The Dorian Broadway Showstopper Award

The Dorian Broadway Showstopper Award
Awarded forBest Broadway Showstopper Moment
CountryUnited States
Presented byGALECA: The Society of LGBTQ Entertainment Critics
First award2023
Currently held by"Rose's Turn," Gypsy and "Sunset Boulevard," Sunset Blvd. (2025)
Websitegaleca.org

The Dorian Broadway Showstopper Award is a theatre award given annually to honor the best standout production number or scene in a play or musical on Broadway by GALECA: The Society of LGBTQ Entertainment Critics since 2010 (the group was initially named the Gay and Lesbian Entertainment Critics Association). The category was introduced in 2023 when the awards began honoring Broadway theatre.

List of winners

Key
  and bold indicates the winner.

2020s

Year Number/Scene Performer Production Ref.
2023
"Independently Owned" Alex Newell Shucked [1]
"Better" Victoria Clark Kimberly Akimbo
"You Coulda Knocked Me Over with a Feather" J. Harrison Ghee Some Like It Hot
2024
"Franklin Shepard Inc" Daniel Radcliffe Merrily We Roll Along [2]
Epilogue: The Plantation Decays N/A Appropriate
"Chicago" Shara Nova, Tasha and Elijah Lyons Illinoise
"Woman Is" Eden Espinosa Lempicka
The Rumble Various The Outsiders
2025
"Rose's Turn" (tie) Audra McDonald Gypsy [3]
"Sunset Boulevard" (tie) Tom Francis Sunset Blvd.
"For the Gaze" Megan Hilty Death Becomes Her
"Green Light" Lorde (recording), Various John Proctor is the Villain
"Chasing Fireflies" Darren Criss and Helen J. Shen Maybe Happy Ending

References

  1. ^ "Dorian Theater Awards". GALECA: The Society of LGBTQ Entertainment Critics. Retrieved March 7, 2026.
  2. ^ "2024 Dorian Theater Awards winners list". Gold Derby. Retrieved March 7, 2026.
  3. ^ Mandell, Jonathan (June 3, 2025). "2025 Dorian Theater Award Winners: Maybe Happy Ending. John Proctor. Cats. Audra, Sarah, Jak, Fina. André". New York Theater. Retrieved March 7, 2026.