Tony Nominated Plays (Best Play) by Women

did you know women have been nominated for best play at the tonys 45 times!!! over 79 years!!! and 3 of those times were for translating Jean Anouilh!!! and including translation have won 6 whole times!!!! and 3 women have won as sole playwright!!! broadway is soooo progressive you guys.

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created by ducksndragons

last updated June, 2026

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ik you're only including plays here and not musicals, but I remember learning about the records Hadestown was breaking or contributing to in terms of women winning, being nominated or even just "allowed" to make their project happen.... For such a long-lasting institution and especially one that loooooves to pride itself on diversity, inclusion, love, creativity and the irrepressible power of art against oppression or whatever, it's really maddening to see such small numbers

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