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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE, PLEASE

WINNERS ANNOUNCED FOR

26^TH ANNUAL
BROADWAY.COM
AUDIENCE CHOICE AWARDS

AWARDS TO BE PRESENTED ON
THURSDAY, MAY 28 AT
THE SKYLARK

New York, NY (May 12, 2026) – Today, Broadway.com announced the winners for the 26^th annual Broadway.com Audience Choice Awards. The winners were selected by fans from across the globe who voted for all eligible candidates in a comprehensive Broadway.com survey for the “People’s Choice Awards” of Broadway. The full list of nominations is below.

This year, Chess tops the list winning 4 awards including Favorite Musical Revival. Death of a Salesman, Hadestown, and Two Strangers (Carry a Cake Across New York) all tied for 3 awards won each.

The Broadway.com Audience Choice Award is the only major theatrical prize awarded solely by votes cast online by theater fans. The awards will be presented at a private reception on Thursday, May 28 at The Skylark (200 West 39^th Street).

Favorite New Musical
The Lost Boys

Favorite New Play
Dog Day Afternoon

Favorite Musical Revival
Chess

Favorite Play Revival
Death of a Salesman

Favorite Long-Running Show
Hadestown

Favorite Tour
Hadestown

Favorite Leading Actor in a Musical
Joshua Henry, Ragtime

Favorite Leading Actress in a Musical
Lea Michele, Chess

Favorite Leading Actor in a Play
Daniel Radcliffe, Every Brilliant Thing

Favorite Leading Actress in a Play
Ayo Edibiri, Proof

Favorite Featured Actor in a Musical
Jim Parsons, Titanique

Favorite Featured Actress in a Musical
Shoshana Bean, The Lost Boys

Favorite Featured Actor in a Play
Christopher Abbott, Death of a Salesman

Favorite Featured Actress in a Play
Laurie Metcalf, Death of a Salesman

Favorite Diva Performance
Lea Michele, Chess

Favorite Funny Performance
Sam Tutty, Two Strangers (Carry a Cake Across New York)

Favorite Onstage Pair
Christiani Pitts & Sam Tutty, Two Strangers (Carry a Cake Across New York)

Favorite Breakthrough Performance (Male)
Luke Evans, The Rocky Horror Show

Favorite Breakthrough Performance (Female)
Juliette Lewis, The Rocky Horror Show

Favorite Replacement (Male)
Jack Wolfe, Hadestown

Favorite Replacement (Female)
Whitney Leavitt, Chicago

Favorite New Song
“New York,” Two Strangers (Carry a Cake Across New York)

Favorite Performance of the Year (Musical)
Lea Michele, Chess

Favorite Performance of the Year (Play)
Daniel Radcliffe, Every Brilliant Thing

SHOWS WITH MULTIPLE WINS
Chess – 4
Death of a Salesman – 3
Hadestown – 3
Two Strangers (Carry a Cake Across New York) – 3
Every Brilliant Thing – 2
The Lost Boys – 2
The Rocky Horror Show – 2
Chicago – 1
Dog Day Afternoon – 1
Proof – 1
Ragtime – 1
Titanique – 1

PERFORMERS WITH MULTIPLE WINS
Lea Michele, Chess – 3
Daniel Radcliffe, Every Brilliant Thing – 2
Sam Tutty, Two Strangers (Carry a Cake Across New York) – 2

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.

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