2018 BROADWAY.COM AUDIENCE CHOICE AWARD WINNERS ANNOUNCED
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BROADWAY.COM 2018
AUDIENCE CHOICE AWARDS
WINNERS ANNOUNCED
“MEAN GIRLS” FETCHES MOST
TROPHIES WITH 8 WINS
“HARRY POTTER AND THE CURSED CHILD” CONJURES UP
THE BEST NEW PLAY AWARD
“DEAR EVAN HANSEN” TAKES THE APPLE AS
FAVORITE LONG RUNNING SHOW
New York, NY (May 17, 2018) – The Broadway.com Audience Choice Award winners were revealed today ahead of the winners’ cocktail reception taking place on Thursday, May 24th in Manhattan. The winners were selected by over 20,000 fans who voted in a comprehensive Broadway.com survey that included 22 competitive categories.
This year, Mean Girls proved to be the most popular, winning eight awards including Favorite New Musical and Favorite New Song for “I’d Rather Be Me” with music by Jeff Richmond and lyrics by Nell Benjamin. Hollywood and music stars also made their mark on Broadway this year, with wins for Andrew Garfield (Favorite Leading Actor in a play, Angels in America), Uma Thurman (Favorite Leading Actress in a Play, The Parisian Woman), Katharine McPhee (Favorite Replacement, Waitress), and Brendon Urie (Favorite Replacement, Kinky Boots). Last year’s Audience Choice Award favorite Dear Evan Hansen managed to grab another award this year, taking the prize for “Favorite Long Running Show,” an award won by Hamilton last year, and previously held for a record eight-year streak by Wicked.
In its 18th year, the Broadway.com Audience Choice Awards celebrate the fan favorites of the season by giving the vote to the people. A full list of winners (bolded) is included below. The voting period opened Tuesday, May 8th and concluded on Monday, May 14th at 11:59pm. Voting was open to everyone through Broadway.com, with close to 21,000 votes tallied.
Winners in each category will be invited to a private cocktail reception in celebration of the awards.
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Winners for the 2018 Broadway.com Audience Choice Awards
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FAVORITE NEW MUSICAL
The Band’s Visit
Frozen
Mean Girls
Prince of Broadway
SpongeBob SquarePants
FAVORITE NEW PLAY
1984
The Children
Harry Potter and the Cursed Child
Meteor Shower
The Parisian Woman
FAVORITE MUSICAL REVIVAL
Carousel
My Fair Lady
Once On This Island
FAVORITE PLAY REVIVAL
Angels in America
Children of a Lesser God
Lobby Hero
M. Butterfly
Three Tall Women
FAVORITE LONG-RUNNING SHOW
Anastasia
Dear Evan Hansen
Hamilton
Waitress
Wicked
FAVORITE TOUR
The Book of Mormon
Hamilton
Les Miserables
Waitress
Wicked
FAVORITE LEADING ACTOR IN A MUSICAL
Harry Hadden-Paton, My Fair Lady
Joshua Henry, Carousel
Paul Alexander Nolan, Escape to Margaritaville
Tony Shalhoub, The Band’s Visit
Ethan Slater, SpongeBob SquarePants
FAVORITE LEADING ACTRESS IN A MUSICAL
Erika Henningsen, Mean Girls
Hailey Kilgore, Once On This Island
Caissie Levy, Frozen
Taylor Louderman, Mean Girls
Patti Murin, Frozen
FAVORITE LEADING ACTOR IN A PLAY
Andrew Garfield, Angels in America
Joshua Jackson, Children of a Lesser God
John Leguizamo, Latin History for Morons
Jamie Parker, Harry Potter and the Cursed Child
Denzel Washington, The Iceman Cometh
FAVORITE LEADING ACTRESS IN A PLAY
Glenda Jackson, Three Tall Women
Condola Rashad, Saint Joan
Lauren Ridloff, Children of a Lesser God
Amy Schumer, Meteor Shower
Uma Thurman, The Parisian Woman
FAVORITE FEATURED ACTOR IN A MUSICAL
Jelani Alladin, Frozen
Norbert Leo Butz, My Fair Lady
Grey Henson, Mean Girls
Gavin Lee, SpongeBob SquarePants
Alex Newell, Once On This Island
FAVORITE FEATURED ACTRESS IN A MUSICAL
Kerry Butler, Mean Girls
Lilli Cooper, SpongeBob SquarePants
Ashley Park, Mean Girls
Lea Salonga, Once On This Island
Barrett Wilbert Weed, Mean Girls
FAVORITE FEATURED ACTOR IN A PLAY
Anthony Boyle, Harry Potter and the Cursed Child
Michael Cera, Lobby Hero
Sam Clemmett, Harry Potter and the Cursed Child
Chris Evans, Lobby Hero
Nathan Lane, Angels in America
FAVORITE FEATURED ACTRESS IN A PLAY
Laura Benanti, Meteor Shower
Noma Dumezweni, Harry Potter and the Cursed Child
Poppy Miller, Harry Potter and the Cursed Child
Phillipa Soo, The Parisian Woman
Olivia Wilde, 1984
FAVORITE FUNNY PERFORMANCE
Laura Benanti, Meteor Shower
Anthony Boyle, Harry Potter and the Cursed Child
Kerry Butler, Mean Girls
Grey Henson, Mean Girls
Barrett Wilbert Weed, Mean Girls
FAVORITE DIVA PERFORMANCE
Ariana DeBose, Summer: The Donna Summer Musical
Caissie Levy, Frozen
Taylor Louderman, Mean Girls
Alex Newell, Once On This Island
Lea Salonga, Once On This Island
FAVORITE ONSTAGE PAIR
Jelani Alladin & Patti Murin, Frozen
Anthony Boyle & Sam Clemmett, Harry Potter and the Cursed Child
Lilli Cooper & Ethan Slater, SpongeBob SquarePants
Grey Henson & Barrett Wilbert Weed, Mean Girls
Caissie Levy & Patti Murin, Frozen
FAVORITE BREAKTHROUGH PERFORMANCE (MALE)
Jelani Alladin, Frozen
Anthony Boyle, Harry Potter and the Cursed Child
Grey Henson, Mean Girls
Alex Newell, Once On This Island
Ethan Slater, SpongeBob SquarePants
FAVORITE BREAKTHROUGH PERFORMANCE (FEMALE)
Noma Dumezweni, Harry Potter and the Cursed Child
Erika Henningsen, Mean Girls
Jai’Len Christine Li Josey, SpongeBob SquarePants
Hailey Kilgore, Once On This Island
Brittany Pollock, Carousel
FAVORITE REPLACEMENT (MALE)
Daniel Breaker, Hamilton
Noah Galvin, Dear Evan Hansen
Norm Lewis, Once On This Island
Taylor Trensch, Dear Evan Hansen
Brendon Urie, Kinky Boots
FAVORITE REPLACEMENT (FEMALE)
Phoenix Best, Dear Evan Hansen
Kara Lindsay, Beautiful: The Carole King Musical
Katharine McPhee, Waitress
Bernadette Peters, Hello, Dolly!
Betsy Wolfe, Waitress
FAVORITE NEW SONG
“Bikini Bottom Day” – SpongeBob SquarePants (Music and Lyrics by Jonathan Coulton)
“Hero Is My Middle Name” – SpongeBob SquarePants (Music and Lyrics by Cyndi Lauper)
“(Just A) Simple Sponge” – SpongeBob SquarePants (Music and Lyrics by Panic! at the Disco)
“I’d Rather Be Me” – Mean Girls (Music by Jeff Richmond; Lyrics by Nell Benjamin)
“Monster” – Frozen (Music and Lyrics by Kristen Anderson-Lopez and Robert Lopez)
Shows with Multiple Wins:
Mean Girls: 8
Angels In America: 2
Once On This Island: 2
The Parisian Woman: 2
Spongebob Squarepants: 2
Performers with Multiple Wins:
Barrett Wilbert Weed (Mean Girls): 3
Grey Henson (Mean Girls): 2
Ethan Slater (SpongeBob SquarePants): 2
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