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# 2026 Broadway.com Audience Choice Awards winners: Lea Michele, Daniel Radcliffe & Sam Tutty Lead
- URL: https://www.broadwaynews.com/2026-broadway-com-audience-choice-awards-winners-lea-michele-daniel-radcliffe-sam-tutty-lead/
- Published: 2026-05-12T20:12:07.000Z
- Updated: 2026-05-13T13:16:40.000Z
- Description: The ‘80s vampire musical “The Lost Boys” was awarded Favorite New Musical, with Shoshana Bean winning Favorite Featured Actress in a Musical for her role as Lucy Emerson.
- Author: Sophia Rubino for Broadway.com
- Tags: Awards, Broadway.com Audience Choice Awards, News

It ’s time to celebrate the winners of the 26th annual Broadway.com Audience Choice Awards! As the only major theatrical awards where the nominating jury and voting committee is made up entirely of Broadway fans like you, Broadway.com readers decided on the shows and performers taking home BACAs in 2026.

The star-studded revival of the Cold War-era musical “Chess” is the most awarded show with four wins, including Favorite Musical Revival and three performance awards highlighting Lea Michele’s return to Broadway, making her the most awarded performer. The ‘80s vampire musical “The Lost Boys” was awarded Favorite New Musical, with Shoshana Bean winning Favorite Featured Actress in a Musical for her role as Lucy Emerson. “Dog Day Afternoon” was selected as Favorite New Play, while “Death of a Salesman” took home Favorite Play Revival and Favorite Featured Actor and Actress in a Play for Christopher Abbott and Laurie Metcalf, respectively.

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**See the full list of 2026 BACA winners below:**

**Favorite New Musical**  
*The Lost Boys*

**Favorite New Play**  
*Dog Day Afternoon*

**Favorite Musical Revival**  
*Chess*

**Favorite Play Revival**  
*Death of a Salesman*

**Favorite Long-Running Show**  
*Hadestown*

**Favorite Tour**  
*Hadestown*

**Favorite Leading Actor in a Musical**  
Joshua Henry, *Ragtime*

**Favorite Leading Actress in a Musical**  
Lea Michele, *Chess*

**Favorite Leading Actor in a Play**  
Daniel Radcliffe, *Every Brilliant Thing*

**Favorite Leading Actress in a Play**  
Ayo Edebiri, *Proof*

**Favorite Featured Actor in a Musical**  
Jim Parsons, *Titanique*

**Favorite Featured Actress in a Musical**  
Shoshana Bean, *The Lost Boys*

**Favorite Featured Actor in a Play**  
Christopher Abbott, *Death of a Salesman*

**Favorite Featured Actress in a Play**  
Laurie Metcalf, *Death of a Salesman*

**Favorite Diva Performance**  
Lea Michele, *Chess*

**Favorite Funny Performance**  
Sam Tutty, *Two Strangers (Carry a Cake Across New York)*

**Favorite Onstage Pair**  
Christiani Pitts and Sam Tutty, *Two Strangers (Carry a Cake Across New York)*

**Favorite Breakthrough (Male)**  
Luke Evans, *The Rocky Horror Show*

**Favorite Breakthrough (Female)**  
Juliette Lewis, *The Rocky Horror Show*

**Favorite Replacement (Male)**  
Jack Wolfe, *Hadestown*

**Favorite Replacement (Female)**  
Whitney Leavitt, *Chicago*

**Favorite Original Song**  
“New York” - *Two Strangers (Carry a Cake Across New York)*

**Performance of the Year (Musical)**  
Lea Michele, *Chess*

**Performance of the Year (Play)**  
Daniel Radcliffe, *Every Brilliant Thing*

**Wins By Show:**  
*Chess* \- 4  
*Death of a Salesman* \- 3  
*Hadestown* \- 3  
*Two Strangers (Carry a Cake Across New York)* \- 3  
*Every Brilliant Thing* \- 2  
*The Lost Boys* \- 2  
*The Rocky Horror Show* \- 2  
*Chicago* \- 1  
*Dog Day Afternoon* \- 1  
*Proof* \- 1  
*Ragtime* \- 1  
*Titanique* \- 1

**Performers With Multiple Wins:**  
Lea Michele, *Chess* \- 3  
Daniel Radcliffe, *Every Brilliant Thing* \- 2  
Sam Tutty, *Two Strangers (Carry a Cake Across New York)* \- 2

> [**This article previously appeared on Broadway.com.**](https://www.broadway.com/buzz/207119/2026-broadwaycom-audience-choice-awards-winners-lea-michele-daniel-radcliffe-sam-tutty-lead/?ref=broadwaynews.com)