BWW: 2011 Seattle Theater Awards Nominations OPEN!

It's that time of year again.  Time to make your voices heard for your favorite shows and performances from the 2011 Seattle Theater Season.  Last year's inaugural Seattle awards were so much fun that we just had to bring them back. 

And this year we're adding in a new category to recognize all those amazing writers in town with Best New/Original Play/Musical (Local).  We're looking for your favorite new work from the Seattle area.

So get to the Nominations Page and fill in the names, titles and theaters of your favorites.  Nominations will close at the end of October when voting will begin.  Ready?  Set?  GO!!!

Full list of 2010 winners
Best Choreography (Local)
Winner - Christopher Zinovitch - "Evil Dead the Musical" - ArtsWest
1^st Runner Up - Steve Tomkins and Kristin Culp - "42nd Street" - Village Theatre
2^nd Runner Up - Crystal Dawn Munkers - "Chicago" - Seattle Musical Theatre
Critic's Choice (Jay's Pick) - Steve Tomkins and Kristin Culp - "42nd Street" - Village Theatre

Best Costume Design (Local)
Winner - Margo Walker - "Evil Dead the Musical" - ArtsWest
1^st Runner Up - Deane Middleton - "Anne of Green Gables" - Village Theatre
2^nd Runner Up - Melanie Burgess - "42nd Street" - Village Theatre
Critic's Choice (Jay's Pick) - Elizabeth Caitlin Ward - "A Doctor In Spite of Himself" - Intiman Theatre

Best Direction of Musical (Local)
Winner - Christopher Zinovitch - "Evil Dead the Musical" - ArtsWest
1^st Runner Up - Eric Ankrim & Elizabeth Eller - "Dr. Horrible's Sing-Along Blog" - Balagan Theatre
2^nd Runner Up - Steve Tomkins - "42nd Street" - Village Theatre
Critic's Choice (Jay's Pick) - Eric Ankrim & Elizabeth Eller - "Dr. Horrible's Sing-Along Blog" - Balagan Theatre 

Best Direction of Play (Local)
Winner - Kate Witt - "Love Song" - ArtsWest
1^st Runner Up - Katjana Vadeboncoeur - "Reasons To Be Pretty" - ArtsWest
2^nd Runner Up - Brian Yorkey - "Lost in Yonkers" - Village Theatre
Critic's Choice (Jay's Pick) - John Langs - "Hamlet" - Seattle Shakespeare Company

Best Featured Actor in a Musical (Local)
Winner - Ryan Demerick - "Evil Dead the Musical" - ArtsWest
1^st Runner Up - Ryan McCabe - "Chicago" - Seattle Musical Theatre
2^nd Runner Up - Daniel Stoltenberg - "Evil Dead the Musical" - ArtsWest
Critic's Choice (Jay's Pick) - Ryan McCabe - "Chicago" - Seattle Musical Theatre 

Best Featured Actor in a Musical (Touring)
Winner - David Baida - "In The Heights" - 5th Avenue Theatre
1^st Runner Up - D.B. Bonds - "Legally Blonde" - 5th Avenue Theatre
2^nd Runner Up - Anderson Davis - "South Pacific" - 5th Avenue Theatre
Critic's Choice (Jay's Pick) - D.B. Bonds - "Legally Blonde" - 5th Avenue Theatre 

Born and raised in Seattle, WA, Jay has been a theater geek for years. He attends as many shows as he can around the country and loves taking in new exciting works. Jay is also an actor in the local Seattle scene.

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