DRAMA DESK AWARD NOMINEES 2026
DRAMA DESK AWARD NOMINEES 2026
DRAMA DESK AWARD NOMINEES 2026#1
Posted: 4/29/26 at 8:17am
They are apparently in progress of being announced but I can’t seem to find them.
The only thing that tipped me off to it was that CHESS posted they were nominated for Oustanding Revival of a Musical on their socials.
DRAMA DESK AWARD NOMINEES 2026#2
Posted: 4/29/26 at 8:21am
quizking101 said: "They are apparently in progress of being announced but I can’t seem to find them.
The only thing that tipped me off to it was that CHESS posted they were nominated for Oustanding Revival of a Musical on their socials."
Same except i went back and read the announcement that they are due to be announced at 10am.
DRAMA DESK AWARD NOMINEES 2026#3
Posted: 4/29/26 at 8:32am
And SCHMIGADOON just announced they were nominated for Outstanding Musical, as well as ROCKY HORROR for Revival
What is going on?
DRAMA DESK AWARD NOMINEES 2026#4
Posted: 4/29/26 at 8:32am
Schmigadoon also posted that they were nominated for best musical.
DRAMA DESK AWARD NOMINEES 2026#5
Posted: 4/29/26 at 8:32am
Schmigadoon posted as well. Both shows are managed by TT Partners, so guessing some intern accidentally let the cat out of the bag prematurely lol.
DRAMA DESK AWARD NOMINEES 2026#6
Posted: 4/29/26 at 8:34am
bjh2114 said: "Schmigadoon posted as well. Both shows are managed by TT Partners, so guessing some intern accidentally let the cat out of the bag prematurely lol."
that was my first thought. oops!!
DRAMA DESK AWARD NOMINEES 2026#7
Posted: 4/29/26 at 8:36am
Two Strangers and Ragtime also posted about a half hour ago. It looks like productions may have been notified, but not performers and creatives?
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DRAMA DESK AWARD NOMINEES 2026#8
Posted: 4/29/26 at 8:36am
The DD Instagram is posting some nominees. They did a sneak peek of a few of the awards. More at 8:50am on Broadway.com's YT channel.
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DRAMA DESK AWARD NOMINEES 2026#9
Posted: 4/29/26 at 8:51am
The major production awards were announced on insta early …
DRAMA DESK AWARD NOMINEES 2026#10
Posted: 4/29/26 at 8:59am
The early announcements:
https://www.instagram.com/dramadeskawards
Outstanding Musical
Beau the Musical
Mexodus
Schmigadoon!
The Seat of Our Pants
Two Strangers (Carry a Cake Across New York)
Outstanding Play
Caroline
Cold War Choir Practice
Meet the Cartozians
Prince Faggot
The Balusters
The Porch on Windy Hill
Well, I’ll Let You Go
Outstanding Revival of a Musical
Amahl and the Night VIsitors
Chess
Ragtime
The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee
The Baker’s Wife
The Rocky Horror Show
Outstanding Revival of a Play
Becky Shaw
Ceremonies in Dark Old Men
Death of a Salesman
Los Sole Truncos
Titus Andronicus
You Got Older
DRAMA DESK AWARD NOMINEES 2026#11
Posted: 4/29/26 at 9:01am
Lead Performance in a Play
Quincy Tyler Bernstine, Well, I’ll Let You Go
Noah Galvin, The Reservoir
Synnøve Karlsen, Pygmalion
John Krasinski, Angry Alan
Nathan Lane, Death of a Salesman
John Lithgow, Giant
Lesley Manville, Oedipus
Laurie Metcalf, Death of a Salesman
Aigner Mizzelle, The Monsters
Patrick Page, Titus Andronicus
Anika Noni Rose, The Balusters
Kara Young, Gruesome Playground Injuries
DRAMA DESK AWARD NOMINEES 2026#12
Posted: 4/29/26 at 9:02am
Lead Performance in a Musical
Nicholas Christopher (Chess)
Luke Evans (The Rocky Horror Show)
Dule Hill (Lights Out: Nat "King" Cole)
Caissie Levy (Ragtime)
Nygel D. Robinson (Mexodus)
Sam Tutty (Two Strangers (Carry a Cake Across New York))
Micaela Diamond (The Seat of Our Pants)
Joshua Henry (Ragtime)
Amber Iman (Goddess)
Brian Quijada (Mexodus)
Matt Rodin (Beau: The Musical)
Brandon Uranowitz (Ragtime)
DRAMA DESK AWARD NOMINEES 2026#13
Posted: 4/29/26 at 9:02am
Lost Boys, Giant, and Little Bear Ridge Road being shut out is surprising.
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DRAMA DESK AWARD NOMINEES 2026#14
Posted: 4/29/26 at 9:11am
Wow, plenty of off-Broadway representation in the nominations this year. Really goes to show how truly weak of a Broadway season it's been.
Couldn't agree more with The Lost Boys snub for Outstanding Musical.
DRAMA DESK AWARD NOMINEES 2026#15
Posted: 4/29/26 at 9:21am
I'm thinking that Oedipus was hard to categorize for some of the nominators and fell between the cracks.
It's good to see Titus Andronicus and Lights Out acknowledged. I hope Daniel J. Watts is among the supporting actor in a musical nominees.
Little Bear Ridge Road will probably still find its way to a Tony nomination. The Balusters is the only Drama Desk-nominated play that is eligible for a Tony.
DRAMA DESK AWARD NOMINEES 2026#16
Posted: 4/29/26 at 9:36am
Oedipus is probably up for the Adaptation category which is yet to be announced.
Updated On: 4/29/26 at 09:36 AMDRAMA DESK AWARD NOMINEES 2026#17
Posted: 4/29/26 at 9:39am
walnutoraroach said: "Oedipus is probably up for the Adaptation category which is yet to be announced."
I hope so!
DRAMA DESK AWARD NOMINEES 2026#18
Posted: 4/29/26 at 10:27am
The final list: BEAU and MEXODUS leading with 10 noms each.
https://playbill.com/article/beau-mexodus-lead-2026-drama-desk-award-nominations-read-the-full-list-here
DRAMA DESK AWARD NOMINEES 2026#19
Posted: 4/29/26 at 10:29am
Despite CATS also being eligible last year, their noms are all in technical categories - Choreo, Costumes, Scenic, and Wig/Hair - which all definitely have substantially different elements from Off Broadway and likely made them eligible again
DRAMA DESK AWARD NOMINEES 2026#20
Posted: 4/29/26 at 10:30am
Tried to post the rest of the nominations but the site says I'm spam (to be fair, some of the posters likely think so too). Maybe it will accept this?
Shows with Multiple Nominations
10 - Beau the Musical, Mexodus
9 - The Seat of Our Pants
8 - Ragtime, The Balusters
7 - The Baker's Wife
6 - Death of a Salesman, The Rocky Horror Show
5 - The Lost Boys; Well, I'll Let You Go
4 - Becky Shaw, Cats: The Jellicle Ball, Goddess, Lights Out: Nat "King Cole", Oedipus, Schmigadoon!, The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee, Titus Andronicus
3 - Caroline, Cold War Choir Practice, Kenrex, Meet the Cartozians, Prince Faggot, Try/Step/Trip, Two Strangers (Carry a Cake Across New York)
2 - Amahl and the Night Visitors, Amaze, and her Children, Are the Bennett Girls Ok?, Ceremonies in Dark Old Men, Chess, Initiative, Joe Turner's Come and Gone, My Joy is Heavy, Oh Happy Day!, Saturday Church, Tartuffe (NYTW), The Adding Machine, The Brothers Size, The Imaginary Invalid (Moliére in the Park), The Monsters, The Porch on Windy Hill, The Reservoir, Weather Girl
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DRAMA DESK AWARD NOMINEES 2026#21
Posted: 4/29/26 at 10:32am
Was just coming to post the Playbill list.
Drama Desk really went for off-Broadway this year. Good on Beau and Mexodus.
Lost Boys got in for visual categories, but not for music, book, direction, or performance.
The other new Broadway musicals didn't fair much better, but at least some of the cast got recognized.
Another body nominating Sam Tutty but not Christiani Pitts for Two Strangers. Has anyone awards group nominated both for the Broadway run yet?
DRAMA DESK AWARD NOMINEES 2026#22
Posted: 4/29/26 at 10:32am
I know the Desks are idiosyncratic but... Beau being tied for the most nominations is... surprising.
DRAMA DESK AWARD NOMINEES 2026#23
Posted: 4/29/26 at 10:55am
Kad said: "I know the Desks are idiosyncratic but... Beau being tied for the most nominations is... surprising."
The Drama Desk nominators see virtually every show in New York that meets the requirements for consideration and invites them. I believe the criteria for consideration is 21 performances, and there were 270 productions this year that were evaluated. It usually ends up that a bunch of esoteric Off-Broadway shows get nominated but rarely win, because while the nominators are invited to everything, the voters rarely are.
DRAMA DESK AWARD NOMINEES 2026#24
Posted: 4/29/26 at 11:29am
Also worth nothing, Arturo Lyons and Omari Wiles are the second choreographers (after Camille A. Brown) to swing back to back noms this decade AND the first in DD history to get two noms period (back to back or not) for the same show.
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DRAMA DESK AWARD NOMINEES 2026#25
Posted: 4/29/26 at 12:00pm
Beau and Mexiodus are nowhere on the same level, bizarre
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