Winners Announced For The 2017 BroadwayWorld Palm Springs Awards; CVRep's BABY Wins Best Musical!

Winners have been announced for the 2017 BroadwayWorld Palm Springs Awards, honoring productions which opened between October 2016 and September 2017.

This year the BroadwayWorld Regional Awards took place in a record number of markets, with a record number of votes - including 56 cities across the United States; with our awards taking place globally in a record-breaking 11 countries, including multiple Canadian cities!

Nominations were reader-submitted and after the nomination period ended, BroadwayWorld's local editors proofed the list for eligibility and errors.

The votes have been counted... Check out the full list of winners below!

Best Actor in a Musical (Non-Professional)
Jerome Elliott - Boys' Night Out - Desert Ensemble Theatre

Best Actor in a Musical (Professional)
Charles Herrera - Boys' Night Out - Desert Ensemble Theatre

Best Actor in a Play (Non-Professional)
Jerome Elliott - Lovesport - Desert Ensemble Theatre

Best Actor in a Play (Professional)
Vincent Ortega - Peter And The Starcatcher - Musical Theatre University

Best Actress in a Musical (Non-Professional)
Malia Botello - West Side Story - Musical Theatre University

Best Actress in a Musical (Professional)
Loni Ackerman - Sweeney Todd - Musical Theatre University

Best Actress in a Play (Non-Professional)
Kelley Moody - Expressions - Desert Ensemble Theatre

Best Actress in a Play (Professional)
Morgana Corelli - You Can't Take it With You - Palm Canyon Theatre

Best Choreography (Non-Professional)
Michelle Ditto - West Side Story - Musical Theatre University

Best Choreography (Professional)
Stephanie Eley - Sweet Charity - Palm Canyon Theatre

Best Costume Design (Professional)
Jim Lapidus - Clybourne Park - Dezart Performs

Best Director of a Musical (Non-Professional)
Jerome Elliott - Boys' Night Out - Desert Ensemble Theatre

Best Director of a Musical (Professional)
Scott Smith - Sweet Charity - Palm Canyon Theatre

Best Director of a Play (Non-Professional)
Tony Padilla - Lovesport - Desert Ensemble Theatre

Best Director of a Play (Professional)
Michael Shaw - Clybourne Park - Dezart Performs

Best High School Musical
Sweeney Todd - Musical Theatre University

Best Musical (Non-Professional)
Boys' Night Out - Desert Ensemble Theatre

Best Musical (Professional)
Baby - CVRep Theatre

Best Musical Director (Professional)
Charlie Creasy - Boys' Night Out - Desert Ensemble Theatre

Best New Work
Lovesport - Desert Ensemble Theatre

Best Play (Non-Professional)
Lovesport - Desert Ensemble Theatre

Best Play (Professional)
Clybourne Park - Dezart Performs

Best Scenic Design (Non Professional)
Ray Franz - The Little Mermaid - Cathedral City High School

Best Scenic Design (Professional)
JW Layne - Evita - Palm Canyon Theatre

Best Supporting Actor - Musical (Professional)
Steven Ciceron - The Drowsy Chaperone - Desert Theater Works

Best Supporting Actor - Musical(Non Professional)
William Webster - West Side Story - Musical Theatre University

Best Supporting Actor - Play (Professional)
J. Gazpar Ascencio - Lovespsort - Desert Ensemble Theatre

Best Supporting Actor - Playl (Non Professional)
Nick Wass - Expressions - Desert Ensemble Theatre

Best Supporting Actress - Musical (Non Professional)
Laura Walker - Sweeney Todd - Musical Theatre University

Best Supporting Actress - Play (Non Professional)
Lindsay Freiberg - Peter And The Starcatcher - Musical Theatre University

Best Supporting Actress-Play(Professional)
Louise Ross - Casa Valentina - Dezart Performs

Best Technical Design - Lighting & Sound (Non Professional)
Phil Murphy - Southern Baptist Sissies - Desert Rose Playhouse

Best Technical Design - Lighting & Sound (Professional)
Moira Wilkie Whitaker - Sweeney Todd - Musical Theatre University

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