Saturday, May 16, 2026

The 2026 Drama League Awards Belonged to Joshua Henry, Mexodus, Liberation, Ragtime, Death of a Salesman and a Broadway Season Obsessed With Reinventi by Genevieve Rafter Keddy

The The Drama League Awards have always carried a slightly different energy than the rest of awards season. Less frantic campaigning. Less television polish. More industry heartbeat. The roo…

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Friday, May 15, 2026

Joshua Henry, Mexodus, Liberation and More Win Big at 2026 Drama League Awards by Sophia Rubino

Joshua Henry, star of Ragtime, was named the winner of the Drama League's Distinguished Performance Award at the 92nd annual Drama League Awards ceremony, which took place at the Ziegfeld Ba…

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2026 Tony Awards Nominees Shine at Broadway’s Meet the Nominees Press Junket by Jonah De Forest, Jamie Kravitz and Sophia Rubino

Awards season is in full swing for New York’s theater community, with the hottest shows of the season competing for big accolades. May 14 marked the 2026 Tony Awards Meet the Nominees Pres…

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2026 Drama League Awards: Liberation, Mexodus, Joshua Henry by Jonathan Mandell

Liberation was awarded outstanding play, and Mexidus outstanding musical at the 92nd annual Drama League Awards, today at the Ziegfeld Ballroom. Death of A Salesman and Ragtime were also sho…

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Joshua Henry, Mexodus, and More Win 2026 Drama League Awards by Dgordon

Linda Buchwald| The Drama League’s Distinguished Performance Award can only be won once in a performer’s lifetime. ||Broadway,Off-Broadway,Off-Off-Broadway|Anna Christie,Bat Boy: The Mus…

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Whitney White Could Become the 1st Black Woman to Win a Tony Award for Directing by Diep Tran, Margaret Hall

She is nominated for Best Direction of a Play for Liberation.

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Thursday, May 14, 2026

Pulitzer Prize-Winning Play Liberation Will Be Part of Studio Theatre’s 2026-27 Season by Phempstead

Linda Buchwald| The season also includes plays by Sanaz Toossi, Joshua Harmon, Alice Childress, and more. ||Washington, DC|Alice Childress,Bess Wohl,David Muse,James Graham,James Ijames,Jess…

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Tuesday, May 12, 2026

Broadway 2026-2027 Season Begins with Paranormal, Celebrities. Theater Award Faces New and Old. Stageworthy News of the Week. by Jonathan Mandell

Bess Wohl’s ““Liberation” won the Pulitzer Prize for Drama. The new musicals “The Lost Boys” and “Schmigadoon!” each received 12 of the nominations for the 79th Tony Award…

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Monday, May 11, 2026

Tough Love and Liberation by Gabriela

In our Spring issue, we look at some long-standing structural and systemic challenges facing the regional theatre movement—and celebrate the luminous new work still being made in spite of …

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Sunday, May 10, 2026

Playbill Exclusive: A Scene From Tony-Nominated Liberation by Playbill

In honor of Mother's Day, watch an exclusive clip from the Pulitzer Prize-winning play Liberation, featuring Tony-nominated Susannah Flood and Betsy Aidem.

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Celebrate Mother's Day With a Mother-Daughter Scene From Liberation by Logan Culwell-Block, Margaret Hall

The Pulitzer-winning, 2026 Tony Award nominated Bess Wohl play bowed on Broadway earlier this season.

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Saturday, May 9, 2026

Mothers of Broadway- A Mother's Day Celebration

Mother's Day weekend is here, and if mama can't provide you a Broadway-tastic Mother's Day, then BroadwayWorld sure will! To celebrate the special day, we salute some of this Broadway seasos…

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Thursday, May 7, 2026

Whitney White Looks Back on the Life-Changing Experience of Bringing 'Liberation' to Broadway by BroadwayWorld

Just months ago, Whitney White was celebrating the opening of her third Broadway project. Liberation was loved by both critics and audiences when it transferred to the James Earl Jones Theat…

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Pea Dinneen: Raising Her Voice Will Premiere Off-Broadway by Margaret Hall

The cabaret, which explores Dinneen's struggle for transgender liberation, is a self-described "trans fantasia."

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Wednesday, May 6, 2026

Instant Tony odds: ‘Schmigadoon!’ and ‘Liberation’ are early front-runners for the top awards by Sam Eckmann

Here's what the Gold Derby leaderboards are saying about this year's most competitive Tony races.

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See who's nominated for the 2026 Tony Awards by Jennifer Vanasco

Two musicals are tied with 12 nominations each: a special-effects-crammed The Lost Boys, and the candy-colored satire Schmigadoon! The Pulitzer-winning Liberation was nominated for Best Play.

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In ‘Rocky Horror,’ Luke Evans Finds His Ballad of Sexual Liberation by Zachary Small and Justin J Wee

What does it take to play Frank-N-Furter in “The Rocky Horror Show” on Broadway? Fishnets, five-inch heels, and an endless supply of glitter.

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Tuesday, May 5, 2026

THE 2026 TONY NOMINATIONS: CONGRATS AND CONDOLENCES by Ron Fassler

May 5, 2026: Theatre Yesterday and Today, by Ron FasslerWell, the 79th Annual Tony Nominations have just been announced and, as usual, theatre fans all over are reviewing the situation. In …

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The Lost Boys, Schmigadoon! and Ragtime Top 2026 Tony Nominations by Broadway.com

The nominations for the 79th Annual Tony Awards were announced on May 5 by Tony nominee Uzo Aduba and Tony winner Darren Criss, celebrating this season's imaginative collection of theater…

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‘Schmigadoon!’ and ‘The Lost Boys’ Lead the 2026 Tony Nominations by Caitlin Huston

'Titanique' and 'Two Strangers' were also nominated for best musical, while 'Balusters,' 'Giant,' 'Liberation' and 'Little Bear Ridge Road' are up for best play.

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Wake Up With BroadwayWorld May 5, 2026- LIBERATION Wins 2026 Pulitzer Prize for Drama and More

Rise and shine, BroadwayWorld! It is May 5, 2026 and it's time to catch up on all of the theatrical happenings you may have missed in the last 24 hours: NEW - BWW For You, Personalized S…

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Monday, May 4, 2026

Liberation Wins The 2026 Pulitzer Prize For Drama by Suzanna Bowling

The 2026 Pulitzer Prize arrives at a moment when clarity carries uncommon weight. Long regarded as the highest honor in American journalism and letters, the Pulitzers continue to recognize w…

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reacting to the Tony Award nominations (2026) by MickeyJoTheatre

Join my channel to gain access to exclusive content: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCDQi6IkbVa2SJok8fUZOpKw/join The nominations for the 2026 Tony Awards are being announced today, celebr…

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‘Liberation’ wins the Pulitzer Prize for Drama — will the Tony Award for Best Play follow? by David Buchanan

Bess Wohl's acclaimed drama picked up a major prize one day prior to the 2026 Tony Award nominations.

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‘Liberation,’ a Memory Play About ’70s Feminism, Wins Drama Pulitzer by Michael Paulson

The prize board called the playwright Bess Wohl’s work “a striking blend of comedy and sincerity.”

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Bess Wohl’s ‘Liberation’ Wins Pulitzer Prize For Drama On Day Before Tony Nominations; Soon-To-Be Movie ‘Angel Down’ Named Best Fiction Book by Greg Evans

Bess Wohl’s acclaimed Broadway play Liberation has won the 2026 Pulitzer Prize for Drama, with the announcement coming just a day before the season’s Tony Award nominations are revealed.…

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LIBERATION Wins 2026 Pulitzer Prize for Drama

The Pulitzer Prize Board has just announced that Bess Wohl's Liberation has won the 2026 Pulitzer Prize for Drama. Other finalists included: Nazareth Hassan's Bowl EP, and Talene Monahon's M…

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Feminism play Liberation and first world war novel Angel Down among Pulitzer winners by Associated Press and Agencies

This year’s winners also include Jill Lepore’s book on the constitution and Brian Goldstone’s on housing insecuritySign up for the Breaking News US newsletter email Pulitzer prize offi…

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‘Liberation’ wins 2026 Pulitzer Prize for Drama by Lee D'amato

The play, written by Bess Wohl, played Broadway’s James Earl Jones Theatre beginning in October 2025.

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Broadway Play ‘Liberation’ Wins Pulitzer Prize For Drama by Caitlin Huston

The play, written by Bess Wohl, ran on Broadway from October through February.

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Bess Wohl’s Liberation Wins the 2026 Pulitzer Prize for Drama by Sophia Rubino

The 2026 Pulitzer Prize for Drama has been awarded to Bess Wohl's Liberation, which made its world premiere off-Broadway at the Roundabout’s Laura Pels Theatre and later appeared on Broadw…

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2025-2026 BROADWAY SEASON
Jun 12, 2025: Call Me Izzy - Studio 54
Sep 16, 2025: Art - Music Box Theatre
Oct 08, 2025: Beetlejuice - Palace Theatre
Nov 13, 2025: Oedipus - Studio 54
Nov 16, 2025: Chess - Imperial Theatre
Mar 23, 2026: Giant - Music Box Theatre
Apr 06, 2026: Becky Shaw - Hayes Theater
Apr 16, 2026: Proof - Booth Theatre
Apr 26, 2026: Drama Desk Cut-Off