Winners Announced For The 2017 BroadwayWorld Tallahassee Awards; BEAUTY AND THE BEAST Wins Best Musical!

Winners have been announced for the 2017 BroadwayWorld Tallahassee 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 Choreography of a Musical
Kate Watson Gelabert & Lily Kaufmann - Disney's Beauty and the Beast - The School of Theatre at Florida State

Best Costume Design
Rainy Edwards - Disney's Beauty and the Beast - The School of Theatre at Florida State

Best Dancer
Gabrielle Arias - In the Heights - New Stage Theatreworks

Best Direction
Tom Ossowski - Disney's Beauty and the Beast - The School of Theatre at Florida State

Best Featured Vocalist
Hannah Corlew (Madame de La Grande Bouche) - Disney's Beauty and the Beast - The School of Theatre at Florida State

Best Leading Actor in a Musical
Aidan Neal (Lumiere) - Disney's Beauty and the Beast - The School of Theatre at Florida State

Best Leading Actor in a Play
Alec Ruiz (Truffaldino) - The Servant of Two Masters - The School of Theatre at Florida State

Best Leading Actress in a Musical
Katerina McCrimmon (Belle) - Disney's Beauty and the Beast - The School of Theatre at Florida State

Best Leading Actress in a Play
Erin McNellis - Cloud 9 - The School of Theatre at Florida State

Best Lighting Design
Johan Godwaldt - Disney's Beauty and the Beast - The School of Theatre at Florida State

Best Musical
Disney's Beauty and the Beast - The School of Theatre at Florida State

Best Play
The Servant of Two Masters - The School of Theatre at Florida State

Best Props
Rachel Weir - The Servant of Two Masters - The School of Theatre at Florida State

Best Set Design
Kevin Grab - Disney's Beauty and the Beast - The School of Theatre at Florida State

Best Stage Manager
Kasey Blanco - Disney's Beauty and the Beast - The School of Theatre at Florida State

Best Supporting Actor in a Musical
Britton Hollingsworth (Gaston) - Disney's Beauty and the Beast - The School of Theatre at Florida State

Best Supporting Actor in a Play
Justin DeParis (Florindo) - The Servant of Two Masters

Best Supporting Actress in a Musical
Anna Jane Trinci (Mrs. Potts) - Disney's Beauty and the Beast - The School of Theatre at Florida State

Best Supporting Actress in a Play
Jelysbeth Bobadilla (Smeraldina) - The Servant of Two Masters - The School of Theatre at Florida State

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