Nominations Open For The 2026 BroadwayWorld Buffalo Awards
Nominations are now open through October 31, 2026.
Nominations are now open for the 2026 BroadwayWorld Buffalo Awards.
The 2026 Regional Awards honor productions which had their first performance between October 1, 2025 through September 30, 2026. Our editors have set the categories and now YOU get to nominate and vote for your favorites! Nominations are reader-submitted and will be open through October 31, 2026.
After the nomination period ends, BroadwayWorld's editors will proof the list for eligibility and errors, then voting will begin in early November and run through December 31. Winners will be announced in January!
This year's awards are bigger than ever, with a record number of cities participating across the US, Canada, the United Kingdom, Europe, and Australia. Browse more regions here.
2026 BroadwayWorld Buffalo Awards Categories
- Best Choreography Of A Play Or Musical
- Best Costume Design Of A Play Or Musical
- Best Direction Of A Musical
- Best Direction Of A Play
- Best Ensemble
- Best Lighting Design Of A Play Or Musical
- Best Music Direction & Orchestra Performance
- Best Musical
- Best New Play Or Musical
- Best Performer In A Musical
- Best Performer In A Play
- Best Play
- Best Sound Design Of A Play Or Musical
- Best Supporting Performer In A Musical
- Best Supporting Performer In A Play
- Favorite Local Theatre
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Guys and Dolls Canterbury Woods Performing Arts Center (9/11-9/27) |
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Rent Shea's Smith Theatre (1/29-2/14) |
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BOOP! The Musical West Herr Auditorium Theatre (10/03-10/10) |
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Churchill Starring Daniel Payne Shea's Smith Theatre (11/05-11/08) |
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Sunday Brunch with Yoko & Mikayla Sunday Brunch with Yoko & Mikayla (11/15-11/15) |
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Tobacco Road American Repertory Theater of WNY (10/15-10/31) |
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Dust Bowl Faeries, The Cloven Pendulum Murder Mystery Rochester Fringe Festival (9/24-9/26) |
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SIX (Boleyn Tour) Shea's Performing Arts Center (6/08-6/13) |
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Sister''s Christmas Catechism: The Mystery of the Magi''s Gold Shea's Smith Theatre (12/23-12/23) |
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The Lion King Auditorium Theatre (4/28-5/16) |
