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Winners Announced for the 2018 BroadwayWorld Orlando Awards

We are pleased to announce the winners for the 2018 BroadwayWorld Orlando Awards, brought to you by BroadwayHD! Nominations were reader-submitted and voted on by you - the local theatergoers!

Regional productions, touring shows, and more were all included in the awards, honoring productions which opened between October 1, 2017 through September 30, 2018.

This year the BroadwayWorld Regional Awards are bigger and better than ever, including over 100 cities across America, Canada, Central and South America, Europe, and Asia!

Congratulations to all the winners!

Best Choreography (Non-Professional)
Luke Atkison - NEWSIES - Titusville Playhouse

Best Choreography (Professional)
Kim Ball - IN THE HEIGHTS - Orlando Shakes

Best Costume Design (Non-Professional)
Niko Stamos - NEWSIES - Titusville Playhouse

Best Costume Design (Professional)
Christopher Vergara - IN THE HEIGHTS - Orlando Shakes

Best Direction of a Musical (Non-Professional)
Steven J Heron - NEWSIES - Titusville Playhouse

Best Direction of a Musical (Professional)
Nick DeGruccio - IN THE HEIGHTS - Orlando Shakes

Best Direction of a Play (Non-Professional)
Marco DiGeorge - ORPHANS - theatre on the edge

Best Direction of a Play (Professional)
Aradhana Tiwair - A TENNESSEE WALK - Garden Theatre

Best Ensemble (Non-Professional)
THE COLOR PURPLE - Theatre West End

Best Lead Actor in a Musical (Non-Professional)
Cameron Hale Elliott - NEWSIES - Titusville Playhouse

Best Lead Actor in a Musical (Professional)
Wesley Slade - THE HUNCHBACK OF NOTRE DAME - Titusville Playhouse

Best Lead Actor in a Play (Non-Professional)
Celestino De Cicco - PETER AND THE STARCATCHER - Osceola arts

Best Lead Actor in a Play (Professional)
Johnathan Lee Iverson - A TENNESSEE WALK - Garden Theater

Best Lead Actress in a Musical (Non-Professional)
Sarah Mills - NEWSIES - Titusville Playhouse

Best Lead Actress in a Musical (Professional)
Amitria Fanae - THE COLOR PURPLE - Theatre West End

Best Lead Actress in a Play (Non-Professional)
Raina Danielle Grabowski - THE MIRACLE WORKER - Valencia College Theater

Best Lead Actress in a Play (Professional)
Susan Maris - SHAKESPEARE IN LOVE - Orlando Shakes

Best Lighting Design (Professional)
Bert Scott - IN THE HEIGHTS - Orlando Shakes

Best Music Direction (Non-Professional)
Juan Cantu - EL WIZ - Orlando Fringe

Best Music Direction (Professional)
Josh Ceballos - IN THE HEIGHTS - Orlando Shakes

Best Musical (Non-Professional)
NEWSIES - Titusville Playhouse

Best Musical (Professional)
IN THE HEIGHTS - Orlando Shakes

Best Play (Non-Professional)
ORPHANS - Theater On The Edge

Best Play (Professional)
A TENNESSEE WALK - Garden Theater

Best Set Design (Non-Professional)
Cliff Price - THE 25TH ANNUAL PUTNAM COU SPELLING BEE - Encore! Performing Arts

Best Set Design (Professional)
Jim Hunter - IN THE HEIGHTS - Orlando Shakes

Best Sound Design (Professional)
Anthony Narciso - MADAGASCAR: A MUSICAL ADVENTURE - Orlando Repertory Theater

Best Supporting Actor in a Musical (Professional)
Terrence Jamison - THE COLOR PURPLE - Theater West End

Best Supporting Actor in a Play (Professional)
Timmy Walczak - A TENNESSEE WALK - Garden Theatre

Best Supporting Actress in a Musical (Professional)
Alina Alcantara - IN THE HEIGHTS - Orlando Shakes

Best Supporting Actress in a Play (Professional)
Taylor Anderson - A TENNESSEE WALK - Garden Theater

Best World Premiere Production
A TENNESSEE WALK - Garden Theater

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