Video: Watch Jake Bell, LORT and More Accept 2026 Special Tony Awards

The Tony Awards Administration Committee presented the 2026 Tony Honors for Excellence in the Theatre to four outstanding contributors to the Broadway industry - 1/52 Project, Jake Bell, Kenn Lubin, and Loren Plotkin. Watch their acceptance speeches here!

Video: Watch Jake Bell, LORT and More Accept 2026 Special Tony Awards. The Tony Awards Administration Committee presented the 2026 Tony Honors for Excellence in the Theatre to four outstanding contributors to the Broadway industry - 1/52 Project, Jake Bell, Kenn Lubin, and Loren Plotkin. Watch their acceptance speeches here! The Tony Honors for Excellence in the Theatre were established in 1990 and are awarded annually to institutions, individuals, and/or organizations that have demonstrated extraordinary achievement in theatre, but are not eligible in any of the established Tony Award categories. Jake Bell Jake Bell began as a stage manager on Broadway shows in the New York theatre and for national touring companies, beginning with A Chorus Line. Later he began production management on many of the longest-running Broadway shows in Americ...