Winners Announced For The 2022 BroadwayWorld Raleigh Awards
The audience has voted and the winners have been announced!
The winners have been announced for the 2022 BroadwayWorld Raleigh 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 Choreography Of A Play Or Musical
Winner: Lisette Glodowski - NATASHA, PIERRE AND THE GREAT COMET OF 1812 - Theatre Raleigh
Runners-Up: Robin Levine - 9 TO 5 THE MUSICAL - North Carolina Theatre, Peiwei and James Cobo - IN THE HEIGHTS - Raleigh Little Theatre, Gavan Pamer - BEEHIVE - Temple Theatre Company
Best Costume Design Of A Play Or Musical
Winner: Malissa Borden - NATASHA, PIERRE AND THE GREAT COMET OF 1812 - Theatre Raleigh
Runners-Up: Dustin Britt - OUR TOWN - Henderson Rec Players, Kim Brown - BEEHIVE - Temple Theatre Company, Kishara McKnight - LADY DAY AT EMERSON'S BAR & GRILL - North Carolina Theatre
Best Direction Of A Musical
Winner: Tim Seib - NATASHA, PIERRE AND THE GREAT COMET OF 1812 - Theatre Raleigh
Runners-Up: Wayne Leonard - URINETOWN - Studio 1, Patrick Torres - IN THE HEIGHTS - Raleigh Little Theatre, Eric Woodall - 9 TO 5: THE MUSICAL - North Carolina Theatre
Best Direction Of A Play
Winner: Dustin Britt - OUR TOWN - Henderson Rec Players
Runners-Up: Tim Seib - THE PLAY THAT GOES WRONG - Theatre Raleigh, Telly Leung - YELLOW FACE - Theater Raleigh, Ira David Wood IV - THE FATHER - Theatre In The Park
Best Ensemble Performance
Winner: NATASHA, PIERRE AND THE GREAT COMET OF 1812 - Theatre Raleigh
Runners-Up: 9 TO 5 THE MUSICAL - North Carolina Theatre, A FUNNY THING HAPPENED ON THE WAY TO THE FORUM - Mcgregor Family Theater, IN THE HEIGHTS - Raleigh Little Theatre
Best Lighting Design Of A Play Or Musical
Winner: Jenni Becker - NATASHA, PIERRE AND THE GREAT COMET OF 1812 - Theatre Raleigh
Runners-Up: Michael Winkleman - BEEHIVE - Temple Theatre Company, Matt Nowell - A FUNNY THING HAPPENED ON THE WAY TO THE FORUM - Henderson Rec Players, Charlie Morrison - ON YOUR FEET - North Carolina Theatre
Best Music Direction & Orchestra Performance
Winner: Joanna Li - NATASHA, PIERRE AND THE GREAT COMET OF 1812 - Theatre Raleigh
Runners-Up: Mark Hopper - A FUNNY THING HAPPENED ON THE WAY TO THE FORUM - Henderson Rec Players, P. Blake Moran - INTO THE WOODS - Studio 1, Michael Santangelo - IN THE HEIGHTS - Raleigh Little Theatre
Best Musical
Winner: NATASHA, PIERRE AND THE GREAT COMET OF 1812 - Theatre Raleigh
Runners-Up: URINETOWN - Studio 1, IN THE HEIGHTS - Raleigh Little Theatre, BEEHIVE - Temple Theatre Company
Best Performer In A Musical
Winner: Qualia Akili Holder-Cozart - FINDING PATIENCE THE MUSICAL - Holly Springs Cultural Center
Runners-Up: Sophie Page - URINETOWN - Studio 1, Cristina Duchesne-Rivera - IN THE HEIGHTS - Raleigh Little Theatre, David Toole - NATASHA, PIERRE AND THE GREAT COMET OF 1812 - Theatre Raleigh
Best Performer In A Play
Winner: Annika Benander - THE BEST CHRISTMAS PAGEANT EVER - Cape Fear Regional Theatre
Runners-Up: Happy Mahaney - THE PLAY THAT GOES WRONG - Theatre Raleigh, Ira David Wood (iii) - THE FATHER - Theatre In The Park, Laura J. Parker - OUR TOWN - Henderson Rec. Players
Best Play
Winner: OUR TOWN - Henderson Rec Players
Runners-Up: THE PLAY THAT GOES WRONG - Theatre Raleigh, YELLOW FACE - Theatre Raleigh, ROMEO AND JULIET - Temple Theatre Company
Best Scenic Design Of A Play Or Musical
Winner: Benedict Fancy - NATASHA, PIERRE AND THE GREAT COMET OF 1812 - Theatre Raleigh
Runners-Up: Matt Nowell - A FUNNY THING HAPPENED ON THE WAY TO THE FORUM - Henderson Rec Players, John wampler - BYE BYE BIRDIE - Temple Theatre Company, Romello Huins - LADY DAY AT EMERSON'S BAR & GRILL - North Carolina Theatre
Best Sound Design Of A Play Or Musical
Winner: Matt Nowell - THE FANTASTICKS - Henderson Rec Players
Runners-Up: Eric Alexander Collins - 9 TO 5 THE MUSICAL - North Carolina Theatre, Eric Alexander Collins - THE PLAY THAT GOES WRONG - Theatre Raleigh, Eric Alexander Collins - CITY OF ANGELS - Theatre Raleigh
Best Supporting Performer In A Musical
Winner: Alfredo Hurtado - IN THE HEIGHTS - Raleigh Little Theatre
Runners-Up: Sophie Page - A FUNNY THING HAPPENED ON THE WAY TO THE FORUM - Henderson Rec Players, Andrew Wade - NATASHA, PIERRE AND THE GREAT COMET OF 1812 - Theatre Raleigh, Ryley Floyd - THE WIZARD OF OZ - Carolina Civic Center Historic Theater
Best Supporting Performer In A Play
Winner: Arin Dickson - OUR TOWN - Henderson Rec Players
Runners-Up: Oliver Benander - THE BEST CHRISTMAS PAGEANT EVER - Cape Fear Regional Theatre, Evan Rachel Wood - THE FATHER - Theatre In The Park, Shannon Michael Wamser - THE PLAY THAT GOES WRONG - Theatre Raleigh
Favorite Local Theatre
Winner: Theatre Raleigh
Runners-Up: Temple Theatre Company, Studio 1, Henderson Rec Players
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