Latest Standings Released For The 2022 BroadwayWorld Cincinnati Awards; Cincinnati Shakespeare Company Leads Favorite Local Theatre!

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2022 BroadwayWorld Cincinnati Standings - 12/5/22

Best Cabaret/Concert/Solo Performance
Southern Gateway Chorus - A LITTLE A CAPELLA MUSIC - Cincinnati Music Theatre 32%
Deondra Kamau Means - ABIYOYO - The Children's Theatre of Cincinnati 31%
Martin Dockery - THE SEX LIFE OF BUTTERFLIES - Cincinnati Fringe Festival 9%
Kim Toft - ALL TOGETHER NOW - Mason Community Players 6%
Jon Bennett - FIRE IN THE METH LAB - Cincinnati Fringe Festival 6%
Neil Brookshire - BENT COMPASS - Cincinnati Fringe Festival 4%
David Manegold - ALL TOGETHER NOW - Mason Community Players 4%
Flora Le - SADEC 1965 - Cincinnati Fringe Festival 4%
Emma Hall - ALL TOGETHER NOW - Mason Community Players 3%

Best Choreography Of A Play Or Musical
Peyton Wright - MAMMA MIA - Xavier Univ Theatre 19%
Eric Byrd - NEWSIES THE MUSICAL - Cincinnati Landmark Productions 15%
Roderick Justice and Maddie Jones - MATILDA JR - The Children’s Theatre of Cincinnati 14%
Tislarm Bouie - THE WIZ - The Children's Theatre Cincinnati 12%
Hazel Alexander - GALILEO GALILEI - Patricia Corbett Theater 9%
Rachel Perin - PRIDE AND PREJUDICE - Cincinnati Shakespeare Company 8%
Jerry Wiesenhahn - SOMETHING ROTTEN - Footlighters, Inc 7%
Robert Fields - HEATHERS THE MUSICAL - CenterStage Players 6%
Darnell Pierre Benjamin - KING LEAR - Cincinnati Shakespeare Company 6%
Sheryl Lucky - REMEMBERING JAMES- THE LIFE AND MUSIC OF JAMES BROWN - Aronoff Center for The Arts 2%
Abby Farmer - NUNSENSE - Mason Community Players 2%
EK Bonner - REMEMBERING JAMES- THE LIFE AND MUSIC OF JAMES BROWN - Aronoff Center for The Arts 1%

Best Costume Design Of A Play Or Musical
Kristie Marasch - RAGTIME - Cincinnati Music Theatre 23%
Jeff Shearer - MATILDA THE MUSICAL JR. - The Children’s Theatre of Cincinnati 19%
Rainy Edwards - ROMEO AND JULIET - Cincinnati Shakespeare Company 14%
Daryl Harris - THE WIZ JR. - The Children's Theatre of Cincinnati 13%
Allison Jones - RENT - The Carnegie 11%
Daryl Harris - MA RAINEY'S BLACK BOTTOM - Cincinnati Shakespeare Company 9%
Cat Schme Swope - INTO THE WOODS - The Carnegie 6%
Beth Joos - RED SPEEDO - Falcon Theatre 2%
Beth Joos - SILENT SKY - Falcon Theatre 2%

Best Direction Of A Musical
Rodney Neal - LES MISERABLES - Rise Up Performing Arts 13%
Chad Brinkman - RAGTIME - Cincinnati Music Theatre 11%
Stephen Skiles - ONCE - Xavier Univ Theatre 8%
Zhailon Legingston - THE WIZ JR. - The Children's Theatre of Cincinnati 8%
Dee Anne Bryll - MAMMA MIA - Xavier Univ Theatre 8%
Greg Eldridge - GALILEO GALILEI - Patricia Corbett Theater 7%
Nate Bertone - MATILDA THE MUSICAL - The Children’s Theatre of Cincinnati 7%
Eric Byrd - NEWSIES THE MUSICAL - Cincinnati Landmark Production 6%
Jerry Wiesenhahn - SOMETHING ROTTEN - Footlighters, Inc. 6%
Rodney Neal - SPONGEBOB SQUAREPANTS - Rise Up Performing Arts 4%
Amanda Emmons-Shumate - PIPPIN - Footlighters, Inc. 4%
Bunny Arszman - BONNIE & CLYDE - Footlighters, Inc. 3%
Eric Byrd - RENT - The Carnegie 3%
Maggie Perrino - TEXAS ANNIE: THE LEGEND OF THE MOAN RANGER - Know Theatre 3%
Skip Fenker - PRISCILLA, QUEEN OF THE DESERT: THE MUSICAL - Cincinnati Music Theatre 3%
Katie Johannigman - INTO THE WOODS - The Carnegie 3%
Leslie Goddard Baum - THE SOUND OF MUSIC - The Carnegie 2%
Lara Gonzalez - NUNSENSE AMEN - Mason Community Players 1%

Best Direction Of A Play
Sara Clark - PRIDE AND PREJUDICE - Cincinnati Shakespeare Company 16%
Candice Handy - MA RAINEY'S BLACK BOTTOM - Cincinnati Shakespeare Company 12%
Derek Snow - INTIMATE APPAREL - Mariemont Players 11%
Patrick Phillips - RABBIT HOLE - Xavier University Theatre 11%
Jerry Wiesenhahn - HARVEY - Mariemont Players 9%
Nick Minion - PROOF - Xavier Univ Theatre 9%
Brian Isaac Phillips - KING LEAR - Cincinnati Shakespeare Company 7%
Derek Snow - ABIYOYO - The Children's Theatre of Cincinnati 6%
Tara Williams - RED SPEEDO - Falcon Theatre 5%
Rose Vanden-Eynden - FOOLISH FISHGIRLS & THE PEARL - The Drama Workshop 3%
Burgess Byrd - WELL - Falcon Theatre 3%
Kat Reynolds - THE MACKEY TAPES - Know Theatre 3%
Piper N. Davis - GUESS WHO’S COMING TO DINNER - Falcon Theatre 2%
Bridget Leak - SILENT SKY - Falcon Theatre 1%

Best Ensemble Performance
LES MISERABLES - Rise Up Performing Arts 13%
MATILDA JR. - The Children's Theatre of Cincinnati 9%
RAGTIME - Cincinnati Music Theatre 8%
GALILEO GALILEI - Patricia Corbett Theater 7%
THE WIZ JR. - The Children's Theatre of Cincinnati 6%
ONCE - Xavier University Theatre 6%
SOMETHING ROTTEN - Footlighters, Inc. 6%
BONNIE & CLYDE - Footlighters, Inc. 5%
RENT - The Carnegie 5%
THE COMEDY OF ERRORS - Cincinnati Shakespeare Company 5%
INTIMATE APPAREL - Mariemont Players 4%
SPONGEBOB SQUARE PANTS - Rise Up Performing Arts 4%
ELF - THE MUSICAL - The Children's Theatre of Cincinnati 3%
PRISCILLA, QUEEN OF THE DESERT: THE MUSICAL - Cincinnati Music Theatre 3%
ROMEO AND JULIET - Cincinnati Shakespeare Company 2%
KING LEAR - Cincinnati Shakespeare Company 2%
MACBETH - Xavier Univ Theatre 2%
REMEMBERING JAMES- THE LIFE AND MUSIC OF JAMES BROWN - Aronoff Center for The Arts 2%
INTO THE WOODS - The Carnegie 2%
INCORRIGIBLE - CenterStage Players 1%
ANGLES PUNKS AND RAGING QUEENS - Ensemble Theatre Cincinnati 1%
SILENT SKY - Falcon Theatre 1%
RED SPEEDO - Falcon Theatre 1%
NUNSENSE - Mason Community Players 1%
BOURBON AT THE BORDER - Falcon Theatre 0%

Best Lighting Design Of A Play Or Musical
Eric Cimini - LES MISERABLES - Rise Up Performing Arts 18%
Beth Boland - BONNIE & CLYDE - Footlighters, Inc. 12%
Ben Gantose - MATILDA JR. - The Children’s Theatre of Cincinnati 11%
Justen N. Locke - THE COMEDY OF ERRORS - Cincinnati Shakespeare Company 9%
Ian Macintosh - GALILEO GALILEI - Patricia Corbett Theater 7%
Jessica Drayton - MA RAINEY'S BLACK BOTTOM - Cincinnati Shakespeare Company 7%
Tyler Gabbard - SILENT SKY - Falcon Theatre 6%
Benjamin Gantose - ELF - THE MUSICAL - The Children's Theatre of Cincinnati 6%
Joe Beumer - ONCE - Xavier Univ Theatre 5%
Joe Beumer - MACBETH - Xavier Univ Theatre 5%
Thomas Hase - GALILEO GALILEI - Patricia Corbett Theater 4%
Morgan Becker - REMEMBERING JAMES- THE LIFE AND MUSIC OF JAMES BROWN - Aronoff Center for The Arts 4%
Samuel Sadler - PROOF - Xavier Univ Theatre 3%
Mason Williams - RED SPEEDO - Falcon Theatre 2%
Jason Gonzalez - NUNSENSE - Mason Community Players 1%

Best Music Direction & Orchestra Performance
Yemi Oyediran - MA RAINEY'S BLACK BOTTOM - Cincinnati Shakespeare Company 33%
Damon Stevens - NEWSIES THE MUSICAL - Cincinnati Landmark Productions 30%
Paul Chiappone - BONNIE & CLYDE - Footlighters, Inc. 23%
William Griffin - REMEMBERING JAMES- THE LIFE AND MUSIC OF JAMES BROWN - Aronoff Center for The Arts 10%
Pete Padolik - NUNSENSE - Mason Community Players 4%

Best Musical
LES MISERABLES - Rise Up Performing Arts 12%
MATILDA THE MUSICAL JR. - The Children's Theatre of Cincinnati 9%
COMEDY OF ERRORS - Cincinnati Shakespeare Company 8%
RAGTIME - Cincinnati Music Theatre 8%
SOMETHING ROTTEN - Footlighters, Inc. 7%
THE WIZ JR. - The Children's Theatre of Cincinnati 7%
ONCE - Xavier Univ Theatre 7%
NEWSIES THE MUSICAL - Cincinnati Landmark Production 6%
MAMMA MIA - Xavier Univ Theatre 5%
BONNIE & CLYDE - Footlighters, Inc. 5%
RENT - The Carnegie 5%
SPONGEBOB SQUAREPANTS - Rise Up Performing Arts 4%
PIPPIN - Footlighters, Inc. 4%
ELF THE MUSICAL JR. - The Children's Theatre of Cincinnati 3%
PRISCILLA, QUEEN OF THE DESERT: THE MUSICAL - Cincinnati Music Theatre 3%
INTO THE WOODS - The Carnegie 2%
REMEMBERING JAMES- THE LIFE AND MUSIC OF JAMES BROWN - Aronoff Center for The Arts 2%
ANGELS PUNKS AND RAGING QUEENS - Ensemble Theatre Cincinnati 2%
A FUNNY THING HAPPENED ON THE WAY TO THE FORUM - Incline 1%
BYE BYE BIRDIE - Inspiring Arts 1%
NUNSENSE - Mason Community Players 0%
ALL TOGETHER NOW - Mason Community Players 0%

Best New Play Or Musical
THE LIVING DEAD - Cincinnati Shakespeare Company 26%
I SHALL NOT BE MOVED - Ensemble Theatre Cincinnati 21%
GEORGE REMUS - The Carnegie 16%
TEXAS ANNIE: THE LEGEND OF THE MOAN RANGER - Know Theatre 11%
THE HALF-LIFE OF MARIE CURIE - Falcon Theatre 7%
THE TWUNNY FO - The Know Theatre Cincinnati 6%
RED SPEEDO - Falcon Theatre 5%
BURNING DOWN THE HOUSE - Cincinnati Lab Theatre 4%
WAITING FOR OTTO - Know Theatre 3%

Best Performer In A Musical
Chris Carter - SPONGEBOB SQUAREPANTS - Rise Up Performing Arts 13%
Amanda Marasch-Brinkman - RAGTIME - Cincinnati Music Theatre 9%
Brandi La'Sherill - THE WIZ JR. - The Children's Theatre of Cincinnati 8%
Celia D’Ascenzo - MATILDA THE MUSICAL - The Children's Theatre of Cincinnati 8%
Kennedy Florence - ONCE - Xavier Univ Theatre 7%
Sharisse Vernelle-Santos - PIPPIN - Footlighters, Inc. 5%
Evan Blust - NEWSIES - Cincinnati Landmark/Warsaw Federal Incline Theatre 5%
Abby Tucker - THE SOUND OF MUSIC - The Carnegie 5%
Stefanie Adams - BRIGHT STAR - The Drama Workshop 5%
Wayne Wright - PRISCILLA, QUEEN OF THE DESERT: THE MUSICAL - Cincinnati Music Theatre 5%
Fred Tacon - SOMETHING ROTTEN - Footlighters, Inc. 4%
A. James Jones - ELF, THE MUSICAL JR. - The Children's Theatre of Cincinnati 4%
Sarah Jane Nelson - RENT - The Carnegie 3%
Dedrick Weathersby - REMEMBERING JAMES- THE LIFE AND MUSIC OF JAMES BROWN - Aronoff Center for The Arts 2%
Grace Nowak - BONNIE & CLYDE - Footlighters, Inc. 2%
Matthew Callas - ONCE - Xavier University Theatre 2%
Robert Breslin IV - BONNIE & CLYDE - Footlighters, Inc. 2%
Kat Reynolds - TEXAS ANNIE: THE LEGEND OF THE MOAN RANGER - Know Theatre 2%
Sarah Pansing - INTO THE WOODS - The Carnegie 2%
Evan Blust - BYE BYE BIRDIE - Inspiring Arts 2%
Jackson Reagin - RENT - The Carnegie 1%
August Bagg - RENT - The Carnegie 1%
Jeremy Robinson - SOMETHING ROTTEN - Footlighters, Inc. 1%
Kelley Flaugher - NUNSENSE - Mason Community Players 0%
Kim Toft - NUNSENSE - Mason Community Players 0%

Best Performer In A Play
Erin Bonham - RABBIT HOLE - Xavier University Theatre 16%
Torie Wiggins - MA RAINEY'S BLACK BOTTOM - Cincinnati Shakespeare Company 13%
SAMANTHA RUSSELL - I SHALL NOT BE MOVED - Ensemble Theatre Cincinnati 11%
Sara Clark - HAMLET - Cincinnati Shakespeare Company 9%
Burgess Byrd - SCHOOL GIRLS; OR, THE AFRICAN MEAN GIRLS PLAY - Cincinnati Playhouse in the Park 8%
Courtney Lucien - ROMEO AND JULIET - Cincinnati Shakespeare Company 8%
Burgess Byrd - SWEAT - Ensemble Theatre Cincinnati 8%
Jasimine Bouldin - INTIMATE APPAREL - Mariemont Players 7%
Eric Thomas - HARVEY - Mariemont Players 4%
Torie Wiggins - BOURBON AT THE BORDER - Falcon Theatre 4%
Ryan J. Poole - A WALK IN THE WOODS - Falcon Theatre 3%
Jim Hopkins - KING LEAR - Cincinnati Shakespeare Company 2%
Nik Pajic - RED SPEEDO - Falcon Theatre 2%
Kristy Rucker - FOOLISH FISHGIRLS AND THE PEARL - The Drama Workshop 2%
Jordan Trovillion - SILENT SKY - Falcon Theatre 1%
Holly Sauerbrunn - FOOLISH FISHGIRLS AND THE PEARL - The Drama Workshop 1%
Flora Le - SADEC 1965 - Cincinnati Fringe Festival 0%

Best Play
I SHALL NOT BE MOVED - Ensemble Theatre Cincinnati 15%
RABBIT HOLE - Xavier University Theatre 14%
MA RAINEY'S BLACK BOTTOM - Cincinnati Shakespeare Company 14%
INTIMATE APPAREL - Mariemont Players 13%
PRIDE AND PREJUDICE - Cincinnati Shakespeare Theatre 11%
THE COMEDY OF ERRORS - Cincinnati Shakespeare Company 10%
MACBETH - Xavier University Theatre 6%
EVERY CHRISTMAS STORY EVER TOLD (AND THEN SOME!) - Cincinnati Shakespeare Company 5%
FOOLISH FISHGIRLS AND THE PEARL - The Drama Workshop 4%
GUESS WHO’S COMING TO DINNER - Falcon Theatre 2%
RED SPEEDO - Falcon Theatre 2%
SILENT SKY - Falcon Theatre 2%
A WALK IN THE WOODS - Falcon Theatre 1%

Best Production of an Opera
LA BOHÉME - Cincinnati Opera 46%
THE PIRATES OF PENZANCE - Cincinnati Opera 39%
SIGNOR DELUSO - Northern Kentucky University 14%

Best Scenic Design Of A Play Or Musical
Nate Bertone - MATILDA JR. - The Children’s Theatre of Cincinnati 16%
Tyler Gabbard - RENT - The Carnegie 12%
Tyler Gabbard - INTO THE WOODS - The Carnegie 10%
Joe Leonard - ONCE - Xavier Univ Theatre 10%
Seth Howard - THE WIZ JR. - The Children's Theatre of Cincinnati 9%
Samantha Reno - THE COMEDY OF ERRORS - Cincinnati Shakespeare Company 9%
Joe Leonard - MAMMA MIA - Xavier Univ Theatre 6%
Justen N. Locke - KING LEAR - Cincinnati Shakespeare Company 6%
Tony Hardin - MA RAINEY'S BLACK BOTTOM - Cincinnati Shakespeare Company 5%
Ray Persing - FOOLISH FISHGIRLS AND THE PEARL - The Drama Workshop 5%
Samantha Reno - ROMEO AND JULIET - Cincinnati Shakespeare Company 5%
Tyler Gabbard - RED SPEEDO - Falcon Theatre 4%
Sarah Beth Hall - SILENT SKY - Falcon Theatre 2%
Joe Leonard - PROOF - Xavier Univ Theatre 1%

Best Sound Design Of A Play Or Musical
Don Moore - MATILDA JR. - The Children’s Theatre of Cincinnati 22%
Robert Carlton Stimmel - MA RAINEY'S BLACK BOTTOM - Cincinnati Shakespeare Company 15%
Don Moore - THE WIZ JR. - The Children's Theatre of Cincinnati 15%
Zack Bennet - THE COMEDY OF ERRORS - Cincinnati Shakespeare Company 12%
Patrick John Kiernan - THE BURIALS - University of Cincinnati, College-Conservatory of Music 9%
Kevin Semancik - HAMLET - Cincinnati Shakespeare Company 9%
Trey Tatum - SILENT SKY - Falcon Theatre 7%
Ted J. Weil - A WALK IN THE WOODS - Falcon Theatre 6%
Doug Borntrager - KING LEAR - Cincinnati Shakespeare Company 5%

Best Supporting Performer In A Musical
Matt Neal - SPONGBOB SQUAREPANTS - Rise Up Performing Arts 19%
Christian Arias - MATILDA THE MUSICAL - The Children’s Theatre of Cincinnati 13%
Je'Shaun Jackson - THE WIZ JR. - The Children's Theatre of Cincinnati 11%
Cody Hendershot - SOMETHING ROTTEN - Footlighters, Inc. 9%
Rob Bucher - BRIGHT STAR - The Drama Workshop 7%
Jamal Stone - RENT - The Carnegie 6%
Marco Colant - BONNIE & CLYDE - Footlighters, Inc. 5%
Annie Bloemer - BONNIE & CLYDE - Footlighters, Inc. 4%
Douglas Fries - MATILDA THE MUSICAL - The Children’s Theatre of Cincinnati 4%
Kathy Wade - THE WIZ JR. - The Children's Theatre of Cincinnati 3%
Helen Raymond Goers - THE SOUND OF MUSIC - The Carnegie 3%
Alex DeVore - BONNIE & CLYDE - Footlighters, Inc. 3%
Jackson Reagin - INTO THE WOODS - The Carnegie 3%
Kat Reynolds - TEXAS ANNIE: THE LEGEND OF THE MOAN RANGER - Know Theatre 3%
Etian Parker - REMEMBERING JAMES- THE LIFE AND MUSIC OF JAMES BROWN - Aronoff Center for The Arts 2%
Maddie Mosley - INTO THE WOODS - The Carnegie 2%
John Dorney - A FUNNY THING HAPPENED ON THE WAY TO THE FORUM - Incline 2%
John Dorney - JANE EYRE THE MUSICAL - Merit 0%

Best Supporting Performer In A Play
Elli Maddock - INCIDENT AT OUR LADY OF PERPETUAL HELP - Cincinnati Playhouse in the Park 24%
Sara Mackie - PRIDE AND PREJUDICE - Cincinnati Shakespeare Company 20%
Elizabeth Taylor - GUESS WHO’S COMING TO DINNER - Falcon Theatre 9%
Geoffrey Warren Barnes II* - ROMEO AND JULIET - Cincinnati Shakespeare Company 9%
Jeremy Dubin - PRIDE AND PREJUDICE - Cincinnati Shakespeare Company 9%
Colleen Doughtery - THE COMEDY OF ERRORS - Cincinnati Shakespeare Company 8%
Cathy Roesener - GUESS WHO’S COMING TO DINNER - Falcon Theatre 7%
Fred Hunt - INCORRIGIBLE - CenterStage Players 6%
Rory Sheridan - RED SPEEDO - Falcon Theatre 5%
Nathan Tubbs - SILENT SKY - Falcon Theatre 4%

Best Theatre For Young Audiences Production
LES MISERABLES SCHOOL EDITION - Rise Up Performing Arts 25%
MATILDA THE MUSICAL, JR. - The Children's Theatre of Cincinnati 22%
THE WIZ JR. - The Children’s Theatre of Cincinnati 17%
ELF THE MUSICAL JR. - The Children's Theatre of Cincinnati 14%
FREE SHAKESPEARE IN THE PARK: TWELFTH NIGHT - Cincinnati Shakespeare Company 11%
PIRATES OF PENZANCE - Cincinnati Opera 8%
FREAKY FRIDAY - Innova Theatre 3%