A Complete 2023 Broadway Awards Season Calendar
Get the latest scoop on the Tony Awards, Drama Desk Awards, Drama League Awards and more!
By: Team BWW Apr. 03, 2023
The 2023 theatre awards season is quickly approaching, and keeping track of all of the important dates for the many ceremonies and their corresponding nomination announcements is no easy feat. Stay up to date on all the need-to-know facts with BroadwayWorld's full Awards Season Calendar below!
76TH ANNUAL TONY AWARDS
Named for Antoinette Perry, The American Theatre Wing's Tony Awards originated in 1947 when the Wing established an awards program to celebrate excellence in the theatre.
Nominations: May 2, 2023, 8:30 AM Live on CBS MORNINGS/9:00 AM Live on the Tony Awards official YouTube Page, announced by Lea MIchele and Myles Frost.
VIEW THE FULL LIST OF NOMINEES
Ceremony: June 11, 2023, hosted by Ariana DeBose at United Palace Theatre
The celebration will commence at 7:00 - 8:00 PM, ET/4:00 - 5:00 PM, PT with exclusive content streaming only on Paramount+, followed by the presentation of the American Theatre Wing's 76th Annual Tony Awards from 8:00-11:00 PM, LIVE ET/5:00 - 8:00 PM, LIVE PT on the CBS Television Network, and streaming live and on demand on Paramount+.
67TH ANNUAL DRAMA DESK AWARDS
The Drama Desk Awards honor outstanding achievement by professional theater artists on Broadway, Off Broadway, and Off Off Broadway. What sets the Drama Desk Awards apart is that they are voted on and bestowed by theater critics, journalists, editors, and publishers covering theater.
Nominations: April 27, 2023, 12pm, announced by Frank DiLella and Donna McKechnie
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Ceremony: June 6, 2023, at Sardi's
89TH ANNUAL DRAMA LEAGUE AWARDS
First awarded in 1922 and formalized in 1935, The Drama League Awards are the oldest theatrical honors in America. They are the only major theater awards chosen by a cross-section of the theater community - the industry professionals, producers, artists, audiences, and critics who are Drama League members nationwide.
Nominations: April 25, 2023 (11:30am ET), announced by Roger Bart and Justin Guarini
Watch the annoucement here at BroadwayWorld!
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Ceremony: May 19, 2023 (12pm ET)
Special Recognition Honorees: André De Shields, Lear deBessonet, The Drama Book Shop, and Darin Oduyoye
72ND ANNUAL OUTER CRITICS CIRCLE AWARDS
The Outer Critics Circle (OCC) is the official organization of writers on New York theatre for out-of-town newspapers and national publications.
Nominations: April 26, 2023, 10am
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Winners Announced: May 16, 2023
Ceremony: May 25, 2023
38TH ANNUAL LORTEL AWARDS
The Lucille Lortel Awards for Outstanding Achievement Off-Broadway were created in 1985 by the Off-Broadway League. The Lortel Awards recognize excellence in Off-Broadway by honoring the invaluable contribution of artists to the theatre community.
Nominations: April 5, 2023
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Ceremony: May 7, 2023 (7pm ET)
Special Award Recipients: Stephen McKinley Henderson (Lifetime Achievement Award), Ntozake Shange (Playwrights' Sidewalk), A.R.T./New York (Body of Work)
77TH ANNUAL THEATRE WORLD AWARDS
The Theatre World Award remains the oldest award given to six actresses and six actors in recognition of their debut performance in a Broadway or Off-Broadway production.
Winners Announced: May 1, 2023
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Ceremony: June 5, 2023 (7pm ET), hosted by Peter Filichia
5TH ANNUAL Chita Rivera AWARDS
Carrying the namesake of one of the great dance icons of the American musical theater, the mission of the Chita Rivera Awards is to celebrate dance and choreographic excellence - past, present and future.
Nominations: April 28, 2023
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Ceremony: May 22, 2023 (7:30pm ET)
PULITZER PRIZE FOR DRAMA
The Pulitzer Prizes were established by Joseph Pulitzer, a Hungarian-American journalist and newspaper publisher, who left money to Columbia University upon his death in 1911.
Winner/Finalists Announced: May 8, 2023
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11th Annual OFF BROADWAY ALLIANCE AWARDS
Since 2011, the Off Broadway Alliance Awards have honored the best commercial and not-for-profit Off Broadway shows that have opened in the past season.
Nominations: May 12, 2023
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Winners Announced: May 31, 2023
Ceremony: June 20, 2023 at Sardi's
87th Annual Drama Critics Circle Awards
The New York Drama Critics' Circle Award, which has been awarded every year since 1936 to the best new play of the season (with optional awards for foreign or American plays, musicals and special achievements), is the nation's second-oldest playwriting award, after the Pulitzer Prize for Drama.
Winners Announced: May 8, 2023, 7pm
Ceremony: May 23, 2023
2023 BROADWAYWORLD THEATRE FANS' CHOICE Awards
Voting Opens: May 5, 2023
Voting Colses: June 2, 2023
2023 AWARDS CALENDAR AT A GLANCE:
April 5- LORTEL AWARDS Nominations
April 25- DRAMA LEAGUE AWARDS Nominations
April 26- OUTER CRITICS CIRCLE Nominations
April 27- DRAMA DESK AWARDS Nominations
April 28- Chita Rivera AWARDS Nominations
May 2- TONY AWARDS Nominations
May 5- THEATRE FANS' CHOICE AWARDS Voting Opens
May 7- LORTEL AWARDS Ceremony
May 8- PULITZER PRIZE Winners Announced
May 8- DRAMA CRITICS CIRCLE AWARDS Winners Announced
May 16- OUTER CRITICS CIRCLE Winners Announced
May 19- DRAMA LEAGUE AWARDS Ceremony
May 22- Chita Rivera AWARDS Ceremony
May 23- DRAMA CRITICS CIRCLE AWARDS Ceremony
May 25- OUTER CRITICS CIRCLE Ceremony
May 31- OFF BROADWAY ALLIANCE AWARDS Winners Announced
June 2- THEATRE FANS' CHOICE AWARDS Voting Closes
June 5- THEATRE WORLD AWARDS Ceremony
June 6- DRAMA DESK AWARDS Ceremony
June 11- TONY AWARDS Ceremony
June 20- OFF BROADWAY ALLIANCE AWARDS Ceremony
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