Lea Salonga via @missleasalonga Instagram
Broadway’s Theater Fans’ Choice Awards has released its roster of winners for this year and world-renowned Tony-award winning Filipina superstar Lea Salonga has again brought honor to the country when she won as Best Featured Actress in a Musical for the successful run of “Once of This Island.”
The results were released by Broadwayworld.com and among the winners is American actor singer Alex Newell as Best Featured Actor in a Musical also from “Once on This Island” and “Hamilton” as Best Long Running Broadway Show.
Best Book of a Musical
Tina Fey – Mean Girls
Best Choreography
Camille A. Brown – Once On This Island
Best Costume Design
David Zinn – SpongeBob SquarePants
Best Direction of a Musical
Michael Arden – Once On This Island
Best Direction of a Play
John Tiffany – Harry Potter and the Cursed Child
Best Featured Actor in a Musical
Alex Newell – Once On This Island
Best Featured Actor in a Play
Nathan Lane – Angels in America
Best Featured Actress in a Musical
Lea Salonga – Once On This Island
Best Featured Actress in a Play
Noma Dumezweni – Harry Potter and the Cursed Child
Best Leading Actor in a Musical
Ethan Slater – SpongeBob SquarePants
Best Leading Actor in a Play
Andrew Garfield – Angels in America
Best Leading Actress in a Musical
Hailey Kilgore – Once On This Island
Best Leading Actress in a Play
Glenda Jackson – Three Tall Women
Best Lighting Design
Jules Fisher, Peggy Eisenhauer – Once On This Island
Best Long-Running Broadway Show
Hamilton
Best Musical
SpongeBob SquarePants
Best Off-Broadway Musical
Jersey Boys
Best Off-Broadway Play
Puffs
Best Orchestrations
AnnMarie Milazzo, Michael Starobin – Once On This Island
Best Play
Harry Potter and the Cursed Child
Best Revival of a Musical
Once On This Island
Best Revival of a Play
Angels in America
Best Scenic Design
Dane Laffrey – Once On This Island
Best Score
Yolanda Adams, Steven Tyler, Joe Perry, Sara Bareilles, Jonathan Coulton, Alex Ebert, The Flaming Lips, Lady Antebellum, Cyndi Lauper, Rob Hyman, John Legend, Panic! At the Disco, Plain White T’s, They Might Be Giants, T.I., Domani, Lil’ C, David Bowie, Brian Eno,Tom Kenny, Andy Paley, Tom Kitt – SpongeBob SquarePants
Best Sound Design of a Musical
Peter Hylenski – Once On This Island
Best Sound Design of a Play
Gareth Fry – Harry Potter and the Cursed Child
Best Stage to Screen Production
The Greatest Showman – Twentieth Century Fox
Best Touring Production
Hamilton
Broadway’s Backbone Best Musical Ensemble
Once On This Island
Salonga’s return to Broadway via the Tony-award nominated revival “Once On This Island” is definitely an explosive threater return for her. She played the role of Erzulie, goddess of love, in the Michael Arden-helmed revival of the Lynn Ahrens and Stephen Flaherty musical that opened December 3, 2017, at Circle in the Square.
“Once On This Island” was nominated for nine Tony Awards, including Best Revival, Best Direction, and Best Actress (Kilgore).
She will play her last performance on June 24. /muf