The AWARESIE AWARDS honor excellence on Broadway, Broadway Internet, and more specifically: Shit the Tonys Leave Out
The 1st AWARESIE AWARDS were held at an elaborate ceremony on YouTube and presented by Aaron Albano, Iain Armitage, Mo Brady, Frank DiLella, Brian Gallagher, Megan Hilty, Nikka Graff Lanzarone, Ashlee Latimer, Lesli Margherita, Ellyn Marie Marsh, Kyle Dean Massey, Julia Murney, Chelsea Nachman, Cesar Rocha, Krysta Rodriguez, Jordan Roth, Nic Rouleau, Tara Rubin, Jennifer Ashley Tepper, and Alex Wyse.
AND THE AWARESIES GO TO…
Best Sound Design of a Play
WINNER: Ian Dickinson and Autograph, The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time
Jill B.C. Du Boff, Hand to God
Nick Powell, Wolf Hall Parts One & Two
Fitz Patton, Airline Highway
Best Sound Design of a Musical
Scott Lehrer, The King and I
WINNER: Kai Harada, Fun Home
Peter Hylenski, Something Rotten!
Jon Weston, On the Twentieth Century
Best Casting of a Play
It’s Only A Play, Carparelliotis Casting
The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time, Daniel Swee CSA and Cindy Tolan CSA
WINNER: Hand to God, Telsey + Company and William Cantler CSA
The Elephant Man, Calleri Casting
Best Casting of a Musical
It Shoulda Been You, Tara Rubin Casting
Fun Home, Jim Carnahan Casting
The Visit, Calleri Casting
WINNER: Something Rotten!, Casey Nicholaw’s Phone
Best Replacement in a Play or Musical
Martin Short, It’s Only A Play
WINNER: Emma Stone, Cabaret
The Hedwigs, Hedwig and the Angry Inch
Everyone, Finding Neverland
Best Production to Close Before the Tonys
WINNER: Side Show
The Last Ship
The Heidi Chronicles
Love Letters
Holler if Ya Hear Me
Play or Musical that Best Passes the BECHDEL Test
WINNER: Fun Home
It Shoulda Been You
Side Show
Airline Highway
Most Random Concert at 54 Below
Sondheimas
This Will Be Our Year
WINNER: Lost Boys Live!
Best at Keeping SMASH Relevant
WINNER: Jennifer Ashley Tepper
Annoying Actor Friend
Blessedterns
Neil Meron and Craig Zadan
Karen or Ivy
Karen
WINNER: Ivy
WINNER: Ana Vargas
The Ana Vargas Award for Overall Badassery
Roma Torre
Helen Mirren
WINNER: Krysta Rodriguez
Best Fan of Annoying Actor Friend
Blessedterns
Rachel Dratch
Angela Lansbury
Barack Obama
WINNER: Andy Mientus
Best Theatre Related YouTube Video I Watched at 2:30 in the Morning
Tituss Burgess sings “Meadowlark”
Patty & Emily Watch the 2014 Tony Awards
Opening Night of Fun Home with Broadway Style Guide hosted by Hayley Podschun
Choosing the Right Font for Your Acting Resume
Best Performance by Kelli O’Hara
Chita Rivera, The Visit
Kristin Chenoweth, On the Twentieth Century
Beth Malone, Fun Home
Lisa Howard, It Shoulda Been You
WINNER: Kelli O’Hara, The King & I
Best Performance on Twitter
WINNER: Laura Benanti, @LauraBenanti
Lesli Margherita, @QueenLesli
Jordan Roth, @Jordan_Roth
Chelsea Nachman, @chelseanachman
Alex Wyse, @alexwyse
Jeff Heimbrock, @jheimbrock
HONORABLE MENTION: Mara Wilson (@MaraWritesStuff) and Everyone She Retweets
Best Performance by a Hashtag
WINNER: #Dim4Joan
#JenTepperProblems
#BroadwayConPanels
#Dim4Corn
The Elaine Stritch Unemployment Avoidance Award
Aaron Albano
WINNER: Cameron Adams
Charlie Sutton
Laura Osnes
Best Performance By Something That Makes You Want to Kill Yourself
Actors Who Still Say Shit Like “When it Rains, it Pours” on Social Media Like It’s 2011
WINNER: The AEA 99-Seat Theatre Agreement Debate
Dream Casting
Broadway.com’s “Smack Down”
The Today Tix Hamilton Lottery
Best Broadway Internet Brand/Organization
Playbill
The Book of Mormon
WINNER: Iain Loves Theatre
Patty & Emily: Comedy and Opinions from Two Broadway Fans
The Interval: Smart Girls’ Guide to Theatricality
Best Marketing/Advertising Department for a Play or Musical
Hand to God, AKA
WINNER: Something Rotten!, SPOTCo, Inc.
It’s Only a Play, AKA, DTE Agency
Fun Home, SPOTCo, Inc.
Hamilton, The Internet
Best Press Department for a Play or Musical
Fun Home, O&M Co.
Something Rotten! Boneau / Bryan-Brown
Hand to God, O&M Co.
On the Town, Matt Ross Public Relations
WINNER: Hamilton, The Internet
The ENSEMBLIST‘s Award for Best Ensemble in a Musical
An American in Paris
WINNER: On the Town
Side Show
Something Rotten!
AWARESIE of the Year
WINNER: Annoying Actor Friend
“Wow! I can’t believe I won! This is such a surprise! When I created the Awaresie Awards with the soul intention of awarding myself the top prize, I never imagined that dream would actually become a reality. I’m so incredibly humbled. I’d like to thank Twitter, Broadway, my fans, the Awaresie Academy, and most of all, Me, for without whom, none of this would have been possible. Goodnight, and see you all next year.”
