Broadway wins big at the 69th annual New York Emmy Awards

Broadway was at the forefront of the 69th annual New York Creative Arts Emmy Awards and New York Emmy Awards, with Main Stem businesses and journalistic coverage of Broadway shows winning in several categories. Winners were honored in dual ceremonies at the New York Marriott Marquis on Oct. 10. These awards recognized content released between Jan. 1, 2025, and Dec. 31, 2025.

With categories for news and feature coverage, televised documentaries, short and long-form content, the New York Emmys and Creative Arts Awards honor outstanding achievement in New York-area television. Both types of awards are presented by the New York chapter of the National Academy of Television Arts and Sciences.

At the New York Emmys, local CBS affiliate, WCBS-TV, won in the category of Special Event Coverage – Edited for the 2025 edition of “Broadway and Beyond: At the Tonys.” This special comprised a retrospective of the 2024-2025 Broadway season, featuring interviews with Tony Award nominees.

“The Broadway Show” host Tamsen Fadal received an Emmy in the Program Host/Moderator category. The program features interviews with Broadway performers, directors and more. “The Broadway Show” correspondent Paul Wontorek won in the Program Correspondent category.

Spectrum News NY1 was also honored for its “Hamilton: Ten Years — A Legacy” special. This retrospective of the Tony-winning musical’s 10th anniversary on Broadway won an Emmy in the Documentary – Topical category.

Broadway advertising and marketing agency the Pekoe Group won in the Content Shorts category in recognition for its “Two Strangers (Carry a Cake Across New York) Studio Recording.” The video, which features the Broadway cast of “Two Strangers” recording the song “New York,” was also recently honored at the w3 Awards for digital content.

For a full list of the 69th annual New York Emmys and Creative Arts Emmy Awards winners, see the New York Emmys website.