2013 BroadwayWorld Nashville Awards Winners Announced - Cumberland County Playhouse Wins Big!

Votes are cast; polls are closed; and results have been tabulated! This was our biggest year yet! After a record number of voters in more than 50 regions worldwide, BroadwayWorld is very excited to announce the 2013 Nashville winners! Thanks to all who voted, and huge congratulations to all the winners!

Check back in October when the public nomination period will once again open.

And the winners are....

Best Actor in a Musical
Matt Smith - Spamalot - Street Theatre Company

Best Actor in a Play
George W. Manus Jr. - Love! Valour! Compassion! - Out Front on Main, Inc.

Best Actress in a Musical
LaToya Gardner - The Color Purple - Circle Players

Best Actress in a Play
Amanda Barker - Spank! 50 Shades of Grey Parody - TPAC

Best Choreographer
Jennifer Welch - Annie - Cookeville Children's Theatre

Best Community Theater Company
Hendersonville Performing Arts Company

Best Costume Design
George W. Manus, Jr. - Love! Valour! Compassion! - Out Front on Main, Inc.

Best Director of a musical
Tim Larson/ Clay Hillwig - The Color Purple - Circle Players

Best Director of a play
George W. Manus, Jr. - Love! Valour! Compassion! - Out Front on Main, Inc.

Best Ensemble Performance in a musical
Annie - Cookeville Children's Theatre

Best Ensemble Performance in a play
Steel Magnolias - Cumberland County Playhouse

Best Featured Actor in a Musical
Greg Pendzick - Les Miserables - Cumberland County Playhouse

Best Featured Actor in a Play
Asa Ambrister - Love! Valour! Compassion! - Out Front on Main, Inc.

Best Featured Actress in a Musical
Samia Anderson - Annie - Cookeville Children's Theatre

Best Featured Actress in a Play
Caitlin Schaub - To Kill a Mockingbird - Cumberland County Playhouse

Best Lighting Design
Ryan Vogel - Baptized to the Bone - Out Front on Main, Inc.

Best Musical
Annie - Cookeville Children's Theatre

Best Musical Direction
Ron Murphy - Les Miserables - Cumberland County Playhouse

Best Original/New Work
Nate Eppler - Larries - Tennessee Repertory Theatre

Best Play
Steel Magnolias - Cumberland County Playhouse

Best Professional Theater Company
Cumberland County Playhouse

Best Set Design
Josafeth Israel Reynoso Calvillo - Our Country's Good - Clarence Brown Theatre

Best Sound Design
George W. Manus, Jr. - Baptized to the Bone - Out Front on Main, Inc.

Best Younger Actor (under age 25)
Eli Choate - To Kill a Mockingbird - Cumberland county playhouse

Best Younger Actress (under age 25)
Emma Rhea Sells - The Miracle Worker - Cumberland County Playhouse