The 2025 Off Broadway Alliance Awards took place on Tuesday, June 24th, 2025 at Sardi’s, honoring commercial and not-for-profit productions that opened Off Broadway during the 2024-2025 season. In each of the five categories, the winners are: All The World’s A Stage, Best New Musical; Becoming Eve, Best New Play; Hold On To Me Darling, Best Revival; Odd Man Out, Best Unique Theatrical Experience; and I’m Assuming You Know David Greenspan, Best Solo Performance.

In addition to the competitive awards, Legend of Off Broadway Awards were presented to David Greenspan and Scott Morfee for their extraordinary contributions over many years. William Finn, Morgan Jeness, and Linda Lavin were posthumously honored with induction into the Off Broadway Hall of Fame, and the Friend of Off Broadway Award was presented to theatre critic Helen Shaw for her passionate advocacy of Off Broadway over the past two decades.

We’re pleased to inform you that photos and video from the ceremony are now available. Please enjoy these video highlights from the 2025 OBA Awards, then head over to the gallery to check out photos or click here to see more videos from the event.

Congratulations to all of this year’s winners, honorees, and nominees! See you next year!

All videos provided by Jeremy Handelman/Off the Leash Productions.

We’re thrilled to announce the winners of the 2025 Off Broadway Alliance Awards!

This year’s competitive awards are given in five categories – Best Musical, Best Play, Best Revival, Best Solo Performance, and Best Unique Theatrical Experience – and the winners will be honored with a ceremony on June 24th at Sardi’s.

As previously announced, this year’s awards will also posthumously induct William Finn, Morgan Jenness, and Linda Lavin into the Off Broadway Hall of Fame, and David Greenspan and Scott Morfee will receive Legend of Off-Broadway Awards for their long careers of outstanding work. New Yorker theatre critic Helen Shaw will receive the Friend of Off-Broadway Award.

And now – on to the winners!

Best Musical
WINNER — All the World’s a Stage
Drag the Musical
Forbidden Broadway
Music City
The Big Gay Jamboree

Best Play
WINNER — Becoming Eve
Here There Are Blueberries
Table 17
The Light and the Dark
The Welkin

Best Revival
Cats: The Jellicle Ball
Ceremonies in Dark Old Men
Ghosts
WINNER— Hold On to Me Darling
Orlando

Best Solo Performance
300 Paintings
Grandiloquent
Hold Me in the Water
WINNER — I’m Assuming You Know David Greenspan
Vanya

Best Unique Theatrical Experience
Ain’t Done Bad
Mama, I’m A Big Girl Now!
Mindplay
My First Ex-Husband
WINNER — Odd Man Out

Previously announced honorees:

Legend of Off Broadway
David Greenspan
Scott Morfee

Off Broadway Hall of Fame
William Finn
Morgan Jenness
Linda Lavin

Friend of Off Broadway
Helen Shaw

Congratulations to all of this year’s winners and nominees!