Since 2011, The Off Broadway Alliance – an organization of Off-Broadway producers, theaters, general managers, press agents, and marketing professionals – has honored the best commercial and not-for-profit Off-Broadway productions of each season. Today, the nominees for the 15th annual Off-Broadway Alliance Awards were announced in five competitive categories for the 2025-2026 season, along with awards in three honorary categories recognizing sustained achievement in the world of Off-Broadway.
The nominees and honorees of the 2026 Off Broadway Alliance Awards are:
BEST MUSICAL: Beau; Bigfoot; Mexodus; Night Side Songs; The Porch on Windy Hill
BEST PLAY: Cold War Choir Practice; The Honey Trap; Gruesome Playground Injuries; Kyoto; The Reservoir; This Much I Know
BEST REVIVAL: The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee; The Baker’s Wife; Gruesome Playground Injuries; Titus Andronicus; You Got Older
BEST SOLO PERFORMANCE: Can I Be Frank?; Kenrex; The Least Problematic Woman in the World; Other; ta-da!
BEST UNIQUE THEATRICAL EXPERIENCE: 11 To Midnight; Amaze; Burnout Paradise; Gotta Dance; Masquerade
LEGEND OF OFF-BROADWAY: Peter Friedman and Christine Pedi
THE OFF BROADWAY HALL OF FAME: David Gersten, Andy Halliday, and Paul Libin (all inducted posthumously)
THE FRIEND OF OFF-BROADWAY: Richard Ridge.
Congratulations to the nominees and honorees for their well-deserved recognition. Winners of the 2026 Off Broadway Alliance Awards will be announced on Wednesday, May 27, and the awards ceremony will take place on Tuesday, June 16, at 1 pm, at Sardi’s.
