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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE, PLEASE

THE 26^TH ANNUAL
BROADWAY.COM
AUDIENCE CHOICE AWARDS

WILL BE PRESENTED ON
THURSDAY, MAY 28

New York, NY (April 23, 2026) – Today, Broadway.com announced that the 26^th annual Broadway.com Audience Choice Awards will be presented on Thursday, May 28. At the end of each Broadway season, fans from across the globe bestow the most democratic theater award of the year. In recent years, the ceremony has featured Award Winners Nicole Scherzinger, Michelle Williams, Jessica Chastain, Elle Fanning, Hugh Jackman, Rachel McAdams, Leslie Odom, Jr., Sarah Jessica Parker, Ben Platt, Daniel Radcliffe, and more.

The Broadway.com Audience Choice Award is the only major theatrical prize awarded solely by votes cast online by audience members. Awards are presented in traditional categories as well as several unique to the Broadway.com Audience Choice Awards, including “Favorite Diva Performance,” “Favorite New Song,” “Favorite Breakthrough Performance,” “Favorite Funny Performance” and “Favorite Onstage Pair.” In addition, an award is presented for national tours to encourage the participation of Broadway fans not only in New York but across the country. All awards are decided solely by the voting of theater fans on Broadway.com.

Fans can now vote to select this year’s nominees at Broadway.com/Awards.

Wednesday, April 22 – Nominee voting opens

Sunday, April 26 – Nominee voting closes

Monday, May 4 – Award voting opens

Friday, May 8 – Award voting closes

Thursday, May 12 – Winners announced

Broadway.com is a premier website for Broadway news, exclusive content, and ticket sales. Named the #1 source for Broadway information (after Google)*, Broadway.com serves its customers and visitors (more than 27 million annually) as the ultimate Broadway resource. The site contains the most complete editorial coverage of theater on the internet, including the latest news, interviews with actors and playwrights, opening-night coverage, original theater reviews and video features. Broadway.com also offers show synopses, credits, biographies and in-depth Tony Awards coverage.

The John Gore Organization is a leading presenter, distributor, and marketer of Broadway theater worldwide. Under the leadership of 25-time Tony-winner and owner John Gore, its family of companies includes Broadway Across America, Broadway.com, The Broadway Channel, BroadwayBox.com, Group Sales Box Office and Broadway Brands. The company presents shows in over 45 cities across North America as well as on Broadway, Off-Broadway, London’s West End, Japan, and China. It has won Tony Awards in every producing category as well as numerous other Drama League, Drama Desk, and Olivier Awards. The John Gore Organization is committed to supporting theater access and education programs that introduce Broadway to the next generation of audiences and theater professionals.

More information regarding the 26^th annual Broadway.com Audience Choice Awards will be released at a later date.

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