2016 BroadwayWorld Toronto Awards Winners Announced - A CHORUS LINE at Stratford Festival 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 75 regions worldwide, BroadwayWorld is very excited to announce the 2016 Toronto 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 Cabaret Performance or Solo Concert (Male or Female)
Ryan G. Hinds - #KanderAndEbb - Buddies in Bad Times

Best Community Theatre
Scarborough Music Theatre

Best Community Theatre Production
The Addams Family - Alexander Showcase Theatre

Best Direction of a Musical (Equity)
Donna Feore - A Chorus Line - Stratford Festival

Best Direction of a Play (Equity)
Antoni Cimolino - Macbeth - Stratford Festival

Best Ensemble Cast (Equity)
A Chorus Line - Stratford Festival

Best Fringe Festival Production (Musical)
Romeo and Juliet Chainsaw Massacre - Bain & Bernard Comedy

Best Fringe Festival Production (Play)
Dance Animal - Tarragon

Best Independent Theatre Production
Love with Leila - Factory Theatre

Best Leading Actor (Musical - Equity)
Dan Chameroy - Matilda - Mirvish

Best Leading Actor (Play - Equity)
Ian Lake - Macbeth - Stratford Festival

Best Leading Actress (Musical - Equity)
Hannah Levinson, Jamie MacLean, and Jenna Weir - Matilda - Mirvish Productions

Best Leading Actress (Play - Equity)
Sara Farb - The Lion, the Witch, and the Wardrobe - Stratford Festival

Best Musical (Equity)
A Chorus Line - Stratford Festival

Best Musical (Professional/Non-Equity)
Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat - Lower Ossington Theatre

Best Non-Equity/Professional Theatre
Lower Ossington Theatre

Best Original Choreography (Equity)
Donna Feore - A Chorus Line - Stratford Festival

Best Original Costume Design (Equity)
Michael Gianfrancesco - A Chorus Line - Stratford Festival

Best Original Lighting Design (Equity)
Michael Walton - A Chorus Line - Stratford Festival

Best Original Set Design (Equity)
Michael Gianfrancesco - A Chorus Line - Stratford Festival

Best Original Sound Design (Equity)
Peter McBoyle - A Chorus Line - Stratford Festival

Best Performance by a Female in a Featured Role (Musical - Equity)
Julia McLellan - A Chorus Line - Stratford Festival

Best Performance by a Female in a Featured Role (Play - Equity)
Trish Lindstrom - As You Like It - Stratford Festival

Best Performance by a Male in a Featured Role (Musical - Equity)
Colton Curtis - A Chorus Line - Stratford Festival

Best Performance by a Male in a Featured Role (Play - Equity)
Mike Nadajewski - The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe - Stratford Festival

Best Play (Equity)
Macbeth - Stratford Festival

Best Professional Theatre
Mirvish

Best Understudy (Equity)
Melanie McInenly - A Chorus Line - Stratford Festival

Fringe Festival Breakout Performance (Female)
Kat Letwin - Dance Animal - Tarragon Theatre

Fringe Festival Breakout Performance (Male)
Seth Drabinsky - Pirate Queen of the Stars - Annex Theatre

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