{{Short description|2025 Off-Broadway play}} {{Infobox play|name=Prince Faggot|writer=Jordan Tannahill|director=Shayok Misha Chowdhury|original language=English|date of premiere=June 16, 2025|image=Prince_Faggot_Program_Cover.png|caption=Program cover from Studio Seaview run}}
'''''Prince Faggot''''' is a 2025 play by Jordan Tannahill.
== Synopsis == An ensemble of queer and trans performers imagine a future world where Prince George of Cambridge is a gay man. In the process, they interrogate the ways in which power and colonisation play upon their lives and sexualities.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Prince Faggot |url=https://www.playwrightshorizons.org/about/production-history/2020s/2425-season/prince-faggot |access-date=2025-09-26 |website=Playwrights Horizon |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Nevins |first=Jake |date=2025-07-15 |title=Jordan Tannahill Takes Tony Kushner Inside "Prince Faggot" |url=https://www.interviewmagazine.com/theater/jordan-tannahill-tells-tony-kushner-how-he-wrote-the-years-wildest-new-play |access-date=2025-09-26 |website=Interview |language=en-US}}</ref>
The play features a series of fictional, direct-address monologues written by the playwright for the members of the ensemble, and a final monologue based on the real-life experiences of actress N'yomi Allure Stewart.<ref>[https://playbill.com/article/prince-faggot-may-look-like-its-about-the-royal-family-but-its-actually-about-queer-joy "Prince Faggot May Look Like It's About the Royal Family, But It's Actually About Queer Joy"]. ''Playbill'', November 20, 2025.</ref><ref>[https://www.latimes.com/entertainment-arts/story/2025-12-08/theater-characters-breaking-fourth-wall "Breaking the fourth wall to confront and galvanise audiences"]. ''Los Angeles Times'', December 8, 2025.</ref>
== Production history ==
=== World premiere (Off-Broadway) === Prince Faggot opened at Playwrights Horizons with a first preview on May 30, 2025, an official opening night on June 16, and a scheduled closing on July 6. After an extension, the first run closed on August 3, 2025. The show was co-produced by Soho Rep and Jeremy O. Harris, and directed by Shayok Misha Chowdhury.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Buchwald |first=Linda |date=2025-04-16 |title=K. Todd Freeman, David Greenspan, and More Join Jordan Tannahill World Premiere |url=https://www.theatermania.com/news/k-todd-freeman-david-greenspan-and-more-join-jordan-tannahill-world-premiere_1770750/ |access-date=2025-09-26 |website=TheaterMania |language=en-US}}</ref>
=== Studio Seaview (Off-Broadway) === The show returned for a second Off-Broadway run at Studio Seaview for an initial run of September 11, 2025 to October 26, 2025.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Gans |first=Andrew |last2=Culwell-Block |first2=Logan |date=4 August 2025 |title=Prince F****t Sets Fall Off-Broadway Return |url=https://playbill.com/article/prince-f-t-sets-fall-off-broadway-return |access-date=25 September 2025 |website=Playbill}}</ref> It was later extended through November 30, 2025.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Prince F****t Extends Off-Broadway Return |url=https://playbill.com/article/prince-f-t-extends-off-broadway-return |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250922073909/https://playbill.com/article/prince-f-t-extends-off-broadway-return |archive-date=2025-09-22 |access-date=2025-09-26 |website=Playbill |language=en-US}}</ref> On November 3, 2025, a third and final extension through December 13, 2025 was announced.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Culwell-Block |first=Logan |date=3 November 2025 |title=Prince Fagg*t Gets 3rd, Final Extension Off-Broadway at Studio Seaview |url=https://playbill.com/article/prince-fagg-t-gets-3rd-final-extension-off-broadway-at-studio-seaview |access-date=6 November 2025 |website=Playbill}}</ref>
== Critical reception == ''New York Times'' theatre critic Jesse Green gave ''Prince Faggot'' a Critics' Pick and wrote "If the playwright means to shock, mission accomplished. But here’s the real shocker: the play... is thrilling. Inflammatory, nose-thumbing, explicit to the point of pornography, wild and undisciplined."<ref>{{Cite news |date=2025-06-18 |title=Review: He's Here, He's Queer, He's the Future King of England |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2025/06/17/theater/prince-faggot-review.html |access-date=2025-09-25 |work=The New York Times |language=en}}</ref> The play received positive reviews from various publications including ''The New Yorker'',<ref>{{Cite news |last=Shaw |first=Helen |date=2025-06-26 |title="Prince Faggot" Sends Up Kink and Country |url=https://www.newyorker.com/culture/the-theatre/prince-faggot-sends-up-kink-and-country |access-date=2025-09-25 |work=The New Yorker |language=en-US |issn=0028-792X}}</ref> ''Attitude'',<ref>{{Cite web |date=2025-06-18 |title=Prince Faggot Off-Broadway Review ‘No kings in NYC, but we bow to the princess of the pier’|url=https://www.attitude.co.uk/culture/prince-faggot-off-broadway-review-500715/ |access-date=2025-11-30|website=attitude|last=Torrence|first=Kyle|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20251021150623/https://www.attitude.co.uk/culture/prince-faggot-off-broadway-review-500715/|archive-date=21 October 2025|url-status=live}}</ref> and ''Cosmopolitan'', which described the show as "a horny, thought-provoking play that's as academic as it is avant-garde."<ref>{{Cite web |date=2025-06-18 |title=Broadway's Edgier Cousin Is Thriving—and Getting Political |url=https://www.cosmopolitan.com/entertainment/celebs/a65080078/off-broadway-new-york-2025-review/ |access-date=2025-09-26 |website=Cosmopolitan |language=en-US}}</ref> The play stirred a degree of controversy<ref>{{Cite web |last=Teeman |first=Tim |date=2025-06-20 |title=Sex, drugs and S&M: hit play depicts Prince George as grown up and gay |url=https://www.thetimes.com/us/news-today/article/sex-drugs-and-s-and-m-hit-play-depicts-prince-george-as-grown-up-and-gay-cmqg86h7x |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250621120648/https://www.thetimes.com/us/news-today/article/sex-drugs-and-s-and-m-hit-play-depicts-prince-george-as-grown-up-and-gay-cmqg86h7x |archive-date=21 June 2025 |access-date=2026-04-29 |website=The Times |language=en-GB}}</ref> and prompted international press coverage<ref>{{Cite news |last=Swain |first=Marianka |date=2025-06-18 |title=Why are Americans obsessed with making the Royal family gay? |url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/theatre/what-to-see/prince-george-broadway-play/ |access-date=2026-04-29 |work=The Telegraph |language=en-GB |issn=0307-1235}}</ref> over its depiction of Prince George of Cambridge as an adult gay man engaged in kink and chemsex.
The premiere production was included on a number of 'Best of 2025' lists, including in the ''Los Angeles Times''<ref>[https://www.latimes.com/entertainment-arts/story/2025-12-09/best-theater-2025-jesus-christ-superstar-hollywood-bowl-furloughs-paradise-paranormal-activity "Best Theater of 2025"]. ''Los Angeles Times'', Dec 9, 2025.</ref> ''Artforum''<ref>{{Cite web |last=Feng |first=Rhoda |date=2025-12-01 |title=Best of 2025 - Performing Arts |url=https://www.artforum.com/lists/rhoda-feng-best-of-performing-arts-2025/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20260216170430/https://www.artforum.com/lists/rhoda-feng-best-of-performing-arts-2025/ |archive-date=16 February 2026 |access-date=2026-04-29 |website=Artforum |language=en-US}}</ref> and ''Vulture''.<ref>[https://www.vulture.com/article/culturati-50-celebrity-interviews-favorite-best-of-2025-lists.html "What the Culturati 50 Loved in 2025"]. ''Vulture'', Dec 1, 2025.</ref>
== Casting and characters == {| class="wikitable defaultcenter" |+ ! !Playwrights Horizons<ref name=":0">{{Cite web |last=Russo |first=Gillian |date=2025-08-04 |title='Prince F****t' to play encore Off-Broadway run this fall |url=https://www.newyorktheatreguide.com/theatre-news/news/prince-f-t-to-play-encore-off-broadway-run-this-fall |access-date=2025-09-25 |website=New York Theatre Guide |language=en}}</ref> !Studio Seaview<ref name=":0" /> |- |'''Performer 1''' | colspan="2" style="text-align:center;"|Mihir Kumar |- |'''Performer 2''' |K. Todd Freeman |Tyrone Mitchell Henderson (September 11-26, 2025)<br />K. Todd Freeman (from September 27) |- |'''Performer 3''' | colspan="2" style="text-align:center;"|Rachel Crowl |- |'''Performer 4''' | colspan="2" style="text-align:center;"|N'yomi Allure Stewart |- |'''Performer 5''' | colspan="2" style="text-align:center;" |David Greenspan |- |'''Performer 6''' | colspan="2" style="text-align:center;"|John McCrea |}
== Awards and nominations==
''Prince Faggot'' is a finalist for the 2026 Lambda Literary Award for Drama<ref>{{Cite web |date=2026-03-18 |title=Announcing the Finalists for the 38th Lambda Literary Awards |url=https://lambdaliterary.org/2026/03/announcing-the-finalists-for-the-38th-lambda-literary-awards/ |access-date=2026-04-29 |website=Lambda Literary |language=en-US}}</ref>.
===Original Off-Broadway production=== {| class="wikitable" !Year !Award !Category !Nominee !Result !Ref. |- | rowspan="21"| 2026 | rowspan="6"| Lucille Lortel Awards | colspan="1"| Outstanding Play | Jordan Tannahill | {{won}} |rowspan=6|<ref>{{cite web |title=MEXODUS and PRINCE F*GGOT Lead 2026 Lucille Lortel Nominations |url=https://www.broadwayworld.com/article/MEXODUS-and-PRINCE-FGGOT-Lead-2026-Lucille-Lortel-Nominations-20260401 |website=BroadwayWorld |date=April 1, 2026 |access-date=April 1, 2026}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |last=Culwell-Block |first=Logan |title=Mexodus Wins 4 Lucille Lortel Awards; See the Full List of Winners |url=https://playbill.com/article/mexodus-wins-4-lucille-lortel-awards-see-the-full-list-of-winners |website=Playbill |date=3 May 2026 |access-date=10 May 2026}}</ref> |- | Outstanding Direction | Shayok Misha Chowdhury | {{nominated}} |- | Outstanding Featured Performer in a Play | David Greenspan | {{nominated}} |- | Outstanding Lighting Design | Isabella Byrd | {{nominated}} |- | Outstanding Costume Design | Montana Levi Blanco | {{nominated}} |- | Outstanding Scenic Design | David Zinn | {{nominated}} |- | rowspan="3"| Drama Desk Awards | colspan="1"| Outstanding Play | Jordan Tannahill | {{nominated}} |rowspan=3|<ref>{{cite web |title=2026 Drama Desk Award Nominations Announced: Full List |url=https://www.broadway.com/buzz/207042/2026-drama-desk-award-nominations-announced-full-list/ |website=Broadway.com |date=April 29, 2026 |access-date=April 30, 2026}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |last=Culwell-Block |first=Logan |title=Beau, Mexodus Lead 2026 Drama Desk Award Nominations; Read the Full List Here |url=https://playbill.com/article/beau-mexodus-lead-2026-drama-desk-award-nominations-read-the-full-list-here |website=Playbill |date=April 29, 2026 |access-date=April 30, 2026}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Gans |first=Andrew |date=May 17, 2026 |title=Ragtime Leads 2026 Drama Desk Awards; Read the Full List of Winners |url=https://playbill.com/article/ragtime-leads-2026-drama-desk-awards-read-the-full-list-of-winners |website=Playbill |access-date=May 19, 2026}}</ref> |- | Outstanding Featured Performance in a Play | David Greenspan | {{nominated}} |- | Outstanding Lighting Design | Isabella Byrd | {{nominated}} |- | rowspan="3"| Drama League Awards | colspan="2"| Outstanding Production of a Play | {{nominated}} |rowspan=3|<ref>{{cite web |last=Gans |first=Andrew |title=2026 Drama League Awards Nominations Are Out; Read the Full List |url=https://playbill.com/article/2026-drama-league-awards-nominations-are-out-read-the-full-list |website=Playbill |date=April 20, 2026 |access-date=2026-04-20}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |last=Hipes |first=Patrick |title=Daniel Radcliffe, Luke Evans Among Drama League Award Nominees |url=https://deadline.com/2026/04/new-york-drama-league-award-nominees-2026-1236865723/ |website=Deadline |date=April 20, 2026 |access-date=2026-04-20}}</ref> |- | Outstanding Direction of a Play | Shayok Misha Chowdhury | {{nominated}} |- | Distinguished Performance | John McCrea | {{nominated}} |- | rowspan="1"| Outer Critics Circle Awards | colspan="1"| Outstanding New Off-Broadway Play | Jordan Tannahill | {{nominated}} |<ref>{{cite web |url=https://newyorktheater.me/2026/04/21/outer-critics-circle-award-2026-nominations/ |title=Outer Critics Circle Award 2026 Nominations |website=New York Theater |date=April 21, 2026 |access-date=May 11, 2026}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.broadwaynews.com/announcing-the-2026-outer-critics-circle-winners-full-list/ |title=Announcing the 2026 Outer Critics Circle winners: Full list |website=Broadway News |access-date=May 11, 2026}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=https://playbill.com/article/schmigadoon-ragtime-win-big-at-2026-outer-critics-circle-awards-read-the-full-list-of-winners |title=Schmigadoon!, Ragtime Win Big at 2026 Outer Critics Circle Awards; Read the Full List of Winners |website=Playbill |access-date=May 11, 2026}}</ref> |- | rowspan="1"| Obie Award | Special Citation | Ensemble | {{won}} |- |rowspan=7|Dorian Award |colspan=2|Outstanding Off-Broadway Play |{{won}} |rowspan=7|<ref>{{cite web |last=Abourizk |first=Michael |title=Dorian Theater Awards announces 2026 nominees |url=https://www.broadwaynews.com/dorian-theater-awards-announces-2026-nominees/ |website=Broadway News |date=May 13, 2026 |access-date=May 29, 2026}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |last=Mandell |first=Jonathan |title=2026 Dorian Theater Award Nominations: Schmigadoon, Lost Boys lead |url=https://newyorktheater.me/2026/05/13/2026-dorian-theater-award-nominations-schmigadoon-lost-boys-lead/ |website=New York Theater |date=May 13, 2026 |access-date=May 29, 2026}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |last=Mandell |first=Jonathan |title=2026 Dorian Theater Award winners: Schmigadoon. Prince Faggot. Ragtime: Joshua. Junior. Quincy. Qween. |url=https://newyorktheater.me/2026/06/01/2026-dorian-theater-award-winners-schmigadoon-prince-faggot-ragtime-joshua-junior-quincy-qween/ |website=New York Theater |date=June 1, 2026 |access-date=June 1, 2026}}</ref> |- |colspan=2|Outstanding LGBTQ Off-Broadway Production |{{won}} |- |Outstanding Lead Performance in an Off-Broadway Production |John McCrea |{{won}} |- |rowspan=2|Outstanding Featured Performance in an Off-Broadway Production |K. Todd Freeman |{{nom}} |- |David Greenspan |{{won}} |- |Outstanding Writing for an Off-Broadway Production |Jordan Tannahill |{{won}} |- |colspan=2|Outstanding Design for an Off-Broadway Production |{{nom}} |}
== References == {{reflist}}
Category:2025 plays Category:Off-Broadway plays Category:LGBTQ-related plays Category:Plays about royalty Category:Plays set in England Category:Plays about princes