BROADWAY.COM AUDIENCE CHOICE AWARDS NOMINEES ANNOUNCED
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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE, PLEASE
THE 20th ANNUAL
BROADWAY.COM
AUDIENCE CHOICE AWARDS
NOMINEES ANNOUNCED
BE MORE CHILL TOPS LIST WITH
12 NOMINATIONS
VOTING NOW OPEN
RECEPTION WILL TAKE PLACE ON
THURSDAY, MAY 30 AT
48 LOUNGE
New York, NY (May 7, 2019) – Broadway.com announced the nominations in 22 competitive categories for the 20th Annual Broadway.com Audience Choice Awards. The nominees were selected by fans who voted for all eligible candidates in a comprehensive Broadway.com survey. Nominated candidates will have the opportunity to be voted for online by fans celebrating the “People’s Choice Awards” for Broadway.
This year, Be More Chill tops the list of the most nominated musicals, while To Kill a Mockingbird was among the most nominated plays. Broadway favorites, Stephanie Hsu and Will Roland (Be More Chill) lead the pack with three nominations each. Full list of nominations below. Voting is open to everyone now and can be completed by visiting Broadway.com/awards.
In its 20th year, the Broadway.com Audience Choice Awards celebrates the fan favorites of the season by giving the vote to the people. The voting period begins TODAY, May 7 and will conclude on Sunday, May 12 at 11:59pm. Winners in each category will be announced on Thursday, May 16.
The Broadway.com Audience Choice Awards will be presented at a private reception on Thursday, May 30, 2019, at 48 Lounge (1221 Avenue of the Americas). Each year, at the end of the Broadway season, stars come together to this ceremony where the most democratic theater award is handed. In recent years, the ceremony has featured Award Winners Uma Thurman, Andrew Garfield, Tina Fey, Ben Platt, Lin-Manuel Miranda and more.
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FAVORITE NEW MUSICAL
Be More Chill
Beetlejuice
The Cher Show
Hadestown
The Prom
FAVORITE NEW PLAY
Choir Boy
The Ferryman
Hillary and Clinton
Network
To Kill a Mockingbird
FAVORITE MUSICAL REVIVAL
Kiss Me, Kate
Oklahoma!
FAVORITE PLAY REVIVAL
All My Sons
The Boys in the Band
Burn This
King Lear
Torch Song
FAVORITE LONG-RUNNING SHOW
Come From Away
Dear Evan Hansen
Hamilton
Waitress
Wicked
FAVORITE TOUR
Anastasia
The Book of Mormon
Dear Evan Hansen
Hamilton
Waitress
FAVORITE LEADING ACTOR IN A MUSICAL
Alex Brightman, Beetlejuice
Reeve Carney, Hadestown
Santino Fontana, Tootsie
Andy Karl, Pretty Woman
Will Roland, Be More Chill
FAVORITE LEADING ACTRESS IN A MUSICAL
Stephanie J. Block, The Cher Show
Sophia Anne Caruso, Beetlejuice
Caitlin Kinnunen, The Prom
Beth Leavel, The Prom
Eva Noblezada, Hadestown
FAVORITE LEADING ACTOR IN A PLAY
Paddy Considine, The Ferryman
Bryan Cranston, Network
Jeff Daniels, To Kill a Mockingbird
Jim Parsons, The Boys in the Band
Daniel Radcliffe, The Lifespan of a Fact
FAVORITE LEADING ACTRESS IN A PLAY
Annette Bening, All My Sons
Laura Donnelly, The Ferryman
Glenda Jackson, King Lear
Laurie Metcalf, Hillary and Clinton
Kerry Washington, American Son
FAVORITE FEATURED ACTOR IN A MUSICAL
Corbin Bleu, Kiss Me, Kate
Gerard Canonico, Be More Chill
Andre De Shields, Hadestown
George Salazar, Be More Chill
Jason Tam, Be More Chill
FAVORITE FEATURED ACTRESS IN A MUSICAL
Kerry Butler, Beetlejuice
Amber Gray, Hadestown
Stephanie Hsu, Be More Chill
Bonnie Milligan, Head Over Heels
Orfeh, Pretty Woman
FAVORITE FEATURED ACTOR IN A PLAY
Gbenga Akinnagbe, To Kill a Mockingbird
Matt Bomer, The Boys in the Band
Gideon Glick, To Kill a Mockingbird
Jeremy Jordan, American Son
Andrew Rannells, The Boys in the Band
FAVORITE FEATURED ACTRESS IN A PLAY
Joan Allen, The Waverly Gallery
Jenni Barber, All My Sons
Celia Keenan-Bolger, To Kill a Mockingbird
LaTanya Richardson Jackson, To Kill a Mockingbird
Tatiana Maslany, Network
FAVORITE FUNNY PERFORMANCE
Brooks Ashmanskas, The Prom
Alex Brightman, Beetlejuice
Stephanie Hsu, Be More Chill
Leslie Kritzer, Beetlejuice
Beth Leavel, The Prom
FAVORITE DIVA PERFORMANCE
Brooks Ashmanskas, The Prom
Stephanie J. Block, The Cher Show
Amber Gray, Hadestown
Kelli O’Hara, Kiss Me, Kate
Orfeh, Pretty Woman
FAVORITE ONSTAGE PAIR
Samantha Barks and Andy Karl, Pretty Woman
Reeve Carney and Eva Noblezada, Hadestown
Stephanie Hsu and Will Roland, Be More Chill
Caitlin Kinnunen and Isabelle McCalla, The Prom
Will Roland and George Salazar, Be More Chill
FAVORITE BREAKTHROUGH PERFORMANCE (MALE)
Gbenga Akinnagbe, To Kill a Mockingbird
Matt Bomer, The Boys in the Band
Charlie Carver, The Boys in the Band
Armie Hammer, Straight White Men
Ephraim Sykes, Ain’t Too Proud
FAVORITE BREAKTHROUGH PERFORMANCE (FEMALE)
Samantha Barks, Pretty Woman
Sophia Anne Caruso, Beetlejuice
Isabelle McCalla, The Prom
Ali Stroker, Oklahoma!
Stephanie Styles, Kiss Me, Kate!
FAVORITE REPLACEMENT (MALE)
Alex Boniello, Dear Evan Hansen
Gavin Creel, Waitress
Andrew Barth Feldman, Dear Evan Hansen
Jeremy Jordan, Waitress
Sky Lakota-Lynch, Dear Evan Hansen
FAVORITE REPLACEMENT (FEMALE)
Krystina Alabado, Mean Girls
Shoshana Bean, Waitress
Mallory Bechtel, Dear Evan Hansen
Laura Benanti, My Fair Lady
Jessica Vosk, Wicked
FAVORITE NEW SONG
“Dance With You” – The Prom
“I Love Play Rehearsal” – Be More Chill
“Loser Geek Whatever” – Be More Chill
“Michael in the Bathroom” – Be More Chill
“Wait For Me” – Hadestown
PRODUCTIONS WITH MULTIPLE NOMINATIONS
Be More Chill – 12
The Prom – 9
Hadestown – 8
Beetlejuice – 7
To Kill a Mockingbird – 7
The Boys in the Band – 6
Dear Evan Hansen – 6
Pretty Woman – 5
Waitress – 5
Kiss Me, Kate – 4
All My Sons – 3
The Cher Show – 3
The Ferryman – 3
Network – 3
American Son – 2
Hamilton – 2
Hillary and Clinton – 2
King Lear – 2
Oklahoma! – 2
Wicked – 2
PERFORMERS WITH MULTIPLE NOMINATIONS
Stephanie Hsu (Be More Chill) – 3
Will Roland (Be More Chill) – 3
Gbenga Akinnagbe (To Kill a Mockingbird) – 2
Brooks Ashmanskas (The Prom) – 2
Samantha Barks (Pretty Woman) – 2
Stephanie J. Block (The Cher Show) – 2
Matt Bomer (The Boys in the Band) – 2
Alex Brightman (Beetlejuice) – 2
Reeve Carney (Hadestown) – 2
Sophia Anne Caruso (Beetlejuice) – 2
Amber Gray (Hadestown) – 2
Jeremy Jordan (American Son/Waitress) – 2
Andy Karl (Pretty Woman) – 2
Caitlin Kinnunen (The Prom) – 2
Beth Leavel (The Prom) – 2
Isabelle McCalla (The Prom) – 2
Eva Noblazada (Hadestown) – 2
Orfeh (Pretty Woman) – 2
George Salazar (Be More Chill) – 2
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