It’s that time of year when Broadway World announces the nominees for its BroadwayWorld Cabaret Awards. Voting is open now through December 31st. Partnering with Today Tix, the awards honor exemplary performers and productions in New York.
For the year 2020, with cabaret rooms and venues shut down since March, Broadway World decided to do a Best Of the Decade award in every category. As a result, there are shows and performers that have been nominated from as far back as 2010, though the majority of the nominees are for more recent appearances. Additionally, Stephen Mosher, Editor of Broadway World Cabaret, created new categories to create greater inclusivity. New categories include artists who have worked to create online content during the pandemic as well as members of the industry that are often passed over for praise, such as front of house workers, designers and documentarians.
The nominations are derived from fans, admirers, colleagues, friends—those who support the artists as they create their work. “I am very glad that the members of the industry have embraced this annual contest,” Mosher says. “2020 has been a rough year and everyone needs something about which to feel happy, to be excited, and even though it is a contest where only one artist per category can win, the more important factor is all of the artists who are being celebrated and whose work is being acknowledged.”
After the voting ends, the numbers will be calculated digitally and the winners are announced in January.
To vote, enter an email address, click through the 52 categories, casting votes in the ones that you wish, and then complete the verification process. To see the list of nominees and vote, click here.
Categories for award nominations are:
Best Alternative Cabaret Show
Best Arrangement
Best Burlesque Show or Act
Best Club House Manager/Concierge
Best Comedy Act
Best Debut Show-One Night Only
Best Debut Show-Run of Shows
Best Director
Best Documentarian of Cabaret, Photography or Film/Video
Best Drag Artist or Impersonator
Best Duo Show
Best Ensemble Soloist
Best Filmed Show, Created in Quarantine
Best Filmed Show, Presented From Archival Video
Best Group Show
Best Host or Emcee of a Cabaret Show
Best Jazz Combo-With or Without Vocals
Best Jazz Vocalist
Best Junior Performer (Under age 18)
Best Lighting Design
Best Live Streamed Concert
Best Live Streamed Regularly Scheduled Music Show
Best Music Video Created in Quarantine
Best Musical Comedy Cabaret
Best Musical Director
Best Open-Mic Show
Best Original Song
Best Piano Bar Entertainer, Musician
Best Piano Bar Entertainer, Vocalist
Best Producer of a Virtual Program
Best Record Producer
Best Recording, Commercial
Best Recording, Independent
Best Recurring Series
Best Regularly Scheduled Chat Program
Best Regularly Scheduled Virtual Lounge/Piano Bar Program
Best Regularly Scheduled Virtual Open Mic Program
Best Revue
Best Show
Best Show Art
Best Show Musician, Non-Musical Director
Best Show, Celebrity
Best Sound Design
Best Special Event, Multiple
Best Special Event, Solo
Best Spoken Word Cabaret Show (May feature up to 4 songs but no more)
Best Swing Act, Solo or Band
Best Tribute Show
Best Variety Show
Best Vocal Group
Best Vocalist
Best Zoom Show, Performed In Real-Time
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