lindsay Tanner
Produced by Playwrights Horizons (Adam Greenfield, Artistic Director; Casey York, Managing Director; Noah Silva, General Manager), The Bushwick Starr (Noel Allain, Artistic Director; Sue Kessler, Creative Director; Lucy Jackson, Producing Director); Originally produced by The Bushwick Starr, HERE Arts Center (Jesse Cameron Alick, Annalisa Dias, Lanxing Fu, Co-Directors), and Ma-Yi Theater Company (Ralph B. Peña, Producing Artistic Director; Jakob Carter, Executive Producer)
SPREAD
Written by Jesús I. Valles
Directed by Tatyana-Marie Carlo
Assistant Director: Angela Reynoso
Produced by INTAR Theatre (Nidia Medina, Artistic Director) and Radio Drama Network, in association with the Royal Exchange Theatre
OUTSTANDING REVIVAL OF A PLAY
ANNA CHRISTIE
St. Ann’s Warehouse
Written by Eugene O’Neill
Directed by Thomas Kail
Associate Director: Dianna Weiner
Produced by St. Ann’s Warehouse (Susan Feldman, Artistic Director; Erik Wallin, Executive Producer; Lianna Portnoy, Managing Director)
BECKY SHAW
Hayes Theater
Written by Gina Gionfriddo
Directed by Trip Cullman
Associate Director: Ryan Dobrin
Produced by Second Stage Theater (Evan Cabnet, Artistic Director; Adam Siegel, Executive Director), in association with Creative Partners Productions
THE BROTHERS SIZE
The Shed
Written by Tarell Alvin McCraney
Co-Directed by Tarell Alvin McCraney and Bijan Sheibani
Associate Director: Kemar Jewel
Co-produced by The Shed (Alex Poots, Artistic Director; Meredith “Max” Hodges, CEO) and Geffen Playhouse (Tarell Alvin McCraney, Artistic Director; Gil Cates, Jr., Executive Director/CEO)
BUG
Samuel J. Friedman Theatre
Written by Tracy Letts
Directed by David Cromer
Associate Director: Zoë Adams
Produced by Manhattan Theatre Club (Nicki Hunter, Artistic Director; Chris Jennings, Executive Director) in association with Steppenwolf Theatre Company (Glenn Davis and Audrey Francis, Artistic Directors; Brooke Flanagan, Executive Director)
DEATH OF A SALESMAN
Winter Garden Theatre
Written by Arthur Miller
Directed by Joe Mantello
Associate Director: Lily Dyble
Produced by Scott Rudin, Barry Diller, Roy Furman, Composite Capital Partners, Cue to Cue Productions, Thomas Tuft, John Gore Organization, Peter May, The Shubert Organization, Jane Bergère, Corey Brunish & Spencer Dress, Lynee & Marvin Garelick, Bruce Robert Harris & Sean Nyberg, Alex Levy & Shari Redstone, Lloyd Tichio Productions, William C. Martin, Scott H. Mauro, Jeffrey Schoenberg, Emerald Drive, Al Nocciolino
EVERY BRILLIANT THING
Hudson Theatre
Written by Duncan Macmillan with Jonny Donahoe
Directed by Jeremy Herrin and Duncan Macmillan
Associate Director: Laura Dupper and David Hull
Produced by Second Half Productions, Seaview, Gavin Kalin Productions, Pam Hurst-Della Pietra & Stephen Della Pietra; Co-produced by Rodeo Productions and Tilted, Winkler & Smalberg, ZL Productions, Tom Tuft, Larry Lelli, Grace Street Creative, Salem Productions, Barbara Chiodo, Cohen-Gutterman Productions, The Array IX, Julie Boardman, Kate Cannova, Creative Partners Productions, JMB Collective, Mickey Liddell & Pete Shilaimon, Oren Michels, Carl Moellenberg, Origin Story Productions, Roth-Manella Productions, Echo Lake Entertainment, P3 Productions, Jamie deRoy, and FineWomen Productions; Presented in association with Paines Plough and Lucie Lovatt
FALLEN ANGELS
Todd Haimes Theatre
Written by Noël Coward
Directed by Scott Ellis
Assistant Director: Bibiana Torres
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 Director; Rebecca Habel, Managing Director)
GRUESOME PLAYGROUND INJURIES
Lucille Lortel Theatre
Written by Rajiv Joseph
Directed by Neil Pepe
Assistant Director: Francesca Sabel
Produced by Seaview, Sue Wagner, and John Johnson, by special arrangement with the Lucille Lortel Theatre
JOE TURNER’S COME AND GONE
Ethel Barrymore Theatre
Written by August Wilson
Directed by Debbie Allen
Associate Director: David Blackwell
Produced by Brian Anthony Moreland, Tyler Perry, Kandi Burruss, The Apollo, Tameka “Tiny” Harris, Shamea Morton Mwangi, RR Fund 2, Charles D. Urstadt, Score 3 Partners, Timothy J. Adams & Sheila R. Tillerson Adams, Creative Partners Productions, Draper Moore Productions, John Gore Organization, Je’Caryous Johnson, Michael Katz, Willette Klausner, David Kobrin, Ubuntu, Dr. Yolanda Ragland, Lu-Shawn M. Thompson, The Shubert Organization, Gayle Jennings-O’Byrne, Christopher A. Reid/Shannon Nash, Jackson Chery/Chandler Young, Lloyd Tichio Productions / Javon Ford, Sean Nyberg / Jacquelyn Bell Kearney, Prof. Pat Parks / James L. Walker, Jr., Valencia Yearwood/Suzan Johnson Cook, Melonie Carnegie/Theatre Nerd Productions, Phyllis Newhouse/Michelle Falconer, Mona Scott-Young/ Dr. Jatali Bellanton, Michael & Jacqueline Lopez, Gabriel Szajnert, and Constanza Romero-Wilson
PROOF
Booth Theatre
Written by David Auburn
Directed by Thomas Kail
Associate Director: Tiffany Nichole Greene
Produced by Mike Bosner, Thomas Kail, Higher Ground, Jeffrey A. Sine, AEG Presents / Jay Marciano, Miranda Gohh, Origin Story Productions, Viajes Miranda, Pam Hurst-Della Pietra and Stephen Della Pietra, John Gore Organization, Lehman Oki Productions, LRBC Productions, LAMF Nyberg, No Guarantees Productions, Nothing Ventured Productions, Riccardo Schmid, The Council, The Shubert Organization, TPOC Strus, and Andy Jones
TWELFTH NIGHT
Delacorte Theatre
Written by William Shakespeare
Directed by Saheem Ali
Associate Director: Jess Slaght
Produced by The Public Theater (Oskar Eustis, Artistic Director; Patrick Willingham, Executive Director)
YOU GOT OLDER
Cherry Lane Theatre
Written by Clare Barron
Directed by Anne Kauffman
Associate Director: Francesca Sabel
Produced by Cherry Lane Theatre (Noah Gillard, Head of A24 Live; Dani Raitand, Head of Programming) and Matt Ross; Co-Producers: Crooked Letter, Joe Hetterly, Eric Kuhn and Adam Rodner, Concord Theatricals, Amplify Pictures/Gregory Hosono, Michael Ngo/Salem Productions, and David Thomas Tao/Rosemary and Kenneth Willman
OUTSTANDING PRODUCTION OF A MUSICAL
BEACHES, A NEW MUSICAL
Majestic Theatre
Book by Iris Rainer Dart and Thom Thomas; Music by Mike Stoller; Lyrics by Iris Rainer Dart
Co-Directed by Lonny Price and Matt Cowart
Associate Director: Neil Robinson
Produced by Jennifer Maloney-Prezioso, Ryan Bogner & Tracey McFarland for Broadway & Beyond Theatricals / Alison Spiriti & Justin Sudds for Right Angle Entertainment, Jeffrey Simno / Molly Mahoney, Douglas McJannet for Arden Entertainment, Craig Senyk, Next Table Entertainment, Stephen Mitchell Brown, Joyce & Wally Senney
Tamara Tunie / Maxine Lapiduss, Patty Baker, Jean Taylor / David Stillman, Leisa Creo / Candace Matthews, Wes Hall / Didi Wong, D’Angora Padgett Productions / Willette Klausner-Awesome Daughters, Crossroads Live, The John Gore Organization, Michelle Soutier/ Noah Lands, Marcy Syms/ Jennifer Spiegel Berman, Theatre Calgary
BEAU THE MUSICAL
St. Luke’s Theatre
Concept, Book, Lyrics, and Music by Douglas Lyons; Music by Ethan D. Pakchar
Directed by Josh Rhodes
Associate Director: Lee Wilkins
Produced by Bryan McCaffrey, Leah Michalos, and Joey Parnes in association with Out of the Box Theatrics (Elizabeth Flemming, Producing Artistic Director) and The Storyline Project; Co-Produced by Lindsay Gates, City Cowboy Productions, Noah Eisenberg, Jessica Sporn, Kyle Rogers & Lauren Weinberger, peer music & Steve and Cindy Chao, Leachman Feigelson Productions, Alex Robertson, Let’s Make Magic Inc, and Norm Lewis.
BIGFOOT
New York City Center
Written by Amber Ruffin, David A. Schmoll and Kevin Sciretta
Directed by Danny Mefford
Associate Director: Zoë Adams
Produced by Benson Drive Productions (George Strus, CEO), David Carter, Frankly Spoken Productions, The Shubert Organization, Robin Thede, Carson Gleberman, Sean Nyberg, Adam Riemer, Stark Sands in association with Manhattan Theatre Club (Nicki Hunter, Artistic Director; Chris Jennings, Executive Director)
THE LOST BOYS
Palace Theatre
Book by David Hornsby and Chris Hoch; Music by The Rescues; Lyrics by The Rescues; Based on the film “The Lost Boys,” distributed by Warner Bros. Pictures, story by James Jeremias and Janice Roberta Fischer
Directed by Michael Arden
Associate Director: Henry Gottfried
Assistant Director: Caroline Fairweather
Produced by James Carpinello, Marcus Chait, and Patrick Wilson, James L. Nederlander, At Rise Creative, Ayesha & Stephen Curry, Lauren Shuler Donner, Neil Patrick Harris, Douglas Sills, Slash, Kiefer Sutherland, Steve Young, Amy & Grady Burnett, Allison Bloom & Gabriel Mann, Hunter Arnold, Eastern Standard Time, DJD Productions/ZK Productions, Jay Marcus/Carl Moellenberg, Stark Sands, Jordan Silver/Kerri Mandelbaum, James Bolosh & Hillary Wyatt, Creative Partners Productions, Decca Broadway/Federal Films, Independent Presenters Network, The John Gore Organization, Stewart F. Lane/Bonnie Comley/Leah Lane, McAdoo Entertainment, Murray Entertainment Inc., Oddly Specific Productions, The Shubert Organization, Toho Inc., We R Broadway Artists Alliance, Stage Entertainment, Carrie & Joe Staley, W Thompson Family, Drew Elhamalawy/David & Kirsten Abdo, Brandon Blaser/Davis-Carroll, Crossroads Live/Marla McNally Phillips, Anthony & Maria Diaco/D’Angora Padgett Productions, Nancy Glass/Handler-Pawliuk Family, Grove Entertainment/K Live Entertainment, Howard-DePhillips/Jamie Stone O’Brien, Pamela Hurst-Della Pietra/Polly & Ed Han, Willette Klausner/Waikit Lau, Knudsen-Weissberger Productions/April Dovey Productions, Nabatoff-Caise/Sean Nyberg, Andy Raab/Ratelle-Eliason, Orfeh/Braedon Young, David & Megan Scacco/Jason & Sarah Sobel, Jason Taylor/Michael Graf and Warner Bros. Theatre Ventures. Executive Producer: Devin Keudell
MEXODUS
Minetta Lane Theatre, Daryl Roth Theatre
Written and performed by Brian Quijada and Nygel D. Robinson
Directed by David Mendizábal
Associate Director: Irvin Mason Jr.
Produced by Audible Theater (Kate Navin, Artistic Producer) and P3 Productions (Ben Holtzman, Sammy Lopez, and Fiona Howe Rudin) in association with Gabrielle Palitz, Gina Maria Leonetti, Todd B. Rubin, Willette and Manny Klausner, Adam Zell & Co, MTTM Theatrics, Thompson Creative Group/Balsam Levitan, QM Productions / The Movement Theatre Company, Bright & Shiny Productions/DKIM Caldwell, Bazarach Productions/Brian Guy, Erica Berger/Studebaker Theater, Drama Club/Rick Feldman.
MY JOY IS HEAVY
New York Theatre Workshop
Created and performed by The Bengsons
Directed by Rachel Chavkin
Associate Director: Abbey Joan Burgess
Produced by New York Theatre Workshop (Patricia McGregor, Artistic Director; Maya Choldin, Managing Director)
NIGHT SIDE SONGS
Claire Tow Theater
Words and Music by The Lazours
Developed with and Directed byTaibi Magar
Produced by Lincoln Center Theater/ LCT3 (Lear deBessonet, Kewsong Lee Artistic Director; Mike Schleifer, Managing Director)
SATURDAY CHURCH
New York Theatre Workshop
Book and additional lyrics by Damon Cardasis and James Ijames; Music and Lyrics by Sia; Additional music by Honey Dijon
Directed by Whitney White
Associate Director: Jerrica White
Produced by New York Theatre Workshop (Patricia McGregor, Artistic Director; Maya Choldin, Managing Director) by special arrangement with Tim Levy and Cindy Tolan
SCHMIGADOON!
Nederlander Theatre
Book, Music and Lyrics by Cinco Paul
Directed by Christopher Gattelli
Associate Director: Bethany Samuelson Pettigrew
Produced by Lorne Michaels, Micah Frank, and Caroline Maroney on behalf of Broadway Video and Christine Schwarzman and Megan O’Keefe on behalf of No Guarantees Productions, Marylee Fairbanks, James L. Nederlander, Charles D. Urstadt, Charles D. Urstadt, Bradford & Melissa Coolidge, Jeffrey Finn, John Gore Organization, Sams Entertainment, Cinco Paul, Andrew Singer, Leah Bergoffen/Andrew Paradis, Wendy Bingham Cox / Jodi Oh, Jamie deRoy / TT Partners, Willette Klausner / Kolson-Prisand, Marc David Levine / Jack Sullivan, Broadway Video, Apple TV, Universal Theatrical Group. Associate Producer: Hannah Rowen and Taylor Tranfaglia
THE SEAT OF OUR PANTS
The Public Theater
Adaptation, Music, and Lyrics by Ethan Lipton; Based upon the play The Skin of Our Teeth by Thornton Wilder
Directed by Leigh Silverman
Associate Director: Hawley Gould
Produced by The Public Theater (Oskar Eustis, Artistic Director; Patrick Willingham, Executive Director)
TITANÍQUE
St. James Theatre
Powered by the music of Céline Dion; Co-Created by Tye Blue, Marla Mindelle, and Constantine Rousouli
Directed by Tye Blue
Associate Director: Billie Aken-Tyers
Produced by Eva Price, Diamond Dog Entertainment, Marla Mindelle, Constantine Rousouli, Tye Blue, OD Company / OD Universe & Co., MEP, James L. Nederlander, Tristan Schukraft, Joey Fatone & Joe Mulvihill, Matt Rogers, Bowen Yang, Deborah Cox & Melissa Haizlip, Patty Baker, James Berwind, Broadway MDs, Crossroads Live, Ken Davenport, Hungryman Entertainment, John Gore Organization, Perakos-Fellman Adventures, Rogers & Spiro, Monica Saunders-Weinberg, ShowTown Productions & Matthew Sycle, Tom Tuft, JC Chasez / Boucher & Grant, IPN / NSST Entertainment, Jelmoni & Lazar / Lauren Kennedy Brady, D’Angora Padgett Productions / Willette Klausner, Scott & Mark Hoying / Manhead Merch, Griffin Schultz / Donald Smith, and FGSW Productions / Iris Smith
TWO STRANGERS (CARRY A CAKE ACROSS NEW YORK)
Longacre Theatre
Book by Jim Barne and Kit Buchan; Music by Jim Barne and Kit Buchan; Lyrics by Jim Barne and Kit Buchan; Music orchestrated by Lux Pyramid; Musical Director: Ted Arthur
Directed by Tim Jackson
Associate Director: Asmeret Ghebremichael
Lead Producer: Kevin McCollum, Tim Johanson, Glass Half Full Productions, and Jamie Wilson Productions; Co-Produced by Evan McGill, Dennis Trunfio, Abrams Corr Riemer Productions, Marc David Levine & Stephen S. Miller, Laura Lonergan, James L. Nederlander, Michael Patrick & Paul Gavrani, Merrie L. Davis / Tony Spinosa & Barbara Gallay, Walport Productions, Agrawal & PBT / JKDNV Productions, Aleff & Nothing Ventured / Flatto Turchin, Pam & Stephen Della Pietra, Nicole Eisenberg / Willette & Manny Klausner, Liddell Shilaimon / John Voege, Cecilia Lin / Wanyue Jie, Kevin Shen / We Believe, The Transatlantic Alliance / IPN, Oki Wallace-Phoebe / Laurie Tisch & Greg Field, Clemmie Forfar, Oliver Mackwood, Victoria Weinberg, and Lucas McMahon; Presenting the production by the Kiln Theatre; Associate Producers: Jack Eidson, Jonny Godbold, Amy Hetherington, Harrison Rose, and Evan Shalat
OUTSTANDING REVIVAL OF A MUSICAL
THE 25th ANNUAL PUTNAM COUNTY SPELLING BEE
New World Stages
Music and Lyrics by William Finn; Book by Rachel Sheinkin; Conceived by Rebecca Feldman; Additional Material by Jay Reiss
Directed by Danny Mefford
Associate Director: NJ Agwuna
Produced by Barbara Whitman, Aaron Glick, and Timothy Bloom, with co-producers James L. Nederlander, Nancy Nagel Gibbs, Debra Martin Chase, Rachel Sussman, Patrick Catullo, and Ryan Solomon; presented by special arrangement with David Stone
BAT BOY: THE MUSICAL
New York City Center
Story and Book by Keythe Farley and Brian Flemming; Music and Lyrics by Laurence O’Keefe
Directed by Alex Timbers
Associate Director: Taylor Haven Holt
Produced by New York City Center (Michael S. Rosenberg, President/CEO; Jenny Gersten, Vice President and Artistic Director, Musical Theater)
CATS: THE JELLICLE BALL
Broadhurst Theatre
Music by Andrew Lloyd Webber; Based on “Old Possum’s Book of Practical Cats” by T.S. Eliot; Lyrics by T.S. Eliot; Additional lyrics for “Jellicle Songs for Jellicle Cats” by Trevor Nunn and Richard Stilgoe; “Memory” lyric, based on poems by T.S. Eliot, written by Trevor Nunn
Directed by Zhailon Levingston and Bill Rauch
Associate Director: Cooper Howell and N’yomi Allure Stewart
Produced by Michael Harrison for Lloyd Webber Harrison Musicals and Mike Bosner by arrangement with LW Entertainment, Cynthia Erivo, John Legend and Mike Jackson’s Get Lifted Film Co., LaChanze, Jeremy Pope, Law Roach, Lena Waithe, Origin Story Productions, Miranda Gohh, George Strus, William Berlind, Timothy Bloom / Martinez Grimmett Productions / Drama Club Productions, Adam Kantor & Charly Jaffe, Alex Levy & Shari Redstone, Kevin Cahoon, AEG Presents / Jay Marciano, D’Angora Padgett Productions / Open Horizon, Gavin Kalin Productions, Jake Hine, Nederlander Presentations, Scott Mauro Entertainment / Leachman Feigelson Productions, Lindsay Holmes, Sean Nyberg, MeoWZ Productions, Nelson & Tao, TFLO Theatricals, artEquity Acton, Bob Boyett, Chimney Town, Cloth Fair Productions, Crooked Letter, DJD Productions, DudaMarcus, EK Productions, Lian Bloch Gill, Grace Street Creative, Lisa Hane, Harris LaneDo Productions, Hill Steinfast, John Gore Organization, Key to the City Productions, Willette Klausner, Klive Entertainment, L + E + N + Z Entertainment, LBH Productions, Christina Liceaga, LTJOF Productions, Lucky Tea Productions, Gates McCaffrey, Mount Caperton Productions, Mumby Foung, Mark Musico, Debbie Ohanian, Ryan R. Ratelle, Adam Riemer, Second Set, The Shubert Organization, The Brians, The Theater Offensive, Theatre Producers of Color, and Andy Jones; Presenting the production by The Perelman Performing Arts Center / PAC NYC; Produced by arrangement with LW Entertainment Limited
CHESS
Imperial Theatre
New book by Danny Strong; Music by Benny Andersson, Tim Rice and Björn Ulvaeus; Lyrics by Benny Andersson, Tim Rice and Björn Ulvaeus; Based on an idea by Tim Rice
Directed by Michael Mayer
Associate Director: Johanna McKeon; Assistant Director: Fernando Parra Bortí
Produced by Tom Hulce, Robert Ahrens, The Shubert Organization, Creative Partners Productions, Mary Maggio, Nederlander Presentations, Inc., Stephen & Nancy Gabriel, Carl Moellenberg, Danny Strong, Benny Andersson, Tim Rice, Björn Ulvaeus, Ludvig Andersson, Robert Fox, Lea Michele, Scott Abrams, 2 On The Aisle, The Broadway Investor’s Club, Ruth Hendel, John Gore Organization, Michael Mayer & Stark Sands, Judith Ann Abrams & Peter May, James Bolosh & Hillary Wyatt, Ira Pittelman, Kate Cannova, Jamie deRoy, Chema’s Checkmates, Bradford & Melissa Coolidge, Jonathan Farkas, Jeffrey Finn, Willette & Manny Klausner, Kors Le Pere Theatricals, Lang Entertainment Group , Maestro Invest, Stephanie P. McClelland, No Guarantees Productions, Ostar, Adam Riemer, Vivek J. Tiwary, Tom Tuft, Lee / Schild, Bijoux / Glass, Byrnes Lamon, DaVault Braun, Dickinson / Federman, Kolson / Prisand, Mo Maxi, Nabatoff / Kamler, Trichter Fink, Burkhardt Stern, and O’Connor / YSSM; Produced by arrangement with Three Knights, The Shubert Organization, and Robert Fox Ltd.
THE GOSPEL AT COLONUS
Conceived and adapted by Lee Breuer; Music composed by Bob Telson; Original Lyrics by Lee Breuer; Adapted Lyrics by Bob Telson and Lee Breuer
Directed by Shayok Misha Chowdhury
Associate Director: Sam Morreale
Produced by Little Island (Zack Winokur, Producing Artistic Director; Laura Clement, Executive Director)
HEATHERS THE MUSICAL
Book, music and lyrics by Kevin Murphy and Laurence O’Keefe
Based on the film written by Daniel Waters
Directed by Andy Fickman
Associate Director: Taylor Haven Holt
Produced by Bill Kenwright Ltd., Paul Taylor-Mills, Jerry Goehring, Madison Mohn, Phil Kenny, Scott Prisand/Rob Kolson, Broadway Investor’s Club, John Gore Organization, No Guarantees Productions, Willette and Manny Klausner, Aron Tomko and Gabe Alves, Carl Moellenberg, The Shubert Organization, Inc., Nick Padgett/Vasi Laurence, Andrew Patino/Chris Devlin, Richard Batchelder, David Alperson, Carlos Candal and Paul Mansfield, 42nd.club/SunnySpot Productions, Annjen Productions/David Treatman Creative, Andrew Paradis/Kelly Lamor Wilson, Charlie Hitchcock/Ben Feldman, Michael Cohen/Robin Reinach, Jesse and Kathy McKendry, Alexander Robertson and Oliver Ives Indictor, Backstreets Productions, Louis Santor, Adam Cohen, Nicholas Kaiser
Executive Producer: Tim Smith, Pemberley Productions
MASQUERADE
Book by Richard Stilgoe and Andrew Lloyd Webber; Music by Andrew Lloyd Webber; Lyrics by Charles Hart
Directed by Diane Paulus
Associate Director: Hunter Bird and Marc Kimelman
Produced by Randy Weiner by Special Arrangement with LW Entertainment
ORATORIO FOR LIVING THINGS
Written by Heather Christian
Directed by Lee Sunday Evans
Associate Director: Keenan Tyler Oliphant
Produced by Signature Theatre (Emily Shooltz, Artistic Director; Timothy J. McClimon, Executive Director)
RAGTIME
Vivian Beaumont Theater
Book by Terrence McNally; Music by Stephen Flaherty; Lyrics by Lynn Ahrens; Based on the novel by E.L. Doctorow
Directed by Lear deBessonet
Associate Director: Victoria Davidjohn
Assistant Director: Nathaniel P. Claridad
Produced by Lincoln Center Theater (Lear deBessonet, Kewsong Lee Artistic Director; Mike Schleifer, Managing Director); Produced in association with Tom Kirdahy, Kevin Ryan, Robert Greenblatt, Lamar Richardson, Thomas M. Neff, Roy and Jill Furman, Stephanie P. McClelland, Michael Page, Acton Rothschild Productions / Willette and Manny Klausner, Alexander-Taylor Deignan / Jay and Mary Sullivan, D’Angora Padgett Productions / Janet and Marvin Rosen, Maggio Lane / Rubin Bolosh, and Peter May / Coluzzi Cohen
RICHARD O’BRIEN’S THE ROCKY HORROR SHOW
Studio 54
Book by Richard O’Brien; Music by Richard O’Brien; Lyrics by Richard O’Brien
Directed by Sam Pinkleton
Associate Director: Kedian Keohan
Produced by Roundabout Theatre Company (Todd Haimes, President/CEO (in memoriam); Scott Ellis, Interim Artistic Director; Sydney Beers, Executive Producer; Christopher Nave, Chief Advancement Director; Rebecca Habel, Incoming Managing Director) in association with Trafalgar Entertainment and the Dodgers
THE WILD PARTY
New York City Center
Music and Lyrics by Michael John LaChiusa; Book by Michael John LaChiusa and George C. Wolfe
Directed by Lili-Anne Brown
Associate Director: Irvin Mason Jr.
Produced by New York City Center (Michael S. Rosenberg, President/CEO; Jenny Gersten, Vice President and Artistic Director, Musical Theater)
OUTSTANDING DIRECTION OF A PLAY
Knud Adams
COLD WAR CHOIR PRACTICE
MCC Theater
Debbie Allen
JOE TURNER’S COME AND GONE
Ethel Barrymore Theatre
Tatyana-Marie Carlo
SPREAD
INTAR Theatre
Shayok Misha Chowdhury
PRINCE FAGGOT
Playwrights Horizons/Soho Rep and Studio Seaview
David Cromer
CAROLINE
MCC Theater
Trip Cullman
BECKY SHAW
Second Stage Theater
Stephen Daldry and Justin Martin
KYOTO
Lincoln Center Theater
Joe Mantello
DEATH OF A SALESMAN
Winter Garden Theatre
and
LITTLE BEAR RIDGE ROAD
Booth Theatre
Marshall Pailet
MARCEL ON THE TRAIN
Classic Stage Company
OUTSTANDING DIRECTION OF A MUSICAL
Michael Arden
THE LOST BOYS
Palace Theatre
Lili-Anne Brown
THE WILD PARTY
New York City Center Encores!
Rachel Chavkin
MY JOY IS HEAVY
New York Theatre Workshop
Lear deBessonet
RAGTIME
Lincoln Center Theater
Lee Sunday Evans
ORATORIO FOR LIVING THINGS
Signature Theatre
Zhailon Levingston and Bill Rauch
CATS: THE JELLICLE BALL
Broadhurst Theatre
Danny Mefford
THE 25TH ANNUAL PUTNAM COUNTY SPELLING BEE
New World Stages
and
BIGFOOT
Manhattan Theatre Club/New York City Center
David Mendizábal
MEXODUS
Minetta Lane Theatre/Daryl Roth Theatre
Sam Pinkleton
RICHARD O’BRIEN’S THE ROCKY HORROR SHOW
Studio 54
Leigh Silverman
THE SEAT OF OUR PANTS
The Public Theater
Alex Timbers
BAT BOY: THE MUSICAL
New York City Center Encores!
DISTINGUISHED PERFORMANCE
Caroline Aaron, The Reservoir
Christopher Abbott, Death of a Salesman
Shoshana Bean, The Lost Boys
Jon Bernthal, Dog Day Afternoon
Ali Louis Bourzgui, The Lost Boys
Marylouise Burke, The Balusters
Kerry Butler, Bat Boy: The Musical
Rose Byrne, Fallen Angels
Sara Chase, Schmigadoon!
Patrice Johnson Chevannes, The Waterfall
Nicholas Christopher, Chess
Justin Cooley, The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee
Carrie Coon, Bug
André De Shields, Cats: The Jellicle Ball
Brandon J. Dirden, Waiting For Godot
Ayo Edebiri, Proof
Alden Ehrenreich, Becky Shaw
Luke Evans, Richard O’Brien’s The Rocky Horror Show
Jesse Tyler Ferguson, Tru
Susannah Flood, Liberation
Ishmael Gonzalez, Spread
Sean Hayes, The Unknown
Joshua Henry, Ragtime
Grey Henson, Bigfoot
André Holland, The Brothers Size
Stephanie Hsu, Richard O’Brien’s The Rocky Horror Show
Alani iLongwe, The Brothers Size
Stephen Kunken, Kyoto
Caissie Levy, Ragtime
Lesley Manville, Oedipus
John McCrea, Prince Faggot
Laurie Metcalf, Death of a Salesman and Little Bear Ridge Road
Lea Michele, Chess
Marla Mindelle, Titaníque
Lizan Mitchell, Cold War Choir Practice
Aigner Mizzelle, The Monsters
Chloë Grace Moretz, Caroline
Lupita Nyong’o, Twelfth Night
Kelli O’Hara, Fallen Angels
Christiani Pitts, Two Strangers (Carry A Cake Across New York)
Brian Quijada, Mexodus
Daniel Radcliffe, Every Brilliant Thing
Nygel D. Robinson, Mexodus
Jasmine Amy Rogers, The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee and The Wild Party
Constantine Rousouli, Titaníque
Ruben Santiago-Hudson, Joe Turner’s Come and Gone
Ethan Slater, Marcel on the Train
Ari’el Stachel, Other
B Noel Thomas, Saturday Church
Taylor Trensch, Bat Boy: The Musical
Brandon Uranowitz, Ragtime
Jessica Vosk, Beaches, A New Musical
Adrienne Warren, The Wild Party
Kara Young, Gruesome Playground Injuries and Proof
