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Winners Announced For The 2022 BroadwayWorld Off/Off-Off Broadway Awards

The audience has voted and the winners have been announced!

By: Jan. 31, 2023
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The winners have been announced for the 2022 BroadwayWorld Off-Broadway Awards, honoring the best in off-Broadway shows which had their first performance between October 1, 2021 through September 30, 2022. The audiences have voted and made their selections for the best theatre and performances.

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Best Costume Design (Off-Broadway)

Winner: Linda Cho - HARMONY: A NEW MUSICAL - National Yiddish Theater Folksbiene

Runners-Up: JR Miranda - MANDELA - ATA, William Goodman - CAMP, A NEW MUSICAL - Theater 5 Theater Row, Alejo Vietti - TITANIQUE - AsylumNYC

Best Costume Design (Off-Off Broadway)

Winner: Mr. Dam Jr., John Miranda, Yolanda Brooks - MANDELA - American Theater of Actors

Runners-Up: Ricky Reynoso - THIS BEAUTIFUL FUTURE - Theaterlab, Sydni Rivero - MACBITCHES - Chain Theatre, Laura Dillon - SHOW ME ETERNITY - New York Theater Festival

Best Direction Of A Musical (Off-Broadway)

Winner: Warren Carlyle - HARMONY: A NEW MUSICAL - National Yiddish Theatre Folksbien

Runners-Up: Laurie Woolery - AS YOU LIKE IT - The Public Theater Public Works, Tye Blue - TITANIQUE - AsylumNYC, David JV Meenan - CAMP, A NEW MUSICAL - Theatre row

Best Direction Of A Musical (Off-Off Broadway)

Winner: Laura A Rizzo - LEGALLY BLONDE JR. - 2022

Runners-Up: Daniella Caggiano - SHOW ME ETERNITY - New York Theater Festival, Robert W. Schneider - A CLASS ACT - J2 Spotlight Musical Theatre Company, Jay Michaels - A SYMPHONY FOR PORTLAND - The Players Theatre

Best Direction Of A Play (Off-Broadway)

Winner: Saheem Ali - FAT HAM - The Public Theater

Runners-Up: Jack Serio - THIS BEAUTIFUL FUTURE - Cherry Lane, James E Hardy - B BOY BLUES - 47th Street Theater, Rich Feldman - LOBBY HERO - City Gate Production

Best Direction Of A Play (Off-Off Broadway)

Winner: John Ruiz Miranda - MANDELA - American Theater of Actors

Runners-Up: Ali Kamran - THE PORTRAIT OF AN ANGEL, A LION, A MONSTER - Theatre Lab, Ella Jane New - MACBITCHES - Chain Theatre, Thom Harmon - LOBBY HERO - Moose Lodge Theatre/City Gate Productions

Best Lighting Design (Off-Broadway)

Winner: Samuel Biondolillo - BRILLIANCE - The Players Theatre

Runners-Up: Alyssa Saylor - CAMP, A NEW MUSICAL - Theatre Row, Paige Seber - TITANIQUE - AsylumNYC, Stacey Derosier - THIS BEAUTIFUL FUTURE - Cherry Lane Theater

Best Lighting Design (Off-Off Broadway)

Winner: Lamine Thiam - MANDELA - American Theater of Actors

Runners-Up: Michael Abrams - MACBITCHES - Chain Theatre, Ethan Steimel - A CLASS ACT - J2 Spotlight Musical Theatre Company, Jamie Terrazzino - SPRING AWAKENING - Urban Stages

Best New Book Of A Musical (Off-Broadway)

Winner: Bruce Sussman - HARMONY: A NEW MUSICAL - The National Yiddish Theatre Folksbiene

Runners-Up: Joshua Harmon/Sarah Silverman - THE BEDWETTER - Atlantic Theatre Company, Marla Mindelle, Constantine Rousouli, Tye Blue - TITANIQUE - AsylumNYC, Shaina Taub - SUFFS - The Public Theater

Best New Book Of A Musical (Off-Off Broadway)

Winner: Annie Dillon & Sam Caps - SHOW ME ETERNITY - New York Theater Festival

Runners-Up: Christina Hemphill - A SYMPHONY FOR PORTLAND - The Players Theatre

Best New Musical (Off-Broadway)

Winner: HARMONY: A NEW MUSICAL - National Yiddish Theater Folksbiene

Runners-Up: THE BEDWETTER - Atlantic Theater, AS YOU LIKE IT - The Public Theater Public Works, TITANIQUE - AsylumNYC

Best New Musical (Off-Off Broadway)

Winner: CAMP, A NEW MUSICAL - Theatre Row

Runners-Up: SHOW ME ETERNITY - New York Theater Festival, GRINDR THE OPERA - TOSOS, LIKE THE WIND - The Brick

Best New Play (Off-Broadway)

Winner: B BOY BLUES - 47th Street Theater

Runners-Up: FAT HAM - The Public Theater, WISH YOU WERE HERE - Playwrights Horizons, THIS BEAUTIFUL FUTURE - Cherry Lane

Best New Play (Off-Off Broadway)

Winner: MANDELA - American Theater of Actors

Runners-Up: B BOY BLUES - 47th Street Theatre, THE PORTRAIT OF AN ANGEL, A LION, A MONSTER - Theatre Lab, THIS BEAUTIFUL FUTURE - Theatre lab

Best New Score Of A Musical (Off-Broadway)

Winner: Barry Manilow & Bruce Sussman - HARMONY: A NEW MUSICAL - National Yiddish Theater Folksbiene

Runners-Up: Adam Schlesinger - THE BEDWETTER - Atlantic Theatre Company, Shaina Taub - AS YOU LIKE IT - The Public Theater Public Works, Karen Feeney and David J.V Meenan - CAMP, A NEW MUSICAL - Theatre Row

Best New Score Of A Musical (Off-Off Broadway)

Winner: Sam Caps & Annie Dillon - SHOW ME ETERNITY - New York Theater Festival

Runners-Up: Lisa Pezik - TOO BIG FOR HER BRITCHES - Theater Row- Studio Theatre Christina Hempfill - A SYMPHONY FOR PORTLAND - Theatre Row Theatres

Best Original Choreography (Off-Broadway)

Winner: Warren Carlyle - HARMONY: A NEW MUSICAL - National Yiddish Theater Folksbiene

Runners-Up: David Meenan - CAMP, A NEW MUSICAL - Theater 5 Theater Row, Bobby Pierce Cassidy - BRILLIANCE - The Players Theatre, Ellenore Scott - TITANIQUE - AsylumNYC

Best Original Choreography (Off-Off Broadway)

Winner: Lamine Thiam - MANDELA - American Theater of Actors

Runners-Up: Skizzo Arnedillo - A CLASS ACT - J2 Spotlight Musical Theatre Company, Thomas Isao Morinaka - MAN OF GOD - Geffen Playhouse, Michael Hagins - A SHOT RANG OUT - C.A.G.E. Theatre Company

Best Performance In A Musical (Off-Broadway)

Winner: Zoe Glick - THE BEDWETTER - Atlantic Theater Company

Runners-Up: Amar Atkins - AS YOU LIKE IT - Public Works/Shakespeare, Chip Zien - HARMONY: A NEW MUSICAL - National Yiddish Theater Folksbiene, Blake Roman - HARMONY: A NEW MUSICAL - National Yiddish Theater Folksbiene

Best Performance In A Musical (Off-Off Broadway)

Winner: James R Garrett - MANDELA - American Theater of Actors

Runners-Up: Tyler Dobies - SHOW ME ETERNITY - New York Theater Festival, Mia Angelique - SHOW ME ETERNITY - New York Theater Festival, Andy Tighe - A CLASS ACT - J2 Spotlight Musical Theatre Company

Best Performance In A Play (Off-Broadway)

Winner: Jermaine Montell - B BOY BLUES - 47th street theater

Runners-Up: Uly Schlesinger - THIS BEAUTIFUL FUTURE - Cherry Lane, Christopher Romero Wilson - TAMMANY HALL - Soho Playhouse, Mikhail Baryshnikov - THE ORCHARD - Baryshnikov Arts Center

Best Performance In A Play (Off-Off Broadway)

Winner: Kwame Michael Remy - MEMBERS OF THE CHOIR - The Chain Theatre

Runners-Up: Robert Greene - MANDELA - ATA, Shirley Chen - MAN OF GOD - Geffen Playhouse, Rachael Richman - THE PORTRAIT OF AN ANGEL, A LION, A MONSTER - Theatre Lab

Best Production Of A Musical (Off-Broadway)

Winner: HARMONY: A NEW MUSICAL - National Yiddish Theater Folksbiene

Runners-Up: AS YOU LIKE IT - The Public Theater Public Works, TITANIQUE - AsylumNYC, CAMP, A NEW MUSICAL - Theatre 5 at Theatre Row

Best Production Of A Musical (Off-Off Broadway)

Winner: THE BAKER'S WIFE - The J2 Spotlight Musical Theater Company

Runners-Up: SHOW ME ETERNITY - New York Theater Festival, A CLASS ACT - J2 Spotlight Musical Theatre Company, A SYMPHONY FOR PORTLAND - Theatre Row Theatres

Best Production Of A Play (Off-Broadway)

Winner: B-BOY BLUES - 47th Street Theatre

Runners-Up: FAT HAM - The Public Theater, WISH YOU WERE HERE - Playwrights Horizons, THIS BEAUTIFUL FUTURE - Theaterlab

Best Production Of A Play (Off-Off Broadway)

Winner: MANDELA - American Theater of Actors

Runners-Up: THE PORTRAIT OF AN ANGEL, A LION, A MONSTER - Theatre Lab, MACBITCHES - Chain Theatre, MEMBERS OF THE CHOIR - The Chain Theatre

Best Scenic Design (Off-Broadway)

Winner: Beowulf Boritt - HARMONY: A NEW MUSICAL - Folksbiene

Runners-Up: Rebecca Bell - CAMP, A NEW MUSICAL - Theatre 5 at Theatre Row, James Stonberger - BRILLIANCE - The Players Theatre, Frank J. Oliva - THIS BEAUTIFUL FUTURE - Cherry lane

Best Scenic Design (Off-Off Broadway)

Winner: Patricio Pereira & JR Miranda - MANDELA - American Theater of Actors

Runners-Up: Frank J Oliva - THIS BEAUTIFUL FUTURE - Theaterlab, Joshua Warner - A CLASS ACT - J2 Spotlight Musical Theatre Company, Se Hyun Oh - MAN OF GOD - Geffen Playhouse

Best Sound Design (Off-Broadway)

Winner: Dan Moses Schreier - HARMONY: A NEW MUSICAL - National Yiddish Theater Folksbiene

Runners-Up: Patrick Periera/JR Miranda - MANDELA - ATA, Julianne Mason - BRILLIANCE - The Players Theatre, L&M Sound - CAMP, A NEW MUSICAL - Theatre Row

Best Sound Design (Off-Off Broadway)

Winner: Patricio Pereira & JR Miranda - MANDELA - American Theater of Actors

Runners-Up: Christopher Darbassie - THIS BEAUTIFUL FUTURE - Theatre lab, Wes Shippee - KING KONG - Radio Theatre NYC, Gregg Bellón & Tanya O'Debra - SHUT UP, Emily Dickinson - Abrons Arts Center




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