I can answer a few of the questions. Here goes.
Nominations and voting were open to the public in early December on the Boston page. BWW did not nominate candidates. Fans did. Voting ended Jan. 10. According to Rob, who did the final auditing, just under 10,000 votes were cast.
Shows that ran Dec 2009 through Nov 2010 were eligible. Therefore Dalmatians was eligible because it played in Boston Dec 2009.
The Lyric's NN was eligible and was nominated for costumes. I can't remember now if it received other noms.
Ogunquit is considered within the Boston region because it is only an hour's drive from the city. A large percentage of its audience comes from the Boston area. The Globe and Herald cover Ogunquit's season, BWW reviews their shows, and the IRNEs (Independent Reviewers of New England) include them in their awards consideration, as well.
Theaters were notified of the awards as soon as voting opened. They all had equal opportunity to get the word out.
Here's a link to the final voting tallies (in percentages). You can click on each category to see the nominees and winners.
We welcome suggestions for making the awards even more equitable next year! Thanks.
Final voting results
Updated On: 1/12/11 at 05:06 PM