First Stats Released For The BroadwayWorld Vermont Awards; Lyric's MATILDA THE MUSICAL Leads Best Musical

The first live standings have been announced for the 2022 BroadwayWorld Vermont Awards! Nominations were reader-submitted and now our readers get to vote for their favorites.

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2022 BroadwayWorld Vermont Standings - 11/21/22

Best Choreography Of A Play Or Musical
Carolyne Sandoval - IVY + BEAN - Lyric Theatre Company 54%
Felicity Stiverson - HAIR - Weston theater company 16%
Felicity Stiverson - SHREK THE MUSICAL - Weston Theater Company 16%
Gary John La Rosa - I DO I DO! - Artistree Theatre 14%

Best Costume Design Of A Play Or Musical
Halina Vercessi - SHREW - Foul Contending Rebels Theatre Collective 24%
Lily Prentice - SHREK THE MUSICAL - Weston Theater Company 22%
Therese Bruck - INTO THE BREECHES - St. Michaels Playhouse 20%
Bottari & Case - I DO! I DO! - Artistree Theatre 14%
Jessica crawford - HAIR - Weston theater company 10%
Ken Mooney - SOUVENIR - Oldcastle Theatre Company 4%
Fabian Fidel Aguilar - WAIT UNTIL DARK - Dorset theater festival 2%
Ruth Ann Pattee - CLUE ON STAGE - The Valley Players 2%
Kathleen Geldard - STEEL MAGNOLIAS - Weston theater company 0

Best Direction Of A Musical
Becky Millard - IVY + BEAN - Lyric Theatre Company 55%
Susanna gellert - HAIR - Weston theater company 18%
Gary John La Rosa - I DO! I DO! - Artistree Theatre 15%
Piper Goodeve - SHREK THE MUSICAL - Weston Theater Company 10%
Michael Berresse - MARRY ME A LITTLE - Weston Theater Company 1%

Best Direction Of A Play
Carolyne Sandoval - MACBETH - Foul Contending Rebels Theatre Collective 36%
Jackson Gay - WAIT UNTIL DARK - Dorset Theatre Festival 13%
Kathleen Keenan - BOTH EYES OPEN: THE ANNIE OAKLEY STORY - Lost Nation Theater 13%
Sarah Elizabeth Wansley - STEEL MAGNOLIAS - Weston theater company 11%
Jeanne Beckwith - THE SEA GULL - Unadilla Theater 7%
Nick Corley - WOODY SEZ: THE LIFE AND MUSIC OF Woody Guthrie - Weston Theater Company 7%
Shannon sanborn - THE GREAT GATSBY: A LIVE RADIO SHOW - Valley players theater 7%
Kirk Jackson - SHEEPDOG - Oldcastle Theatre Company 4%
RuthAnn Pattee - CLUE - Valley Players theater 2%

Best Ensemble Performance
MATILDA THE MUSICAL - Lyric Theatre Company 67%
EURYDICE - Foul Contending Rebels Theatre Collective 14%
SHREK - Weston Theater Company 8%
CLUE ON STAGE - The Valley Players 4%
WOODY SEZ: THE LIFE AND MUSIC OF Woody Guthrie - Weston Theater Company 4%
WAIT UNTIL DARK - Dorset Theatre Festival 3%
THE IMPORTANCE OF BEING ERNEST - Maui Onstage, Wailuku, HI 1%

Best Lighting Design Of A Play Or Musical
Scott Zielinski - HAIR - Weston theater company 36%
Alan Hefferson - MACBETH - Foul Contending Rebels Theatre Collective 26%
Irene Halibozek - CLUE ON STAGE - The Valley Players 10%
Mary Ellen Stebbins - THIRST - Dorset theatre festival 10%
Paul Whitaker - WAIT UNTIL DARK - Dorset Theatre Festival 10%
Heather Gilbert - STEEL MAGNOLIAS - Weston theater company 5%
Seth Reiser - WOODY SEZ: THE LIFE AND MUSIC OF Woody Guthrie - Weston Theater Company 3%
Irene halibosak - CLUE - Call players theater 0

Best Music Direction & Orchestra Performance
Emma Weiss - HAIR - Weston theater company 45%
Michael Halloran - CLUE ON STAGE - The Valley Players 23%
Yan Li - MARRY ME A LITTLE - Weston Theater Company 19%
David M. Lutken - WOODY SEZ: THE LIFE AND MUSIC OF Woody Guthrie - Weston Theater Company 13%

Best Musical
MATILDA THE MUSICAL - Lyric Theatre Company 75%
I DO! I DO! - Artistree Woodstock 11%
SHREK THE MUSICAL - Weston Theater Company 6%
WOODY SEZ: THE LIFE & MUSIC OF Woody Guthrie - Weston Theater Company 5%
AVENUE Q - Proarts Playhouse, Kihei, Maui 4%

Best New Play Or Musical
BOTH EYES OPEN: THE ANNIE OAKLEY STORY - Lost Nation Theater 54%
SCARECROW - Dorset Theatre Festival 23%
THIRST - Dorset theatre festival 23%
MURDER IN THE NTH DEGREE, JAMES NEVIUS, AUTHOR - Proarts Playhouse, Kihei, Maui 0

Best Performer In A Musical
Phoebe Raphael - MATILDA THE MUSICAL - Lyric Theatre Company 82%
Emma Diner - SHREK THE MUSICAL - Weston Theater Comapny 5%
David Bonanno - MARRY ME A LITTLE - Weston Theater Company 3%
Matt Rodin - HAIR - Weston theater company 3%
Nathan Salstone - HAIR - Weston theater company 3%
David M. Lutken - WOODY SEZ: THE LIFE AND MUSIC OF Woody Guthrie - Weston Theater Company 2%
Eric Gilliom - ROCKY HORROR PICTURE SHOW - Maui Onstage, Wailuku, HI 1%
Jamari Johnson Williams - HAIR - Weston Theater Company 1%
Margo Siebert - MARRY ME A LITTLE - Weston Theater Company 1%
Tomias Robinson - SHREK THE MUSICAL - Weston Theater Company 0

Best Performer In A Play
Töve Wood - MACBETH - Foul Contending Rebels Theatre Collective 27%
Maura O'Brien - BOTH EYES OPEN: THE ANNIE OAKLEY STORY - Lost Nation Theater 17%
Dottie Stanley - STEEL MAGNOLIAS - Weston Theater Company 13%
Jo Fox - SHREW - Foul Contending Rebels Theatre Collective 10%
Wes Olds (Wadsworth) - CLUE ON STAGE - The Valley Players 8%
Doug Bergstein (Mr. Green) - CLUE ON STAGE - The Valley Players 7%
Manu Kumasi - WAIT UNTIL DARK - Dorset Theatre Festival 7%
David rapp - GREAT GATSBY:A LIVE RADIO SHOW - Valley players theater 3%
Keith Gallagher - WAIT UNTIL DARK - Dorset Theatre Festival 3%
Michael Patrick Trimm - SHEEPDOG - Oldcastle Theatre Company 3%
Nyla Sostre - STEEL MAGNOLIAS - Weston Theater Company 2%
Billy Weaver - THE SEA GULL - Unadilla Theater 0
Maeve McCurdy - THE SEA GULL - Unadilla Theater 0

Best Play
SHREW - Foul Contending Rebels Theatre Collective 27%
WOMEN IN JEOPARDY - Vermont Stage 24%
STEEL MAGNOLIAS - Weston theater company 21%
BOTH EYES OPEN: THE ANNIE OAKLEY STORY - Lost Nation Theater 13%
SCARECROW - Dorset Theatre Festival 7%
CLUE ON STAGE - The Valley Players 4%
FULLY COMMITTED - Oldcastle Theatre Company 3%
THE SEA GULL - Unadilla Theater 1%

Best Scenic Design Of A Play Or Musical
Tenzin Chophel - EURYDICE - Foul Contending Rebels Theatre Collective 33%
Frank Oliva - HAIR - Weston theater company 19%
Doug Bergstein & Ruth Ann Pattee - CLUE ON STAGE - The Valley Players 14%
Christopher & Justin Swader - WAIT UNTIL DARK - Dorset Theatre Festival 10%
Richard Howe - FULLY COMMITTED - Oldcastle Theatre Company 10%
Shannon Sanborn - THE GREAT GATSBY:A LIVE RADIO PLAY - Valley Players 5%
Christopher and Justin Swader - THIRST - Dorset theatre festival 2%
Christopher and Justin Swader - WAIT UNTIL DARK - Dorset theatre festival 2%
Luke Cantarella - WOODY SEZ: THE LIFE AND MUSIC OF Woody Guthrie - Weston Theater Company 2%
Regina garcia - STEEL MAGNOLIAS - Weston theater company 2%
Ken Mooney - SHEEPDOG - Oldcastle Theatre Company 0

Best Sound Design Of A Play Or Musical
Bastien Gliech - SHREW - Foul Contending Rebels Theatre Collective 50%
Fitz Patton - WAIT UNTIL DARK - Dorset Theatre Festival 16%
Melanie Chen Cole - STEEL MAGNOLIAS - Weston theater company 16%
Cory Wheat - FULLY COMMITTED - Oldcastle Theatre Company 9%
Fitz Patton - THIRST - Dorset theater festival 9%
Joanna Lynne Staub - MARRY ME A LITTLE - Weston Theater Company 0

Best Supporting Performer In A Musical
Hayley Ryan - MATILDA THE MUSICAL - Lyric Theatre Company 46%
Roya Millard - MATILDA THE MUSICAL - Lyric Theatre Company 36%
Easton Michaels - HAIR - Weston theater company 7%
Alanna Saunders - HAIR - Weston Theater Company 5%
Megumi Nakamura - HAIR - Weston Theater Company 3%
Michael Seltzer - HAIR - Weston Theater Company 3%
Mimi Bessette - WOODY SEZ: THE LIFE AND MUSIC OF Woody Guthrie - Weston Theater Company 0
Spiff Wiegand - WOODY SEZ: THE LIFE AND MUSIC OF Woody Guthrie - Weston Theater Company 0

Best Supporting Performer In A Play
Amelia Mason - SHREW - Foul Contending Rebels Theatre Collective 30%
Beamer Wallace - MACBETH - Foul Contending Rebels Theatre Collective 21%
Chloe Fidler - WOMEN IN JEOPARDY - Vermont Stage 21%
Nyssa Grant - WOODY SEZ: THE LIFE AND MUSIC OF Woody Guthrie - Weston Theater Company 12%
Michael Barra - WAIT UNTIL DARK - Dorset Theatre Festival 7%
Marci Robinson - THE GREAT GATSBY: A LIVE RADIO PLAY - Valley Players 5%
Carrie Phillips (Mrs. Peacock) - CLUE ON STAGE - The Valley Players 4%
Cassandra demarias - CLUE - Valley Players 0
Cassandra Demaris (Miss Scarlett) - CLUE ON STAGE - The Valley Players 0

Best Theatre For Young Audiences Production
IVY + BEAN - Lyric Theatre Company 70%
SHREK THE MUSICAL - Weston theater company 30%

Favorite Local Theatre
Vermont Stage 43%
Weston theater company 20%
Lost Nation Theater 18%
Vermont Playwrights Circle 8%
Oldcastle Theatre Company 3%
Valley Players 3%
Dorset theatre festival 2%
Maui On Stage, Wailuku, Maui 2%
Proarts Playhouse, Kihei, Maui 2%
Unadilla Theater 0

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