And the 2011 BroadwayWorld.com Awards Winners Are....THE BOOK OF MORMON, HOW TO SUCCEED, THE NORMAL HEART & More Win Big!

By: Jun. 06, 2011
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Voting opened on May 5, 2011 and ran through June 3, 2011 for the 9th Annual BroadwayWorld.com Awards!

Hundreds of thousands of theatregoers and fans weighed in, breaking site traffic records (including last year's record breaking tally) and further solidifying the BroadwayWorld.com Awards place as being by far the largest and most popular online Broadway polling event of its kind, open to all and with fully visible and audited results. So, who what shows, performers and creative teams were the favorites of the theatregoing public? Let's find out...

Best Book of a Musical

Robert Lopez, Matt Stone and Trey Parker - The Book of Mormon - 41%
Terrence McNally - Catch Me If You Can - 13%
David Thompson - Scottsboro Boys - 9%

Best Choreography

Rob Ashford - How to Succeed in Business Without Really Trying - 24%
Kathleen Marshall - Anything Goes - 18%
Jerry Mitchell - Catch Me If You Can - 13%

Best Costume Design

Tim Chappel and Lizzy Gardiner - Priscilla Queen of the Desert - 28%
Catherine Zuber - How to Succeed in Business Without Really Trying - 15%
Susan Hilferty - Wonderland - 11%

Best Direction of a Musical

Trey Parker and Casey Nicholaw - The Book of Mormon - 25%
Rob Ashford - How to Succeed in Business Without Really Trying - 19%
Susan Stroman - The Scottsboro Boys - 10%

Best Direction of a Play

Joel Grey and George C. Wolfe - The Normal Heart - 22%
Marianne Elliott and Tom Morris - War Horse - 17%
Moisés Kaufman - Bengal Tiger at the Baghdad Zoo - 7%

Best Featured Actor in a Musical

Rory O'Malley - The Book of Mormon - 15%
John Larroquette - How To Succeed in Business Without Really Trying - 14%
Nick Adams - Priscilla Queen of the Desert - 11%


Best Featured Actor in a Play

Jim Parsons - The Normal Heart - 10%
John Benjamin Hickey - The Normal Heart - 10%
John Gallagher Jr. - Jerusalem - 6%

Best Featured Actress in a Musical

Laura Benanti - Women on the Verge of a Nervous Breakdown - 15%
Nikki M. James - The Book of Mormon - 11%
Rose Hemingway - How To Succeed in Business Without Really Trying- 9%

Best Featured Actress in a Play

Judith Light - Lombardi - 20%
Ellen Barkin - The Normal Heart - 17%
Edie Falco - The House of Blue Leaves - 14%

Best Leading Actor in a Musical

Daniel Radcliffe - How To Succeed in Business Without Really Trying- 27%
Aaron Tveit - Catch Me If You Can - 17%
Tony Sheldon - Priscilla Queen of the Desert - 12%

Best Leading Actor in a Play

Mark Rylance - Jerusalem - 14%
Joe Mantello - The Normal Heart - 13%
Al Pacino - The Merchant of Venice - 10%

Best Leading Actress in a Musical

Sutton Foster - Anything Goes - 42%
Patina Miller - Sister Act - 28%
Janet Dacal - Wonderland - 11%

Best Leading Actress in a Play

Vanessa Redgrave - Driving Miss Daisy - 26%
Frances McDormand - Good People - 23%
Lily Rabe - The Merchant of Venice - 16%

Best Lighting Design

Howell Binkley - How to Succeed in Business Without Really Trying - 17%
Nick Schlieper - Priscilla Queen of the Desert - 9%
Kenneth Posner - Catch Me If You Can - 9%

Best Long Running Broadway Show

Wicked - 28%
The Phantom of the Opera - 14%
Billy Elliot - 13%

Best Musical

The Book of Mormon - 31%
Catch Me If You Can - 14%
Priscilla Queen of the Desert - 11%

Best Off-Broadway Musical

Avenue Q - 58%
Hello Again - 12%
The Kid - 10%

Best Off-Broadway Play

Peter and the Starcatcher - 23%
My Big Gay Italian Wedding - 11%
Sleep No More - 9%

Best Orchestrations

Larry Hochman and Stephen Oremus - The Book of Mormon - 17%
Doug Besterman - How to Succeed in Business Without Really Trying - 16%
Marc Shaiman and Larry Blank - Catch Me If You Can - 15%

Best Original Score

Robert Lopez, Trey Parker and Matt Stone - The Book of Mormon - 23%
Marc Shaiman and Scott Wittman - Catch Me If You Can - 14%
Alan Menken and Glenn Slater - Sister Act - 13%

Best Play

The Normal Heart - 20%
War Horse - 20%
Jerusalem - 9%

Best Revival of a Musical

How To Succeed in Business Without Really Trying - 51%
Anything Goes - 49%

Best Revival of a Play

The Importance of Being Earnest - 30%
The Merchant of Venice - 23%
Arcadia - 12%

Best Scenic Design

Derek McLane - How to Succeed in Business Without Really Trying - 17%
Brian Thomson - Priscilla Queen of the Desert - 9%
Neil Patel - Wonderland - 9%

Best Sound Design

Brian Ronan - The Book of Mormon - 17%
Steve Canyon Kennedy - Catch Me If You Can - 16%
Jon Weston - How to Succeed in Business Without Really Trying - 15%



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