Winners Announced For The 2017 BroadwayWorld Houston Awards; The World According to Snoopy Wins Best Musical!

Winners have been announced for the 2017 BroadwayWorld Houston Awards, honoring productions which opened between October 2016 and September 2017.

This year the BroadwayWorld Regional Awards took place in a record number of markets, with a record number of votes - including 56 cities across the United States; with our awards taking place globally in a record-breaking 11 countries, including multiple Canadian cities!

Nominations were reader-submitted and after the nomination period ended, BroadwayWorld's local editors proofed the list for eligibility and errors.

The votes have been counted... Check out the full list of winners below!

Best Actor (Musical)
Ryne Nardecchia - The World According to Snoopy - Theatre Under The Stars

Best Actor (Play)
Kendrick Brown - Front Porch Society - The Ensemble Theatre

Best Actress (Musical)
Cara Cavenaugh Woodard - West Side Story - The Players Theatre Company

Best Actress (Play)
Jemma Kosanke - To Kill a Mockingbird - A.D. Players

Best Choreographer
Melody Johnson - West Side Story - The Players Theatre Company

Best Costume Design (Play or Musical)
Kim Hart and Libby Hart - Heathers: The Musical - Iconotheatrix

Best Director (Musical)
Roshunda Jones - It Ain't Nothin' but the Blues - Queensbury Theatre

Best Director (Play)
Eileen J. Morris - Sassy Mamas - The Ensemble Theatre

Best Lighting Design (Play or Musical)
J. Mitchell Cronin - Simply Simone - The Ensemble Theatre

Best Musical
The World According to Snoopy - Theatre Under The Stars

Best Musical Director
Melanie Bivens - Next to Normal - The Bayou Theatre Company

Best New Play__or Musical
The World According to Snoopy - Theatre Under The Stars

Best Play
Sassy Mamas - The Ensemble Theatre

Best Set Design (Play or Musical)
Larry Wesley - Front Porch Society - The Ensemble Theatre

Best Sound Design (Play or Musical)
Carolyn Wong - The Addams Family - Stage Right of Texas

Best Supporting Actor (Musical)
Cameron Mills - Footloose - HITS Theatre

Best Supporting Actor (Play)
Aaron Alford - Red - College of the Mainland

Best Supporting Actress (Musical)
Crystal Rae - Mahalia - The Ensemble Theatre

Best Supporting Actress (Play)
Skyler Sinclair - Harvey - A.D. Players

Best Touring Production
Finding Neverland - Broadway at The Hobby Center

Most Improved Theatre Company
Iconotheatrix

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