On May 24, Broadway.com announced the winners of its 2023 Audience Choice Awards, voted on by fans. The awards will be presented at a private reception on June 1.
Leading the winners is the revival of “Into the Woods,” which earned six wins, including Favorite Musical Revival. “Some Like It Hot” was named Favorite New Musical, “Peter Pan Goes Wrong” won the prize for Favorite New Play and “The Piano Lesson” was named Favorite Play Revival.
In terms of performers, “Into the Woods” star Sara Bareilles garnered the award for Favorite Performance of the Year in a musical. Overall, “Sweeney Todd” star Annaleigh Ashford took home the most performance titles, winning three awards including Favorite Leading Actress in a Musical.
The Broadway.com Audience Choice Awards are presented by John Gore Organization, the parent company of Broadway.com as well as Broadway News.
See below for a full list of winners in all 24 categories. Winners are notated in bold.
Favorite New Musical
“Some Like It Hot”
“& Juliet”
“Kimberly Akimbo”
“New York, New York”
“Shucked”
Favorite New Play
“Peter Pan Goes Wrong”
“Fat Ham”
“Good Night, Oscar”
“Leopoldstadt”
“Life of Pi”
Favorite Musical Revival
“Into the Woods”
“Camelot”
“Dancin’”
“Parade”
“Sweeney Todd”
Favorite Play Revival
“The Piano Lesson”
“Death of a Salesman”
“A Doll’s House”
“Ohio State Murders”
“The Sign in Sidney Brustein’s Window”
Favorite Long-Running Show
“Hamilton”
“Hadestown
“Moulin Rouge! The Musical”
“SIX”
“Wicked”
Favorite Tour
“Hamilton”
“Come From Away”
“Hadestown”
“SIX”
“Wicked”
Favorite Performance of the Year (Musical)
Sara Bareilles, “Into the Woods”
Annaleigh Ashford, “Sweeney Todd”
Victoria Clark, “Kimberly Akimbo”
Josh Groban, “Sweeney Todd”
Ben Platt, “Parade”
Favorite Performance of the Year (Play)
Audra McDonald, “Ohio State Murders”
Hiran Abeysekera, “Life of Pi”
Jessica Chastain, “A Doll’s House”
Jodie Comer, “Prima Facie”
Sean Hayes, “Good Night, Oscar”
Favorite Leading Actor in a Musical
Josh Groban, “Sweeney Todd”
Christian Borle, “Some Like It Hot”
J. Harrison Ghee, “Some Like It Hot”
Brian d’Arcy James, “Into the Woods”
Ben Platt, “Parade”
Favorite Leading Actress in a Musical
Annaleigh Ashford, “Sweeney Todd”
Sara Bareilles, “Into the Woods”
Micaela Diamond, “Parade”
Patina Miller,” Into the Woods”
Phillipa Soo, “Camelot”
Favorite Leading Actor in a Play
Sean Hayes, “Good Night, Oscar”
Hiran Abeysekera, “Life of Pi”
Oscar Isaac, “The Sign in Sidney Brustein’s Window”
Nathan Lane, “Pictures From Home”
Wendell Pierce, “Death of a Salesman”
Favorite Leading Actress in a Play
Jessica Chastain, “A Doll’s House”
Rachel Brosnahan, “The Sign in Sidney Brustein’s Window”
Jodie Comer, “Prima Facie”
Laura Linney, “Summer, 1976”
Audra McDonald, “Ohio State Murders”
Favorite Featured Actor in a Musical
Gavin Creel, “Into the Woods”
Philippe Arroyo, “& Juliet”
Jordan Fisher, “Sweeney Todd”
Gaten Matarazzo, “Sweeney Todd”
Alex Newell, “Shucked”
Favorite Featured Actress in a Musical
Phillipa Soo, “Into the Woods”
Julia Lester, “Into the Woods”
Ruthie Ann Miles, “Sweeney Todd”
Bonnie Milligan, “Kimberly Akimbo”
Betsy Wolfe, “& Juliet”
Favorite Featured Actor in a Play
Samuel L. Jackson, “The Piano Lesson”
Brian Thomas Abraham, “Life of Pi”
Matthew Cavendish, “Peter Pan Goes Wrong”
André De Shields, “Death of a Salesman”
Brandon Uranowitz, “Leopoldstadt”
Favorite Featured Actress in a Play
Danielle Brooks, “The Piano Lesson”
Sharon D. Clarke, “Death of a Salesman”
D’Arcy Carden, “The Thanksgiving Play”
Caissie Levy, “Leopoldstadt”
Nancy Zamit, “Peter Pan Goes Wrong”
Favorite Diva Performance
Patina Miller, “Into the Woods”
Lorna Courtney, “& Juliet”
Adrianna Hicks, “Some Like It Hot”
Alex Newell, “Shucked”
NaTasha Yvette Williams, “Some Like It Hot”
Favorite Funny Performance
Annaleigh Ashford, “Sweeney Todd”
Christian Borle, “Some Like It Hot”
Gavin Creel, “Into the Woods”
Alex Newell, “Shucked”
Betsy Wolfe, “& Juliet”
Favorite Onstage Pair
Annaleigh Ashford and Josh Groban, “Sweeney Todd”
Sara Bareilles and Brian d’Arcy James, “Into the Woods”
Christian Borle and J. Harrison Ghee, “Some Like It Hot”
Gavin Creel and Joshua Henry, “Into the Woods”
Micaela Diamond and Ben Platt, “Parade”
Favorite Breakthrough Performance (Male) (Tie)
Hiran Abeysekera, “Life of Pi”
Justin Cooley, “Kimberly Akimbo”
Philippe Arroyo, “& Juliet”
Alex Joseph Grayson, “Parade”
Ben Jackson Walker, “& Juliet”
Favorite Breakthrough Performance (Female)
Julia Lester, “Into the Woods”
Maria Bilbao, “Sweeney Todd”
D’Arcy Carden, “The Thanksgiving Play”
Jodie Comer, “Prima Facie”
Lorna Courtney, “& Juliet”
Favorite Replacement (Male)
Derek Klena, “Moulin Rouge! The Musical”
Sebastian Arcelus, “Into the Woods”
Cheyenne Jackson, “Into the Woods”
Andy Karl, “Into the Woods”
Gaten Matarazzo, “Dear Evan Hansen”
Favorite Replacement (Female)
Lea Michele, “Funny Girl”
Julie Benko, “Funny Girl”
Stephanie J. Block, “Into the Woods”
Tovah Feldshuh, “Funny Girl”
Lillias White, “Hadestown”Favorite New Song
“Some Like It Hot” from “Some Like It Hot”
“Anagram” from “Kimberly Akimbo”
“Bad Cinderella” from “Bad Cinderella”
“Better” from “Kimberly Akimbo”
“Independently Owned” from “Shucked”
