The nominations for the 2026 Drama League Awards were announced on April 20 by Tony winner Natalie Venetia Belcon (Buena Vista Social Club) and Corbin Bleu (The Great Gatsby) at Lincoln Center's NY Public Library for the Performing Arts. The awards will be presented on May 15 at the Ziegfeld Ballroom in a ceremony hosted by NY-1's Frank DiLella. Tickets and tables to the star-studded luncheon are available for purchase at dramaleague.org/2026awards or by calling The Drama League event office at 212.625.1025.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.
Natalie Venetia Belcon and Corbin Bleu
announced the 2026 Drama League nominees
OUTSTANDING PRODUCTION OF A PLAY
CAROLINE
COLD WAR CHOIR PRACTICE
DOG DAY AFTERNOON
GIANT
THE MONSTERS
MEXODUS
ANNA CHRISTIE
BUG
JOE TURNER'S COME AND GONE
BAT BOY THE MUSICAL
THE GOSPEL AT COLONUS
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 ReservoirChristopher 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
The Drama League also wishes to acknowledge the previous recipients of the Distinguished Performance Award who appeared in Broadway or Off-Broadway productions this season. As the Award can only be won once in a performer’s lifetime, they are ineligible to be nominated; however, their exemplary work is recognized and applauded.
Danny Burstein, Marjorie Prime
Neil Patrick Harris, Art
Hugh Jackman, Sexual Misconduct of the Middle Classes
Nathan Lane, Death of a Salesman
John Lithgow, Giant
SPECIAL RECOGNITIONS
(previously announced)
Distinguished Achievement in Musical Theater – Caissie Levy
Founders Award for Excellence in Directing – David Cromer
Contribution to the Theater – Kamilah Forbes
Gratitude Award – Scott Ellis
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