The votes were tallied and the winners of the 2019 Broadway World Awards have been announced. This year set a record for nominations. The voting was open to the public. And the winners are:
Best Alternative Cabaret Show
Tammy Faye Starlight – Tammy Faye Starlight Celebrates 40 Years of Marianne Faithful’s Broken English – Pangea
Best Burlesque Show or Act
Le Scandal Cabaret – Le Scandal Cabaret – The Laurie Beechman Theatre
Best Commercial Recording
Ann Hampton Callaway – Jazz Goes to the Movies – Feinstein’s/54 Below
Best Debut Show
Mark William – Come Croon with Me – The Green Room 42
Best Director
Will Nunziata – Peggy Lee in Her Own Words – The Green Room 42
Best Drag Artist or Impersonator
Paulina, Princess of Power – Lucky Cheng’s – Stage 48
Best Duo Show
Ace Young & Diana DeGarmo Birdland & Birdland Theater
Best Host or Emcee of a Cabaret
Susie Mosher – Susie Mosher’s The Lineup – Birdland
Best Independent Recording
Mark William – Come Croon with Me – The Green Room 42
Best Jazz Vocalist
Spencer Day
Best Musical Comedy Cabaret Show
The Hell’s Kitchenettes – The Hell’s Kitchenettes – The Laurie Beechman Theatre
Best Musical Director
Billy Stritch – Cast Party, Marilyn Maye, Nicolas King, Jim Caruso, Linda Lavin, Countess LuAnn de Lessepps
Best Non-Musical Cabaret Performance
Leslie Jordan – Exposed – The Green Room 42
Best Revue/Group Show
The Boy Band Project – Boy Band Brunch – The Green Room 42
Best Show
The Green Room 42 – Titanique – The Green Room 42
Best Show, Celebrity
Chita Rivera – A Lot of Livin’ to Do – Feinstein’s/54 Below
Best Special Event (Multiple)
Jay Armstrong Johnson & co. – I Put a Spell on You: The Return of the Sanderson Sisters – Le poisson rouge
Best Special Event (Solo)
Marti Gould Cummings – Marti & the Cummers – The Mirror Room at Lincoln Center
Best Tribute Show
Clint Holmes & Billy Stritch – Celebrate Nat King Cole – Birdland Theater
Best Variety Show or Recurring Series
Blake Allen – An Evening with… Series – The Green Room 42
Best Vocalist
Christine de Frece
