BroadwayWorld Los Angeles Awards Update: DEAR EVAN HANSEN - Ahmanson Leads Best Touring Musical!

By: Dec. 09, 2019
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There's just a few weeks left to make your voice heard and submit your votes for the 2019 BroadwayWorld Los Angeles Awards, brought to you by TodayTix!! The people have spoken nominations are set, and now you can vote to make sure your favorite local theatre's achievements and performers are recognized!

Regional productions, touring shows, and more are all included in the awards, honoring productions which opened between October 1, 2018 through September 30, 2019. Our local editors set the categories, our readers submitted their nominees, and now you get to vote for your favorites!

If you haven't voted yet, click here to vote! If you have voted already, tell your friends. Here are the current standings for Los Angeles:

Best Musical - Local
THE GUY WHO DIDN'T LIKE MUSICALS - Matrix Theatre 35%
COMFORT WOMEN: A NEW MUSICAL - The Los Angeles Theater Center 18%
LITTLE SHOP OF HORRORS - Pasedena Playhouse 4%

Best Musical - Tour
DEAR EVAN HANSEN - Ahmanson 27%
COME FROM AWAY - Ahmanson 17%
FALSETTOS - Ahmanson 14%

Best Performer in a Play - Tour
Idina Menzel - SKINTIGHT - The Geffen Playhouse 57%
Angela Grovey - THE PLAY THAT GOES WRONG - The Ahmanson Theatre 28%
Bill Irwin - ON BECKETT - Kirk Douglas 15%

Best Play - Local
The Play That Goes Wrong - Ahmanson Theatre 10%
CONSTANTINOPLE - Vista Players 4%
A CHRISTMAS STORY - Sierra Madre Playhouse 4%

Cabaret - Intimate Space - Female
Juliet Fischer-SCHULEIN - MY MIDLIFE CABARET - Sterling's Upstairs at The Federal 21%
Gina D'Acciaro - FAMOUS ADJACENT - Rockwell Table & Stage 20%
Susan Edwards Martin - AN UNPREDICTABLE MUSICAL EVENING - Upstairs at Vitello's 16%

Cabaret - Intimate Space - Male
Branden Holzer - LOVE ME, LOVE ME NOT - Sterling's Upstairs at The Federal 21%
Bradley Jones - 'DR. BRADLEY'S FABULOUS FUNCTIONAL NARCISSISM - Sterlings Upstairs at the Federal 15%
Scott Dreier - DORIS AND ME - Sierra Madre Playhouse 13%

Choreography - Local
James Tolbert - THE GUY WHO DIDN'T LIKE MUSICALS - Matrix Theatre 50%
Daniel Solis - MARY POPPINS - Musical Theatre Orange County 4%
Gregory Gast - TO DAD WITH LOVE: A TRIBUTE TO Buddy Ebsen - Theatre West 3%

Choreography - Tour
Andy Blankenbuehler - HAMILTON - orpheum 48%
Kelly Divine - COME FROM AWAY - The Ahmanson Theatre 20%
Spencer Liff - Falsettos - Ahmanson Theatre 19%

Costume Design - Local
June Saito - THE GUY WHO DIDN'T LIKE MUSICALS - Matrix Theatre 51%
Danae Iris McQueen - LITTLE SHOP OF HORRORS - Pasadena Playhouse 5%
Allison Dillard - CONSTANTINOPLE - Vista Players 3%

Director of a Musical - Local
Nick Lang - THE GUY WHO DIDN'T LIKE MUSICALS - Matrix Theatre 44%
Dimo Hyun Jun Kim - COMFORT WOMEN: A NEW MUSICAL - The Los Angeles Theater Center 20%
Britany Callahan - MARY POPPINS - Musical Theatre Orange County 3%

Director of a Musical - Tour
Thomas Kail - HAMILTON - Orpheum 52%
Christopher Ashley - COME FROM AWAY - The Ahmanson Theatre 33%
Jerry Zaks - HELLO, DOLLY! - Hollywood Pantages 15%

Director of a Play - Local
Aram Kouyoumdjian - CONSTANTINOPLE - Vista Players 6%
Paul Storiale - THE GAYEST CHRISTMAS PAGEANT EVER - The Sherry Theater 5%
Timothy P. Thorn - THE OUTSIDERS - La Mirada Theater 4%

Featured Actor in a Musical - Local
Robert Manion - THE GUY WHO DIDN'T LIKE MUSICALS - Matrix Theatre 33%
Joey Richter - THE GUY WHO DIDN'T LIKE MUSICALS - Matrix Theatre 10%
Corey Dorris - THE GUY WHO DIDN'T LIKE MUSICALS - Matrix Theatre 6%

Featured Actor in a Musical - Tour
Jared Goldsmith - DEAR EVAN HANSEN - The Ahmanson Theatre 31%
Nick Blaemire - FALSETTOS - The Ahmanson Theatre 29%
Marrick Smith - DEAR EVAN HANSEN - The Ahmanson Theatre 13%

Featured Actor in a Play - Local
Jack Tynan - ALL MY SONS - Wasatch Theatrical Ventures 4%
Victor Chi - THE JOY LUCK CLUB - Sierra Madre Playhouse 4%
Donzell Lewis - DOPE QUEENS - Tomorrowland Productions 4%

Featured Actress in a Musical - Local
Jaime Lyn Beatty - THE GUY WHO DIDN'T LIKE MUSICALS - Matrix Theatre 38%
Mariah Rose Faith - THE GUY WHO DIDN'T LIKE MUSICALS - Matrix Theatre 15%
Maddie Lucas - COMFORT WOMEN: A NEW MUSICAL - The Los Angeles Theater Center 4%

Featured Actress in a Musical - Tour
Christianne Noll - DEAR EVAN HANSEN - The Ahmanson Theatre 33%
Julie Johnson - COME FROM AWAY - The Ahmanson Theatre 27%
Mary Kate Moore - LES MISERABLES - Hollywood Pantages 22%

Featured Actress in a Play - Local
Eva Abramian - CONSTANTINOPLE - Vista Players 6%
Malaya - DOPE QUEENS - Tomorrowland Productions 4%
Amy Smallman-Winston - BRUSHES - Whitefire Theatre 3%

Leading Actor in a Musical - Local
Jon Matteson - THE GUY WHO DIDN'T LIKE MUSICALS - Matrix Theatre 57%
Caleb Shaw - BIG FISH - Inland Valley Repertory Theatre 3%
Wyatt Goodbrand - MARY POPPINS - Musical Theatre Orange County 3%

Leading Actor in a Musical - Tour
Ben Levi Ross - DEAR EVAN HANSEN - The Ahmanson Theatre 65%
Nick Adams - FALSETTOS - The Ahmanson Theatre 35%

Leading Actor in a Play - Local
Travis Laughlin - CONSTANTINOPLE - Vista Players 6%
Pedro Louis - OTHELLO - Long Beach Shakespeare Company 5%
Oscar Emmanuel Fabela - PETER AND THE STARCATCHER - Domino One Productions 4%

Leading Actress in a Musical - Local
Lauren Lopez - THE GUY WHO DIDN'T LIKE MUSICALS - Matrix Theatre 46%
Abigail Choi Arader - COMFORT WOMEN: A NEW MUSICAL - The Los Angeles Theater Center 21%
MJ Rodriguez - LITTLE SHOP OF HORRORS - Pasadena Playhouse 4%

Leading Actress in a Musical - Tour
Eden Espinosa - FALSETTOS - The Ahmanson Theatre 28%
Julia K. Harriman - HAMILTON - orpheum 25%
Becky Gulsvig - COME FROM AWAY - The Ahmanson Theatre 17%

Leading Actress in a Play - Local
Tracey Rooney - THE FAVORITE - Avante Garage Theatre Company 6%
Jade Hykush - CONSTANTINOPLE - Vista Players 6%
Ellie Oliver - PETER AND THE STARCATCHER - Domino One Productions 5%

Lighting Design - Local
Sarah Petty - THE GUY WHO DIDN'T LIKE MUSICALS - Matrix Theatre 55%
Ernie McDaniel - TO DAD WITH LOVE: A TRIBUTE TO Buddy Ebsen - Theatre West 3%
Josh Epstein - LITTLE SHOP OF HORRORS - Pasadena Playhouse 3%

Musical Director - Local
Matt Dahan - THE GUY WHO DIDN'T LIKE MUSICALS - StarKid Productions 52%
Darryl Archibald - LITTLE SHOP OF HORRORS - Pasadena Playhouse 4%
Wani Han - COMFORT WOMEN: A NEW MUSICAL - The Los Angeles Theater Center 4%

Scenic Design - Local
Corey Lubowich - THE GUY WHO DIDN'T LIKE MUSICALS - StarKid Productions 58%
Dane Laffrey - LITTLE SHOP OF HORRORS - Pasadena Playhouse 3%
Alan Tollefson - CONSTANTINOPLE - Vista Players 3%

Solo Production - Play or Musical
John Leguizamo - Latin History for Morons - Ahmanson Theatre 57%
Jefferson Mays - A Christmas Carol - Geffen Playhouse 21%
Duffy Hudson - A CHRISTMAS CAROL - Force of Nature Productions 19%

Sound Design - Local
Ilana Elroi & Brian Rosenthal - THE GUY WHO DIDN'T LIKE MUSICALS - StarKid Productions 58%
Veronika Vorel - LITTLE SHOP OF HORRORS - Pasadena Playhouse 5%
Steve Wallace - TO DAD WITH LOVE - Theatre West 3%

Special Theatre Event
Company - Into the Woods - Hollywood Bowl 63%
Kikki Ebsen - To Dad with Love, A Tribute to Buddy Ebsen - Theatre West 15%
Company - AN EVENING OF CLASSIC BROADWAY - Rockwell Table and Stage 9%

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BroadwayWorld Los Angeles Awards Update: DEAR EVAN HANSEN - Ahmanson Leads Best Touring Musical!



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