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Winners Announced for the 2018 BroadwayWorld Santa Barbara Awards

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We are pleased to announce the winners for the 2018 BroadwayWorld Santa Barbara 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 Costume Design
Bonnie Thor - URINETOWN - SBHS Theatre

Best Director
Otto Layman - URINETOWN - Santa Barbara High School

Best Lighting Design
Andrew Schmedake - CABARET - UCSB Department of Theater and Dance

Best Musical Director
Jon Nathan - URINETOWN - SBHS Theatre

Best Musical or Opera
URINETOWN - SBHS Theater

Best Play (non-musical)
HAMLET - UCSB Department of Theater and Dance

Best Scenic Design
Jonathon Mitchell - URINETOWN - Santa Barbara High School

Community/University Theatre Company of the Year
Theatre Group at SBCC

Outstanding Performance in a Musical
Daniel Sabraw - URINETOWN - Santa Barbara High School

Outstanding Performance in a Play
Tadja Enos - HAMLET - UCSB Department of Theater and Dance

Outstanding Performance in a youth/high school production
Nolan Montgomery - NEWSIES - Dos Pueblos HS

Star on the Rise
Bella Holland - URINETOWN - Santa Barbara High School

You Don't See Me Award (ADs, SMs ASMs, TDs, Crew, PR, etc)
MANDY SABAEDRA - Out of the Box

Youth/Student Theatre Program of the year
Santa Barbara High School

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18.5% of votes
2. Joe Mantello - Death of a Salesman
18.3% of votes
3. Whitney White - Liberation
10.5% of votes

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