Winners Announced For The 2017 BroadwayWorld Jacksonville Awards; FENCES Wins Best Play!

Winners have been announced for the 2017 BroadwayWorld Jacksonville 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 full list of winners below!

Best Actor in a Musical
Malik Bilbrew - West Side Story - FSCJ High School Summer Musical

Best Actor in a Play
Tommy Muniz - Hedda Gabler - Limelight Theatre

Best Actress in a Musical
Jay Sevilla - West Side Story - FSCJ High School Sumer Musical

Best Actress in a Play
Stephanie Santiago - I Oughta Be In Pictures - Limelight Theatre

Best Director of a Musical
Jocelyn Geronimo - American Idiot - Players by the Sea

Best Director of a Play
Lee Hamby - Steel Magnolias - Theatre Jacksonville

Best Musical
American Idiot - Players by the Sea

Best Musical Director of a Musical
Anthony Felton - American Idiot - Player's by the Sea

Best Play
Fences - Players by the sea

Best Technical Design of a Musical
American Idiot - Players By the Sea

Best Technical Design of a Play
The Full Monty - Limelight Theatre

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