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Winners Announced For The 2017 BroadwayWorld Central NY Awards; AMERICAN IDIOT Wins Best Musical!

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Winners have been announced for the 2017 BroadwayWorld Central NY 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
Aaron Tveit - Company - Barrington Stage

Best Actor in a Play
Kevin Archambault - Long Days Journey Into Night - The CENTER for Performing Arts at Rhinebeck

Best Actress in a Musical
Victoria Howland - Young Frankenstein - The CENTER for Performing Arts at Rhinebeck

Best Actress in a Play
Jessie Truin - The Taming of the Shrew - CENTER For Performing Arts at Rhinebeck

Best Director of a Musical
Kevin Archambault - Thoroughly Modern Millie - The CENTER for Performing Arts at Rhinebeck

Best Director of a Play
Donna Betts - Long Days Journey into Night - CENTER For Performing Arts at Rhinebeck

Best Musical
American Idiot - The Center For The Arts at Rhinebeck

Best Play
Long Days Journey into Night - CENTER For Performing Arts at Rhinebeck

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 New Musical - Top 3
1. The Lost Boys
36.4% of votes
2. Two Strangers (Carry a Cake Across New York)
24.4% of votes
3. Schmigadoon!
23% of votes


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