2026 Dorian Theater Awards
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Outstanding Broadway Musical
The Lost Boys
Schmigadoon!
Two Strangers (Carry a Cake Across New York)Outstanding Broadway Play
The Balusters
Giant
Little Bear Ridge Road
PunchOutstanding Broadway Musical Revival
Chess
Ragtime
The Rocky Horror ShowOutstanding Broadway Play Revival
Death of a Salesman
Becky Shaw
Fallen Angels
Marjorie Prime
OedipusOutstanding LGBTQ Broadway Production
Little Bear Ridge Road
The Rocky Horror Show
Schmigadoon!
The Lost BoysOutstanding Lead Performance in a Broadway Musical
Sara Chase, Schmigadoon!
Kristin Chenoweth, The Queen of Versailles
Nicholas Christopher, Chess
Luke Evans, The Rocky Horror Show
Joshua Henry, Ragtime
Stephanie Hsu, The Rocky Horror Show
Caissie Levy, Ragtime
Sam Tutty, Two Strangers (Carry a Cake Across New York)
Brandon Uranowitz, RagtimeOutstanding Lead Performance in a Broadway Play
Rose Byrne, Fallen Angels
Carrie Coon, Bug
Will Harrison, Punch
Nathan Lane, Death of a Salesman
John Lithgow, Giant
Lesley Manville, Oedipus
Laurie Metcalf, Little Bear Ridge Road
Kelli O'Hara, Fallen Angels
Daniel Radcliffe, Every Brilliant Thing
Mark Strong, OedipusOutstanding Featured Performance in a Broadway Musical
Melissa Barrera, Titaníque
Shoshana Bean, The Lost Boys
Ali Louis Bourzgui, The Lost Boys
Max Clayton, Schmigadoon!
Rachel Dratch, The Rocky Horror Show
Ana Gasteyer, Schmigadoon!
Leiomy, Cats: The Jellicle Ball
Ben Levi Ross, Ragtime
Benjamin Pajak, The Lost Boys
Layton Williams, TitaníqueOutstanding Featured Performance in a Broadway Play
Christopher Abbott, Death of a Salesman
Marylouise Burke, The Balusters
Danny Burstein, Marjorie Prime
Alden Ehrenreich, Becky Shaw
Linda Emond, Becky Shaw
Jessica Hecht, Dog Day Afternoon
Laurie Metcalf, Death of a Salesman
Cynthia Nixon, Marjorie Prime
Ruben Santiago-Hudson, August Wilson's Joe Turner's Come and Gone
June Squibb, Marjorie PrimeOutstanding Broadway Ensemble
Death of a Salesman
The Balusters
Ragtime
The Rocky Horror Show
Schmigadoon!Outstanding Original Score of a Broadway Production
Death of a Salesman by Caroline Shaw
The Lost Boys by The Rescues
Schmigadoon! by Cinco Paul
The Queen of Versailles by Stephen Schwartz
Two Strangers (Carry a Cake Across New York) by Jim Barne & Kit BuchanOutstanding Book of a Broadway Musical
The Lost Boys by David Hornsby and Chris Hoch
Schmigadoon! by Cinco Paul
Two Strangers (Carry a Cake Across New York) by Jim Barne & Kit BuchanOutstanding Script of a Broadway Play
The Balusters by David Lindsay-Abaire
Giant by Mark Rosenblatt
Little Bear Ridge Road by Samuel D. Hunter.
Punch by James GrahamOutstanding Design of a Broadway Production
Bug
Cats: The Jellicle Ball
The Lost Boys
The Rocky Horror Show
Schmigadoon!The Broadway Showstopper Award
– To a standout production number or scene
Cats: The Jellicle Ball - “Memory” (“Tempress” Chasity Moore)
Cats: The Jellicle Ball - “Skimbleshanks the Railway Cat” (Emma Sofia)
Cats: The Jellicle Ball - “Songs of the Jellicles and the Jellicle Ball” (company)
Chess - “Anthem” (Nicholas Christopher)
Titaníque - “River Deep, Mountain High” (Layton Williams)Outstanding Off-Broadway Musical
Beau: The Musical
The Last Bimbo of the Apocalypse
Mexodus
Saturday Church
The Seat of Our PantsOutstanding Off-Broadway Play
Are the Bennett Girls Ok?
Bowl EP
Cold War Choir Practice
Meet the Cartozians
Prince FaggotOutstanding Off-Broadway Revival
Bat Boy: The Musical
Heathers, The Musical
Oratorio for Living Things
Twelfth Night (Shakespeare in the Park)
The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling BeeOutstanding LGBTQ Off-Broadway Production
Beau: The Musical
Becoming Eve
Bowl EP
Prince Faggot
Saturday Church
ta-da!Outstanding Lead Performance in an Off-Broadway Production
Bryson Battle, Saturday Church
Quincy Tyler Bernstine, Well, I’ll Let You Go
Alana Raquel Bowers, Cold War Choir Practice
Will Brill, Kramer/Fauci
Tommy Dorfman, Becoming Eve
David Greenspan, I’m Assuming You Know David Greenspan
Ryan J. Haddad, Hold Me in the Water
Marin Ireland, Queens
John McCrea, Prince Faggot
Matt Rodin, Beau: The MusicalOutstanding Featured Performance in an Off-Broadway Production
Caroline Aaron, The Reservoir
Sierra Boggess, Prosperous Fools
Justin Cooley, The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee
K. Todd Freeman, Prince Faggot
J. Harrison Ghee, Saturday Church
David Greenspan, Prince Faggot
Judy Kuhn, The Baker’s Wife
McKenzie Kurtz, Heathers, The Musical
Casey Likes, Heathers, The Musical
Deirdre O’Connell, Glass. Kill. What If If Only. Imp.
Jasmine Amy Rogers, The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee
David Turner, Mother RussiaOutstanding Writing for an Off-Broadway Production
Becoming Eve by Emil Weinstein
Bowl EP by Nazareth Hassan
Caroline by Preston Max Allen
Cold War Choir Practice by Ro Reddick
Practice by Nazareth Hassan
Prince Faggot by Jordan TannahillOutstanding Design for an Off-Broadway Production
Beau: The Musical
Bowl EP
Cold War Choir Practice
Masquerade
Prince FaggotLGBTQ Theater Artist of the Season
Michael Arden
Shayok Misha Chowdhury
Luke Evans
Qween Jean
Constantine Rousouli
Brandon UranowitzLGBTQ Theater Trailblazer
— For a lifelong commitment to creating art that inspires empathy, truth and equity
Michael Arden
Junior LaBeija
Nathan Lane
Joe Mantello
Sam PinkletonBroadway Productions with Multiple Nominations
Schmigadoon! — 9
The Lost Boys — 8
The Rocky Horror Show — 7
Ragtime — 6
Death of a Salesman — 5
The Balusters — 4
Cats: The Jellicle Ball — 4
Two Strangers (Carry a Cake Across New York) — 4
Becky Shaw — 3
Chess — 3
Fallen Angels — 3
Giant — 3
Little Bear Ridge Road — 3
Oedipus — 3
Punch — 3
Titaníque — 3
Bug — 2
The Queen of Versailles — 2Off-Broadway Productions with Multiple Nominations
Prince Faggot — 7
Bowl EP — 4
Cold War Choir Practice — 4
Saturday Church — 4
Beau: The Musical — 3
Becoming Eve — 3
Heathers, The Musical — 3
The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee — 3 -
Item description
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Dorian Theater Awards announces 2026 nominees - Broadway News
SCHMIGADOON! and THE LOST BOYS Lead 2026 Dorian Award Nominations - Broadway World
2026 Dorian Theater Awards: ‘Schmigadoon!’ leads the field with 9 nominations - Gold Derby
‘Schmigadoon!,’ ‘The Lost Boys’ Lead LGBTQ Critics’ Dorian Theater Award Nominations - The Contending
GALECA’s Dorian Theater Award Nominations Are Announced - City Tour NY
2026 Dorian Theater Award Nominations: Schmigadoon, Lost Boys lead - New York Theater
LGBTQ Critics reveal 2026 Dorian Theater Award nominations – Schmigadoon! leads Broadway nods while Prince F****t reigns Off-Broadway - The Queer Review
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Voting Rules
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Broadway productions must have their opening night by April 26, 2026. Off-Broadway productions must have their opening night by March 31, 2026.
In the case of productions which transfer from Off-Broadway to Broadway:
If said transfer occurs within the same competitive season, then we will consider the Broadway iteration of the show for our awards.
If the transfer occurs in subsequent seasons, we would not consider the production at that time, having already considered the Off-Broadway iteration.
In these cases we may consider new elements of the production which were not present in the previous Off-Broadway run.
If the transfer occurs in a subsequent season but the initial Off-Broadway production did NOT earn any Dorian Award nominations, then all elements of the Broadway production will be eligible
GALECA will follow the Tony Awards Administration Committee’s eligibility placements for Broadway productions and performers, unless otherwise noted. A “Reminder List” will be created for members with every eligible production and performer sorted into their respective Dorian Awards categories.
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All GALECA Theater Wing members will receive a ballot containing the Broadway categories and special categories. Designated Off-Broadway voters will receive a second ballot containing the Off-Broadway categories.
*Only members who have committed to being an Off-Broadway voter will vote in the categories specifically honoring Off-Broadway productions and performers.
In the nomination phase: Each voter will rank their top three choices in each category. Each candidate is assigned a point value based on its ranked position on the ballot, with the top ranked candidate receiving the most points, and so on.
In the winner phase: Each voter will select ONE nominee per category as their choice for the winner.
If a voter has not attended enough eligible candidates within a category to make an edified assessment, they are asked not to vote in that category.
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Production Categories & Special Categories
(Broadway Musical, Broadway Play, Broadway Musical Revival, Broadway Play Revival, LGBTQ Broadway Production, Off-Broadway Production, LGBTQ Off-Broadway Production, Broadway Showstopper, Ensemble, LGBTQ Theater Artist, LGBTQ Theater Trailblazer)
# of Contenders = # of Nominees
10+ = 5 nominees
7-9 = 4 nominees
4-6 = 3 nominees
1-3 = requires case by case discussion/vote on individual contenders
Individual Performance Categories
(Lead Broadway Musical, Featured Broadway Musical, Lead Broadway Play, Featured Broadway Play, Lead Off-Broadway, Featured Off-Broadway)
# of Contenders = # of Nominees
21+ = 10 nominees
15-20 = 8 nominees
10-15 = 6 nominees
Ties
If there is an exact tie between two contenders for the final nomination slot in a category, then both shall become nominees.

