Regional productions, touring shows, and more are all included in the awards, honoring productions which opened between October 1, 2018 through September 30, 2019. Our local editors set the categories, our readers submitted their nominees, and now you get to vote for your favorites!
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Best Actor in a Musical
Jake Oliver
- NEXT TO NORMAL
- Holmdel Theatre Company
6%
Ricky Francese
- PIPPIN
- Villagers Theatre
4%
Vincent DeMeo
- BIG FISH
- Aspire Performing Arts Company
3%
Best Actor in a Play
Aaron Ratzan
- LIFE IS A DREAM
- Holmdel Theatre Company
5%
Aidan Bradley
- THE GREAT GATSBY
- Triple Threat Workshop
5%
Matt Burns
- A FEW GOOD MEN
- Cranford Dramatic Club
4%
Best Actress in a Musical
Gaelen Gilliland
- NEXT TO NORMAL
- Holmdel Theatre Company
3%
Jenna Ravenda
- NEWSIES
- Cranford Dramatic Club
3%
Lesli Margarita
- CHASING RAINBOWS: THE ROAD TO OZ
- Paper Mill Playhouse
3%
Best Actress in a Play
Ashley Leone
- A BETTER PLACE TO BE
- The Growing Stage
6%
Diane L. Parker
- YOU CAN'T TAKE IT WITH YOU
- Holmdel Theatre Company
5%
Maureen Silliman
- THE BELLE OF AMHERST
- Two River Theater
4%
Best Cabaret Performance
Alice Ripley
- BROADWAY AT THE BARN: RIPLEY PRESCRIPTION
- Holmdel Theatre Company
14%
TRANSGENDER STARBORN: DISCO QUEEN OF THE UNIVERSE
- Surflight Theatre
12%
Kelli O'Hara
- IN CONCERT
- Kean Stage
9%
Best Choreography
Lorinda Haver
- NEWSIES
- Plays-in-the-Park, Edison
8%
Amanda Grace
- NEWSIES
- Cranford Dramatic Club
8%
John Stephan
- MAMMA MIA!
- Off Broad Street Players at the Levoy Theatre
6%
Best College Student Production
SHE KILLS MONSTERS
- Centenary Stage Company
15%
A MIDSUMMER NIGHT'S DREAM
- Kean University
13%
PARADE
- Kean University
12%
Best Community Theater Company
Plays-in-the-Park, Edison
11%
Holmdel Theatre Company
8%
Ocean City Theatre Company
7%
Best Community Theater Production
NEWSIES
- Plays-in-the-Park, Edison
7%
MAMMA MIA!
- Off Broad Street Players at the Levoy Theatre
5%
NEWSIES
- Cranford Dramatic Club
4%
Best Costume Design
Carolyn McCaffrey
- THE ADDAMS FAMILY
- Plays-in-the-Park, Edison
10%
Katie Keissling
- MAMMA MIA!
- Off Broad Street Players at the Levoy Theatre
6%
Zachary Mazouat
- CHESS
- Cranford Dramatic Club
6%
Best Director of a Musical
Kathy Connolly
- NEXT TO NORMAL
- Holmdel Theatre Company
5%
Margaret Davis
- NEWSIES
- Plays-in-the-Park, Edison
4%
Dann Dunn
- MAMMA MIA!
- Ocean City Theatre Company
4%
Best Director of a Play
Jake Oliver
- YOU CAN'T TAKE IT WITH YOU
- Holmdel Theatre Company
8%
Elise Joyner & Megan Tobias
- DEAD DOG PARK
- Kean University
5%
Shannon Agnew
- JUNIE B. JONES
- Ocean City Theatre Company
5%
Best Ensemble Performance in a Musical
NEWSIES
- Plays-in-the-Park, Edison
6%
JESUS CHRIST SUPERSTAR
- Centenary Stage Company
5%
NEWSIES
- Cranford Dramatic Club
4%
Best Ensemble Performance in a Play
YOU CAN'T TAKE IT WITH YOU
- Holmdel Theatre Company
9%
A CHRISTMAS CAROL
- McCarter Theatre Center
8%
BLACK TOM ISLAND
- Premiere Stages
4%
Best Hair/Wig Design
Sal LoRicco
- THE ADDAMS FAMILY
- Plays-in-the-Park, Edison
23%
Emma Witkowski
- HAIRSPRAY
- Curtain Call Performing Arts Center
17%
John Rattacasa
- MAMMA MIA!
- Off Broad Street Players at the Levoy Theatre
15%
Best High School Student Production
SPAMALOT
- Bishop Ahr High School
15%
THE HUNCHBACK OF NOTRE DAME
- Chatham High School
10%
THE ADDAMS FAMILY
- Morristown High School
9%
Best Lighting Design
Tyler Daddario
- MAMMA MIA!
- Off Broad Street Players at the Levoy Theatre
9%
Xavier Pierce
- LITTLE GIRL BLUE: THE NINA SIMONE MUSICAL
- George Street Playhouse
7%
Todd Williams
- MAMMA MIA!
- Ocean City Theatre Company
6%
Best Musical
CHASING RAINBOWS: THE ROAD TO OZ
- Paper Mill Playhouse
18%
DISNEY'S BEAUTY AND THE BEAST
- Paper Mill Playhouse
17%
MAMMA MIA!
- Surflight Theatre
15%
Best Musical Direction
Warren Helms
- NEWSIES
- Plays-in-the-Park, Edison
10%
Mandy Milne & John Stephan
- MAMMA MIA!
- Off Broad Street Players at the Levoy Theatre
6%
Jonathan Kreamer & Bonnie Kelly
- NEWSIES
- Ocean City Theatre Company
5%
Best Play
A CHRISTMAS CAROL
- McCarter Theatre Center
19%
DRACULA
- Centenary Stage Company
12%
THE WINTER'S TALE
- Shakespeare Theatre of NJ
7%
Best Professional Theater Company
Paper Mill Playhouse
45%
Surflight Theatre
11%
George Street Playhouse
8%
Best Projection Design
Sean Lough
- NEWSIES
- Cranford Dramatic Club
22%
Ian Wehrle
- MATILDA THE MUSICAL
- Surflight Theatre
21%
Pat DeFusco
- FUN HOME
- Haddonfield Plays & Players
17%
Best Set/Scenic Design
Mary Boner
- MAMMA MIA!
- Off Broad Street Players at the Levoy Theatre
7%
Mike Darcy
- THE ADDAMS FAMILY
- Plays-in-the-Park, Edison
7%
Joyce Horan
- YOU CAN'T TAKE IT WITH YOU
- Holmdel Theatre Company
6%
Best Sound Design
Sean Pedrick
- MAMMA MIA!
- Off Broad Street Players at the Levoy Theatre
12%
Michael Dress
- MAMMA MIA!
- Ocean City Theatre Company
7%
Matthew Boyle
- BLACK TOM ISLAND
- Premiere Stages
6%
Best Stand-up or Improv Comedy Performance
Gilbert Gottfried
- A NIGHT WITH GILBERT GOTTFRIED
- Black Box Performing Arts Center
37%
Kara Lindsay
- THAT ONE NIGHT
- Thinking In Full Color at PS Wine Bar
29%
Joe Conklin
- JOE CONKLIN
- Gateway Playhouse
16%
Best Touring Production
ROMEO AND JULIET
- Black Box Performing Arts Center
33%
CIRQUE DREAMS HOLIDAZE
- State Theatre
19%
TALES FROM THE GARDEN
- The Growing Stage
18%
Best World Premiere Play
Michael Puzzo
- UNCLE VANYA: SCENES FROM A JERSEY LIFE
- Hudson Theatre Works
14%
Martin Casella
- BLACK TOM ISLAND
- Premiere Stages
13%
Ken Ludwig
- KEN LUDWIG’S THE GODS OF COMEDY
- McCarter Theatre Center
12%
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