New York Critics Give Awards To Scott Rudin Productions ‘Little Bear Ridge Road’ & ‘Death Of A Salesman’; Alden Ehrenreich Takes Top Performance Honor
Samuel D. Hunter’s play *Little Bear Ridge Road*, produced by Scott Rudin and Barry Diller, was named Best Play of the 2025-2026 season by the New York Drama Critics’ Circle, while Alden Ehrenreich won Best Individual Performance for his Broadway debut in *Becky Shaw*. Rudin and Diller’s revival of *Death of a Salesman* received the award for Best Ensemble Performance, reaffirming their influence in theater following Rudin’s return after past controversies. Special citations were given to Wallace Shawn and André Gregory for career achievement, as well as to the *Ragtime* revival and costume designer Qween Jean, with no award presented for Best Musical.
- ▪Samuel D. Hunter’s *Little Bear Ridge Road* won Best Play of the 2025-2026 season from the New York Drama Critics’ Circle.
- ▪Alden Ehrenreich received the Best Individual Performance award for his role in *Becky Shaw* at Second Stage Theater.
- ▪The Rudin-Diller production of *Death of a Salesman*, directed by Joe Mantello, won Best Ensemble Performance.
- ▪Wallace Shawn and André Gregory were honored with a special citation for career achievement for their work on *What We Did Before Our Moth Days*.
- ▪No award was given for Best Musical at this year’s New York Drama Critics’ Circle awards.
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Laurie Metcalf and Micah Stock in Steppenwolf Theatre Company's Little Bear Ridge Road Michael-Brosilow Samuel D. Hunter’s Little Bear Ridge Road was named Best Play of the 2025-2026 season by the New York Drama Critics’ Circle tonight for the Broadway staging starring Laurie Metcalf and Micah Stock, directed by Joe Mantello and produced by Scott Rudin and Barry Diller. The award for Best Individual Performance went to Alden Ehrenreich for his outstanding Broadway debut in Gina Gionfriddo’s play Becky Shaw, a production of the non-profit Second Stage Theater company.
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