News: WINNERS of Best of 2014 Readers’ Choice Awards

The MD Theatre Guide is pleased to announce the winners of the Best of 2014 Reader’s Choice Awards!  Thank you for voting!  Over 5,000 votes were cast!

The awards are designed to honor local performing arts, entertainment and education organizations for their creativity, talents, and contributions across MD, DC, and Northern, VA.

CERTIFICATES:  Winners may request a certificate to hang on your wall by sending an email to info [at] mdtheatreguide.com.  If you did not receive one years past you may still request a certificate.

LOGOS for PROMOTION:  First, Second, and Third Place winner downloadable logo.  Other place winners click here.

Winners are listed in order from 1st place, 2nd place, 3rd place, etc.  If applicable, the top 10 winners in each category are listed.

There are 19 categories.

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Best Theatre Company (Professional)

1. Center Stage
2. Olney Theatre Center
3. Chesapeake Shakespeare Company
4. Adventure Theatre-MTC
5. Theater J
6. Everyman Theatre
7. Maryland Ensemble Theatre
8. Signature Theatre
9. Toby’s Dinner Theatre
10. Compass Rose Theater

Best Theatre Company (Community Theatre)

1. Arts Collective at HCC
2. Silver Spring Stage
3. Kensington Arts Theatre
4. Dundalk Community Theatre
5. Port Tobacco Players
6. Colonial Players of Annapolis
7. 2nd Star Productions
8. Rockville Musical Theatre
9. Little Theatre of Alexandria
10. Bowie Community Theatre

Best Dance Company (Professional)

1. Washington Ballet
2. Ballet Theatre of Maryland
3. The Next Ice Age
4. Dissonance Dance Theatre
5. ACW Dances
6. Kinetics Dance Theatre
7. The Collective
8. Deviated Theatre
9. Baltimore Dance Project
10. American Dance Institute

Best Opera Company (Professional)

1. Washington National Opera
2. Maryland Lyric Opera
3. Baltimore Concert Opera
4. Annapolis Opera
5. Virginia Opera

Best Rock-Pop Band (Professional)

1. Kelly Bell Band
2. The Reagan Years
3. Dean Crawford and The Dunn’s River Band
4. KIX
5. Bosley
6. The Dirty Jacks
7. Sam Grow
8. Bobby and the Believers
9. Jonathan Sloane and Wayward Dog
10. Charm City Devils

Best Symphony Orchestra (Professional)

1. Baltimore Symphony Orchestra
2. National Symphony Orchestra
3. Annapolis Symphony Orchestra
4. Maryland Symphony Orchestra
5. Alexandria Symphony Orchestra

Best Chorus (Community)

1. Gay Men’s Chorus of Washington DC
2. Annapolis Chorale
3. Choral Arts Society of Washington DC
4. Columbia Pro Cantare
5. Hagerstown Choral Arts
6. Alexandria Choral Society
7. Bach Concert Series Choir
8. Tidewater Singers
9. Choral Arts Society of Frederick
10. Handel Choir of Baltimore

Best Comedy Club

1. Baltimore Comedy Factory
2. DC Improv Comedy Club
3. Magooby’s Joke House
4. Comedy Zone DC
5. Arlington Cinema and Drafthouse

Best Comedy Improv Troupe (Professional)

1. Capitol Steps
2. Baltimore Improv Group
3. Washington Improv Theater
4. Comedy Pigs
5. Do or Die Productions

Best Club Venue for Live Music

1. Rams Head LIVE
2. Birchmere
3. Baltimore Soundstage
4. Fillmore Silver Spring
5. Blues Alley
6. Bethesda Blues and Jazz Supper Club
7. 9:30 Club
8. Rams Head On Stage
9. Rock and Roll Hotel
10. Echostage

Best Amusement Park Shows in the Region

1. Hersheypark (Hershey, PA)
2. Busch Gardens (Williamsburg, VA)
3. Six Flags America (Baltimore/DC)
4. Kings Dominion (Richmond, VA)

Best Unique Theatrical Attraction (Professional)

1. Maryland Renaissance Festival
2. Medieval Times
3. Illusions Bar and Theatre
4. Maryland Faerie Festival

Best Haunted House

1. Nightmare Manor
2. Legends of the Fog
3. Bennett’s Curse
4. Six Flags America Fright Fest
5. Curse of Frau Mueller
6. Field of Screams Maryland
7. Kim’s Krypt
8. Vampire Manor
9. Markoff’s Haunted Forest
10. Laurel’s House of Horrors

Best Theatre Education Program for Young Artists

1. Adventure Theatre MTC
2. Studio Theatre Acting Conservatory
3. Theatre Lab School of Dramatic Arts
4. Theaterpalooza
5. Drama Learning Center
6. Synetic Theater
7. Center for Theater Arts
8. Children’s Playhouse of MD
9. Act Two @ Levine
10. Imagination Stage

Best Dance Education Program for Young Artists

1. Ballet Theatre of Maryland
2. Joy of Motion Dance Center
3. Kinetics Dance Theatre School of Contemporary Dance
4. City Ballet School
5. B. Funk Dance Company
6. Peabody Prepatory
7. American Dance Institute
8. Maryland Youth Ballet
9. Mid-Atlantic Youth Ballet
10. Backstage Dance Studio

Best Music Education Program for Young Artists

1. Peabody Preparatory
2. BSO OrchKids
3. Children’s Chorus of Maryland and School of Music
4. Music and Arts
5. Young Artists of America
6. Levine Music
7. Chesapeake Youth Symphony Orchestra
8. Baltimore School of Music
9. Garrett Music Academy
10. School of Rock

Best College Theatre Program

1. Catholic University of America
2. George Mason University
3. George Washington University
4. McDaniel College
5. University of MD College Park
6. Towson University
7. University of MD Baltimore County
8. Goucher College
9. Howard Community College
10. St. Mary’s College of MD

Best College Dance Program

1. Towson University
2. University of MD College Park
3. Goucher College
4. University of Maryland Baltimore County
5. Howard Community College

Best College Music Program

1. Johns Hopkins Peabody Institute
2. American University
3. Morgan State University
4. Washington College
5. Towson University