Sunday, May 28, 2023

2023 Cannes Film Festival Award Winners

Palme d’Or
Anatomy of a Fall, dir. Justine Triet

Grand Prix
The Zone of Interest, dir. Jonathan Glazer

Jury Prize
Fallen Leaves, dir. Aki Kaurismäki

Best Director
Tran Anh Hùng for The Pot-Au-Feu

Best Screenplay
Yuji Sakamoto for Monster

Best Actress
Merve Dizdar for About Dry Grasses

Best Actor
Koji Yakusho for Perfect Days

Honorary Palme d’Or
Michael Douglas

Camera d’Or for Best First Film
The Yellow Cocoon Shell, dir. Thien An Pham

Palme d’Or for Best Short Film
27, dir. Flóra Anna Buda.

Tuesday, May 23, 2023

2023 Chita Rivera Awards

OUTSTANDING CHOREOGRAPHY IN A BROADWAY SHOW
Steven Hoggett, A Beautiful Noise: The Neil Diamond Musical

OUTSTANDING DANCER IN A BROADWAY SHOW
Robyn Hurder, A Beautiful Noise: The Neil Diamond Musical
Jess LeProtto, A Beautiful Noise: The Neil Diamond Musical
Mattie Love, Bob Fosse's Dancin'

OUTSTANDING ENSEMBLE IN A BROADWAY SHOW
Bob Fosse's Dancin'

Outstanding Dancers in an Off-Broadway Show
Gaby Diaz, Only Gold
Ryan Steele, Only Gold

Outstanding Choreography in an Off-Broadway Show
Andy Blankenbuehler, Only Gold

CHOREOGRAPHY IN FILM
13: The Musical, Choreographer: Jamal Sims

OUTSTANDING DIRECTION OF A DOCUMENTARY RELEASE
Everybody Dance, Director: Dan Watt

LIFETIME ACHIEVEMENT AWARD
John Kander

AMBASSADOR FOR THE ARTS AWARD
BroadwayHD, founded by Bonnie Comley and Stewart F. Lane

Saturday, May 20, 2023

2023 Drama League Award Winners

Distinguished Performance Award
Annaleigh Ashford, Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street

Outstanding Production of a Play
Leopoldstadt

Outstanding Revival of a Play
A Doll's House

Outstanding Production of a Musical
Some Like It Hot

Outstanding Revival of a Musical
Into the Woods

Outstanding Direction of a Play
Anne Kauffman, The Sign in Sidney Brustein's Window

Outstanding Direction of a Musical
Lear DeBessonet, Into the Woods

72nd Outer Critics Circle Award Winners

The Marjorie Gunner Award for Outstanding New Broadway Musical
Some Like It Hot

Outstanding New Broadway Play
Leopoldstadt

Outstanding New Off-Broadway Musical
The Harder They Come

Outstanding New Off-Broadway Play
Downstate

John Gassner Award for New American Play (Preferably by a New Playwright)
Fat Ham by James Ijames

Outstanding Revival of a Play (Broadway or Off-Broadway)
Topdog/Underdog

Outstanding Revival of a Musical (Broadway or Off-Broadway)
Parade

Outstanding Lead Performer in a Broadway Musical
J. Harrison Ghee - Some Like It Hot

Outstanding Featured Performer in a Broadway Musical
Alex Newell - Shucked

Outstanding Lead Performer in a Broadway Play
Sean Hayes - Good Night, Oscar

Outstanding Featured Performer in a Broadway Play
Brandon Uranowitz - Leopoldstadt

Outstanding Lead Performer in an Off-Broadway Play
Bill Irwin - Endgame

Outstanding Featured Performer in an Off-Broadway Play
K. Todd Freeman - Downstate

Outstanding Lead Performer in an Off-Broadway Musical
Jonathan Groff - Merrily We Roll Along

Outstanding Featured Performer in an Off-Broadway Musical
Lindsay Mendez - Merrily We Roll Along

Outstanding Solo Performance
Jodie Comer - Prima Facie

Outstanding New Score
Marc Shaiman and Scott Wittman - Some Like It Hot

Outstanding Book of a Musical
Robert Horn - Shucked

Outstanding Scenic Design (Play or Musical)
Beowulf Boritt - New York, New York

Outstanding Costume Design (Play or Musical)
Gregg Barnes - Some Like it Hot

Outstanding Lighting Design (Play or Musical)
Tim Lutkin - Life of Pi

Outstanding Sound Design (Play or Musical)
Joshua D. Reid - A Christmas Carol

Outstanding Video or Projection Design (Play or Musical)
Andrzej Goulding - Life of Pi

Outstanding Orchestrations
Bryan Carter and Charlie Rosen - Some Like It Hot

Outstanding Director of a Musical
Michael Arden - Parade

Outstanding Choreography
Susan Stroman - New York, New York

Outstanding Director of a Play
Patrick Marber - Leopoldstadt

Special Achievement Award
To B.H. Barry, one of the world's foremost fight directors, in recognition of a distinguished six-decade career capped off with Camelot at Lincoln Center Theater.

Sunday, May 14, 2023

2023 BAFTA Television Award Winners

COMEDY ENTERTAINMENT PROGRAMME
FRIDAY NIGHT LIVE Geoff Posner, Susie Hall, Lucy Ansbro, Shane Allen, Ben Elton - Phil McIntyre Television, Boffola Pictures/Channel 4

CURRENT AFFAIRS
CHILDREN OF THE TALIBAN Marcel Mettelsiefen, Jordan Bryon, Juan Camilo Cruz, Stephen Ellis, Sayed Aman Sadat, Farzad Fetrat - Moondogs Films/Channel 4

DAYTIME
THE REPAIR SHOP: A ROYAL VISIT Production Team – Ricochet/BBC One

DRAMA SERIES
BAD SISTERS Sharon Horgan, Dearbhla Walsh, Faye Dorn, Brett Baer, Dave Finkel, Johann Knobel – Merman, ABC Signature/Apple TV+

ENTERTAINMENT PERFORMANCE
CLAUDIA WINKLEMAN The Traitors - Studio Lambert/BBC One

ENTERTAINMENT PROGRAMME
THE MASKED SINGER Derek McLean, Daniel Nettleton, Claire Horton, Diccon Ramsay, Lucy Eagle - Bandicoot Scotland/ITV1

FACTUAL SERIES
LIBBY, ARE YOU HOME YET? Anna Hall, Josephine Besbrode, Luke Rothery, Danielle Jones, Celia Jennison - Candour Productions/Sky Crime

FEATURES
JOE LYCETT VS BECKHAM: GOT YOUR BACK AT XMAS Production Team - Rumpus Media, My Options Were Limited/Channel 4

FEMALE PERFORMANCE IN A COMEDY PROGRAMME
SIOBHÁN MCSWEENEY Derry Girls - Hat Trick Productions/Channel 4

INTERNATIONAL
DAHMER - MONSTER: THE JEFFREY DAHMER STORY Ryan Murphy, Ian Brennan, Alexis Martin Woodall, David McMillian, Reilly Smith, Carl Franklin - Ryan Murphy Productions/Netflix

LEADING ACTOR
BEN WHISHAW This Is Going To Hurt - SISTER, Terrible Productions/BBC One

LEADING ACTRESS
KATE WINSLET I Am Ruth - Me+You Productions, Juggle Productions/Channel 4

LIVE EVENT
PLATINUM JUBILEE: PARTY AT THE PALACE Production Team - BBC Studios/BBC One

MALE PERFORMANCE IN A COMEDY PROGRAMME
LENNY RUSH Am I Being Unreasonable? - Boffola Pictures, Lookout Point/BBC One     

MINI-SERIES
MOOD Nicôle Lecky, Margery Bone, Lisa Walters, Dawn Shadforth, Stroma Cairns - Bonafide Films/BBC Three

NEWS COVERAGE
CHANNEL 4 NEWS: LIVE IN KYIV Production Team – ITN/Channel 4

REALITY & CONSTRUCTED FACTUAL
THE TRAITORS Production Team - Studio Lambert/BBC One

SCRIPTED COMEDY
DERRY GIRLS Lisa McGee, Liz Lewin, Caroline Leddy, Michael Lennox, Brian J Falconer, Jessica Sharkey - Hat Trick Productions/Channel 4

SHORT FORM PROGRAMME
HOW TO BE A PERSON Anna Hashmi, Sindha Agha, Samira Mian, Anne Perri, Tobi Kyeremateng - The Corner Shop/E4

SINGLE DOCUMENTARY
THE REAL MO FARAH Leo Burley, Hannah Richards, Rick Barker, Marvyn Benoit, Shona Thompson, Zad Rogers - Atomized Studios, Red Bull Studios/BBC One

SINGLE DRAMA
I AM RUTH Dominic Savage, Krishnendu Majumdar, Josh Hyams, Kate Winslet, Richard Yee, David Charap - Me+You Productions, Juggle Productions/Channel 4

SOAP & CONTINUING DRAMA
CASUALTY Production Team - BBC Studios/BBC One

SPECIALIST FACTUAL
RUSSIA 1985-1999: TRAUMAZONE Adam Curtis, Sandra Gorel, Rose Garnett, Grigor Atanesian – BBC Film/BBC iPlayer

SPORT
UEFA WOMEN'S EURO 2022 Production Team - Whisper, BBC Sport/BBC One

SUPPORTING ACTOR
ADEEL AKHTAR Sherwood - House Productions/BBC One

SUPPORTING ACTRESS
ANNE-MARIE DUFF Bad Sisters - Merman, ABC Signature/Apple TV+

33rd Annual GLAAD Media Award Winners - Part II

Outstanding Film – Streaming/TV
(TIE) Fire Island AND Anything’s Possible

Outstanding Reality Series
We’re Here

Outstanding Variety or Talk Show Episode
The Problem with Jon Stewart

Outstanding Online Journalism – Video or Multimedia
Logo’s Trans Youth Town Hall

Outstanding Kids & Family Programming – Live Action
Heartstopper (Netflix)

Outstanding Kids & Family Programming – Animated
Dead End: Paranormal Park (Netflix)

Outstanding Breakthrough Music Artist
Dove Cameron (Columbia Records)

Outstanding Broadway Production
A Strange Loop

Outstanding Video Game
Apex Legends (Respawn Entertainment/Electronic Arts)

Outstanding TV Journalism Segment
“HIV in the Deep South” In Real Life (Scripps News)

Outstanding TV Journalism – Long-Form
“Pride | To Be Seen” Soul of a Nation (ABC)

Outstanding Live TV Journalism – Segment or Special
“The Last Thing Before We Go: Stephanie Ruhle Talks Spirit Day” The 11th Hour (MSNBC)

Outstanding Print Article
“Pediatricians Who Serve Trans Youth Face Increasing Harassment. Lifesaving Care Could Be on the Line” by Madeleine Carlisle (Time)

Outstanding Online Journalism Article
“Alabama Is Trying to Raise the Legal Driving Age for Trans People to 19” by Nico Lang (TheDailyBeast.com)

Outstanding Blog
Mombian

Outstanding Podcast
TransLash Podcast with Imara Jones (TransLash Media) and Sibling Rivalry (Studio71) (TIE)

Outstanding Spanish-Language Online Journalism Article
“Proyectos de ley anti LGBTQ+ en Florida son una ‘licencia para discriminar’ y reviven el dolor de Pulse, dicen grupos locales” por Jennifer A. Marcial Ocasio (OrlandoSentinel.com)

Outstanding Spanish-Language Online Journalism – Video or Multimedia
“Las abuelas trans buscan dignificar su vejez” por Liliana Rosas y Silvana Flores (ReporteIndigo.com)

2023 Broadway.com Audience Choice Award Nominations

Favorite New Musical
“& Juliet”
“Kimberly Akimbo”
“New York, New York”
“Shucked”
“Some Like It Hot”

Favorite New Play
“Fat Ham”
“Good Night, Oscar”
“Leopoldstadt”
“Life of Pi”
“Peter Pan Goes Wrong”

Favorite Musical Revival
“Camelot”
“Dancin’”
“Into the Woods”
“Parade”
“Sweeney Todd”

Favorite Play Revival
“Death of a Salesman”
“A Doll’s House”
“Ohio State Murders”
“The Piano Lesson”
“The Sign in Sidney Brustein’s Window”

Favorite Long-Running show
“Hamilton”
“Hadestown
“Moulin Rouge! The Musical”
“SIX”
“Wicked”

Favorite Tour
“Come From Away”
“Hadestown”
“Hamilton”
“SIX”
“Wicked”

Favorite Performance of the Year (Musical)
Annaleigh Ashford, “Sweeney Todd”
Sara Bareilles, “Into the Woods”
Victoria Clark, “Kimberly Akimbo”
Josh Groban, “Sweeney Todd”
Ben Platt, “Parade”

Favorite Performance of the Year (Play)
Hiran Abeysekera, “Life of Pi”
Jessica Chastain, “A Doll’s House”
Jodie Comer, “Prima Facie”
Sean Hayes, “Good Night, Oscar”
Audra McDonald, “Ohio State Murders”

Favorite Leading Actor in a Musical
Christian Borle, “Some Like It Hot”
J. Harrison Ghee, “Some Like It Hot”
Josh Groban, “Sweeney Todd”
Brian d’Arcy James, “Into the Woods”
Ben Platt, “Parade”

Favorite Leading Actress in a Musical
Annaleigh Ashford, “Sweeney Todd”
Sara Bareilles, “Into the Woods”
Micaela Diamond, “Parade”
Patina Miller,” Into the Woods”
Phillipa Soo, “Camelot”

Favorite Leading Actor in a Play
Hiran Abeysekera, “Life of Pi”
Sean Hayes, “Good Night, Oscar”
Oscar Isaac, “The Sign in Sidney Brustein’s Window”
Nathan Lane, “Pictures From Home”
Wendell Pierce, “Death of a Salesman”

Favorite Leading Actress in a Play
Rachel Brosnahan, “The Sign in Sidney Brustein’s Window”
Jessica Chastain, “A Doll’s House”
Jodie Comer, “Prima Facie”
Laura Linney, “Summer, 1976”
Audra McDonald, “Ohio State Murders”

Favorite Featured Actor in a Musical
Philippe Arroyo, “& Juliet”
Gavin Creel, “Into the Woods”
Jordan Fisher, “Sweeney Todd”
Gaten Matarazzo, “Sweeney Todd”
Alex Newell, “Shucked”

Favorite Featured Actress in a Musical
Julia Lester, “Into the Woods”
Ruthie Ann Miles, “Sweeney Todd”
Bonnie Milligan, “Kimberly Akimbo”
Phillipa Soo, “Into the Woods”
Betsy Wolfe, “& Juliet”

Favorite Featured Actor in a Play
Brian Thomas Abraham, “Life of Pi”
Matthew Cavendish, “Peter Pan Goes Wrong”
Andre De Shields, “Death of a Salesman”
Samuel L. Jackson, “The Piano Lesson”
Brandon Uranowitz, “Leopoldstadt”

Favorite Featured Actress in a Play
Danielle Brooks, “The Piano Lesson”
Sharon D. Clarke, “Death of a Salesman”
D’Arcy Carden, “The Thanksgiving Play”
Caissie Levy, “Leopoldstadt”
Nancy Zamit, “Peter Pan Goes Wrong”

Favorite Diva Performance
Lorna Courtney, “& Juliet”
Adrianna Hicks, “Some Like It Hot”
Patina Miller, “Into the Woods”
Alex Newell, “Shucked”
NaTasha Yvette Williams, “Some Like It Hot”

Favorite Funny Performance
Annaleigh Ashford, “Sweeney Todd”
Christian Borle, “Some Like It Hot”
Gavin Creel, “Into the Woods”
Alex Newell, “Shucked”
Betsy Wolfe, “& Juliet”

Favorite Onstage Pair
Annaleigh Ashford and Josh Groban, “Sweeney Todd”
Sara Bareilles and Brian d’Arcy James, “Into the Woods”
Christian Borle and J. Harrison Ghee, “Some Like It Hot”
Gavin Creel and Joshua Henry, “Into the Woods”
Micaela Diamond and Ben Platt, “Parade”

Favorite Breakthrough Performance (Male)
Hiran Abeysekera, “Life of Pi”
Philippe Arroyo, “& Juliet”
Justin Cooley, “Kimberly Akimbo”
Alex Joseph Grayson, “Parade”
Ben Jackson Walker, “& Juliet”

Favorite Breakthrough Performance (Female)
Maria Bilbao, “Sweeney Todd”
D’Arcy Carden, “The Thanksgiving Play”
Jodie Comer, “Prima Facie”
Lorna Courtney, “& Juliet”
Julia Lester, “Into the Woods”

Favorite Replacement (Male)
Sebastian Arcelus, “Into the Woods”
Cheyenne Jackson, “Into the Woods”
Andy Karl, “Into the Woods”
Derek Klena, “Moulin Rouge! The Musical”
Gaten Matarazzo, “Dear Evan Hansen”

Favorite Replacement (Female)
Julie Benko, “Funny Girl”
Stephanie J. Block, “Into the Woods”
Tovah Feldshuh, “Funny Girl”
Lea Michele, “Funny Girl”
Lillias White, “Hadestown”

Favorite New Song
“Anagram” from “Kimberly Akimbo”
“Bad Cinderella” from “Bad Cinderella”
“Better” from “Kimberly Akimbo”
“Independently Owned” from “Shucked”
“Some Like It Hot” from “Some Like It Hot”

Friday, May 12, 2023

2023 Academy of Country Music (ACM) Awards

ENTERTAINER OF THE YEAR
Chris Stapleton

FEMALE ARTIST OF THE YEAR
Lainey Wilson

MALE ARTIST OF THE YEAR
Morgan Wallen

DUO OF THE YEAR
Brothers Osborne

GROUP OF THE YEAR
Old Dominion

NEW FEMALE ARTIST OF THE YEAR
Hailey Whitters

NEW MALE ARTIST OF THE YEAR
Zach Bryan

ALBUM OF THE YEAR [Awarded to Artist(s)/Producer(s)/Record Company–Label(s)]
Bell Bottom Country – Lainey Wilson
Producer: Jay Joyce
Record Company-Label: Broken Bow Records

SINGLE OF THE YEAR [Awarded to Artist(s)/Producer(s)/Record Company–Label(s)]
She Had Me At Heads Carolina – Cole Swindell
Producer: Zach Crowell
Record Company-Label: Warner Music Nashville

SONG OF THE YEAR [Awarded to Songwriter(s)/Publisher(s)/Artist(s)]
She Had Me At Heads Carolina – Cole Swindell
Songwriters: Ashley Gorley, Cole Swindell, Jesse Frasure, Mark D. Sanders, Thomas Rhett, Tim Nichols
Publishers: Ashley Gorley Publishing Designee; Be A Light Publishing; Colden Rainey Music; EMI Blackwood Music Inc; Songs Of Roc Nation Music; Sony Tree Publishing; Telemitry Rhythm House Music; Universal Music Corp; WC Music Corp; Warner-Tamerlane Publishing Corp

VISUAL MEDIA OF THE YEAR [Awarded to Producer(s)/Director(s)/Artist(s)]
wait in the truck – HARDY feat. Lainey Wilson
Producer: Inkwell Productions
Director: Justin Clough

SONGWRITER OF THE YEAR
Ashley Gorley

ARTIST-SONGWRITER OF THE YEAR
HARDY

MUSIC EVENT OF THE YEAR [Awarded to Artist(s)/Producer(s)/Record Company–Label(s)]
wait in the truck – HARDY feat. Lainey Wilson
Producers: Derek Wells, HARDY, Joey Moi, Jordan Schmidt
Record Company-Label: Big Loud Records

Monday, May 8, 2023

2023 Lucille Lortel Award Winners

Outstanding Play
Wolf Play
Produced by MCC Theater, a Soho Rep production, in collaboration with Ma-Yi Theater Company
Written by Hansol Jung

Outstanding Musical
Titaníque
Produced by Eva Price, James L. Nederlander, Diamond Dog Entertainment LLC, Benj Pasek, Blumenthal Performing Arts, Penny Rousouli, Jodi & Howard Tenenbaum, Philip Byron, Marcia Ellis, Iris Smith, Stellar Live, Inc.
Book by Marla Mindelle, Constantine Rousouli and Tye Blue, Music by Various Authors

Outstanding Revival
A Raisin in the Sun
Produced by The Public Theater
Written by Lorraine Hansberry

Outstanding Director
Dustin Wills - Wolf Play

Outstanding Choreographer
Andy Blankenbuehler - Only Gold

Outstanding Lead Performer in a Play
K. Todd Freeman - Downstate

Outstanding Featured Performer in a Play
Mia Barron - The Coast Starlight

Outstanding Lead Performer in a Musical
Marla Mindelle - Titaníque

Outstanding Featured Performer in a Musical
A.J. Shively - A Man of No Importance

Outstanding Ensemble
Wolf Play
Christopher Bannow, Esco Jouléy, Brian Quijada, Nicole Villamil, Mitchell Winter

Outstanding Scenic Design
You-Shin Chen - Wolf Play

Outstanding Costume Design
Alejo Vietti - Titaníque

Outstanding Lighting Design
Isabella Byrd - Epiphany

Outstanding Sound Design
Kate Marvin - Wolf Play

Outstanding Projection Design
Kameron Neal - Dark Disabled Stories

HONORARY AWARDS

Lifetime Achievement Award
Stephen McKinley Henderson

Playwrights' Sidewalk Inductee
Ntozake Shange

Body of Work
A.R.T./New York

2023 MTV Movie and Television Award Winners

Best Movie
Scream VI

Best Show
The Last of Us

Best Performance in a Movie
Tom Cruise — Top Gun: Maverick

Best Performance in a Show
Jenna Ortega — Wednesday

Best Hero
Pedro Pascal — The Last of Us 

Best Villain
Elizabeth Olsen — Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness 

Best Kiss
Madison Bailey + Rudy Pankow — Outer Banks 

Best Comedic Performance
Adam Sandler — Murder Mystery 2

Breakthrough Performance
Joseph Quinn — Stranger Things 

Best Fight
Courteney Cox (Gale Weathers) vs. Ghostface — Scream VI

Most Frightened Performance
Jennifer Coolidge — The White Lotus

Best Duo
Pedro Pascal + Bella Ramsey — The Last of Us 

Best Kick-Ass Cast
Stranger Things 

Best Song
Taylor Swift — “Carolina” (Where the Crawdads Sing)

Best Docu-Reality Series
The Kardashians 

Best Competition Series
RuPaul’s Drag Race: All-Stars 

Best Host
Drew Barrymore — The Drew Barrymore Show 

Best Reality Onscreen Team
Ariana Madix, Katie Maloney, Scheana Shay, LaLa Kent — Vanderpump Rules 

Best Music Documentary
Selena Gomez: My Mind & Me

Best Musical Moment
Purple Hearts: “Come Back Home” (WINNER)

Tuesday, May 2, 2023

The 76th Annual Tony Award Nominations

Best Musical
& Juliet
Kimberly Akimbo
New York, New York
Shucked
Some Like It Hot

Best Play
Ain't No Mo'
Between Riverside and Crazy
Cost of Living
Fat Ham
Leopoldstadt

Best Revival of a Musical
Into the Woods
Lerner & Loewe's Camelot
Parade
Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street

Best Revival of a Play
August Wilson's The Piano Lesson
A Doll's House
The Sign in Sidney Brustein's Window
Suzan-Lori Parks' Topdog/Underdog

Best Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role in a Musical
Christian Borle, Some Like It Hot
J. Harrison Ghee, Some Like It Hot
Josh Groban, Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street
Brian d'Arcy James, Into the Woods
Ben Platt, Parade
Colton Ryan, New York, New York

Best Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role in a Musical
Annaleigh Ashford, Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street
Sara Bareilles, Into the Woods
Victoria Clark, Kimberly Akimbo
Lorna Courtney, & Juliet
Micaela Diamond, Parade

Best Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role in a Play
Yahya Abdul-Mateen II, Suzan-Lori Parks' Topdog/Underdog
Corey Hawkins, Suzan-Lori Parks' Topdog/Underdog
Sean Hayes, Good Night, Oscar
Stephen McKinley Henderson, Between Riverside and Crazy
Wendell Pierce, Arthur Miller's Death of a Salesman

Best Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role in a Play
Jessica Chastain, A Doll's House
Jodie Comer, Prima Facie
Jessica Hecht, Summer, 1976
Audra McDonald, Ohio State Murders

Best Performance by an Actor in a Featured Role in a Musical
Kevin Cahoon, Shucked
Justin Cooley, Kimberly Akimbo
Kevin Del Aguila, Some Like It Hot
Jordan Donica, Lerner & Loewe's Camelot
Alex Newell, Shucked

Best Performance by an Actress in a Featured Role in a Musical
Julia Lester, Into the Woods
Ruthie Ann Miles, Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street
Bonnie Milligan, Kimberly Akimbo
NaTasha Yvette Williams, Some Like It Hot
Betsy Wolfe, & Juliet

Best Performance by an Actor in a Featured Role in a Play
Jordan E. Cooper, Ain't No Mo'
Samuel L. Jackson, August Wilson's The Piano Lesson
Arian Moayed, A Doll's House
Brandon Uranowitz, Leopoldstadt
David Zayas, Cost of Living

Best Performance by an Actress in a Featured Role in a Play
Nikki Crawford, Fat Ham
Crystal Lucas-Perry, Ain't No Mo'
Miriam Silverman, The Sign in Sidney Brustein's Window
Katy Sullivan, Cost of Living
Kara Young, Cost of Living

Best Direction of a Play
Saheem Ali, Fat Ham
Jo Bonney, Cost of Living
Jamie Lloyd, A Doll's House
Patrick Marber, Leopoldstadt
Stevie Walker-Webb, Ain't No Mo'
Max Webster, Life of Pi

Best Direction of a Musical
Michael Arden, Parade
Lear deBessonet, Into the Woods
Casey Nicholaw, Some Like It Hot
Jack O'Brien, Shucked
Jessica Stone, Kimberly Akimbo

Best Choreography
Steven Hoggett, Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street
Casey Nicholaw, Some Like It Hot
Susan Stroman, New York, New York
Jennifer Weber, & Juliet
Jennifer Weber, KPOP

Best Book of a Musical
& Juliet
David West Read

Kimberly Akimbo
David Lindsay-Abaire

New York, New York
David Thompson & Sharon Washington

Shucked
Robert Horn

Some Like It Hot
Matthew López & Amber Ruffin

Best Original Score (Music and/or Lyrics) Written for the Theatre
Almost Famous
Music: Tom Kitt
Lyrics: Cameron Crowe & Tom Kitt

Kimberly Akimbo
Music: Jeanine Tesori
Lyrics: David Lindsay-Abaire

KPOP
Music & Lyrics: Helen Park & Max Vernon

Shucked
Music and Lyrics: Brandy Clark & Shane McAnally

Some Like It Hot
Music: Marc Shaiman
Lyrics: Scott Wittman & Marc Shaiman

Best Orchestrations
Bill Sherman and Dominic Fallacaro, & Juliet
John Clancy, Kimberly Akimbo
Jason Howland, Shucked
Charlie Rosen & Bryan Carter, Some Like It Hot
Daryl Waters & Sam Davis, New York, New York

Best Scenic Design of a Play
Miriam Buether, Prima Facie
Tim Hatley & Andrzej Goulding, Life of Pi
Rachel Hauck, Good Night, Oscar
Richard Hudson, Leopoldstadt
Dane Laffrey & Lucy Mackinnon, A Christmas Carol

Best Scenic Design of a Musical
Beowulf Boritt, New York, New York
Mimi Lien, Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street
Michael Yeargan & 59 Productions, Lerner & Loewe's Camelot
Scott Pask, Shucked
Scott Pask, Some Like It Hot

Best Costume Design of a Play
Tim Hatley, Nick Barnes & Finn Caldwell, Life of Pi
Dominique Fawn Hill, Fat Ham
Brigitte Reiffenstuel, Leopoldstadt
Emilio Sosa, Ain't No Mo'
Emilio Sosa, Good Night, Oscar

Best Costume Design of a Musical
Gregg Barnes, Some Like It Hot
Susan Hilferty, Parade
Jennifer Moeller, Lerner & Loewe's Camelot
Clint Ramos & Sophia Choi, KPOP
Paloma Young, & Juliet
Donna Zakowska, New York, New York

Best Lighting Design of a Play
Neil Austin, Leopoldstadt
Natasha Chivers, Prima Facie
Jon Clark, A Doll's House
Bradley King, Fat Ham
Tim Lutkin, Life of Pi
Jen Schriever, Arthur Miller's Death of a Salesman
Ben Stanton, A Christmas Carol

Best Lighting Design of a Musical
Ken Billington, New York, New York
Lap Chi Chu, Lerner & Loewe's Camelot
Heather Gilbert, Parade
Howard Hudson, & Juliet
Natasha Katz, Some Like It Hot
Natasha Katz, Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street

Best Sound Design of a Play
Jonathan Deans & Taylor Williams, Ain't No Mo'
Carolyn Downing, Life of Pi
Joshua D. Reid, A Christmas Carol
Ben & Max Ringham, A Doll's House
Ben & Max Ringham, Prima Facie

Best Sound Design of a Musical
Kai Harada, New York, New York
John Shivers, Shucked
Scott Lehrer & Alex Neumann, Into the Woods
Gareth Owen, & Juliet
Nevin Steinberg, Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street

Monday, May 1, 2023

77th Annual Theatre World Awards

Theatre World Awards for Outstanding Broadway or Off-Broadway Debut Performances during the 2022-2023 Theatrical Season
Yahya Abdul-Mateen II, Topdog/Underdog
Hiran Abeysekera, Life of Pi
Amir Arison, The Kite Runner
D’Arcy Carden, The Thanksgiving Play
Jodie Comer, Prima Facie
Callum Francis, Kinky Boots
Lucy Freyer, The Wanderers
Caroline Innerbichler, Shucked
Ashley D. Kelley, Shucked
Casey Likes, Almost Famous
Emma Pfitzer Price, Becomes A Woman
John David Washington, The Piano Lesson

2023 Special Award Honorees
Marilyn Caserta – Outstanding Swing (Six)
Dale Badway – Outstanding Contribution to The Theatre World

14th Annual Dorothy Loudon Award For Excellence in The Theater
Julie Benko, Funny Girl

2023 Chita Rivera Award Nominations

OUTSTANDING CHOREOGRAPHY IN A BROADWAY SHOW
Steven Hoggett, A Beautiful Noise: The Neil Diamond Musical
Casey Nicholaw, Some Like It Hot
Susan Stroman, New York, New York
Jennifer Weber, & Juliet

OUTSTANDING DANCER IN A BROADWAY SHOW
Clyde Alves, New York, New York
Peter John Chursin, Bob Fosse’s Dancin’
Dylis Croman, Bob Fosse’s Dancin’
Harrison Ghee, Some Like It Hot
Jacob Guzman, Bob Fosse’s Dancin’
Robyn Hurder, A Beautiful Noise: The Neil Diamond Musical
Kolton Krouse, Bob Fosse’s Dancin’
Jess LeProtto, A Beautiful Noise: The Neil Diamond Musical
Mattie Love, Bob Fosse’s Dancin’
Khori Petinaud, Bob Fosse’s Dancin’                              

OUTSTANDING ENSEMBLE IN A BROADWAY SHOW
& Juliet
A Beautiful Noise: The Neil Diamond Musical
Bob Fosse’s Dancin’
New York, New York
Some Like It Hot                      

OFF BROADWAY SPECIAL RECOGNITIONS
The Awarding Committee of the 2023 Chita Rivera Awards will celebrate excellence in Off-Broadway musical theater by presenting these special awards.  

Outstanding Dancers in an Off Broadway Show
Gaby Diaz, Only Gold
Ryan Steele, Only Gold

Outstanding Choreography in an Off Broadway Show
Andy Blankenbuehler, Only Gold

OUTSTANDING CHOREOGRAPHY FOR A THEATRICAL RELEASE
Babylon, Choreographer: Mandy Moore
Magic Mike: Last Dance, Choreographers: Alison Faulk, Luke Broadlick; Contributing Choreographer: Leo Moctezuma
Raold Dahl’s Matilda, the Musical, Choreographer: Ellen Kane
Spirited, Choreographer: Chloe Arnold
13: The Musical, Choreographer: Jamal Sims

OUTSTANDING DIRECTION OF A DOCUMENTARY RELEASE
Broadway Rising, Director: Amy Rice
Everybody Dance, Director: Dan Watt
Moonage Daydream, Director: Brett Morgen

LIFETIME ACHIEVEMENT AWARD
John Kander

AMBASSADOR FOR THE ARTS AWARD
BroadwayHD, founded by Bonnie Comley and Stewart F. Lane