First Standings Announced For The 2023 BroadwayWorld Austria Awards; BlackBox Musiktheater Linz Leads Favorite Local Theatre!

The first standings have been announced as of Monday, November 13th for the 2023 BroadwayWorld Austria Awards! Don't miss out on making sure that your favorite theatres, stars, and shows get the recognition they deserve!

The 2023 Regional Awards honor regional productions, touring shows, and more which had their first performance between October 1, 2022 through September 30, 2023. Our local editors set the categories, our readers submitted their nominees, and now you get to vote for your favorites! Voting will continue through December 31st, 2023.

Winners will be announced in January!

Don't miss out on making sure that your favorite theatres, stars, and shows get the recognition they deserve!

This year the BroadwayWorld Regional Awards are bigger and better than ever, including over 100 cities across America, Canada, Central and South America, Europe, and Asia!

2023 BroadwayWorld Austria Standings - 11/14/23

Best Cabaret/Concert/Solo Performance
Musicalensemble Linz - BÄM! - BlackBox Musiktheater Linz 54%
Ann Mandrella - HEDWIG AND THE ANGRY INCH - Das Vindobona 46%

Best Choreography Of A Play Or Musical
Anthony van Laast - ROCK ME AMADEUS - Ronacher Wien 54%
Kim Duddy - NATASCHA, PIERRE UND DER GROSSE KOMET - BlackBox Musiktheater Linz 28%
Fay Heather Anderson - JERSEY BOYS - Musicalsommer Amstetten 10%
Nataly Holtom - ROCK OF AGES - Showslot Tour 8%

Best Costume Design Of A Play Or Musical
Adam Nee - SCHOOL OF ROCK - Landestheater Linz 32%
Alejo Vietti - GLÖCKNER VON NOTRE DAME - Ronacher Wien 25%
Medamorkid - HEDWIG AND THE ANGRY INCH - Das Vindobona 13%
Andrew D. Edwards - NATASCHA, PIERRE UND DER GROSSE KOMET VON 1812 - Großer Saal Musiktheater Linz 13%
Ales Valasek - ANASTASIA - Landestheater Linz 6%
Julian Crouch - ORPHEUS IN DER UNTERWELT - Volksoper Wien 4%
Mara Lena Schönborn - ROCK OF AGES - Showslot Tour 4%
Irina Hofer - JERSEY BOYS - Musicalsommer Amstetten 3%

Best Direction Of A Musical
Matthias Davids - SCHOOL OF ROCK - Landestheater Linz - Musiktheater 28%
Alex Balga - JESUS CHRIST SUPERSTAR - Raimund Theater Wien 24%
Scott Schwartz - GLÖCKNER VON NOTRE DAME - Ronacher Wien 22%
Matthias Davids - NATASHA, PIERRE AND THE GREAT COMET OF 1812 - Landestheater Linz - Musiktheater 15%
Alex Balga - JERSEY BOYS - Musicalsommer Amstetten 4%
Alex Balga - ROCK OF AGES - Showslot Tour 4%
Matthias Davids - ANASTASIA - Großer Saal Musiktheater Linz 4%
Matthias Davids - LADY IN THE DARK - Volksoper Wien 0

Best Ensemble
SCHOOL OF ROCK - BlackBox Musiktheater Linz 34%
GLÖCKNER VON NOTRE DAME - Ronacher Wien 22%
JESUS CHRIST SUPERSTAR - Raimund Theater Wien 20%
NATASCHA, PIERRE UND DER GROSSE KOMET VON 1812 - BlackBox Musiktheater Linz 14%
HEDWIG AND THE ANGRY INCH - Das Vindobona 4%
CABARET - Stadttheater Baden 3%
JERSEY BOYS - Pölz Halle Amstetten 2%
LA CAGE AUX FOLLES - Volksoper Linz 1%

Best Lighting Design Of A Play Or Musical
Howell Binkley - GLÖCKNER VON NOTRE DAME - Ronacher Wien 48%
Michael Grundner - NATASCHA, PIERRE UND DER GROSSE KOMET VON 1812 - Landestheater Linz - Musiktheater 31%
Michael Grundner - ANASTASIA - Landestheater Linz - Musiktheater 11%
Michael Grundner - JERSEY BOYS - Musicalsommer Amstetten 9%

Best Music Direction & Orchestra Performance
Herbert Pichler - JESUS CHRIST SUPERSTAR - Raimund Theater Wien 32%
Tom Bitterlich - NATASCHA, PIERRE UND DER GROSSE KOMET VON 1812 - Großer Saal Musiktheater Linz 29%
Michael Römer - GLÖCKNER VON NOTRE DAME - Ronacher Wien 27%
Pascal Kierdorf - ROCK OF AGES - Showslot Tour 6%
Christian Frank - JERSEY BOYS - Musicalsommer Amstetten 3%
Andjelko Igrec - CABARET - Stadttheater Baden 2%

Best Musical
SCHOOL OF ROCK - Landestheater Linz - Musiktheater 27%
ROCK ME AMADEUS - Ronacher Wien 17%
GLÖCKNER VON NOTRE DAME - Ronacher Wien 14%
JESUS CHRIST SUPERSTAR - Raimund Theater Wien 10%
NATASCHA, PIERRE UND DER GROSSE KOMET VON 1812 - Landestheater Linz - Musiktheater 10%
ANASTASIA - Landestheater Linz - Musiktheater 5%
HEDWIG AND THE ANGRY INCH - Das Vindobona 4%
ROCK OF AGES - Showslot Tour 4%
JERSEY BOYS - Pölz Halle Amstetten 3%
MAMMA MIA! - Seefestspiele Mörbisch 3%
CATCH ME IF YOU CAN - Landestheater Linz - Musiktheater 2%
LA CAGE AUX FOLLES - Volksoper Wien 1%
CABARET - Stadttheater Baden 1%

Best Performer In A Musical
Enrico Treuse - SCHOOL OF ROCK - Großer Saal Musiktheater Linz 21%
Willemeijn Verkaik - REBECCA - Raimund Theater Wien 21%
Moritz Mausser - ROCK ME AMADEUS - Ronacher Wien 16%
Drew Sarich - JESUS CHRIST SUPERSTAR - Raimund Theater Wien 12%
Christian Fröhlich - NATASHA, PIERRE AND THE GREAT COMET OF 1812 - Großer Saal Musiktheater Linz 10%
Thijs Snoek - GLÖCKNER VON NOTRE DAME - Ronacher Wien 4%
Hanna Kastner - ANASTASIA - Großer Saal Musiktheater Linz 4%
Timothy Roller - ROCK OF AGES - Showslot Tour 3%
Charles Kreische - JERSEY BOYS - Pölz Halle Amstetten 2%
Gernot Romic - CATCH ME IF YOU CAN - Großer Saal Musiktheater Linz 2%
Drew Sarich - CABARET - Stadttheater Baden 2%
Simon Stockinger - HAIR - Felsenreitschule Salzburger Landestheater 1%
Ann Mandrella - HEDWIG AND THE ANGRY INCH - Das Vindobona 0%
Ann Mandrella - CABARET - Stadttheater Baden 0

Best Play
KASIMIR UND KAROLINE - Burgtheater Wien 57%
MENSCHENFEIND - Tag Theater 33%
EIN BESCHEIDENERER VORSCHLAG - Tag Theater 10%

Best Scenic Design Of A Play Or Musical
Alexander Dodge - GLÖCKNER VON NOTRE DAME - Ronacher Wien 41%
Andrew D. Edwards - NATASCHA, PIERRE UND DER GROSSE KOMET - BlackBox Musiktheater Linz 24%
Andrew D. Edwards - ANASTASIA - BlackBox Musiktheater Linz 12%
Julian Crouch - ORPHEUS IN DER UNTERWELT - Volksoper Wien 9%
Sam Madwar - ROCK OF AGES - Showslot Tour 8%
Alex Balga - JERSEY BOYS - Pölz Halle Amstetten 6%

Best Sound Design Of A Play Or Musical
Gareth Owen - GLÖCKNER VON NOTRE DAME - Ronacher Wien 65%
Joschi Viteka - NATASCHA, PIERRE UND DER GROSSE KOMET - Großer Saal Musiktheater Linz 35%

Best Supporting Performer In A Musical
James Park - JESUS CHRIST SUPERSTAR - Raimund Theater Wien 17%
Annemieke Van Dam - REBECCA - Raimund Theater Wien 16%
James Park - REBECCA - Raimund Theater Wien 15%
Daniela Dett - ANASTASIA - BlackBox Musiktheater Linz 10%
Sanne Mieloo - NATASHA, PIERRE AND THE GREAT COMET OF 1812 - Landestheater Linz 7%
Ann Mandrella - HEDWIG AND THE ANGRY INCH - Das Vindobona 6%
Sascha Lien - ROCK OF AGES - Showslot Tour 6%
Gerben Grimmius - GLÖCKNER VON NOTRE DAME - Ronacher Wien 4%
Joel Parnis - NATASHA, PIERRE AND THE GREAT COMET OF 1812 - Landestheater Linz 4%
Gernot Romic - NATASCHA, PIERRE UND DER GROSSE KOMET - BlackBox Musiktheater Linz 4%
Nicolas Tenerani - CATCH ME IF YOU CAN - Landestheater Linz 4%
Nikolaj Alexander Brucker - ANASTASIA - BlackBox Musiktheater Linz 3%
Karsten Kenzel - NATASCHA, PIERRE UND DER GROSSE KOMET VON 1812 - BlackBox Musiktheater Linz 2%
Livia Wrede - JERSEY BOYS - Pölz Halle Amstetten 1%
Nicolas Tenerani - JERSEY BOYS - Pölz Halle Amstetten 0%

Best Theatre For Young Audiences Production
GRIMM! - BlackBox Musiktheater Linz 63%
HONK! - Theater der Jugend Wien 37%

Favorite Local Theatre
BlackBox Musiktheater Linz 40%
Raimund Theater Wien 26%
Ronacher Wien 20%
Das Vindobona 5%
Volksoper Wien 4%
Pölz Halle Amstetten 2%
Tag Theater 2%
Stadttheater Baden 1%

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