70th Annual Drama Desk Awards Nominations – Updating Live

Raúl Esparza and Helen J Shen will announce the 70th Annual Drama Desk Awards nominations on Wednesday, April 29, 2026 at 10:00AM ET.

The 70th Annual Drama Desk Awards, the theater award honoring excellence throughout all of New York City’s theatrical panorama, will return to the historic Town Hall in New York City on Sunday, May 17, 2026. Gold, Silver, and Bronze premium ticket packages in addition to particular person orchestra tickets can be found now.

The 70th celebration will acknowledge the New York theater of the 2025-2026 season, and honor Harold S. Prince Award-recipient Tom Schumacherformer President of Disney Theatrical Productions.

Check out the nominees thus far and test again later for the entire checklist.

DRAMA DESK AWARDS NOMINATIONS

OUTSTANDING PLAY

Caroline
Preston Max Allen

Cold War Choir Practice
Ro Reddick

Meet the Cartozians
Talene Monahon

Prince Faggot
Jordan Tannahill

The Balusters
David Lindsay-Abaire

Well, I’ll Let You Go
Bubba Weiler

The Porch on Windy Hill
Sherry Stregack Lutken, Lisa Helmi Johanson, Morgan Morse, and David M. Lutken

OUTSTANDING REVIVAL OF A PLAY

Becky Shaw
Ceremonies in Dark Old Men
Death of a Salesman
The Truncated Suns
Titus Andronicus
You Got Older

MUSICAL OUTSTANDING

Beau the Musical
Mexodus
Schmigadoon!
The Seat of Our Pants
Two Strangers (Carry a Cake Across New York)

OUTSTANDING REVIVAL OF A MUSICAL

Amahl and the Night Visitors
chess
Ragtime
The twenty fifth Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee
The Baker’s Wife
The Rocky Horror Show

OUTSTANDING LEAD PERFORMANCE IN A MUSICAL

Nicholas Christopher – Chess
Luke Evans – The Rocky Horror Show
Dulé 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

OUTSTANDING LEAD PERFORMANCE IN A PLAY

Qunicy Tyler Bernstine- Well, I’ll Let You Go
Noah Galvin – The Reservoir
Synnøve Karlsen- Pygmalion
John Krasinski – Angry Alan
Nathan Lane – Death of a Slaesman
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 Playgorund Injuries

About The Drama Desk Awards

For seventy years, the Drama Desk Awards have been a novel voice celebrating the artistry, innovation, and unstoppable creativity of New York’s phases. Since 1955, they have been the one main theater award to honor excellence throughout all of New York City’s theatrical panorama—from large-finances spectacles to boundary-pushing new works.

Over the a long time, the Drama Desk Awards have acknowledged a outstanding roster of American theater legends and cultural icons. Winners embrace Cynthia Erivo, Bryan Cranston, Lin-Manuel Miranda, Viola Davis, Al Pacino, Jason Robards, William Shakespeare, James Earl Jones, Neil Patrick Harris, Stephen Sondheim, August Wilson, Tony Kushner, Audra McDonald, Nathan Lane, Patti LuPone, Bernadette Peters, Billy Porter, Christopher Walker, Julie Taylor, George C. Wolfe, David Mamet, Laurie Metcalf, Sutton Foster, Glenn Close, Suzan-Lori Parks, Brian Dennehy, Tom Stoppard, Liev Schreiber, Harvey Fierstein, Cherry Jones, Tonya Pinkins, Bebe Neuwirth, Jefferson Maysand André Shields. These artists, and 1000’s of others acknowledged by the Drama Desks – spanning generations, genres, and disciplines – have helped form the American stage. From breakthrough productions to profession-defining roles, the Drama Desk Awards have lengthy been a bellwether for excellence, honoring the visionaries who proceed to redefine what theater is and what it may be.

The Drama Desk Awards are offered by the Drama Desk group and produced by Drama Desk Awards Productions, a enterprise of Scene Partners in partnership with The Season. At the Drama Desk group, David Barbour and Charles Wright are Co-Presidents. At The Season, Mike Karns and Steven Tartick are Co-Founders. Victoria Weinberg leads Drama Desk Awards Productions.