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Final Weeks To Vote For The BroadwayWorld Chicago Awards; ONU Theatre's STILL Leads Best Musical!

Voting ends December 31st.

By: Dec. 20, 2021
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Time is running out to vote for for the 2021 BroadwayWorld Chicago Awards! The 2021 Regional Awards honor productions which had their first performance between October 1, 2020 through September 30, 2021.

Check out the current standings below!

Voting is now open through December 31st! Winners will be announced in January.

Streaming productions are eligible this year in the categories designated as such. This year BroadwayWorld is also allowing audiences to vote on which theatres they are most excited to return to, and which productions they are most excited to see.

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

The BroadwayWorld Regional Awards are the largest theatre audience awards, with over 100 cities worldwide participating.

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Who Will Win? Vote Before December 31st!

Here are the current standings for Chicago:

Best Choreography Of A Play Or Musical
Kelsie Davis - STILL - ONU Theatre & ThirtyTwo 7 Studios 38%

Kristine Burdi-Stickney - SOMETHING ROTTEN! - Theatre Nebula 22%
Elizabeth Urlaub - RIP VAN WINKLE - Sigman Brothers 15%
Breonn Arzell - LITTLE SHOP OF HORRORS - Metropolis Performing Arts Centre 9%
Frederick Alphonso - DEAR AMERICA MY BLACK LIFE MATTERS - YCYOD Entertainment 6%
Brigitte Ditmars - Mr. Burns - A POST-ELECTRIC PLAY - THEATER WIT 4%
Dina DiCostanza - NUNSENSE - Up and Coming Theatre 3%
Steph Paul - THE LAST MATCH - Writers 2%

Best Costume Design Of A Play Or Musical
Helen Berdebes - STILL - ONU Theatre & ThirtyTwo 7 Studios 33%
Victoria Jablonski - SOMETHING ROTTEN! - Theatre Nebula 20%
Teresa Sigman - RIP VAN WINKLE - Sigman Brothers 14%
Autumn Egger - SHIPWRECKED: AN ENTERTAINMENT - Oil Lamp Theater 9%
Ryan park - KINKY BOOTS - Paramount Theatre 7%
Mara Blumenfeld and Mieka van der Ploeg - Mr. Burns - A POST-ELECTRIC PLAY - THEATER WIT 4%
John Gion / Theresa Kerrigan - ROMEO AND JULIET - CenterStage in Lake Forest 3%
Samantha C. Jones - SCHOOL GIRLS - Goodman Theatre 3%
LaVisa Williams - GOODS - Artemisia Theatre 2%
Amy Keller - THE MARVELOUS WONDERETTES - Overshadowed Theatrical Productions 2%
Debra Schott - NOAH - Overshadowed Theatrical Productions 1%
Raquel Adorno - I, BANQUO - Chicago Shakespeare Theater 1%
Margaret Sahli - 12 ANGRY MEN/WOMEN - Overshadowed Theatrical Productions 1%

Best Direction Of A Musical
Ashley Elizabeth Sarver - STILL - ONU Theatre & ThirtyTwo 7 Studios 34%
Kevin Wiczer - SOMETHING ROTTEN! - Theatre Nebula 18%
Jerry Sigman - RIP VAN WINKLE - Sigman Brothers 16%
Trent Stork - KINKY BOOTS - Paramount Theatre 10%
Enrico Spada - LITTLE SHOP OF HORRORS - Metropolis Performing Arts Centre 9%
Reba Hervas - THE MARVELOUS WONDERETTES - Overshadowed Theatrical Productions 4%
Julie Price - CINDERELLA - Barrington White House 4%
Lauren Berman - ISLAND SONG - 4 Chairs Theatre 3%
Dina DiCostanza - NUNSENSE - Up and Coming Theatre 2%

Best Direction Of A Play
Lili-Anne Brown - SCHOOL GIRLS - Goodman Theatre 28%
Corey Bradberry - SHIPWRECKED: AN ENTERTAINMENT - Oil Lamp Theater 25%
Jeremy Wechsler - Mr. Burns - A POST-ELECTRIC PLAY - THEATER WIT 12%
Samm Hilger - KEELY AND DU - The Drama Group 12%
Barbara J Anderson - ROMEO AND JULIET - CenterStage in Lake Forest 12%
Reba Hervas - NOAH - Overshadowed Theatrical Productions 11%

Best Direction Of A Stream
Ashley Elizabeth Sarver - STILL - ONU Theatre & ThirtyTwo 7 Studios 39%
Mike Sigman - RIP VAN WINKLE - Sigman Brothers 16%
Frederick Alphonso - DEAR AMERICA MY BLACK LIFE MATTERS - YCYOD Entertainment 6%
E. Faye Butler - GOODS - Artemisia Theatre 4%
Thomas Nuemann - THE IMPORTANCE OF BEING EARNEST - Elgin Theatre Company 4%
Julie Price - PILLOW FIGHT - Barrington White House 3%
John Frank - PANDEMIC STORIES - 2nd Act Players 3%
Mike Frale - THE GUYS - Heritage Theatre Company 3%
MaryEllen Fawk - THESE SHINING LIVES - The Drama Group 3%
John Frank - LUNCH LADY - 2nd Act Players 3%
John Frank - WHAT GOOD DID WE SEE TODAY? - 2nd Act Players 2%
Lauren Berman - ISLAND SONG - 4 Chairs Theatre 2%
Tyrone Phillips - I, CINNA (THE POET) - Chicago Shakespeare Theater 2%
Barbara J Anderson - SHAKESPEARE ONLINE - CenterStage in Lake Forest 2%
Lili-Anne Brown - I HATE IT HERE - Goodman Theatre 2%
John Frank - [BRACKETS] - 2nd Act Players 1%
Marti Lyons - I, BANQUO - Chicago Shakespeare Theater 1%
Spenser Davis - MARE - Broken Nose Theatre 1%
Keira From - THE LAST MATCH - Writers Theatre 1%
Dawn Xiana Moon - RAKS GEEK - Facebook Live 0%
Thomas Nuemann - THE TAMING OF THE FOOL - Elgin Theatre Company 0%
Skye Fort and Mike Steele - AND AWAY WE STARED - Trap Door Theatre 0%

Best Editing Of A Stream
Joe Mantarian - STILL - ONU Theatre & ThirtyTwo 7 Studios 43%
Mike Sigman - RIP VAN WINKLE - Sigman Brothers 17%
John Frank - PANDEMIC STORIES - 2nd Act Players 7%
Thomas Nuemann - THE IMPORTANCE OF BEING EARNEST - Elgin Theatre Company 7%
Dream Free Creative Artist Consulting - DEAR AMERICA MY BLACK LIFE MATTERS - YCYOD Entertainment 6%
Peter Marston Sullivan - GOODS - Artemisia Theatre 3%
Mike Tutaj - I, BANQUO - Chicago Shakespeare Theater 3%
Samm Hilger - THESE SHINING LIVES - The Drama Group 3%
Fil Graniczny - ISLAND SONG - 4 Chairs Theatre 3%
Bob Sanders - A CHILD'S CHRISTMAS IN WALES - CenterStage in Lake Forest 2%
Bob Sanders - SHAKESPEARE ONLINE - CenterStage in Lake Forest 2%
Skye Fort - DISCOURSE WITHOUT GRAMMAR - Trap Door Theatre 2%
Thomas Nuemann - THE TAMING OF THE FOOL - Elgin Theatre Company 2%
Jacqui Jaurena - MARE - Broken Nose Theatre 0%
Jacqui Jaurena - BECHDEL FEST 8: REALIGN - Broken Nose Theatre 0%
Matthew Freer - THE SPIN - Interrobang Theatre Project 0%

Best Lighting Design Of A Play Or Musical
Matt Steinacker - STILL - ONU Theatre & ThirtyTwo 7 Studios 36%
Steve Nickerson - SOMETHING ROTTEN! - Theatre Nebula 18%
Mike Sigman - RIP VAN WINKLE - Sigman Brothers 15%
Samantha Anderson - SHIPWRECKED: AN ENTERTAINMENT - Oil Lamp Theater 10%
Greg Hofmann - KINKY BOOTS - Paramount Theatre 8%
Heather Gilbert - Mr. Burns - A POST-ELECTRIC PLAY - THEATER WIT 5%
Jason Lynch - SCHOOL GIRLS; OR, THE AFRICAN MEAN GIRLS PLAY - Goodman Theatre 5%
Mike Larsen - NOAH! - Overshadowed Theatrical Productions 2%
Jason Lynch - I, BANQUO - Chicago Shakespeare Theater 1%

Best Musical
STILL - ONU Theatre & ThirtyTwo 7 Studios 41%
KINKY BOOTS - Paramount Theatre 28%
RIP VAN WINKLE - Sigman Brothers 23%
ISLAND SONG - 4 Chairs Theatre 4%
NOAH - Overshadowed 3%

Best Performer In A Musical
Marisa Constantine - STILL - ONU Theatre & ThirtyTwo 7 Studios 42%
David Pfenninger - SOMETHING ROTTEN! - Theatre Nebula 13%
Rachel Carreras - SOMETHING ROTTEN! - Theatre Nebula 9%
Mark Yacullo - LITTLE SHOP OF HORRORS - Metropolis Performing Arts Centre 8%
Michael Wordly - KINKY BOOTS - Paramount Theatre 6%
Emilie Rose Danno - LITTLE SHOP OF HORRORS - Metropolis Performing Arts Centre 6%
Devin DeSantis - KINKY BOOTS - Paramount Theatre 5%
Joe Lewis - SOMETHING ROTTEN! - Theatre Nebula 5%
Jessica Means - THE MARVELOUS WONDERETTES - Overshadowed Theatrical Productions 3%
Brooke Kassel - THE MARVELOUS WONDERETTES - Overshadowed Theatrical Productions 2%
Amy Kiepert - THE MARVELOUS WONDERETTES - Overshadowed Theatrical Productions 2%
Grace Ryan - THE MARVELOUS WONDERETTES - Overshadowed Theatrical Productions 1%

Best Performer In A Play
Logan Brown - SHIPWRECKED: AN ENTERTAINMENT - Oil Lamp Theater 18%
Liz Yerkovich - THESE SHINING LIVES - The Drama Group 13%
Sydney Charles - I HATE IT HERE - Goodman Theatre 11%
Leslie Ann Sheppard - Mr. Burns - A POST-ELECTRIC PLAY - THEATER WIT 7%
Lanise Antoine Shelley - SCHOOL GIRLS; OR, THE AFRICAN MEAN GIRLS PLAY - Goodman Theatre 7%
Garret Ard - HAUPTMANN - Wheaton Drama 6%
Brandy Mill - PANDEMIC STORIES - 2nd Act Players 6%
Reba Hervas - TWELVE ANGRY WOMEN - Overshadowed Theatrical Productions 6%
Juliet Wolfe - ROMEO AND JULIET - CenterStage in Lake Forest 5%
Manny Schenk - WHAT GOOD DID WE SEE TODAY - 2nd Act Players 5%
Ciera Dawn - SCHOOL GIRLS - Goodman Theatre 4%
Mike Larsen - TWELVE ANGRY MEN - Overshadowed Theatrical Productions 4%
Christopher Ward - ROMEO AND JULIET - CenterStage in Lake Forest 3%
Koryn Koch - 12 ANGRY WOMEN - Overshadowed 3%
Liz Cloud - ROMEO AND JULIET - CenterStage in Lake Forest 2%
Joe Page - ROMEO AND JULIET - CenterStage in Lake Forest 2%

Best Performer In A Streaming Musical
Marisa Constantino - STILL - ONU Theatre & ThirtyTwo 7 Studios 48%
Stephen Pickering - CINDERELLA - Barrington White House 13%
Dan Wilson - RIP VAN WINKLE - Sigman Brothers 12%
Edward MacLennan - RIP VAN WINKLE - Sigman Brothers 7%
DeShawn Holmes - DEAR AMERICA MY BLACK LIFE MATTERS - YCYOD Entertainment 7%
Leslie McKorkle - DEAR AMERICA MY BLACK LIFE MATTERS - YCYOD Entertainment 6%
Joseph Farrell - ISLAND SONG - 4 Chairs Theatre 3%
Jasmine Lacy Young - ISLAND SONG - 4 Chairs Theatre 2%
Kaitlin Feely - ISLAND SONG - 4 Chairs Theatre 2%
Aalon Smith - ISLAND SONG - 4 Chairs Theatre 1%

Best Performer In A Streaming Play
Katie Horn - THE GUYS - Heritage Theatre Company 15%
Matthew Schufreider - LOVE IN THE TIME OF COVID-19 - 2nd Act Players 11%
Val Goramn - LUNCH LADY - 2nd Act Players 10%
Shariba Rivers - GOODS - Artemisia Theatre 7%
Stephen Pickering - PILLOW FIGHT - Barrington White House 7%
Stephen Pickering - THE IMPORTANCE OF BEING EARNEST - Elgin Theatre Company 7%
Nick Dorado - [BRACKETS] - 2nd Act Players 6%
Dan Waller - I, BANQUO - Chicago Shakespeare Theater 5%
Thomas Neumann - THE IMPORTANCE OF BEING EARNEST - Elgin Theatre Company 5%
Jamie Ewing - THE IMPORTANCE OF BEING EARNEST - Elgin Theatre Company 4%
Anne Tracy - [BRACKETS] - 2nd Act Players 4%
Zachary Nicol - DECOMPOSED THEATRE - Trap Door Theatre 4%
August Forman - BILLY TO HIS FRIENDS - Broken Nose Theatre 4%
Barbara J Anderson - A CHILD'S CHRISTMAS IN WALES - CenterStage in Lake Forest 4%
Richard Costes - Neil LaBute IS AN ASSHOLE: A FACT BASED BUT COMPLETELY UNAUTHORIZED AUTOBIOGRAPHY - Millennial Angst Theatre Company 3%
Tyler Senjanin - THE GUYS - Heritage Theatre Company 2%
Elana Elyce - THE SPIN - Interrobang Theatre Project 2%
Jerry Bloom - A CHILD'S CHRISTMAS IN WALES - CenterStage in Lake Forest 1%
Dennis Bisto - AND AWAY WE STARED - Trap Door Theatre 1%
John Ruhaak - A CHILD'S CHRISTMAS IN WALES - CenterStage in Lake Forest 1%
Matthew Martinez Hannon - THE SPIN - Interrobang Theatre Project 0%

Best Play
SHIPWRECKED: AN ENTERTAINMENT - Oil Lamp Theater 27%
DREAM - Chicago Shakespeare Theatre 12%
SCHOOL GIRLS - Goodman Theatre 12%
Mr. Burns - A POST-ELECTRIC PLAY - THEATER WIT 11%
ROMEO AND JULIET - CenterStage in Lake Forest 9%
TWELVE ANGRY WOMEN - Overshadowed Theatrical Productions 7%
I HATE IT HERE - Goodman Theatre 7%
TWELVE ANGRY MEN - Overshadowed Theatrical Productions 5%
GOODS - Artemisia Theatre 4%
NOAH - Overshadowed 3%
THE MARVELOUS WONDERETTES - Overshadowed 3%

Best Production Of The Year (In Person)
SHIPWRECKED: AN ENTERTAINMENT - Oil Lamp Theater 26%
KINKY BOOTS - Paramount Theatre 25%
LITTLE SHOP OF HORRORS - Metropolis Performing Arts Centre 16%
SCHOOL GIRLS - Goodman Theatre 10%
Mr. Burns - A POST-ELECTRIC PLAY - THEATER WIT 8%
ROMEO AND JULIET - CenterStage in Lake Forest 8%
NOAH - Overshadowed 4%
DREAM - Chicago Shakespeare Theatre 2%
RAKS GEEK - Newport Theater 0%
RAKS INFERNO - Newport Theater 0%

Best Scenic Design Of A Play Or Musical
Jackson Thornhill - STILL - ONU Theatre & ThirtyTwo 7 Studios 36%
J. Spencer Greene - SOMETHING ROTTEN! - Theatre Nebula 21%
Mike Sigman - RIP VAN WINKLE - Sigman Brothers 14%
Caitlyn McLeod / Lauren Nichols - SHIPWRECKED: AN ENTERTAINMENT - Oil Lamp Theater 10%
Yu Shibagaki - SCHOOL GIRLS; OR, THE AFRICAN MEAN GIRLS PLAY - Goodman Theatre 7%
Joe Schermoly - Mr. Burns - A POST-ELECTRIC PLAY - THEATER WIT 4%
Yu Shibagaki - I, BANQUO - Chicago Shakespeare Theater 3%
Arnel Sancianco - SCHOOL GIRLS - Goodman Theatre 2%
Yohannan Lee - NOAH - Overshadowed Theatrical Productions 2%

Best Sound Design Of A Play Or Musical
Matt Steinacker - STILL - ONU Theatre & ThirtyTwo 7 Studios 40%
Matt Kania - SOMETHING ROTTEN! - Theatre Nebula 18%
Mike Sigman - RIP VAN WINKLE - Sigman Brothers 17%
Willow James - GOODS - Artemisia Theatre 5%
Christopher Kriz - Mr. Burns - A POST-ELECTRIC PLAY - THEATER WIT 5%
Justin Ellington - SCHOOL GIRLS; OR, THE AFRICAN MEAN GIRLS PLAY - Goodman Theatre 4%
Spenser Davis - MARE - Broken Nose Theatre 3%
Pornchanok Kanchanabanca - THE LAST MATCH - Writers 2%
Michael Larsen - THE MARVELOUS WONDERETTES - Overshadowed Theatrical Productions 2%
THE MARVELOUS WONDERETTES - 2021 2%
NOAH - 2021 1%
Mikhail Fiksel - I, BANQUO - Chicago Shakespeare Theater 1%

Best Streaming Concert/Cabaret
DEAR AMERICA MY BLACK LIFE MATTERS - YCYOD Entertainment 49%
CABARET Q POP! FOR CIRCLES AND CIPHERS - 4 Chairs Theatre 22%
AMERICA/AMERICANS - Cerqua Rivera Dance Theatre at Studio5 Performing Arts Center 15%
RAKS INFERNO - Facebook Live 8%
RAKS GEEK - Facebook Live 6%

Best Streaming Musical
STILL - ONU Theatre & ThirtyTwo 7 Studios 54%
RIP VAN WINKLE - Sigman Brothers 27%
CINDERELLA - Barrington White House 11%
ISLAND SONG - 4 Chairs Theatre 8%

Best Streaming Play
WHAT GOOD DID WE SEE TODAY? - 2nd Act Players 15%
THE IMPORTANCE OF BEING EARNEST - Elgin Theatre Company 13%
LUNCH LADY - 2nd Act Players 12%
THE GUYS - Heritage Theatre Company 10%
I, BANQUO - Chicago Shakespeare Theater 8%
PILLOW FIGHT - Barrington White House 7%
GOODS - Artemisia Theatre 6%
THE LAST MATCH - Writers Theatre 6%
A CHILD'S CHRISTMAS IN WALES - CenterStage in Lake Forest 5%
COLLAB24 DEVISED THEATRE FESTIVAL - Thumbprint Studios/Mentalhaus 5%
THE TAMING OF THE FOOL - Elgin Theatre Company 4%
BILLY TO HIS FRIENDS - Broken Nose Theatre 3%
MARE - Broken Nose Theatre 3%
AND AWAY WE STARED - Trap Door Theatre 2%
DECOMPOSED THEATRE - Trap Door Theatre 1%

Best Supporting Performer In A Musical
Michael Metcalf - LITTLE SHOP OF HORRORS - Metropolis Performing Arts Centre 19%
Breonn Arzell - LITTLE SHOP OF HORRORS - Metropolis Performing Arts Centre 18%
Rachel Carreras - SOMETHING ROTTEN! - Theatre Nebula 17%
Denise Tamburrino - SOMETHING ROTTEN! - Theatre Nebula 12%
Joe Lewis - SOMETHING ROTTEN! - Theatre Nebula 11%
Cale Singleton - SOMETHING ROTTEN! - Theatre Nebula 10%
Dane Strange - SOMETHING ROTTEN! - Theatre Nebula 7%
Peter Moeller - SOMETHING ROTTEN! - Theatre Nebula 6%

Best Supporting Performer In A Play
Van Ferro - SHIPWRECKED: AN ENTERTAINMENT - Oil Lamp Theater 47%
Adia Alli - SCHOOL GIRLS - Goodman Theatre 8%
Jasmine Robertson - SHIPWRECKED: AN ENTERTAINMENT - Oil Lamp Theater 6%
Kyrie Courter - SCHOOL GIRLS - Goodman Theatre 6%
Laniese Shelley - SCHOOL GIRLS - Goodman Theatre 6%
Daniel Desmarais - Mr. Burns - A POST-ELECTRIC PLAY - THEATER WIT 6%
Claire Hart Proepper - ROMEO AND JULIET - CenterStage in Lake Forest 5%
Jonah D. Winston - Mr. Burns - A POST-ELECTRIC PLAY - THEATER WIT 5%
Jason LaCombe - ROMEO AND JULIET - CenterStage in Lake Forest 4%
Edward Kuffert - ROMEO AND JULIET - CenterStage in Lake Forest 4%
Bruce Moore - ROMEO AND JULIET - CenterStage in Lake Forest 3%

Best Supporting Performer in A Streaming Musical
Brooke Barrick - STILL - ONU Theatre & ThirtyTwo 7 Studios 38%
Van Ferro - RIP VAN WINKLE - Sigman Brothers 20%
Stephen Pickering - CINDERELLA - Barrington White House 10%
Heidi Reinhofer - RIP VAN WINKLE - Sigman Brothers 9%
Monique Desiree - DEAR AMERICA MY BLACK LIFE MATTERS - YCYOD Entertainment 7%
Nick Arceo - ISLAND SONG - 4 Chairs Theatre 7%
Egypt A Marie - DEAR AMERICA MY BLACK LIFE MATTERS - YCYOD Entertainment 3%
Henry Allen - RIP VAN WINKLE - Sigman Brothers 3%
Amaris Harris - DEAR AMERICA MY BLACK LIFE MATTERS - YCYOD Entertainment 3%
Grant E. Harvey - DEAR AMERICA MY BLACK LIFE MATTERS - YCYOD Entertainment 1%

Best Supporting Performer In A Streaming Play
Madeline Franklin - THE IMPORTANCE OF BEING EARNEST - Elgin Theatre Company 23%
Stephen Pickering - THE IMPORTANCE OF BEING EARNEST - Elgin Theatre Company 16%
Stephen Pickering - THE TAMING OF THE FOOL - Elgin Theatre Company 12%
Rachel Martindale - A CHILD'S CHRISTMAS IN WALES - CenterStage in Lake Forest 8%
Julie Proudfoot - GOODS - Artemisia Theatre 7%
Christopher Davis - A CHILD'S CHRISTMAS IN WALES - 2021 7%
Michael Turrentine - MARE - Broken Nose Theatre 5%
Heather Christler - THE LAST MATCH - Writers 4%
Adia Alli - MARE - Broken Nose Theatre 4%
Kayla Carter - THE LAST MATCH - Writers 4%
Marzenna Bukowska - DISCOURSE WITHOUT GRAMMAR - Trap Door Theatre 4%
David Lovejoy - AND AWAY WE STARED - Trap Door Theatre 3%
Jose Nateras - MARE - Broken Nose Theatre 2%
Laura Berner Taylor - THE SPIN - Interrobang Theatre Project 2%

Most Anticipated Upcoming Production Of A Musical
STILL - ONU Theatre & ThirtyTwo 7 Studios 60%
RAGTIME - Music Theater Works 27%
THE WIND IN THE WILLOWS - CenterStage in Lake Forest 10%
NOAH - 2021 4%

Most Anticipated Upcoming Production Of A Play
SISTER ACT - MERCURY THEATER CHICAGO 46%
BUG - Steppenwolf 21%
OTHELLO - Court Theatre 13%
NOAH - 2021 9%
AZTEC HUMAN SACRIFICE - City Lit 6%
FRIENDS WITH GUNS - Broken Nose Theatre 6%



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