2 Weeks to Vote for the BWW Cincinnati Awards; SINGIN' IN THE RAIN, SWEAT, Ensemble Theatre Company & More Lead!

There's just 2 weeks left to vote and we have the latest standings as of Monday, December 18th for the 2023 BroadwayWorld Cincinnati Awards... Don't miss out on making sure that your favorite theatres, stars, and shows get the recognition they deserve!

The 2023 Regional Awards honor regional productions, touring shows, and more which had their first performance between October 1, 2022 through September 30, 2023. Our local editors set the categories, our readers submitted their nominees, and now you get to vote for your favorites! Voting will continue through December 31st, 2023.

Winners will be announced in January!

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2023 BroadwayWorld Cincinnati Standings

Best Choreography Of A Play Or Musical
Eric Byrd - GUYS AND DOLLS - The Carnegie 57%
Diane Lala - SOMETHING ROTTEN! - UC-CCM 10%
Jenna Treinen - SOMETHING ROTTEN - Xavier University Theatre 5%
Jules Breslin - KINKY BOOTS - Cincinnati Music Theatre 5%
Rachel Perin  - AS YOU LIKE IT - Cincinnati Shakespeare Company 5%
Abby Farmer - ABOVE THE SAND - Mason Community Players 4%
Maddie Jones - DISNEY’S DESCENDANTS - The Children’s Theatre of Cincinnati 4%
Amanda Marasch - A GENTLEMAN'S GUIDE TO LOVE & MURDER - Footlighters, Inc. 4%
Eric Byrd - FOOTLOOSE - The Warsaw Federal Incline Theatre 3%
Peyton Wright - LIZZIE - THE MUSICAL - Xavier University Theatre 3%
Jay & Jenny Goodlett - BRIGHT STAR - Covedale Center for the Performing Arts 1%

Best Costume Design Of A Play Or Musical
Rainy Edwards - AS YOU LIKE IT - Cincinnati Shakespeare Company 44%
Erin Donnelly - KINKY BOOTS - The Carnegie 17%
Kristie Marasch & Carolyn Marinez - A GENTLEMAN'S GUIDE TO LOVE & MURDER - Footlighters, Inc. 7%
Allison Jones - SINGIN' IN THE RAIN - The Carnegie 5%
Brittanie McKenna Travis - FELLOW TRAVELERS - Patrica Corbett Auditorium 5%
Jeff Shearer - DISNEY’S DESCENDANTS - The Children’s Theatre of Cincinnati 5%
Gail Rudolph and Linda Geering - ABOVE THE SAND - Mason Community Players 4%
Jessica Pitcairn - SOMETHING ROTTEN - Xavier University Theatre 3%
Daryl Harris - TROUBLE IN MIND - Cincinnati Shakespeare Company 2%
Rainy Edwards - GASLIGHT - Cincinnati Shakespeare Company 2%
Allison Jones - KISS ME KATE - The Covedale Center for the Performing Arts 2%
Jessica Pitcairn - 9 TO 5 - Xavier University Theatre 2%
Allison Jones - THE 25TH ANNUAL PUTNAM COUNTY SPELLING BEE - The Warsaw Federal Incline Theatre 2%
Noelle Wedig - ALL-ONE! THE DR. BRONNER'S PLAY - Know Theatre of Cincinnati 1%

Best Direction Of A Musical
Lindsey Augusta Mercer - KINKY BOOTS - The Carnegie 51%
Maggie Perrino - SINGIN' IN THE RAIN - The Carnegie 7%
Dee Anne Bryll - MAN OF LA MANCHA - The Warsaw Federal Incline Theatre 5%
Greg Eldridge & Daria Zholnerova - FELLOW TRAVELERS - Patricia Corbett Auditorium 4%
Brant Russell - AS YOU LIKE IT - Cincinnati Shakespeare Company 4%
Lara Gonzalez - ABOVE THE SAND - Mason Community Players 4%
Chad Brinkman - A GENTLEMAN'S GUIDE TO LOVE & MURDER - Footlighters, Inc. 4%
Stephen Skiles - LIZZIE - THE MUSICAL - Xavier University Theatre 4%
Hannah Ryan - SPRING AWAKENING - UC-CCM 3%
Ed Cohen - BRIGHT STAR - Covedale Center for the Performing Arts 3%
Roderick Justice - DISNEY’S MOANA - The Children’s Theatre of Cincinnati 2%
Stephen Skiles - SOMETHING ROTTEN - Xavier University Theatre 2%
Rodney Neal - HOLIDAY INN - Rise Up Performing Arts 2%
Maddie Jones - PRINCESS & FROG - The Children’s Theatre of Cincinnati 2%
Jerry Wiesenhahn - SOMETHING ROTTEN - Footlighters, Inc. 2%
Eric Byrd - FOOTLOOSE - The Warsaw Federal Incline Theatre 1%
Nate Bertone - RUDOLPH THE RED-NOSED REINDEER JR. - The Children’s Theatre of Cincinnati 1%
Joe Stollenwerk - MUSICALS SHE WROTE - Cincinnati Music Theatre 1%

Best Direction Of A Play
Lynn Meyers - MORNING SUN - Ensemble Theatre Company 52%
Darnell Pierre Benjamin - LADY DAY AT EMERSON'S BAR & GRILL - The Carnegie 8%
Jerry Wiesenhahn - AUGUST: OSAGE COUNTY - Mariemont Players 7%
Torie Wiggins - TROUBLE IN MIND - Cincinnati Shakespeare Company 6%
Tessa D’Errico - GRUESOME PLAYGROUND INJURIES - Xavier University Theatre 5%
Ray Lebowski - ESCANABA IN DA MOONLIGHT - Mason Community Players 5%
Aaron Rossini - OUR TOWN - Xavier University Theatre 4%
Darnell Pierre Benjamin - SWEAT - Ensemble Theatre Company 3%
Tom Peters - A VIEW FROM THE BRIDGE - Tri-County Players 3%
Jemma Alix Levy - LITTLE WOMEN - Cincinnati Shakespeare Company 3%
Chris Stewart - NICOLA TESLA - The Children’s Theatre of Cincinnati 2%
Jemma Alix Levy - THE TAMING OF THE SHREW - Cincinnati Shakespeare Company 2%
Erika MacDonald - ALL-ONE! THE DR. BRONNER'S PLAY - Know Theatre of Cincinnati 1%

Best Ensemble
SPRING AWAKENING - UC-CCM 11%
MAN OF LA MANCHA - The Warsaw Federal Incline Theatre 7%
KINKY BOOTS - Cincinnati Music Theatre 7%
A GENTLEMAN'S GUIDE TO LOVE & MURDER - Footlighters, Inc. 7%
THE REWARDS OF BEING FRANK - Cincinnati Shakespeare Company 6%
FELLOW TRAVELERS - Patricia Corbett Auditorium 5%
ABOVE THE SAND - Mason Community Players 5%
AUGUST: OSAGE COUNTY - Mariemont Players 5%
SOMETHING ROTTEN - Xavier University Theatre 5%
FOOTLOOSE - The Warsaw Federal Incline Theatre 4%
RUDOLPH THE RED NOSED REINDEER - The Children’s Theatre of Cincinnati 4%
OUR TOWN - Xavier University Theatre 4%
PRINCESS & FROG - The Children’s Theatre of Cincinnati 3%
THE LIVING DEAD - Cincinnati Shakespeare Company 3%
HOLIDAY INN - Rise Up Performing Arts 3%
SWEAT - Ensemble Theatre Company 3%
DISNEY’S MOANA - The Children’s Theatre of Cincinnati 3%
BRIGHT STAR - Covedale Center for the Performing Arts 2%
LIZZIE - THE MUSICAL - Xavier University Theatre 2%
THE TAMING OF THE SHREW - Cincinnati Shakespeare Company 2%
TROUBLE IN MIND - Cincinnati Shakespeare Company 2%
COMPANY - Loveland Stage Company 2%
A CHRISTMAS CAROL - Covedale Center for the Performing Arts 2%
ESCANABA IN DA MOONLIGHT - Mason Community Players 2%
MUSICALS SHE WROTE - Cincinnati Music Theatre 1%

Best Lighting Design Of A Play Or Musical
Laura Glover - GASLIGHT - Cincinnati Shakespeare Company 46%
Alaina Pizzoferrato - KINKY BOOTS - The Carnegie 18%
Baron Leon - FELLOW TRAVELERS - Patricia Corbett Auditorium 6%
Chad Brinkman - A GENTLEMAN'S GUIDE TO LOVE & MURDER - Footlighters, Inc. 5%
Ben Gantose - DISNEY’S MOANA - The Children’s Theatre of Cincinnati 5%
Joe Mitchell - GRUESOME PLAYGROUND INJURIES - Xavier University Theatre 4%
Joe Beumer - LIZZIE - THE MUSICAL - Xavier University Theatre 4%
Bob Kessler - PUFFS - Loveland Stage Company 3%
Jessica Drayton - AS YOU LIKE IT - Cincinnati Shakespeare Company 2%
Robert Carlton Stimmel - TAMING OF THE SHREW - Cincinnati Shakespeare Company 2%
Jessica Drayton - TROUBLE IN MIND - Cincinnati Shakespeare Company 2%
Elizabeth Boland - SOMETHING ROTTEN - Footlighters, Inc. 2%
Alec Schneider - SOMETHING ROTTEN - Xavier University Theatre 1%
Krista Billings - OUR TOWN - Xavier University Theatre 1%

Best Music Direction & Orchestra Performance
Ryan Heinrich - MAN OF LA MANCHA - The Warsaw Federal Incline Theatre 55%
Julie Spangler - SPRING AWAKENING - UC-CCM 7%
Scot Buza - LIZZIE - THE MUSICAL - Xavier University Theatre 6%
William Langley - FELLOW TRAVELERS - Patricia Corbett Auditorium 6%
Charlie Wilhelm - KINKY BOOTS - Cincinnati Music Theatre 5%
Mark Femia - DISNEY’S MOANA - The Children’s Theatre of Cincinnati 5%
Tom and Sara Davis - ABOVE THE SAND - Mason Community Players 5%
Alan Masters - A GENTLEMAN'S GUIDE TO LOVE & MURDER - Footlighters, Inc. 4%
Damon Stevens - FOOTLOOSE - The Warsaw Federal Incline Theatre 3%
Jason Alexander Holmes - PRINCESS & FROG - The Children’s Theatre of Cincinnati 2%
Charles Wilhelm - WONDERFUL TOWN - Cincinnati Music Theatre 2%
J.E. Kurzman - MUSICALS SHE WROTE - Cincinnati Music Theatre 1%

Best Musical
SINGIN' IN THE RAIN - The Carnegie 44%
SPRING AWAKENING - UC-CCM 7%
MAN OF LA MANCHA - The Warsaw Federal Incline Theatre 6%
KINKY BOOTS - Cincinnati Music Theatre 5%
A GENTLEMAN'S GUIDE TO LOVE & MURDER - Footlighters, Inc. 4%
LIZZIE - THE MUSICAL - Xavier University Theatre 4%
AS YOU LIKE IT - Cincinnati Shakespeare Company 4%
SOMETHING ROTTEN - Xavier University Theatre 3%
ABOVE THE SAND - Mason Community Players 3%
DISNEY’S MOANA - The Children’s Theatre of Cincinnati 3%
RUDOLPH THE RED-NOSED REINDEER JR. - The Children’s Theatre of Cincinnati 2%
A CHORUS LINE - Cincinnati Playhouse 2%
BRIGHT STAR - Covedale Center for the Performing Arts 2%
HOLIDAY INN - Rise Up Performing Arts 2%
PRINCESS & FROG - The Children’s Theatre of Cincinnati 2%
KISS ME KATE - Covedale Center for the Performing Arts 2%
SOMETHING ROTTEN - Footlighters, Inc. 2%
COMPANY - Loveland Stage Company 2%
RING OF FIRE - Cincinnati Pl 1%
MUSICALS SHE WROTE - Cincinnati Music Theatre 0%

Best New Play Or Musical
THE REWARDS OF BEING FRANK - Cincinnati Shakespeare Company 28%
THE LIVING DEAD - Cincinnati Shakespeare Company 22%
CINDERELLA WORE COWBOY BOOTS - The Children’s Theatre of Cincinnati 20%
ABOVE THE SAND - Mason Community Players 16%
MUSICALS SHE WROTE - Cincinnati Music Theatre 15%

Best Performer In A Musical
Tomi Newman - KINKY BOOTS - The Carnegie 13%
Delaney Benson - SINGIN' IN THE RAIN - The Carnegie 11%
Courtney Lucien - AS YOU LIKE IT - Cincinnati Shakespeare Company 7%
Rick Kramer - MAN OF LA MANCHA - The Warsaw Federal Incline Theatre 6%
Wayne Wright - A GENTLEMAN'S GUIDE TO LOVE & MURDER - Footlighters, Inc. 6%
Kavan Vadivelu - RUDOLPH THE RED NOSED REINDEER - The Children’s Theatre of Cincinnati 5%
Maria Zierolf - LIZZIE - THE MUSICAL - Xavier University Theatre 5%
Corey Meyer - ABOVE THE SAND - Mason Community Players 4%
Montez O. Jenkins Copeland - KINKY BOOTS - The Carnegie 4%
Juno Brosas - SINGIN' IN THE RAIN - The Carnegie 4%
Logan Wagner - FELLOW TRAVELERS - Patricia Corbett Auditorium 4%
Matthew Callas - SOMETHING ROTTEN - Xavier University Theatre 3%
Evan Blust - FOOTLOOSE - The Warsaw Federal Incline Theatre 3%
Henry Benson - FELLOW TRAVELERS - Patricia Corbett Auditorium 3%
Rosvic Siason - DISNEY’S MOANA - The Children’s Theatre of Cincinnati 3%
Peyton Hahn - COMPANY - Loveland Stage Company 2%
Erik Nordstrom - FELLOW TRAVELERS - Patricia Corbett Auditorium 2%
Karen Galliers Hendershot - WONDERFUL TOWN - Cincinnati Music Theatre 2%
Alex Devore - A GENTLEMAN'S GUIDE TO LOVE & MURDER - Footlighters, Inc. 2%
Doug Berlon - A CHRISTMAS CAROL - Covedale Center for the Performing Arts 2%
Kali Marsh - KISS ME KATE - Covedale Center for the Performing Arts 2%
Hope Pauly - A GENTLEMAN'S GUIDE TO LOVE & MURDER - Footlighters, Inc. 1%
Lisa Breithaupt - MUSICALS SHE WROTE - Cincinnati Music Theatre 1%
Nicco Morello - ABOVE THE SAND - Mason Community Players 1%
Mollie Bryson - MUSICALS SHE WROTE - Cincinnati Music Theatre 1%

Best Performer In A Play
Sara Mackie - THE TAMING OF THE SHREW - Cincinnati Shakespeare Company 45%
Brandi La’sherrill - LADY DAY AT EMERSON'S BAR & GRILL - The Carnegie 8%
Abby Sherr - OUR TOWN - Xavier University Theatre 5%
Diana Rogers - AUGUST: OSAGE COUNTY - Mariemont Players 4%
Mary Stone - AUGUST: OSAGE COUNTY - Mariemont Players 4%
Parker Culp - OUR TOWN - Xavier University Theatre 4%
Christine Pedi - THE REWARDS OF BEING FRANK - Cincinnati Shakespeare Company 3%
Molly Franzen - GRUESOME PLAYGROUND INJURIES - Xavier University Theatre 3%
Candice Handy - TROUBLE IN MIND - Cincinnati Shakespeare Company 3%
Chris Carter - NICOLA TESLA - The Children’s Theatre of Cincinnati 3%
Debbi Berlon - STEEL MAGNOLIAS - Mariemont Players 3%
Kelsey Schwarber - BOEING BOEING - The Covedale Center for the Performing Arts 3%
Andrew Leonard - PUFFS - Loveland Stage Company 3%
Burgess Byrd - SWEAT - Ensemble Theatre Company 2%
Christine Pedi - THE IMPORTANCE OF BEING EARNEST - Cincinnati Shakespeare Company 2%
Kelly Mengelkoch - THE REWARDS OF BEING FRANK - Cincinnati Shakespeare Company 2%
Tora Nogami Alexander - THE IMPORTANCE OF BEING EARNEST - Cincinnati Shakespeare Company 2%
Mary Stone - A VIEW FROM THE BRIDGE - Tri-County Players 2%
Kelly Mengelkoch - THE IMPORTANCE OF BEING EARNEST - Cincinnati Shakespeare Company 1%
Keith Cassidy - MACBETH - CenterStage Players 1%
James Evans - THE REWARDS OF BEING FRANK - Cincinnati Shakespeare Company 1%

Best Play
SWEAT - Ensemble Theatre Company 39%
AUGUST: OSAGE COUNTY - Mariemont Players 11%
OUR TOWN - Xavier University Theatre 10%
LADY DAY AT EMERSON'S BAR & GRILL - The Carnegie 8%
A VIEW FROM THE BRIDGE - Tri-County Players 5%
THE REWARDS OF BEING FRANK - Cincinnati Shakespeare Company 5%
THE IMPORTANCE OF BEING EARNEST - Cincinnati Shakespeare Company 5%
ESCANABA IN DA MOONLIGHT - Mason Community Players 4%
TROUBLE IN MIND - Cincinnati Shakespeare Company 4%
BOEING BOEING - The Covedale Center for the Performing Arts 3%
PUFFS - Loveland Stage Company 3%
GASLIGHT - Cincinnati Shakespeare Company 3%
MORNING SUN - Ensemble Theatre Company 2%

Best Production of an Opera
MADAME BUTTERFLY - Cincinnati Opera 77%
FELLOW TRAVELERS - Patricia Corbett Auditorium 13%
LA CANTERINA - Northern Kentucky University 6%
THE KNOCK - Cincinnati Opera 4%

Best Scenic Design Of A Play Or Musical
Brian Mehring - SWEAT - Ensemble Theatre Company 49%
Tyler Gabbard - SINGIN' IN THE RAIN - The Carnegie 12%
Chad Brinkman - A GENTLEMAN'S GUIDE TO LOVE & MURDER - Footlighters, Inc. 6%
Charlie Calvert - SPRING AWAKENING - UC-CCM 5%
Mark Halpin - FELLOW TRAVELERS - Patricia Corbett Auditorium 5%
Ben Gantose - DISNEY’S MOANA - The Children’s Theatre of Cincinnati 4%
Joe Leonard - SOMETHING ROTTEN - Xavier University Theatre 3%
Nate Bertone - DISNEY’S DESCENDANTS - The Children’s Theatre of Cincinnati 3%
Joe Beumer - LIZZIE - THE MUSICAL - Xavier University Theatre 3%
Sam Reno - THE IMPORTANCE OF BEING EARNEST - Cincinnati Shakespeare Company 2%
Micheal Kiser - COMPANY - Loveland Stage Company 2%
Shannon Robert - TROUBLE IN MIND - Cincinnati Shakespeare Co. 2%
Samantha Reno - AS YOU LIKE IT - Cincinnati Shakespeare Company 2%
Samantha Reno - GASLIGHT - Cincinnati Shakespeare Company 1%
Chad Brinkman - FABULATION, OR THE RE-EDUCATION OF UNDINE - Footlighters, Inc. 1%

Best Sound Design Of A Play Or Musical
Avery Reynolds - KINKY BOOTS - The Carnegie 20%
Kaitlin Barnett - FELLOW TRAVELERS - Patricia Corbett Auditorium 16%
Forrest Goodwin - A GENTLEMAN'S GUIDE TO LOVE & MURDER - Footlighters, Inc. 13%
Don Moore - DISNEY’S MOANA - The Children’s Theatre of Cincinnati 11%
Anna Kahle - OUR TOWN - Xavier University Theatre 9%
Sam Sadler - SOMETHING ROTTEN - Xavier University Theatre 9%
Robert Carlton Stimmel - TROUBLE IN MIND - Cincinnati Shakespeare Company 7%
Chris Lee - PUFFS - Loveland Stage Company 5%
Robert Carlton Stimmel - LITTLE WOMEN - Cincinnati Shakespeare Company 5%
Robert Carlton Stimmel - GASLIGHT - Cincinnati Shakespeare Company 5%

Best Supporting Performer In A Musical
K.P. Powell - AS YOU LIKE IT - Cincinnati Shakespeare Company 33%
Monique Churchill - KINKY BOOTS - The Carnegie 29%
Arabella Bertucci - MEAN GIRLS - Commonwealth Artists Student Theatre 6%
Dan Cohen - MAN OF LA MANCHA - The Warsaw Federal Incline Theatre 4%
Amanda Marasch - COMPANY - Loveland Stage Company 3%
Joe Mitchell - SOMETHING ROTTEN - Xavier University Theatre 3%
Doug Berlon - MAN OF LA MANCHA - The Warsaw Federal Incline Theatre 3%
Bob Herzog - DISNEY’S MOANA - The Children’s Theatre of Cincinnati 2%
Angelique Archer - AS YOU LIKE IT - Cincinnati Shakespeare Company 2%
Aaron Marshall - GUYS AND DOLLS - The Carnegie 2%
Josh Galloway - FOOTLOOSE - The Warsaw Federal Incline Theatre 2%
Anna Kahle - LIZZIE - THE MUSICAL - Xavier University Theatre 1%
Eva Bower - ABOVE THE SAND - Mason Community Players 1%
Hope Pauly - A GENTLEMAN'S GUIDE TO LOVE & MURDER - Footlighters, Inc. 1%
Kim Toft - ABOVE THE SAND - Mason Community Players 1%
Josh Galloway - PRINCESS & FROG - The Children’s Theatre of Cincinnati 1%
Delaney O'Toole - A GENTLEMAN'S GUIDE TO LOVE & MURDER - Footlighters, Inc. 1%
Jenna Treinen - LIZZIE - THE MUSICAL - Xavier University Theatre 1%
Regan Utrup - LIZZIE - THE MUSICAL - Xavier University Theatre 1%
David Bower - ABOVE THE SAND - Mason Community Players 1%
Laurie Schneider Brinkman - COMPANY - Loveland Stage Company 1%
Jeremiah Plessinger - MAN OF LA MANCHA - The Warsaw Federal Incline Theatre 0%
Kennedy Florence - MUSICALS SHE WROTE - Cincinnati Music Theatre 0%

Best Supporting Performer In A Play
Allen Middleton - SWEAT - Ensemble Theatre Company 62%
Burgess Byrd - THE IMPORTANCE OF BEING EARNEST - Cincinnati Shakespeare Company 15%
Dev Marvelous - LADY DAY AT EMERSON'S BAR & GRILL - The Carnegie 9%
Jim Hopkins - GASLIGHT - Cincinnati Shakespeare Company 8%
Tom Quandary - PUFFS - Loveland Stage Company 7%

Best Theatre For Young Audiences Production
DISNEY’S MOANA - The Children’s Theatre of Cincinnati 73%
PRINCESS & FROG - The Children’s Theatre of Cincinnati 9%
SPONGEBOB SQUAREPANTS - Acting Up 7%
RUDOLPH THE RED-NOSED REINDEER - The Children’s Theatre of Cincinnati 6%
DISNEY’S DESCENDANTS - The Children’s Theatre of Cincinnati 5%

Favorite Local Theatre
Ensemble Theatre Company 41%
The Carnegie 22%
Cincinnati Shakespeare Company 7%
The Children’s Theatre of Cincinnati 7%
Xavier University Theatre 5%
Cincinnati Music Theatre 4%
Mason Community Players 3%
Covedale Center for the Performing Arts 3%
The Warsaw Federal Incline Theatre 3%
Footlighters, Inc. 2%
Mariemont Players 2%
Know Theatre of Cincinnati 1%
Performing Arts Center 0%

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