Winners Announced For The 2022 BroadwayWorld Washington, DC Awards
The audience has voted and the winners have been announced!
The winners have been announced for the 2022 BroadwayWorld Washington, DC 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 (Non-Professional)
Winner: Vickie Taylor - WEST SIDE STORY - Upper Room Theatre Ministry
Runners-Up: Chrissy Mastrangelo - SISTER ACT THE MUSICAL - Prince William Little Theatre, Stefan Sittig - SOMETHING ROTTEN! - Little Theatre of Alexandria, Stacey Yvonne Taylor - SHREK THE MUSICAL - City of Fairfax Theatre Company
Best Choreography Of A Play Or Musical (Professional)
Winner: Robert Barry Fleming - GRACE - Ford Theatres
Runners-Up: Stefan Sittig - XANADU - Workhouse Performing Arts, Luis Salgado - ON YOUR FEET! EN ESPAÑOL - GALA Hispanic Theatre , Parker Esse - CATCH ME IF YOU CAN - Arena Stage
Best Costume Design Of A Play Or Musical (Non-Professional)
Winner: Jessica Kresge - WEST SIDE STORY - Upper Room Theatre Ministry
Runners-Up: Darnell Patrick Morris - LES MISERABLES - Ovations Theatre, Judith Harmon - MACBETH - City of Fairfax Theatre Company, Kristina Martin - LITTLE WOMEN - Montgomery College Summer Dinner Theatre
Best Costume Design Of A Play Or Musical (Professional)
Winner: Dominique Fawn Hill - GRACE - Ford Theatres
Runners-Up: Jeannette Christensen - ON YOUR FEET! EN ESPAÑOL - GALA Hispanic Theatre, Alejo Vietti - A CHRISTMAS CAROL - Ford Theatres, Priscilla Stapula - XANADU - Workhouse Arts Center
Best Direction Of A Musical (Non-Professional)
Winner: Rob Tessier - WEST SIDE STORY - Upper Room Theatre Ministry
Runners-Up: Sharon Veselic - SISTER ACT THE MUSICAL - Prince William Little Theatre, Darnell Patrick Morris - URINETOWN - Ovations Theatre, Emily "EJ" Jonas - BRIGHT STAR - Little Theatre of Skexandria
Best Direction Of A Musical (Professional)
Winner: Robert Barry Fleming - GRACE - Ford Theatres
Runners-Up: Luis Salgado - ON YOUR FEET! EN ESPAÑOL - GALA Hispanic Theatre, Timothy Douglas - THE COLOR PURPLE - Signature Theatre, Stefan Sittig - XANADU - Workhouse Arts Center
Best Direction Of A Play (Non-Professional)
Winner: Matt Moore - OUR TOWN - Seton Players
Runners-Up: Iyona Blake - GIRLS OF MADISON STREET - Creative Cauldron, Liz Mykietyn - DELIGHTFUL QUARENTINE - Reston Community Players, Christine Maxted - A CHRISTMAS CHAOS - Rooftop Productions
Best Direction Of A Play (Professional)
Winner: Rebecca Aparicio - LA CASA DE LA LAGUNA - GALA Hispanic Theatre
Runners-Up: Jose Carrasquillo - A CHRISTMAS CAROL - Ford Theatres, Jolene Vettese - ART OF MURDER - Workhouse Performing Arts, Lili-Anne Brown - AIN'T NO MO' - Woolly Mammoth Theatre Company
Best Ensemble Performance (Non-Professional)
Winner: WEST SIDE STORY - Upper Room Theatre Ministry
Runners-Up: SISTER ACT THE MUSICAL - Prince William Little Theatre, LES MISERABLES - Ovations Theatre, LEGALLY BLONDE - Rockville Musical Theatre
Best Ensemble Performance (Professional)
Winner: GRACE - Ford Theatres
Runners-Up: ON YOUR FEET EN ESPAÑOL - Gala Hispanic Theater, A CHRISTMAS CAROL - Ford Theatres, XANADU - Workhouse Performing Arts
Best Lighting Design Of A Play Or Musical (Non-Professional)
Winner: Dan Martin - WEST SIDE STORY - Upper Room Theatre Ministry
Runners-Up: Ken and Patti Crowley - SISTER ACT THE MUSICAL - Prince William Little Theatre, Beth DeMarco - SHREK THE MUSICAL - City of Fairfax Theatre Company, Franklin Coleman - BRIGHT STAR - Reston Community Players
Best Lighting Design Of A Play Or Musical (Professional)
Winner: Xavier Pierce - GRACE - Ford Theatres
Runners-Up: Christopher Annas-Lee - ON YOUR FEET! EN ESPAÑOL - GALA Hispanic Theatre, Joey Wallen - XANADU - Workhouse Arts Center, Lynn Joslin - INTO THE WOODS - CREATIVE CAULDRON
Best Music Direction & Orchestra Performance (Non-Professional)
Winner: Chris Zavadowski and Cathy Drummond - WEST SIDE STORY - Upper Room Theatre Ministry
Runners-Up: Paige Rammelkamp - BRIGHT STAR - Little Theatre of Alexandria, Marci Shegogue - LITTLE WOMEN - Montgomery College Summer Dinner Theatre, Josh Cleaveland - BRIGHT STAR - Reston Community Players
Best Music Direction & Orchestra Performance (Professional)
Winner: Nolan Williams, Jr. - GRACE - Ford Theatres
Runners-Up: Walter Bobby Mccoy - ON YOUR FEET, EN ESPAÑOL - GALA theatre, Bobby McCoy - BEAUTY AND THE BEAST - Olney Theater, Merissa Martignoni Driscoll - XANADU - Workhouse Performing Arts
Best Musical (Non-Professional)
Winner: WEST SIDE STORY - Upper Room Theatre Ministry
Runners-Up: SISTER ACT THE MUSICAL - Prince William Little Theatre, LES MISERABLES - Ovations Theatre, SHREK THE MUSICAL - City of Fairfax community theatre
Best Musical (Professional)
Winner: GRACE - Ford Theatres
Runners-Up: ON YOUR FEET - GALA Hispanic Theatre, SIX - The National Theatre, A STRANGE LOOP - Woolly Mammoth
Best New Play Or Musical (Non-Professional)
Winner: GIRLS OF MADISON STREET - Creative Cauldron
Runners-Up: SHOAH - Fauquier Community Theatre, BEYOND THE LIGHTS - Black Theatre Ensemble, I WANT A JOB. - Sunshine Projects
Best New Play Or Musical (Professional)
Winner: GRACE - Ford Theatres
Runners-Up: A STRANGE LOOP - Woolly Mammoth Theatre Company, ON YOUR FEET, EN ESPAÑOL - GALA theatre, A.D. 16 - Olney Theatre
Best Performer In A Musical (Non-Professional)
Winner: Sienna Manatos - LES MISERABLES - Ovations Theatre
Runners-Up: Ashton Schaffer - WEST SIDE STORY - Upper Room Theatre Ministry, Caleigh Riordan Davis - THE LIGHTNING THIEF: THE PERCY JACKSON MUSICAL - Wildwood summer theatre, Ashley Williams - SISTER ACT THE MUSICAL - Prince William Little Theatre
Best Performer In A Musical (Professional)
Winner: Nova Y. Payton - GRACE - Ford Theatres
Runners-Up: Hana Tawil - THE MYSTERY OF EDWIN DROOD - Workhouse Arts Center, Nova Y. Payton - THE COLOR PURPLE - Signature Theatre, Gaby Albo - ON YOUR FEET! EN ESPAÑOL - GALA Hispanic Theatre
Best Performer In A Play (Non-Professional)
Winner: Alex Aspiazu - STEEL MAGNOLIAS - Stage Coach
Runners-Up: Ellie Moore - OUR TOWN - Seton Players, Anna Burrell - DIAL 'M' FOR MURDER - Prince William Little Theatre, Kim Thornley - A DELIGHTFUL QUARANTINE - Reston Community Players
Best Performer In A Play (Professional)
Winner: Yaiza Figueroa - LA CASA DE LA LAGUNA - Gala Hispanic Theatre
Runners-Up: Corisa Myers - GIRLS OF MADISON STREET - Creative Cauldron, Craig Wallace - A CHRISTMAS CAROL - Ford Theatres, Zoë Bowen Smith - DIE, MR DARCY, DIE - Best Medicine Rep Theatre
Best Play (Non-Professional)
Winner: MACBETH - City of Fairfax Theatre Company
Runners-Up: STEEL MAGNOLIAS - StageCoach Theatre Company, OUR TOWN - Seton Players, GIRLS OF MADISON STREET - Creative Cauldron
Best Play (Professional)
Winner: A CHRISTMAS CAROL - Ford's Theatres
Runners-Up: GIRLS OF MADISON STREET - Create Cauldron, LA CASA DE LA LAGUNA - Gala Hispanic Theater, OUR TOWN - Shakespeare Theatre Company
Best Production of an Opera (Professional)
Winner: WRITTEN IN STONE - Washington National Opera
Runners-Up: PARABLE OF THE SOWER - Music Center at the Strathmore / Woolly Mammoth Theatre Company
Best Scenic Design Of A Play Or Musical (Non-Professional)
Winner: Pat Haggerty - WEST SIDE STORY - Upper Room Theatre Ministry
Runners-Up: Darnell Patrick Morris - LES MISERABLES - Ovations Theatre, Matt Liptak - BRIGHT STAR - Little Theatre of Alexandria, Nick Mastrangelo - SISTER ACT THE MUSICAL - Prince William Little Theatre
Best Scenic Design Of A Play Or Musical (Professional)
Winner: Jason Ardizzone-West - GRACE - Ford Theatres
Runners-Up: Clifton Chadick - ON YOURE FEET! EN ESPAÑOL - GALA Hispanic Theatre, Matt Liptak - XANADU - Workhouse Arts Center, Alexander Dodge - CATCH ME IF YOU CAN - Arena Stage
Best Sound Design Of A Play Or Musical (Non-Professional)
Winner: Zach Duane - THE SOUND OF MUSIC - Prince William Little Theatre
Runners-Up: Seth Sacher - BRIGHT STAR - Reston Community Players, Walter Stewart - SHOAH - Fauquier Community Theatre, Tristen Geren - I BELIEB! - Sunshine Projects
Best Sound Design Of A Play Or Musical (Professional)
Winner: David Budries - GRACE - Ford Theatres
Runners-Up: Ryan Hickey - THE COLOR PURPLE - Signature Theatre, Mathew Rowe - ON YOUR FEET, EN ESPAÑOL - GALA Theatre, Tosin Olufolabi - AIN'T NO MO' - Woolly Mammoth Theatre Company
Best Supporting Performer In A Musical (Non-Professional)
Winner: Stellamaris Orellana - WEST SIDE STORY - Upper Room Theatre Ministry
Runners-Up: Max Miller - LES MISERABLES - Ovations Theatre, Chiara Bangor Giorgio (Gingy) - SHREK THE MUSICAL - City of Fairfax Theatre Company, Maggie Watts - LEGALLY BLONDE - Rockville Musical Theatre
Best Supporting Performer In A Musical (Professional)
Winner: Francisca Tapia - ON YOUR FEET, EN ESPAÑOL - GALA Theatre
Runners-Up: Madelin Marchant - ON YOURE FEET! EN ESPAÑOL - GALA Hispanic Theatre, Arica Jackson - GRACE - Ford's Theatre, Audrey Baker - XANADU - Workhouse Arts Center
Best Supporting Performer In A Play (Non-Professional)
Winner: Caleigh Davis - STEEL MAGNOLIAS - StageCoach Theatre Company
Runners-Up: Jeremy Gee - ROMEO AND JULIET - Imagination Stage ISPE Company, Jack Lockrem - MACBETH - City of Fairfax Theatre Company, Jared Dent - A CHRISTMAS CAROL - Prince William Little Theatre
Best Supporting Performer In A Play (Professional)
Winner: Justine 'Icy' Moral - A CHRISTMAS CAROL - Ford Theatres
Runners-Up: Adelina Mitchell - QUIXOTE NUEVO - Round House Theatre, Evelyn Rosario - LA CASA DE LA LAGUNA - GALA Hispanic Theatre, Yesenia Iglesias - DAPHNE'S DIVE - Signature Theatre
Best Theatre For Young Audiences Production (Non-Professional)
Winner: NEWSIES - Reston Community Players
Runners-Up: THE ADDAMS FAMILY - City of Fairfax Theatre Company, MATILDA - Pied Piper Theatre, EL PUENTE - GALA Theatre
Best Theatre For Young Audiences Production (Professional)
Winner: THE AMAZING ADVENTURES OF DR WONDERFUL AND HER DOG - Keegan Theatre
Runners-Up: LA LLAMADA DE SYLVIA MÉNDEZ: SEPARATE IS NEVER EQUAL - GALA Hispanic Theatre, CORDUROY - Imagination Stage, MR. POPPER'S PENGUINS - Imagination Stage
Favorite Local Theatre (Non-Professional)
Winner: Upper Room Theatre Ministry
Runners-Up: Little Theatre of Alexandria, Ovations Theatre, City of Fairfax Theatre Company
Favorite Local Theatre (Professional)
Winner: Kennedy Center
Runners-Up: Ford's Theatre, Signature Theatre, Workhouse Arts Center
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