The 3rd Annual Patty & Emily Shmazie Awards!

Who will win for Exceptional Quick Change?! And who will win the Exceptional Asses awards, after a long absence? Find out now!

And here’s a complete list of the awards!

The Beth Leavel Shmazie Award
Winner: Beth Leavel

Exceptional Headshot, Female
Winner: Jennifer Mudge – Rocky
Honorable Mention:
Fantasia Barrino – After Midnight
Haven Burton – Violet
Catherine Walker – A Gentleman’s Guide to Love and Murder

Exceptional Headshot, Male
Winner: Eric Anderson – Soul Doctor
Honorable Mention:
Virgil “Lil ‘O’ Gadson – After Midnight
Desmond Richardson – After Midnight
Don Darryl Rivera – Aladdin

The “Nine People’s Favorite Thing” Shmazie Award
Winner: Big Fish
Honorable Mention:
Soul Doctor
The Bridges of Madison County

The Honey Badger Shmazie Award
Winner: Jason Robert Brown
Honorable Mention:
Les Miserables

Special Shmazie Award for Adding Lustre to the Broadway Season
Winner: Vasthy Mompoint – Rocky – Stomping
Honorable Mention:
Big Fish, The USO Number
Hedwig And The Angry Inch
Laura Benanti’s Twitter
Aladdin – Genie’s Body Glitter
Cabaret – The Giant Disco Ball

The ChristianeNollRagtime Shmazie Award for Reinterpretive Acting
Winner: James Monroe Iglehart – Aladdin

Exceptional Cast Recording
Winner: Fun Home
Honorable Mentions:
Violet
The Bridges of Madison County
Big Fish
A Gentleman’s Guide to Love and Murder

Exceptional Fucking Hair
Winner: Krysta Rodriguez – First Date/IRL
Honorable Mention:
Kate Baldwin – IRL
LaChanze – IRL

Exceptional Ass of An Actress
Winner:
 LaChanze – If/Then
Honorable Mention:
Fantasia Barrino – After Midnight
Jessie Mueller – Beautiful

Exceptional Ass of an Actor
Winner: Joshua Henry – Violet
Honorable Mention:
Steven Pasquale – The Bridges of Madison County
Male Ensemble – Rocky

Lifetime Achievement
Winner: Julie Harris

Breakout Star
Winner: Amber Iman – Soul Doctor
Honorable Mention:
Ciara Renee – Big Fish
Margo Seibert – Rocky
Michael X. Martin – The Bridges of Madison County

Exceptional Sasstress
Winner: LaChanze – If/Then
Honorable Mention:
Kate Baldwin – Big Fish
Amber Iman – Soul Doctor
Blake Hammond – First Date
Neil Patrick Harris – Hedwig and the Angry Inch
Rema Webb – Violet

Exceptional Chemistry
Winner: Kelli O’Hara and Steven Pasquale – The Bridges of Madison County
Honorable Mention:
Eric Anderson and Amber Iman – Soul Doctor
Kate Baldwin and Norbert Leo Butz – Big Fish
Andy Karl and Margo Seibert – Rocky
Sutton Foster and Joshua Henry – Violet
LaChanze and Jenn Colella – If/Then
Anika Larsen and Jarrod Spector – Beautiful
Bryce Pinkham and Jefferson Mays – A Gentleman’s Guide to Love and Murder

Real Tear Realness
Winner: Kate Baldwin – Big Fish
Honorable Mention:
Caissie Levy – Les Miserables
Kelli O’Hara – The Bridges of Madison County
Jessie Mueller – Beautiful

Exceptional Replacement Casting
Winner: Lindsay Mendez – Wicked

Exceptional Sung Passage by an Actor
Winner: Steven Pasquale – The Bridges of Madison County, “One Second and a Million Miles”
Honorable Mention:
Bobby Steggert – Big Fish, “Stranger”
Andy Karl – Rocky, “My Nose Ain’t Broken”
Joshua Henry – Violet, “Let It Sing”
Ramin Karimloo – Les Miserables, Everything

Exceptional Sung Passage by an Actress
Winner: Taprena Michelle Augustine – A Night with Janis Joplin, “Today I Sing The Blues”
Honorable Mention:
Krysta Rodriguez – First Date. “Safer”
Fantasia Barrino – After Midnight, “Stormy Weather”
Margo Seibert – Rocky, “I’m Done”
Lena Hall – Hedwig and the Angry Inch, “Tear Me Down”
Caissie Levy – Les Miserables, “I Dreamed A Dream”
Kelli O’Hara – The Bridges of Madison County, “Almost Real”
Rema Webb – Violet, “Raise Me Up”
Idina Menzel – If/Then, “Always Starting Over
Jessie Mueller – Beautiful. “Beautiful”

Exceptional Ensemble
Winner: Beautiful
Honorable Mention:
Big Fish
First Date
After Midnight
Rocky
If/Then

Exceptional Ensemble, Dance
Winner: After Midnight
Honorable Mention:
Beautiful
Cabaret

Exceptional Ensemble, Vocals
Winner: Violet
Honorable Mention:
A Night with Janis Joplin
Rocky
Les Miserables
The Bridges of Madison County
If/Then
Beautiful
A Gentleman’s Guide to Love and Murder

Exceptional Ensemble, Background Acting
Winner: Rocky
Honorable Mention:
Soul Doctor
First Date
Hedwig And The Angry Inch – The Angry Inch
Violet
The Bridges of Madison County
If/Then
Beautiful
Aladdin
A Gentleman’s Guide to Love and Murder

Exceptional Child Actor in a Musical
Winner: Gaten Matarazzo – Les Miserables
Zachary Unger – Big Fish
Anthony Pierinni – Big Fish

Exceptional Child Actress in a Musical
Winner: Emerson Steele – Violet
Honorable Mention:
Emma Howard – Violet

Exceptional Featured Actor in a Revival of a Musical
Winner: Aaron Krohn – Cabaret

Exceptional Featured Actor in an Original Musical
Winner: Michael X. Martin – The Bridges of Madison County
Honorable Mention:
Alex Brightman – Big Fish
Ben Crawford – Big Fish
Ryan Andes – Big Fish
Jason Tam – If/Then
Don Darryl Rivera – Aladdin

Exceptional Featured Actress in a Revival of a Musical
Winner: Caissie Levy – Les Miserables

Exceptional Featured Actress in an Original Musical
Winner: Joanna Glushak – A Gentleman’s Guide to Love and Murder
Honorable Mention:
Ciara Renee – Big Fish
Vasthy Mompoint – Rocky
Jenn Colella – If/Then
Marisha Wallace – Aladdin

Exceptional Supporting Actor in a Revival of a Musical
Winner: Joshua Henry – Violet
Honorable Mention:
Kyle Scatliffe – Les Mis
Colin Donnell – Violet
Danny Burstein – Cabaret

Exceptional Supporting Actor in an Original Musical
Winner: Bobby Steggert – Big Fish
Honorable Mention:
Blake Hammond – First Date
Eric Anderson – Rocky
Jarrod Spector – Beautiful
Jake Epstein – Beautiful
James Monroe Iglehart – Aladdin

Exceptional Supporting Actress in a Revival of a Musical
Winner: Annie Golden – Violet
Honorable Mention:
Lena Hall – Hedwig and the Angry Inch
Nikki M. James – Les Miserables
Linda Emond – Cabaret
Gayle Rankin – Cabaret

Exceptional Supporting Actress in an Original Musical
Winner: Kate Baldwin – Big Fish
Honorable Mention:
Cass Morgan – The Bridges of Madison County
Amber Iman – Soul Doctor
Taprena Michelle Augustine – A Night with Janis Joplin
Kate Loprest – First Date
Sara Chase – First Date
Fantasia Barrino – After Midnight
Margo Seibert – Rocky
LaChanze – If/Then
Anika Larsen – Beautiful
Lisa O’Hare – A Gentleman’s Guide to Love and Murder
Lauren Worsham – A Gentleman’s Guide to Love and Murder

Exceptional Leading Actor in a Revival of a Musical
Winner: Will Swenson – Les Miserables
Honorable Mention:
Neil Patrick Harris – Hedwig and the Angry Inch
Ramin Karimloo – Les Miserables

Exceptional Leading Actor in an Original Musical
Winner: Andy Karl – Rocky
Honorable Mention:
Eric Anderson – Soul Doctor
Norbert Leo Butz – Big Fish
Zachary Levi – First Date
Steven Pasquale – The Bridges of Madison County
Bryce Pinkham – A Gentleman’s Guide to Love and Murder
Jefferson Mays – A Gentleman’s Guide to Love and Murder

Exceptional Leading Actress in a Revival of a Musical
Winner: Sutton Foster – Violet

Exceptional Leading Actress in an Original Musical
Winner: Kelli O’Hara – The Bridges of Madison County
Honorable Mention:
Mary Bridget Davies – A Night with Janis Joplin
Krysta Rodriguez – First Date
Jessie Mueller – Beautiful

Exceptional ‘Stache, Prosthetic
Winner: Charles G. LaPointe – A Gentleman’s Guide to Love and Murder, Major Lord Bartholomew D’Ysquith’s Stache

Exceptional ‘Stache, Natural
Winner: Hunter Foster – The Bridges of Madison County
Honorable Mention:
Eric Anderson – Rocky
Danny Burstein – Cabaret

Exceptional Wigs
Winner: Paul Huntley – Big Fish
Honorable Mention:
Harold Mertens – Rocky
Mike Potter – Hedwig and the Angry Inch
Charles G. LaPointe – Beautiful
Charles G. LaPointe – A Gentleman’s Guide to Love and Murder

Exceptional Male Wig
Winner: – Harold Mertens – Rocky, Gazzo’s Comb Over Wig
Honorable Mention:
Charles G. LaPointe – Soul Doctor, Sholmo’s Hippie Wig
Charles G. LaPointe – After Midnight, Everett Bradley’s Wig

Exceptional Female Wig
Winner: Paul Huntley – Big Fish, Sandra’s College Wig
Paul Huntley – Big Fish, Sandra’s Greying Wig
Honorable Mention:
Mike Potter – Hewig and the Angry Inch, ‘80s Inspired Wig
Charles G. LaPointe – Beautiful, Carnegie Hall Wig

Exceptional Prop
Winner: Hedwig’s Mic – Hedwig and the Angry Inch
Honorable Mention:
Nina Simone’s cigarette – Soul Doctor
Rocky’s Eggs – Rocky

Exceptional Costumes
Winner: Linda Cho – A Gentleman’s Guide to Love and Murder
Honorable Mention:
William Ivy Long – Big Fish
David Zinn – Rocky
Arianne Phillips – Hedwig and the Angry Inch
Alejo Vietti – Beautiful

Exceptional Quick Changes
Winner: Gregg Barnes – Aladdin – Jafar’s Finale

Exceptional Lighting Design of a Musical
Winner: Christopher Akerlind – Rocky
Honorable Mention:
Justin Townsend – A Night with Janis Joplin
Donald Holder – Big Fish
Jeff Croiter – Soul Doctor
Kevin Adams – Hedwig and the Angry Inch

Exceptional Set Design
Winner: Chris Barreca – Rocky
Honorable Mention:
Julian Crouch and Benjamin Pearcy – Big Fish
David Gallo – First Date
Julian Crouch – Hedwig and the Angry Inch
Mark Wendland – If/Then
Bob Crowley – Aladdin
Alexander Dodge – A Gentleman’s Guide to Love and Murder

Exceptional Tap Dance
Winner: Warren Carlyle – After Midnight
Honorable Mention:
Susan Stroman – Big Fish

Exceptional Choreography
Winner: Warren Carlyle – After Midnight
Honorable Mention:
Susan Stroman – Big Fish
Steven Hoggett and Kelly Devine – Rocky

Exceptional Dream Ballet
Winner: Warren Carlyle – After Midnight

Exceptional Orchestrations
Winner: Jason Robert Brown – The Bridges of Madison County
Honorable Mention:
Larry Hochman – Big Fish
Steve Margoshes – Soul Doctor
Jazz at Lincoln Center and Daryl Waters – After Midnight
Doug Besterman, Stephen Trask – Rocky
Jonathan Tunick – A Gentleman’s Guide to Love and Murder

Exceptional Sound Design
Winner: Peter Hylenski – Rocky
Honorable Mention:
Carl Casella – A Night with Janis Joplin
Jon Weston – Big Fish

Exceptional Music
Winner: Andrew Lippa – Big Fish
Jason Robert Brown – The Bridges of Madison County
Honorable Mention:
Stephen Flaherty – Rocky
Steven Lutvak – A Gentleman’s Guide to Love and Murder

Exceptional Lyrics
Winner: Andrew Lippa – Big Fish
Jason Robert Brown – The Bridges of Madison County
Honorable Mention:
Lynn Ahrens – Rocky
Steven Lutvak and Robert L Freedman – A Gentleman’s Guide to Love and Murder

Exceptional Adapted Book of a Musical
Winner: John August – Big Fish
Honorable Mention:
Thomas Meehan, Sylvester Stallone – Rocky
Marsha Norman – The Bridges of Madison County
Chad Beguelin – Aladdin
Robert L. Freedman – A Gentleman’s Guide to Love and Murder

Exceptional Direction of a Revival of a Musical
Winner: Leigh Silverman – Violet
Honorable Mention:
Michael Mayer – Hedwig and the Angry Inch

Exceptional Direction of an Original Musical
Winner: Alex Timbers – Rocky
Honorable Mention:
Susan Stroman – Big Fish
Daniel S. Wise – Soul Doctor
Warren Carlyle – After Midnight
Bartlett Sherr – The Bridges of Madison County
Casey Nicholaw – AladdinDarko Tresnjak – A Gentleman’s Guide to Love and Murder

Honorable Mention to Plays We Saw
A Time To Kill
The Glass Menagerie
The Realistic Joneses
Mothers and Sons
Casa Valentina

Exceptional Special Theatrical Event
Winner: A Night with Janis Joplin

Exceptional Revival of a Musical
Winner: Violet
Hedwig and the Angry Inch

Exceptional Original Musical
Winner: Big Fish
Honorable Mentions:
After Midnight
Rocky
The Bridges of Madison County
A Gentleman’s Guide to Love and Murder

Big Fish: 11

The Bridges of Madison County: 10

Rocky: 9

Violet: 7

After Midnight: 4

Les Miserables: 3

A Gentleman’s Guide to Love and Murder: 3

Soul Doctor: 2

Aladdin: 2

A Night with Janis Joplin: 2

If/Then: 2

Beautiful: 1

Wicked: 1

First Date: 1

Cabaret: 1

Hedwig and the Angry Inch: 1Fun Home: 1

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