At a cocktail reception and luncheon ceremony hosted by Frank DiLella at The Ziegfeld Ballroom from 11 am-3 pm today (Friday, May 16), the 91st annual Drama League Awards, honoring outstanding accomplishments in Broadway and Off-Broadway theater, were presented by past Distinguished Performance Award winners Annaleigh Ashford, Norbert Leo Butz, Danny Burstein, Audra McDonald, and Sutton Foster, and previous honoree for the Founders Award for Excellence in Directing, Schele Williams. In addition to the competitive awards, Bernadette Peters, Sam Gold, and Michael Cruz Kayne presented four previously announced special honors.
First awarded in 1922, and formalized in 1935, The Drama League Awards are the oldest theatrical honors in America and the only major theater awards chosen by a cross-section of the theater community, comprised of industry professionals, producers, artists, audiences, and critics who are Drama League members nationwide.
And the winners of the 2025 Drama League Awards are:
Outstanding Production of a Play – Oh, Mary!, Lyceum Theatre, written by Cole Escola;
Outstanding Revival of a Play (TIE) – Eureka Day, Samuel J. Friedman Theatre, written by Jonathan Spector; and Vanya, Lucille Lortel Theatre, after Anton Chekhov, adapted by Simon Stephens and Sam Yates;
Outstanding Production of a Musical – Maybe Happy Ending, Belasco Theatre, book by Will Aronson and Hue Park, music by Will Aronson, lyrics by Hue Park;
Outstanding Revival of a Musical – Sunset Blvd., St. James Theatre, music by Andrew Lloyd Webber, book and lyrics by Don Black and Christopher Hampton;
Outstanding Direction of a Play – Sam Pinkleton, Oh, Mary!, Lyceum Theatre;
Outstanding Direction of a Musical – Michael Arden, Maybe Happy Ending, Belasco Theatre;
Distinguished Performance Award – Nicole Scherzinger, Sunset Blvd.
This year’s special honorees are:
Contribution to the Theater Award – Kate Navin and Audible Theater;
Distinguished Achievement in Musical Theater – Lea Salonga;
Founders Award for Excellence in Directing – Whitney White;
Gratitude Award – Robert Greenblatt and Neil Meron.
Congratulations to all the winners and honorees!
The 91st Annual Drama League Awards were presented on Friday, May 16, 2025, at The Ziegfeld Ballroom, 141 West 54th Street, NYC.
