Broadway.com Audience Choice Awards Announces 2023 Nominations

Broadway.com Audience Choice Awards Announces 2023 Nominations

The Broadway.com Audience Choice Awards, the only major theatrical prize awarded solely by votes cast online by audience members, has announced the nominees for its 23rd annual ceremony. Fans from around the world have voted for all eligible candidates, making this the most democratic theater award of the year.

Leading the pack this year is Into The Woods, with 17 nominations, followed by Life of Pi, which received 5 nominations. Annaleigh Ashford received the most individual nominations, with 4 nods for her performance in Sweeney Todd, while Hiran Abeysekara received 3 nominations for his performance in Life of Pi.

The awards are presented in traditional categories, as well as several unique to the Broadway.com Audience Choice Awards, such as "Favorite Diva Performance," "Favorite New Song," "Favorite Breakthrough Performance," "Favorite Funny Performance," and "Favorite Onstage Pair." An award is also presented for national tours to encourage the participation of Broadway fans across the country.

Fans can vote for their favorites now through May 21st, with winners announced on June 1st. The awards will be presented at a private reception at 48 Lounge on the same day.

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Join in the excitement and cast your vote at Broadway.com. Don't miss the opportunity to have your voice heard and support your favorite performers and shows. 

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FAVORITE NEW MUSICAL

& Juliet

Kimberly Akimbo

New York, New York

Shucked

Some Like It Hot

FAVORITE NEW PLAY

Fat Ham

Good Night, Oscar

Leopoldstadt

Life of Pi

Peter Pan Goes Wrong

FAVORITE MUSICAL REVIVAL

Camelot

Dancin’

Into the Woods

Parade

Sweeney Todd

FAVORITE PLAY REVIVAL

Death of a Salesman

A Doll’s House

Ohio State Murders

The Piano Lesson

The Sign in Sidney Brustein’s Window

FAVORITE LONG-RUNNING SHOW

Hamilton

Hadestown

Moulin Rouge! The Musical

SIX: The Musical

Wicked

FAVORITE TOUR

Come From Away

Hadestown

Hamilton

SIX: The Musical

Wicked

FAVORITE PERFORMANCE OF THE YEAR (MUSICAL)

Annaleigh Ashford, Sweeney Todd

Sara Bareilles, Into the Woods

Victoria Clark, Kimberly Akimbo

Josh Groban, Sweeney Todd

Ben Platt, Parade

FAVORITE PERFORMANCE OF THE YEAR (PLAY)

Hiran Abeysekera, Life of Pi

Jessica Chastain, A Doll’s House

Jodie Comer, Prima Facie

Sean Hayes, Good Night, Oscar

Audra McDonald, Ohio State Murders

FAVORITE LEADING ACTOR IN A MUSICAL

Christian Borle, Some Like It Hot

J. Harrison Ghee, Some Like It Hot

Josh Groban, Sweeney Todd

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, Lerner & Loewe’s Camelot

FAVORITE LEADING ACTOR IN A PLAY

Hiran Abeysekera, Life of Pi

Sean Hayes, Good Night, Oscar

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

Rachel Brosnahan, The Sign in Sidney Brustein’s Window

Jessica Chastain, A Doll’s House

Jodie Comer, Prima Facie

Laura Linney, Summer, 1976

Audra McDonald, Ohio State Murders

FAVORITE FEATURED ACTOR IN A MUSICAL

Philippe Arroyo, & Juliet

Gavin Creel, Into the Woods

Jordan Fisher, Sweeney Todd

Gaten Matarazzo, Sweeney Todd

Alex Newell, Shucked

FAVORITE FEATURED ACTRESS IN A MUSICAL

Julia Lester, Into the Woods

Ruthie Ann Miles, Sweeney Todd

Bonnie Milligan, Kimberly Akimbo

Phillipa Soo, Into the Woods

Betsy Wolfe, & Juliet

FAVORITE FEATURED ACTOR IN A PLAY

Brian Thomas Abraham, Life of Pi

Matthew Cavendish, Peter Pan Goes Wrong

Andre De Shields, Death of a Salesman

Samuel L. Jackson, The Piano Lesson

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

Lorna Courtney, & Juliet

Adrianna Hicks, Some Like It Hot

Patina Miller, Into the Woods

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 & Josh Groban, Sweeney Todd

Sara Bareilles & Brian d’Arcy James, Into the Woods

Christian Borle & J. Harrison Ghee, Some Like It Hot

Gavin Creel & Joshua Henry, Into the Woods

Micaela Diamond & Ben Platt, Parade

FAVORITE BREAKTHROUGH PERFORMANCE (MALE)

Hiran Abeysekera, Life of Pi

Philippe Arroyo, & Juliet

Justin Cooley, Kimberly Akimbo

Alex Joseph Grayson, Parade

Ben Jackson Walker, & Juliet

FAVORITE BREAKTHROUGH PERFORMANCE (FEMALE)

Maria Bilbao, Sweeney Todd

D’Arcy Carden, The Thanksgiving Play

Jodie Comer, Prima Facie

Lorna Courtney, & Juliet

Julia Lester, Into the Woods

FAVORITE REPLACEMENT (MALE)

Sebastian Arcelus, Into the Woods

Cheyenne Jackson, Into the Woods

Andy Karl, Into the Woods

Derek Klena, Moulin Rouge! The Musical

Gaten Matarazzo, Dear Evan Hansen

FAVORITE REPLACEMENT (FEMALE)

Julie Benko, Funny Girl

Stephanie J. Block, Into the Woods

Tovah Feldshuh, Funny Girl

Lea Michele, Funny Girl

Lillias White, Hadestown

FAVORITE NEW SONG

“Anagram,” Kimberly Akimbo

“Bad Cinderella,” Bad Cinderella

“Better,” Kimberly Akimbo

“Independently Owned,” Shucked

“Some Like It Hot,” Some Like It Hot

TOTALS BY SHOW

INTO THE WOODS – 17

SWEENEY TODD – 11

& JULIET – 8

SOME LIKE IT HOT – 8

KIMBERLY AKIMBO – 6

PARADE – 6

LIFE OF PI – 5

SHUCKED – 5

DEATH OF A SALESMAN – 4

A DOLL’S HOUSE – 3

FUNNY GIRL – 3

GOOD NIGHT, OSCAR – 3

HADESTOWN – 3

LEOPOLDSTADT – 3

OHIO STATE MURDERS – 3

PETER PAN GOES WRONG – 3

THE PIANO LESSON – 3

THE SIGN IN SIDNEY BRUSTEIN’S WINDOW – 3

HAMILTON – 2

CAMELOT – 2

MOULIN ROUGE! THE MUSICAL – 2

SIX THE MUSICAL – 2

THE THANKSGIVING PLAY – 2

WICKED – 2

BAD CINDERELLA – 1

DANCIN’ – 1

COME FROM AWAY – 1

FAT HAM – 1

NEW YORK, NEW YORK – 1

SUMMER, 1976 - 1

PERFORMERS WITH MULTIPLE NOMINATIONS

Annaleigh Ashford – 4

Hiran Abeysekera – 3

Sara Bareilles – 3

Christian Borle – 3

Jodie Comer – 3

Gavin Creel – 3

Josh Groban – 3

Alex Newell – 3

Ben Platt – 3

Philippe Arroyo – 2

D’Arcy Carden – 2

Jessica Chastain – 2

Micaela Diamond – 2

J. Harrison Ghee – 2

Sean Hayes – 2

Brian d’Arcy James – 2

Julia Lester – 2

Gaten Matarazzo – 2

Audra McDonald – 2

Patina Miller – 2

Phillipa Soo – 2

Betsy Wolfe - 2