Nominations have been announced for Actors’ Equity Association’s (AEA) annual Advisory Committee on Chorus Affairs (ACCA) Award for Outstanding Broadway Chorus. The ACCA Award acknowledges the talent and contributions of a production’s ensemble members.
The nominees for the 2025 ACCA Award include the choruses of “Boop! The Musical,” “Buena Vista Social Club,” “Pirates! The Penzance Musical” and “Smash.”
To determine 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.
For the 2025 honors, 16 of the 21 musicals that opened during the 2024-2025 season were eligible, including “A Wonderful World,” “Boop!,” “Buena Vista Social Club,” “Death Becomes Her,” “Elf,” Floyd Collins,” “Gypsy,” “Just in Time,” “Once Upon a Mattress,” “Pirates! The Penzance Musical,” “Real Women Have Curves,” “Smash,” “Stephen Sondheim’s Old Friends,” “Sunset Boulevard,” “Swept Away” and “Tammy Faye.” A handful of shows, like “The Last Five Years” or “Redwood,” which don’t have a traditional chorus, were ineligible for consideration.
“Equity has designated 2025 as ‘A Chorus Year,’ and the ACCA Award for Outstanding Broadway Chorus is just one milestone event in our yearlong celebration,” said AEA second vice president and ACCA chair Al Bundonis in a statement. “The 16 eligible productions on Broadway this season are indicative of the amazing work Equity members on chorus contracts are performing on stages across the country. The work of the chorus is not just vital to the storytelling of an individual production, but to the industry as a whole, and that contribution needs to be recognized. With ‘A Chorus Year,’ we continue to spotlight the incredible artistry, athleticism and passion they deliver on our stages every day. It is our hope that the Tonys and other theatre awards across the country will join us in honoring these gifted professionals.”
A winner will be announced and presented alongside the previously reported Actors’ Equity Foundation Awards at a June 23 ceremony at Manhattan eatery Green Fig.
Established in 2007, the nominees for the ACCA Award are selected by members of AEA’s national council who also serve on the ACCA. All ACCA members, Equity chorus councilors and past recipients of AEA’s Legacy Robe, who must see all four nominated productions, are eligible to vote for the winner.
