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Winners Announced For The 2017 BroadwayWorld Buffalo Awards; KILLER RACK Wins Best Musical!

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Winners have been announced for the 2017 BroadwayWorld Buffalo 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 (local)
Joey Bucheker - Killer Rack - Alleyway Theatre

Best Actor in a Play (local)
Adriano Gatto - DESIGN FOR LIVING - IRISH CLASSICAL THEATRE

Best Actress in a Musical (local)
Emily Yancey - Killer Rack - Alleyway Theatre

Best Actress in a Play (local)
MARIA DROZ - CLEOPATRA - BUA

Best Choreographer of a Musical (local)
Lynne Kurdziel Formato - The Producers - Kavinoky Theatre

Best Director in a Musical (local)
Neal Radice - Killer Rack - Alleyway Theatre

Best Director in a Play (local)
Joey Bucheker - Tony n' Tina's Wedding - Theatre in the Mist

Best Musical (local)
Killer Rack - Alleyway Theatre

Best Play (local)
The Motherfucker With The Hat - Road Less Traveled Productions

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).





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