Winners Announced For The 2017 BroadwayWorld Santa Barbara Awards; Spotlight's RENT Wins Best Musical!
Winners have been announced for the 2017 BroadwayWorld Santa Barbara 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 Costume Design
Ann Bruice - Lydia / Bernhard / Caucasian Chalk Circle - UCSB Department of Theater and Dance
Best Director
Jessica Kurtzman - RENT - Spotlight Productions
Best Lighting Design
Vickie Scott - Lydia - UCSB Department of Theatre and Dance
Best Musical Director
Jon Nathan - RENT - Spotlight Productions
Best Musical or Opera
RENT - Spotlight Productions
Best Play (non-musical)
At the Table - On The Verge Summer Repertory
Best Scenic Design
Sean Montgomery - RENT - Spotlight Productions at Center Stage Theater
Community/University Theatre Company of the Year
UCSB Theater/Dance
Outstanding Performance in a Musical
Katie Moya - LIZZIE - Out of the Box Theatre Company
Outstanding Performance in a Play
Tiffany Story - One Man, Two Guvnors - SBCC
Outstanding Performance in a youth/high school production
Camila Lemere - Picnic - Laguna Blanca School
Star on the Rise
Taylor Tuers - Mr. Burns, A Post-Electric Play - UCSB Department of Theater and Dance
You Don?t See Me Award (ADs, SMs ASMs, TDs, Crew, PR, etc)
Naomi Fujita, Stage Manager - RENT - Spotlight Productions at Center Stage Theater
Youth/Student Theatre Program of the year
RENT - Spotlight Productions at Center Stage Theater
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