Winners Announced For The 2022 BroadwayWorld Denver Awards
The audience has voted and the winners have been announced!
The winners have been announced for the 2022 BroadwayWorld Denver Awards, honoring the best in regional productions, touring shows, and more which had their first performance between October 1, 2021 through September 30, 2022. The audiences have voted and made their selections for the best theatre and performances.
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Best Cabaret/Concert/Solo Performance
Winner: Zachary Chiero - BUYER & CELLAR - Merely Players
Runners-Up: Emily Van Fleet - MESS IS MORE - Creede Repertory Theater, Jennifer Burnett - STEPPING OUT - Vintage Theatre, Visionbox Ensemble - SONDHEIM AT THE SOILED DOVE - Visionbox Studio
Best Choreography Of A Play Or Musical
Winner: Riley O'Rourke - YOUNG FRANKENSTEIN - Thin Air Theatre Company
Runners-Up: Dallas Padoven - MATILDA THE MUSICAL - Merely Players, Jennifer Lupp and Jeff Duke - JERSEY BOYS - Rocky Mountain Repertory Theatre, Stephanie Hansen - BEEHIVE - Rocky Mountain Repertory Theatre
Best Costume Design Of A Play Or Musical
Winner: Jess Clapper - YOUNG FRANKENSTEIN - Thin Air Theatre Company
Runners-Up: Meghan Anderson Doyle - THE CHINESE LADY - Denver Center Theatre Company, Jesus Perez - CINDERELLA - Rocky Mountain Repertory Theatre, JoAnn Nevils - MATILDA THE MUSICAL - Merely Players
Best Direction Of A Musical
Winner: Chris Armbrister - YOUNG FRANKENSTEIN - Thin Air Theatre Company
Runners-Up: Mona Wood-Patterson - MATILDA THE MUSICAL - Merely Players, Betty Hart - ONCE ON THIS ISLAND - Town Hall Theater, Carrie Klofach - A NEW BRAIN - University of northern Colorado
Best Direction Of A Play
Winner: Betty Hart - BLACADEMICS - Vintage
Runners-Up: Seema Sueko - THE CHINESE LADY - Denver Center Theatre Company, Mona Wood-Patterson - AS YOU LIKE IT - Merely Players, Dwayne Carrington - THE PIANO TEACHER - Vintage
Best Ensemble Performance
Winner: YOUNG FRANKENSTEIN - Thin Air Theatre Company
Runners-Up: A NEW BRAIN - The university of northern Colorado, AS YOU LIKE IT - Merely Players, MURDER ON THE ORIENT EXPRESS - Candlelight Dinner Playhouse
Best Lighting Design Of A Play Or Musical
Winner: Charles Ford - AS YOU LIKE IT - Merely Players
Runners-Up: Charles MacLeod - THE CHINESE LADY - Denver Center Theatre Company, Lonnie Alcalrez - A CHRISTMAS CAROL - DCPA, Ethan Newman - JERSEY BOYS - Rocky Mountain Repertory Theatre
Best Music Direction & Orchestra Performance
Winner: Mark Ceppetelli - YOUNG FRANKENSTEIN - Thin Air Theatre Company
Runners-Up: Trent Hines - INTO THE WOODS - Arvada Center, Michael Querio - JERSEY BOYS - Rocky Mountain Repertory Theatre, Michael Jordan - DESPERATE MEASURES - Rocky Mountain Repertory
Best Musical
Winner: YOUNG FRANKENSTEIN - Thin Air Theatre Company
Runners-Up: INTO THE WOODS - Arvada Center, FOOTLOOSE - Give5Productions, JERSEY BOYS - Rocky Mountain Repertory Theatre
Best New Play Or Musical
Winner: IN THE UPPER ROOM - Denver Center For The Performing Arts
Runners-Up: OUR AMERICAN COUSIN: A NATION DIVIDED - Benchmark Theatre
Best Performer In A Musical
Winner: Matt Paris - YOUNG FRANKENSTEIN - Thin Air Theatre Company
Runners-Up: Emery Hines - FOOTLOOSE - Give5Productions, Daniel Barrett - YOUNG FRANKENSTEIN - Thin Air Theatre Company, Emily Van Fleet - PATSY CLINE - Creede Repertory Theater
Best Performer In A Play
Winner: Chelsea Frye - BLACADEMICS - Vintage
Runners-Up: Brian Vaughn - A CHRISTMAS CAROL - DCPA, Jennifer McCray Rincón - THE PIANO TEACHER - Vintage, Bobby Bennett - THE PIANO TEACHER - Vintage
Best Play
Winner: MURDER ON THE ORIENT EXPRESS - Candlelight Dinner Playhouse
Runners-Up: CHOIR BOY - Denver Theatre Center, THE PIANO TEACHER - Vintage, A CHRISTMAS CAROL - DCPA
Best Scenic Design Of A Play Or Musical
Winner: Charles Ford - AS YOU LIKE IT - Merely Players
Runners-Up: Cody Tellis Rutledge - CINDERELLA - Rocky Mountain Repertory Theatre, Cody Tellis Rutledge - DESPERATE MEASURES - Rocky Mountain Repertory Theatre, Efren Degadillo - IN THE UPPER ROOM - Denver Center For The Performing Arts
Best Sound Design Of A Play Or Musical
Winner: Victoria Villalobos - MURDER ON THE ORIENT EXPRESS - OpenStage Theatre & Company
Runners-Up: Sarah Speck - JERSEY BOYS - Rocky Mountain Repertory Theatre, CeCe Smith - THE PIANO TEACHER - Vintage, Jeff Gardner - IN THE UPPER ROOM - Denver Center For The Performing Arts
Best Supporting Performer In A Musical
Winner: Noah Peacock - YOUNG FRANKENSTEIN - Thin Air Theatre Company
Runners-Up: Anders Arneson - A NEW BRAIN - University of Northern Colorado, Alec Connolly - YOUNG FRANKENSTEIN - Thin Air Theatre Company, Conor Sheehan - MATILDA THE MUSICAL - Merely Players
Best Supporting Performer In A Play
Winner: Zachary Chiero - AS YOU LIKE IT - Merely Players
Runners-Up: Sara Kowalski - MURDER ON THE ORIENT EXPRESS - Candlelight Dinner Playhouse, Matthew Hancock - IN THE UPPER ROOM - Denver Center For The Performing Arts, Alexander Watson - MURDER ON THE ORIENT EXPRESS - Candlelight Dinner Playhouse
Best Theatre For Young Audiences Production
Winner: RODGERS + HAMMERSTEIN'S CINDERELLA - Rocky Mountain Repertory Theatre
Runners-Up: HONK, JR. - Durango Youth Theatre (Durango Arts Center)
Favorite Local Theatre
Winner: Thin Air Theatre Company
Runners-Up: Denver Center For The Performing Arts, Rocky Mountain Repertory Theatre, Merely Players
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