2026 SESSION
ENROLLED
SENATE JOINT RESOLUTION NO. 150
Commending Sam Pinkleton.
Agreed to by the Senate, March 5, 2026
Agreed to by the House of Delegates, March 9, 2026
WHEREAS, Sam Pinkleton, an acclaimed theater director and choreographer and native of Hopewell, received an Antoinette Perry Award for Excellence in Broadway Theatre for Best Direction of a Play at the 78th Tony Awards on June 8, 2025; and
WHEREAS, after attending Carter G. Woodson Middle School in Hopewell, Sam Pinkleton enrolled at the Appomattox Regional Governor's School for the Arts and Technology in Petersburg, where he was first exposed to theater production; and
WHEREAS, Sam Pinkleton relocated to New York City to study musical theater and directing at New York University and soon thereafter received his first Broadway credit as the assistant director of the production of The Lyons at what was formerly the Cort Theatre; and
WHEREAS, Sam Pinkleton was presented the Tony Award by the American Theatre Wing and The Broadway League for his accomplishments directing the historical comedy,Oh, Mary!, by Cole Escola, a satirical reimagining of Mary Todd Lincoln's life as an aspiring cabaret performer; and
WHEREAS, following a tremendously successful off-Broadway run at the Lucille Lortel Theatre in New York, Oh, Mary! first opened on Broadway on July 11, 2024, at the Lyceum Theatre, marking the first time a play directed by Sam Pinkleton appeared on Broadway; and