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AUDIENCE CHOICE AWARDS
WINNERS ANNOUNCED
DANIEL CRAIG
HUGH JACKMAN
SARAH JESSICA PARKER
JESSE WILLIAMS
WIN TOP AWARDS
“SIX THE MUSICAL” TAKES THE CROWN AS
FAVORITE NEW MUSICAL
“COMPANY” AND “THE MUSIC MAN” LEAD WITH MOST AWARDS
New York, NY (June 1, 2022) – The Broadway.com Audience Choice Award winners were revealed today. The winners were selected by fans who voted in a comprehensive Broadway.com survey which included 22 competitive categories.
This year, Company and The Music Man won the most awards, winning four awards each. Hollywood stars also made a mark on Broadway this year, with two wins for Jesse Williams (Favorite Featured Actor in a Play, Favorite Breakthrough Performance Male), two wins for Hugh Jackman (Favorite Leading Actor in a Musical and Favorite Onstage Pair with Sutton Foster) and awards for Daniel Craig (Favorite Leading Actor in a Play), Sarah Jessica Parker (Favorite Leading Actress in a Play), and Uzo Aduba (Favorite Featured Actress in a Play).
In its 22nd 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 Wednesday, May 11th and concluded on Sunday, May 15th at 11:59pm. Voting was open to everyone through Broadway.com.
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Winners for the 2022 Broadway.com Audience Choice Awards
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FAVORITE NEW MUSICAL
Diana the Musical
MJ
Mrs. Doubtfire
Six the Musical *WINNER*
A Strange Loop
FAVORITE NEW PLAY
Birthday Candles
Chicken & Biscuits
The Minutes
POTUS: Or, Behind Every Great Dumbass are Seven Women Trying to Keep Him Alive *WINNER*
Thoughts of a Colored Man
FAVORITE MUSICAL REVIVAL
Caroline, or Change
Company
Funny Girl
The Music Man *WINNER*
FAVORITE PLAY REVIVAL
for colored girls who have considered suicide/when the rainbow is enuf *WINNER*
How I Learned to Drive
Macbeth
Plaza Suite
Take Me Out
FAVORITE LONG-RUNNING SHOW
Come From Away
Dear Evan Hansen
Hadestown
Hamilton
Wicked *WINNER*
FAVORITE TOUR
Come From Away
Dear Evan Hansen
Hadestown
Hamilton *WINNER*
Wicked
FAVORITE LEADING ACTOR IN A MUSICAL
Billy Crystal, Mr. Saturday Night
Ramin Karimloo, Funny Girl
Myles Frost, MJ the Musical
Hugh Jackman, The Music Man *WINNER*
Rob McClure, Mrs. Doubtfire
FAVORITE LEADING ACTRESS IN A MUSICAL
Sutton Foster, The Music Man *WINNER*
Beanie Feldstein, Funny Girl
Adrianna Hicks, Six the Musical
Brittney Mack, Six the Musical
Abby Mueller, Six the Musical
FAVORITE LEADING ACTOR IN A PLAY
Matthew Broderick, Plaza Suite
Daniel Craig, Macbeth *WINNER*
Laurence Fishburne, American Buffalo
David Morse, How I Learned to Drive
Sam Rockwell, American Buffalo
FAVORITE LEADING ACTRESS IN A PLAY
Debra Messing, Birthday Candles
LaChanze, Trouble in Mind
Ruth Negga, Macbeth
Mary-Louise Parker, How I Learned to Drive
Sarah Jessica Parker, Plaza Suite *WINNER*
FAVORITE FEATURED ACTOR IN A MUSICAL
Remy Auberjonois, The Music Man
Peter Bartlett, Mrs. Doubtfire
Matt Doyle, Company *WINNER*
Gino Coscullela, The Music Man
Jared Grimes, Funny Girl
FAVORITE FEATURED ACTRESS IN A MUSICAL
Shoshana Bean, Mr. Saturday Night
Jayne Houdyshell, The Music Man
Patti LuPone, Company *WINNER*
Jane Lynch, Funny Girl
Jennifer Simard, Company
FAVORITE FEATURED ACTOR IN A PLAY
Patrick Adams, Take Me Out
Darren Criss, American Buffalo
Jesse Tyler Ferguson, Take Me Out
Norm Lewis, Chicken & Biscuits
Jesse Williams, Take Me Out *WINNER*
FAVORITE FEATURED ACTRESS IN A PLAY
Uzo Aduba, Clyde’s *WINNER*
Lilli Cooper, POTUS: Or, Behind Every Great Dumbass are Seven Women Trying to Keep Him Alive
Rachel Dratch, POTUS: Or, Behind Every Great Dumbass are Seven Women Trying to Keep Him Alive
Julianne Hough, POTUS: Or, Behind Every Great Dumbass are Seven Women Trying to Keep Him Alive
Vanessa Williams, POTUS: Or, Behind Every Great Dumbass are Seven Women Trying to Keep Him Alive
FAVORITE ONSTAGE PAIR
Patrick Adams and Jesse Williams, Take Me Out
Terence Archie and Patti LuPone, Company
Matthew Broderick and Sarah Jessica Parker, Plaza Suite
Daniel Craig and Ruth Negga, Macbeth
Sutton Foster and Hugh Jackman, The Music Man *WINNER*
FAVORITE FUNNY PERFORMANCE
Matthew Broderick, Plaza Suite
Billy Crystal, Mr. Saturday Night
Beanie Feldstein, Funny Girl
Patti LuPone, Company *WINNER*
Jane Lynch, Funny Girl
FAVORITE DIVA PERFORMANCE
Beanie Feldstein, Funny Girl
Adrianna Hicks, Six the Musical
Patti LuPone, Company *WINNER*
Brittney Mack, Six the Musical
Vanessa Williams, POTUS: Or, Behind Every Great Dumbass are Seven Women Trying to Keep Him Alive
FAVORITE BREAKTHROUGH PERFORMANCE (MALE)
Myles Frost, MJ the Musical
Jared Grimes, Funny Girl
Benjamin Pajak, The Music Man
Jaquel Spivey, A Strange Loop
Jesse Williams, Take Me Out *WINNER*
FAVORITE BREAKTHROUGH PERFORMANCE (FEMALE)
Beanie Feldstein, Funny Girl *WINNER*
Adrianna Hicks, Six the Musical
Brittney Mack, Six the Musical
Samantha Pauly, Six the Musical
Anna Uzele, Six the Musical
FAVORITE REPLACEMENT (MALE)
Eric Anderson, Moulin Rouge!
Jordan Barrow, Wicked
Jin Ha, Hamilton
Joshua Henry, Waitress *WINNER*
Nik Walker, Hamilton
FAVORITE REPLACEMENT (FEMALE)
Pamela Anderson, Chicago
Heidi Blickenstaff, Jagged Little Pill
Brittney Johnson, Wicked *WINNER*
Jennifer Nettles, Waitress
Ciara Renee, Waitress
FAVORITE NEW SONG
“All You Wanna Do” – Six the Musical *WINNER*
“Don’t Lose Your Head” – Six the Musical
“Ex-Wives” – Six the Musical
“Get Down” – Six the Musical
“Six” – Six the Musical
TOTALS BY SHOW
Company – 4
The Music Man – 4
Six the Musical – 2
Take Me Out – 2
Wicked – 2
Clyde’s – 1
for colored girls who have considered suicide/when the rainbow is enuf – 1
Funny Girl – 1
Hamilton – 1
Macbeth – 1
Plaza Suite – 1
POTUS: Or, Behind Every Great Dumbass are Seven Women Trying to Keep Him Alive – 1
Waitress – 1
PERFORMERS WITH MULTIPLE WINS
Patti LuPone, Company – 3
Sutton Foster, The Music Man – 2
Hugh Jackman, The Music Man – 2
Jesse Williams, Take Me Out – 2
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