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2016 BroadwayWorld Connecticut Awards Winners Announced - Jimmy Johansmeyer, Mary Mannix and More!

By: Jan. 05, 2017
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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 75 regions worldwide, BroadwayWorld is very excited to announce the 2016 Cleveland winners! Thanks to all who voted, and huge congratulations to all the winners!

Check back in October 2017 when the public nomination period will once again open for the 2017 BroadwayWorld Regional Awards.

And the winners are....

Best Actor in a Musical
Jimmy Johansmeyer - Dractastic! - Pantochino Productions Inc.

Best Actor in a Play
James J Moran - The Foreigner - Connecticut Cabaret Theatre

Best Actress in a Musical
Mary Mannix - Fast Times at Mermaid High - Pantochino Productions Inc.

Best Actress in a Play
Meagan Palmer - Vanities - Connecticut Cabaret Theatre

Best Choreographer
James J Moran - The Caridgans - Connecticut Cabaret Theatre

Best Community Theater Company
Connecticut Cabaret Theatre

Best Connecticut Playwright
Bert Bernardi - Christmas Cookies - Pantochino Productions Inc.

Best Costume Design
Jimmy Johansmeyer - Dractastic! - Pantochino Productions Inc.

Best Director of a Musical
Bert Bernardi - Christmas Cookies - Pantochino Productions Inc.

Best Director of a Play
Kris McMurray - Vanities - Connecticut Cabaret Theatre

Best Ensemble Performance in a Musical
Christmas Cookies - Pantochino Productions Inc.

Best Ensemble Performance in a play
Boeing Boeing - Connecticut Theatre Company

Best Featured Actor in a Musical
Peter Bailey - White Christmas -
Connecticut Theatre Company

Best Featured Actor in a Play
Peter Bailey - A Midsummer Night's Dream - Hole in the Wall

Best Featured Actress in a Musical
Shelley Marsh Poggio - Dractastic! - Pantochino Productions Inc.

Best Featured Actress in a Play
Barbara Horan - The Foreigner - Connecticut Cabaret Theatre

Best Lighting Design
Jeff Carr - Christmas Cookies - Pantochino Productions Inc.

Best Musical
Christmas Cookies - Pantochino Productions Inc.

Best Musical Director
Justin Rugg - Christmas Cookies - Pantochino Productions Inc.

Best Original/New Work
Christmas Cookies - Pantochino Productions Inc.

Best Play
The Foreigner - Connecticut Cabaret Theatre

Best Professional Theater Company
Hartford Stage

Best Set Design
Von Del Mar - Christmas Cookies - Pantochino Productions Inc.

Best Sound Design
Nathaniel Dobas - Christmas Cookies - Pantochino Productions Inc.

Best Touring Production
Newsies - Bushnell Theater

Best Younger Actor (under age 25)
Jesse Mercer - Anything Goes - Cirillo Summer Theatre

Best Younger Actress (under age 25)
Jaden Bonfietti-Csvihinka - Fast Times at Mermaid High - Pantochino Productions Inc.

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Since its launch in 2015, BroadwayHD aims to extend the reach of Broadway to fans old and new, anytime and anywhere. BroadwayHD is the only online streaming service of its kind, offering viewers an unprecedented Broadway experience and access to exclusive live streams. In addition to exclusive live streamed content, BroadwayHD offers subscribers unlimited access to an on-demand library of over 160 Theater Productions from the comfort and convenience of their own homes-or wherever streaming is possible. It's the Broadway you know and love, curated from the stage to your screen."

In June of 2016, BroadwayHD made history with the live stream of Roundabout Theatre Company's "She Loves Me," marking the first-ever Broadway live stream. On January 14, BroadwayHD will live stream Roundabout Theatre Company's "Holiday Inn, The New Irving Berlin Musical."







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