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Nominations Open For The 2023 BroadwayWorld Santa Barbara Awards

Submit your nominations before October 31st, 2023!

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Nominations are now open for the 2023 BroadwayWorld Santa Barbara Awards. 

The 2023 Regional Awards honor productions which had their first performance between October 1, 2022 through September 30, 2023. Our editors have set the categories and now YOU get to nominate and vote for your favorites! Nominations are reader-submitted and will be open through October 31.

After the nomination period ends, BroadwayWorld's editors will proof the list for eligibility and errors, then voting will begin in early November and run through December 31. Winners will be announced in January!

This year's awards are bigger than ever, with a record number of cities participating across the US, Canada, the United Kingdom, Europe, and Australia. 

BWW Awards Nominations

Theater Fans' Choice Awards
2026 Theater Fans' Choice Awards - Live Stats
Best Orchestrations - Top 3
1. Ethan Popp, The Rescues - The Lost Boys
28.6% of votes
2. Lux Pyramid - Two Strangers (Carry a Cake Across New York)
13.6% of votes
3. Anders Eljas, Brian Usifer - Chess
12.9% of votes

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