Nominations Open for 2010 BroadwayWorld Seattle Awards

BroadwayWorld, the largest theater site on the web, is announcing that it is launching a new set of theater awards for the Seattle theater community, to be presented in January 2011.

The awards will recognize excellence, as voted by the fans of Seattle theater, and will encompass all of the various forms and sizes of theater in the area, from tours to resident productions, large to small, play, musical, comedy shows, hotels attractions and revues. And BroadwayWorld's Seattle-based team will be directly involved in the administration of the awards process.

Awards will be given in 25 categories, and nominations are being solicited now .

Nominations will close on November 30, 2010, and the slate of nominations will be announced in. Online voting by fans will occur December 1 - January 3, 2011, and the winners will be announced in mid-January.

Here are the award categories:

Best Choreography (Local)
Best Costume Design (Local)
Best Direction of a Musical (Local)
Best Direction of a Play (Local)
Best Featured Actor in a Musical (Local)
Best Featured Actor in a Play (Local)
Best Featured Actress in a Musical (Local)
Best Featured Actress in a Play (Local)
Best Leading Actor in a Musical (Local)
Best Leading Actor in A Play (Local)
Best Leading Actress in a Musical (Local)
Best Leading Actress in a Play (Local)
Best Lighting Design (Local)
Best Musical (Local)
Best Play (Local)
Best Scenic Design (Local)
Best Sound Design (Local)
Best Special Theater Event (Local)
Best Touring Musical
Theater of the Year
Person to Watch (Local)
Best Featured Actor in a Musical (Touring)
Best Featured Actress in a Musical (Touring)
Best Leading Actor in a Musical (Touring)
Best Leading Actress in a Musical (Touring)

Theatre aficionados, producers, performers and venues can all have their say in the nominations via a link on broadwayworld.com, which will close at the end of November. 

To nominate your favorite productions and theater artists, click this link:

BWW Seattle Awards Nominations

And may your fan favorites win!