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Final Weeks To Vote For The BroadwayWorld New Orleans Awards; REMEMBERING JAMES- THE LIFE AND MUSIC OF JAMES BROWN Leads Best Musical!

Voting ends December 31st.

Time is running out to vote for for the 2021 BroadwayWorld New Orleans Awards! The 2021 Regional Awards honor productions which had their first performance between October 1, 2020 through September 30, 2021.

Check out the current standings below!

Voting is now open through December 31st! Winners will be announced in January.

Streaming productions are eligible this year in the categories designated as such. This year BroadwayWorld is also allowing audiences to vote on which theatres they are most excited to return to, and which productions they are most excited to see.

Don't miss out on making sure that your favorite theatres, stars, and shows get the recognition they deserve!

The BroadwayWorld Regional Awards are the largest theatre audience awards, with over 100 cities worldwide participating.

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Who Will Win? Vote Before December 31st!

Here are the current standings for New Orleans:

Best Choreography Of A Play Or Musical
EK Bonner - REMEMBERING JAMES- THE LIFE AND MUSIC OF James Brown - East Bank Theatre 77%

Sheryl Lucky - REMEMBERING JAMES- THE LIFE AND MUSIC OF James Brown - East Bank Theatre 23%

Best Direction Of A Musical
Gary Ferguson - REMEMBERING JAMES- THE LIFE AND MUSIC OF James Brown - East Bank Theatre 92%
Maxwell Williams - A NOLA NOEL - Le Petit Theatre (Touring) 5%
Brent Goodrich - HIGH SCHOOL MUSICAL - New Octavians 3%
Poland Jones, Jr. - SONGS FOR A NEW WORLD - 2021 0

Best Direction Of A Stream
Jen Chang - FORTINBRAS - Crescent City Stage (LiveStream) 64%
Michael A. Newcomer - Miss Bennett: CHRISTMAS AT PEMBERLEY - Crescent City Stage (LiveStream) 36%

Best Musical
REMEMBERING JAMES- THE LIFE AND MUSIC OF James Brown - East Bank Theatre 90%
SCHOOLHOUSE ROCK - Ascension Community Theatre 8%
A NOLA NOEL - Le Petit Theatre 2%

Best Performer In A Musical
Dedrick Weathersby - REMEMBERING JAMES- THE LIFE AND MUSIC OF James Brown - East Bank Theatre 79%
Meredith Owens - SONGS FOR A NEW WORLD - Tulane Summer Lyric Theatre 8%
Twon Marcel Pope - REMEMBERING JAMES- THE LIFE AND MUSIC OF James Brown - East Bank Theatre 8%
Elizabeth Burris - HIGH SCHOOL MUSICAL - New Octavians 2%
Molly Kate Skupien - TUCK EVERLASTING - CYT Baton Rouge 2%

Best Performer In A Play
Phyllis Horridge - CLYBOURNE PARK - Theatre baton rouge 67%
Robert Wilson - CLYBOURNE PARK - Theatre Baton Rouge 33%

Best Performer In A Streaming Play
Jana Mestecky - MACBETH - Crescent City Stage (LiveStream) 46%
Elizabeth Newcomer - A DOLL'S HOUSE - Crescent City Stage (LiveStream) 31%
Michael A. Newcomer - MACBETH - Crescent City Stage (LiveStream) 23%

Best Production Of The Year (In Person)
REMEMBERING JAMES- THE LIFE AND MUSIC OF James Brown - East Bank Theatre 94%
A NOLA NOEL - Le Petit Theatre 6%

Best Streaming Play
A DOLL'S HOUSE - Crescent City Stage (LiveStream) 62%
FORTINBRAS - Crescent City Stage (LiveStream) 38%

Best Supporting Performer In A Musical
Jason Bowens - REMEMBERING JAMES- THE LIFE AND MUSIC OF James Brown - East Bank Theatre 35%
Natusha Howard - REMEMBERING JAMES- THE LIFE AND MUSIC OF James Brown - East Bank Theatre 35%
Twon Marcel Pope - REMEMBERING JAMES- THE LIFE AND MUSIC OF James Brown - East Bank Theatre 13%
Chris Mason - REMEMBERING JAMES- THE LIFE AND MUSIC OF James Brown - East Bank Theatre 9%
Elizabeth Burris - A NOLA NOEL - Le Petit Theatre (Touring) 9%
Abran Davis - REMEMBERING JAMES- THE LIFE AND MUSIC OF James Brown - East Bank Theatre 0



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