First Standings Announced For The 2023 BroadwayWorld Berkshires Awards; Mac-Haydn Theatre Leads Favorite Local Theatre!

The first standings have been announced as of Monday, November 13th for the 2023 BroadwayWorld Berkshires 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!

Don't miss out on making sure that your favorite theatres, stars, and shows get the recognition they deserve!

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2023 BroadwayWorld Berkshires Standings - 11/14/23

Best Cabaret/Concert/Solo Performance
George Dvorsky - SOMETHING WONDERFUL - Mac-Haydn Theatre 41%
Mandy Patinkin - BEING ALIVE! - Barrington Stage co. 17%
Alan H. Green - FINALLY! - Barrington Stage Company 14%
Jason Robert Brown - AN EVENING WITH JASON ROBERT BROWN - Barrington Stage Company 9%
Deborah Zecher, Lynda Rodolitz, Peggy Schwartz and Helane Blumfield - FOUR WOMEN, FOUR STORIES - Hevreh of Southern Berkshire, Great Barrington 8%
Lillias White - AN EVENING WITH LILLIAS WHITE - Barrington Stage Company 6%
Donna McKechnie - TAKE ME TO THE WORLD: THE SONGS OF STEPHEN SONDHEIM - Barrington Stage Company 3%
Hugh Panaro - HUGH PANARO IN CONCERT - Barrington Stage Company 2%

Best Choreography Of A Play Or Musical
Mandy Modic - 42ND STREET - Mac-Haydn Theatre 31%
Sarah Devine - BRIGHT STAR - Majestic Theatre West Springfield 23%
Ashley Delane Burger - JERSEY BOYS - Mac-Haydn Theatre 14%
Katie Spelman - CABARET - Barrington Stage Company 9%
Elizabeth McGuire - THE SOUND OF MUSIC - Mac-Haydn Theatre 7%
Elizabeth McGuire - GODSPELL - Mac-Haydn Theatre 5%
Ashley Delane Burger - THE MARVELOUS WONDERETTES - Mac-Haydn Theatre 5%
Chloe O. Davis - A NEW BRAIN - Barrington Stage Company 3%
Laura Marra - RAGTIME - Sand Lake Center for the Arts 3%

Best Costume Design Of A Play Or Musical
Dawn Mackay - BRIGHT STAR - Majestic Theatre West Springfield 28%
Angela Carstensen - THE SOUND OF MUSIC - Mac-Haydn Theatre 23%
Claire Mezzetta - JERSEY BOYS - MacHaydn Theatre 21%
Rodrigo Muñoz - CABARET - Barrington Stage Company 10%
Govane Lohbauer - KEN LUDWIG'S DEAR JACK, DEAR LOUISE - Shakespeare & Company 5%
Danielle Preston - BLUES FOR AN ALABAMA SKY - Barrington Stage Company 4%
Kassidi Jarvis - RAGTIME - Sand Lake Center for the Arts 4%
Dina El-Aziz - ENGLISH - Barrington Stage Company 1%
Jenn Caprio - FAITH HEALER - Barrington Stage Company 1%
Debra Kim Sivigny - A NEW BRAIN - Barrington Stage Company 1%
Andrea Adamczyk - SECRET HOUR - Capital Repertory Theatre 0%

Best Dance Production
42ND STREET - Mac-Haydn Theatre 53%
CABARET - Barrington Stage Company 24%
FOOTLOOSE - Mac-Haydn Theatre 23%

Best Direction Of A Musical
John Saunders - 42ND STREET - Mac-Haydn Theatre 19%
John Saunders - JERSEY BOYS - Mac-Haydn Theatre 18%
Alan Paul - CABARET - Barrington Stage Company 16%
John Saunders - THE SOUND OF MUSIC - Mac-Haydn Theatre 15%
Ashley DeLane Burger - THE MARVELOUS WONDERETTES - Mac-Haydn Theatre 11%
Trey Compton - GODSPELL - Mac-Haydn Theatre 10%
Joe Calarco - A NEW BRAIN - Barrington Stage Company 6%
Eric Shovah - RAGTIME - Sand Lake Center for the Arts 5%

Best Direction Of A Play
Julianne Boyd - THE FAITHHEALER - Barrington Stage Company 15%
Sky Vogel - DINNER WITH FRIENDS - Schenectady Civic Players 13%
James Warwick - NATIVE GARDENS - Majestic Theatre West Springfield 13%
Ron Lagomarsino - THE HAPPIEST MAN ON EARTH - Barrington Stage Company 12%
Christopher Edwards - FENCES - Shakespeare & Company 8%
Kevin G. Coleman - HAMLET - Shakespeare & Company 6%
James Warwick - LUNAR ECLIPSE - Shakespeare and Company 5%
Candis C. Jones - BLUES FOR AN ALABAMA SKY - Barrington Stage Company 4%
Ariel Bock - KEN LUDWIG'S DEAR JACK, DEAR LOUISE - Shakespeare & Company 4%
Margaret Hall - SECRET HOUR - Capital Repertory Theatre 4%
Patrick White - THE NETHER - The Ghent Playhouse 4%
Evan Jones - BURIED CHILD - Albany Civic Theater 3%
Moritz von Stuelpnagel - TINY FATHER - Barrington Stage Company 2%
Angela Ledke - CUSTOM CUTS - Harbinger 2%
James Warwick - OFF PEAK - Great Barrington Public Theater 1%
Knud Adams - ENGLISH - Barrington Stage Company 1%
Patrick White - DIG - Harbinger 1%

Best Ensemble
BRIGHT STAR - Majestic Theatre West Springfield 23%
42ND STREET - Mac-Haydn Theatre 20%
FOOTLOOSE - Mac-Haydn Theatre 10%
JERSEY BOYS - Mac-Haydn Theatre 8%
GODSPELL - Mac-Haydn Theatre 7%
THE MARVELOUS WONDERETTES - Mac-Haydn Theatre 6%
CABARET - Barrington Stage Company 5%
DINNER WITH FRIENDS - Schenectady Civic Players 5%
THE SOUND OF MUSIC - Mac-Haydn Theatre 5%
FAITH HEALER - Barrington Stage Company 3%
A NEW BRAIN - Barrington Stage Company 2%
RAGTIME - Sand Lake Center for the Arts 2%
FENCES - Shakespeare & Company 1%
BLUES FOR AN ALABAMA SKY - Barrington Stage Company 1%
ENGLISH - Barrington Stage Company 1%
AMERICAN BUFFALO - Albany Civic Theater 1%
KEN LUDWIG'S DEAR JACK, DEAR LOUISE - Shakespeare & Company 0%
A MIDSUMMER NIGHT'S DREAM - Shakespeare & Company 0%
BURIED CHILD - Albany Civic Theater 0
HAMLET - Shakespeare & Company 0
MIDSUMMER NIGHTS DREAM - Shakespeare &. Company 0

Best Lighting Design Of A Play Or Musical
Andrew Gmoser - 42ND STREET - Mac-Hadyn Theatre 18%
Andrew Gmoser - JERSEY BOYS - Mac-Haydn Theatre 18%
Eoghan Hartley & Andrew Gmoser - GODSPELL - Mac-Haydn Theatre 14%
Andrew Gmoser - THE MARVELOUS WONDERETTES - Mac-Haydn Theatre 9%
Philip S. Rosenberg - CABARET - Barrington Stage Company 9%
James Macanmara - LUNAR ECLIPSE - Shakespeare & Company 7%
David Lander - FAITH HEALER - Barrington Stage Company 7%
Elise Charlebois - DINNER WITH FRIENDS - Schenectady Civic Players 6%
María-Cristina Fusté - THE HAPPIEST MAN ON EARTH - Barrington Stage Company 5%
Alan C. Edwards - TINY FATHER - Barrington Stage Company 3%
Jason Lyons - A NEW BRAIN - Barrington Stage Company 3%
Maureen Cossey - RAGTIME - Sand Lake Center for the Arts 2%
Adam Honoré - BLUES FOR AN ALABAMA SKY - Barrington Stage Company 1%
Travis McHale - SECRET HOUR - Capital Repertory Theatre 0

Best Music Direction & Orchestra Performance
Elisabeth Weber - BRIGHT STAR - Majestic Theatre West Springfield 27%
Eric Shorey - 42ND STREET - Mac-Haydn Theatre 21%
Eric Shorey - JERSEY BOYS - Mac-Haydn Theatre 14%
Angela Steiner - CABARET - Barrington Stage Company 10%
Eric Shorey - THE MARVELOUS WONDERETTES - Mac-Haydn Theatre 9%
Eric Shorey - THE SOUND OF MUSIC - Mac-Haydn Theatre 9%
Vadim Feichtner - A NEW BRAIN - Barrington Stage Company 8%
Heather Ferlo - RAGTIME - SLCA-CTP 2%

Best Musical
BRIGHT STAR - Majestic Theatre West Springfield 25%
42ND STREET - Mac-Haydn Theatre 19%
JERSEY BOYS - Mac-Haydn Theatre 14%
FOOTLOOSE - Mac-Haydn Theatre 10%
CABARET - Barrington Stage Company 7%
THE SOUND OF MUSIC - Mac-Haydn Theatre 7%
GODSPELL - Mac-Haydn Theatre 6%
A NEW BRAIN - Barrington Stage Company 5%
SOMETHING ROTTEN! - Sharon Playhouse 4%
RAGTIME - Sand Lake Center for the Arts 3%
NEW BRAIN - Barrington Stage Company 1%

Best New Play Or Musical
THE HAPPIEST MAN ON EARTH - Barrington Stage Company 38%
TINY FATHER - Barrington Stage Company 15%
SECRET HOUR - Capital Repertory Theatre 15%
LUNAR ECLIPSE - Shakespeare & Company 13%
CUSTOM CUTS - Harbinger 12%
KEN LUDWIG'S DEAR JACK, DEAR LOUISE - Shakespeare & Company 7%

Best Performer In A Musical
Chelsie Nectow - BRIGHT STAR - Majestic Theatre West Springfield 19%
Andrew Maguire - JERSEY BOYS - Mac-Hadyn theatre 14%
Bella DePaola - 42ND STREET - Mac-Haydn Theatre 13%
Rachel Revellese - 42ND STREET - Mac-Haydn Theatre 11%
Krysta Rodriguez - CABARET - Barrington Stage Company 7%
Sarah Naughton - THE SOUND OF MUSIC - Mac-Haydn Theatre 7%
Stephanie Prestage - FOOTLOOSE - Mac-Haydn Theatre 6%
Emery Henderson - BRIGHT STAR - Majestic Theatre West Springfield 5%
Adam Chanler-Berat - A NEW BRAIN - Barrington Stage Company 4%
Madison Stratton - 42ND STREET - Mac-Haydn Theatre 3%
John Hannigan - JERSEY BOYS - Mac-Haydn Theatre 3%
Adam Coons - RAGTIME - Sand Lake Center for the Arts 2%
Stephanie Prestage - THE MARVELOUS WONDERETTES - Mac-Haydn Theatre 2%
Dan Amboyer - CABARET - Barrington Stage Company 1%
Jahmere Holland - RAGTIME - Sand Lake Center for the Arts 1%
Darrell Purcell, Jr. - A NEW BRAIN - Barrington Stage Company 1%
Ken Kasch - RAGTIME - Sand Lake Center for the Arts 0%
Heather D’Arcy - RAGTIME - Sand Lake Center for the Arts 0

Best Performer In A Play
Kenneth Tigar - THE HAPPIEST MAN ON EARTH - Barrington Stage Company 20%
Finn Wittrock - HAMLET - Shakespeare & Company 9%
Ryan Palmer - DINNER WITH FRIENDS - Schenectady Civic Players 9%
Jacob Ming Trent - A MIDSUMMER NIGHT'S DREAM - Shakespeare & Company 7%
Zoya Martin - KEN LUDWIG'S DEAR JACK, DEAR LOUISE - Shakespeare & Company 7%
Christoper Innvar - FAITH HEALER - Barrington Stage Company 7%
Christopher Urig - DINNER WITH FRIENDS - Schenectady Civic Players 5%
Ella Joyce - FENCES - Shakespeare & Company 4%
Emily Bryan - DINNER WITH FRIENDS - Schenectady Civic Players 4%
Ryan Palmer - BAREFOOT IN THE PARK - Circle Theatre players 4%
Aaliyah Al-Fuhaid - THE NETHER - The Ghent Playhouse 3%
Reed Birney - LUNAR ECLIPSE - Shakespeare and Company 3%
ANDY LUCIEN - TINY FATHER - Barrington Stage Company 3%
Aaliyah Al-Fuhaid - CUSTOM CUTS - Harbinger 2%
Naire Poole - MIDSUMMER NIGHTS DREAM - Shakespeare & Company 2%
Nazanin Nour - ENGLISH - Barrington Stage Company 2%
Sanaz Toossi - ENGLISH - Barrington Stage Company 2%
Marina Shay - SECRET HOUR - Capital Repertory Theatre 1%
Meaghan Rogers - DINNER WITH FRIENDS - Schenectady Civic Players 1%
Evan Jones - AMERICAN BUFFALO - Albany Civic Theater 1%
Bella Merlin - HENRY THE 6TH PT2 THE CONTENTION - Shakespeare & Company 1%
Adam Coons - DIG - Harbinger 1%
David Gow - KEN LUDWIG'S DEAR JACK, DEAR LOUISE - Shakespeare & Company 1%
Laura Graver - DIG - Harbinger 0

Best Play
THE HAPPIEST MAN ON EARTH - Barrington Stage Company 18%
A MIDSUMMER NIGHT'S DREAM - Shakespeare & Company 18%
DINNER WITH FRIENDS - Schenectady Civic Players 16%
FENCES - Shakespeare & Company 13%
FAITH HEALER - Barrington Stage Company 9%
AMERICAN BUFFALO - Albany Civic Theater 7%
BLUES FOR AN ALABAMA SKY - Barrington Stage Company 7%
LUNAR ECLIPSE - Shakespeare and Company 4%
TINY FATHER - Barrington Stage Company 3%
BURIED CHILD - Albany Civic Theater 2%
ENGLISH - Barrington Stage Company 1%
CUSTOM CUTS - Harbinger 1%
DIG - Sand Lake Center for the Arts 1%
KEN LUDWIG'S DEAR JACK, DEAR LOUISE - Shakespeare & Company 1%

Best Scenic Design Of A Play Or Musical
Josiah Durham - BRIGHT STAR - Majestic Theatre West Springfield 28%
Alivia Cross - JERSEY BOYS - Mac-Haydn theatre 20%
Alivia Cross - THE SOUND OF MUSIC - Mac-Haydn Theatre 20%
Wilson Chin - CABARET - Barrington Stage Company 8%
Sky Vogel - DINNER WITH FRIENDS - Schenectady Civic Players 5%
Paige Hathaway - A NEW BRAIN - Barrington Stage Company 4%
Adam Coons and Eric Shovah - RAGTIME - Sand Lake Center for the Arts 3%
Lucia Steccioni - FAITH HEALER - Barrington Stage Company 2%
Wilson Chin - TINY FATHER - Barrington Stage Company 2%
John Musall - LUNAR ECLIPSE - Shakespeare and Company 2%
Jon Savage - FENCES - Shakespeare & Company 1%
Jennie Sinnott - DIG - SLCA/Harbinger 1%
Sydney Lynne - BLUES FOR AN ALABAMA SKY - Barrington Stage Company 1%
David McQuillen - SECRET HOUR - Capital Repertory Theatre 1%
Afsoon Pajoufar - ENGLISH - Barrington Stage Company 1%
Jim Noone - THE HAPPIEST MAN ON EARTH - Barrington Stage Company 0%
Peter Kantor - DINNER WITH FRIENDS - Schenectady Civic Players 0%
Edmund Metzhold - DINNER WITH FRIENDS - Schenectady Civic Players 0%

Best Sound Design Of A Play Or Musical
Sean McGinley - JERSEY BOYS - Mac-Haydn Theatre 57%
Ken Travis - CABARET - Barrington Stage Company 11%
Joel Lord - RAGTIME - Sand Lake Center for the Arts 6%
Nathan Leigh - LUNAR ECLIPSE - Shakespeare and Company 6%
Brendan Aanes - THE HAPPIEST MAN ON EARTH - Barrington Stage Company 5%
Daniela Hart - TINY FATHER - Barrington Stage Company 5%
Ken Travis - A NEW BRAIN - Barrington Stage Company 4%
Fabian Obispo - BLUES FOR AN ALABAMA SKY - Barrington Stage Company 3%
Josh Horowitz - DIG - SLCA/Harbinger 3%
Julian Evans - SECRET HOUR - Capital Repertory Theatre 0
Kenny Neal - ENGLISH - Barrington Stage Company 0

Best Supporting Performer In A Musical
Steven Sands - BRIGHT STAR - Majestic Theatre West Springfield 15%
Jake Koch - FOOTLOOSE - Mac-Haydn Theatre 12%
Megan Mistretta - BRIGHT STAR - Majestic Theatre West Springfield 11%
Rachel Pantazis - THE MARVELOUS WONDERETTES - Mac-Haydn Theatre 11%
Kassi McMillan - FOOTLOOSE - Mac-Haydn Theatre 11%
Bella DePaola - 42ND STREET - Mac-Haydn Theatre 9%
Alex Haines - THE SOUND OF MUSIC - Mac-Haydn Theatre 5%
Jake Koch - 42ND STREET - MacHaydn Theatre 4%
Salome B. Smith - A NEW BRAIN - Barrington Stage Company 3%
James Rose - CABARET - Barrington Stage Company 3%
Alysha Umphress - CABARET - Barrington Stage Company 3%
kristen clark bielefeldt - 42ND STREET - Mac-Haydn Theatre 3%
Nick Martiniano - RAGTIME - Sand Lake Center for the Arts 2%
Mary Testa - A NEW BRAIN - Barrington Stage Company 2%
Julia Harnett - CABARET - Barrington Stage Company 1%
Candy Buckley - CABARET - Barrington Stage Company 1%
Claudia DeMartino - RAGTIME - Sand Lake Center for the Arts 1%
Tally Seesions - A NEW BRAIN - Barrington Stage Company 1%
Kim Hudman - CABARET - Barrington Stage Company 0%
Andy Grotelueschen - A NEW BRAIN - Barrington Stage Company 0%
Nik Alexander - CABARET - Barrington Stage Company 0%
Lina Lee - CABARET - Barrington Stage Company 0
Dorcas Leung - A NEW BRAIN - Barrington Stage Company 0
Richard Kline - CABARET - Barrington Stage Company 0
Adam M. Coons - RAGTIME - SLCA-CTP 0

Best Supporting Performer In A Play
Mark H. Dold - FAITH HEALER - Barrington Stage Company 19%
Ryan Palmer - TWELFTH NIGHT - Saratoga Shakespeare Company 16%
Sara Linares - A MIDSUMMER NIGHT'S DREAM - Shakespeare & Company 15%
Kenneth Ransom - FENCES - Shakespeare & Company 6%
Babak Tafti - ENGLISH - Barrington Stage Company 6%
Brandon Alvión - BLUES FOR AN ALABAMA SKY - Barrington Stage Company 6%
Jasminn Johnson - BLUES FOR AN ALABAMA SKY - Barrington Stage Company 5%
L. James - FENCES - Shakespeare & Company 5%
Gretchen Egolf - FAITH HEALER - Barrington Stage Company 4%
Pooya Mohseni - ENGLISH - Barrington Stage Company 4%
Whit K. Lee - SECRET HOUR - Capital Repertory Theatre 3%
Amber Acosta - DIG - SLCA/Harbinger 3%
Anthony Halloway - AMERICAN BUFFALO - Albany Civic Theater 3%
Ryan George - BLUES FOR AN ALABAMA SKY - Barrington Stage Company 2%
Narges Kalogli - ENGLISH - Barrington Stage Company 1%
Deleon Dallas - BLUES FOR AN ALABAMA SKY - Barrington Stage Company 1%
Tsilala Brock - BLUES FOR AN ALABAMA SKY - Barrington Stage Company 1%

Best Theatre For Young Audiences Production
THE SOUND OF MUSIC - Mac-Haydn Theatre 78%
ROMEO & JULIET - Shakespeare & Company 22%

Favorite Local Theatre
Mac-Haydn Theatre 51%
Majestic Theatre West Springfield 22%
Barrington Stage Company 14%
Shakespeare & Company 3%
Great Barrington Public Theater 2%
Homemade Theater 2%
Albany Civic Theater 2%
Sand Lake Center for the Arts 2%
WAM Theatre 1%
Harbinger 0%
The Albany Barn 0%
The Ghent Playhouse 0

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