BroadwayWorld Montreal Awards December 5th Standings; REEFER MADNESS Leads Best Musical!

It's December, and the first standings of the month have been announced as of Tuesday, December 5th for the 2023 BroadwayWorld Montreal Awards! Don't miss out on making sure that your favorite theatres, stars, and shows get the recognition they deserve!

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2023 BroadwayWorld Montreal Standings

Best Cabaret/Concert/Solo Performance
Joseph Salvatore-Vitale - QUEER BROADWAY - Queer Magique 30%
Tymisha Harris - JOSEPHINE: A MUSICAL CABARET - Segal Centre for Performing Arts 21%
Amanda Kellock - THE GREATEST PLAY IN THE HISTORY OF THE WORLD... - Hudson Village Theatre 19%
Meenu Atwal - EQUANIMITY - A STAGED READING - John Abbott College 18%
Patrick Emmanuel Abellard - KING DAVE - Centaur Theatre 7%
Harry Standjofski - BLOODSHOT - Hudson Village Theatre 4%

Best Choreography Of A Play Or Musical
Debora Friedmann - REEFER MADNESS - Contact Theatre 34%
Océanie Renaud - CURTAINS - Starcatcher Productions & Turtle Island Theatre 25%
Océanie Renaud - HAIR - Arts Undergraduate Theatre Society 20%
Sean Cheesman - JOSEPHINE: A MUSICAL CABARET - Segal Centre for Performing Arts 13%
Valérie Rochette - SOMETHING ROTTEN! - Cote-St-Luc Dramatic Society 9%

Best Costume Design Of A Play Or Musical
Pen Tsin - CURTAINS - Starcatcher Productions & Turtle Island Theatre 24%
Myriam Olivier - HAIR - Arts Undergraduate Theatre Society 17%
Keren Amiga - REEFER MADNESS - Contact Theatre 15%
Louise Bourret - DRACULA, A COMEDY OF TERRORS - Segal Centre for Performing Arts 15%
Elyse Malo - SOMETHING ROTTEN! - Cote-St-Luc Dramatic Society 15%
Geri Perez - REEFER MADNESS - Contact Theatre 11%
Adrienne Gantenberg - LIZZIE - In the Wings Promotions 3%

Best Dance Production
CURTAINS - Saputo 46%
HAIR - Arts Undergraduate Theatre Society 41%
THE JOURNEY - SBDC 13%

Best Direction Of A Musical
Debora Friedmann - REEFER MADNESS - Contact Theatre 35%
Kirk Elsmore & Kyle Zachary - CURTAINS - Starcatcher Productions & Turtle Island Theatre 24%
Abi Sanie - HAIR - Arts Undergraduate Theatre Society 20%
Nadia Verrucci - LIZZIE - In the Wings Promotions 11%
Sean Cheesman - JOSEPHINE: A MUSICAL CABARET - Segal Centre for Performing Arts 10%

Best Direction Of A Play
Dale Hayes - MYTH OF THE OSTRICH - D2 productions 22%
Lisa Rubin - PRAYER FOR THE FRENCH REPUBLIC - Segal Centre for the Performing Arts 22%
Gordon Greenberg - DRACULA, A COMEDY OF TERRORS - Segal Centre for Performing Arts 13%
Masha Mariia Bashmakova - THE RISHTA - Centaur Theatre - Silk Road Institute 10%
Dean Fleming - THE GREATEST PLAY IN THE HISTORY OF THE WORLD... - Hudson Village Theatre 6%
Anahita Debonehie and Guilermo Verdecchia - ENGLISH - Segal Centre for Performing Arts 6%
Christian Fortin - KING DAVE - Centaur 6%
Dean Fleming - BEYOND THE SEA - Hudson Village Theatre 5%
Dean Fleming - BLOODSHOT - Hudson Village Theatre 4%
Eda Holmes - SEXUAL MISCONDUCT OF THE MIDDLE CLASSES - Centaur 3%
Peter Hinton-Davis - AT THE BEGINNING OF TIME - Centaur Theatre - Silk Road Institute 2%

Best Ensemble
REEFER MADNESS - Contact Theatre 25%
CURTAINS - Starcatcher Productions & Turtle Island Theatre 19%
MYTH OF THE OSTRICH - D2 productions 18%
HAIR - Arts Undergraduate Theatre Society 14%
SOMETHING ROTTEN! - Cote-St-Luc Dramatic Society 10%
DRACULA, A COMEDY OF TERRORS - Segal Centre for Performing Arts 5%
LIZZIE - In the Wings Promotions 3%
PRAYER FOR THE FRENCH REPUBLIC - Segal Centre for the Performing Arts 1%
WILDFIRE - Talisman Theatre 1%
CYCLORAMA - Centaur / CTd'A 1%
ENGLISH - Segal Centre for Performing Arts 1%
THE RISHTA - Centaur Theatre - Silk Road Institute 1%

Best Lighting Design Of A Play Or Musical
Christopher Wardell - REEFER MADNESS - Contact Theatre 28%
Evan Ellison - CURTAINS - Starcatcher Productions & Turtle Island Theatre 24%
Georgia Newsam - HAIR - Arts Undergraduate Theatre Society 17%
Stéphane Ménigot - JOSEPHINE: A MUSICAL CABARET - Segal Centre for Performing Arts 9%
Amber Hood - DRACULA, A COMEDY OF TERRORS - Segal Centre for Performing Arts 8%
Alex Smith - LIZZIE - In the Wings Promotions 4%
Tim Rodrigues - ENGLISH - Segal Centre for Performing Arts 3%
Peter Vatsis - THE GREATEST PLAY IN THE HISTORY OF THE WORLD... - Hudson Village Theatre 3%
Claude Accolas - PRAYER FOR THE FRENCH REPUBLIC - Segal Centre for Performing Arts 2%
Peter Vatsis - BLOODSHOT - Hudson Village Theatre 2%
Peter Vatsis - BEYOND THE SEA - Hudson Village Theatre 2%

Best Music Direction & Orchestra Performance
Kirk Elsmore & the Curtain's Band - CURTAINS - Starcatcher Productions & Turtle Island Theatre 33%
Giancarlo Scalia - REEFER MADNESS - Contact Theatre 30%
Kirk Elsmore - HAIR - Arts Undergraduate Theatre Society 16%
Taurey Butler - JOSEPHINE: A MUSICAL CABARET - Segal Centre for Performing Arts 15%
Ian Baird - LIZZIE - In the Wings Promotions 6%

Best Musical
REEFER MADNESS - Contact Theatre 28%
CURTAINS - Starcatcher Productions & Turtle Island Theatre 21%
HAIR - Arts Undergraduate Theatre Society 19%
THE PROM - WISTA Montreal 15%
JOSEPHINE: A MUSICAL CABARET - Segal Centre for Performing Arts 14%
LIZZIE - In the Wings Promotions 3%

Best New Play Or Musical
DRACULA, A COMEDY OF TERRORS - Segal Centre for Performing Arts 54%
EQUANIMITY: A STAGED READING - Hudson Village Theatre 22%
KING DAVE - Centaur Theatre 10%
THE RISHTA - Centaur Theatre - Silk Road Institute 9%
AT THE BEGINNING OF TIME - Centaur Theatre - Silk Road Institute 4%

Best Performer In A Musical
Robin Kravitz - THE PROM - WISTA 17%
Madison King - CURTAINS - Starcatcher Productions & Turtle Island Theatre 12%
Robyn Erin Ellison - CURTAINS - Starcatcher Productions & Turtle Island Theatre 9%
Casey Marie-Ecker - REEFER MADNESS - Contact Theatre 9%
Joel Bernstein - REEFER MADNESS - Contact Theatre 9%
Julien Dasilva - HAIR - Arts Undergraduate Theatre Society 6%
Sarah Rodricks - HAIR - Arts Undergraduate Theatre Society 6%
Jonathan Vanderzon - REEFER MADNESS - Contact Theatre 6%
Sean Ryan - HAIR - Arts Undergraduate Theatre Society 4%
Davis Dewan - HAIR - Arts Undergraduate Theatre Society 4%
Erin Carter - LIZZIE - In the Wings Promotions 4%
Mike Mastromonaco - CURTAINS - Starcatcher Productions & Turtle Island Theatre 4%
Trisha Sky - CURTAINS - Starcatcher Productions & Turtle Island Theatre 4%
Cathal Rynne - REEFER MADNESS - Contact Theatre 3%
Milo Chaveau - HAIR - Arts Undergraduate Theatre Society 3%
Cedric Mulcair - CURTAINS - Starcatcher Productions & Turtle Island Theatre 2%

Best Performer In A Play
Helena Levitt - MYTH OF THE OSTRICH - D2 productions 25%
Julian Bird - A MIDSUMMER NIGHT'S DREAM - John Abbott College 24%
Arielle Shiri - PRAYER FOR THE FRENCH REPUBLIC - Segal Centre for Performing Arts 9%
James Daly - DRACULA, A COMEDY OF TERRORS - Segal Centre for Performing Arts 8%
David Noel - DRACULA, A COMEDY OF TERRORS - Segal Centre for Performing Arts 8%
Bryan Libero - CHERRY DOCS - Mainline Theatre 6%
Julian Bird - GOODNIGHT DESDEMONA (GOOD MORNING JULIET) - John Abbot College 5%
Amanda Kellock - THE GREATEST PLAY IN THE HISTORY OF THE WORLD... - Hudson Village Theatre 4%
Richard Jutras - AT THE BEGINNING OF TIME - Centaur Theatre - Silk Road Institute 4%
Julie Tamiko Manning - BEYOND THE SEA - Hudson Village Theatre 3%
Patrick Emmanuel Abellard - KING DAVE - Centaur 2%
Quincy Armorer - BEYOND THE SEA - Hudson Village Theatre 2%
Eman Ayaz - THE RISHTA - Centaur Theatre - Silk Road Institute 1%
Harry Standjofski - BLOODSHOT - Hudson Village Theatre 1%
Ivan Smith - THE RISHTA - Centaur Theatre - Silk Road Institute 0%

Best Play
DRACULA, A COMEDY OF TERRORS - Segal Centre for Performing Arts 29%
MYTH OF THE OSTRICH - D2 productions 26%
PRAYER FOR THE FRENCH REPUBLIC - Segal Centre for the Performing Arts 10%
ENGLISH - Segal Centre for Performing Arts 7%
KING DAVE - Centaur 6%
BEYOND THE SEA - Hudson Village Theatre 6%
THE GREATEST PLAY IN THE HISTORY OF THE WORLD... - Hudson Village Theatre 6%
BLOODSHOT - Hudson Village Theatre 5%
AT THE BEGINNING OF TIME - Centaur Theatre - Silk Road Institute 4%
THE RISHTA - Centaur Theatre - Silk Road Institute 3%

Best Scenic Design Of A Play Or Musical
Etienne Vallière - CURTAINS - Starcatcher Productions & Turtle Island Theatre 31%
Leo Chupin - REEFER MADNESS - Contact Theatre 23%
Michael Gianfrancesco - DRACULA, A COMEDY OF TERRORS - Segal Centre for Performing Arts 18%
Khushi Chavda - HAIR - Arts Undergraduate Theatre Society 14%
Peter Vatsis - THE GREATEST PLAY IN THE HISTORY OF THE WORLD... - Hudson Village Theatre 3%
Brian Dudkiewicz - PRAYER FOR THE FRENCH REPUBLIC - Segal Centre for Performing Arts 3%
Peter Vatsis - BEYOND THE SEA - Hudson Village Theatre 3%
Peter Vatsis - BLOODSHOT - Hudson Village Theatre 2%
Anahita Debonehie - ENGLISH - Segal Centre for Performing Arts 1%
Michael Gianfrancesco - AT THE BEGINNING OF TIME - Centaur Theatre - Silk Road Institute 1%

Best Sound Design Of A Play Or Musical
Elena Cerbo - CURTAINS - Starcatcher Productions & Turtle Island Theatre 30%
Elisabeth Nyveen - REEFER MADNESS - Contact Theatre 28%
Victoria Deiorio - DRACULA, A COMEDY OF TERRORS - Segal Centre for Performing Arts 16%
Hubert Crepin and Jack Murray Morgan - HAIR - Arts Undergraduate Theatre Society 14%
Julian Smith - LIZZIE - In the Wings Promotions 5%
Rob Denton - THE GREATEST PLAY IN THE HISTORY OF THE WORLD... - Hudson Village Theatre 3%
Jesse Ash - BLOODSHOT - Hudson Village Theatre 3%

Best Supporting Performer In A Musical
Kenny Stein - SOMETHING ROTTEN! - Cote St Luc Dramatic Society 15%
Erin Yardley-Jones - REEFER MADNESS - Contact Theatre 14%
Julie D'Entremont - REEFER MADNESS - Contact Theatre 10%
Riley Wilson - HAIR - Arts Undergraduate Theatre Society 7%
Noa Irena Sand - HAIR - Arts Undergraduate Theatre Society 7%
Eric Von Arx - CURTAINS - Starcatcher Productions & Turtle Island Theatre 7%
Mark Ouimet - CURTAINS - Starcatcher Productions & Turtle Island Theatre 6%
Giordano (Gio) Imola - CURTAINS - Starcatcher Productions & Turtle Island Theatre 5%
Caitlin Hawes - REEFER MADNESS - Contact Theatre 4%
Skyler Clark - LIZZIE - In the Wings Promotions 4%
Noelle Hannibal - LIZZIE - In the Wings Promotions 4%
Courtney Crawford - LIZZIE - In the Wings Promotions 4%
Maya Lewis - REEFER MADNESS - Contact Theatre 4%
Tyler Amaral - CURTAINS - Starcatcher Productions & Turtle Island Theatre 3%
Linnea Sander - CURTAINS - Starcatcher Productions & Turtle Island Theatre 3%
Dayjan Lesmond - HAIR - Arts Undergraduate Theatre Society 2%
Mikaël Bennett - CURTAINS - Starcatcher Productions & Turtle Island Theatre 1%

Best Supporting Performer In A Play
Felicia Shulman - PRAYER FOR THE FRENCH REPUBLIC - Segal Centre for the Performing Arts 45%
Nora Guerch - THE RISHTA - Centaur Theatre - Silk Road Institute 29%
Richard Jutras - PRAYER FOR THE FRENCH REPUBLIC - Segal Centre for the Performing Arts 27%

Favorite Local Theatre
D2 productions 27%
Contact Theatre 19%
Segal Center for Performing Arts 15%
Starcatcher Productions & Turtle Island Theatre 15%
Penumbra Theatre 7%
Hudson Village Theatre 7%
Mainline Theatre 6%
Centaur Theatre 2%
In the Wings Promotions 2%
Saputo 1%
La Chapelle scène contemporaine 0%

 

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