The Broadway World Los Angeles Award winners have been announced! Lyme Disease: The Musical is runner up for Best New Play or Musical and Best Performance by a Supporting Performer in a Musical: Zozo Chen-Wernik. Big congratulations to our Hollywood Fringe Festival friends Teaching a Robot to Love: The Musical! They won seven awards!

Shout-out to our fellow Fringe runners up Austin Nation, Rebecca McGlynn, Eli Hans, and to my friend from college, Best Direction of a Play runner up Jennifer Chang!

Here’s a list of winners:

Best Cabaret/Concert/Solo Performance

Winner: Susan Edwards Martin – FEARLESS FEMALES IN THE FOOTLIGHTS – Luxe Sunset Blvd. Hotel
Runners-Up: Austin Nation – BECOMING AUSTIN NATION – Renberg Theater, Rebecca McGlynn – ASEXUALITY: THE SOLO MUSICAL – Studio/Stag, Eli Hans – OUT OF THE BLUE: A MIRACULOUS MUSICAL – Zephyr Theater

Best Choreography Of A Play Or Musical

Winner: Eric Michaud – TEACHING A ROBOT TO LOVE: THE MUSICAL – Broadwater Black Box
Runners-Up: Christopher Jewell Valentin – LEGALLY BLONDE – Cupcake Theater, Cheryl Baxter – L.A. NOW AND THEN – Group Rep at the Lonny Chapman Theatre, Sonya L. Randall – URINETOWN – Long Beach Playhouse

Best Costume Design Of A Play Or Musical

Winner: Atelier Abene – TEACHING A ROBOT TO LOVE: THE MUSICAL – Broadwater Black Box
Runners-Up: Annie Claire Hudson – RENT – Cupcake Theater, Christina Bayer – URINETOWN – Long Beach Playhouse, Michael Mullen – A LITTLE NIGHT MUSIC – Studio/Stage

Best Dance Production

Winner: BALLET HISPÁNICO – Wallis Annenberg Center for Performing Arts
Runner-Up: BODYTRAFFIC – Wallis Annenberg Center for Performing Arts

Best Direction Of A Musical

Winner: Ashley Ward – TEACHING A ROBOT TO LOVE: THE MUSICAL – Broadwater Black Box
Runners-Up: Brayden Hade and Jewell Valentin – LEGALLY BLONDE – Cupcake Theater, Barry Pearl – 13 THE MUSICAL – Simi Valley Cultural Center, Rovin Jay – URINETOWN – Long Beach Playhouse

Best Direction Of A Play

Winner: Terry Hanauer – REMEMBERING THE FUTURE – The Odyssey Theatre
Runners-Up: Jennifer Chang – EVERYBODY – Antaeus Theater Company, Brian Gene White – FUTURE TRIPPING – LOFT Ensemble, Mikey Mulhearn – ANGELS IN AMERICA – Foolish Production Co/Broadwater

Best Ensemble Performance

Winner: TEACHING A ROBOT TO LOVE: THE MUSICAL – Broadwater Black Box
Runners-Up: URINETOWN – Long Beach Playhouse, DRAG: THE MUSICAL – The Bourbon Room, HAIR – Altadena Music Theatre

Best Immersive Production

Winner: Natasha Mercado – TREE – LGBT Center
Runners-Up: REMEMBERING THE FUTURE – The Odyssey Theatre, L.A. MONOLOGUE & SONG SLAM – Zephyr Theatre / Studio For Performing Arts LA, Chloris Li – DESERT ROCK GARDEN – New Village Arts

Best Lighting Design Of A Play Or Musical

Winner: Szu-Yun Wang – URINETOWN – Long Beach Playhouse
Runners-Up: James G Smith – THE LITTLE MERMAID – Cupcake Theater, Wesley Charles Siu Muen Chew – ASSASSINS – East West Players, Donny Jackson – IF I FORGET – Fountain Theatre

Best Music Direction & Orchestra Performance

Winner: Aaron Wilson – TEACHING A ROBOT TO LOVE: THE MUSICAL – Broadwater Black Box
Runners-Up: Todd Schroeder – Sam Harris: OPENLY GRAY – Catalina Jazz Club, Stephen Olear – URINETOWN – Long Beach Playhouse, Chris Wade – HAIR – Altadena Music Theatre

Best Musical

Winner: TEACHING A ROBOT TO LOVE: THE MUSICAL – Broadwater Black Box
Runners-Up: LEGALLY BLONDE – Cupcake at the Majestic, URINETOWN – Long Beach Playhouse, DRAG: THE MUSICAL – The Bourbon Room

Best New Play Or Musical

Winner: DRAG THE MUSICAL – The Bourbon Room
Runners-Up: LYME DISEASE: THE MUSICAL – Actors Company, ASEXUALITY: THE SOLO MUSICAL – Studio/Stage, REMEMBERING THE FUTURE – Odyssey Theatre

Best Performer In A Musical

Winner: Margie Mays – LEGALLY BLONDE – Cupcake Theater
Runners-Up: Christopher Jewell Valentin – RENT – Cupcake Theater, Aliza Pearl – TEACHING A ROBOT TO LOVE: THE MUSICAL – Broadwater Black Box, Nick Adams – DRAG: THE MUSICAL – The Bourbon Room

Best Performer In A Play

Winner: Michael Corbett – REMEMBERING THE FUTURE – The Odyssey
Runners-Up: Adam Kantor – THE INHERITANCE – Geffen Playhouse, Michael Mullen – ANGELS IN AMERICA: MILLENNIUM APPROACHES – Long Beach Playhouse, Alex Skuby – GASLIGHT HOUSE – Whitefire Theatre

Best Play

Winner: ANGELS IN AMERICA – Foolish Production Co / Broadwater Black Box
Runners-Up: IF I FORGET – Fountain Theatre, THE INHERITANCE – Geffen Playhouse, YOU CAN’T TAKE IT WITH YOU – Long Beach Playhouse

Best Production of an Opera

Winner: ON GOLD MOUNTAIN – LA Opera
Runners-Up: RETURN TO THE FUTURE – Odyssey Theater, JACARANDA’S CONCERT PREMIERE OF ARKHIPOV BY COMPOSER PETER KNELL AND LIBRETTIST STEPHANIE FLEISCHMANN – Kirk Douglas Theatre

Best Scenic Design Of A Play Or Musical

Winner: David Scaglione – URINETOWN – Long Beach Playhouse
Runners-Up: Seth Kamenow – SOMETHING ROTTEN! – Simi Valley Cultural Arts Center, Brayden Hade – LEGALLY BLONDE – Cupcake Theater, Ali Roustaei – FUTURE TRIPPING – LOFT Ensemble

Best Solo Production

Winner: FROM A YARDIE TO A YANKEE – Theatre West
Runners-Up: ASEXUALITY: THE SOLO MUSICAL – Studio/Stage, THE ITALIAN IN ME – Theatre West, MIKE BIRBIGLIA: THE OLD MAN AND THE POOL – Mark Taper Forum

Best Sound Design Of A Play Or Musical

Winner: Sammy Stritmatter – L.A. NOW AND THEN – Group Rep at the Lonny Chapman Theatre
Runners-Up: Cricket Myers – ASSASSINS – East West Players, Jessica Dellrae Rivera – URINETOWN – Long Beach Playhouse, Steve Shaw – THE DESPERATE HOURS – Group Rep at the Lonny Chapman Theatre

Best Special Event

Winner: A SONDHEIM CELEBRATION. LIVE. LAUGH. LOVE. – Musical Theatre Guild
Runners-Up: OUT OF THE BLUE: A MIRACULOUS MUSICAL – Eli Hans, TALES OF THE LONG BEACH PLAYHOUSE – Long Beach Playhouse, GHOSTWALK – Santa Paula Theater Center

Best Supporting Performer In A Musical

Winner: Renee Wylder – LEGALLY BLONDE – Cupcake Theater
Runners-Up: Zozo Chen-Wernik – LYME DISEASE: THE MUSICAL – The Actors Company, Bonnie Gordon – TEACHING A ROBOT TO LOVE: THE MUSICAL – Broadwater Black Box, Jason Graae – SPAMILTON – Musical Theatre West

Best Supporting Performer In A Play

Winner: Yukari Black – SHIZUKA – 静 – The Zephyr Theatre
Runners-Up: Andrew Neaves – REMEMBERING THE FUTURE – Odyssey Theatre Ensemble, Jahel Corban Caldera – ANGELS IN AMERICA: A GAY FANTASIA ON NATIONAL THEMES, PART ONE: MILLENNIUM APPROACHES AND PART TWO: PERESTROIKA – Broadwater Black Box, Belle Guillory – VALLEY SONG – International City Theatre

Best Theatre For Young Audiences Production

Winner: TEACHING A ROBOT TO LOVE: THE MUSICAL – Broadwater Black Box
Runners-Up: TOPSY TURVY – The Wisteria Theater Company, 13 THE MUSICAL – Simi Valley Cultural Center, WHEN YURI MET MALCOLM – East West Players