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2016 BroadwayWorld Delaware Awards Winners Announced - Tony Oriente, Jamie Ditzel and More!

By: Jan. 04, 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 Delaware 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 (Non-Professional)
Sava Cook - Chitty Chitty Bang Bang - Possum Point Players

Best Actor in a Musical (Professional)
Tony Oriente - The Secret Garden - The Candlelight Theatre

Best Actor in a Play (Non-Professional)
Bob Hoffer - The Laramie Project - Clear Space Theatre Company

Best Actor in a Play (Professional)
David Button - DEATHTRAP - Clear Space Theatre Company

Best Actress in a Musical (Non-Professional)
Kerinne Walls - Chitty Chitty Bang Bang - Possum Point Players

Best Actress in a Musical (Professional)
Jamie Ditzel - The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee - Clear Space Theatre Company

Best Actress in a Play (Non-Professional)
Lisa Condon - A Tiny Little Secret - Bethany Area Repertory Theater (BART)

Best Actress in a Play (Professional)
Susan Dewey - Arsenic and Old Lace -
The Candlelight Theatre

Best Choreography (Non-Professional)
Brooke Mitchell - Chitty Chitty Bang Bang - Possum Point Players

Best Choreography (Professional)
Jodi Anderson - The Music Man -
The Candlelight Theatre

Best Community Theater Company
Possum Point Players

Best Costume Design (Non-Professional)
Lorraine Steinhoff - Chitty Chitty Bang Bang - Possum Point Players

Best Costume Design (Professional)
Dewey Oriente & Tony Oriente - The Secret Garden -
The Candlelight Theatre

Best Delaware Playwright
Scott Mason - Dame Edna - Chapel Street Players

Best Director of a Musical (Non-Professional)
Devon Lynch - Chitty Chitty Bang Bang - Possum Point Players

Best Director of a Musical (Professional)
Bob Kelly - Secret Garden - Candlelight Theatre

Best Director of a Play (Non-Professional)
Patti Gatto - Twelve Angry Men - Kent County Theater Guild

Best Director of a Play (Professional)
Tom Tetti - Arsenic and Old lace -
The Candlelight Theatre

Best Lighting Design (Non-Professional)
Logan Lynch - Chitty Chitty Bang Bang - Possum Point Players

Best Lighting Design (Professional)
BrenDan Smith - Priscilla Queen of the Desert - Clear Space Theatre Company

Best Musical (Non-Professional)
Chitty Chitty Bang Bang - Possum Point Players

Best Musical (Professional)
The Secret Garden -
The Candlelight Theatre

Best Musical Director (Non-Professional)
Stacey Hartman - Chitty Chitty Bang Bang - Possum Point Players

Best Musical Director (Professional)
Lindsay Mauck - The Music Man - The Candlelight Theatre

Best Play (Non-Professional)
Picnic - Chapel Street Players

Best Play (Professional)
Arsenic and Old Lace -
The Candlelight Theatre

Best Play (Student/School Production)
Little Shop of Horrors - Sussex Techinical High School

Best Professional Theater Company
Clear Space Theatre Company

Best Set Design (Non-Professional)
Logan Lynch - Chitty Chitty Bang Bang - Possum Point Players

Best Set Design (Professional)
Jeff Reim - The Secret Garden -
The Candlelight Theatre

Best Sound Design (Non-Professional)
Logan Lynch / Mia Moshier - Chitty Chitty Bang Bang - Possum Point Players

Best Sound Design (Professional)
Dennis Mahoney - The Secret Garden -
The Candlelight Theatre

Best Touring Production
Pillow Plays - Wilmington Drama League

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