2 Weeks to Vote for the BWW Ottawa Awards; MATILDA THE MUSICAL, MIRACLE ON 34TH STREET, Kemptville Youth Musical Theatre Company & More Lead!

There's just 2 weeks left to vote and we have the latest standings as of Monday, December 18th for the 2023 BroadwayWorld Ottawa Awards... Don't miss out on making sure that your favorite theatres, stars, and shows get the recognition they deserve!

The 2023 Regional Awards honor regional productions, touring shows, and more which had their first performance between October 1, 2022 through September 30, 2023. Our local editors set the categories, our readers submitted their nominees, and now you get to vote for your favorites! Voting will continue through December 31st, 2023.

Winners will be announced in January!

Don't miss out on making sure that your favorite theatres, stars, and shows get the recognition they deserve!

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2023 BroadwayWorld Ottawa Standings

Best Choreography Of A Play Or Musical
Laura Anderson - MATILDA THE MUSICAL - Kemptville Youth Musical Theatre Company 24%
Kalie Hunter Nero - JOSEPH AND THE AMAZING TECHNICOLOR DREAMCOAT - Bancroft Village Playhouse 17%
Morgan Coughlan and Niamh Webber - NEWSIES - Orpheus Musical Theatre 14%
Alianne Rozon - MEMPHIS - Orpheus Musical Theatre 13%
Debbie Guilbault - SOMETHING ROTTEN! - Orpheus Musical Theatre 10%
Tyler Pearse - CABARET - Ovation Productions 9%
Katie Moroz - INTO THE WOODS - Carleton Dominion Chalmers Centre 9%
Dean Deffett - CINDER-ELLIE - Tweed & Company Theatre 5%

Best Costume Design Of A Play Or Musical
Carolyn Bruce - MATILDA THE MUSICAL - Kemptville Youth Musical Theatre Company 23%
Susan Cole and Sandy GoldSmith - MEMPHIS - Orpheus Musical Theatre 21%
Jocelyn Perry - JOSEPH AND THE AMAZING TECHNICOLOR DREAMCOAT - Bancroft Village Playhouse 17%
Vanessa Imeson - FOREVER YOUNG: A GHETTO STORY - Great Canadian Theatre Company 11%
Tanya Guimond - CABARET - Ovation Productions 8%
Vanessa Imeson - THE SUPINE COBBLER - Great Canadian Theatre Company 8%
Bonnie Garland - AFFAIRS OF STATE - Classic Theatre Festival 4%
Maxine Ball - GLORIOUS! - Kanata Theatre 3%
Jocelyn Perry - CINDER-ELLIE - Tweed & Company Theatre 3%
Bonnie Garland - SLEUTH - Classic Theatre Festival 2%

Best Dance Production
MATILDA THE MUSICAL - Kemptville Youth Musical Theatre Company 44%
MEMPHIS - Orpheus Musical Theatre 28%
CABARET - Meridian Theatre 28%

Best Direction Of A Musical
Barbara Lacelle - MATILDA THE MUSICAL - Kemptville Youth Musical Theatre Company 35%
Lisa James - MEMPHIS - Orpheus Musical Theatre 31%
Phil Nero - JOSEPH AND THE AMAZING TECHNICOLOR DREAMCOAT - Bancroft Village Playhouse 17%
Tricia Black - JONI MITCHELL: BOTH SIDES NOW - Tweed & Company Theatre 10%
Dean Deffett - CINDER-ELLIE - Tweed & Company Theatre 7%

Best Direction Of A Play
Stavros Sakiadis - THE NOBLE PURSUIT - Ottawa Little Theatre 24%
Sarah Kitz - FOREVER YOUNG: A GHETTO STORY - Great Canadian Theatre Company 21%
Steven Gallagher - MURDER AT ACKERTON MANOR - Tweed & Company Theatre 17%
Emily Pearlman - THE SUPINE COBBLER - Great Canadian Theatre Company 11%
Val Bogan - HAVING RELATIONS - Kanata Theatre 11%
Laurel Smith - AFFAIRS OF STATE - Classic Theatre Festival 8%
Ilona Henkelman - GLORIOUS! - Kanata Theatre 6%
Laurel Smith - SLEUTH - Classic Theatre Festival 3%

Best Ensemble
MATILDA THE MUSICAL - Kemptville Youth Musical Theatre Company 21%
SWEENEY TODD - Paper Moon Productions 12%
JOSEPH & THE AMAZING TECHNICOLOR DREAMCOAT - Bancroft Village Playhouse 11%
MEMPHIS - Orpheus Musical Theatre 9%
SOMETHING ROTTEN! - Orpheus Musical Theatre 9%
CABARET - Meridian Theatre 8%
NEWSIES - Orpheus Musical Theatre 6%
THE SUPINE COBBLER - Great Canadian Theatre Company 6%
INTO THE WOODS - Carleton Dominion Chalmers Centre 5%
AFFAIRS OF STATE - Classic Theatre Festival 4%
JUST SO - Kanata Theatre 3%
CINDER-ELLIE - Tweed & Company Theatre 3%
JONI MITCHELL: BOTH SIDES NOW - Tweed & Company Theatre 3%
SLEUTH - Classic Theatre Festival 1%

Best Lighting Design Of A Play Or Musical
Kevin Colwell and Lucas Colwell - MATILDA THE MUSICAL - Kemptville Youth Musical Theatre Company 22%
Alaynah deKleine - JOSEPH AND THE AMAZING TECHNICOLOR DREAMCOAT - Bancroft Village Playhouse 16%
Don Douglas - MEMPHIS - Orpheus Musical Theatre 15%
Seth Gerry - FOREVER YOUNG: A GHETTO STORY - Great Canadian Theatre Company 15%
Lauren Boyd - CABARET - Ovation Productions 8%
Bradley King - HADESTOWN - National Arts Centre 7%
Dean Deffett - CINDER-ELLIE - Tweed & Company Theatre 5%
Graham Price - AFFAIRS OF STATE - Classic Theatre Festival 4%
Graham Price - MATILDA THE MUSICAL - Classic Theatre Festival 4%
Jim Mantle - GLORIOUS! - Kanata Theatre 3%
Graham Price - SLEUTH - Classic Theatre Festival 1%

Best Music Direction & Orchestra Performance
Sabrina Tang - SWEENEY TODD - Paper Moon Theatre 30%
Phillip Konopka - MATILDA THE MUSICAL - Kemptville Youth Musical Theatre Company 25%
Paul Legault - SOMETHING ROTTEN! - Orpheus Musical Theatre 14%
Jake Schindler - JONI MITCHELL: BOTH SIDES NOW - Tweed & Company Theatre 13%
Micah DeShazer - MEMPHIS - Orpheus Musical Theatre 12%
Jackson Seib - CABARET - Ovation Productions 7%

Best Musical
MATILDA THE MUSICAL - Kemptville Youth Musical Theatre Company 23%
SWEENEY TODD - Paper Moon Theatre 15%
JOSEPH AND THE AMAZING TECHNICOLOR DREAMCOAT - Bancroft Village Playhouse 12%
MEMPHIS - Orpheus Musical Theatre 11%
SOMETHING ROTTEN! - Orpheus Musical Theatre 9%
CABARET - Ovation Productions 9%
INTO THE WOODS - Carleton Dominion Chalmers Centre 7%
NEWSIES - Orpheus Musical Theatre 5%
JAGGED LITTLE PILL - National Arts Centre 4%
CINDER-ELLIE - Tweed & Company Theatre 3%
JUST SO - Kanata Theatre 2%

Best New Play Or Musical
FOREVER YOUNG: A GHETTO STORY - Great Canadian Theatre Company 30%
JONI MITCHELL: BOTH SIDES NOW - Tweed & Company Theatre 19%
CINDER-ELLIE - Tweed & Company Theatre 15%
MURDER AT ACKERTON MANOR - Tweed & Company Theatre 12%
FALL ON YOUR KNEES - NAC 11%
SLEUTH - Classic Theatre Festival 6%
THE SUNSET GALS - DERRY QUEEN PRODUCTIONS 4%
BREATHING HOLE - NAC 3%

Best Performer In A Musical
Joy Mwandemange - MEMPHIS - Orpheus Musical Theatre 15%
Abbigail Flinn - MATILDA THE MUSICAL - Kemptville Youth Musical Theatre Company 10%
Itzy Kamil - SOMETHING ROTTEN! - Orpheus Musical Theatre 9%
Mireille Carpentier - MATILDA THE MUSICAL - Kemptville Youth Musical Theatre Company 9%
Maggie Wolfe - INTO THE WOODS - Carleton Dominion Chalmers Centre 7%
Christopher Sherwood - JOSEPH AND THE AMAZING TECHNICOLOR DREAMCOAT - Bancroft Village Playhouse 7%
Jessica Wilson - JOSEPH AND THE AMAZING TECHNICOLOR DREAMCOAT - Bancroft Village Playhouse 6%
Olivia Pilon - MATILDA THE MUSICAL - Kemptville Youth Musical Theatre Company 5%
Julie Seguin - SOMETHING ROTTEN! - Orpheus Musical Theatre 5%
Robyn Campbell - INTO THE WOODS - Carleton Musical Theatre Society 4%
Riley Hillier - MATILDA THE MUSICAL - Kemptville Youth Musical Theatre Company 4%
Mason Timm - NEWSIES - Orpheus Musical Theatre 3%
Jacob MacInnis - BOTH SIDES NOW - Tweed & Company Theatre 3%
Jade McLeod - JAGGED LITTLE PILL - National Arts Centre 3%
Mitch Wood - CABARET - Ovation Productions 3%
Kirstyn Russelle - CABARET - Ovation Productions 2%
Matthew Patrick Quinn - HADESTOWN - National Arts Centre 2%
Elora Sarmiento - CINDER-ELLIE - Tweed & Company Theatre 1%
Jacob MacInnis - CINDER-ELLIE - Tweed & Company Theatre 1%
Lyne Trembley - CABARET - Ovation Productions 0%

Best Performer In A Play
Arinea Hermans - MURDER AT ACKERTON MANOR - Tweed & Company Theatre 19%
Itzy Kamil - MIRACLE ON 34TH STREET - Ottawa Little Theatre 18%
Ori Black - FOREVER YOUNG: A GHETTO STORY - Great Canadian Theatre Company 18%
Olivia Brown - CRIMES OF THE HEART - Ottawa Little Theatre 10%
Lindsey Keene - DRACULA - Sock 'n' Buskin Theatre Company 10%
Sarah Edwards - GLORIOUS! - Kanata Theatre 8%
Jesse Lalonde - GLORIOUS! - Kanata Theatre 6%
Dana Fradkin - AFFAIRS OF STATE - Classic Theatre Festival 3%
Douglas Walker - AFFAIRS OF STATE - Classic Theatre Festival 3%
Greg Campbell - SLEUTH - Classic Theatre Festival 2%
Debra Hale - AFFAIRS OF STATE - Classic Theatre Festival 2%
Braydon Hall - HAVING RELATIONS - Kanata Theatre 2%

Best Play
MIRACLE ON 34TH STREET - Ottawa Little Theatre 21%
THE NOBLE PURSUIT - Ottawa Little Theatre 19%
MURDER AT ACKERTON MANOR - Tweed & Company Theatre 15%
FOREVER YOUNG: A GHETTO STORY - Great Canadian Theatre Company 13%
THE SUPINE COBBLER - Great Canadian Theatre Company 11%
HAVING RELATIONS - Kanata Theatre 6%
AFFAIRS OF STATE - Classic Theatre Festival 5%
AFFAIRS OF STATE - Classic Theatre Festival 5%
THE SUNSET GALS - DERRY QUEEN PRODUCTIONS 2%
SLEUTH - Classic Theatre Festival 2%

Best Scenic Design Of A Play Or Musical
Bonnie Selleck - MATILDA THE MUSICAL - Kemptville Youth Musical Theatre Company 23%
Teddy Moynihan - JOSEPH AND THE AMAZING TECHNICOLOR DREAMCOAT - Bancroft Village Playhouse 19%
Laura Duncan - SOMETHING ROTTEN - Orpheus Musical Theatre 18%
Brian Smith - FOREVER YOUNG: A GHETTO STORY - Great Canadian Theatre Company 10%
Lauren Boyd - CABARET - Ovation Productions 7%
Geoff Grusen - CRIMES OF THE HEART - Ottawa Little Theatre 6%
Julia Kim - THE SUPINE COBBLER - Great Canadian Theatre Company 5%
Holly Meyer-Dymny - AFFAIRS OF STATE - Classic Theatre Festival 4%
Heidi Roberts - GLORIOUS! - Kanata Theatre 4%
Heidi Roberts - HAVING RELATIONS - Kanata Theatre 3%
Holly Meyer-Dymny - SLEUTH - Classic Theatre Festival 1%

Best Sound Design Of A Play Or Musical
Peter Miller - MATILDA THE MUSICAL - Kemptville Youth Musical Theatre Company 30%
Alaynah deKleine - JOSEPH AND THE AMAZING TECHNICOLOR DREAMCOAT - Bancroft Village Playhouse 25%
John Cybanski - MEMPHIS - Orpheus Musical Theatre 24%
Olivier Fairfield - FOREVER YOUNG: A GHETTO STORY - Great Canadian Theatre Company 12%
Sage Reynolds - THE SUPINE COBBLER - Great Canadian Theatre Company 10%

Best Supporting Performer In A Musical
Nathalie Petherick - MATILDA THE MUSICAL - Kemptville Youth Musical Theatre Company 24%
Axandre Lemours - MEMPHIS - Orpheus Musical Theatre 13%
Adrien Pyke - NEWSIES - Orpheus Musical Theatre 10%
Lindsey Keene - INTO THE WOODS - Carleton Dominion Chalmers Centre 8%
Jacob MacInnia - JOSEPH AND THE AMAZING TECHNICOLOR DREAMCOAT - Bancroft Village Playhouse 6%
Andrea Black - SOMETHING ROTTEN - Orpheus Musical Theatre 5%
Emmanuel Simon - MEMPHIS - Orpheus Musical Theatre 5%
Cassie-Hope Aubin - JONI MITCHELL: BOTH SIDES NOW - Tweed & Company Theatre 5%
Meg Barbeau - NEWSIES - Orpheus Musical Theatre 4%
Cara Pantalone - CABARET - Ovation Productions 3%
Joel Cumber - CABARET - Ovation Productions 3%
Kent Sheridan - JOSEPH AND THE AMAZING TECHNICOLOR DREAMCOAT - Bancroft Village Playhouse 3%
Danielle Leger - CINDER-ELLIE - Tweed & Company Theatre 2%
Andrew Wiseman - NEWSIES - Orpheus Musical Theatre 2%
Allison Sheppard - JAGGED LITTLE PILL - National Arts Centre 2%
Carmella Gehrels - NEWSIES - Orpheus Musical Theatre 2%
Macayla Paris - CABARET - Ovation Productions 1%
Eric Lehmann - CABARET - Ovation Productions 1%
Arinea Hermans - CABARET - Ovation Productions 0%
Lyne Tremblay - CABARET - Ovation Productions 0

Best Supporting Performer In A Play
Billie Nell - FOREVER YOUNG: A GHETTO STORY - Great Canadian Theatre Company 29%
Jude McCormack - CRIMES OF THE HEART - Ottawa Little Theatre 22%
Shirley Manh - ALMOST MAINE - Kanata Theatre 22%
Ellie Ellwand - THE SUPINE COBBLER - Great Canadian Theatre Company 15%
Alastair Love - AFFAIRS OF STATE - Classic Theatre Festival 12%

Best Theatre For Young Audiences Production
MATILDA THE MUSICAL - Kemptville Youth Musical Theatre Company 58%
CINDER-ELLIE - Tweed & Company Theatre 25%
JUST SO - Kanata Theatre 18%

Favorite Local Theatre
Kemptville Youth Musical Theatre Company 22%
Orpheus Musical Theatre 15%
Ottawa Little Theatre 11%
Great Canadian Theatre Company 10%
Bancroft Village Playhouse 9%
Papermoon 9%
Kanata Theatre 6%
Classic Theatre Festival 3%
Ovation Productions 3%
Lost Baggage 3%
The Marble Arts Centre 3%
National Arts Centre 3%
Gladstone Theatre 2%

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