This is the full list of the 2025 GROHN award winners. It was a competitive year with 62 productions accounting for over 900 nominations. For in depth coverage of the winners, check out the post over on GROHN Ass Opinions!
Best in Show
- 9.0 — Maybe Happy Ending – Broadway
- 8.0 — Dead Outlaw – Broadway
- 7.0 — Death Becomes Her – Broadway
- 6.0 — Kim’s Convenience – SF A.C.T.
- 5.0 — Boop!– Broadway
- 4.0 — Smash– Broadway
- 3.0 — Operation Mincemeat– Broadway
- 2.0 — Eureka Day – Marin Theater Company
- HM — Bye Bye Birdie – 5th Avenue
- HM — Cabaret – Oakland Theater Project
- HM — Co-Founders – SF A.C.T
- HM — Harry Potter & the Cursed Child – Broadway
- HM — My Fair Lady – SF Playhouse
- HM — Nobody Loves You – SF A.C.T.
- HM — Stereophonic – National Tour
- HM — Waitress – SF Playhouse
- HM — Waitress – 5th Avenue
Design Team Achievement
- 9.0 — Dane Laffrey & George Reeve, Scenic & Video Design — Maybe Happy Ending
- 8.0 — Gareth Fry, Sound Design — Harry Potter
- 7.0 — Gregg Barnes, Costume Design — Boop!
- 6.0 — Jamie Harrison, Illusions & Magic — Harry Potter
- 5.0 — Philip S. Rosenberg, Lighting Design — Boop!
- 4.0 — Ben Stanton, Lighting Design — Maybe Happy Ending
- 3.0 — David Zinn, Set Design — Stereophonic
- 2.0 — Danielle Nieves & Jason Goldsberry, Costume / Hair / Wig Design — Waitress – 5th
- HM — Peter Hylenski, Sound Design — Maybe Happy Ending
- HM — James Ridge, Sound Design — Curious Incident – SF Playhouse
- HM — Tom Scutt, Scenic / Costume / Theatre Design — Cabaret – Broadway
- HM — Tim Clothier, Illusions — Death Becomes Her
- HM — Heil Austin, Lighting Design — Harry Potter
- HM — Christine Jones, Set Design — Harry Potter
- HM — Lee Savage, Set Design — Bye Bye Birdie – 5th Avenue
- HM — Nina Ball, Set Design — My Fair Lady – SF Playhouse
- HM — Ryan Rumery, Sound Design — Stereophonic
Ensemble
- 9.0 — Operation Mincemeat
- 8.0 — Stereophonic
- 7.0 — Harry Potter
- 6.0 — Dear San Francisco
- 5.0 — Fat Ham – SF Playhouse
- 4.0 — Baloney
- 3.0 — Noises Off! – SF Playhouse
- 2.0 — Boop!
- HM — To My Girls – NCTC
- HM — Curious Incident – SF Playhouse
- HM — Next to Normal – Ray of Light Theater
- HM — Eureka Day
- HM — OTP Cabaret
- HM — SVCMC – Reflection
- HM — Smash
- HM — Dead Outlaw
- HM — Kim’s Convenience
Lead Performer
- 9.0 — Jasmine Amy Rogers, Boop!
- 8.0 — Ins Choi, Kim’s Convenience
- 7.0 — Eva Noblezada, Cabaret – Broadway
- 6.0 — Adam Magill, My Fair Lady
- 5.0 — Helen J. Shen, Maybe Happy Ending
- 4.0 — Megan Hilty, Death Becomes Her
- 3.0 — Andrew Durand, Dead Outlaw
- 2.0 — Jennifer Simard, Death Becomes Her
- HM — Kerstin Anderson, Waitress – 5th
- HM — Amber Ardolino, Titanique
- HM — Darren Criss, Maybe Happy Ending
- HM — Ruby Day, Waitress – SFP
- HM — Robyn Hurder, Smash
- HM — Jeremy Jordan, Floyd Collins
- HM — Ashley Perez Flanagan, Bye Bye Birdie
- HM — Jillian A. Smith, My Fair Lady
- HM — Noah Weisberg, Bye Bye Birdie
Supporting Performer
- 9.0 — Brooks Ashmanskas, as Nigel, Smash
- 8.0 — Jeb Brown, as the Bandleader, Dead Outlaw
- 7.0 — Dez Duron, as Gil Brentley, Maybe Happy Ending
- 6.0 — Jomar Tagatac, as Alfred Doolittle, My Fair Lady
- 5.0 — Julia Knitel, as various women, Dead Outlaw
- 4.0 — Ryan Nicole Austin & Jordan Covington, as the hustler friends, Co-Founders
- 3.0 — Ashley D. Kelley, as Nina / Tanya, Nobody Loves You
- 2.0 — Jak Malone, as various characters, Operation Mincemeat
- HM — John-Michael Lyles, as Dominic / others, Nobody Loves You
- HM — Marcus Choi, as James / others, Maybe Happy Ending
- HM — Megan Trout, as Ernst Ludwig, OTP Cabaret
- HM — Zeke Edmonds, as Dr. Pomatter, Waitress – SFP
- HM — Kennedy Kanagawa, as Ogie, Waitress – 5th
- HM — Ellen Harvey, as Fraulein Schneider, Cabaret – Broadway
- HM — David Cumming, as various characters, Operation Mincemeat
- HM — Stephen DeRosa, as Grampy, Boop!
- HM — Joe Ayers, as Garry, Noises Off!
Production Team Achievement
- 9.0 — David Yazbek, Erik Della Penna & Dean Sharenow — Music, Lyrics, Orchestrations, & Arrangements – Dead Outlaw
- 8.0 — Steven Hoggett — Movement – Harry Potter
- 7.0 — Michael Arden — Direction – Maybe Happy Ending
- 6.0 — Erika Chong Shuch — Direction & Choreography – OTP Cabaret
- 5.0 — Itamar Moses — Book – Dead Outlaw
- 4.0 — Jerry Mitchell — Direction & Choreography – Boop!
- 3.0 — Will Aronson & Hue Park — Score – Maybe Happy Ending
- 2.0 — Bill English — Direction – My Fair Lady – SF Playhouse
- HM — Julia Mattison & Noel Carey — Music & Lyrics – Death Becomes Her
- HM — Christopher Gattelli — Direction – Death Becomes Her
- HM — Susan Stroman — Direction – Smash
- HM — Joshua Bergasse — Choreography – Smash
- HM — Robert Hastie — Direction – Operation Mincemeat
- HM — David Cromer — Direction – Dead Outlaw
- HM — Paige Price — Direction – Bye Bye Birdie – 5th Avenue
- HM — Laura Benanti & Todd Almond — Book, Lyrics & Music – Nobody Cares
- HM — Weyni Mengesha — Direction – Kim’s Convenience
Solo or Cabaret Performance
- 9.0 — Laura Benanti: Nobody Cares – Berkeley Rep
- 8.0 — Cheyenne Jackson – Feinstein’s at the Nikko
- 7.0 — Sondheim’s Old Friends – Broadway
- 6.0 — Padma Lakshmi in Conversation
- 5.0 — Jordon Carnegie as Hedwig – The Palms Cabaret PV
- 4.0 — Bernadette Peters as herself – Sondheim’s Old Friends – Broadway
- 3.0 — Norm Lewis – Feinstein’s at the Nikko
- 2.0 — Sutton Lee Seymour’s Witch, Please! – The Palms Cabaret PV
- HM — Bonnie Langford as herself – Sondheim’s Old Friends
- HM — Losing My Mind – Ray of Light Theater Cabaret Series
- HM — Isaiah Tyrelle Boyd – Performer – Ray of Light Theater Cabaret Series – Christmas
- HM — Beth Leavel as herself – Sondheim’s Old Friends
- HM — Miss Conception – The Palms Cabaret PV
- HM — Fauxnique – performer – Heklina Tribute – The Oasis
- HM — Regina Spektor in Concert
- HM — Ginger Minj – performer – Hokus Pokus Live
- HM — Marga Gomez – performer & book – Spanish Stew
Theatrical Moment
- 9.0 — Scene: “Dear Bill” — Operation Mincemeat
- 8.0 — Scene: “Meet the Fireflies” — Maybe Happy Ending
- 7.0 — Scene: “Where is Betty?” — Boop!
- 6.0 — Scene: “Steal / No Steal” — Kim’s Convenience
- 5.0 — Scene: “Maybe This Time” — OTP Cabaret
- 4.0 — Scene: “Millicent’s Song” — Dead Outlaw
- 3.0 — Scene: “Where You Belong” — Maybe Happy Ending
- 2.0 — Moment: “…And You’re Gay!” — Nobody Loves You
- HM — Scene: “Pretty Women” — Sondheim’s Old Friends
- HM — Scene: “Sunday” — Sondheim’s Old Friends
- HM — Scene: “Being Alive” — Sondheim’s Old Friends
- HM — Scene: Margaret Hamilton Number — Witch, Please!
- HM — Moment: Platform 9¾ Entrance — Harry Potter
- HM — Moment: 20-year blackout pause — Dead Outlaw
- HM — Moment: Thruple Ending Reveal — My Fair Lady
- HM — Moment: “You Can Leave…” My Fair Lady Dick Joke Tag — Nobody Cares
- HM — Audience (throughout): Cruising the Hot Usher — Spanish Stew
Special GROHN Awards
- Best Interpretation of Nature — Fireflies from Maybe Happy Ending
- Best Music Direction — OTP Cabaret
- Best Audience — 300+ theater kids at Waitress – 5th Avenue
- The Hamilton… for the UK! Award: Operation Mincemeat
- Best Use of a Child Actor — Drag! the Musical
- Best Show About My New Home State — Eureka Day – Marin Theater
- HM—To My Girls – NCTC
- HM — Co-Founders – SF A.C.T.
- HM — Spanish Stew – NCTC
- HM — Aztlán – Magic Theater
- Best Returning Performer from Shucked — Andrew Durand – Dead Outlaw
- HM — Ashley D. Kelley — Nobody Loves You
- HM – John Behlmann – SMASH
- Best Interpretation of a Golden Age Musical — Bye Bye Birdie – 5th Avenue
- HM – Cabaret – Oakland Theater Project
- HM – My Fair Lady – SF Playhouse
- Best Show that a companion brought me! — Susannah for Oakland Theater Projects Cabaret
- HM – Eyan for Dear San Francisco
- HM – Paul for Palms Cabaret Evenings
Top 9 Total GROHN Points by Production
60.3 — Maybe Happy Ending -Broadway
44.3 — Dead Outlaw -Broadway
39.1 — Boop! -Broadway
29.4 — Harry Potter -Broadway
28.2 — Operation Mincemeat -Broadway
20.8 — Cabaret – Oakland Theater Project
20.2 — Kim’s Convenience – A.C.T.
14.9 — My Fair Lady – SF Playhouse
14.4 — Smash -Broadway