70th Annual Drama Desk Awards winners announced

70th Annual Drama Desk Awards: Full list of winners and nominees

NEW YORK—The Drama Desk Awards celebrated the best of Broadway, Off-Broadway, and Off-Off-Broadway theater at The Town Hall in New York City on Sunday, May 17, 2026. Hosted by Titanique star Marla Mindelle, the ceremony marked the awards’ return to the historic venue for the first time since the 2020 shutdown.

Outstanding Play

• Caroline, by Preston Max Allen
• Cold War Choir Practice, by Ro Reddick
• Meet the Cartozians, by Talene Monahon
• Prince Faggot, by Jordan Tannahill
• WINNER: The Balusters, by David Lindsay-Abaire
• The Porch on Windy Hill, by Sherry Stregack Lutken, Lisa Helmi Johanson, Morgan Morse, and David M. Lutken
• Well, I’ll Let You Go, by Bubba Weiler

Outstanding Musical

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

Outstanding Revival of a Play

• Becky Shaw
• Ceremonies in Dark Old Men
• WINNER: Death of a Salesman
• Los Soles Truncos
• Titus Andronicus
• You Got Older

Outstanding Revival of a Musical

• Amahl and the Night Visitors
• Chess
• WINNER: Ragtime
• The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee
• The Baker’s Wife
• The Rocky Horror Show

Additional Categories

The awards also honored performances, direction, choreography, design, music, orchestrations, adaptations, and special theatrical experiences. Productions receiving multiple awards included Ragtime, Death of a Salesman, Oedipus, Mexodus, and CATS: The Jellicle Ball.

Winner Count

5 Wins

• Ragtime

4 Wins

• Death of a Salesman
• Oedipus

3 Wins

• CATS: The Jellicle Ball
• Mexodus

2 Wins

• Joe Turner’s Come and Gone
• Kenrex
• Schmigadoon!
• The Lost Boys

1 Win

• About Time
• Amaze
• Becky Shaw
• Burnout Paradise
• Giant
• The Baker’s Wife
• The Balusters
• The Monsters
• The Porch on Windy Hill
• Two Strangers (Carry a Cake Across New York)

Special Awards

• A Letter To Lyndon B Johnson or God
• Initiative
• Marjorie Prime
• Masquerade
• Spread
• What If They Ate the Baby?

Source: dramadesks.com