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A Complete 2024 Broadway Awards Season Calendar
Get the latest scoop on the Tony Awards, Drama Desk Awards, Drama League Awards and more!
By: Sidney Paterra Mar. 12, 2024
The 2024 theatre awards season is here 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!
77TH 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: Tuesday, April 30 (8:30am ET on CBS, 9am on Youtube), announced by Jesse Tyler Ferguson and Renée Elise Goldsberry.
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Ceremony: Sunday, June 16 (8pm ET/5pm PT) at The David H. Koch Theater at Lincoln Center for the Performing Arts, hosted by Ariana DeBose. The ceremony will air on CBS and Paramount+.
68TH 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: Monday, April 29 (11:30am ET on NBC's New York Live), announced by Kathleen Turner
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Ceremony: Monday, June 10 at The Skirball Center for the Performing Arts.
90TH 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: Monday, April 22 (10am), hosted by Bebe Neuwirth and Vanessa Williams.
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Ceremony: Friday, May 17 (12pm) at the Ziegfeld Ballroom, hosted by Frank DiLella. Special Recognition Honorees will include: Jonathan Groff, Jessica Lange, Schele Williams, and Kandi Burruss.
73RD 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: Monday, April 22 (3:30pm), announced by Jonathan Groff, Lindsay Mendez, and Daniel Radcliffe.
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Winners Announced: Monday, May 13
Ceremony: Thursday, May 23
39TH 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: Thursday, April 4 (2pm), announced by Amber Iman and George Abud.
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Ceremony: Sunday, May 5 (7pm). Special awards will go to Ruben Santiago-Hudson (Lifetime Achievement Award), Dominique Morisseau (Playwrights’ Sidewalk), and Ars Nova (Outstanding Body of Work)
78TH 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: Tuesday, May 14
Ceremony: Monday, June 10 (7pm) hosted by Peter Filichia
6TH 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: Monday, April 29 (1pm ET on GMA3), announced by Bebe Neuwirth
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Ceremony: Monday, May 20 (7:30pm) at the NYU Skirball Center for the Performing Arts. Lifetime Achievement: Bernadette Peters
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: Monday, May 6
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13th 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: Wednesday, May 9
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Winners Announced: Tuesday, May 28
88th Annual New York 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: Monday, May 13
Ceremony: Tuesday, May 21
2024 BROADWAYWORLD THEATRE FANS' CHOICE Awards
Voting Opens: Thursday, May 2
Voting Colses: Monday, June 3
Winners Announced: Monday, June 10
2024 AWARDS CALENDAR AT A GLANCE:
April 4- Lortel Awards Nominations
April 22- Drame Leaugue Awards Nominations
April 22- Outer CRitics Circle Awards Nominations
April 26- Chita Rivera Awards Nominations
April 29- Drama Desk Awards Nominations
April 30- Tony Awards Nominations
May 2- Theatre Fans' Choice Awards Voting Opens
May 5- Lortel Awards Ceremony
May 6- Pulitzer Prize Winners Announced
May 9- Off Broadway Alliance Awards Nominations
May 13- Outer Critics Circle Winners Announced
May 13- New York Drama Critics Circle Awards Winners Announced
May 14- Theatre World Awards Winners Announced
May 17- Drama League Awards Ceremony
May 20- Chita Rivera Awards Ceremony
May 21- New York Drama Critics Circle Awards Ceremony
May 23- Outer Critics Circle Ceremony
June 3- Theatre Fans' Choice Awards Voting Closes
June 10- Theatre World Awards Ceremony
June 10- Drama Desk Awards Ceremony
June 10- Theatre Fans Choice Awards Winners Announced
June 16- Tony Awards Ceremony
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