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2024 BroadwayWorld Des Moines Standings

Best Choreography Of A Play Or Musical
Michael Tomlinson - SCHOOL OF ROCK - Des Moines playhouse 20%
Nicholas Root - THE ADDAMS FAMILY - Ankeny Community Theatre 19%
Napoleon Douglas - JERSEY BOYS - Des Moines playhouse 15%
Dani Boal - CAMELOT - Tallgrass theatre company 14%
Kent Zimmerman - SEUSSICAL - Des Moines playhouse 12%
Napoleon Douglas - BEAUTIFUL: THE CAROLE KING MUSICAL - Des Moines Playhouse 11%
Stella Webster - A CHARLIE BROWN CHRISTMAS - Des Moines playhouse 9%

Best Costume Design Of A Play Or Musical
Nichole Poindexter-Wilson - THE WIZARD OF OZ - Urbandale Community Theatre 15%
Cheryl Clark - THE ADDAMS FAMILY - Ankeny Community Theatre 12%
Kaitlyn Munro - MARVEL’S HAMMERED AND SQUIRREL GIRL - Des Moines Young Artists’ Theatre 12%
Jessica Van Essen - DRAGONS LOVE TACOS - Des Moines playhouse 11%
Cheryl Clark - CAMELOT - Tallgrass theatre company 10%
Angie Lampe - JERSEY BOYS - Des Moines playhouse 9%
Cheryl Clark - THE PROM - Des Moines Young Artists' Theatre 8%
Angie Lampe - BEAUTIFUL: THE CAROLE KING MUSICAL - Des Moines playhouse 6%
Angie Lampe - THE PLAY THAT GOES WRONG - Des Moines playhouse 4%
Cheryl Clark - DIAL 'M' FOR MURDER - Ankeny Community Theatre 4%
Emily Ganfield - THE GLASS MENAGERIE - Iowa Stage Theater Company 4%
Jessica Van Essen - ALL IS CALM: THE CHRISTMAS TRUCE OF 1914 - Des Moines playhouse 3%

Best Direction Of A Musical
Brynn Sweere - THE WIZARD OF OZ - Urbandale Community Theatre 17%
Katy merriman - SCHOOL OF ROCK - Des Moines playhouse 15%
Cheryl Clark - THE ADDAMS FAMILY - Ankeny Community Theatre 14%
Cheryl Clark - CAMELOT - Tallgrass theatre company 12%
DC Felton - THE PROM - Des Moines Young Artists’ Theatre 10%
Katrina Ploof - JERSEY BOYS - Des Moines playhouse 10%
Kristin Larson - ONCE - Des Moines playhouse 9%
Katrina Ploof - BEAUTIFUL: THE CAROLE KING MUSICAL - Des Moines playhouse 7%
Michelle Vaudrin - URINETOWN - Carousel Theatre of Indianola 4%
David Kilpatrick - ALL IS CALM: THE CHRISTMAS TRUCE OF 1914 - Des Moines Playhouse 3%

Best Direction Of A Play
Kailan Wing - THE LION, THE WITCH AND THE WARDROBE - Des Moines Young Artists’ Theatre 32%
Bob Baskerville - EQUUS - Tallgrass Theatre Company 12%
Tiffany Johnson - THE BLACK FEMINIST GUIDE TO THE HUMAN BODY - Pyramid Theatre Company 11%
Katy merriman - OUR TOWN - Des Moines playhouse 10%
Brad Church - WHO'S AFRAID OF VIRGINIA WOOLF? - Ankeny Community Theatre 6%
David A. VanCleave - DRAGONS LOVE TACOS - Des Moines Playhouse 6%
Dan Chase - DIAL 'M' FOR MURDER - Ankeny Community Theatre 6%
Caisha Johnson - ANNE OF GREEN GABLES - Story Theater Company 5%
Randy Stone - DEATH OF A SALESMAN - Carousel Theatre of Indianola 4%
Tiffany Flory-Haack - A CHRISTMAS CAROL - Iowa Stage Theater Company 4%
Alex Wendel - THE GLASS MENAGERIE - Iowa Stage Theater Company 3%
Tom Haggas - THE COMEDY OF TERRIBLE ERRORS - Story Theater Company 2%

Best Ensemble
GREASE THE MUSICAL - Union Street Players 19%
THE LION, THE WITCH AND THE WARDROBE - Des Moines Young Artists’ Theatre 17%
PROM - Des Moines Young Artists’ Theatre 8%
SCHOOL OF ROCK - Des Moines Playhouse 8%
JERSEY BOYS - Des Moines playhouse 6%
CAMELOT - Tallgrass theatre company 6%
THE MARVEL PLAYS - Des Moines Young Artists’ Theatre 5%
THE ADDAMS FAMILY - Ankeny Community Theatre 5%
THE BLACK FEMINIST GUIDE TO THE HUMAN BODY - Pyramid Theatre Company 4%
DRAGONS LOVE TACOS - Des Moines playhouse 4%
DIAL 'M' FOR MURDER - Ankeny Community Theatre 3%
SEUSSICAL - Des Moines Playhouse 3%
ONCE - Des Moines Playhouse 3%
A CHRISTMAS CAROL - Iowa Stage Theater Company 2%
THE GLASS MENAGERIE - Iowa Stage Theater Company 2%
EQUSS - Tallgrass theatre company 2%
BEAUTIFUL: THE CAROLE KING MUSICAL - Des Moines playhouse 2%
THE COMEDY OF TERRIBLE ERRORS - Story Theater Company 1%
MELANCHOLY PLAY - Iowa Stage Theater Company 0

Best Lighting Design Of A Play Or Musical
Sam Stephen - SCHOOL OF ROCK - Des Moines playhouse 19%
Shawn Jensen - THE PROM - Des Moines Young Artists’ Theatre 15%
Grace Ammann - THE ADDAMS FAMILY - Ankeny Community Theatre 14%
Ty Klobassa - EQUUS - Tallgrass theatre company 11%
Sam Stephen - BEAUTIFUL: THE CAROLE KING MUSICAL - Des Moines playhouse 10%
Sam Stephen - ONCE - Des Moines playhouse 10%
Virgil Kleinhesselink - A CHARLIE BROWN CHRISTMAS - Des Moines playhouse 8%
Sam Stephen - ALL IS CALM: THE CHRISTMAS TRUCE OF 1914 - Des Moines playhouse 8%
Katrina Coleman - DEATH OF A SALESMAN - Carousel Theatre of Indianola 6%

Best Music Direction & Orchestra Performance
Joy Messer - GREASE THE MUSICAL - Union Street Players 27%
Brandon Record - JERSEY BOYS - Des Moines Playhouse 15%
Brandon Record - THE WIZARD OF OZ - Urbandale Community Theatre 15%
Charissa Hamel - THE PROM - Des Moines Young Artists' Theatre 13%
Renee Davenport - CAMELOT - Tallgrass theatre company 10%
Jim Loos - THE ADDAMS FAMILY - Ankeny Community Theatre 8%
Brenton Brown - ALL IS CALM: THE CHRISTMAS TRUCE OF 1914 - Des Moines Playhouse 8%
Brandon Record - SEUSSICAL - Des Moines Playhouse 4%

Best Musical
GREASE THE MUSICAL - Union Street Players 24%
WIZARD OF OZ - Urbandale Community Theatre 13%
SCHOOL OF ROCK - Des Moines Playhouse 12%
THE PROM - Des Moines Young Artists' Theatre 10%
CAMELOT - Tallgrass theatre company 8%
BEAUTIFUL: THE CAROLE KING MUSICAL - Des Moines Playhouse 8%
THE ADDAMS FAMILY - Ankeny Community Theatre 7%
JERSEY BOYS - Des Moines Playhouse 7%
ALL IS CALM: THE CHRISTMAS TRUCE OF 1914 - Des Moines Playhouse 5%
ONCE - Des Moines playhouse 4%
MELANCHOLY PLAY - Iowa Stage Theater Company 2%
BEAUTIFUL - Des Moines Playhouse 1%

Best New Play Or Musical
THE BLACK FEMINIST GUIDE TO THE HUMAN BODY - Pyramid Theatre Company 42%
A GIFT FOR REBECCA - Ankeny Community Theatre 36%
MELANCHOLY PLAY - Iowa Stage Theater Company 22%

Best Performer In A Musical
John Guzman - GREASE THE MUSICAL - Union Street Players 19%
Lucille Hopkins - GREASE THE MUSICAL - Union Street Players 14%
Gavin Runnels - JERSEY BOYS - Des Moines playhouse 10%
Charlotte Proctor - BEAUTIFUL: THE CAROLE KING MUSICAL - Des Moines Playhouse 9%
Julie Larson - THE PROM - Des Moines Young Artists’ Theatre 8%
Calvin Clark - CAMELOT - Tallgrass theatre company 7%
Katy Merriman - ONCE - Des Moines Playhouse 7%
Brynn Kelly - CAMELOT - Tallgrass theatre company 6%
Evan Hugel - THE PROM - Des Moines Young Artists’ Theatre 6%
Natalie Lourens - SEUSSICAL - Des Moines playhouse 5%
Sam Sides - CAMELOT - Tallgrass theatre company 4%
Giovanni Bahena - MELANCHOLY PLAY - Iowa Stage Theater Company 4%

Best Performer In A Play
Danika Jacobsen - THE LION, THE WITCH AND THE WARDROBE - Des Moines Young Artists’ Theatre 18%
Alicia Scott - THE BLACK FEMINIST GUIDE TO THE HUMAN BODY - Pyramid Theatre Company 13%
Sam Sides - EQUUS - Tallgrass theatre company 11%
Troy Gould - WHO'S AFRAID OF VIRGINIA WOOLF? - Ankeny Community Theatre 6%
Deidre DeJear - THE BLACK FEMINIST GUIDE TO THE HUMAN BODY - Pyramid Theatre Company 5%
Rylie Devick - THE LION, THE WITCH AND THE WARDROBE - Des Moines Young Artists’ Theatre 5%
Natalie Waterbury-Hildahl - THE LION, THE WITCH AND THE WARDROBE - Des Moines Young Artists’ Theatre 5%
Becky Scholtec - WHO'S AFRAID OF VIRGINIA WOOLF? - Ankeny Community Theatre 4%
Danika Jacobsen - THE MARVEL PLAYS - Des Moines Young Artists' Theatre 4%
Nate Jorgensen - A MIDSUMMER NIGHT'S DREAM - Iowa Stage Theater Company 4%
Paul Olsen - DIAL M FOR MURDER - Ankeny Community Theatre 4%
Joey Furnald - THE CHRISTMAS CAROL - Iowa Stage Theater Company 4%
Ava Kellen - ANNE OF GREEN GABLES - Story Theater Company 3%
Nicholas Root - WHO'S AFRAID OF VIRGINIA WOOLF? - Ankeny Community Theatre 3%
Davida Williams - THE GLASS MENAGERIE - Iowa Stage Theater Company 3%
Ingrid Oakley - ANNE OF GREEN GABLES - Story Theater Company 2%
Zacc Cue - THE MARVEL PLAYS - Des Moines Young Artists’ Theatre 2%
Brittny Rebhuhn - THE GLASS MENAGERIE - Iowa Stage Theater Company 2%
Thom Sinn - DEATH OF A SALESMAN - Carousel Theatre of Indianola 2%
Natalie Waterbury-Hildahl - THE MARVEL PLAYS - Des Moines Young Artists' Theatre 2%
Oliver Thrun - EQUISS - Tallgrass theatre company 1%
Riley Devick - WHO'S AFRAID OF VIRGINIA WOOLF? - Ankeny Community Theatre 0%

Best Play
THE LION, THE WITCH AND THE WARDROBE - Des Moines Young Artists' Theatre 22%
THE PLAY THAT GOES WRONG - Des Moines Playhouse 14%
A CHRISTMAS CAROL - Iowa Stage Theater Company 12%
EQUUS - Tallgrass Theatre Company 9%
THE MARVEL PLAYS - Des Moines Young Artists' Theatre 8%
DIAL 'M' FOR MURDER - Ankeny Community Theatre 6%
THE BLACK FEMINIST GUIDE TO THE HUMAN BODY - Pyramid Theatre Company 6%
OUR TOWN - Des Moines playhouse 5%
WHO'S AFRAID OF VIRGINIA WOOLF? - Ankeny Community Theatre 5%
ANNE OF GREEN GABLES - Story Theater Company 5%
THE GLASS MENAGERIE - Iowa Stage Theater Company 3%
THE ODD COUPLE: FEMALE VERSION - Ankeny Community Theatre 3%
THE COMEDY OF TERRIBLE ERRORS - Story Theater Company 1%

Best Production of an Opera
BARBER OF SEVILLE - Des Moines Metro Opera 49%
AMERICAN APOLLO - Des Moines Metro Opera 20%
SALOME - Des Moines Metro Opera 18%
PELLÉAS & MÉLISANDE - Des Moines Metro Opera 13%

Best Scenic Design Of A Play Or Musical
Don Wilson - JERSEY BOYS - Des Moines Playhouse 23%
Bob Baskerville - EQUUS - Tallgrass theatre company 21%
Mylo Bissell - THE BLACK FEMINIST GUIDE TO THE HUMAN BODY - 2024 19%
Nicholas Amundson - ALL IS CALM: THE CHRISTMAS TRUCE OF 1914 - Des Moines playhouse 19%
Dan Chase - DIAL 'M' FOR MURDER - Ankeny Community Theatre 18%

Best Sound Design Of A Play Or Musical
Dan Waterbury - THE LION, THE WITCH AND THE WARDROBE - Des Moines Young Artists’ Theatre 38%
Brian Dodson - SCHOOL OF ROCK - Des Moines playhouse 34%
Chris Williams - THE PROM - Des Moines Young Artists’ Theatre 18%
Keely Wright-Ogren - THE GLASS MENAGERIE - Iowa Stage Theater Company 11%

Best Supporting Performer In A Musical
Michael Howland - THE WIZARD OF OZ - Urbandale Community Theatre 20%
Evan Tschetter - GREASE THE MUSICAL - Union Street Players 15%
Meara Wallace - SCHOOL OF ROCK - Des Moines Playhouse 11%
Josh Wing - ONCE - Des Moines Playhouse 11%
Sabrina Fullhart - CAMELOT - Tallgrass theatre company 7%
Brett Spahr - THE WIZARD OF OZ - Urbandale Community Theatre 6%
Ryan Penning - THE PROM - Des Moines Young Artists’ Theatre 6%
Peyton Haacke - THE PROM - Des Moines Young Artists’ Theatre 5%
Natalie Lourens - THE PROM - Des Moines Young Artists’ Theatre 4%
Ryan Ingram - THE WIZARD OF OZ - Urbandale Community Theatre 3%
Elise Cameron - URINETOWN - Carousel Theatre of Indianola 3%
Ryan Ingram - THE ADDAMS FAMILY - Ankeny Community Theatre 2%
Cedric Fevrier - DRAGONS LOCE TACOS - Des Moines playhouse 2%
Maggie miller - DRAGONS LOVE TACOS - Des Moines playhouse 2%
Samantha Aaron - URINETOWN - Carousel Theatre of Indianola 1%
Christopher Rozenboom - THE PROM - Des Moines Young Artists’ Theatre 1%

Best Supporting Performer In A Play
Arthur Caffrey - THE LION, THE WITCH AND THE WARDROBE - Des Moines Young Artists’ Theatre 17%
Meara Wallace - THE LION, THE WITCH AND THE WARDROBE - Des Moines Young Artists’ Theatre 13%
Nate Jorgensen - THE PLAY THAT GOES WRONG - Des Moines playhouse 9%
Shelby Jensen - DIAL 'M' FOR MURDER - Ankeny Community Theatre 8%
Tone Chere - THE BLACK FEMINIST GUIDE TO THE HUMAN BODY - Pyramid Theatre Company 6%
Lily Hendrickson - THE LION, THE WITCH AND THE WARDROBE - Des Moines Young Artists’ Theatre 6%
Alexis Davis - THE BLACK FEMINIST GUIDE TO THE HUMAN BODY - Pyramid Theatre Company 5%
Ben Green - DIAL 'M' FOR MURDER - Ankeny Community Theatre 5%
Isla Bowers - THE MARVEL PLAYS - Des Moines Young Artists' Theatre 5%
Nate Jorgensen - A MIDSUMMER NIGHT'S DREAM - Iowa Stage Theater Company 5%
Dan Haymes - EQUUS - Tallgrass theatre company 4%
Damian Williams - DIAL 'M' FOR MURDER - Ankeny Community Theatre 3%
Mary Bricker - THE GOOD DOCTOR - Tallgrass Theatre Company 3%
Giovanni Bahena - A CHRISTMAS CAROL - Iowa Stage Theater Company 3%
Eric Bench - THE MARVEL PLAYS - Des Moines Young Artists' Theatre 3%
Ivy Maske - THE MARVEL PLAYS - Des Moines Young Artists’ Theatre 2%
Kim Haymes - EQUUS - Tallgrass theatre company 2%
Kim Haymes - ITS ONLY A PLAY - Tallgrass theatre company 2%

Best Theatre For Young Audiences Production
TTHE LION, THE WITCH AND THE WARDROBE - Des Moines Young Artists’ Theatre 32%
DRAGONS LOVE TACOS - Des Moines Playhouse 15%
THE PROM - Des Moines Young Artists’ Theatre 15%
MARVEL’S HAMMERED AND SQUIRREL GIRL GOES TO SCHOOL - Des Moines Young Artists’ Theatre 15%
SEUSSICAL - TYA - Des Moines Playhouse 11%
A CHARLIE BROWN CHRISTMAS - Des Moines playhouse 11%

Favorite Local Theatre
Des Moines Playhouse 27%
Union Street Players 19%
Des Moines Young Artists’ Theater 17%
Tallgrass Theatre Company 9%
Ankeny Community Theatre 9%
Urbandale Community Theatre 6%
Iowa Stage Theater Company 5%
CAP Theatre 4%
Story Theater Company 2%
Pyramid Theatre Company 1%

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