Overview
- Samuel D. Hunter’s Little Bear Ridge Road won Best Play for the 2025–2026 season, recognizing its Broadway run starring Laurie Metcalf and Micah Stock.
- Alden Ehrenreich took Best Individual Performance for his Broadway debut in Gina Gionfriddo’s Becky Shaw at Second Stage Theater.
- The revival of Death of a Salesman won Best Ensemble Performance, with Laurie Metcalf and Nathan Lane leading the Rudin–Diller production directed by Joe Mantello.
- Special citations went to Wallace Shawn and André Gregory for career achievement tied to What We Did Before Our Moth Days, as well as to Lincoln Center Theater’s Ragtime revival and costume designer Qween Jean.
- The Circle named no Best Musical, will present the awards at a private May 7 ceremony, and will award a $2,500 Best Play prize funded by the Lucille Lortel Foundation.