Equity Jeff Awards 2026 winners: full list
Writers Theatre’s production of Leopoldstadt won five prizes at the 58th annual Equity Jeff Awards, including best production and ensemble. The Glencoe theater's Midwest premiere featured nearly 30 actors and 475 costumes. The ambitious production cost more than $1 million to produce.
Writers Theatre’s epic family drama Leopoldstadt took home the most prizes at Monday’s 58th annual Equity Jeff Awards. The Glencoe theater won five awards, all for its Midwest premiere of the Tom Stoppard epic family drama.The ambitious production, about multiple generations of a Jewish family in the decades up to the Holocaust, featured nearly 30 actors and 475 costumes and cost Writers more than $1 million to produce. It was recognized in categories including best production, ensemble and…
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