Multiple Broadway entities were honored at the sixth annual Anthem Awards. The Anthem Awards recognize excellence in social impact work by brands, nonprofits and individuals, with categories for online content, educational programs and community engagement efforts, among others. Honors are distributed in three tiers of recognition: Bronze, Silver and Gold.
The Anthem Awards are administered by the International Academy of Digital Arts and Sciences (IADAS), which also oversees the Webby Awards for outstanding digital content. Submissions are evaluated by IADAS members, with a judging body comprised of creative leaders, technologists and innovators across multiple sectors of business.
Springboard to Design, an arts education organization offering training for emerging theater designers, won Gold in the category of Community Engagement within the Community Engagement field and Silver in the category of LGBTQ+ Advocacy and Support within the Industry-Specific Program field. Both honors recognize Springboard to Design’s Summer Program, a free, weeklong design workshop for high school students. The program, led by artistic directors Clint Ramos and David Zinn, focuses on mentoring designers from communities that have historically been underrepresented in the theater industry.
The theater accessibility nonprofit TDF won three Anthem Awards for a social media content series revolving around TDF’s Autism Friendly Performances program. The organization received Silver honors in the categories of Social Content Series and Accessibility and Disability Inclusion. The social campaign also took home Bronze in the General Social category.
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The Theater Offensive, a Boston-based theater company and a co-producer of Broadway’s “Cats: The Jellicle Ball,” won six Anthem Awards, including one for its Broadway work. The Theater Offensive’s social media campaign, which promoted the organization’s journey with the reimagined “Cats” revival, won Silver in the Social Content Series category.
In the category of Education or Literacy Program or Platform, the American Theatre Wing won Bronze for its “Master Class” series, showcasing established members of the theater industry as they led educational sessions for aspiring theater professionals. The classes were also filmed and released on YouTube.
The mental health nonprofit Project Healthy Minds took home a Gold honor in the Partnership or Collaboration category for its partnership with the Broadway production of “Every Brilliant Thing.” Project Healthy Minds served as the main impact partner on the show and helped promote a “mental health marketplace” to connect attendees with care and support. Project Healthy Minds founder and CEO Phil Schermer also held a post-show talkback with the play’s star, Daniel Radcliffe, and journalist Dave Quinn this past March.
For the full list of 2026 winners, see the Anthem Awards website.
