Winners Announced For The 2020 BroadwayWorld Ottawa Awards! Orpheus Musical Theatre & More Take Home Prizes!

Winners have been announced for the 2020 BroadwayWorld Ottawa Awards - which were back bigger than ever, celebrating the best in local theatre of the past decade!

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

The 2020 BroadwayWorld Regional Awards are presented by TodayTix.

Community theatre productions, student productions, and college productions were all included! (Please check respective category rules.) Eligibility was for productions which opened between 2011 and September 30th, 2020. Voting ran through December 31.

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Check Out The 2020 Ottawa Award Winners!

Best Ensemble
NEWSIES - KYMTC - 2019

Best Theatre Staff
Orpheus Musical Theatre

Community Theatre Of The Decade
Orpheus Musical Theatre

Costume Design of the Decade
Lu-Anne Connell - PRISCILLA QUEEN OF THE DESERT - Toto Too Theatre - 2017

Dancer Of The Decade
Cooper Dunn - FALSETTOS - Orpheus musical theatre - 2019

Director of a Musical of the Decade
Michael Gareau - PRISCILLA QUEEN OF THE DESERT; SISTER ACT - Tototoo - 2017; Orpheus Musical Theatre - 2019

Director of a Play of the Decade
Josh Kemp - IT'S A WONDERFUL LIFE; BENT - ottawa little theatre - 2018; Toto too - 2019

First Theatre You Want to Go Back To
Meridian Theatres at Centrepointe

Fundraising Supporter Of The Decade
Orpheus Musical Theatre

Lighting Design of the Decade
Kevin Colwell - NEWSIES - KYMTC - 2019

Most Improved Theatre Company
ASNY (Ain't Seen Nothing Yet)

Performer Of The Decade
Cooper Dunn - FALSETTOS - Orpheus - 2019

Production Of A Musical Of The Decade
PRISCILLA QUEEN OF THE DESERT - Toto Too - 2017

Production Of A Play Of The Decade
IT'S A WONDERFUL LIFE - Ottawa Little theatre - 2020

Set Design Of The Decade
Bonnie Selleck - NEWSIES - KYMTC - 2019

Sound Design of the Decade
John Cybanski - LES MISERABLES; MARY POPPINS; BEAUTY AND THE BEAST; THE LITTLE MERMAID - ASNY - 2015; 2017; 2019; 2020

Theatre Company Of The Decade
Orpheus Musical Theatre

Top Arts Supporting Organization
Orpheus Musical Theatre

Vocalist Of The Decade
Skye MacDiarmid - NEXT TO NORMAL - Indie Women Productions - 2015


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