2012 BWW Cincinnati/Dayton Awards Winners Announced - Dayton Dominates!

Votes are cast, polls are closed, and results have been tabulated! This was our BIGGEST year yet! After a record number of voters in over 30 regions worldwide, BroadwayWorld is VERY excited to announce the 2012 Cincinnati/Dayton Winners! Thanks to all who voted and HUGE congrats to all the winners!

Check back in October where the public nomination period will once again open.

And the Winners are....

Best Choreography (Local)
BranDon Kelly - Rent - Wright State University Theatre

Best Costume Design (Local)
Lisa Loen - The Phantom of the Opera - Wright State University Theatre

Best Direction of Musical (Local)
Greg Hellems - Band Geeks! - The Human Race Theatre

Best Direction of Play (Local)
D.Tristan and J. Gary Thompson - The Hobbit - Zoot Theatre Company

Best Featured Actor in a Musical (Local)
Richard Cerato - Band Geeks! - The Human Race Theatre

Best Featured Actor in a Play (Local)
Justin Baldwin - Reasons to Be Pretty - New Edgecliff Theatre

Best Featured Actress in a Musical (Local)
Erin McCamley - AVENUE Q - Showbiz Players

Best Featured Actress in a Play (Local)
Jennifer Joplin - God of Carnage - The Human Race Theatre Company

Best Leading Actor in a Musical (Local)
Zach Cossman - Band Geeks! - The Human Race Theatre

Best Leading Actor in a Play (Local)
Bruce Cromer - To Kill A Mockingbird - Cincinnati Shakespeare Company

Best Leading Actress in a Musical (Local)
Katie Klaus - Band Geeks! - The Human Race Theatre

Best Leading Actress in a Play (Local)
Lara Miller - Quake, a closet love story - New Edgecliff Theatre

Best Lighting Design (Local)
Missi Malone - AVENUE Q - Showbiz Players

Best Musical (Local)
Band Geeks! - The Human Race Theatre

Best Play (Local)
Death of a Salesman - Wright State University Theatre

Best Scenic Design (Local)
Melissa Bennett - AVENUE Q - Showbiz Players

Best Sound Design (Local)
Chuck Hatcher - Next to Normal - Ensemble Theatre Cincinnati

Best Special Theatre Event (Local)
2012 Festival of New Musicals - The Human Race Theatre

Best Touring Musical
Wicked - Broadway Across America

Person to Watch (Local)
Justin Baldwin

Theatre of the Year
The Human Race Theatre