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2024 BroadwayWorld Chicago Standings

Best Cabaret/Concert/Solo Performance
Lynn Colbert-Jones - REIMAGINING CABARET - Logan Center for the Arts 13%
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%
Lewis Rawlinson - NERVOUS BREAKDOWN IN G MINOR - Theo Ubique Cabaret Theatre 7%
Lou Ella Rose - THE GREAT FILIPINO SONGBOOK - Various Chicago Venues 7%
Justin Miller - CHESS IN CONCERT - BrightSide Theatre 5%
Julie Ann Kornak - CHESS IN CONCERT - BrightSide Theatre 5%
JT Rolfes-Nagle - HEAD STUFF - Redtwist Theatre 4%
Irene Michaels - IRENE MICHAELS & FRIENDS - Jazz Showcase 4%
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%
Ashley Hogan - BEAUTY AND THE BEAST - RVC Starlight Theatre 4%
Mary Hussey - CINDERELLA - St James theatre 3%
Clarissa Roling & Leah Meeder - HEATHERS: THE MUSICAL - The Joliet Drama Group 3%
Jenny Vause - LEGALLY BLONDE - RVC Starlight Theatre 3%
Trent Soyster - JEKYLL & HYDE - Timber Lake Playhouse 3%
Bianca Pietro - SPRING AWAKENING - Steel Beam Theatre 3%
Jake Ganzer - JESUS CHRIST SUPERSTAR - BrightSide Theatre 3%
Maddie Shelton - WEST SIDE STORY - Summer Place Theatre 3%
Lauren Kadel - ANYTHING GOES - Timber Lake Playhouse 2%
Kailey Krigas - ALL SHOOK UP - Summer Place Theatre 2%
Mary Grace Martins - THE PROM - Up and Coming 2%
Baily Wood - BEAUTY AND THE BEAST - Stage Coach Players 2%
Anna Roemer - BEYOND THE GARDEN GATE - The Impostors Theatre Company 2%
Micki Smolenski - 25TH ANNUAL PUTNAM COUNTY SPELLING BEE - Music On Stage 2%
Tim Huggenberger - THE DROWSY CHAPERONE - Surging Films & Theatrics 2%
William Carlos Angulo - IN THE HEIGHTS - Marriott Lincolnshire Theatre 2%
Stacey Flaster - LES MISERABLES - Uptown Music Theater of Highland Park 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%
Christopher Pazdernik - 25TH ANNUAL PUTNAM COUNTY SPELLING BEE - Music Theatre Works 1%

Best Costume Design Of A Play Or Musical
Alexis Roston - BEYOND THE DOOR - Beverly Arts Center 7%
Bethany Nelson - LEGALLY BLONDE - RVC Starlight Theatre 7%
Chakira Doherty - JEKYLL & HYDE - Timber Lake Playhouse 6%
Terri Devine - THE ADDAMS FAMILY - The Drama Group 5%
Victoria Benson - THE COLOR PURPLE - RVC Starlight Theatre 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 4%
Adie Sutherland - LIGHT SWITCH - Open Space Arts 3%
Cheryl Newman - JESUS CHRIST SUPERSTAR - BrightSide Theatre 2%
Ben Mills - THE SWAN - Theatre L’Acadie 2%
Analisa Celeste - SPRING AWAKENING - The Home Creative Co. 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%
Emily Kociolek - THE LITTLE MERMAID - Spotlight Arts Collective 2%
Raquel Adorno - NATASHA, PIERRE AND THE GREAT COMET OF 1812 - Writers Theatre 2%
Kathy Musselman - ALL SHOOK UP - Summer Place Theatre 2%
Susan Johnson - CABARET - Stage Coach Players 2%
Terri Devine Ford - BENEATH THE WILLOW TREE - Pulse Theatre Chicago 1%
Terri Devine - THE MYSTERY OF EDWIN DROOD - Kankakee Valley Theatre Association 1%
Marybeth Murphy and Lynn Simari - GODSPELL - Beverly Theatre Guild 1%
Vicki Jablonski - 25TH ANNUAL PUTNAM COUNTY SPELLING BEE - Music On Stage 1%
Diane Lippert - THE 30 STEPS - Three Brothers Theatre 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%
Claire Dahlhauser - LEGALLY BLONDE - RVC Starlight Theatre 5%
Tommy Ranieri - JEKYLL & HYDE - Timber Lake Playhouse 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%
Cordaro Johnson - AIN'T MISBEHAVIN' - The Drama Group 3%
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%
Jacqueline Schultz Warner - ANASTASIA: THE MUSICAL - Natural Talent Productions 2%
Billy Surges - THE DROWSY CHAPERONE - Surging Films & Theatrics 2%
Cortney Jo Newby - RENT - Stage Coach Players 2%
Jorge Bermudez - ALL SHOOK UP - Summer Place Theatre 2%
Derek Van Barham and Brittney Brown - ALICE BY HEART - Kokandy Productions 2%
E. Faye Butler - AIN'T MISBEHAVIN' - Drury Lane Theatre 2%
Angie Holguin - FOOTLOOSE - The Home Creative Co. 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%
Katie Spellman - NATASHA, PIERRE, AND THE GREAT COMET OF 1812 - Writers Theatre 1%
Caroline & Josh Beadle - KARAOKE CHRISTMAS - 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 6%
Aaron Reese Boseman - BENEATH THE WILLOW TREE - Pulse Theatre Chicago 6%
Aaron Reese Boseman - TOPDOG/UNDERDOG - Invictus Theatre Company 5%
Chris Causer & Jenilee Houghton - AMADEUS - Parker Players 3%
Wyatt Kent - HAMLET - Red Theater 3%
Phylicia Rashad - PURPOSE - Steppenwolf Theatre 3%
Jim LaPietra - THE MOUSETRAP - Theatre of Western Springs 3%
Jason Harrington - DEATHTRAP - BrightSide Theatre 3%
MaryEllen Fawk - MURDER ON THE ORIENT EXPRESS - The Drama Group 3%
Joe Mantello - LITTLE BEAR RIDGE ROAD - Steppenwolf Theatre 3%
Jocelyn Adamski - MOONLIGHT &MAGNOLIAS - Elgin Theatre Company 2%
M.J. Renzi - THE MISS FIRECRACKER CONTEST - The Drama Group 2%
Amber Mandley - SHAKESPEARE'S R&J - PrideArts 2%
Becca Holloway - DIE HARD 4 YOUR LUV - The Factory Theater 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%
Debra Goldman - NOISES OFF - Theater D 2%
Jake Harrison Murphy - ONE FLEW OVER THE CUCKOO'S NEST - Bard in the Burbs 2%
Ilesa Duncan - NATIVE SON - Lifeline Theatre 2%
McKenna Lyons - THE LEGEND OF SLEEPY HOLLOW - Three Brothers Theatre 2%
Andrew Shipman - THIS IS OUR YOUTH - Gwydion Theatre Company 2%
Charles Askenaizer - NETWORK - Invictus Theatre 2%
Jordan Rakittke - STEEL MAGNOLIAS - Theatre 121 2%
Holly Robison - ALABAMA STORY - Ghostlight Ensemble 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 3%
LEGALLY BLONDE - RVC Starlight Theatre 3%
JEKYLL & HYDE - Timber Lake Playhouse 3%
AIN'T MISBEHAVIN' - Drury Lane Theatre 3%
A BRONX TALE - Surging Films & Theatrics 3%
CINDERELLA - St james theatre 3%
THE ADDAMS FAMILY - The Drama Group 3%
LES MISERABLES - Uptown Music Theater of Highland Park 3%
ALL SHOOK UP - Summer Place Theatre 3%
WEST SIDE STORY - Summer Place Theatre 2%
DEATH BECOMES HER - Broadway in Chicago 2%
AMADEUS - Parker Players 2%
NEWSIES - RVC Starlight Theatre 2%
ALICE BY HEART - Kokandy Productions 2%
THE COLOR PURPLE - RVC Starlight Theatre 2%
BEAUTY AND THE BEAST - Stage Coach Players 2%
RENT - Stage Coach Players 2%
GUYS AND DOLLS - RVC Starlight Theatre 2%
THE LIGHTNING THIEF - Skokie Theatre 2%
THE MOUSETRAP - Theatre of Western Springs 2%
THE PROM - Up and Coming Theatre 1%
NATIVE SON - Lifeline Theatre 1%
JESUS CHRIST SUPERSTAR - BrightSide 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%
Andrew Meyers - SHREK THE MUSICAL - Music Theater Works 2%
Wayne Wendell - GODSPELL - Beverly Theatre Guild 2%
Andrew Meyers - BRIGADOON - Music Theater Works 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%
G. Max Maxin - YOUNG FRANKENSTEIN - Mercury Theater Chicago 2%
Raziel Rogers - THE OUTSIDERS - Independent Players 2%
Lee Fiskness - AIN'T MISBEHAVIN' - Drury Lane Theatre 2%
Sam Bessler - WAITING FOR LEFTY - Gwydion Theatre Company 1%
Tyler Dawson - THE LITTLE MERMAID - Spotlight Arts Collective 1%

Best Music Direction & Orchestra Performance
Christopher Joyner - THE COLOR PURPLE - RVC Starlight Theatre 9%
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 4%
Brian Rasmussen - TWIHARD: THE TWILIGHT MUSICAL PARODY - Otherworld Theatre 3%
Ali Kordelewski - ALL SHOOK UP - Summer Place Theatre 3%
Mark Miller-Cornejo - NEWSIES - RVC Starlight Theatre 3%
Abi Mogge and Rex Meyer - RENT - Stage Coach Players 3%
Aaron Kaplan - ON THE TWENTIETH CENTURY - Blank Theatre Company 3%
Kitty Karn - WEST SIDE STORY - Summer Place Theatre 2%
Kelly Fitzgerald - THE PROM - Up and Coming Theatre 2%
Brady McNeil - SPRING AWAKENING - The Home Creative Co. 2%
John Feken - BEAUTY AND THE BEAST - Stage Coach Players 2%
Carolyn Brady - RODGERS & HAMMERSTEIN'S CINDERELLA - Drury Lane Theatre 2%
Bianca Pietro - SPRING AWAKENING - Steel Beam Theatre 2%
Kevin Long - JOSEPH AND THE AMAZING TECHNICOLOR DREAMCOAT - The Little Theatre On The Square 2%
Mary-Mitchell Campbell - DEATH BECOMES HER - Broadway in Chicago 2%
Daven Taba - THE DROWSY CHAPERONE - Surging Films & Theatrics 2%
Sharon Mason - GODSPELL - Beverly Theatre Guild 2%
Phil Videckis - JESUS CHRIST SUPERSTAR - BrightSide Theatre 1%
Carolyn Brady - SONDHEIM TRIBUTE REVUE - Theo Ubique Cabaret Theatre 1%
Pascale Trouillot - NUNSENSE - Three Brothers 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%
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 4%
JEKYLL & HYDE - Timber Lake Playhouse 4%
THE PROM - Up and Coming Theatre 3%
RENT - Stage Coach Players 3%
DEATH BECOMES HER - Broadway in Chicago 3%
TWIHARD - Otherworld Theatre 3%
CINDERELLA - St james theatre 2%
WEST SIDE STORY - Summer Place Theatre 2%
NUNSENSE - Three Brothers Theatre 2%
ALL SHOOK UP - Summer Place Theatre 2%
THE DROWSY CHAPERONE - Surging Films & Theatrics 2%
SPRING AWAKENING - Steel Beam Theatre 2%
ANASTASIA: THE MUSICAL - Natural Talent Productions 2%
POOR PEOPLE! THE PARODY MUSICAL - Hell In A Handbag Productions 2%
SHREK THE MUSICAL - Music Theater Works 2%
BEAUTY AND THE BEAST - Stage Coach Players 1%
FIDDLER ON THE ROF - Drury Lane Theatre 1%
JESUS CHRIST SUPERSTAR - BrighSide Theatre 1%

Best New Play Or Musical
DEATH BECOMES HER - Broadway in Chicago 21%
BEYOND THE DOOR - Beverly Arts Center 10%
KARAOKE CHRISTMAS - Three Brothers Theatre 7%
BENEATH THE WILLOW TREE - Pulse Theatre Chicago 6%
THE MATCHBOX MAGIC FLUTE - Goodman Theatre 6%
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%
THE BEST DAMN THING - The Understudy 3%
DIE HARD 4 YOUR LUV - The Factory Theater 3%
STOKELY: THE UNFINISHED REVOLUTION - Court Theatre 3%
THE HOUSE OF IDEAS - City Lit Theatre 3%
NEVER BETTER - Theo Ubique Cabaret Theatre 2%
VIVA LA MORT - The Conspirators 2%
TURRET - A Red Orchid Theatre 2%
GODS & MONSTERS - Frame of Reference Productions 2%
WELLS AND WELLES - Lucid Theater 2%
GRIMM - Theatre Above the Law 2%
THE O RING CYCLE - Top Banana 2%
HIGHWAY PATROL - Goodman Theatre 2%
INTO THE WILLOW TREE - Pulse Theatre Chicago 2%
INTO THE EARTH WITH YOU - Buffalo Theatre Ensemble 2%
MUTED. - Red Theater 1%
7 MINUTES TO LIVE - UNEXPECTEd Theatre 1%
CAVEMAN PLAY - Red Theater 1%

Best Performer In A Musical
Stephanie Mayer - THE PROM - Up and Coming Theatre 8%
Evandia Penix - THE COLOR PURPLE - RVC Starlight Theatre 4%
Abriella Caravette - THE ADDAMS FAMILY - Chicago Heights Drama Group 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%
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 2%
Nick LeMaster - SPRING AWAKENING - The Home Creative Co. 2%
P-Jay Adams - THE LIGHTNING THIEF - Skokie Theatre 1%
David Pfenninger - LES MISERABLES - Uptown Music Theatre of Highland Park 1%
Amanda Donohoe - THE DROWSY CHAPERONE - Surging Films & Theatrics 1%
Joshua Lindahl - NEWSIES - RVC Starlight Theatre 1%
Val Marie Black - THE COLOR PURPLE - RVC Starlight Theatre 1%
Adrian Aguilar - JERSEY BOYS - Mercury Theater Chicago 1%
Bianca Pietro - HIGH SCHOOL MUSICAL - Theater for Charity 1%
Wesly Anthony Clergé - LES MISERABLES - Uptown Music Theater of Highland Park 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%
Ashley Fox - HAMLET - Red Theater 3%
Alicia Cuccia - QUARTET - The Drama Group 3%
Tyler Szarabajka - DEATHTRAP - BrightSide Theatre 2%
Blythe Schwaller - STEEL MAGNOLIAS - Stage Coach Players 2%
Dana Delaney - HIGHWAY PATROL - Goodman Theatre 2%
Regina Gadotti - THE MISS FIRECRACKER CONTEST - The Drama Group 2%
James Lewis - NATIVE SON - Lifeline Theatre 2%
Tracey Lanman - STEEL MAGNOLIAS - Theatre 121 2%
Ayanna Bakari - PURPOSE - Steppenwolf Theatre 2%
Drake St. Pierre - THE PLAY THAT GOES WRONG - Three Brothers Theatre 2%
Alex Benito Rodriguez - IN HIS HANDS - First Floor Theater 2%
Alex George - COMMEDIA DIVINA: IT'S WORSE THAN THAT - The Conspirators 2%
Jocelyn Adamski - ART - Parker Players 2%
Tamarus Harvell - NATIVE SON - Lifeline Theatre 2%
Scott Kelley - DEATHTRAP - BrightSide Theatre 2%
Zoe Maroko - PRELUDE TO A KISS - Theatre Above the Law 1%
Brian Plocharczyk - THE HOUSE OF IDEAS - City Lit Theatre 1%
Chuck Cairns - MURDER ON THE ORIENT EXPRESS - The Drama Group 1%
Stewie Simons - ONE FLEW OVER THE CUCKKO'S NEST - Stage Coach Players 1%
McKenna Lyons - THE PLAY THAT GOES WRONG - Three Brothers Theatre 1%
Phillip Andrew Monnett - LIGHT SWITCH - Open Space Arts 1%
Jake Heelein - THE PICTURE OF DORIAN'S GRAY HAIR - Elgin Fringe Festival 1%

Best Play
THE OUTSIDERS - The Home Creative Co. 6%
BEYOND THE DOOR - Beverly Arts Center 6%
MURDER ON THE ORIENT EXPRESS - The Drama Group 5%
STEEL MAGNOLIAS - Theatre 121 5%
RICHARD II - Circuit Theatre Company & Sandbox Theatre Collective 4%
THE HOT WING KING - Writer's Theatre 4%
THE MOUSETRAP - Theatre of Western Springs 4%
NATIVE SON - Lifeline Theatre 3%
THE AUDIENCE - Drury Lane Theatre 3%
DEATHTRAP - BrightSide Theatre 3%
AMADEUS - Parker Players 2%
THE PLAY THAT GOES WRONG - Three Brothers Theatre 2%
PURPOSE - Steppenwolf Theatre 2%
NETWORK - Invictus Theatre 2%
STUPID F***ING BIRD - Bluebird Arts (Theater Wit) 2%
NOISES OFF - Theater D 2%
THE LEGEND OF SLEEPY HOLLOW - Three Brothers Theatre 2%
ARSENIC AND OLD LACE - Beverly Arts Center 2%
LITTLE BEAR RIDGE ROAD - Steppenwolf Theatre 2%
QUARTET - The Drama Group 2%
MOONLIGHT & MAGNOLIAS - Elgin Theatre Company 2%
THE 39 STEPS - Three Brothers Theatre 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 28%
RIGOLETTO - Lyric Opera of Chicago 22%
THE DAUGHTER OF THE REGIMENT - Lyric Opera of Chicago 15%
FIDELIO - Lyric Opera of Chicago 14%
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%
Tyler McMahon/Michael Behrens - THE ADDAMS FAMILY - The Drama Group 6%
Derek Mclane - DEATH BECOMES HER - Broadway in Chicago 5%
Andrew Boyce - AIN'T MISBEHAVIN' - Drury Lane Theatre 5%
Michael Clack - LES MISERABLES - Uptown Music Theater of Highland Park 3%
Bob Knuth - JERSEY BOYS - Mercury Theater Chicago 3%
Valeriya Nedviga - THE PLAY THAT GOES WRONG - Three Brothers Theatre 3%
David Geinosky - 25TH ANNUAL PUTNAM COUNTY SPELLING BEE - Cutting Hall 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%
Emily Douville, Dan McHugh & Ray Harris - AMADEUS - Parker Players 3%
Angela Weber Miller - WHO'S HOLIDAY - Theater Wit 3%
Russ Hoganson - AIN’T MISBEHAVIN - The Drama Group 2%
Eric Luchen - DEATHTRAP - BrightSide Theatre 2%
Ann Davis - BRIGADOON - Music Theater Works 2%
Bob Knuth - YOUNG FRANKENSTEIN - Mercury Theater Chicago 2%
Ben Lipinski - THE 25TH ANNUAL PUTNAM COUNTY SPELLING BEE - Music Theater Works 2%
Margaret Nikoleit - THE MOUSETRAP - Theatre of Western Springs 2%
Jeffrey D. Kmiec - MILLION DOLLAR QUARTET - Paramount Theatre 2%
Todd Rosenthal - NOISES OFF - Steppenwolf Theatre 2%
Todd Rosenthal - THE MATCHBOX MAGIC FLUTE - Goodman Theatre 2%
Chris Broom - ALABAMA STORY - Ghostlight Ensemble Theatre Co 2%
Steven Meerdink - CABARET - Stage Coach Players 2%
G. Max Maxin IV - THE HOUSE OF IDEAS - CityLit Theater 2%

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 5%
Mark Hunyard - BEAUTY AND THE BEAST - Stage Coach Players 5%
Peter Hylenski - DEATH BECOMES HER - Broadway in Chicago 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 5%
Ben Braun - NUNSENSE - Three Brothers Theatre 4%
Evan Lyons - THE LEGEND OF SLEEPY HOLLOW - Three Brothers Theatre 4%
Stephanie Farina - AIN'T MISBEHAVIN' - Drury Lane Theatre 4%
Forrest Gregor - THE 25TH ANNUAL PUTNAM COUNTY SPELLING BEE - Music Theater Works 4%
Paul Watson - BEAUTY AND THE BEAST - Stage Coach Players 3%
Matt Reich - ALICE BY HEART - Kokandy Productions 3%
Matthew R. Chase - SHREK THE MUSICAL - Music Theater Works 3%
Chris Tumblin - AVENUE Q - Williams Street Rep 3%
Ethan Korvne - BENEATH THE WILLOW TREE - Pulse Theatre Chicago 2%
Lee Kinney - THE AUDIENCE - Drury Lane Theatre 2%
Willow James - STOKELY: THE UNFINISHED REVOLUTION - Court Theatre 2%
Willow James - THE HOT WING KING - Writer's Theatre 2%
Emily Hayman - PRO-AM - First Floor Theater 2%
Matthew R. Chase - CAROUSEL - Music Theater Works 2%
Dan Poppen - MOTHER COURAGE AND HER CHILDREN - Trap Door Theatre 2%
Brandon Reed - PROOF - Bluebird Arts (at Theater Wit) 2%
Sebby Woldt - HAMLET - Red Theater 2%
Brandon Reed - PRIMARY TRUST - The Goodman 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%
Alex Garcia - RENT - Elgin Community College 4%
Emma Froeschle - THE ADDAMS FAMILY - Chicago Heights Drama Group 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%
Kaliegh Ferguson - LEGALLY BLONDE - RVC Starlight Theatre 2%
Angel Mirkov - THE ADDAMS FAMILY - Chicago Heights Drama Group 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%
Ericka Grace Pugliese - WEST SIDE STORY - Summer Place Theatre 1%
Christopher Sieber - DEATH BECOMES HER - Broadway in Chicago 1%
Alicia Berneche - ON THE TWENTIETH CENTURY - Blank Theatre Company 1%
Meghan Kessel - JESUS CHRIST SUPERSTAR - BrightSide Theatre 1%
Parker Valek - HEATHERS: THE MUSICAL - The Joliet Drama Guild 1%
Miles Kolby Meador - ANASTASIA: THE MUSICAL - Natural Talent Productions 1%
Darian Goulding - ALICE BY HEART - Kokandy Productions 1%

Best Supporting Performer In A Play
Dean Papadopoulos - THE MOUSETRAP - Theater of Western Springs 10%
Vanessa Abron - BEYOND THE DOOR - Beverly Arts Center 8%
Alana Arenas - PURPOSE - Steppenwolf Theatre 5%
Nick LeMaster - THE OUTSIDERS - Independent Players 3%
Allison Fradkin - BIRTHDAY CANDLES - Theatre of Western Springs 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%
Jake Harrison Murphy - AMADEUS - Parker Players 2%
Clark Cheatham - THE OUTSIDERS - Independent Players 2%
Ashli Rene Funches - NATIVE SON - Lifeline Theatre 2%
Stephen Pickering - THE PICTURE OF DORIAN'S GRAY HAIR - Elgin Fringe Festival 2%
Gina Sanfilippo - THIS IS OUR YOUTH - The Riverfront Playhouse 2%
Zachary Linnert - THE NORMAL HEART - Redtwist Theatre 2%
RJ Cecott - THIS IS OUR YOUTH - The Riverfront Playhouse 2%
Anna Ciolino - THIS IS OUR YOUTH - Gwydion Theatre Company 2%
Brittany Ellis - DIE HARD 4 YOUR LUV - Factory Theater 1%
DeeDee Batteast - STOKELY: THE UNFINISHED REVOLUTION - Court Theatre 1%
John Drea - LITTLE BEAR RIDGE ROAD - Steppenwolf Theatre 1%
Bob Pries - STUPID F***ING BIRD - Bluebird Arts (Theater Wit) 1%
Brian Parry - NOISES OFF - Theater D 1%
Nathaniel Kohlmeir - ARSENIC AND OLD LACE - Beverly Arts Center 1%
Charles Schoenerr - MOONLIGHT & MAGNOLIAS - Elgin Theatre Company 1%
Jasmine Robertson - BEYOND THE GARDEN GATE - The Impostors Theatre Company 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%
DON’T LET THE PIGEON DRIVE THE BUS - Marriott Lincolnshire Theatre 8%
THE LIGHTENING THIEF - Skokie Theatre 8%
CINDERELLA - St James theatre 7%
DRAGON’S LOVE TACO’S - Big Noise Theatre 6%
JUNIE B. JONES - Timber Lake Playhouse 6%
FINDING NEMO - Kankakee Valley Theatre Association 5%
THE MATCHBOX MAGIC FLUTE - Goodman Theater 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 3%
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 3%
Timber Lake Playhouse 3%
Stage Coach Players 3%
Summer Place Theatre 2%
Marriott Lincolnshire Theatre 2%
Drury Lane Theatre 2%
Theatre of Western Springs 2%
Chicago Shakespeare Theater 2%
The Goodman 2%
Raue Center For The Arts 2%
Surging Films & Theatrics 2%
Music On Stage 2%
Three Brothers Theatre 2%
The Home Creative Co. 2%
Kankakee Valley Theatre Association 2%
Steppenwolf Theatre 2%
Up and Coming 2%
BrightSide Theatre 2%
PrideArts 1%
Otherworld Theater 1%
Cutting Hall 1%

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