Photos: Honoring the Legacy Robe Recipients of the 2025/26 Broadway Season

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11 performers were honored with the iconic Legacy Robe this season.

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That's a wrap on the 2025/26 Broadway season! 34 shows have opened on Broadway this season, and 12 of them were musicals. That means that there is a new bunch of Legacy Robe recipients to celebrate. Check out photos from all of this season's ceremonies below and learn more about the tradition.

The ritual of the Legacy Robe takes place on opening night on the stage of every Broadway musical that has a chorus. It began in 1950 when Bill Bradley, in the chorus of Gentlemen Prefer Blondes, persuaded Florence Baum, a chorus member, to let him have her dressing gown. As a lark, he sent it to a friend, Arthur Partington, in the chorus of Call Me Madam, on opening night, telling him it had been worn by all the Ziegfeld beauties. Arthur added a rose from Ethel Merman's gown and sent it to a chorus member on the next opening night of Guys and Dolls. It was then passed from show to show in a haphazard way and was often presented to a friend of the previous recipient, or awarded to a chorus member based on popularity. Through the years the passing of the Robe became a specific ceremony with official rules stating how it is presented, worn and paraded on stage.

The robe goes to a chorus member only, whoever has the largest number of Broadway Chorus credits. Following the tradition, the Robe recipient circles the stage three times while cast members reach out and touch the Robe for good luck. The recipient of the Robe then visits each dressing room to "bless" the show. A decorative panel representing their show is then sewn onto the Robe, which is passed on to a recipient in the next chorus musical that opens.

August 14, 2025: Mamma Mia!, Erica Mansfield with the company. Photo Credit: Jay-Ray Rivera.

October 14, 2025: Beetlejuice, Ryan Breslin . Photo Credit: Jeffrey Bateman .

October 16, 2025: Ragtime, Alan Wiggins with the company. Photo Credit: Jeffrey Bateman .

November 9, 2025: The Queen of Versailles, Andrew Kober with Adam and Marie Antoinette. Photo Credit: Jeffrey Bateman .

November 16, 2025: Chess, Katie Webber with the company. Photo Credit: Jeffrey Bateman .

April 7, 2026: Cats: The jellicle Ball, Emma Sofia with members of the cast. Photo Credit: Jeffrey Bateman .

April 12, 2026: Titanique, Polanco Jones , Jr. Photo Credit: Jeffrey Bateman .

April 20, 2026: Schmigadoon!, Afra Hines with the company. Photo Credit: Jeffrey Bateman .

April 22, 2026: Beaches, Stephanie Martignetti with her child castmates. Photo Credit: Jeffrey Bateman .

April 23, 2026: The Rocky Horror Show, Larkin Reilly with the phantoms. Photo Credit: Jeffrey Bateman .

April 26, 2026: The Lost Boys, DeLaney Westfall . Photo Credit: Denise Pence Boockvor.

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_Originally reported by [BroadwayWorld](https://www.broadwayworld.com/article/Photos-The-Legacy-Robe-Recipients-of-202526-20260502)._