The Casting Society (CSA) has announced nominations for the 41st annual Artios Awards. The winners of the 40th awards, which honor achievement in casting in theater, film and television, will be named at concurrent ceremonies at the Beverly Hilton Hotel in Los Angeles, the Edison Ballroom in New York and a London venue to be announced, on Feb. 26, 2026.
Nominated in the category of Broadway: Comedy or Drama are casting directors of 2025 Best Play Tony Award winner and 2025 Pulitzer Prize winner “Purpose,” as well casting directors of additional Best Play nominee “English” and Best Revival of a Play nominee “Yellow Face.” Rounding out the category are casting directors from “Glengarry Glen Ross,” “Good Night, and Good Luck” and “Othello.”
Among the nominees in the category of Broadway: Musical are casting directors of 2025 Best Musical Tony Award winner “Maybe Happy Ending” and Best Revival of a Musical Tony winner “Sunset Boulevard.” Also acknowledged in this category are casting directors from additional Best Play nominees “Buena Vista Social Club” and “Death Becomes Her,” as well as “Boop! The Musical” and “Real Women Have Curves.”
Broadway was also cited in the Theater Tours category, a group whose nominees comprise the casting directors of the national tours of “& Juliet,” “Jaja’s African Hair Braiding,” “Kimberly Akimbo,” “Parade,” “Shucked” and “The Wiz.”
Newly announced is the inclusion of a Casting for London Theater category. Submissions for this category will open on November 3, and nominees will be announced in January 2026.
“We’re thrilled to reveal the nominees for the 2026 Artios Awards, a showcase of the extraordinary talent, vision and dedication of our members,” CSA president Destiny Lilly said in a statement. “As storytelling continues to evolve rapidly, casting remains at the heart of shaping narratives that reflect the world around us. We look forward to coming together this February in locations around the globe, to honor the remarkable impact of our casting community.”
Members of the CSA serve as nominators and voters for the Atrios Awards. Honorees for noncompetitive special awards will be announced.
A list of nominees in theater-related categories can be found below. A comprehensive list of nominees can be found here.
Broadway: Comedy or Drama
“English”: Stephen Kopel and Sujotta Pace (associate casting director)
“Glengarry Glen Ross”: Will Cantler and Destiny Lilly
“Good Night, and Good Luck”: David Caparelliotis
“Othello”: Duncan Stewart
“Purpose”: JC Clementz, Paul Davis and Erica Jensen
“Yellow Face”: Carrie Gardner, Jillian Cimini and Sujotta Pace (associate casting director)
Broadway: Musical
“Boop! The Musical”: Tara Rubin, Kevin Metzger-Timson and Olivia Paige West (associate casting director)
“Buena Vista Social Club”: Xavier Rubiano, Tara Rubin and Frankie Ramirez (associate casting director)
“Death Becomes Her”: Tara Rubin, Kevin Metzger-Timson and Frankie Ramirez (associate casting director)
“Maybe Happy Ending”: Craig Burns and Jimmy Larkin (associate casting director)
“Real Women Have Curves”: Victor Vazquez and Duncan Stewart
“Sunset Boulevard”: Jim Carnahan, Jason Thinger and Stuart Burt
New York Theater: Musical
“Big Gay Jamboree”: Stephen Kopel and Neal Buckley (associate casting director)
“Drag: The Musical”: Ryan Bernard Tymensky
“Empire Records”: Karyn Casl and Destiny Lilly
“Jersey Boys”: Claire Burke, Merri Sugarman and Spencer Gualdoni (associate casting director)
“The Jonathan Larson Project”: Rachel Hoffman and Charlie Hano (associate casting director)
“We Live in Cairo”: Claire Yenson
Los Angeles Theater
“A Doll’s House, Part 2”: Ryan Bernard Tymensky
“Dog Sees God: Confessions of a Teenage Blockhead”: Zachary Spiegel
“Green Day’s American Idiot”: Beth Lipari
“La Cage aux Folles”: Ryan Bernard Tymensky
“Noises Off”: JC Clementz and Phyllis Schuringa
“Stephen Sondheim’s Old Friends”: Tara Rubin, Xavier Rubiano, Peter Van Dam and Louis DiPaolo (associate casting director)
Regional Theater
“A Little Night Music” (Ogunquit Playhouse in Ogunquit, Maine): Mark Brandon
“A Raisin in the Sun” (Court Theatre in Chicago, Illinois): Becca McCracken
“Appropriate” (Old Globe Theatre in San Diego, California): David Caparelliotis
“Berlin” (Court Theatre in Chicago, Illinois): Becca McCracken
“Betrayal” (Goodman Theatre in Chicago, Illinois): Lauren Port
“East Texas Hot Links” (Court Theatre in Chicago, Illinois): Becca McCracken
“English” (Cincinnati Playhouse in the Park in Cincinnati, Ohio): Stephanie
Klapper
“Fat Ham” (Goodman Theatre in Chicago, Illinois): Lauren Port
“Midnight in the Garden of Good and Evil” (Goodman Theatre in Chicago, Illinois): Lauren Port and Patrick Goodwin
Theater Tours
“& Juliet”: Stephen Kopel, Carrie Gardner, Jillian Cimini, Neal Buckley (associate casting director) and Sujotta Pace (associate casting director)
“Jaja’s African Hair Braiding”: Kelly Gillespie, David Caparelliotis and Erica A. Hart
“Kimberly Akimbo”: Craig Burns and Jimmy Larkin (associate casting director)
“Parade”: Craig Burns
“Shucked”: Stephen Kopel and (associate casting director)
“The Wiz”: Olivia Paige West, Xavier Rubiano
