Winners Announced for the 2018 BroadwayWorld Appleton Awards

We are pleased to announce the winners for the 2018 BroadwayWorld Appleton Awards, brought to you by BroadwayHD! Nominations were reader-submitted and voted on by you - the local theatergoers!

Regional productions, touring shows, and more were all included in the awards, honoring productions which opened between October 1, 2017 through September 30, 2018.

This year the BroadwayWorld Regional Awards are bigger and better than ever, including over 100 cities across America, Canada, Central and South America, Europe, and Asia!

Congratulations to all the winners!

Best Actor in a Musical (professional)
David Gusloff - RETURN TO THE FORBIDDEN PLANET - Play-by-Play Theatre

Best Actor in a Musical or Play (non-professional)
Adam Baurain - BUS STOP - Attic Chamber Theatre

Best Actor in a Play (professional)
Scott McKenna Campbell - MUCH ADO ABOUT NOTHING - Door Shakespeare

Best Actress in a Musical (professional)
Corrie Beula Kovacs - RETURN TO THE FORBIDDEN PLANET - Play-by-Play Theatre

Best Actress in a Musical or Play (non-professional)
Rachel Sandlin - BUS STOP - Attic Chamber Theatre

Best Actress in a Play (professional)
Elodie Senetra - LUNGS - Third Avenue Playhouse

Best Musical (non-professional)
THE ADDAMS FAMILY - Central Wisconsin Area Community Theatre

Best Musical (professional)
RETURN TO THE FORBIDDEN PLANET - Play-by-Play Theatre

Best Play (non-professional)
BUS STOP - Attic Chamber Theatre

Best Play (professional)
LUNGS - Third Avenue Playhouse

Best Touring Show
MANNHEIM STEAMROLLER CHRISTMAS - Fox Cities P.A.C.

Best Touring Show (Musical Theater)
WAITRESS - Fox Cities P.A.C.

Theater of the Year
Attic Chamber Theatre

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