THE GREAT GATSBY, THE HEART OF ROCK AND ROLL & More Win at the 21st Annual Theatre Fans' Choice Awards
The Great Gatsby, The Heart of Rock and Roll, and Stereophonic took home the most prizes.
BroadwayWorld is thrilled to announce the winners of the 21st Annual Theater Fans' Choice Awards. The Theater Fans' Choice Awards honor and celebrate the best of New York Theater - as decided by the most important critics, the audience at large - allowing YOU to have your say during the most exciting time of the year for the theater community.
Now celebrating our 21st year, the Theater Fans' Choice Awards continue to be the grandest fan-based awards of their kind, setting a record for the number of votes cast for the 2023/2024 season.
The Great Gatsby was the big winners for the 21st Annual Theater Fan's Choice Awards, taking home nine wins in total. The show was recognized for Best Book of a Musical (Kait Kerrigan), Best Costume Design (Linda Cho), Best Direction of a Musical (Marc Bruni), Best Lead Performer in a Musical (Jeremy Jordan), Best Lighting Design (Cory Pattak), Best Musical, Best Original Score (Jason Howland and Nathan Tysen), Best Scenic Design (Paul Tate DePoo III), and Best Sound Design of a Musical (Brian Ronan).
The Heart of Rock and Roll won four awards including Best Choreography (Lorin Latarro), Best Ensemble, Best Featured Performer in a Musical (Tamika Lawrence), and Best Orchestrations (Brian Usifer).
Stereophonic took home three awards including Best Direction of a Play (Daniel Aukin), Best Play, and Best Sound Design of a Play (Ryan Rumery).
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Check out the complete list of winners below!
21st Annual Theatre Fans' Choice Awards Winners
Best Book of a Musical
Kait Kerrigan - The Great Gatsby
Best Choreography
Lorin Latarro - The Heart of Rock and Roll
Best Costume Design
Linda Cho - The Great Gatsby
Best Direction of a Musical
Marc Bruni - The Great Gatsby
Best Direction of a Play
Daniel Aukin - Stereophonic
Best Ensemble
The Heart of Rock and Roll - The Heart of Rock and Roll
Best Featured Performer in a Musical
Tamika Lawrence - The Heart of Rock and Roll
Best Featured Performer in a Play
Alex Brightman - The Shark is Broken
Best Lead Performer in a Musical
Jeremy Jordan - The Great Gatsby
Best Lead Performer in a Play
Leslie Odom, Jr. - Purlie Victorious
Best Lighting Design
Cory Pattak - The Great Gatsby
Best Long-Running Broadway Show
Hadestown - Hadestown
Best Musical
The Great Gatsby - The Great Gatsby
Best Off-Broadway Musical
FIVE: The Parody Musical - FIVE: The Parody Musical
Best Off-Broadway Play
Dracula, A Comedy of Terrors - Dracula, A Comedy of Terrors
Best Orchestrations
Brian Usifer - The Heart of Rock and Roll
Best Original Score
Jason Howland and Nathan Tysen - The Great Gatsby
Best Play
David Adjmi - Stereophonic
Best Revival of a Musical
Merrily We Roll Along - Merrily We Roll Along
Best Revival of a Play
Ossie Davis - Purlie Victorious
Best Scenic Design
Paul Tate DePoo III - The Great Gatsby
Best Sound Design of a Musical
Brian Ronan - The Great Gatsby
Best Sound Design of a Play
Ryan Rumery - Stereophonic
Best Touring Production
Beetlejuice - Beetlejuice
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