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2023 BroadwayWorld Kansas City Standings

Best Choreography Of A Play Or Musical (Non-Professional)
Jackson Tomlin - FOOTLOOSE - Stage Right Performing Arts 18%
Chyrel Miller - PIPPIN - Springfield Little Theatre 11%
Emma Hadley and Jackson Tomlin - 13 THE MUSICAL - Shawnee Mission Theatre In The Park 10%
Lorianne Dunn - BEAUTY AND THE BEAST - Springfield Little Theatre 8%
Cristina VanSickle - BEAUTY AND THE BEAST - Leawood Stage Company 6%
Valerie Martin - 25TH ANNUAL PUTNAM COUNTY SPELLING BEE - Theatre in the Park 6%
Logan Torbet - URINETOWN - Springfield Contemporary Theatre 6%
Elisa Ali - THE LITTLE MERMAID - Summit Theatte 6%
Millie Bell - NEWSIES - Olathe East 5%
Lana Jensen - MATILDA THE MUSICAL - The Culture House 5%
Melissa Ford - CAMP ROCK - Great Plains Theater 4%
Emmy Hadley - CHICAGO - Stage Right Productions 3%
Molly McBridge - ZOMBIE PROM - Stage Right Performing Arts 3%
Tyler Harper - 9 TO 5: THE MUSICAL - City Theatre of Independence 3%
Manon Halliburton - A MIDSUMMER NIGHT'S DREAM - Jewell Theatre Company 2%
Amy Alderman - ALL SHOOK UP - Stageworx 2%
Melissa Ford - THE LIGHTNING THIEF: THE PERCY JACKSON MUSICAL - Great PlainsTheatre 1%

Best Choreography Of A Play Or Musical (Professional)
Darrington Clarke - ONCE ON THIS ISLAND - Drama Time/Spinning Tree Theatre 24%
Courtney Germany - DREAMGIRLS - New Theatre 19%
Ryan Dervin - BYE BYE BIRDIE - MTKC Pro 14%
Melissa Ford - THE WEDDING SINGER - Great Plains Theatre 10%
Christopher Barksdale-Burns - THE COLOR PURPLE - Metropolitan Ensemble Theatre 9%
Ashley Mills-Becher - MAMMA MIA - Maples Rep Theatre 9%
Deidre Goodwin - BEAUTIFUL - Arrow Rock Lyceum Theatre 5%
Sam Hay - BRIGHT STAR - Arrow Rock Lyceum Theatre 4%
Alex Hartman - THE ADDAMS FAMILY - Arrow Rock Lyceum Theatre 4%
Mandy Modic - STATE FAIR - Arrow Rock Lyceum Theatre 1%

Best Costume Design Of A Play Or Musical (Non-Professional)
Megan Sebastian and Sharon Sheldon - THE LITTLE MERMAID - Stage Right Performing Arts 30%
Krystal Robinson - INTO THE WOODS - First Act Theatre Arts 19%
Danielle Barker - MATILDA THE MUSICAL - The Culture House 12%
Ellie Goldberg - ZOMBIE PROM - Stage Right Performing Arts 9%
Patricia Berning - LITTLE WOMEN - Bell Road Barn Players 8%
Scotty Wiggins - A MIDSUMMER NIGHT'S DREAM - Jewell Theatre Company 8%
Becky Dibben - CAMP ROCK - Great Plains Theatre 7%
Jessica Michael - MURDER ON THE ORIENT EXPRESS - Olathe Civic Theatre Association 7%

Best Costume Design Of A Play Or Musical (Professional)
Geogianna Londre - DREAMGIRLS - The New Theatre 15%
Becky Dibben - OLIVER! - Great Plains Theatre 10%
Sully Radke - PETER PAN AND WENDY - KC Rep 9%
Jack Smith - MAMMA MIA - Maples Rep Theatre 8%
Fran Kapono-Kuzila - ROCK OF AGES - Padgett Productions 7%
MET Costume Design Team Sharon & Onetta - THE COLOR PURPLE - Metropolitan Ensemble Theatre 7%
Fran Kapono-Kuzila - THE ROCKY HORROR SHOW - Padgett Productions 7%
Nancy Robinson - LITTLE WOMEN - Kansas City Actors Theatre 6%
Garth Dunbar - THE ADDAMS FAMILY - Arrow Rock Lyceum Theatre 5%
Mary Traylor - THE TEMPEST - HASF 5%
Denise Warner - BIG RIVER - Maples Rep Theatre 5%
Sharron Martinez - THE COLOR PURPLE - Metropolitan Ensemble Theatre 5%
Garth Dunbar - STATE FAIR - Arrow Rock Lyceum Theatre 3%
Garth Dunbar - THE MOUSETRAP - Arrow Rock Lyceum Theatre 3%
Fran Kapono-Kuzila - THE CRAFT: AN UNAUTHORIZED MUSICAL PARODY - Padgett Productions 3%
Garth Dunbar - BEAUTIFUL: THE CAROLE KING MUSICAL - Arrow Rock Lyceum Theatre 3%
Fran Kapono-Kuzila - EVIL DEAD: THE MUSICAL - Padgett Productions 1%

Best Dance Production (Non-Professional)
PLAZA LIGHTING 2022 - Stage Right Performing Arts 26%
13 THE MUSICAL - Shawnee Mission Theatre in the Park 23%
NEWSIES - Olathe East 14%
BEAUTY AND THE BEAST - Leawood Stage Company 11%
THE LITTLE MERMAID - Summit Theatre Group 11%
CAMP ROCK - Great PlainsTheatre 7%
ALL SHOOK UP - Stageworx 4%
RUN RUN RUDOLPH - Plaza Lighting 2%

Best Direction Of A Musical (Non-Professional)
Essy Siegel - ZOMBIE PROM - Stage Right Performing Arts 16%
Nki Calloway and Amanda Sneed - THE COLOR PURPLE - Springfield Contemporary Theatre 13%
Jana Latchaw Milbourn - BRIGHT STAR - First Act Theatre Arts 8%
Amy Sander - 13 THE MUSICAL - Theatre in the Park 8%
Lorianne Dunn and Beth Domann - BEAUTY AND THE BEAST - Springfield Little Theatre 7%
Rick Dines - URINETOWN - Springfield Contemporary Theatre 6%
Brad Rackers - THE LITTLE MERMAID - Summit Theatre Group 5%
Emmy Hadley - FOOTLOOSE - Stage Right Productions 4%
Lana Jensen - MATILDA THE MUSICAL - The Culture House 4%
Tim Bair - KINKY BOOTS - The White Theatre 3%
Reed Uthe - 25TH ANNUAL PUTNAM COUNTY SPELLING BEE - Theatre in the Park 3%
Mitchell Aiello - THE LIGHTNING THIEF: THE PERCY JACKSON MUSICAL - Great PlainsTheatre 3%
Guy Gardner - ADDAMS FAMILY - The White Theatre 3%
Miranda Brand - BEAUTY AND THE BEAST - Leawood Stage Company 3%
Sarah Peterson - ALL SHOOK UP - Stageworx 3%
Edward Shafer - NEWSIES - Olathe East 2%
Karen Paisley - THE COLOR PURPLE - Metropolitan Ensemble Theatre 2%
Cara Hampton - LITTLE WOMEN - Bell Road Barn Players 2%
Andrew Milborn - LITTLE MERMAID - First Act Theatre Arts 2%
Stan Cole - [TITLE OF SHOW] - Summit Theatre Group 1%
Mitchell Aiello - CAMP ROCK - Great PlainsTheatre 1%

Best Direction Of A Musical (Professional)
Jerry Jay - DREAMGIRLS - New Theatre 28%
Austin Skibbie - A MAN OF NO IMPORTANCE - Olathe Civic Theatre Association 15%
Mitchell Aiello - OLIVER! - Great PlainsTheatre 9%
DC Passman - MAMMA MIA - Maples Rep Theatre 9%
Karen Paisley - THE COLOR PURPLE - Metropolitan Ensemble Theatre 8%
Nick Padgett - THE CRAFT: AN UNAUTHORIZED MUSICAL PARODY - Padgett Productions 8%
Nedra Dixon - ONCE ON THIS ISLAND - Spinning Tree Theatre 7%
Deidre Goodwin - BEAUTIFUL: THE CAROLE KING MUSICAL - Arrow Rock Lyceum Theatre 5%
Quin Gresham - BRIGHT STAR - Arrow Rock Lyceum Theatre 4%
Samy Hay - THE ADDAMS FAMILY - Arrow Rock Lyceum Theatre 4%
Karen Paisley - ONCE - Metropolitan Ensemble Theatre 2%
Drew Humphrey - STATE FAIR - Arrow Rock Lyceum Theatre 1%

Best Direction Of A Play (Non-Professional)
Beth Domain and Marni Erwin - THE PLAY THAT GOES WRONG - Springfield Little Theatre 30%
Andrew Milbourn - PETER AND THE STARCATCHER - First Act Theatre Arts 19%
Mark Hamilton - THE PLAY THAT GOES WRONG - Summit Theatre Group 13%
Jessica Franz-Martin - MURDER ON THE ORIENT EXPRESS - Theatre Lawrence 11%
Tim Braselton - MURDER ON THE ORIENT EXPRESS - Olathe Civic Theatre Association 10%
Manon Halliburton - A MIDSUMMER NIGHT'S DREAM - Jewell Theatre Company 9%
Robert Hazlette - SORDID LIVES - High Tide Theatrical 8%

Best Direction Of A Play (Professional)
Katie Gilchrist - STEEL MAGNOLIAS - Padgett Productions 19%
Damron Armstrong - A RAISIN IN THE SUN - The White Theatre 14%
Stuart Carden - PETER PAN AND WENDY - KC Rep 14%
Darren Sextro - LITTLE WOMEN - Kansas City Actors Theatre 10%
Joseph Cannito - AROUND THE WORLD IN 80 DAY - Great Plains Theater 10%
Tara Flanagan - THE MOUSETRAP - Arrow Rock Lyceum Theatre 8%
Brandon McShaffrey - DRIVING MISS DAISY - Maples Rep Theatre 8%
Bob Paisley - THE ICEMAN COMETH - Metropolitan Ensemble Theatre 6%
Ile Haggins - SKELETON CREW - Kansas City Actors Theatre 4%
Alan Knoll - LAUGHTER ON THE 23RD FLOOR - Arrow Rock Lyceum Theatre 4%
Dennis Hennessy - GRAND HORIZONS - Kansas City Actors Theatre 3%

Best Ensemble (Non-Professional)
FOOTLOOSE - Stage Right Productions 16%
13 THE MUSICAL - Shawnee Mission Theatre In The Park 14%
THE LITTLE MERMAID - Summit Theatre Group 9%
BEAUTY AND THE BEAST - Leawood Stage Company 8%
MATILDA THE MUSICAL - The Culture House 7%
BRIGHT STAR - First Act Theatre Arts 7%
NEWSIES - Olathe East 6%
CAMP ROCK - Great PlainsTheatre 6%
A MAN OF NO IMPORTANCE - Olathe Civic Theatre Association 6%
ZOMBIE PROM - Stage Right Performing Arts 5%
ONCE ON THIS ISLAND - Spinning Tree Theatre 4%
BIG FISH - First Act Theatre Arts 4%
CHICAGO - Stage Right Productions 3%
ALL SHOOK UP - Stageworx 2%
MURDER ON THE ORIENT EXPRESS - Olathe Civic Theatre Association 2%
[TITLE OF SHOW] - Summit Theatre Group 1%

Best Ensemble (Professional)
DREAMGIRLS - New Theatre 18%
BYE BYE BIRDIE - MTKC Pro 15%
THE COLOR PURPLE - Metropolitan Ensemble Theatre 8%
NATASHA, PIERRE AND THE GREAT COMET OF 1812 - The Fishtank 7%
MAMMA MIA - Maples Rep Theatre 7%
THE WEDDING SINGER - Great PlainsTheatre 5%
PETER PAN AND WENDY - KC Rep 5%
LITTLE WOMEN - Kansas City Actors Theatre 4%
OLIVER! - Great Plains Theater 3%
THE SECRET GARDEN - MTH 3%
ROCKY HORROR LIVE KC - Padgett Productions 3%
ONCE ON THIS ISLAND - Spinning Tree Theatre 3%
BRIGHT STAR - Arrow Rock Lyceum Theatre 3%
EVIL DEAD: THE MUSICAL - Padgett Productions 2%
THE CRAFT: AN UNAUTHORIZED MUSICAL PARODY - Padgett Productions 2%
THE MOUSETRAP - Arrow Rock Lyceum Theatre 2%
BEAUTIFUL: THE CAROLE KING MUSICAL - Arrow Rock Lyceum Theatre 1%
ALWAYS A BRIDESMAID - New Theatre 1%
CYRANO DE BERGERAC - KC Rep 1%
GRAND HORIZONS - Kansas City Actors Theatre 1%
THE ICEMAN COMETH - Metropolitan Ensemble Theatre 1%
LAUGHTER ON THE 23RD FLOOR - Arrow Rock Lyceum Theatre 1%
ONCE THE MUSICAL - Metropolitan Ensemble Theatre 1%
SKELETON CREW - Kansas City Actors Theatre 1%
SOMETHING'S AFOOT - Maples Rep Theatre 1%

Best Lighting Design Of A Play Or Musical (Non-Professional)
Zach Dulny - FOOTLOOSE - Stage Right Performing Arts 35%
Zach Dulney - ZOMBIE PROM - Stage Right Performing Arts 14%
Mitchell Aiello - THE LIGHTNING THIEF: THE PERCY JACKSON MUSICAL - Great PlainsTheatre 13%
Colton Rice - BRIGHT STAR - Summit Theatre Group 9%
Justin Dudzik - JOSEPH AND THE AMAZING TECHNICOLOR DREAMCOAT - The White Theatre 9%
Justin Dudzik - KINKY BOOTS - The White Theatre 8%
Justin Dudzik - ADDAMS FAMILY - The White Theatre 6%
Chuck Cline - [TITLE OF SHOW] - Summit Theatre Group 6%

Best Lighting Design Of A Play Or Musical (Professional)
Jamie Bowers - BEAUTY AND THE BEAST - Springfield Little Theatre 14%
Emma Deane - PETER PAN AND WENDY - KC Rep 14%
Zan de Spelder - NATASHA, PIERRE AND THE GREAT COMET OF 1812 - The Fishtank 11%
Zoe Spangler - LITTLE WOMEN - Kansas City Actors Theatre 10%
Kristen Paige - MAMMA MIA - Maples Rep Theatre 9%
Kent Buess - WEDDING SINGER - Great Plains Theater 7%
Zan de Spelder - ROCKY HORROR LIVE KC - Padgett Productions 5%
Kent Buess - OLIVER! - Great PlainsTheatre 4%
Christopher Brusberg - BRIGHT STAR - Arrow Rock Lyceum Theatre 4%
Karen Paisley - ONCE - Metropolitan Ensemble Theatre 4%
Zan de Spelder - EVIL DEAD: THE MUSICAL - Padgett Productions 4%
Zan de Spelder - THE CRAFT: AN UNAUTHORIZED MUSICAL PARODY - Padgett Productions 4%
Christopher Brusberg - THE ADDAMS FAMILY - Arrow Rock Lyceum Theatre 3%
Zan de Spelder - GRAND HORIZONS - Kansas City Actor's Theatre 3%
Kaitlyn Breen - BEAUTIFUL: THE CAROLE KING MUSICAL - Arrow Rock Lyceum Theatre 2%
Kaitlyn Breen - STATE FAIR - Arrow Rock Lyceum Theatre 2%

Best Music Direction & Orchestra Performance (Non-Professional)
Cheryl Parisi - THE LITTLE MERMAID - Stage Right Performing Arts 20%
Alex Huff - THE COLOR PURPLE - Springfield Contemporary Theatre 17%
Matthew Richardson - MATILDA THE MUSICAL - The Culture House 13%
Grace Mott - BEAUTY AND THE BEAST - Leawood Stage Company 9%
Hillary Talken - BRIGHT STAR - FIrst Act Theatre Arts 8%
Alex Huff - URINETOWN - Springfield Contemporary Theatre 6%
Ginger Birch - [TITLE OF SHOW] - Summit Theatre Group 5%
Pamela Watson - ONCE ON THIS ISLAND - Spinning Tree Theatre 5%
Hillary Talken - BIG FISH - First Act Theatre Arts 5%
Betsy Bledsoe - LITTLE WOMEN - Bell Road Barn Players 4%
Kimberly Aiello - THE LIGHTNING THIEF: THE PERCY JACKSON MUSICAL - Great PlainsTheatre 3%
Kimberly Aiello - CAMP ROCK - Great PlainsTheatre 3%
Dave Davis - ALL SHOOK UP - Stageworx 2%

Best Music Direction & Orchestra Performance (Professional)
Daniel Doss - DREAMGIRLS - New Theatre 27%
Julie Danielson - BYE BYE BIRDIE - MTKC Pro 18%
Tim Braselton - ROCK OF AGES - Padgett Productions 10%
Pamela Watson - THE COLOR PURPLE - Metropolitan Ensemble Theatre 9%
Alicia Santee-Davis - NUNSENSE - Great PlainsTheatre 7%
Dr. Justin Cowan - MAMMA MIA - Maples Rep Theatre 6%
Matthew Harris - THE CRAFT: AN UNAUTHORIZED MUSICAL PARODY - Padgett Productions 6%
Jason Cohen - BRIGHT STAR - Arrow Rock Lyceum Theatre 4%
Alicia Santee-Davis - OLIVER! - Great PlainsTheatre 3%
Dr. Justin Cowan - BIG RIVER - Maples Rep Theatre 3%
Josh Walker - BEAUTIFUL: THE CAROLE KING MUSICAL - Arrow Rock Lyceum Theatre 2%
Josh Walker - THE ADDAMS FAMILY - Arrow Rock Lyceum Theatre 2%
Justin Cowan - MAMMA MIA - Maples Rep Theatre 1%
Jesse Fry - STAR FAIR - Arrow Rock Lyceum Theatre 1%

Best Musical (Non-Professional)
FOOTLOOSE - Stage Right Performing Arts 13%
THE COLOR PURPLE - Springfield Contemporary Theatre 11%
13 THE MUSICAL - Shawnee Mission Theatre in the Park 8%
PIPPIN - Springfield Little Theatre 6%
THE LITTLE MERMAID - Summit Theatre Group 6%
BEAUTY AND THE BEAST - Springfield Little Theatre 6%
BRIGHT STAR - First Act Theatre Arts 6%
BEAUTY AND THE BEAST - Leawood Stage Company 5%
MATILDA THE MUSICAL - The Culture House 5%
CHICAGO - Stage Right Productions 4%
KINKY BOOTS - The White Theatre 3%
A MAN OF NO IMPORTANCE - Olathe Civic Theatre Association 3%
CAMP ROCK - Great PlainsTheatre 3%
25TH ANNUAL PUTNAM COUNTY SPELLING BEE - Theatre in the Park 3%
THE COLOR PURPLE - Metropolitan Ensemble Theatre 2%
NEWSIES - Olathe East 2%
BIG FISH - First Act Theatre Arts 2%
ADDAMS FAMILY - The White Theatre 2%
ONCE ON THIS ISLAND - Spinning Tree Theatre 2%
ALL SHOOK UP - Stageworx 2%
LIGHTENING THIEF - Great Plains Theater 2%
LITTLE WOMEN - Bell Road Barn Players 1%
[TITLE OF SHOW] - Summit Theatre Group 1%
LITTLE WOMEN - Theatre Atchison 1%
CINDERELLA - First Act Theatre Arts 1%

Best Musical (Professional)
DREAMGIRLS - New Theatre 18%
BYE BYE BIRDIE - MTKC Pro 13%
THE COLOR PURPLE - Metropolitan Ensemble Theatre 9%
A MAN OF NO IMPORTANCE - Olathe Civic Theatre Association 7%
NATASHA, PIERRE AND THE GREAT COMET OF 1812 - The Fishtank 7%
CHRISTMAS CAROL - KC Rep 6%
MAMMA MIA - Maples Rep Theatre 6%
THE WEDDING SINGER - Great PlainsTheatre 5%
THE SECRET GARDEN - Music Theater Heritage 5%
ROCK OF AGES - Padgett Productions 4%
THE ADDAMS FAMILY - Arrow Rock Lyceum Theatre 3%
ROCKY HORROR LIVE KC - Padgett Productions 3%
DOCTOR DOLITTLE - Coterie 2%
NUNSENSE - Great Plains Theater 2%
BRIGHT STAR - Arrow Rock Lyceum Theatre 2%
EVIL DEAD: THE MUSICAL - Padgett Productions 2%
THE CRAFT: AN UNAUTHORIZED MUSICAL PARODY - Padgett Productions 2%
BEAUTIFUL: THE CAROLE KING MUSICAL - Arrow Rock Lyceum Theatre 2%
ONCE - Metropolitan Ensemble Theatre 1%
STATE FAIR - Arrow Rock Lyceum Theatre 0%

Best Performer In A Musical (Non-Professional)
Sade Shine - THE COLOR PURPLE - Springfield Contemporary Theatre 15%
Dylan Markey - 13 THE MUSICAL - Stage Right Performing Arts 15%
Jocelyn Salter - 13 THE MUSICAL - Shawnee Mission Theatre In The Park 7%
Sally Trtan - PIPPIN - Springfield Little Theatre 6%
Robert Hazlette - BEAUTY AND THE BEAST - Springfield Little Theatre 4%
Lauren Robinson - BRIGHT STAR - First Act Theatre Arts 4%
Kaleb Patterson - URINETOWN - Springfield Contemporary Theatre 4%
Sydney Nicks - BEAUTY AND THE BEAST - Leawood Stage Company 3%
Mia Cabrera - THE ADDAMS FAMILY - The White Theatre 3%
Jacob Banman - 13 THE MUSICAL - Shawnee Mission Theatre In The Park 3%
Mia Sparks - THE LITTLE MERMAID - Summit Theatre Group 3%
Michelle Harper - MATILDA THE MUSICAL - The Culture House 3%
Jay Allen - LITTLE MERMAID - Summit Theatre Group 2%
Olivia Kenyon - MATILDA THE MUSICAL - The Culture House 2%
Jacobi Robinson - THE LIGHTNING THIEF - Great PlainsTheatre 2%
Miranda Brand - LITTLE WOMEN - The Barn Players Community Theatre 2%
Fritz Sullivan - BIG FISH - First Act Theatre Arts 2%
Austin Stang - BONNIE AND CLYDE - Smet Theatrics 2%
Hewleek McKoy - [TITLE OF SHOW] - Summit Theatre Group 2%
Luke Peterson - ALL SHOOK UP - Stageworx 2%
Abbey Downs - 25TH ANNUAL PUTNAM COUNTY SPELLING BEE - Theatre in the Park 2%
CJ Miller - BEAUTY AND THE BEAST - Leawood Stage Company 2%
Criston Starks - ONCE ON THIS ISLAND - Spinning Tree Theatre 1%
Brett Oplotnik - BIG FISH - First Act Theatre Arts 1%
Lauren Robinson - CHICAGO - Stage Right Productions 1%

Best Performer In A Musical (Professional)
Shon Ruffin - DREAMGIRLS - New Theatre 17%
Franci Talamantez-Witte - BYE BYE BIRDIE - MTKC Pro 9%
Ashley Pankow - MAMMA MIA - Maples Rep Theatre 8%
Valerie Chamberlain - THE COLOR PURPLE - Metropolitan Ensemble Theatre 8%
Clifford Lyons - BYE BYE BIRDIE - MTKC Pro 7%
Spencer Thompson - NATASHA, PIERRE AND THE GREAT COMET OF 1812 - The Fishtank 7%
Jay Allen - DOCTOR DOLITTLE - Coterie 6%
Patrick Lewallen - ROCK OF AGES - Padgett Productions 5%
Keegan Sells - THE WEDDING SINGER - Great PlainsTheatre 4%
Ross Coughlin - BIG RIVER - Maples Rep Theatre 4%
Janna Linae - NUNSENSE - Great PlainsTheatre 3%
Stacey Harris - THE ADDAMS FAMILY - Arrow Rock Lyceum Theatre 3%
Lacy Goettling - THE CRAFT: AN UNAUTHORIZED MUSICAL PARODY - Padgett Productions 3%
Elvie Ellis - JESUS CHRIST SUPERSTAR - Starlight Theatre 3%
Alec Bridges - EVIL DEAD: THE MUSICAL - Padgett Productions 3%
Nick Padgett - ROCKY HORROR SHOW - Padgett Productions 3%
Devon Perry - BEAUTIFUL: THE CAROLE KING MUSICAL - Arrow Rock Lyceum Theatre 2%
Clinton Harris - BIG RIVER - Maples Rep Theatre 2%
Alec Bridges - ONCE - Metropolitan Ensemble Theatre 1%
Elise Poehling - DOCTOR DOLITTLE - Coterie 1%
Kimberly Doreen Burns - BRIGHT STAR - Arrow Rock Lyceum Theatre 1%
Jeremy Benton - STATE FAIR - Arrow Rock Lyceum Theatre 1%

Best Performer In A Play (Non-Professional)
Jamie Bowers - THE PLAY THAT GOES WRONG - Springfield Little Theatre 31%
Ginger Birch - LITTLE WOMEN - Theatre at the J 19%
Jylon Hollinshed - A MIDSUMMER NIGHT'S DREAM - Jewell Theatre Company 9%
Richard Burt - PRIDE AND PREJUDICE - Bell Road Barn Players 9%
Brian Larios - MURDER ON THE ORIENT EXPRESS - Olathe Civic Theatre Association 8%
Ivan Calderon - TECHIES - Jewell Theatre Company 6%
Michael Juncker - MURDER ON THE ORIENT EXPRESS - Theatre Lawrence 5%
Marty Chaney - SORDID LIVES - High Tide Theatrical 5%
Micha Pelkey - SORDID LIVES - High Tide Theatrical 5%
Elizabeth Dary - SORDID LIVES - High Tide Theatrical 4%

Best Performer In A Play (Professional)
Bradley J. Thomas - CYRANO DE BERGERAC - KC Rep 11%
Teisha Bankston - LITTLE WOMEN - Kansas City Actors Theatre 11%
Jen Mays - STEEL MAGNOLIAS - Padgett Productions 9%
Gregory Gore - AROUND THE WORLD IN 80 DAYS - Great Plains Theater 9%
Lynn King - A RAISIN IN THE SUN - The White Theatre 8%
Hillary Clemens - LITTLE WOMEN - Kansas City Actors Theatre 7%
Harrison Bryan - PETER PAN AND WENDY - KC Rep 5%
Kushi Beauchamp - PETER PAN AND WENDY - Kansas City Repertory Theatre 5%
Brian Paulette - SMART PEOPLE - Kansas City Actors Theatre 4%
Clinton Harris - DRIVING MISS DAISY - Maples Rep Theatre 4%
Licia Watson - DRIVING MISS DAISY - Maples Rep Theatre 4%
Victor Raider-Wexler - GRAND HORIZONS - Kansas City Actors Theatre 4%
Peggy Friesen - GRAND HORIZONS - Kansas City Actors Theatre 3%
Jacob Flekier - LAUGHTER ON THE 23RD FLOOR - Arrow Rock Lyceum Theatre 3%
Ally Gia - THE MOUSETRAP - Arrow Rock Lyceum Theatre 3%
Sean Riley - A TUNA CHRISTMAS - Maples Rep Theatre 3%
Dana Snyder - LAUGHTER ON THE 23RD FLOOR - Arrow Rock Lyceum Theatre 3%
Daniel André - FAIRVIEW - The Melting Pot 2%
Benjamin Boucvalt - THE MOUSETRAP - Arrow Rock Lyceum Theatre 1%
Michael McIntyer - A TUNA CHRISTMAS - Maples Rep Theatre 1%

Best Play (Non-Professional)
THE PLAY THAT GOES WRONG - Springfield Little Theatre 31%
THE PLAY THAT GOES WRONG - Summit Theatre Group 17%
LITTLE WOMEN - Theatre at the J 15%
TECHIES - Jewell Theatre Company 8%
MURDER ON THE ORIENT EXPRESS - Olathe Civic Theatre Association 7%
SORDID LIVES - High Tide Theatrical 6%
PRIDE AND PREJUDICE - Bell Road Barn Players 6%
MURDER ON THE ORIENT EXPRESS - Theatre Lawrence 6%
THE ICEMAN COMETH - Metropolitan Ensemble Theatre 5%

Best Play (Professional)
A RAISIN IN THE SUN - The White Theatre 21%
LITTLE WOMEN - Kansas City Actors Theatre 13%
PETER PAN AND WENDY - Kansas City Repertory Theatre 12%
A TUNA CHRISTMAS - Maples Rep Theatre 11%
STEEL MAGNOLIAS - Padgett Productions 8%
CYRANO DE BERGERAC / MUCH ADO ABOUT NOTHING - KC Rep 7%
AROUND THE WORLD IN 80 DAYS - Great Plains Theater 6%
THE ICEMAN COMETH - Metropolitan Ensemble Theatre 5%
THE MOUSETRAP - Arrow Rock Lyceum Theatre 5%
DRIVING MISS DAISY - Maples Rep Theatre 4%
GRAND HORIZONS - Kansas City Actors Theatre 3%
SKELETON CREW - Kansas City Actors Theatre 2%
LAUGHTER ON THE 23RD FLOOR - Arrow Rock Lyceum Theatre 1%

Best Scenic Design Of A Play Or Musical (Non-Professional)
Chuck Rogers - BEAUTY AND THE BEAST - Springfield Little Theatre 33%
Katie Cooley - ZOMBIE PROM - Stage Right Performing Arts 28%
Katie Cooley - FOOTLOOSE - Stage Right Performing Arts 12%
Jeremy Smith - KINKY BOOTS - The White Theatre 11%
Jeremy Smith - ADDAMS FAMILY - The White Theatre 7%
John Rohr - JOSEPH AND THE AMAZING TECHNICOLOR DREAMCOAT - The White Theatre 5%
Andy Kling - MURDER ON THE ORIENT EXPRESS - Olathe Civic Theatre Association 5%

Best Scenic Design Of A Play Or Musical (Professional)
Courtney O'Neill - PETER PAN AND WENDY - KC Rep 20%
Seth Howard - THE ADDAMS FAMILY - Arrow Rock Lyceum Theatre 15%
Clayton Dombach - MAMMA MIA - Maples Rep Theatre 13%
Kelli Harrod - LITTLE WOMEN - Kansas City Actors Theatre 13%
Mark Exline - STEEL MAGNOLIAS - Padgett Productions 10%
Bob Paisley - THE ICEMAN COMETH - Metropolitan Ensemble Theatre 8%
Ryan J. Zirngibl - BRIGHT STAR - Arrow Rock Lyceum Theatre 8%
Gary Mosby - SKELETON CREW - Kansas City Actors Theatre 5%
Ryan J. Zirngibl - THE MOUSETRAP - Arrow Rock Lyceum Theatre 4%
Ryan J. Zirngibl - LAUGHTER ON THE 23RD FLOOR - Arrow Rock Lyceum Theatre 4%

Best Sound Design Of A Play Or Musical (Professional)
Scott Murdock - MAMMA MIA - Maples Rep Theatre 21%
Mary Robinson - LITTLE WOMEN - Kansas City Actors Theatre 17%
Mark Johnson - ROCK OF AGES - Padgett Productions 15%
Jon Robertson - THE ADDAMS FAMILY - Arrow Rock Lyceum Theatre 11%
Mark Johnson - THE CRAFT: AN UNAUTHORIZED MUSICAL PARODY - Padgett Productions 9%
Scott Murdock - BIG RIVER - Maples Rep Theatre 9%
Mason Bell - THAT DAY IN TUCSON - Metropolitan Ensemble Theatre 7%
John Story - THE ICEMAN COMETH - Metropolitan Ensemble Theatre 6%
Scott Murdock - DRIVING MISS DAISY - Maples Rep Theatre 4%
Jon Robertson - THE MOUSETRAP - Arrow Rock Lyceum Theatre 2%

Best Supporting Performer In A Musical (Non-Professional)
Sam Williamson - FOOTLOOSE - Stage Right Performing Arts 15%
Joseph Galetti - BEAUTY AND THE BEAST - Springfield Little Theatre 11%
Gabby Catlin - URINETOWN - Springfield Contemporary Theatre 8%
Dylan Markey - FOOTLOOSE - Stage Right Performing Arts 7%
Rebecca Claborn - URINETOWN - Springfield Contemporary Theatre 6%
Ginger Birch - THE LITTLE MERMAID - Summit Theatre Group 5%
Stella Woodall - BRIGHT STAR - First Act Theatre Arts 5%
Mia Cabrera - LITTLE WOMEN - Bell Road Barn Players 4%
Ashley Jones-Rivers - MATILDA THE MUSICAL - The Culture House 3%
Michael Bell - NEWSIES - Olathe East 3%
Lauren Robinson - BIG FISH - First Act Theatre Arts 3%
Carson Tate - A MAN OF NO IMPORTANCE - Olathe Civic Theatre Association 3%
Celia Thompson - BEAUTY AND THE BEAST - Leawood Stage Company 3%
Colin Rohach - BEAUTY AND THE BEAST - Leawood Stage Company 2%
Ryan Peterson - ALL SHOOK UP - Stageworx 2%
Carter Harvey - BIG FISH - First Act Theatre Arts 2%
Pam Sollars - WHITE CHRISTMAS - Shawnee Mission Theatre in the Park 2%
Yianni Perahoritis - MATILDA THE MUSICAL - The Culture House 2%
Raleigh Peterson - MATILDA THE MUSICAL - The Culture House 2%
Abbey Downs - LITTLE WOMEN - Bell Road Barn Players 2%
Liam Smith - BONNIE AND CLYDE - Smet Theatrics 2%
Tenley Thompson - BEAUTY AND THE BEAST - Leawood Stage Company 2%
Karen Seaton - BEAUTY AND THE BEAST - Leawood Stage Company 1%
Nancy Kruse - [TITLE OF SHOW] - Summit Theatre Group 1%
Jennifer Coville - BEAUTY AND THE BEAST - Leawood Stage Company 1%

Best Supporting Performer In A Musical (Professional)
Darrington Clark - DREAMGIRLS - New Theatre 23%
Ace Lovelace - THE COLOR PURPLE - Metropolitan Ensemble Theatre 8%
Nolan Stewart - BYE BYE BIRDIE - MTKC Pro 8%
Cori Anne Weber - NATASHA, PIERRE AND THE GREAT COMET OF 1812 - The Fishtank 7%
Jay Allen - DR. DOLITTLE - Coterie 7%
Melissa Ford - NUNSENSE - Great PlainsTheatre 6%
Alec Bridges - THE CRAFT: AN UNAUTHORIZED MUSICAL PARODY - Padgett Productions 5%
Terraye Watson - THE COLOR PURPLE - Metropolitan Ensemble Theatre 4%
Sofie Flores - THE ADDAMS FAMILY - Arrow Rock Lyceum Theatre 4%
Kim Braun - MAMMA MIA - Maples Rep Theatre 3%
Bradley J Thomas - THE SECRET GARDEN - MTH 3%
Todd Davison - BIG RIVER - Maples Rep Theatre 3%
Corey Greenan - MAMMA MIA - Maples Rep Theatre 3%
Kimberly Camacho - OLIVER! - Great Plains Theater 2%
Robert McNichols Jr - THE COLOR PURPLE - Metropolitan Ensemble Theatre 2%
Lacy Goettling - EVIL DEAD: THE MUSICAL - Padgett Productions 2%
Cori Anne Weber - THE CRAFT: AN UNAUTHORIZED MUSICAL PARODY - Padgett Productions 2%
Sam Sherwood - BRIGHT STAR - Arrow Rock Lyceum Theatre 2%
Sarah Ellis - BEAUTIFUL: THE CAROLE KING MUSICAL - Arrow Rock Lyceum Theatre 2%
Jacob Scott Tischler - BEAUTIFUL: THE CAROLE KING MUSICAL - Arrow Rock Lyceum Theatre 1%
Russ Konstans - BIG RIVER - Maples Rep Theatre 1%
Curtis Smith - ONCE - Metropolitan Ensemble Theatre 1%
Monte Dibben - CHRISTMAS SCHOONER - Great Plains Theater 1%

Best Supporting Performer In A Play (Non-Professional)
Clayton Avery - THE PLAY THAT GOES WRONG - Springfield Little Theatre 24%
Joshua David Smith - THE PLAY THAT GOES WRONG - Springfield Little Theatre 22%
Jeremy Walter - THE PLAY THAT GOES WRONG - Summit Theatre Group 19%
Richard Burt - MURDER ON THE ORIENT EXPRESS - Theatre Lawrence 12%
Isabel Warden - A MIDSUMMER NIGHT'S DREAM - Jewell Theatre Company 9%
Michelle Scott - SORDID LIVES - High Tide Theatrical 8%
Garrett Washington - TECHIES - Jewell Theatre Company 6%

Best Supporting Performer In A Play (Professional)
Jay Allen - PETER PAN AND WENDY - KC Rep 16%
Cathy Barnett - STEEL MAGNOLIAS - Padgett Productions 11%
Will Poost - DRIVING MISS DAISY - Maples Rep Theatre 10%
Micheal Lison - AROUND THE WORLD IN 80 DAYS - Great Plains Theater 10%
Chioma Anyanwu - LITTLE WOMEN - Kansas City Actors Theatre 9%
Valerie Chamberlain - A RAISIN IN THE SUN - The White Theatre 8%
Brittany Evans - A RAISIN IN THE SUN - The White Theatre 5%
Carla Noack - LITTLE WOMEN - Kansas City Actors Theatre 5%
Tim Ahlenius - THE ICEMAN COMETH - Metropolitan Ensemble Theatre 5%
Coleman Crenshaw - LITTLE WOMEN - Kansas City Actors Theatre 4%
Brooks Braselman - LAUGHTER ON THE 23RD FLOOR - Arrow Rock Lyceum Theatre 4%
Christina Schafer - LITTLE WOMEN - Kansas City Actors Theatre 3%
John Clancy - THE ICEMAN COMETH - Metropolitan Ensemble Theatre 3%
Leah Gabriel - THE MOUSETRAP - Arrow Rock Lyceum Theatre 2%
Jacob Flekier - THE MOUSETRAP - Arrow Rock Lyceum Theatre 2%
Alan Knoll - THE MOUSETRAP - Arrow Rock Lyceum Theatre 1%

Best Theatre For Young Audiences Production (Non-Professional)
THE LITTLE MERMAID - Stage Right Performing Arts 34%
BEAUTY AND THE BEAST - Leawood Stage Company 12%
THE LIGHTNING THIEF: THE PERCY JACKSON MUSICAL - Great PlainsTheatre 9%
ONCE ON THIS ISLAND - Spinning Tree Theatre 7%
BEAUTY AND THE BEAST - Summit Theatre Group 6%
THE COLOR PURPLE - Metropolitan Ensemble Theatre 6%
CINDERELLA - First Act Theatre Arts 5%
PETER AND THE STARCATCHER - First Act Theatre Arts 5%
LITTLE MERMAID - First Act Theatre Arts 4%
MUSIC MAN - First Act Theatre Arts 4%
101 DALMATIONS - Stageworx 4%
LITTLE WOMEN - Bell Road Barn Players 3%
PINOCCHIO - Great Plains Theater 3%

Best Theatre For Young Audiences Production (Professional)
DOCTOR DOLITTLE - Coterie 26%
SCHOOLHOUSE ROCK LIVE! - Maples Rep Theatre 23%
ONCE ON THIS ISLAND - Drama Time/Spinning Tree Theatre 17%
BEST CHRISTMAS PAGEANT EVER - TYA 10%
ELECTRIC POE - Coterie 9%
MISS ELECTRICITY - Maples Rep Theatre 9%
ONLY ONE DAY A YEAR - The Coterie 6%

Favorite Local Theatre (Non-Professional)
Stage Right Performing Arts 20%
Springfield Little Theatre 16%
First Act Theatre Arts 9%
Springfield Contemporary Theatre 8%
Shawnee Mission Theatre in the Park 7%
The Culture House 6%
Summit Theatre Group 6%
The White Theatre 4%
Olathe Civic Theatre Association 4%
Music Theatre Kansas City 4%
Leawood Stage Company 3%
Black Repertory Theatre of KC 3%
High Tide Theatrical 2%
Olathe East 2%
Metropolitan Ensemble Theatre 2%
MTKC Pro 2%
Bell Road Barn Players 2%

Favorite Local Theatre (Professional)
Starlight Theatre 24%
New Theatre 11%
MTKC Pro 9%
Kansas City Repertory Theatre 8%
Great Plains Theater 8%
Unicorn 7%
Maples Rep Theatre 6%
Coterie 5%
Padgett Productions 5%
Arrow Rock Lyceum Theatre 4%
The Fishtank 4%
Kansas City Actors Theatre 4%
Metropolitan Ensemble Theatre 3%
MTH 3%
Heritage Center 0%



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