1986-1987 Awards
| Award | Winner(s) |
|---|---|
| Best Actor | James Earl Jones Fences |
| Best Actress | Linda Lavin Broadway Bound |
| Best Broadway Musical | Les Miserables |
| Best Broadway Play | Fences |
| Best Debut Performance | Frances Ruffelle Les Miserables Colm Wilkinson Les Miserables |
| Best Director (The Lucille Lortel Award) | Trevor Nunn, John Caird Les Miserables |
| Best Off Broadway Book | Lainie Robertson Lady Day at Emerson’s Bar & Grill |
| Best Off Broadway Lyrics | Barry Harmon Olympus on My Mind |
| Best Off Broadway Music | Allen Toussaint Staggerlee |
| Best Off Broadway Musical | Stardust |
| Best Off Broadway Play | The Common Pursuit |
| Best Revival | All My Sons |
| Best Set Design | John Napier Les Miserables |
| John Gassner Playwriting Award | August Wilson Fences |
| Special Awards | Jackie Mason’s The World According to Me |
