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!
If you haven't voted yet, click here to vote! If you have voted already, tell your friends. Here are the current standings for New Orleans:
Best Costume Design
Samantha Mihalik
- DREAMGIRLS
- Jefferson Performing Arts Society
18%
Brian Fontenot
- THE COLOR PURPLE
- Cutting Edge Theater
14%
Hagan Harkins
- TUCK EVERLASTING
- Slidell Little Theatre
11%
Best direction of a musical (local)
Brent Goodrich
- JEKYLL AND HYDE
- The New Octavians
14%
C. Patrick Gendusa
- VIOLET THE MUSICAL
- Loyola Department of Theatre Arts and Dance
11%
Aaron Turnipseed
- THE COLOR PURPLE
- Cutting Edge Theater
9%
Best direction of a play (local)
Gordon Carmadelle
- A FEW GOOD MEN
- St. Paul’s Alumni Theater
19%
Renee Saussaye
- PROOF
- Slidell Little Theatre
11%
Adolfo Rodriguez
- INHERIT THE WIND
- 30 by Ninety Theatre
7%
Best leading actor in a musical (local)
Alex Christian Lucas
- VIOLET THE MUSICAL
- Loyola Department of Theatre Arts and Dance
12%
Sam Warren
- THE COLOR PURPLE
- Cutting Edge Theater
8%
Rahim Glaspy
- DREAMGIRLS
- Jefferson Performing Arts Society
8%
Best leading actor in a play (local)
Jake Holincheck
- TO KILL A MOCKINGBIRD
- St. Paul’s Alumni Theater
22%
John Kirkpatrick
- PROOF
- Slidell Little Theatre
10%
Kenneth Mayfield
- THE CRUCIBLE
- Theatre Baton Rouge
9%
Best leading actress in a musical (local)
Cara Duffaut
- VIOLET THE MUSICAL
- Loyola Department of Theatre Arts and Dance
9%
Annie Gambino
- MAMMA MIA
- Cutting Edge Theater
9%
Lauren Pierce
- JEKYLL AND HYDE
- The New Octavians
8%
Best leading actress in a play (local)
Elizabeth Knight
- A FEW GOOD MEN
- St. Paul’s Alumni Theater
14%
Suzanne Stymiest
- STEEL MAGNOLIAS
- Cutting Edge Theater
9%
Cat Foerster
- PROOF
- Slidell Little Theatre
8%
Best Lighting Design
Richard Fuentes
- THE COLOR PURPLE
- Cutting Edge Theater
17%
Mandi Wood
- VIOLET THE MUSICAL
- Loyola Department of Theatre Arts and Dance
14%
Richard Fuentes
- MAMMA MIA
- Cutting Edge Theater
12%
Best musical (local)
JEKYLL AND HYDE
- The New Octavians
13%
THE COLOR PURPLE
- Cutting Edge Theater
12%
DREAMGIRLS
- Jefferson Performing Arts Society
12%
Best play (local)
A FEW GOOD MEN
- St. Paul’s Alumni Theater
21%
STEEL MAGNOLIAS
- 30 by Ninety Theatre
12%
PROOF
- Slidell Little Theatre
11%
Best set design of a musical (local)
Brady Meibaum
- JEKYLL AND HYDE
- The New Octavians
19%
Brian Fontenot/ Brandon Fuggit
- THE COLOR PURPLE
- Cutting Edge Theater
16%
Kristin Blatchford
- DREAMGIRLS
- Jefferson Performing Arts Society
11%
Best set design of a play (local)
Evan Adamson
- A CHRISTMAS CAROL
- Le Petit Théâtre Du Vieux Carré
23%
Kenneth Mayfield
- THE CRUCIBLE
- Theatre Baton Rouge
20%
Jason Breaux
- ROMEO AND JULIET
- Theatre Baton Rouge
14%
Best Sound Design
Richard Fuentes
- THE COLOR PURPLE
- Cutting Edge Theater
39%
Miranda Miller
- DISNEY'S NEWSIES
- Theatre Baton Rouge
25%
Matthew Price
- PROOF
- Slidell Little Theatre
17%
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