Winners Announced For The 2022 BroadwayWorld New Jersey Awards
The audience has voted and the winners have been announced!
The winners have been announced for the 2022 BroadwayWorld New Jersey 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: Kelly Briggs - IN CONCERT - Gateway Playhouse
Runners-Up: Jeremy Jordan - SOLO CONCERT - Weethampton Beach Performing Arts Center, Caissie Levy - BROADWAY AT THE BARN - Holmdel Theatre Company, Melissa Errico - LOVE AND BROADWAY - Cape May Stage
Best Choreography Of A Play Or Musical
Winner: Bull James / Afa Anoa'i Jr - THE LAST MATCH - Jersey City Theater Center
Runners-Up: Karen Cleighton - CHICAGO - Gateway Playhouse, Jessica O'Brien - MARY POPPINS - Algonquin Arts Theatre, Sara O'Gleby - THE WANDERER - Paper Mill Playhouse
Best Costume Design Of A Play Or Musical
Winner: Marisa Miranda - THE LAST MATCH - Jersey City Theater Center
Runners-Up: Karen Sutherland - A CHRISTMAS CAROL - Gateway Playhouse, Sarah Laux - THE WANDERER - Paper Mill Playhouse, Joanne Penrose - MARY POPPINS - Algonquin Arts Theatre
Best Dance Production
Winner: THE WANDERER - Paper Mill Play House
Runners-Up: ELF THE MUSICAL - Phoenix Production, Count Basie Center, Hackensack Meridian Theatre, SOMETHING ROTTEN! - The Premier Theatre Company, NEW JERSEY BALLET'S 50TH ANNIVERSARY NUTCRACKER WITH NEW JERSEY SYMPHONY - Mayo Performing Arts Center (MPAC)
Best Direction Of A Musical
Winner: Jeremiah James - THE LAST MATCH - Jersey City Theater Center
Runners-Up: Cathy Roy - SCHOOL OF ROCK - Mayo Performing Arts Center, Sam Scalamoni - LITTLE WOMEN - Skyline Theatre Company, Jessica O'Brien - MARY POPPINS - Algonquin Arts Theatre
Best Direction Of A Play
Winner: Gina Lupi - AMADEUS - Algonquin Arts Theatre
Runners-Up: Catherine LaMoreaux - PRIDE AND PREJUDICE - Dragonfly Arts Nj, WANDERER - 2022, Ruth Markoe - DIAL 'M' FOR MURDER - Kelsey Theatre
Best Ensemble Performance
Winner: THE LAST MATCH - Jersey City Theater Center
Runners-Up: A CHRISTMAS CAROL - Gateway Playhouse, MARY POPPINS - Algonquin Arts Theatre, SCHOOL OF ROCK - Mayo Performing Arts Center
Best Hair and Wig Design
Winner: ROXANNE COHEN - THE WIZARD OF OZ - Phoenix Productions
Runners-Up: Charles G LaPointe - THE WANDERER - Paper Mill Playhouse, Gabriela Moncivais - ESCAPE TO MARGARITAVILLE (NON EQ) - Surflight Theater, Rachelle Dorce Carey - MUD ROW - Premiere Stages at Kean University
Best Lighting Design Of A Play Or Musical
Winner: Cameron Filepas - THE LAST MATCH - Jersey City Theater Center
Runners-Up: Susan J West - CRYING ON THE CAMINO - Gateway Playhouse, Chris Ball - SCHOOL OF ROCK - Mayo Performing Arts Center, Jake DeGroot - THE WANDERER - Paper Mill Playhouse
Best Music Direction & Orchestra Performance
Winner: Nick Wilders - THE LAST MATCH - Jersey City Theater Center
Runners-Up: John McMahon - Kelly Briggs IN CONCERT - Gateway Playhouse, Sonny Paladino - THE WANDERER - Paper Mill Playhouse, Victoria Vazquez - THE LITTLE MERMAID - Bellarine Theatre Company
Best Musical
Winner: THE LAST MATCH - Jersey City Theater Center
Runners-Up: MARY POPPINS - Algonquin Arts Theatre, SCHOOL OF ROCK - Mayo Performing Arts Center, THE LITTLE MERMAID - Bellarine Theatre Company
Best New Musical
Winner: THE LAST MATCH - Jersey City Theater Center
Runners-Up: THE PIN-UP GIRLS - New Jersey Repertory Company, THE FIELDS OF AMBROSIA - Surflight Theater, FIELDS OF AMBROSIA - Surflight
Best New Play
Winner: CRYING ON THE CAMINO - Gateway Playhouse
Runners-Up: CERTAIN ASPECTS OF CONFLICT IN THE NEGRO FAMILY - Premiere Stages, SCAB - Premiere Stages at Kean University, HALF MOON - In Death's Company
Best Performer In A Musical
Winner: Ramin Karimloo - THE LAST MATCH - Jersey City Theater Center
Runners-Up: Eddie Itte - MARY POPPINS - Algonquin Arts Theatre, Amber Ardolino - THE LAST MATCH - Jersey City Theater Center, Hadley Magaziner - THE LITTLE MERMAID - Bellarine Theatre Company
Best Performer In A Play
Winner: Celeste Mancinelli - CRYING ON THE CAMINO - Gateway Playhouse
Runners-Up: Will Horner - THE COMPLETE WORKS OF SHAKESPEARE (ABRIDGED) - Dragonfly Multicultural Arts Center, Tim Steiner - MURDER ON THE ORIENT EXPRESS - Surflight, A'layeah Thompson - GREATER TUNA - Studio Players
Best Play
Winner: MURDER ON THE ORIENT EXPRESS - Surflight
Runners-Up: CLUE - Exit 82, DIAL 'M' FOR MURDER - Kelsey Theatre, WINE IN THE WILDERNESS - Two River
Best Scenic Design Of A Play Or Musical
Winner: Joseph Napolitano - LITTLE WOMEN - Skyline Theatre Company
Runners-Up: Heather Ball - SCHOOL OF ROCK - Mayo Performing Arts Center, Beowolf Borrit - THE WANDERER - Paper Mill Playhouse, Chris Strangfeld - ADDAMS FAMILY - Surflight
Best Sound Design Of A Play Or Musical
Winner: Rubin Nizri - THE LAST MATCH - Jersey City Theater Center
Runners-Up: Ian Wehrle - THE ADDAMS FAMILY - Surflight Theatre, Dion Dimucci - THE WANDERER - PaperMill Playhouse, Terri Gorgone - RENT - Vanguard Theater Company
Best Supporting Performer In A Musical
Winner: Liz McCartney - THE LAST MATCH - Jersey City Theater Center
Runners-Up: Joshua Switala - IT SHOULDA BEEN YOU - Old Library Theatre, Summer Sprague - THE LITTLE MERMAID - Bellarine Theatre Company, Ari Mandel - SCHOOL OF ROCK - Mayo Performing Arts Center
Best Supporting Performer In A Play
Winner: Giulia Marolda - MURDER ON THE ORIENT EXPRESS - Surflight
Runners-Up: Tim O'Connor - PRIDE AND PREJUDICE - Dragonfly Multicultural Arts Center, Alison Nusbaum - MURDER ON THE ORIENT EXPRESS - Surflight, Sean Dickinson - AMADEUS - Algonquin Arts Theatre
Best Theatre For Young Audiences Production
Winner: THE LITTLE MERMAID - Surflight Theatre
Runners-Up: SHREK THE MUSICAL - Spotlight Players, WIZARD OF OZ - Surflight Theatre, CINDERELLA - Surflight
Favorite Local Theatre
Winner: Paper Mill Playhouse
Runners-Up: Algonquin Arts, Mayo Performing Arts Center (MPAC), Bellarine Theatre Company
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