Actors’ Equity Association’s Advisory Committee on Chorus Affairs (ACCA) announced four nominees for their annual Outstanding Broadway Chorus Award. The 2026 award will recognize ensemble performers in a Broadway show that opened during the 2025-2026 season.
The 2026 nominees are “Cats: The Jellicle Ball,” “Chess,” “Ragtime” and “Schmigadoon!”
In determining the nominees, the ACCA considered “the chorus requirements made by each production’s director, choreographer and musical director; the caliber of technical skill used to execute those requirements; and the unique contributions made by the entire chorus to the overall production,” according to a press release. Members of Equity’s national council who are on the ACCA serve as the nominators for the award. All ACCA members, Equity Chorus councilors and past recipients of Equity’s Legacy Robe will vote to determine the winner. The award will be presented alongside this year’s Actors’ Equity Foundation Awards at a ceremony on June 22.
“While the ACCA Award is specific to Broadway, the eligible productions this season are indicative of the amazing work Equity members on chorus contracts are performing on stages across the country,” said Al Bundonis, 2nd vice president of Actors’ Equity Association and chair of the ACCA. “These stories simply cannot be told without the chorus, and that contribution needs to be recognized. Equity and the ACCA will always spotlight the artistry, athleticism and passion that chorus members deliver on a daily basis.”
Equity is the U.S. labor union that represents more than 51,000 professional actors and stage managers.
