Winners Announced for the 2018 BroadwayWorld Birmingham Awards

We are pleased to announce the winners for the 2018 BroadwayWorld Birmingham Awards, brought to you by BroadwayHD! Nominations were reader-submitted and voted on by you - the local theatergoers!

Regional productions, touring shows, and more were all included in the awards, honoring productions which opened between October 1, 2017 through September 30, 2018.

This year the BroadwayWorld Regional Awards are bigger and better than ever, including over 100 cities across America, Canada, Central and South America, Europe, and Asia!

Congratulations to all the winners!

Best Actor of a Play or Musical (local college/ student)
Nicholas Di Prima - THE MIRACULOUS JOURNEY OF EDWARD TULANE - Samford University Theatre and Dance

Best Actress of a Play or Musical (local college/ student)
Shelby Terrel - CHILDREN OF EDEN - Samford University

Best Choreographer (local)
Alissa McCool - CHILDREN OF EDEN - Samford University

Best Costume Design of a Play or Musical (local)
Mary Gurney - CHILDREN OF EDEN - Samford Universityh

Best Director of a Musical (local)
Donald Sandley - CHILDREN OF EDEN - Samford University

Best Director of a Play (local)
Ann Houston Campbell - CRIMES OF THE HEART - Samford University

Best Lighting Design of a Play of Musical (local)
Christian Specht - CHILDREN OF EDEN - Samford University

Best Local Actor in a Musical (local)
David Phelps - CHILDREN OF EDEN - Samford University

Best Local Actor in a Play (local)
John Lloyd Young - THE GLASS MENAGERIE - Alabama Shakespeare Festival

Best Local Actress in a Musical (local)
Kaci Deakins - BYE BYE BIRDIE - South City Theatre

Best Local Actress in a Play (local)
Tahauny Cleghorn - THE THREE MUSKETEERS - Birmingham Children's Theatre

Best Music Director (local)
John Robertson - CHILDREN OF EDEN - Samford University

Best Musical (local)
CHILDREN OF EDEN - Samford University

Best Play (local)
CRIMES OF THE HEART - Samford University

Best Poster Design of a Play or Musical (local)
BYE BYE BIRDIE - South City Theatre

Best Production of a Play or Musical (local college)
CHILDREN OF EDEN - Samford University

Best Scenic Design of a Play of Musical (local)
David Glenn - CHILDREN OF EDEN - Samford University

Best Sound Design of a Play or Musical (local)
Theo Metz - CHILDREN OF EDEN - Samford University

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