Winners Introduced For The 2020 BroadwayWorld Los Angeles Awards! 5 Star Theatricals, Lengthy Seaside Playhouse, Pantages & Extra Take House Wins!

The 2020 BroadwayWorld Los Angeles Awards winners have been announced – bigger than ever, celebrating the best of local theater of the past decade!

The public submitted the nominees and voted for their favorites. Check out the results below!

The BroadwayWorld Regional Awards 2020 are presented by TodayTix.

Community theater productions, student productions, and college productions were all included! (Please check the respective category rules.) Productions that opened between 2011 and September 30, 2020 were eligible to participate. The vote ran until December 31st.

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Check out the 2020 Los Angeles Award winners!

Best ensemble
AFTER THE MUSICAL EXPERIENCE OF THE 80’S – 11:11 – 2018

Choreographer of the decade
Andy Blankenbuehler – HAMILTON – Hollywood Pantages Theater – 2019

Community theater of the decade
Long Beach Playhouse

Costume design of the decade
Paul Tazewell – HAMILTON – Hollywood Pantages Theater – 2019

Dancer of the Decade
Jenna Stocks – NEWSIES – Candlelight Pavilion – 2020

Director of a musical of the decade
Chris Carver – AFTER THE MUSICAL EXPERIENCE OF THE 80’S – 11:11 – 2018

Director of a play of the decade
John Farmanesh-Bocca – TEMPEST REDUX – Odyssey Theater Ensemble and the New American Theater – 2016

First theater you want to return to
Whitefire Theater

Lighting design of the decade
Donny Jackson – CABARET – Long Beach Playhouse – 2017

Actor of the decade
Jimmy Saiz – NEWSIES – Candlelight Pavilion – 2020

Production of a musical of the decade
COMFORT WOMEN: A NEW MUSIC – Dimo ​​Kim Musical Theater Factory – 2019

Production of a piece of the decade
LOST IN YONKERS – Group Rep Theater – 2020

Set design of the decade
Stephen Gifford – CABARET – Festival Theater – 2018

Sound design of the decade
Jeff Gardner – NATIVE SON – Antaeus Theater Company – 2017

Theater company of the decade
Long Beach Playhouse

Top Arts Supporting Organization
The Actors Fund

Top streaming production / performance
NINE WINNING ONE ACTS – Group Rep Theater – 2020

Singer of the Decade
Cassandra Murphy – HUNCHBACK BY NOTRE DAME – Five Star Theater – 2018

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