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Outer Critics Circle Award for
Outstanding Revival of a Play
Awarded forOutstanding Revival of a Play
LocationNew York City
Presented byOuter Critics Circle
Currently held byVanya by Simon Stephens (2025)
WebsiteOuterCritics.org

The Outer Critics Circle Award for Outstanding Revival of a Play is an annual award given to the best revival of a (non-musical) play on Broadway or Off-Broadway, as determined by Outer Critics Circle. An award for outstanding revival has been given out since 1987, with All My Sons by Arthur Miller winning the inaugural award;[1] however, split revival categories (play and musical) have existed since 1992.[2]

All My Sons and A View from the Bridge, both by Arthur Miller, have both won the award twice, with Miller having won the most as well, with five wins. The Crucible, A View from the Bridge and Death of a Salesman have each been nominated the most times, with three each—also all by Miller.

Award winners

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Key
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1980s

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Year Work Author Production Ref.
1987
All My Sons Arthur Miller Arvin Brown, Jay H. Fuchs, Charles Patsos and Steven Warnick [3]
1988 No award given.
1989 No award given.

1990s

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Year Work Author Production Ref.
1990
Cat on a Hot Tin Roof Tennessee Williams Howard Davies, Barry and Fran Weissler, Jujamcyn Theaters, James Cushing, Maureen O'Sullivan Cushing, and Alecia Parker [4][5]
1991 No award given.
1992
The Visit Friedrich Dürrenmatt Edwin Sherin, Cathie D. Quigley and The Roundabout Theatre Company [6]
The Crucible Arthur Miller Yossi Yzraely and National Actors Theatre
Boesman and Lena Athol Fugard Athol Fugard and Manhattan Theater Club
A Streetcar Named Desire Tennessee Williams Gregory Mosher, Capital Cities / ABC Inc., Suntory International Corporation, The Shubert Organization and James Walsh
1993
Anna Christie Eugene O'Neill David Leveaux and The Roundabout Theatre Company [7][8]
1994
An Inspector Calls J.B. Priestley Stephen Daldry, Noel Pearson, The Shubert Organization and Capital Cities / ABC Inc [9]
1995
The Heiress Augustus Goetz and Ruth Goetz Gerald Gutierrez and Lincoln Center Theater [10][11]
A Month in the Country Ivan Turgenev Scott Ellis and The Roundabout Theatre Company
Hamlet William Shakespeare Jonathan Kent, Dodger Productions, Roger Berlind, Endemol Theatre Productions, Inc., Jujamcyn Theaters, Kardana Productions and Scott Rudin
1996
Inherit the Wind Jerome Lawrence and Robert Edwin Lee John Tillinger and National Actors Theatre [12]
1997
A Doll's House Henrik Ibsen Anthony Page, Bill Kenwright and Thelma Holt [13][14]
Present Laughter Noël Coward Scott Elliott, David Richenthal, Anita Waxman and Jujamcyn Theaters
The Gin Game Donald L. Coburn Charles Nelson Reilly and National Actors Theatre
The Little Foxes Lillian Hellman Jack O'Brien, Lincoln Center Theater
1998
A View from the Bridge Arthur Miller Michael Mayer, Hayley Finn and The Roundabout Theatre Company [15][16]
Ah, Wilderness! Eugene O'Neill Daniel J. Sullivan and Lincoln Center Theater
The Diary of Anne Frank Frances Goodrich and Albert Hackett James Lapine, David Stone, Amy Nederlander-Case, Jon B. Platt, Jujamcyn Theaters and Hal Luftig
The Sunshine Boys Neil Simon John Tillinger and National Actors Theatre
1999
The Iceman Cometh Eugene O'Neill Howard Davies, Allan S. Gordon, Bill Haber, Ira Pittelman, Élan McAllister, Trigger Street Productions and Emanuel Azenberg [17][18]
Death of a Salesman Arthur Miller Robert Falls, David Richenthal, Jujamcyn Theaters, Allan S. Gordon and Fox Theatricals
Electra Sophocles David Leveaux, Eric Krebs, Randall L. Wreghitt, Anita Waxman, Elizabeth Williams and Lawrence Horowitz

2000s

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Year Work Author Production Ref.
2000
A Moon for the Misbegotten Eugene O'Neill Howard Davies, Barry and Fran Weissler, Daniel Sullivan, Elliot Martin, Chase Mishkin, Max Cooper and Jujamcyn Theaters [19][20]
Amadeus Peter Shaffer Peter Hall, Kim Poster, PW Productions Ltd., Adam Epstein, SFX Theatrical Group and Center Theatre Group / Ahmanson Theatre
The Real Thing Tom Stoppard David Leveaux, Anita Waxman, Elizabeth Williams, Ron Kastner and Miramax Films
2001
One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest Dale Wasserman Terry Kinney, Michael Leavitt, Fox Theatricals, Anita Waxman, Elizabeth Williams, John York Noble, Randall L. Wreghitt and Dori Berinstein [21][22]
The Best Man Gore Vidal Ethan McSweeny, Jeffrey Richards, Michael B. Rothfeld, Raymond J. Greenwald, Jerry Frankel and Darren Bagert
Juno and the Paycock Seán O'Casey John Crowley and Roundabout Theatre Company
The Man Who Came to Dinner George S. Kaufman and Moss Hart Jerry Zaks and Roundabout Theatre Company
2002
Morning's at Seven Paul Osborn Daniel J. Sullivan and Lincoln Center Theater [23][24]
Noises Off Michael Frayn Jeremy Sams, Ambassador Theatre Group, ACT Productions, Waxman / Williams Entertainment, Dede Harris, Morton Swinsky, USA OSTAR Theatricals and Nederlander Presentations, Inc.
The Crucible Arthur Miller Richard Eyre, David Richenthal, Manocherian / Leve / Boyett, Max Cooper, Allan S. Gordon, Roy Furman, Us Productions, Élan V. McAllister, Adam Epstein and Margo Lion
The Elephant Man Bernard Pomerance Sean Mathias, David Aukin, ACT Productions, Waxman / Williams Entertainment, Manhattan Theatre Club, Bob Boyett, Steve Martin and Joan Stein
2003
A Day in the Death of Joe Egg Peter Nichols Peter Nichols, Roundabout Theater Company and Sonia Friedman [25][26]
Dinner at Eight George S. Kaufman and Moss Hart Gerald Gutierrez and Lincoln Center Theater
Our Town Thornton Wilder James Naughton and Westport Country Playhouse
Tartuffe Molière Joe Dowling and Roundabout Theatre Company
2004
Henry IV William Shakespeare Jack O'Brien and Lincoln Center Theater [27][28]
Jumpers Tom Stoppard David Leveaux, Boyett Ostar Productions, Nederlander Presentations, Inc., Freddy DeMann, Jean Doumanian, Stephanie McClelland and Arielle Tepper
Sly Fox Larry Gelbart Arthur Penn, Julian Schlossberg, Roy Furman, Ben Sprecher, Michael Gardner, James Fantaci, Cheryl Lachowicz, Christine Duncan and Nelle Nugent
The Caretaker Harold Pinter David Jones and Roundabout Theatre Company
2005
Twelve Angry Men Reginald Rose Scott Ellis and Roundabout Theater Company [29][30]
A Streetcar Named Desire Tennessee Williams Edward Hall and Roundabout Theater Company
Counsellor-at-Law William Wyler Dan Wackerman
Glengarry Glen Ross David Mamet Joe Mantello, Jeffrey Richards, Jerry Frankel, Jam Theatricals, Boyett Ostar Productions, Ronald Frankel, Philip Lacerte, Stephanie McClelland, CJM Productions, Barry Weisbord and ZenDog Productions
Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf? Edward Albee Anthony Page, Elizabeth Ireland McCann, Daryl Roth, Terry Allen Kramer, Scott Rudin, Roger Berlind, James L. Nederlander and Nick Simunek
2006
Awake and Sing! Clifford Odets Bartlett Sher and Lincoln Center Theatre [31][32]
The Caine Mutiny Court-Martial Herman Wouk Jerry Zaks, Jeffrey Richards, Jerry Frankel, Debra Black, Roger Berlind, Ronald Frankel, Terry E. Schnuck, Sheldon Stein, Barry Weisbord
The Trip to Bountiful Horton Foote Harris Yulin
The Constant Wife Somerset Maugham Mark Brokaw and Roundabout Theatre Company
2007
Journey's End R.C. Sherriff David Grindley, Boyett Ostar Productions, Stephanie McClelland, Bill Rollnick, James D'Orta and Philip Geier [33][34]
The Voysey Inheritance Harley Granville-Barker David Warren and Atlantic Theatre Company
Talk Radio Eric Bogosian Robert Falls, Jeffrey Richards, Jerry Frankel, Jam Theatricals, Francis Finlay, Ronald Frankel, James Fuld, Jr., Steven Alan Green, Judith Hansen, Patty Ann Lacerte, James Riley, Mary Lu Roffe / Mort Swinsky, Sheldon Stein, Terri & Timothy Childs / StyleFour Productions and Irving Welzer / Herb Blodgett
Inherit the Wind Jerome Lawrence and Robert Edwin Lee Doug Hughes, Boyett Ostar Productions, The Shubert Organization, Jam Theatricals, Lawrence Horowitz, Jon Avnet / Ralph Guild, Roy Furman, Debra Black / Daryl Roth, Bill Rollnick / Nancy Ellison Rollnick and Stephanie McClelland
2008
The Homecoming Harold Pinter Daniel J. Sullivan, Jeffrey Richards, Jerry Frankel, Jam Theatricals, Ergo Entertainment, Barbara Freitag and Buddy Freitag, Michael Gardner, Herbert Goldsmith Productions, Inc., Terry E. Schnuck, Harold Thau, Michael Filerman / Lynne Peyser and Ronald Frankel / David Jaroslawicz [35][36]
Les Liaisons Dangereuses Christopher Hampton Rufus Norris and Roundabout Theatre Company
Cyrano de Bergerac Edmond Rostand David Leveaux, Susan Bristow LLC, James L. Nederlander, Terry Allen Kramer, Stewart F. Lane / Bonnie Comley, Barbara Manocherian, Stephanie McClelland and Jon B. Platt
Come Back, Little Sheba William Inge Michael Pressman and Manhattan Theatre Club
2009
The Norman Conquests Trilogy Alan Ayckbourn Matthew Warchus, Sonia Friedman Productions, Steven Baruch, Marc Routh, Richard Frankel, Thomas Viertel, Dede Harris, Tulchin / Bartner / Lauren Doll, Jamie deRoy, Eric Falkenstein, Harriet Newman Leve, Probo Productions, Douglas G. Smith, Michael Filerman / Jennifer Manocherian and Richard Winkler [37][38]
Waiting for Godot Samuel Beckett Anthony Page and Roundabout Theatre Company
The Cripple of Inishmaan Martin McDonagh Garry Hynes and Atlantic Theatre Company
Blithe Spirit Noël Coward Michael Blakemore, Jeffrey Richards, Jerry Frankel, Steve Traxler, Scott M. Delman, Bat-Barry Productions, Broadway Across America, Ken Davenport, Michael Filerman, Jeffrey Finn, Arlene Scanlan, Ronald Frankel, JK Productions, Kathleen K. Johnson, Patty Ann McKinnon, Judith Resnick, Terry Schnuck, Jamie deRoy / Alan D. Marks, Zev Buffman, and Barbara & Buddy Freitag / Wendy Federman
Joe Turner's Come and Gone August Wilson Bartlett Sher and Lincoln Center Theatre

2010s

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Year Work Author Production Ref.
2010
Fences August Wilson Kenny Leon, Carole Shorenstein Hays and Scott Rudin [39][40]
A View from the Bridge Arthur Miller Gregory Mosher, Stuart Thompson, The Araca Group, Jeffrey Finn, Broadway Across America, Olympus Theatricals, Marisa Sechrest, The Weinstein Company, Jon B. Platt, Sonia Friedman Productions / Robert G. Bartner, Mort Swinsky / Joseph Deitch, Adam Zotovich / Ruth Hendel / Orin Wolf, Shelter Island Enterprises and The Shubert Organization
Lend Me a Tenor Ken Ludwig Stanley Tucci, The Araca Group, Stuart Thompson, Carl Moellenberg, Rodney Rigby, Olympus Theatricals, Broadway Across America and The Shubert Organization
The Royal Family George S. Kaufman and Edna Ferber Doug Hughes and Manhattan Theatre Club
2011
The Normal Heart Larry Kramer Joel Grey, George C. Wolfe, Daryl Roth, Paul Boskind and Martian Entertainment [41][42]
Born Yesterday Garson Kanin Doug Hughes, Philip Morgaman, Anne Caruso, Vincent Caruso, Frankie Grande, James P. MacGilvray, Brian Kapetanis and Robert S. Basso
The Importance of Being Earnest Oscar Wilde Brian Bedford and Roundabout Theatre Company
The Merchant of Venice William Shakespeare Daniel J. Sullivan, The Public Theatre, Jeffrey Richards, Jerry Frankel, Debbie Bisno & Eva Price, Amy Nederlander, Jonathan First, Stewart F. Lane / Bonnie Comley, Universal Pictures Stage Productions, Merritt Forrest Baer, The Araca Group, Broadway Across America, Joseph & Matthew Deitch, JK Productions, Terry Allen Kramer, Cathy Chernoff / Jay & Cindy Gutterman, Mallory Factor / Cheryl Lachowicz and The Shubert Organization; Associate Producer: Joy Newman, David Schumeister, Barry Edelstein, Jeremy Scott Blaustein, Elon Rutberg, S.D. Wagner and John Johnson
2012
Death of a Salesman Arthur Miller Mike Nichols, Scott Rudin, Stuart Thompson, Jon Platt, Columbia Pictures, Jean Doumanian, Merritt Forrest Baer, Roger Berlind, Scott Delman, Sonia Friedman Productions, Ruth Hendel, Carl Moellenberg, Scott and Brian Zeilinger, and Eli Bush [43][44]
The Lady from Dubuque Edward Albee David Esbjornson and Signature Theatre Company
Private Lives Noël Coward Sir Richard Eyre, Duncan C. Weldon & Paul Elliott, Theatre Royal Bath, Terri & Timothy Childs, Sonia Friedman Productions, Bill Ballard and David Mirvish
The Best Man Gore Vidal Michael Wilson, Jeffrey Richards, Jerry Frankel, INFINITY Stages, Universal Pictures, Barbara Manocherian / Michael Palitz, Ken Mahoney / The Broadway Consortium, Kathleen K. Johnson, Andy Sandberg, Fifty Church Street Productions, Larry Hirschhorn / Bennu Productions, Patty Baker, Paul Boskind and Martian Entertainment, Wendy Federman, Mark S. Golub & David S. Golub, Cricket Hooper Jiranek, Stewart F. Lane & Bonnie Comley, Carl Moellenberg, Harold Thau and Will Trice
2013
Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf? Edward Albee Pam MacKinnon, Jeffrey Richards, Jerry Frankel, Susan Quint Gallin, Mary Lu Roffe, Kit Seidel, Amy Danis & Mark Johannes, Patty Baker, Mark S. Golub & David S. Golub, Richard Gross, Jam Theatricals, Cheryl Lachowicz, Michael Palitz, Dramatic Forces / Angelina Fiordellisi, Luigi & Rose Caiola, Ken Greiner, Kathleen K. Johnson, Kirmser Ponturo Fund, Will Trice, GFour Productions and Steppenwolf Theatre [45][46]
The Trip to Bountiful Horton Foote Michael Wilson, Nelle Nugent, Kevin Liles, Paula Marie Black, David R. Weinreb, Stephen Byrd, Alia M. Jones, Kenneth Teaton, Carole L. Haber / Philip Geier, Wendy Federman / Carl Moellenberg / Ricardo Hornos and Fifty Church Street Productions / Hallie Foote / Tyson and Kimberly Chandler; Produced in association with Joseph Sirola, Howard and Janet Kagan / Charles Salameno, Sharon A. Carr / Patricia R. Klausner, Raymond Gaspard / Andréa M. Price and Willette Murphy Klausner / Reginald M. Browne
The Piano Lesson August Wilson Ruben Santiago-Hudson and Signature Theatre Company
Orphans Lyle Kessler Daniel J. Sullivan, Frederick Zollo, Robert Cole, The Shubert Organization, Orin Wolf, Lucky VIII, Scott M. Delman, James P. MacGilvray and StylesFour Productions
Golden Boy Cliffard Odets Bartlett Sher and Lincoln Center Theatre
2014
The Glass Menagerie Tennessee Williams John Tiffany, Jeffrey Richards, John N. Hart Jr., Jerry Frankel, Lou Spisto / Lucky VIII, INFINITY Stages, Scott M. Delman, Jam Theatricals, Mauro Taylor, Rebecca Gold, Michael Palitz, Charles E. Stone, Will Trice and GFour Productions [47][48]
The Cripple of Inishmaan Martin McDonagh Michael Grandage, Arielle Tepper Madover, L.T.D. Productions Inc., Stacey Mindich, Starry Night Entertainment, Scott M. Delman, Martin McCallum, Stephanie P. McClelland, Zeilinger Productions and The Shubert Organization
Machinal Sophie Treadwell Lyndsey Turner and Roundabout Theatre Company
Twelfth Night William Shakespeare Tim Carroll, Scott Landis; Roger Berlind; Glass Half Full Productions; Just For Laughs Theatricals; 1001 Nights Productions; Norman Tulchin; Robert G. Bartner; Jane Bergère; Paula Marie Black; Rupert Gavin; Stephanie P. McClelland; Shakespeare Globe Centre USA; Max Cooper; Tanya Link; Shakespeare Road Productions; Shakespeare's Globe
The Winslow Boy Terence Rattigan Greg Backstrom, The Old Vic Theatre and Roundabout Theatre Company
2015
You Can't Take It With You George S. Kaufman and Moss Hart Scott Ellis, Jeffrey Richards, Jerry Frankel, Jam Theatricals, Dominion Pictures, Gutterman & Winkler, Daryl Roth, Terry Schnuck, Jane Bergère, Caiola Productions, Rebecca Gold, LaRuffa & Hinderliter, Larry Magid, Gabrielle Palitz, Spisto & Kierstead, SunnySpot Productions, VenuWorks Theatricals, Jessica Genick and Will Trice, Roundabout Theatre Company [49][50]
Fashions for Men Ferenc Molnár Davis McCallum and Mint Theater Company
Skylight David Hare Stephen Daldry, Robert Fox, Scott Rudin, Eli Bush, Roger Berlind, William Berlind, Roy Furman, Jon B. Platt, The Shubert Organization, Stephanie P. McClelland, Catherine Adler, Jay Alix & Una Jackman, Scott M. Delman, Heni Koenigsberg, Spring Sirkin, Stuart Thompson, True Love Productions, The Araca Group, Carlos Arana, and David Mirvish
The Heidi Chronicles Wendy Wasserstein Pam MacKinnon, Jeffrey Richards, Jerry Frankel, Susan Gallin, Mary Lu Roffe, Eagle Productions LLC, Stacy Jacobs, LTPS Productions, Gabrielle Palitz, Sally Horchow, Rebecca Gold, Ken Greiner, Grimaldi & WSProductions, Jamie deRoy & friends, Amy Kaissar, Suzanne Friedman, Ed Goldstone, Jessica Genick and Will Trice
The Elephant Man Bernard Pomerance Scott Ellis, James L. Nederlander, Terry Allen Kramer, Catherine Adler, Roger Berlind, Caiola Productions, Patrick Catullo, Roy Furman, Larry Hirschhorn, Jeffrey Finn Productions, Van Kaplan, Edward M. Kaufmann, Hal Luftig, Arielle Tepper Madover, Peter May, Stephanie P. McClelland, The Shubert Organization, Douglas Smith, Jonathan M. Tisch, WLE MSG, LLC. and Scott & Brian Zeilinger
2016
A View from the Bridge Arthur Miller Ivo van Hove, Scott Rudin, Lincoln Center Theater, Eli Bush, Robert G. Bartner, Roger Berlind, William Berlind, Roy Furman, Peter May, Amanda Lipitz, Stephanie P. McClelland, Jay Alix & Una Jackman, Scott M. Delman, Sonia Friedman, John Gore, Ruth Hendel, JFL Theatricals, Heni Koenigsberg, Jon B. Platt, Daryl Roth and Spring Sirkin [51][52][53]
Long Day's Journey Into Night Eugene O'Neill Jonathan Kent, Ryan Murphy and Roundabout Theatre Company
Fool for Love Sam Shepard Daniel Aukin and Manhattan Theatre Club
Blackbird David Harrower Joe Mantello, Scott Rudin, Eli Bush, Roger Berlind, William Berlind, Scott M. Delman, Peter May, Jon B. Platt, Len Blavatnik, Tulchin Bartner Productions, Jay Alix & Una Jackman, Heni Koenigsberg, Stacey Mindich and Wendy Federman
The Crucible Arthur Miller Ivo van Hove, Scott Rudin, Eli Bush, Roger Berlind, William Berlind, Len Blavatnik, Roy Furman, Peter May, Jay Alix & Una Jackman, Scott M. Delman, JFL Theatricals, Heni Koenigsberg, Daryl Roth, Jane Bergère, Sonia Friedman, Ruth Hendel, Stacey Mindich, Jon B. Platt, Megan Savage, Spring Sirkin and Tulchin Bartner Productions
2017
Jitney August Wilson Ruben Santiago-Hudson and Manhattan Theatre Club [54][55]
The Front Page Ben Hecht and Charles MacArthur Jack O'Brien, Scott Rudin, Eli Bush, Len Blavatnik, Peter May, The John Gore Organization, Eric Falkenstein, Seth A. Goldstein, The Araca Group, Jay Alix & Una Jackman, Scott M. Delman, Ruth Hendel, Heni Koenigsberg, Jon B. Platt, Daryl Roth, Tulchin Bartner Productions, Stephanie P. McClelland, True Love Productions, Jane Bergère, Wendy Federman, Anita Waxman, Meredith Lynsey Schade, Jamie deRoy, Al Nocciolino and Spring Sirkin
The Price Arthur Miller Terry Kinney and Roundabout Theatre Company
Othello William Shakespeare Sam Gold and New York Theatre Workshop
The Little Foxes Lillian Hellman Daniel J. Sullivan and Manhattan Theatre Club
2018
Angels in America Tony Kushner Marianne Elliott, Tim Levy, NT America, Jordan Roth, Rufus Norris & Lisa Burger, The Royal National Theatre, Elliott & Harper Productions, Kash Bennett, NT Productions, Aged In Wood, The Baruch-Viertel-Routh-Frankel Group, Jane Bergère, Adam Blanshay Productions, CatWenJam Productions, Jean Doumanian, Gilad-Rogowsky, Gold-Ross Productions, The John Gore Organization, Grove Entertainment, Harris Rubin Productions, Hornos-Moellenberg, Brian & Dayna Lee, Benjamin Lowy, Stephanie P. McClelland, David Mirvish, Mark Pigott, Jon B. Platt, E. Price-LD ENT., Daryl Roth, Catherine Schreiber, Barbara Whitman, Jujamcyn Theaters, The Nederlander Organization and The Shubert Organization [56][57]
Three Tall Women Edward Albee Joe Mantello, Scott Rudin, Barry Diller, Eli Bush, The John Gore Organization, James L. Nederlander, Candy Spelling, Len Blavatnik, Universal Theatrical Group, Rosalind Productions, Inc., Eric Falkenstein, Peter May, Jay Alix & Una Jackman, Patty Baker, Diana DiMenna, David Mirvish, Wendy Federman & Heni Koenigsberg, Benjamin Lowy & Adrian Salpeter, Jason Blum, Jamie deRoy, Gabrielle Palitz, Ted Snowdon and Richard Winkler
Travesties Sam Shepard Patrick Marber and Roundabout Theatre Company
Lobby Hero Kenneth Lonergan Trip Cullman and Second Stage Theatre
Jesus Hopped the 'A' Train Stephen Adly Guirgis Signature Theatre Company and Mark Brokaw
2019
All My Sons Arthur Miller Jack O'Brien and Roundabout Theatre Company [58][59]
By the Way, Meet Vera Stark Lynn Nottage Kamilah Forbes and Signature Theatre Company
The Waverly Gallery Kenneth Lonergan Lila Neugebauer, Scott Rudin, Eli Bush, John Gore Organization, Len Blavatnik, Columbia Live Stage, Stephanie P. McClelland, James L. Nederlander, Universal Theatrical Group, Eric Falkenstein, Suzanne Grant, Benjamin Lowy, Peter May, Al Nocciolino, Tulchin Bartner Productions, Patty Baker, Bob Boyett, Wendy Federman, Barbara H. Freitag, Heni Koenigsberg, David Mirvish, True Love Productions, Roxanne Seeman & Jamie deRoy, Jason Blum and The Shubert Organization
Juno and the Paycock Sean O’Casey Neil Pepe and Irish Repertory Theatre
Our Lady of 121st Street Stephen Adly Guirgis Nicole Hess-Diestler and Borough of Manhattan Community College

2020s

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Year Work Author Production Ref.
2020 (Honorees) A Soldier's Play Charles Fuller Kenny Leon, and Roundabout Theatre Company [60]
Frankie and Johnny in the Clair de Lune Terrence McNally Arin Arbus, Hunter Arnold, Debbie Bisno, Tom Kirdahy, Elizabeth Dewberry & Ali Ahmet Kocabiyik, Broadway Strategic Return Fund, Caiola Productions, FedermanGold Productions, Invisible Wall Productions, John Gore Organization, Mike Karns, Kilimanjaro Theatricals, Peter May, Tyler Mount, Seriff Productions, Silva Theatrical Group, Cliff Bleszinski/GetterLazarDaly, Jamie deRoy / Gary DiMauro, Suzi Dietz & Lenny Beer/Sally Cade Holmes, Barbara H. Freitag/Ken Davenport, Barry & Kimberly Gowdy/Mabee Family Office, Kayla Greenspan/Jamie Joeyen-Waldorf, John Joseph/Broadway Factor, Tilted Windmills / John Paterakis and The Shubert Organization
For Colored Girls Who Have Considered Suicide / When the Rainbow Is Enuf Ntozake Shange Camille A. Brown and The Public Theatre
Fires in the Mirror Anna Deavere Smith Saheem Ali and Signature Theatre Company
Betrayal Harold Pinter Jamie Lloyd, Ambassador Theatre Group, Benjamin Lowy Productions, Gavin Kalin Productions, Glass Half Full Productions, Annapurna Theatre, Hunter Arnold, Burnt Umber Productions, Rashad V. Chambers, Eilene Davidson Productions, KFF Productions, Dominick LaRuffa Jr., Antonio Marion, Stephanie P. McClelland, Smith & Brant Theatricals, Richard Winkler / Alan Shorr and The Jamie Lloyd Company
2021 No awards given due to COVID-19 pandemic.
2022
Take Me Out Richard Greenberg Scott Ellis and Barry & Fran Weissler [61]
for colored girls who have considered suicide / when the rainbow is enuf Ntozake Shange Camille A. Brown and The Public Theatre
Trouble in Mind Alice Childress Charles Randolph-Wright and Roundabout Theatre Company
How I Learned to Drive Paula Vogel Mark Brokaw, Manhattan Theatre Club, Jordan Roth and Cody Lassen
A Touch of the Poet Eugene O’Neill Ciarán O’Reilly and Irish Repertory Theatre
2023
Topdog/Underdog Suzan-Lori Parks Kenny Leon, LaChanze, David Stone, Rashad V. Chambers, Marc Platt, Debra Martin Chase and The Shubert Organization [62]
Ohio State Murders Adrienne Kennedy Kenny Leon, Jeffrey Richards, Lincoln Center Theater, Rebecca Gold, Jayne Baron Sherman, Hunter Arnold, Louise Gund, Marc David Levine, Sheryl Lee Ralph, Jeremy Lentz, Kevin Ryan / Lisa Alexander-Taylor, Brad Blume, Robert Boyett, Irene Gandy, John Paterakis, Iris Smith, Willette and Manny S. Klausner, Kayla Greenspan, Franklin Theatrical Group, Marlene and Gary Cohen, William Parker Frisbie II, Ken and Rande Greiner, Diego Kolankowsky, Alexander "Sandy" Marshall / Jamie deRoy, Jacob Soroken Porter, Concord Theatricals, John Gore Organization, James L. Nederlander and The Shubert Organization
Death of a Salesman Arthur Miller Miranda Cromwell, Cindy Tolan, Elliott & Harper Productions, Kwame Kwei-Armah and Steven Chaikelson
Endgame Samuel Beckett Ciarán O’Reilly and Irish Repertory Theatre
Wedding Band Alice Childress Awoye Timpo and Polonsky Shakespeare Center
2024
Appropriate Branden Jacobs-Jenkins Lila Neugebauer and Second Stage Theatre [63]
An Enemy of the People Henrik Ibsen Sam Gold, Seaview, Patrick Catullo, Plan B, Roth-Manella Productions, Eric & Marsi Gardiner, John Gore Organization, James L. Nederlander, Jon B. Platt, Atekwana Hutton, Bob Boyett, Chris & Ashlee Clarke, Cohen-Demar Productions, Andrew Diamond, GI6 Productions, Sony Music Masterworks, Triptyk Studios, Trunfio Ryan, Kate Cannova and DJL Productions
Philadelphia, Here I Come! Brian Friel Ciarán O’Reilly and Irish Repertory Theatre
Mary Jane Amy Herzog Anne Kauffman and Manhattan Theatre Club
Purlie Victorious: A Non-Confederate Romp Through the Cotton Patch Kenny Leon, Leslie Odom Jr., Jeffrey Richards, Hunter Arnold, Louise Gund, Bob Boyett, Curt Cronin, John Joseph, Willette and Manny Klausner, Brenda Boone, Salman Moudhy Al-Rashid, Creative Partners Productions, Irene Gandy, Kayla Greenspan, Mark and David Golub Productions, John Gore Organization, W3 Productions, Morwin Schmookler, Van Kaplan, Ken Greiner, Patrick W. Jones, Nicolette Robinson, National Black Theatre, Alan Alda, LaTanya Richardson Jackson, Samuel L. Jackson, Phylicia Rashad, Nnamdi Asomugha, Kerry Washington and The Shubert Organization
Doubt, A Parable John Patrick Shanley Scott Ellis and Roundabout Theatre Company
2025
Vanya Simon Stephens Sam Yates, Wessex Grove, Gavin Kalin Productions, and Kater Gordon [64][65]
Yellow Face David Henry Hwang Leigh Silverman and Roundabout Theatre Company
Beckett Briefs: From the Cradle to the Grave Samuel Beckett Ciarán O’Reilly and Irish Repertory Theatre
Romeo + Juliet William Shakespeare Sam Gold, Seaview, Harbor Entertainment, Kevin Ryan, Eric & Marsi Gardiner, Roth-Manella Productions, Kate Cannova, J + J Productions, Julie Boardman, Alexander-Taylor Deignan, Atekwana Hutton, Bensmihen Mann Productions, Patrick Catullo, Chutzpah Productions, Corets Gough Willman Productions, Dave Johnson Productions, DJD Productions, Hornos Moellenberg, Pam Hurst-Della Pietra & Stephen Della Pietra, Mark Gordon Pictures, Oren Michels, No Guarantees Productions, Nothing Ventured Productions, Strus Lynch, Sunset Cruz Productions, Dennis Trunfio, Stephen C. Byrd, Fourth Wall Theatricals, Level Forward, Soto Productions and WMKlausner
Glengarry Glen Ross David Mamet Patrick Marber, Jeffrey Richards, Rebecca Gold, Caiola Productions, Roy Furman, Patrick Myles, Jonathan Reinis, Stephanie P. McClelland, Stewart F. Lane / Bonnie Comley / Leah Lane, Oliver King, 42nd.club, Richard Batchelder, Marlene & Gary Cohen, Cue to Cue Productions, Roger & Carin Ehrenberg, GFour Productions, Jay & Cindy Gutterman, John Gore Organization, Willette & Manny Klausner, James L. Nederlander, No Guarantees Productions, Secret Hideout, Randy Jones Toll & Steven Toll, Craig Balsam / Ken Levitan, Bunny Rabbit Productions / Cyrena Esposito, Lynne & Marvin Garelick / Howard Hoffen, Ken & Rande Greiner / Ruth & Steve Hendel, Levine Padgett Productions / Alan Shorr, Ted & Richard Liebowitz / Alexander "Sandy" Marshall, Irene Gandy, Lloyd Tichio Productions / Michael T. Cohen & Robin Reinach, Eric Passmore / Brad Blume & Adam Zell, Susan Rose / Frederick Zollo, Patrick W. Jones, Maia Kayla Glasman, Brandon J. Schwartz and The Shubert Organization

Play statistics

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Plays with multiple wins

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2 wins

Plays with multiple nominations

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3 nominations
2 nominations

Playwright statistics

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Playwrights with multiple wins

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5 wins
3 wins
2 wins

Playwrights with multiple nomination

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12 nominations
6 nominations
4 nominations
3 nominations
2 nominations

See also

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References

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