2011 BWW Philippines Awards Reveal Nominees

New York, November 3, 2011 -- Our theater scene in the Philippines, especially in Metro Manila, has never been as vibrant as in recent months, and we owe our hardworking, excellent theater practitioners the recognition and appreciation they deserve.

Congratulations to BroadwayWorld.com (BWW) Philippines Awards' nominees, whose names are below, and were shortlisted from around 500 nomination entries sent from October 6 to 31.

You may now vote for your favourite nominees; voting deadline is December 31.

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2011 BWW Philippines Awards Nominees

Best Musical

In the Heights (Atlantis Productions Inc.)

Sweet Charity (9 Works Theatrical)

Sound of Music (Resorts World Manila)

Peter Pan (Repertory Philippines/Stages Production Specialists Inc.)

Noli Me Tangere (Tanghalang Pilipino)

Care Divas (Philippine Educational Theater Association)

Cory ng Edsa (Philippine Stagers Foundation)

 

Best Play

American Hwangap (Tanghalang Pilipino)

Ang Post Office (Philippine Educational Theater Association)

 

Best Direction of a Musical

Bobby Garcia (Next to Normal)

Jaime del Mundo and Menchu Lauchengco-Yulo (Peter Pan)

Menchu Lauchengco-Yulo (Little Women)

Robbie Guevara (Sweet Charity)

Chari Arespacochaga (Aida)

Christopher de Venecia (Little Shop of Horrors)

Dexter Santos (Orosman at Zafira)

Vince Tanada (Cory ng Edsa)

 

Best Direction of a Play

Gary Labad (Ang Post Office)

 

Best Leading Actor (Musical)

Jett Pangan (Next to Normal)

Felix Rivera (Next to Normal)

Sam Concepcion (Peter Pan)

Gian Magdangal (The Wedding Singer)

Kris Lawrence (Sweet Charity)

Mark Bautista (Noli Me Tangere)

Melvin Lee (Care Divas)

Ricci Chan (Care Divas)

Jerald Napoles (Care Divas)

Vince Tanada (Cory ng Edsa)

 

Best Leading Actor (Play)

Martin Delos Santos (Ang Post Office)

 

Best Leading Actress (Musical)

Menchu Lauchengco-Yulo (Next to Normal)

Ciara Sotto (Rent)

Mian Dimacali (Rent)

Caisa Borromeo (Little Women)

Nikki Gil (Sweet Charity)

Tippy Dos Santos (Peter Pan)

Cris Villonco (Noli Me Tangere)

 

Best Leading Actress (Play)

Jay Glorioso (Love, Loss, and What I Wore)

Liza Infante (The 39 Steps)

Shamaine Centenera Buencamino (Fake)

 

Best Musical Direction

Gerard Salonga (Little Women)

Joseph Tolentino (Sweet Charity)

Pipo Cifra (Cory ng Edsa)

 

Best Choreography

Cecille Martinez (In the Heights)

Deana Aquino (Sweet Charity)

Dexter Santos (Orosman at Zafira)

John San Antonio (Cory ng Edsa)

 

Best Costume Design

Raven Ong (Peter Pan)

Mio Infante (Rent)

Emy Tanada (Cory ng Edsa)

 

Best Lighting Design

Shoko Matsumoto (Next to Normal)

 

Best Set Design

Joey Mendoza (Little Women)

Gino Gonzales (Peter Pan)

Jeffrey Ambrosio (Cory ng Edsa)

 

Best Sound Design

Chuck Ledesma (Rent)

Bobbit Jacinto (In the Heights)

Rards Corpus (Sound of Music)

Art Grabentina (Cory ng Edsa)

 

Best Performance by an Actor in a Featured Role/Ensemble Role (Musical)

Markki Stroem (Next to Normal)

OJ Mariano (Rent)

Michael Williams (Peter Pan)

Jeff Arcilla (Little Women)

Johann dela Fuente (The Wedding Singer)

Jon Jon Martin (The Wedding Singer)

Miguel Faustmann (Sweet Charity)

Myke Salomon (Care Divas)

 

Best Performance by an Actor in a Featured Role/Ensemble Role (Play)

Jeremy Domingo (American Hwangap)

Nicco Manalo (American Hwangap)

Jonathan Tadioan (Bombita)

George de Jesus (Amphitryon)

Joshua Deocareza (Titus Andronicus)

Nic Campos (Shakespeare in Hollywood)

 

Best Performance by an Actress in a Featured Role/Ensemble Role (Musical)

Bea Garcia (Next to Normal)

Tex Ordonez (In the Heights)

Ciara Sotto (Sweet Charity)

Sheila Valderrama (Sweet Charity)

 

Best Performance by an Actress in a Featured Role/Ensemble Role (Play)

Cris Villonco (The Joy Luck Club)

Frances Makil Ignacio (The Joy Luck Club)

Liesl Batucan (American Hwangap)

Skyzx Labastilla (Titus Andronicus)

 

Best Theater Company

Atlantis Productions Inc.

9 Works Theatrical

 

Best Theatrical Venue

Carlos P. Romulo Auditorium

CCP Little Theater

PETA Center Theater

Newport Performing Arts Theater (Resorts World Manila)