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2026 BroadwayWorld Central Virginia Awards: Marketing Kit

Everything your theatre needs to get audiences voting. Voting ends December 31, 2026 at 11:59 PM ET.

Your ballot link

Every post, email and sign should send people here. Voters pick their favorites in each category, then confirm by email.

Open ballot

Social images

Official 2026 BroadwayWorld Central Virginia Awards artwork, sized for each platform. Post them with your ballot link and the copy below.

2026 BroadwayWorld Central Virginia Awards Square post
Square post · 1080 × 1080 Instagram and Facebook feed posts. Download PNG
2026 BroadwayWorld Central Virginia Awards Portrait post
Portrait post · 1080 × 1350 Instagram feed (takes up the most space in the feed). Includes your ballot address. Download PNG
2026 BroadwayWorld Central Virginia Awards Story / Reel
Story / Reel · 1080 × 1920 Instagram and Facebook Stories, TikTok, Reels. Add a link sticker with your ballot link. Download PNG
2026 BroadwayWorld Central Virginia Awards Link / wide post
Link / wide post · 1200 × 600 Facebook, X, LinkedIn and Threads posts, website news items. Download PNG
2026 BroadwayWorld Central Virginia Awards Email banner
Email banner · 800 × 300 Top of your email newsletter or a website banner. Download PNG
2026 BroadwayWorld Central Virginia Awards Badge
Badge · 300 × 300 Website sidebar, program ad, email signature. Download PNG

QR code

For lobby signs, programs and playbill inserts, concession stands, the back of tickets, and a slide before the show. It opens your region's ballot.

Print it at least 1 inch (2.5 cm) wide, with "Scan to vote" next to it.

Ready-to-post copy

Edit the parts in [brackets], then copy. Ask people to vote for your show or artists by name: a specific ask gets far more votes than "vote for us".

Short post · X, Threads, Bluesky
Facebook / Instagram post · Instagram: put the link in your bio or a Story link sticker
Email newsletter paragraph · Pair it with the email banner above
Curtain speech · About 20 seconds, before the show or at curtain call

Website badge

Paste this into your website (homepage, show page, ticketing page) so visitors can vote with one click.

Square badge · 300 × 300
Banner · 800 × 300

When to post

Most votes come in the first few days and the final week. One post isn't enough: plan a few.

  • This weekAnnounce your nominations with the square or portrait image and the Facebook / Instagram post. Pin it to your profile, and put the ballot link in your bio.
  • Every showCurtain speech, QR code in the lobby and program, and a slide before the show.
  • WeeklyA Story with a link sticker. Spotlight a different nominee each week, and ask nominated artists to share it too.
  • Mid-DecemberEmail newsletter with the banner and the email paragraph.
  • Dec 29–31Final push: "Last chance to vote!" posts and Stories every day, and one last email.
Keep it fair. Each person may vote once, with their own email address, and must confirm by email. Ballots from fake or bulk addresses are disqualified. Please don't offer prizes, discounts or anything else in exchange for votes. Encourage people to vote; don't vote for them.

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