12 Days Left To Vote For The 2022 BroadwayWorld Dayton Awards; Brookville Community Theatre Leads Favorite Local Theatre!

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2022 BroadwayWorld Dayton Standings - 12/19/22

Best Cabaret/Concert/Solo Performance
Tassy Kirbas - SWEET CHARITY - Wright State University 57%
Maggie Lou Rader - GROUNDED - The Human Race Theatre Company 24%
Kevin Stout - SUNSET DUETS - Lebanon Theatre Company 10%
Julia Abanto-Bethune - SUNSET DUETS - Lebanon Theatre Company 9%

Best Choreography Of A Play Or Musical
Adonis Lemke - THE ADDAMS FAMILY - Brookville Community Theatre 31%
Brandon Kelly - SWEET CHARITY - Wright State University 20%
Tomi Newman - FREAKY FRIDAY - INNOVATheatre 17%
Jessica Eggleston - THE LIGHTNING THIEF: THE PERCY JACKSON MUSICAL - Sinclair Theatre 8%
Anna Rae Brown - THE 25TH ANNUAL PUTNAM COUNTY SPELLING BEE - INNOVAtheatre 7%
Ashlee Wasmund - MY 80-YEAR-OLD BOYFRIEND - The Human Race Theatre Company 7%
Gage Wayne - SOMETHING ROTTEN! - TheatreLab Dayton 6%
Gage Wayne - CABARET - TheatreLab Dayton 4%

Best Costume Design Of A Play Or Musical
Michael Schumacher - BONNIE & CLYDE - Troy Civic Theatre 19%
Poleena Greely - JEKYLL & HYDE - INNOVAtheatre 17%
Janet G. Powell - INCIDENT AT OUR LADY OF PERPETUAL HELP - The Human Race Theatre Company 13%
Jeanne Schindler - LITTLE WOMEN - INNOVAtheatre 12%
Zoe Still - WHO'S HOLIDAY - The Human Race 9%
Poleena Greely - SCROOGE - INNOVA Theatre 8%
Janet G Powell - AIRNESS - The Human Race Theatre 8%
Carol Rickey - HARVEY - Lebanon Theatre Company 7%
David M. Covach - EVERYTHING THAT'S BEAUTIFUL - The Human Race 6%

Best Direction Of A Musical
James Nelson - THE ADDAMS FAMILY - Brookville Community Theater 23%
Marya Spring Cordes - SWEET CHARITY - Wright State University 14%
Troy Berry and Josh Compston - SOMETHING ROTTEN! - Clark State Theatre Arts Program 8%
Philip Drennen - CHARLIE, DOGGY AND THE SONG AT THE END OF THE WORLD - TheatreLab Dayton 8%
Derek Dunavent - BONNIE & CLYDE - Troy Civic Theatre 8%
Sean Daniels - MY 80-YEAR-OLD BOYFRIEND - The Human Race Theatre Company 7%
Richard Lee Waldeck - JEKYLL & HYDE - INNOVAtheatre 5%
Anna Brown & Michaela Cramer - LITTLE WOMEN - INNOVAtheatre 5%
Denise Schneiders - FREAKY FRIDAY - INNOVATheatre 4%
Philip Drennen - CABARET - TheatreLab Dayton 4%
Chris Harmon - THE LIGHTNING THIEF: THE PERCY JACKSON MUSICAL - Sinclair Theatre 3%
Matt Owens - SOMETHING ROTTEN! - Beavercreek Community Theatre 3%
Richard Lee Waldeck - CONSIDERING MATTHEW SHEPARD - INNOVAtheatre 3%
Angie Thacker - SOMETHING ROTTEN! - TheatreLab Dayton 2%
Mackensie King - COMPANY - TheatreLab Dayton 2%
Nicholas Brown - 25TH ANNUAL PUTNAM COUNTY SPELLING BEE - INNOVA 2%

Best Direction Of A Play
Jim Brown - PUFFS - Springboro Community Theatre 19%
Jen Bell - THE CURIOUS SAVAGE - The Brookville Community Theater 18%
Jenna Valyn and A.J. Breslin - THE DREAM OF THE BURNING BOY - The Nerve 12%
Chris Harmon - PICASSO AT THE LAPIN AGILE - Beavercreek Community Theatre 10%
Kevin Moore - EVERYTHING THAT'S BEAUTIFUL - The Human Race Theatre Company 10%
Paula Whitaker - HARVEY - Lebanon Theatre Company 9%
Jamie Cordes - AIRNESS - The Human Race Theatre Company 8%
Emily N. Wells - GROUNDED - The Human Race Theatre Company 6%
Margarett Perry - INCIDENT AT OUR LADY OF PERPETUAL HELP - The Human Race Theatre Company 5%
Doug Lloyd - THERE SHOULD BE ROSES - Beavercreek Community Theatre 3%

Best Ensemble Performance
BROADWAY THROUGH THE YEARS: A MUSICAL REVUE - Brookville Community Theatre 14%
THE CURIOUS SAVAGE - Brookville Community Theatre 9%
BONNIE & CLYDE - Troy Civic Theatre 7%
CHARLIE, DOGGY AND THE SONG AT THE END OF THE WORLD - TheatreLab Dayton 7%
LITTLE WOMEN - INNOVAtheatre 7%
SOMETHING ROTTEN! - Clark State Theatre Arts Program 6%
FREAKY FRIDAY - INNOVATheatre 6%
THE LIGHTNING THIEF: THE PERCY JACKSON MUSICAL - Sinclair Theatre 5%
JEKYLL AND HYDE - INNOVAtheatre 5%
EVERYTHING THAT'S BEAUTIFUL - The Human Race Theatre Company 5%
THE TIN WOMAN - Troy Civic Theatre 4%
THE DROWSY CHAPERONE - Springboro Community Theatre 3%
CONSIDERING MATTHEW SHEPARD - INNOVAtheatre 3%
INCIDENT AT OUR LADY OF PERPETUAL HELP - The Human Race Theatre Company 3%
SOMETHING ROTTEN! - TheatreLab Dayton 2%
CABARET - TheatreLab Dayton 2%
AIRNESS - The Human Race Theatre Company 2%
THE INCIDENT AT OUR LADY OF PERPETUAL HELP - The Human Race Theatre Company 2%
25TH ANNUAL PUTNAM COUNTY SPELLING BEE - INNOVA 2%
COMPANY - TheatreLab Dayton 2%
110 IN THE SHADE - Lebanon Theatre Company 1%
SHE KILLS MONSTERS - Sinclair Theatre 1%
THE ODD COUPLE - Lebanon Theatre Company 1%
HARVEY - Lebanon Theatre Company 1%
NUNSENSE - Mason Community Theatre 0

Best Lighting Design Of A Play Or Musical
RichardWaldeck - JEKYLL AND HYDE - INNOVA 20%
Caeden Bell - CURIOUS SAVAGE - Brookville Community 15%
Derek Dunavent - BONNIE & CLYDE - Troy Civic Theatre 11%
Matthew Benjamin - CABARET - TheatreLab Dayton 10%
Richard Lee Waldeck - INTO THE WOODS - INNOVAtheatre 7%
Gabe Reichart - SOMETHING ROTTEN! - TheatreLab Dayton 6%
John Rensel - GROUNDED - The Human Race Theatre Company 5%
John Rensel - AIRNESS - The Human Race Theatre Company 5%
John Rensel - EVERYTHING THAT'S BEAUTIFUL - The Human Race 5%
Richard Waldeck - CONSIDERING MATTHEW SHEPARD - INNOVAtheatre 5%
John Rensel - MY 80 YEAR OLD BOYFRIEND - The Human Race 4%
John Rensel - INCIDENT AT OUR LADY OF PERPETUAL HELP - The Human Race Theatre Company 4%
Richard Waldeck - 25TH ANNUAL PUTNAM COUNTY SPELLING BEE - INNOVA 2%
John Rensel - WHO'S HOLIDAY! - The Human Race Theatre Company 1%

Best Music Direction & Orchestra Performance
Charles Larkowski - THE LIGHTNING THIEF: THE PERCY JACKSON MUSICAL - Sinclair Theatre 21%
Sarah Plaugher - CONSIDERING MATTHEW SHEPARD - INNOVAtheatre 16%
Brett Ryback - MY 80 YEAR OLD BOYFRIEND - The Human Race 15%
Davis McKinney - SUNSET DUETS - Lebanon Theatre Company 12%
Lorri Topping - JEKYLL & HYDE - INNOVAtheatre 12%
Judy Mansky - 25TH ANNUAL PUTNAM COUNTY SPELLING BEE - INNOVA 8%
John Benjamin - SOMETHING ROTTEN! - TheatreLab Dayton 8%
Norman Moxley II - CABARET - TheatreLab Dayton 8%

Best Musical
THE ADDAMS FAMILY - Brookville Community Theater 26%
SWEET CHARITY - Wright State University 12%
BONNIE & CLYDE - Troy Civic Theatre 8%
JEKYLL & HYDE - INNOVAtheatre 7%
THE LIGHTNING THIEF: THE PERCY JACKSON MUSICAL - Sinclair Theatre 6%
MY 80 YEAR OLD BOYFRIEND - Human Race Theatre 6%
FREAKY FRIDAY - INNOVATheatre 6%
LITTLE WOMEN - INNOVAtheatre 5%
CHARLIE, DOGGY AND THE SONG AT THE END OF THE WORLD - TheatreLab Dayton 5%
SOMETHING ROTTEN! - Clark State Theatre Arts Program 5%
CABARET - TheatreLab Dayton 3%
SOMETHING ROTTEN! - TheatreLab Dayton 2%
110 IN THE SHADE - Lebanon Theatre Company 2%
A CHRISTMAS STORY - LaComedia 2%
25TH ANNUAL PUTNAM COUNTY SPELLING BEE - INNOVA 2%
PHANTOM - LaComedia 1%
RAGTIME - CMT 1%
COMPANY - TheatreLab Dayton 0%
NUNSENSE - Mason Community Players 0%

Best New Play Or Musical
THE BATTLE OF HOG HOLLER - The Brookville Community Theatre 30%
CHARLIE, DOGGY AND THE SONG AT THE END OF THE WORLD - TheatreLab Dayton 20%
CONSIDERING MATTHEW SHEPARD - INNOVAtheatre 15%
THE PIZZA BANDIT - YellowCabTavern 11%
MY 80-YEAR-OLD BOYFRIEND - The Human Race Theatre Company 9%
EVERYTHING THAT'S BEAUTIFUL - The Human Race 8%
THE INCIDENT AT OUR LADY OF PERPETUAL HELP - Human Race Theatre 7%

Best Performer In A Musical
Lily Walton - THE ADDAMS FAMILY - Brookville Community Theatre 16%
Tassy Kirbas - SWEET CHARITY - Wright State University 14%
Megan Renney - THE ADDAMS FAMILY - Brookville Community Theatre 7%
Linnzie Hays - LITTLE WOMEN - INNOVAtheatre 6%
Skyler McNeely - CHARLIE, DOGGY AND THE SONG AT THE END OF THE WORLD - TheatreLab Dayton 6%
Charissa Bertels - MY 80-YEAR-OLD BOYFRIEND - The Human Race Theatre Company 5%
Natalie Berry - SOMETHING ROTTEN! - Clark State Theatre Arts Program 4%
Tanner Brown - JEKYLL & HYDE - INNOVAtheatre 4%
Abriella Ruby - FREAKY FRIDAY - INNOVATheatre 4%
Ava Linder - BONNIE & CLYDE - Troy Civic Theatre 3%
Zach King - SOMETHING ROTTEN! - TheatreLab Dayton 3%
Max Fox - FREAKY FRIDAY - INNOVATheatre 3%
Connor Gray - THE LIGHTNING THIEF: THE PERCY JACKSON MUSICAL - Sinclair Theatre 2%
Kendal Garrett - THE ADDAMS FAMILY - Brookville Community Theatre 2%
M.G. Griffith - CONSIDERING MATTHEW SHEPARD - INNOVAtheatre 2%
Ian Spraul - THE LIGHTNING THIEF: THE PERCY JACKSON MUSICAL - Sinclair Theatre 2%
Liz Lindon - JEKYLL & HYDE - INNOVAtheatre 2%
Gabriel Ison - BONNIE & CLYDE - Troy Civic Theatre 1%
Abby Smith - BONNIE & CLYDE - Troy Civic Theatre 1%
Doug Gibbins - BONNIE & CLYDE - Troy Civic Theatre 1%
Alex Everett - CABARET - TheatreLab Dayton 1%
John Dorney - A CHRISTMAS STORY - LaComedia 1%
Kim Toft - 110 IN THE SHADE - Lebanon Theatre Company 1%
Krissy McKim O'Malley - BROADWAY THROUGH THE YEARS: A MUSICAL REVUE - Brookville Community Theatre 1%
Mark Van Luvender - BROADWAY THROUGH THE YEARS: A MUSICAL REVUE - Brookville Community Theatre 1%

Best Performer In A Play
James Nelson - THE FOREIGNER - Brookville Community Theatre 14%
Sheryl Koontz - THE CURIOUS SAVAGE - The Brookville Community Theater 9%
Junior Cruea - THE BATTLE OF HOG HOLLER - Brookville Community Theatre 8%
Michelle Roush - THE TIN WOMAN - Troy Civic Theatre 7%
Liz Lindon - THE DREAM OF THE BURNING BOY - The Nerve 6%
Adam Jones - THE ODD COUPLE - Lebanon Theatre Company 5%
Josh Aaron McCabe - EVERYTHING THAT'S BEAUTIFUL - The Human Race Theatre Company 5%
Cecily Dowd - INCIDENT AT OUR LADY OF PERPETUAL HELP - The Human Race Theatre Company 5%
Rachel Smith - THE TIN WOMAN - Troy Civic Theatre 5%
Stephanie Johnson - THE DREAM OF THE BURNING BOY - The Nerve 4%
Lilly Petty - THE BATTLE OF HOG HOLLER - Brookville Community Theatre 4%
Maggie Lou Rader - GROUNDED - The Human Race Theatre Company 4%
Rachel Smith - THE CURIOUS SAVAGE - Brookville Community Theatre 3%
Chris Han - THE DREAM OF THE BURNING BOY - The Nerve 3%
Kendal Garrett - THE BATTLE OF HOG HOLLER - Brookville Community Theatre 3%
Kelly Mengelkoch - EVERYTHING THAT'S BEAUTIFUL - The Human Race Theatre Company 3%
Randy King - HARVEY - Lebanon Theatre Company 2%
Kerry Simpson - THE BATTLE OF HOG HOLLER - Brookville Community Theatre 2%
Rachel Smith - THE FOREIGNER - Brookville Community Theatre 2%
Alex Sunderhaus - WHO'S HOLIDAY - The Human Race 2%
Geoff Burkman - MAY 4TH VOICES - X*Act 1%
David Shough - THE ODD COUPLE - Lebanon Theatre Company 1%
Peggy Allen - HARVEY - Lebanon Theatre Company 1%

Best Play
THE CURIOUS SAVAGE - The Brookville Community Theater 21%
PUFFS - Springboro Community Theatre 14%
EVERYTHING THAT'S BEAUTIFUL - The Human Race Theatre Company 10%
INCIDENT - The Human Race Theatre Company 9%
THE DREAM OF THE BURNING BOY - The Nerve 9%
GROUNDED - The Human Race Theatre Company 6%
HARVEY - Lebanon Theatre Company 6%
THE MOUSETRAP - Springboro Community Theatre 5%
THERE SHOULD BE ROSES - Beavercreek Community Theatre 5%
WHO'S HOLIDAY! - The Human Race Theatre Company 4%
AIRNESS - The Human Race 4%
PICASSO AT THE LAPIN AGILE - Beavercreek Community Theatre 4%
THE ODD COUPLE - Lebanon Theatre Company 4%

Best Scenic Design Of A Play Or Musical
Matt Robbins - THE ADDAMS FAMILY - Brookville Community Theatre 41%
Scott Kimmins - THE LIGHTNING THIEF: THE PERCY JACKSON MUSICAL - Sinclair College 14%
Chris Harmon - SHE KILLS MONSTERS - Sinclair College 10%
Tamara L Honesty - EVERYTHING THAT'S BEAUTIFUL - The Human Race Theatre Company 7%
Eric Moore - INCIDENT AT OUR LADY OF PERPETUAL HELP - The Human Race Theatre Company 6%
Wayne Dunn - HARVEY - Lebanon Theatre Company 5%
Bob McLain - HARVEY - Lebanon Theatre Company 5%
D. Tristan Cupp/Jeff Heater/Lianne Arnold - GROUNDED - The Human Race 4%
Dick Block - AIRNESS - The Human Race Theatre Company 3%
Scott J. Kimmins - WHO'S HOLIDAY! - The Human Race Theatre Company 3%
Tristan Cupp/Jeff Heater - GROUNDED - The Human Race Theatre Company 2%

Best Sound Design Of A Play Or Musical
Dan Brunk - THE LIGHTNING THIEF: THE PERCY JACKSON MUSICAL - Sinclair College 29%
Joshua Henry - CURIOUS SAVAGE - Brookville Community 20%
Julian Crocamo - INCIDENT AT OUR LADY OF PERPETUAL HELP - The Human Race Theatre Company 13%
Jay Brunner - EVERYTHING THAT'S BEAUTIFUL - The Human Race Theatre Company 11%
Jay Brunner - AIRNESS - The Human Race Theatre Company 8%
Jay Brunner - GROUNDED - The Human Race Theatre Company 8%
Jay Brunner/Alexander Koker - EVERYTHING THAT'S BEAUTIFUL - The Human Race 8%
Dan Brunk - SHE KILLS MONSTERS - Sinclair College 5%

Best Supporting Performer In A Musical
Debbi Robbins - THE ADDAMS FAMILY - Brookville Community Theatre 16%
Mitchell Lewis - SWEET CHARITY - Wright State University 14%
Nora Scarbro - FREAKY FRIDAY - INNOVATheatre 6%
Ben Locke - CHARLIE AND DOGGY - TheatreLab Dayton 6%
Cody Peterson - BONNIE & CLYDE - Troy Civic Theatre 4%
Max Fox - LITTLE WOMEN - INNOVAtheatre 4%
Michelle Roush - BONNIE & CLYDE - Troy Civic Theatre 4%
Tyler Smith - SOMETHING ROTTEN! - TheatreLab Dayton 4%
Forrest Fairley - JEKYLL & HYDE - INNOVAtheatre 4%
Tanner Henry - THE ADDAMS FAMILY - Brookville Community Theatre 4%
Laura Robbins - BROADWAY THROUGH THE YEARS: A MUSICAL REVUE - Brookville Community Theatre 3%
Lindsay Hinds - THE ADDAMS FAMILY - Brookville Community Theatre 3%
Colin Drayer - THE LIGHTNING THIEF: THE PERCY JACKSON MUSICAL - Sinclair Theatre 3%
Robert Rhodes - LITTLE WOMEN - INNOVAtheatre 3%
Tanner Henry - THE LIGHTNING THIEF: THE PERCY JACKSON MUSICAL - Sinclair Theatre 3%
Joshua Stucky - CABARET - TheatreLab Dayton 3%
Soraya Peront - THE ADDAMS FAMILY - Brookville Community Theatre 2%
Philip Drennen - SOMETHING ROTTEN! - TheatreLab Dayton 2%
Alex Everett - CABARET - TheatreLab Dayton 2%
Makenna Calvert - 110 IN THE SHADE - Lebanon Theatre Company 2%
John Dorney - PHANTOM - LaComedia 2%
Evan Smith - 110 IN THE SHADE - Lebanon Theatre Company 2%
Nicholas Brown - LITTLE WOMEN - INNOVAtheatre 1%
Matthew Clifton - BLOODY BLOODY ANDREW JACKSON - Beavercreek Community Theatre 1%
Brent Hoggatt - SOMETHING ROTTEN! - TheatreLab Dayton 1%

Best Supporting Performer In A Play
Adonis Lemke - THE BATTLE OF HOG HOLLER - Brookville Community Theatre 21%
Tanner Henry - SHE KILLS MONSTERS - Sinclair Theatre 10%
Michelle Roush - THE TIN WOMAN - Troy Civic Theatre 7%
Racheal Tingley - THE TIN WOMAN - Troy Civic Theatre 6%
Sara Bortz - THE CURIOUS SAVAGE - Brookville Community Theatre 6%
Mierka Girten - INCIDENT AT OUR LADY OF PERPETUAL HELP - The Human Race Theatre Company 5%
Sheryl Koontz - THE FOREIGNER - The Brookville Community Theater 5%
Jax Heritage - EVERYTHING THAT'S BEAUTIFUL - The Human Race Theatre Company 5%
Debbi Robbins - THE BATTLE OF HOG HOLLER - Brookville Community Theatre 5%
Isabella Roberts - EVERYTHING THAT'S BEAUTIFUL - The Human Race Theatre Company 4%
Mark Van Luvender - THE BATTLE OF HOG HOLLER - Brookville Community Theatre 4%
Andrew Ian Adams - AIRNESS - The Human Race 3%
Jason Podplesky - INCIDENT AT OUR LADY OF PERPETUAL HELP - The Human Race Theatre Company 3%
Mikaela Bell - THE CURIOUS SAVAGE - Brookville Community Theatre 3%
Rebecca Ashby - HARVEY - Lebanon Theatre Company 2%
Karen Oehler - HARVEY - Lebanon Theatre Company 2%
Chris Goetz - SHE KILLS MONSTERS - Sinclair Theatre 2%
Mark Bell - CURIOUS SAVAGE - Brookville. Ommunity 2%
Justin McCombs - EVERTHING THAT'S BEAUTIFUL - The Human Race 2%
David Vanderhorst - HARVEY - Lebanon Theatre Company 1%
Eric Deiboldt - EVERYTHING THAT'S BEAUTIFUL - The Human Race 1%

Best Theatre For Young Audiences Production
A CHARLIE BROWN CHRISTMAS - Sinclair Theatre 54%
FREAKY FRIDAY - INNOVATheatre 46%