Winners Announced for the 2018 BroadwayWorld Chicago Awards

By: Jan. 03, 2019
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We are pleased to announce the winners for the 2018 BroadwayWorld Chicago Awards, brought to you by BroadwayHD! Nominations were reader-submitted and voted on by you - the local theatergoers!

Regional productions, touring shows, and more were all included in the awards, honoring productions which opened between October 1, 2017 through September 30, 2018.

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!

Congratulations to all the winners!

Best Actor in a Musical or Revue (Resident Equity)
Kent M. Lewis - RING OF FIRE - Williams Street Repertory

Best Actor in a Musical or Revue (Resident Non-Equity)
Ivory Leonard IV - A CHORUS LINE - Metropolis Performing Arts Centre

Best Actor in a Play (Resident Equity)
Joel Bennett - SYLVIA - Williams Street Repertory

Best Actor in a Play (Resident Non-Equity)
Derek Dillion - MONSTEROUS REGIMENT - Greenman theater

Best Actor in a Touring Production
Santino Fontana - TOOTSIE - Cadillac Palace Theatre

Best Actress in a Musical or Revue (Resident Equity)
Casey Schuler - LEGALLY BLONDE - Paramount Theater

Best Actress in a Musical or Revue (Resident Non-Equity)
Molly Jacobson - INTO THE WOODS - Deerfield Family Theatre

Best Actress in a Play (Resident Equity)
Genevieve Angelson - CAT ON A HOT TIN ROOF - Drury Lane Theatre

Best Actress in a Play (Resident Non-Equity)
Lucy Cunningham - THE LITTLE MERMAID - Big Deal Productions

Best Actress in a Touring Production
Desi Oakley - WAITRESS - Cadillac Palace Theatre

Best Choreography (Resident Equity)
Brenda Didier - BILLY ELLIOT: THE MUSICAL - Porchlight Music Theatre

Best Choreography (Resident Non-Equity)
Cathy Jacobson - SHREK - Center stage theater

Best Costume Design (Resident Equity)
Poppy Hall - JESUS CHRIST SUPERSTAR - Lyric Opera of Chicago

Best Costume Design (Resident Non-Equity)
Patty Halajin - INTO THE WOODS - Deerfield Family Theatre

Best Direction of a Musical or Revue (Resident Equity)
Trent Stork - LEGALLY BLONDE - Paramount Theater

Best Direction of a Musical or Revue (Resident Non-Equity)
ken preuss - LITTLE MERMAID - Big Deal Productions

Best Direction of a Play (Resident Equity)
Marcia Milgrom Dodge - CAT ON A HOT TIN ROOF - Drury Lane Theatre

Best Direction of a Play (Resident Non-Equity)
Kevin Long - RAGTIME - St. James Theater

Best Ensemble of a Musical (Resident Equity)
RAGTIME - Marriott Theatre

Best Ensemble of a Musical (Resident Non-Equity)
THE LITTLE MERMAID - Big Deal Productions

Best Ensemble of a play
A TALE OF TWO CITIES - Overshadowed Theatrical Productions

Best Lighting Design (Resident Equity)
Nick Belley - LEGALLY BLONDE - Paramount Theatre

Best Lighting Design (Resident Non-Equity)
Alec Kinastowski - THE LITTLE MERMAID - Big Deal Productions

Best Musical Direction (Resident Equity)
Roberta Duchak - LITTLE SHOP OF HORRORS - Drury Lane Theatre

Best Musical Direction (Resident Non-Equity)
Dan Ermel/ Aaron Kaplan - THE LITTLE MERMAID - Big Deal Productions

Best New Work/New Adaptation (Resident)
TOOTSIE - Cadillac Palace

Best Revival of a Musical (Resident Equity)
RAGTIME - Marriott Theatre

Best Revival of a Musical (Resident Non-Equity)
SHREK - CenterStage

Best Revival of a Play (Resident Equity)
CAT ON A HOT TIN ROOF - Drury Lane Theatre

Best Revival of a Play (Resident Non-Equity)
ON GOLDEN POND - Overshadowed Theatrical Productions

Best Revue (Resident)
BEEHIVE: THE 60'S MUSICAL - Metropolis Performing Arts Centre

Best Scenic Design (Resident Equity)
Alan Donahue - AVENUE Q - Mercury Theater Chicago

Best Scenic Design (Resident Non-Equity)
David Gienosky - LITTLE MERMAID - Big Deal Prouctions

Best Sound Design (Resident Equity)
Andre Pluess - MACBETH - Chicago Shakespeare Theater

Best Sound Design (Resident Non-Equity)
Michael Patrick - LITTLE MERMAID - big deal productions

Best Theater Production for Young Audiences
THE LITTLE MERMAID - Big Deal Productions

Best Touring Production
WICKED - Oriental Theater

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