The 11th Annual Off Broadway Alliance Awards took place on June 21st, 2022 at Sardi’s, honoring commercial and not-for-profit productions that opened Off Broadway during the 2021-2022 season. The ceremony was hosted by the renowned actor, singer, dancer, and writer Brenda Braxton. In each of the five categories, the winners are: Harmony, Best New Musical; Sanctuary City, Best New Play; Assassins, Best Revival; Oratorio for Living Things, Best Unique Theatrical Experience; and Little Girl Blue, Best Solo Performance.

In addition to the competitive awards, Legend of Off Broadway Awards were presented to Richard Nelson and Albert Bergeret for their extraordinary contributions over many years. Ed Bullins, Arthur French and Lisa Banes will be posthumously honored with induction into the Off Broadway Hall of Fame, and the Friend of Off-Broadway Award will be presented to Tom and Michael D’Angora for their heroic rescues of beloved Off Broadway theatres and watering holes during the crises of the last two years.

Please enjoy these video highlights from the 2019 OBA Awards, and click here to see more videos from the event.

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

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

2022 Off Broadway Alliance Awards

(This year’s winners in each category shown in bold below)

BEST NEW MUSICAL         

• KimberlyAkimbo
• Harmony              
• Black No More
• Intimate Apparel
• Coal Country

BEST NEW PLAY                 

• Prayer for the French Republic
• Sanctuary City
• Jane Anger
• English
• A Sherlock Carol
• Trial on the Potomac

BEST REVIVAL                     

• Assassins     
• Sistas the Musical
• Merry Wives
• The Daughter-in-Law
• Warren’s Profession

BEST UNIQUE THEATRICAL EXPERIENCE   

• Oratorio for Living Things
• The Hang
• Islander
• Blindness
• Barococo

BEST SOLO PERFORMANCE

• Little Girl Blue
• Just for Us
• Kristina Wong, Sweatshop Overlord
• Is There Still Sex in the City?
• How the Hell Did I Get Here?

Legend of Off Broadway Award winners Charles Busch and Julie Halston will announce the
winners of the 10th Annual Off Broadway Alliance Awards on Tuesday, May 19 at 11:30AM ET. The winners
will be announced via streaming on Facebook and YouTube. You can sign up here to be alerted of the live announcement.

Ms. Halston (Broadway’s Tootsie, You Can’t Take it with You, The Divine Sister) and Mr. Bush (The Confession of Lily Dare, The Divine Sister, Tony-Award Nominee for Broadway’s The Tale of the Allergist’s Wife) were the recipients of the very first Off Broadway Alliance Legend of Off Broadway Awards.

This year awards will be presented in seven competitive categories: Best New Musical, Best New Play,
Best Musical Revival, Best Play Revival, Best Unique Theatrical Experience, Best Solo Performance, and
Best Family Show. The awards ceremony will take place this Fall (date and location TBD).

In addition to the competitive awards, the Off Broadway Alliance has named Gretchen Cryer, Woodie
King, Jr., Eric Krebs and Barbara Zinn Krieger as Legends of Off Broadway for their extraordinary
contributions to the theater over many years. Mark Blum, Wynn Handman and Julia Miles have been
inducted into the Off Broadway Hall of Fame posthumously in recognition of their long and influential
careers, and The Drama Bookshop has been named this year’s Friend of Off Broadway for its continued
dedication to and support of the Off Broadway community.