Last Chance To Vote for the 2024 BroadwayWorld Chicago Awards; RENT at Elgin Community College Leads Best Musical!

This is the last chance to vote for the 2024 BroadwayWorld Chicago Awards... Don't miss out on making sure that your favorite theatres, stars, and shows get the recognition they deserve!

The 2024 Regional Awards honor regional productions, touring shows, and more which had their first performance between October 1, 2023 through September 30, 2024. Winners will be announced in January.

This year the BroadwayWorld Regional Awards include over 100 cities across America, Canada, Central and South America, Europe, and Asia.

2024 BroadwayWorld Chicago Standings

Best Cabaret/Concert/Solo Performance
Lynn Colbert-Jones - REIMAGINING CABARET - Logan Center for the Arts 14%
Michael Metcalf - CHESS IN CONCET - BrightSide Theatre 13%
Kayce Drevkine - 25TH ANNUAL PUTNAM COUNTY SPELLING BEE - Music On Stage 11%
Denise Tamburrino - WHEN LIFE GIVES YOU LEMONS - 4 Chairs Theatre 9%
Amanda Nach - WHEN LIFE GIVES YOU LEMONS - 4 Chairs Theatre 8%
Lou Ella Rose - THE GREAT FILIPINO SONGBOOK - Various Chicago Venues 7%
Lewis Rawlinson - NERVOUS BREAKDOWN IN G MINOR - Theo Ubique Cabaret Theatre 7%
Justin Miller - CHESS IN CONCERT - BrightSide Theatre 5%
Irene Michaels - IRENE MICHAELS & FRIENDS - Jazz Showcase 5%
Julie Ann Kornak - CHESS IN CONCERT - BrightSide Theatre 5%
JT Rolfes-Nagle - HEAD STUFF - Redtwist Theatre 5%
Laura Dellis - HALFWAY TO FIFTY - Davenports Cabaret 4%
Jenny Rudnick - THE MOTHER OF ALL CABARETS - 4 Chairs Theatre 4%
Elise De Roulet - THE MOTHER OF ALL CABARETS - 4 Chairs Theatre 3%

Best Choreography Of A Play Or Musical
Ariel Spires - THE ADDAMS FAMILY - Chicago Heights Drama Group 6%
Christopher Gattelli - DEATH BECOMES HER - Broadway in Chicago 4%
Mychall Miller-Cornejo - NEWSIES - RVC Starlight Theatre 4%
Amee Binder - VIVA LA MORT - The Conspirators 4%
Trent Soyster - JEKYLL & HYDE - Timber Lake Playhouse 3%
Clarissa Roling & Leah Meeder - HEATHERS: THE MUSICAL - The Joliet Drama Group 3%
Ashley Hogan - BEAUTY AND THE BEAST - RVC Starlight Theatre 3%
Mary Hussey - CINDERELLA - St James theatre 3%
Jenny Vause - LEGALLY BLONDE - RVC Starlight Theatre 3%
Jake Ganzer - JESUS CHRIST SUPERSTAR - BrightSide Theatre 3%
Bianca Pietro - SPRING AWAKENING - Steel Beam Theatre 3%
Maddie Shelton - WEST SIDE STORY - Summer Place Theatre 3%
Lauren Kadel - ANYTHING GOES - Timber Lake Playhouse 2%
Anna Roemer - BEYOND THE GARDEN GATE - The Impostors Theatre Company 2%
Stacey Flaster - LES MISERABLES - Uptown Music Theater of Highland Park 2%
Baily Wood - BEAUTY AND THE BEAST - Stage Coach Players 2%
Kailey Krigas - ALL SHOOK UP - Summer Place Theatre 2%
Mary Grace Martins - THE PROM - Up and Coming 2%
Micki Smolenski - 25TH ANNUAL PUTNAM COUNTY SPELLING BEE - Music On Stage 2%
William Carlos Angulo - IN THE HEIGHTS - Marriott Lincolnshire Theatre 2%
Tim Huggenberger - THE DROWSY CHAPERONE - Surging Films & Theatrics 2%
Brenda Didier - YOUNG FRANKENSTEIN - Mercury Theater Chicago 2%
Melissa Roseberg - CABARET - Stage Coach Players 2%
MzFlo Walker Harris - AIN'T MISBEHAVIN - Drury Lane Theatre 2%
RJ Cecott (Fight Choreo) - DEATHTRAP - BrightSide Theatre 1%

Best Costume Design Of A Play Or Musical
Alexis Roston - BEYOND THE DOOR - Beverly Arts Center 9%
Bethany Nelson - LEGALLY BLONDE - RVC Starlight Theatre 6%
Chakira Doherty - JEKYLL & HYDE - Timber Lake Playhouse 6%
Victoria Benson - THE COLOR PURPLE - RVC Starlight Theatre 5%
Terri Devine - THE ADDAMS FAMILY - The Drama Group 5%
Paul Tazewell - DEATH BECOMES HER - Broadway in Chicago 4%
Cindy Moon - LES MISERABLES - Uptown Music Theater of Highland Park 4%
Jack Myers - AMADEUS - Parker Players 3%
Adie Sutherland - LIGHT SWITCH - Open Space Arts 3%
Cheryl Newman - JESUS CHRIST SUPERSTAR - BrightSide Theatre 2%
Analisa Celeste - SPRING AWAKENING - The Home Creative Co. 2%
Ben Mills - THE SWAN - Theatre L’Acadie 2%
Victoria Benson - GUYS AND DOLLS - RVC Starlight Theatre 2%
Susan Johnson - BEAUTY AND THE BEAST - Stage Coach Players 2%
Ana Kuzmanic - THE MATCHBOX MAGIC FLUTE - Goodman Theatre 2%
Patti Roeder - THE MOUSETRAP - Theatre of Western Springs 2%
Raquel Adorno - NATASHA, PIERRE AND THE GREAT COMET OF 1812 - Writers Theatre 2%
Emily Kociolek - THE LITTLE MERMAID - Spotlight Arts Collective 2%
Kathy Musselman - ALL SHOOK UP - Summer Place Theatre 2%
Susan Johnson - CABARET - Stage Coach Players 1%
Diane Lippert - THE 30 STEPS - Three Brothers Theatre 1%
Terri Devine - THE MYSTERY OF EDWIN DROOD - Kankakee Valley Theatre Association 1%
Terri Devine Ford - BENEATH THE WILLOW TREE - Pulse Theatre Chicago 1%
Amy Cole - AVENUE Q - Williams Street Repertory 1%
Marybeth Murphy and Lynn Simari - GODSPELL - Beverly Theatre Guild 1%

Best Dance Production
NEWSIES - RVC Starlight Theatre 34%
FOOTLOOSE - The Home Creative Co. 17%
BEAUTY AND THE BEAST - Stage Coach Players 16%
25TH ANNUAL PUTNAM COUNTY SPELLING BEE - Music On Stage 14%
BLACK LOVE REIGNS SUPREME - Praize Productions 14%
25TH ANNIVERSARY CONCERT SERIES - Cerqua Rivera Dance Theatre 5%

Best Direction Of A Musical
Aaron Flynn - HEATHERS: THE MUSICAL - The Joliet Drama Group 7%
Aaron Gomez - THE PROM - Up and Coming Theatre 6%
Cordaro Johnson - AIN'T MISBEHAVIN' - The Drama Group 5%
Tommy Ranieri - JEKYLL & HYDE - Timber Lake Playhouse 5%
Claire Dahlhauser - LEGALLY BLONDE - RVC Starlight Theatre 5%
Christopher D. Brady - NEWSIES - RVC Starlight Theatre 4%
Tyler McMahon - THE ADDAMS FAMILY - Chicago Heights Drama Group 4%
Andy Beros - RENT - Elgin Community College 4%
Tom Hussey - CINDERELLA - St james theatre 3%
Marcus Aj Tobias - THE COLOR PURPLE - RVC Starlight Theatre 3%
Scott Shallenbarger - LES MISERABLES - Uptown Music Theatre of Highland Park 2%
Frankie Caputo - THE 25TH ANNUAL PUTNAM COUNTY SPELLING BEE - Music On Stage 2%
Cortney Jo Newby - RENT - Stage Coach Players 2%
Billy Surges - THE DROWSY CHAPERONE - Surging Films & Theatrics 2%
Jacqueline Schultz Warner - ANASTASIA: THE MUSICAL - Natural Talent Productions 2%
Jorge Bermudez - ALL SHOOK UP - Summer Place Theatre 2%
E. Faye Butler - AIN'T MISBEHAVIN' - Drury Lane Theatre 2%
Derek Van Barham and Brittney Brown - ALICE BY HEART - Kokandy Productions 2%
Angie Holguin - FOOTLOOSE - The Home Creative Co. 2%
Katie Spellman - NATASHA, PIERRE, AND THE GREAT COMET OF 1812 - Writers Theatre 2%
Mike Frale - WEST SIDE STORY - Summer Place Theatre 2%
Billy Surges & Conor Frank - A BRONX TALE - Surging Films & Theatrics 2%
Jeffrey Cass - JESUS CHRIST SUPERSTAR - BrightSide Theatre 1%
Josh Beadle - NUNSENSE - Three Brothers Theatre 1%
Tor Campbell - GODSPELL - Beverly Theatre Guild 1%

Best Direction Of A Play
E Faye Butler - BEYOND THE DOOR - Beverly Arts Center 7%
Aaron Reese Boseman - BENEATH THE WILLOW TREE - Pulse Theatre Chicago 6%
Aaron Reese Boseman - TOPDOG/UNDERDOG - Invictus Theatre Company 5%
Phylicia Rashad - PURPOSE - Steppenwolf Theatre 3%
Wyatt Kent - HAMLET - Red Theater 3%
Chris Causer & Jenilee Houghton - AMADEUS - Parker Players 3%
Jim LaPietra - THE MOUSETRAP - Theatre of Western Springs 3%
Jason Harrington - DEATHTRAP - BrightSide Theatre 3%
Joe Mantello - LITTLE BEAR RIDGE ROAD - Steppenwolf Theatre 3%
Jocelyn Adamski - MOONLIGHT &MAGNOLIAS - Elgin Theatre Company 3%
MaryEllen Fawk - MURDER ON THE ORIENT EXPRESS - The Drama Group 2%
Amber Mandley - SHAKESPEARE'S R&J - PrideArts 2%
M.J. Renzi - THE MISS FIRECRACKER CONTEST - The Drama Group 2%
Mark Bracken - THE PLAY THAT GOES WRONG - Three Brothers Theatre 2%
Angie Kells - PRESENT LAUGHTER - The Black Box Theatre at McHenry County College 2%
McKenna Lyons - THE LEGEND OF SLEEPY HOLLOW - Three Brothers Theatre 2%
Becca Holloway - DIE HARD 4 YOUR LUV - The Factory Theater 2%
Jake Harrison Murphy - ONE FLEW OVER THE CUCKOO'S NEST - Bard in the Burbs 2%
Ilesa Duncan - NATIVE SON - Lifeline Theatre 2%
Debra Goldman - NOISES OFF - Theater D 2%
Charles Askenaizer - NETWORK - Invictus Theatre 2%
Andrew Shipman - THIS IS OUR YOUTH - Gwydion Theatre Company 2%
Holly Robison - ALABAMA STORY - Ghostlight Ensemble 2%
Jordan Rakittke - STEEL MAGNOLIAS - Theatre 121 2%
Hamid Dehghani - ENGLISH - Goodman Theatre 2%

Best Ensemble
25TH ANNUAL PUTNAM COUNTY SPELLING BEE - Music On Stage 4%
HEATHERS: THE MUSICAL - The Joliet Drama Group 4%
BEYOND THE DOOR - Beverly Arts Center 4%
AIN'T MISBEHAVIN' - Drury Lane Theatre 4%
JEKYLL & HYDE - Timber Lake Playhouse 3%
LEGALLY BLONDE - RVC Starlight Theatre 3%
THE ADDAMS FAMILY - The Drama Group 3%
A BRONX TALE - Surging Films & Theatrics 3%
CINDERELLA - St james theatre 3%
LES MISERABLES - Uptown Music Theater of Highland Park 3%
ALL SHOOK UP - Summer Place Theatre 2%
DEATH BECOMES HER - Broadway in Chicago 2%
WEST SIDE STORY - Summer Place Theatre 2%
NEWSIES - RVC Starlight Theatre 2%
THE COLOR PURPLE - RVC Starlight Theatre 2%
AMADEUS - Parker Players 2%
BEAUTY AND THE BEAST - Stage Coach Players 2%
ALICE BY HEART - Kokandy Productions 2%
THE LIGHTNING THIEF - Skokie Theatre 2%
RENT - Stage Coach Players 2%
GUYS AND DOLLS - RVC Starlight Theatre 2%
THE MOUSETRAP - Theatre of Western Springs 2%
THE PROM - Up and Coming Theatre 1%
JESUS CHRIST SUPERSTAR - BrightSide Theatre 1%
NATIVE SON - Lifeline Theatre 1%

Best Lighting Design Of A Play Or Musical
Alex Kinastowski - CINDERELLA - St james theatre 7%
Bryan Rivera - LEGALLY BLONDE - RVC Starlight Theatre 7%
Alex Nerad - BEAUTY AND THE BEAST - Stage Coach Players 5%
Jen Larkin - THE ADDAMS FAMILY - The Drama Group 5%
Justin Townsend - DEATH BECOMES HER - Broadway in Chicago 4%
Zoë Michaels & Linda Bugielski - THE MOUSETRAP - Theatre of Western Springs 4%
Gabrielle Tifft - BEAUTY AND THE BEAST - RVC Starlight Theatre 4%
Bryan Rivera - GUYS AND DOLLS - RVC Starlight Theatre 3%
Amanda Gouskos - 25TH ANNUAL PUTNAM COUNTY SPELLING BEE - Cutting Hall 3%
Joel Zishuk - LES MISERABLES - Uptown Music Theater of Highland Park 3%
Tyler Dawson - WEST SIDE STORY - Summer Place Theatre 3%
G. Max Maxin IV - ALICE BY HEART - Kokandy Productions 2%
Ray Harris - AMADEUS - Parker Players 2%
Wayne Wendell - GODSPELL - Beverly Theatre Guild 2%
Andrew Meyers - SHREK THE MUSICAL - Music Theater Works 2%
Lee Fiskness - AIN'T MISBEHAVIN' - Drury Lane Theatre 2%
Andrew Meyers - BRIGADOON - Music Theater Works 2%
G. Max Maxin - YOUNG FRANKENSTEIN - Mercury Theater Chicago 2%
Will Knox & Billy Surges - THE DROWSY CHAPERONE - Surging Films & Theatrics 2%
Kurt Ottinger - JESUS CHRIST SUPERSTAR - BrightSide Theatre 2%
Mike Anderson - CABARET - Stage Coach Players 2%
Denise Karczewski - ASSASSINS - Theo Ubique Cabaret Theatre 2%
Raziel Rogers - THE OUTSIDERS - Independent Players 2%
Cat Davis - THE NORMAL HEART - Redtwist Theatre 2%
Jason Lynch - FIDDLER ON THE ROOF - Drury Lane Theatre 1%

Best Music Direction & Orchestra Performance
Christopher Joyner - THE COLOR PURPLE - RVC Starlight Theatre 8%
Aaron Kaplan - LES MISERABLES - Uptown Music Theater of Highland Park 7%
Casandra McGirk - LEGALLY BLONDE - RVC Starlight Theatre 5%
Matthew W. Surico - JEKYLL & HYDE - Timber Lake Playhouse 5%
Thomas McMahon - THE ADDAMS FAMILY - The Drama Group 5%
Tam Conseur - CINDERELLA - St james theatre 4%
Elliot Bell - AIN'T MISBEHAVIN' - The Drama Group 3%
Ali Kordelewski - ALL SHOOK UP - Summer Place Theatre 3%
Brian Rasmussen - TWIHARD: THE TWILIGHT MUSICAL PARODY - Otherworld Theatre 3%
Mark Miller-Cornejo - NEWSIES - RVC Starlight Theatre 3%
Aaron Kaplan - ON THE TWENTIETH CENTURY - Blank Theatre Company 3%
Abi Mogge and Rex Meyer - RENT - Stage Coach Players 3%
John Feken - BEAUTY AND THE BEAST - Stage Coach Players 2%
Kitty Karn - WEST SIDE STORY - Summer Place Theatre 2%
Brady McNeil - SPRING AWAKENING - The Home Creative Co. 2%
Mary-Mitchell Campbell - DEATH BECOMES HER - Broadway in Chicago 2%
Kelly Fitzgerald - THE PROM - Up and Coming Theatre 2%
Carolyn Brady - RODGERS & HAMMERSTEIN'S CINDERELLA - Drury Lane Theatre 2%
Kevin Long - JOSEPH AND THE AMAZING TECHNICOLOR DREAMCOAT - The Little Theatre On The Square 2%
Bianca Pietro - SPRING AWAKENING - Steel Beam Theatre 2%
Daven Taba - THE DROWSY CHAPERONE - Surging Films & Theatrics 2%
Sharon Mason - GODSPELL - Beverly Theatre Guild 2%
Carolyn Brady - SONDHEIM TRIBUTE REVUE - Theo Ubique Cabaret Theatre 1%
Heidi Joosten - ALICE BY HEART - Kokandy Productions 1%
William Foster McDaniel - AIN'T MISBEHAVIN' - Drury Lane Theatre 1%

Best Musical
RENT - Elgin Community College 6%
THE COLOR PURPLE - RVC Starlight Theatre 5%
NEWSIES - RVC Starlight Theatre 5%
HEATHERS: THE MUSICAL - The Joliet Drama Group 5%
THE ADDAMS FAMILY - The Drama Group 4%
JEKYLL & HYDE - Timber Lake Playhouse 4%
LES MISERABLES - Uptown Music Theater of Highland Park 4%
THE 25TH ANNUAL PUTNAM COUNTY SPELLING BEE - Music On Stage 4%
LEGALLY BLONDE - RVC Starlight Theatre 3%
THE PROM - Up and Coming Theatre 3%
DEATH BECOMES HER - Broadway in Chicago 3%
RENT - Stage Coach Players 3%
TWIHARD - Otherworld Theatre 2%
CINDERELLA - St james theatre 2%
NUNSENSE - Three Brothers Theatre 2%
WEST SIDE STORY - Summer Place Theatre 2%
ALL SHOOK UP - Summer Place Theatre 2%
POOR PEOPLE! THE PARODY MUSICAL - Hell In A Handbag Productions 2%
THE DROWSY CHAPERONE - Surging Films & Theatrics 2%
SPRING AWAKENING - Steel Beam Theatre 2%
ANASTASIA: THE MUSICAL - Natural Talent Productions 2%
SHREK THE MUSICAL - Music Theater Works 1%
BEAUTY AND THE BEAST - Stage Coach Players 1%
FIDDLER ON THE ROF - Drury Lane Theatre 1%
THE FULL MONTY - Paramount Theatre 1%

Best New Play Or Musical
DEATH BECOMES HER - Broadway in Chicago 20%
BEYOND THE DOOR - Beverly Arts Center 11%
KARAOKE CHRISTMAS - Three Brothers Theatre 7%
BENEATH THE WILLOW TREE - Pulse Theatre Chicago 6%
THE MATCHBOX MAGIC FLUTE - Goodman Theatre 5%
LITTLE BEAR RIDGE ROAD - Steppenwolf Theatre 5%
THE PICTURE OF DORIAN'S GRAY HAIR - Elgin Fringe Festival 4%
BEYOND THE GARDEN GATE - The Impostors Theatre Company 3%
DIE HARD 4 YOUR LUV - The Factory Theater 3%
THE BEST DAMN THING - The Understudy 3%
THE HOUSE OF IDEAS - City Lit Theatre 3%
STOKELY: THE UNFINISHED REVOLUTION - Court Theatre 3%
NEVER BETTER - Theo Ubique Cabaret Theatre 2%
TURRET - A Red Orchid Theatre 2%
VIVA LA MORT - The Conspirators 2%
GODS & MONSTERS - Frame of Reference Productions 2%
WELLS AND WELLES - Lucid Theater 2%
THE O RING CYCLE - Top Banana 2%
GRIMM - Theatre Above the Law 2%
HIGHWAY PATROL - Goodman Theatre 2%
INTO THE WILLOW TREE - Pulse Theatre Chicago 2%
INTO THE EARTH WITH YOU - Buffalo Theatre Ensemble 1%
MUTED. - Red Theater 1%
CAVEMAN PLAY - Red Theater 1%
7 MINUTES TO LIVE - UNEXPECTEd Theatre 1%

Best Performer In A Musical
Stephanie Mayer - THE PROM - Up and Coming Theatre 8%
Abriella Caravette - THE ADDAMS FAMILY - Chicago Heights Drama Group 4%
Evandia Penix - THE COLOR PURPLE - RVC Starlight Theatre 4%
Brayden Follett - RENT - Elgin Community College 4%
Isabella Clutter - HEATHERS: THE MUSICAL - The Joliet Drama Guild 3%
Chanel Black - LEGALLY BLONDE - RVC Starlight Theatre 3%
Adam Schofield - BEAUTY AND THE BEAST - Stage Coach Players 3%
Adam Brett - ANYTHING GOES - Timber Lake Playhouse 2%
Rachel Arianna - TWIHARD - Otherworld Theatre 2%
Liane Williams - AIN’T MISBEHAVIN - The Drama Group 2%
Amelia Chavez - WEST SIDE STORY - Summer Place Theatre 2%
Ashley Estrada - RENT - Elgin Community College 2%
Kelly Gabrielle Murphy - JEKYLL & HYDE - Timber Lake Playhouse 2%
P-Jay Adams - THE LIGHTNING THIEF - Skokie Theatre 2%
Geon Ruffin - ALL SHOOK UP - Summer Place Theatre 2%
Cosmo Coniglio - SPRING AWAKENING - Steel Beam Theatre 2%
Brian Cummins - WEST SIDE STORY - Summer Place Theatre 1%
Nick LeMaster - SPRING AWAKENING - The Home Creative Co. 1%
Val Marie Black - THE COLOR PURPLE - RVC Starlight Theatre 1%
David Pfenninger - LES MISERABLES - Uptown Music Theatre of Highland Park 1%
Joshua Lindahl - NEWSIES - RVC Starlight Theatre 1%
RJ Cecott - HEATHERS: THE MUSICAL - The Joliet Drama Guild 1%
Amanda Donohoe - THE DROWSY CHAPERONE - Surging Films & Theatrics 1%
Wesly Anthony Clergé - LES MISERABLES - Uptown Music Theater of Highland Park 1%
Adrian Aguilar - JERSEY BOYS - Mercury Theater Chicago 1%

Best Performer In A Play
Laurie Metcalf - LITTLE BEAR RIDE ROAD - Steppenwolf 6%
RJ Cecott - THE MOUSETRAP - Theatre of Western Springs 4%
Liam Pietrzyk - THE OUTSIDERS - Independent Players 3%
Alicia Cuccia - QUARTET - The Drama Group 3%
Ashley Fox - HAMLET - Red Theater 3%
Blythe Schwaller - STEEL MAGNOLIAS - Stage Coach Players 2%
Tyler Szarabajka - DEATHTRAP - BrightSide Theatre 2%
Regina Gadotti - THE MISS FIRECRACKER CONTEST - The Drama Group 2%
Dana Delaney - HIGHWAY PATROL - Goodman Theatre 2%
James Lewis - NATIVE SON - Lifeline Theatre 2%
Drake St. Pierre - THE PLAY THAT GOES WRONG - Three Brothers Theatre 2%
Alex Benito Rodriguez - IN HIS HANDS - First Floor Theater 2%
Tracey Lanman - STEEL MAGNOLIAS - Theatre 121 2%
Ayanna Bakari - PURPOSE - Steppenwolf Theatre 2%
Alex George - COMMEDIA DIVINA: IT'S WORSE THAN THAT - The Conspirators 2%
Tamarus Harvell - NATIVE SON - Lifeline Theatre 2%
Jocelyn Adamski - ART - Parker Players 2%
Zoe Maroko - PRELUDE TO A KISS - Theatre Above the Law 1%
Scott Kelley - DEATHTRAP - BrightSide Theatre 1%
McKenna Lyons - THE PLAY THAT GOES WRONG - Three Brothers Theatre 1%
Chuck Cairns - MURDER ON THE ORIENT EXPRESS - The Drama Group 1%
Brian Plocharczyk - THE HOUSE OF IDEAS - City Lit Theatre 1%
Stewie Simons - ONE FLEW OVER THE CUCKKO'S NEST - Stage Coach Players 1%
Brian Rabinowitz - MOONLIGHT & MAGNOLIAS - Elgin Theatre Company 1%
Wai Yim - ZAC EFRON - Token Theatre 1%

Best Play
BEYOND THE DOOR - Beverly Arts Center 7%
THE OUTSIDERS - The Home Creative Co. 6%
MURDER ON THE ORIENT EXPRESS - The Drama Group 5%
STEEL MAGNOLIAS - Theatre 121 5%
THE HOT WING KING - Writer's Theatre 4%
RICHARD II - Circuit Theatre Company & Sandbox Theatre Collective 4%
THE MOUSETRAP - Theatre of Western Springs 4%
NATIVE SON - Lifeline Theatre 3%
THE AUDIENCE - Drury Lane Theatre 3%
DEATHTRAP - BrightSide Theatre 2%
THE PLAY THAT GOES WRONG - Three Brothers Theatre 2%
PURPOSE - Steppenwolf Theatre 2%
AMADEUS - Parker Players 2%
NETWORK - Invictus Theatre 2%
QUARTET - The Drama Group 2%
NOISES OFF - Theater D 2%
STUPID F***ING BIRD - Bluebird Arts (Theater Wit) 2%
THE LEGEND OF SLEEPY HOLLOW - Three Brothers Theatre 2%
LITTLE BEAR RIDGE ROAD - Steppenwolf Theatre 2%
THE 39 STEPS - Three Brothers Theatre 2%
ARSENIC AND OLD LACE - Beverly Arts Center 2%
MOONLIGHT & MAGNOLIAS - Elgin Theatre Company 2%
THE BEST DAMN THING - The Understudy 2%
LIGHT SWITCH - Open Space Arts 1%
STOKELY: THE UNFINSHED REVOLUTION - Court Theatre 1%

Best Production of an Opera
THE MATCHBOX MAGIC FLUTE - Goodman Theatre 27%
RIGOLETTO - Lyric Opera of Chicago 23%
THE DAUGHTER OF THE REGIMENT - Lyric Opera of Chicago 15%
FIDELIO - Lyric Opera of Chicago 13%
CHAMPION - Lyric Opera of Chicago 11%
FUTURE PERFECT - Kehrein Center for the Arts 10%

Best Scenic Design Of A Play Or Musical
Carmen Turner - THE COLOR PURPLE - RVC Starlight Theatre 10%
Andrew Boyce - AIN'T MISBEHAVIN' - Drury Lane Theatre 7%
Tyler McMahon/Michael Behrens - THE ADDAMS FAMILY - The Drama Group 7%
Derek Mclane - DEATH BECOMES HER - Broadway in Chicago 5%
Bob Knuth - JERSEY BOYS - Mercury Theater Chicago 3%
Michael Clack - LES MISERABLES - Uptown Music Theater of Highland Park 3%
David Geinosky - 25TH ANNUAL PUTNAM COUNTY SPELLING BEE - Cutting Hall 3%
Valeriya Nedviga - THE PLAY THAT GOES WRONG - Three Brothers Theatre 3%
Ann Davis - SHREK THE MUSICAL - Music Theater Works 3%
Jacqueline Schultz - BEAUTY AND THE BEAST - Stage Coach Players 3%
Mike Groark - RENT - Stage Coach Players 3%
Angela Weber Miller - WHO'S HOLIDAY - Theater Wit 3%
Emily Douville, Dan McHugh & Ray Harris - AMADEUS - Parker Players 2%
Bob Knuth - YOUNG FRANKENSTEIN - Mercury Theater Chicago 2%
Russ Hoganson - AIN’T MISBEHAVIN - The Drama Group 2%
Ann Davis - BRIGADOON - Music Theater Works 2%
Eric Luchen - DEATHTRAP - BrightSide Theatre 2%
Jeffrey D. Kmiec - MILLION DOLLAR QUARTET - Paramount Theatre 2%
Margaret Nikoleit - THE MOUSETRAP - Theatre of Western Springs 2%
Todd Rosenthal - NOISES OFF - Steppenwolf Theatre 2%
Ben Lipinski - THE 25TH ANNUAL PUTNAM COUNTY SPELLING BEE - Music Theater Works 2%
Chris Broom - ALABAMA STORY - Ghostlight Ensemble Theatre Co 2%
Todd Rosenthal - THE MATCHBOX MAGIC FLUTE - Goodman Theatre 2%
G. Max Maxin IV - THE HOUSE OF IDEAS - CityLit Theater 1%
Steven Meerdink - CABARET - Stage Coach Players 1%

Best Sound Design Of A Play Or Musical
Zach Smith - SCHOOL OF ROCK - The Little Theatre On The Square 7%
Ron Edwards/Dave Martin - THE ADDAMS FAMILY - The Drama Group 6%
Peter Hylenski - DEATH BECOMES HER - Broadway in Chicago 5%
Mark Hunyard - BEAUTY AND THE BEAST - Stage Coach Players 5%
Angela Joy Baldesare - WOLVES - Redtwist Theatre 5%
Michael Patrick - LES MISERABLES - Uptown Music Theater of Highland Park 5%
Ron Edwards - MURDER ON THE ORIENT EXPRESS - The Drama Group 4%
Stephanie Farina - AIN'T MISBEHAVIN' - Drury Lane Theatre 4%
Ben Braun - NUNSENSE - Three Brothers Theatre 4%
Evan Lyons - THE LEGEND OF SLEEPY HOLLOW - Three Brothers Theatre 4%
Forrest Gregor - THE 25TH ANNUAL PUTNAM COUNTY SPELLING BEE - Music Theater Works 3%
Paul Watson - BEAUTY AND THE BEAST - Stage Coach Players 3%
Matt Reich - ALICE BY HEART - Kokandy Productions 3%
Chris Tumblin - AVENUE Q - Williams Street Rep 3%
Matthew R. Chase - SHREK THE MUSICAL - Music Theater Works 3%
Ethan Korvne - BENEATH THE WILLOW TREE - Pulse Theatre Chicago 2%
Willow James - STOKELY: THE UNFINISHED REVOLUTION - Court Theatre 2%
Willow James - THE HOT WING KING - Writer's Theatre 2%
Lee Kinney - THE AUDIENCE - Drury Lane Theatre 2%
Emily Hayman - PRO-AM - First Floor Theater 2%
Dan Poppen - MOTHER COURAGE AND HER CHILDREN - Trap Door Theatre 2%
Brandon Reed - PROOF - Bluebird Arts (at Theater Wit) 2%
Brandon Reed - PRIMARY TRUST - The Goodman 2%
Matthew R. Chase - CAROUSEL - Music Theater Works 2%
Sebby Woldt - HAMLET - Red Theater 2%

Best Supporting Performer In A Musical
Darby Whitmore - THE COLOR PURPLE - RVC Starlight Theatre 6%
Aaron Mann - LES MISERABLES - Uptown Music Theatre of Highland Park 4%
Emma Froeschle - THE ADDAMS FAMILY - Chicago Heights Drama Group 4%
Alex Garcia - RENT - Elgin Community College 4%
Alec Brandl - HEATHERS: THE MUSICAL - The Joliet Drama Guild 4%
Abigail Brock - ALL SHOOK UP - Summer Place Theatre 3%
Anne Arza - CINDERELLA - St james theatre 3%
Anaya Evans - RENT - Stage Coach Players 3%
Nailah Brooks - NEWSIES - RVC Starlight Theatre 2%
Cosmo Coniglio - TWIHARD - Otherworld Theatre 2%
Angel Mirkov - THE ADDAMS FAMILY - Chicago Heights Drama Group 2%
Kaliegh Ferguson - LEGALLY BLONDE - RVC Starlight Theatre 2%
Aidan Leake - THE MAD ONES - Blank Theatre Company 2%
Hope Cooney - HEATHERS: THE MUSICAL - The Joliet Drama Group 2%
Annie Beaubien - THE DROWSY CHAPERONE - Surging Films & Theatrics 1%
Maggie Mckay - GUYS AND DOLLS - RVC Starlight Theatre 1%
Victoria Rusniak - HEATHERS: THE MUSICAL - The Joliet Drama Group 1%
Andrew Pappas - THE ADDAMS FAMILY - The Drama Group 1%
Christopher Sieber - DEATH BECOMES HER - Broadway in Chicago 1%
Alicia Berneche - ON THE TWENTIETH CENTURY - Blank Theatre Company 1%
Ericka Grace Pugliese - WEST SIDE STORY - Summer Place Theatre 1%
Michelle Williams - DEATH BECOMES HER - Broadway in Chicago 1%
Meghan Kessel - JESUS CHRIST SUPERSTAR - BrightSide Theatre 1%
Miles Kolby Meador - ANASTASIA: THE MUSICAL - Natural Talent Productions 1%
Parker Valek - HEATHERS: THE MUSICAL - The Joliet Drama Guild 1%

Best Supporting Performer In A Play
Dean Papadopoulos - THE MOUSETRAP - Theater of Western Springs 11%
Vanessa Abron - BEYOND THE DOOR - Beverly Arts Center 9%
Alana Arenas - PURPOSE - Steppenwolf Theatre 5%
Allison Fradkin - BIRTHDAY CANDLES - Theatre of Western Springs 3%
Nick LeMaster - THE OUTSIDERS - Independent Players 3%
Kelsey Lessieg - THE PLAY THAT GOES WRONG - Three Brothers Theatre 3%
Jamie McCalister - THE OUTSIDERS - Independent Players 2%
Andrew Kleopfer - THE LEGEND OF SLEEPY HOLLOW - Three Brothers Theatre 2%
Ash Joy - BENEATH THE WILLOW TREE - Pulse Theatre Chicago 2%
Clark Cheatham - THE OUTSIDERS - Independent Players 2%
Jake Harrison Murphy - AMADEUS - Parker Players 2%
Stephen Pickering - THE PICTURE OF DORIAN'S GRAY HAIR - Elgin Fringe Festival 2%
RJ Cecott - THIS IS OUR YOUTH - The Riverfront Playhouse 2%
Ashli Rene Funches - NATIVE SON - Lifeline Theatre 2%
Gina Sanfilippo - THIS IS OUR YOUTH - The Riverfront Playhouse 2%
Zachary Linnert - THE NORMAL HEART - Redtwist Theatre 2%
Anna Ciolino - THIS IS OUR YOUTH - Gwydion Theatre Company 2%
John Drea - LITTLE BEAR RIDGE ROAD - Steppenwolf Theatre 1%
Brittany Ellis - DIE HARD 4 YOUR LUV - Factory Theater 1%
DeeDee Batteast - STOKELY: THE UNFINISHED REVOLUTION - Court Theatre 1%
Bob Pries - STUPID F***ING BIRD - Bluebird Arts (Theater Wit) 1%
Charles Schoenerr - MOONLIGHT & MAGNOLIAS - Elgin Theatre Company 1%
Dean Gallagher - MOONLIGHT & MAGNOLIAS - Elgin Theatre Company 1%
Sammi Gassel - THE LEGEND OF SLEEPY HOLLOW - Three Brothers Theatre 1%
Brian Parry - NOISES OFF - Theater D 1%

Best Theatre For Young Audiences Production
BEAUTY AND THE BEAST - RVC Starlight Theatre 19%
JAMES AND THE GIANT PEACH - The Drama Group 12%
A CHRISTMAS CAROL - Drury Lane Theatre 9%
THE LIGHTNING THIEF - Skokie Theatre 8%
DON’T LET THE PIGEON DRIVE THE BUS - Marriott Lincolnshire Theatre 7%
CINDERELLA - St James theatre 7%
JUNIE B. JONES - Timber Lake Playhouse 6%
DRAGON’S LOVE TACO’S - Big Noise Theatre 6%
THE MATCHBOX MAGIC FLUTE - Goodman Theater 5%
FINDING NEMO - Kankakee Valley Theatre Association 5%
ME...JANE - Deerfield Family Theater 5%
ROBIN HOOD - Three Brothers Theatre 3%
THE PRINCESS AND THE PEA - The Little Theatre On The Square 3%
CINDERELLA, REALLY! - Citadel Theatre 2%
TODDLER HIKING CLUB: AN IMAGINATIVE NATURE WALK - Kerfuffle 2%

Favorite Local Theatre
RVC Starlight Theatre 11%
Paramount Theatre 7%
The Drama Group 6%
Goodman Theater 4%
Lyric Opera of Chicago 4%
Timber Lake Playhouse 3%
Stage Coach Players 3%
Drury Lane Theatre 3%
Summer Place Theatre 2%
Marriott Lincolnshire Theatre 2%
Theatre of Western Springs 2%
The Goodman 2%
Chicago Shakespeare Theater 2%
Three Brothers Theatre 2%
Music On Stage 2%
Raue Center For The Arts 2%
PrideArts 2%
Surging Films & Theatrics 2%
Up and Coming 2%
Kankakee Valley Theatre Association 2%
The Home Creative Co. 2%
BrightSide Theatre 2%
Steppenwolf Theatre 1%
Otherworld Theater 1%
Cutting Hall 1%

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