Dorian Award for Outstanding Lead Performance in a Broadway Musical

Dorian Award for Lead Performance in a Broadway Musical
Dorian Award for Lead Performance in a Broadway Musical
Awarded for	Best Lead Performance in a Broadway Musical
Country	United States
Presented by	GALECA: The Society of LGBTQ Entertainment Critics
First award	2023
Currently held by	Joshua Henry, Ragtime (2026)
Website	galeca.org

The Dorian Award for Outstanding Lead Performance in a Broadway Musical is a theatrical award given annually to the best performance in a musical on Broadway by GALECA: The Society of LGBTQ Entertainment Critics since 2010 (the group was initially named the Gay and Lesbian Entertainment Critics Association). The category was introduced in 2023 when the awards began honoring Broadway theatre.

Winners and nominees

Key

and bold indicates the winner.

2020s

Year	Performer	Production	Role	Ref.
2023
	Victoria Clark	Kimberly Akimbo	Kimberly Akimbo	^[1]
	Annaleigh Ashford	Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street	Mrs. Lovett
	J. Harrison Ghee	Some Like It Hot	Jerry/Daphne
2024
	Jonathan Groff	Merrily We Roll Along	Franklin Shepard	^[2]
	Ali Louis Bourzgui	The Who's Tommy	Tommy
	Eden Espinosa	Lempicka	Tamara de Lempicka
	Brody Grant	The Outsiders	Ponyboy Curtis
	Brian d’Arcy James	Days of Wine and Roses	Joe Clay
	Kelli O’Hara	Days of Wine and Roses	Kirsten Arnesen
	Maleah Joi Moon	Hell's Kitchen	Ali
	Maryann Plunkett	The Notebook	Older Allie
	Eddie Redmayne	Cabaret at the Kit Kat Klub	Emcee
	Shaina Taub	Suffs	Alice Paul
2025
	Megan Hilty	Death Becomes Her	Madeline Ashton	^[3]
	Darren Criss	Maybe Happy Ending	Oliver
	Andrew Durand	Dead Outlaw	Elmer McCurdy
	Tom Francis	Sunset Blvd.	Joe Gillis
	Jonathan Groff	Just in Time	Bobby Darin
	Audra McDonald	Gypsy	Rose
	Jasmine Amy Rogers	Boop!	Betty Boop
	Nicole Scherzinger	Sunset Blvd.	Norma Desmond
	Helen J. Shen	Maybe Happy Ending	Claire
	Jennifer Simard	Death Becomes Her	Helen Sharp
2026
	Joshua Henry	Ragtime	Coalhouse Walker Jr.	^[4]^[5]^[6]
	Kristin Chenoweth	The Queen of Versailles	Jackie Siegel
	Nicholas Christopher	Chess	Anatoly
	Luke Evans	The Rocky Horror Show	Frank-N-Furter
	Sara Chase	Schmigadoon!	Melissa Gimble
	Stephanie Hsu	The Rocky Horror Show	Janet
	Caissie Levy	Ragtime	Mother
	Sam Tutty	Two Strangers (Carry a Cake Across New York)	Dougal Todd
	Brandon Uranowitz	Ragtime	Tateh

References

↑ "Dorian Theater Awards". GALECA: The Society of LGBTQ Entertainment Critics. Retrieved March 7, 2026.
↑ "2024 Dorian Theater Awards winners list". Gold Derby. Retrieved March 7, 2026.
↑ Mandell, Jonathan (June 3, 2025). "2025 Dorian Theater Award Winners: Maybe Happy Ending. John Proctor. Cats. Audra, Sarah, Jak, Fina. André". New York Theater. Retrieved March 7, 2026.
↑ Abourizk, Michael (May 13, 2026). "Dorian Theater Awards announces 2026 nominees". Broadway News. Retrieved May 20, 2026.
↑ Mandell, Jonathan (May 13, 2026). "2026 Dorian Theater Award Nominations: Schmigadoon, Lost Boys lead". New York Theater. Retrieved May 20, 2026.
↑ Mandell, Jonathan (June 1, 2026). "2026 Dorian Theater Award winners: Schmigadoon. Prince Faggot. Ragtime: Joshua. Junior. Quincy. Qween". New York Theater. Retrieved June 1, 2026.

[1] "Dorian Theater Awards". GALECA: The Society of LGBTQ Entertainment Critics. Retrieved March 7, 2026.

[2] "2024 Dorian Theater Awards winners list". Gold Derby. Retrieved March 7, 2026.

[3] Mandell, Jonathan (June 3, 2025). "2025 Dorian Theater Award Winners: Maybe Happy Ending. John Proctor. Cats. Audra, Sarah, Jak, Fina. André". New York Theater. Retrieved March 7, 2026.

[4] Abourizk, Michael (May 13, 2026). "Dorian Theater Awards announces 2026 nominees". Broadway News. Retrieved May 20, 2026.

[5] Mandell, Jonathan (May 13, 2026). "2026 Dorian Theater Award Nominations: Schmigadoon, Lost Boys lead". New York Theater. Retrieved May 20, 2026.

[6] Mandell, Jonathan (June 1, 2026). "2026 Dorian Theater Award winners: Schmigadoon. Prince Faggot. Ragtime: Joshua. Junior. Quincy. Qween". New York Theater. Retrieved June 1, 2026.

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