GALECA Honors Prince Faggot, Ragtime at 4th Annual Dorian Theater Awards

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‘Prince Faggot’ and ‘Ragtime’ lead the list of 2026 Dorian Theater Awards winners; Qween Jean and Junior LaBeija receive special honors.

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GALECA: The Society of LGBTQ Entertainment Critics kicked off Pride Month by bestowing Prince Faggot and Ragtime top honors in the group’s fourth annual Dorian Theater Awards. Radical Off-Broadway sensation Prince Faggot led the field with six wins, the most of any production this season. The Lincoln Center Theater revival of Ragtime earned three awards, the most of any Broadway production. Voted on by GALECA’s theater wing, the Dorian Theater Awards celebrate the best of Broadway and Off-Broadway, from mainstream to LGBTQ+.

Prince Faggot, the queer coming-of-age tale by Jordan Tannahill , won Outstanding Off-Broadway Play, Outstanding Off-Broadway LGBTQ Production, Outstanding Writing for an Off-Broadway Production, Outstanding Lead Performance in an Off-Broadway Production for John McCrea , and Outstanding Featured Performance in an Off-Broadway Production for David Greenspan .

Ragtime, the Lynn Ahrens and Stephen Flaherty musical with direction from Lincoln Center Theatre artistic director Lear deBessonet , topped the Broadway categories with three victories: Outstanding Broadway Musical Revival, Outstanding Broadway Ensemble, and Outstanding Lead Performance in a Broadway Musical for Joshua Henry .

Other top Broadway winners include Schmigadoon!, which claimed Outstanding Broadway Musical and Outstanding Book of a Musical for writer Cinco Paul . The Balusters and Giant tied for Outstanding Broadway Play. The Balusters playwright David Lindsay-Abaire won Outstanding Script of a Broadway Play, while Giant leading man John Lithgow won Outstanding Lead Performance in a Broadway Play. Arthur Miller ’s Death of a Salesman, starring Nathan Lane and Laurie Metcalf , won Outstanding Broadway Play Revival.

Richard O’Brien’s The Rocky Horror Show, helmed by Dorian Theater Award nominee Sam Pinkleton , was awarded Outstanding LGBTQ Broadway Production. This award honors exceptional theatrical work that spotlights LGBTQ stories and themes.

Cats: The Jellicle Ball and Titaníque were ineligible for top production categories after winning Outstanding Off-Broadway Production in prior seasons, but voters recognized their 2026 Broadway runs as eligible. Titaníque newcomer Layton Williams won Outstanding Featured Performance in a Broadway Musical. Cats: The Jellicle Ball received the Broadway Showstopper Award for the musical number “Skimbleshanks The Railway Cat,” which has been reimagined as an energetic voguing performance led by Emma Sofia .

Qween Jean was named LGBTQ Theater Artist of the Season. The Costume Designer and trans rights activist has created standout looks all season long, having designed the costumes for Cats: The Jellicle Ball, Liberation, Saturday Church, Angry Alan, and Oh Happy Day!

The Dorian’s special LGBTQ Theater Trailblazer award was given to Junior LaBeija . A member of the House of LaBeija for over 50 years, LaBeija is a ballroom icon who served as master of ceremonies for the annual “Paris is Burning Ball,” as captured in the documentary Paris Is Burning. Now, LaBeija is proving to be a master storyteller in his role as Gus the Theatre Cat in Cats: The Jellicle Ball, where he ensures that queer history is accorded reverence on Broadway.

The Lost Boys Schmigadoon! Two Strangers (Carry a Cake Across New York)

The Balusters (tie) Giant (tie) Little Bear Ridge Road Punch

Chess Ragtime Richard O’Brien’s The Rocky Horror Show

Arthur Miller ’s Death of a Salesman Becky Shaw Fallen Angels Marjorie Prime Oedipus

Little Bear Ridge Road Richard O’Brien’s The Rocky Horror Show Schmigadoon! The Lost Boys

Sara Chase , Schmigadoon! Kristin Chenoweth , The Queen of Versailles Nicholas Christopher , Chess Luke Evans , Richard O’Brien’s The Rocky Horror Show Joshua Henry , Ragtime Stephanie Hsu , Richard O’Brien’s The Rocky Horror Show Caissie Levy , Ragtime Sam Tutty , Two Strangers (Carry a Cake Across New York) Brandon Uranowitz , Ragtime

Rose Byrne , Fallen Angels Carrie Coon , Bug Will Harrison , Punch Nathan Lane , Arthur Miller ’s Death of a Salesman John Lithgow , Giant Lesley Manville , Oedipus Laurie Metcalf , Little Bear Ridge Road Kelli O'Hara, Fallen Angels Daniel Radcliffe , Every Brilliant Thing Mark Strong , Oedipus

Melissa Barrera , Titaníque Shoshana Bean , The Lost Boys Ali Louis Bourzgui , The Lost Boys Max Clayton , Schmigadoon! Rachel Dratch , Richard O’Brien’s The Rocky Horror Show Ana Gasteyer , Schmigadoon! Leiomy, Cats: The Jellicle Ball Ben Levi Ross , Ragtime Benjamin Pajak , The Lost Boys Layton Williams , Titaníque

Christopher Abbott , Arthur Miller ’s Death of a Salesman Marylouise Burke , The Balusters Danny Burstein , Marjorie Prime Alden Ehrenreich , Becky Shaw Linda Emond , Becky Shaw Jessica Hecht , Dog Day Afternoon Laurie Metcalf , Arthur Miller ’s Death of a Salesman Cynthia Nixon , Marjorie Prime Ruben Santiago-Hudson , August Wilson 's Joe Turner's Come and Gone June Squibb , Marjorie Prime

Arthur Miller ’s Death of a Salesman The Balusters Ragtime Richard O’Brien’s The Rocky Horror Show Schmigadoon!

Arthur Miller ’s Death of a Salesman by Caroline Shaw The Lost Boys by The Rescues Schmigadoon! by Cinco Paul The Queen of Versailles by Stephen Schwartz Two Strangers (Carry a Cake Across New York) by Jim Barne & Kit Buchan

The Lost Boys by David Hornsby and Chris Hoch Schmigadoon! by Cinco Paul Two Strangers (Carry a Cake Across New York) by Jim Barne & Kit Buchan

The Balusters by David Lindsay-Abaire Giant by Mark Rosenblatt Little Bear Ridge Road by Samuel D. Hunter Punch by James Graham

Bug Cats: The Jellicle Ball The Lost Boys Richard O’Brien’s The Rocky Horror Show Schmigadoon!

To a standout production number or scene Cats: The Jellicle Ball – “Memory” (Tempress Chasity Moore) Cats: The Jellicle Ball – “Skimbleshanks the Railway Cat” ( Emma Sofia ) Cats: The Jellicle Ball – “Songs of the Jellicles and the Jellicle Ball” (company) Chess – “Anthem” ( Nicholas Christopher ) Titaníque – “River Deep, Mountain High” ( Layton Williams )

Beau: The Musical The Last Bimbo of the Apocalypse Mexodus Saturday Church The Seat of Our Pants

Are the Bennett Girls Ok? Bowl EP Cold War Choir Practice Meet the Cartozians Prince Faggot

Bat Boy: The Musical Heathers, The Musical (tie) Oratorio for Living Things Twelfth Night (Shakespeare in the Park) The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee (tie)

Beau: The Musical Becoming Eve Bowl EP Prince Faggot Saturday Church ta-da!

Bryson Battle , Saturday Church Quincy Tyler Bernstine , Well, I’ll Let You Go (tie) Alana Raquel Bowers , Cold War Choir Practice Will Brill , Kramer/Fauci Tommy Dorfman , Becoming Eve David Greenspan , I’m Assuming You Know David Greenspan Ryan J. Haddad , Hold Me in the Water Marin Ireland , Queens John McCrea , Prince Faggot (tie) Matt Rodin , Beau: The Musical

Caroline Aaron , The Reservoir Sierra Boggess , Prosperous Fools Justin Cooley , The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee K. Todd Freeman , Prince Faggot J. Harrison Ghee , Saturday Church (tie) David Greenspan , Prince Faggot (tie) Judy Kuhn , The Baker’s Wife McKenzie Kurtz , Heathers, The Musical Casey Likes , Heathers, The Musical Deirdre O’Connell, Glass. Kill. What If If Only. Imp. Jasmine Amy Rogers , The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee David Turner , Mother Russia

Becoming Eve by Emil Weinstein Bowl EP by Nazareth Hassan Caroline by Preston Max Allen Cold War Choir Practice by Ro Reddick Practice by Nazareth Hassan Prince Faggot by Jordan Tannahill

Beau: The Musical Bowl EP Cold War Choir Practice Masquerade Prince Faggot

Michael Arden Shayok Misha Chowdhury Luke Evans Qween Jean Constantine Rousouli Brandon Uranowitz

For a lifelong commitment to creating art that inspires empathy, truth, and equity. Michael Arden Junior LaBeija Nathan Lane Joe Mantello Sam Pinkleton

6 - Prince Faggot 3 - Ragtime 2 - The Balusters; Giant; The Lost Boys; Schmigadoon!

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_Originally reported by [BroadwayWorld](https://www.broadwayworld.com/article/SCHMIGADOON-THE-BALUSTERS-and-GIANT-Win-Top-Categories-at-2026-Dorian-Theater-Awards-20260601)._