The Topdog/Underdog playwright is receiving the 2023 Distinguished Achievement Award.
The 13th annual ceremony honoring New York City-area high school performers was held May 21.
The original Dreamgirls star received the 2023 “Rosie Award,” presented by Brian Stokes Mitchell.
New York City Ballet's Victor Abreu also won the honor, which includes a cash award of $5,000.
Winners were named May 22 at a ceremony at NYU Skirball Center.
Two students selected by the panel of Broadway judges will subsequently represent the greater New York area at The Jimmy Awards in June.
The honors were handed out at a May 19. See photos of Phillipa Soo, Jessica Chastain, Jodie Comer, and more.
The initial round of commissions have been granted to early- and mid-career playwrights.
The yearly awards honor dance and choreographic excellence.
The awards celebrate industry professionals whose achievements contribute to the success of Broadway on the road.
Harris' Horton Foote Award recognizes a dramatist producing work that explores what it means to be human.
Winners will be honored in June at a ceremony at the New York offices of Actors’ Equity Association.
Brandon Uranowitz and Carolee Carmello have also been announced to participate.
The new musical, currently running at the Shubert, won five categories, including Outstanding New Musical.
"We stand with our fellow workers on Broadway who are impacted by our strike," says WGA.
A dispute between two Hollywood unions has led to an uncertain future for Broadway's top honors.
The award is administered by the Dramatists Guild Foundation and carries a $20,000 prize for the winner's organization or institution.
Recognizing Broadway and Off-Broadway, the honors will be handed out in a May 19 ceremony at Ziegfeld Ballroom.
Alison Fraser, Nicholas Viselli, and David Rothenberg are this year's Legend of Off Broadway honorees.
The annual ceremony will be held in June at Circle in the Square Theatre.
The May 8 ceremony honored both Boston-based productions and visiting productions, including the national tour of Into the Woods.
The New York Drama Critics Circle Awards is decided by theatre critics at 20 NYC publications.
The prestigious honor recognizing exceptional American plays staged in the last year also named Aleshea Harris' On Sugarland and Lloyd Suh's The Far Country as finalists.
The Off-Broadway honors were handed our May 7 at NYU Skirball Center.
The evening honored Tony nominee Michael McElroy, composer-lyricist Georgia Stitt, actor George Takei, and theatre education leader Jim Hoare.
The national education organization was founded to help create safe and inclusive schools for LGBTQ+ youth.
The two previously collaborated on the original production of Cabaret and the long-running revival of Chicago.
The five-time Tony winner picked up her 11th choreography nomination, for New York, New York, May 2.
Find out how this year's nominees found out about getting nominated in this reaction round-up.
Stay tuned to Playbill as Broadway gets ready to reveal its top honors.
The annual A100 list recognizes 100 Asian Pacific leaders making an impact across several industries.
Production stage manager Lisa Dawn Cave, TDF Executive Director Victoria Bailey, and accountant Robert Fried are this year's honorees.
Winners of the Dorothy Loudon Award and the special honorees have also been announced.
Broadway's biggest honors will be handed out June 11 at the United Palace Theatre in New York City.
Given by the NYC Dance Alliance Foundation, the honors celebrate dance and choreographic excellence on stage and screen.
Winners for the honors, recognizing Broadway, Off-Broadway, and Off-Off-Broadway productions, will be announced the week of May 29.
Hosted by Ariana DeBose, the 76th Annual Tony Awards will be presented June 11.
Broadway Bound aims to introduce the community to non-performance careers in theatre.
The theatrical honors recognize Broadway, Off-Broadway, and Off-Off-Broadway productions.
Downstate and Leopoldstadt lead play nominations, with winners set to be named May 16.
The Stage Directors and Choreographers Foundation honor is given to a female, trans, or non-binary early-career director.
Recognizing Broadway and Off-Broadway, the honors will be handed out in a May 19 ceremony at Ziegfeld Ballroom.
Nominees for Broadway's top honors will be revealed May 2 on CBS Mornings and in a live-streamed event.
After a three-year hiatus due to the pandemic, Actors' Equity will also honor the Black Repertory Theatre of Kansas City.
Bleu first hosted The National High School Musical Theatre Awards in 2021.
Gretchen Cryer and Nancy Ford will receive a joint Lifetime Achievement Award.
Broadway's top honors will be handed out June 11 at the United Palace in New York City.
The American Songbook Association subsequently announced a matching donation at the annual MAC Awards.
Cranston won for his performance in Power of Sail, sharing the honor with Blues for an Alabama Sky's Nija Okoro.
Honoring Rainn Wilson and Dakin Matthews, the gala's performance line-up will also include Tony nominee Sara Bareilles.
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