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Winners Announced For The 2017 BroadwayWorld Birmingham Awards; NEWSIES Wins Best Musical!

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Winners have been announced for the 2017 BroadwayWorld Birmingham 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 of a Play or Musical (local college/ student)
Will Lamb - Little Shop of Horrors - Spain Park High School Theatre

Best Actress of a Play or Musical (local college/ student)
Rachel Ponder - Little Shop of Horrors - Spain Park High School Theatre

Best Choreographer (local)
Blair Andersen - Ragtime - Theatre Tuscaloosa

Best Costume Design of a Play or Musical (local)
Jeanette Waterman - Ragtime - Theatre Tuscaloosa

Best Director of a Musical (local)
Tina Turley - Ragtime - Theatre Tuscaloosa

Best Director of a Play (local)
Drew Baker - The Real Queen of Hearts Ain't Even Pretty - Theatre Tuscaloosa

Best Lighting Design of a Play of Musical (local)
Erin Hisey - Ragtime - Theatre Tuscaloosa

Best Local Actor in a Musical (local)
David Wooten - Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat - Theatre of Gadsden

Best Local Actor in a Play (local)
Trey Miller - The Diary of Anne Frank - Theatre of Gadsden

Best Local Actress in a Musical (local)
Tahauny Cleghorn - Sweet Charity - Brick by Brick Arts

Best Local Actress in a Play (local)
McKenna Hodge - The Diary of Anne Frank - Theatre of Gadsden

Best Music Director (local)
Leslie Poss - Company - Theatre Tuscaloosa

Best Musical (local)
Disney's Newsies - Red Mountain Theatre Company

Best Play (local)
Diary of Anne Frank - Theatre of Gadsden

Best Production of a Play or Musical (local college)
Ragtime - Theatre Tuscaloosa

Best Scenic Design of a Play of Musical (local)
Wheeler Kincaid - Ragtime - Theatre Tuscaloosa

Best Sound Design of a Play or Musical (local)
Patrick MacDonald - Newsies - Red Mountain Theatre Company

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