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Winners Announced For The 2017 BroadwayWorld Boston Awards; CHICAGO Wins Best Musical!

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Winners have been announced for the 2017 BroadwayWorld Boston 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 fill list of winners below!

Best Actor in a Musical
Matthew Hougland - Chicago - Peregrine Theatre Ensemble

Best Actor in a Play
Troy Davies - One Man, Two Guvnors - Cotuit Center for the Arts

Best Actress in a Musical
Katie O'Rourke - Chicago - Peregrine Theatre Ensemble

Best Actress in a Play
Anna Botsford - Grounded - Cotuit Center for the Arts

Best Creative Team
Chicago - Peregrine Theatre Ensemble

Best Director
Kyle Pleasant - Chicago - Peregrine Theatre Ensemble

Best Drama
Grounded - Cotuit Center for the Arts

Best Ensemble
Chicago - Peregrine Theatre Ensemble

Best Musical
Chicago - Peregrine Theatre Ensemble

Best Original Concept for a Musical
Chicago - Peregrine Theatre Ensemble

Best Original Concept for a Play
Lines in the Sand - Cotuit Center for the Arts

Best Score of a Musical
In The Heights - Harvard College TEATRO! at Oberon

The BroadwayWorld Regional Awards are brought to you by Cennarium! Cennarium offers subscribers a wide selection of world-class performances in high-definition encompassing a variety of genres including drama, dance, comedy, musical, opera and other theatrical productions. The company is headquartered in New York and has offices in France and Brazil. More information is available at Cennarium.com, on Twitter (@cennarium), Instagram (@CennariumUSA) and Facebook (/CennariumUSA).

Theater Fans' Choice Awards
2026 Theater Fans' Choice Awards - Live Stats
Best Featured Performer in a Musical - Top 3
1. Ali Louis Bourzgui - The Lost Boys, A New Musical
18.9% of votes
2. Bryce Pinkham - Chess
9.6% of votes
3. Ben Levi Ross - Ragtime
6.3% of votes

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