2023 in Review: Our Favorite Performances

2023 in Review:

Our Favorite Performances

(6 Categories)

We were fortunate enough to see 21 different productions in 2023: 14 Broadway, 3 off-Broadway, and 4 regional; these are the shows we considered in all categories for our favorites this year: & Juliet, A Beautiful Noise, Back to the Future, Bad Cinderella, Bob Fosse's Dancin', Camelot, Here Lies Love, Leopoldstadt, Life of Pi, New York New York, Once Upon a One More Time, Pacific Overtures (Signature Theater), Parade, Shucked, Spamalot (Kennedy Center), Sunset Boulevard (Kennedy Center), Sweeney Todd, The Frogs, The Gardens of Anuncia, The Light in the Piazza and The Play That Goes Wrong (Kennedy Center). We also saw Kimberly Akimbo two additional times - what can I say? We are Fanagrams! We made our lists separately - so below you'll see where we agreed, plus performances we each just had to include! I'm surprised at how much we were in sync this year!

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Favorite Leading Performance

Ruthie Ann Miles as Margaret Johnson in The Light in the Piazza

HONORABLE MENTION

Stephanie J. Block as Norma Desmond in Sunset Boulevard (Kennedy Center)

Micaela Diamond as Lucille Frank in Parade

Ben Platt as Leo Frank in Parade

Favorite Supporting Performance

TIE: Alex Newell as Lulu in Shucked

        Gaten Matarazzo as Tobias in Sweeney Todd

HONORABLE MENTION

Jordan Donica as Lancelot in Camelot

Anna Zavelson as Clara Johnson in The Light in the Piazza

Favorite Duo Performance

TIE: Josh Groban & Annaleigh Ashford as Sweeney Todd and Nellie Lovett in Sweeney Todd

        Ben Platt & Micaela Diamond as Leo and Lucille Frank in Parade

HONORABLE MENTION

Anna Zavelson & James D. Gish as Clara and Fabrizio in The Light in the Piazza

Caroline Innerbichler & Andrew Durand as Maizy and Beau in Shucked

Favorite Dancer

Kolton Krouse - Bob Fosse's Dancin'

HONORABLE MENTION

Bobby "Pocket" Horner - & Juliet

Tony d'Alelio - Bob Fosse's Dancin'

Favorite Ensemble

& Juliet

HONORABLE MENTION

Here Lies Love

Pacific Overtures (Signature Theatre)

Favorite Full Company

TIE: The Light in the Piazza and Parade

HONORABLE MENTION

Bob Fosse's Dancin'

Shucked

Sweeney Todd