Broadway.com has announced that the 25th annual Broadway.com Audience Choice Awards will be presented on May 29 in New York City. The awards are announced at the end of every theater season.
Broadway.com has also shared that Cynthia Fraser from Baltimore, Maryland has been named the winner of the “Broadway’s Biggest Fan” competition. Fraser was chosen by a slew of Broadway-star judges, including “Death Becomes Her” player Josh Lamon, “Boop!” star Jasmine Amy Rogers and “Maybe Happy Ending” lead Helen J. Shen.
Each person who entered the competition had to submit a 60-second-or-less video explaining why they are Broadway’s biggest fan. As part of winning the contest, Fraser and a friend will each attend the 25th annual Broadway.com Audience Choice Awards as well as see each of the judges’ current Broadway shows. View Fraser’s submission video below.
The Broadway.com Audience Choice Award is the only major theatrical prize awarded solely by votes cast online by audience members. Awards are presented in traditional categories as well as several unique to the Broadway.com Audience Choice Awards, including Favorite Diva Performance, Favorite New Song, Favorite Breakthrough Performance, Favorite Funny Performance and Favorite Onstage Pair. In addition, an award is presented for national tours to encourage the participation of Broadway fans not only in New York but across the country. All awards are decided solely by the voting of theater fans on Broadway.com.
Fans will be able to vote to select this year’s nominees on Broadway.com via the schedule below.
• Wednesday, April 23: nominee voting opens
• Sunday, April 27: nominee voting closes
• Tuesday, April 29: award voting opens
• Friday, May 9: award voting closes
More information regarding the 25th annual Broadway.com Audience Choice Awards will be released at a later date.
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