BroadwayWorld.com Announces Results of the 7th Annual Theatre Fans' Choice Awards!

With the TONY Awards just around the corner, we're pleased to first share the results of BroadwayWorld's 2009 Theatre Fans' Choice Awards.

While the country may be in a recession, this year's Broadway season was incredibly rich with an abundance of intelligent, emotional, daring, and fun productions

It's no wonder than that passionate theatergoers, seemingly champing at the bit,  came out in droves in order to have their voices heard by casting their votes for their favorite performances, performers, and productions of the season in BroadwayWorld's 7th Annual Theatre Fans' Choice Awards.

In all, more than 400,000 theatergoers and fans weighed in once again breaking site traffic records, and further solidifying the Theater Fans' Choice Awards place as the largest and most popular online Broadway polling event of its kind.

This year's results not only feature anticipated wins, and several surprises, but due to the slew of tremendous shows and memorable performances, some excruciatingly close finishes, too. You may view them here.

So, without any further delay, here are the fully audited results!

Best Book of a Musical 

Lee Hall for Billy Elliot: The Musical 

Best Choreography

Peter Darling for Billy Elliot: The Musical 

Best Costume Design

Tim Hatley for Shrek: The Musical 

Best Direction of a Musical

Stephen Daldry for Billy Elliot: The Musical 

Best Direction of a Play

Thea Sharrock for Equus 

Best Featured Actor in a Musical

Gregory Jbara for Billy Elliot: The Musical 

Best Featured Actor in a Play

Patrick Wilson for All My Sons 

Best Featured Actress in a Musical

Karen Olivo for West Side Story

and

Haydn Gwynne for Billy Elliot: The Musical

Best Featured Actress in a Play

Angela Lansbury for Blithe Spirit 

Best Leading Actor in a Musical

David Alvarez, Trent Kowalik, Kiril Kulish for Billy Elliot: The Musical

Best Leading Actor in a Play

Daniel Radcliffe for Equus 

Best Leading Actress in a Musical

Alice Ripley for next to normal 

Best Leading Actress in a Play

Tovah Feldshuh for Irena's Vow 

Best Lighting Design

David Hersey for Equus 

Best Scenic Design

Scott Pask for 9 to 5: The Musical 

Best Sound Design

Paul Arditti for Billy Elliot: The Musical 

Best Orchestrations

Martin Koch for Billy Elliot: The Musical 

Best Original Score

Elton John for Billy Elliot: The Musical

and  

Dolly Parton for 9 to 5: The Musical 

Best Play

God of Carnage 

Best Revival of a Musical

Hair 

Best Revival of a Play

Equus 

Best Musical

Billy Elliot: The Musical 

Best Off-Broadway Musical

Toxic Avenger 

Best Off-Broadway Play

Irena's Vow 

Best Special Theatrical Event

Liza's at the Palace 

Winner Counts by Show

Billy Elliot - 10
Equus - 4
9 to 5 - 2
Irena's Vow - 2
next to normal - 1
Shrek - 1
Hair - 1
Toxic Avenger - 1
Liza's at the Palace - 1
God of Carnage - 1
All My Sons - 1
West Side Story - 1
Blithe Spirit - 1