First Stats Released For The BroadwayWorld Minneapolis / St. Paul Awards; Eagan Summer Theatre's SPONGEBOB Leads Best Musical

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2022 BroadwayWorld Minneapolis / St. Paul Standings - 11/21/22

Best Cabaret/Concert/Solo Performance
Tony Peterson - BROADWAY REVUE - Ashland Productions 42%
Erin Schwab - THE CALIFORNIA SONGBOOK - Lakeshore Theatre 17%
JoyAnn Parker - PATSY CLINE SHOW - Crooners 13%
Lori Dokken - THE CALIFORNIA SONGBOOK - Lakeshore Theatre 9%
Jennifer Grimm - THE CALIFORNIA SONGBOOK - Lakeshore Theatre 8%
Marissa Mulder - SOUVENIRS: MUSIC OF John Prine - Crooners 7%
James A. Rocco - THE CALIFORNIA SONGBOOK - Lakeshore Theatre 4%

Best Choreography Of A Play Or Musical
Megan Kelly Hubbell - SPONGEBOB SQUAREPANTS - Eagan summer Community Theatre 23%
Hannah Weinberg-Goerger - SOMETHING ROTTEN - Lyric Arts 13%
Maggie Koller - JOSEPH AND THE AMAZING TECHNICOLOR DREAMCOAT - Ashland Productions 13%
Kirsten Nelson - NEWSIES - Chaska Valley Family Theatre 6%
Rachel Raeon - SHREK THE MUSICAL - Chaska Valley Family Theatre 6%
Sam Stoll - THE LITTLE MERMAID - 4 Community Theatre 5%
Kelli Foster Warder - JELLY'S LAST JAM - Theater Latte Da 4%
Kyle Weiler - COMPANY - Ashland Productions 4%
Hannah Weinberg-Goerger - THE LITTLE MERMAID - Lakeshore Players 4%
Emily Michael's King - EMMA - Guthrie 4%
Renee Guittar - MERRILY WE ROLL ALONG - Theater Latte Da 4%
Meg Gronau - ELF THE MUSICAL - Ashland Productions 3%
Rachel Raeon - BRIGHT STAR - Chaska Valley Family Theatre 3%
Heather Fisher - THE LITTLE MERMAID - Open Door Community Theatre 3%
Megan Kelly Hubbell - MATILDA THE MUSICAL - EaganHigh School 3%
Renee Chizek - BRIGHT STAR - St. Matthew Community Theater 2%
Kelli Foster Warder - TWELVE ANGRY MEN - Theater Latte Da 1%

Best Costume Design Of A Play Or Musical
Jennifer James Taylor/ Retsey Anderson - SPONGEBOB SQUAREPANTS - Eagan Community Theatre 20%
Bronson Talcott - THE LITTLE MERMAID - Lakeshore Players 16%
Christy Branham - RENT - Inver Grove Heights Community Theater 13%
Hannah Pantano - JOSEPH AND THE AMAZING TECHNICOLOR DREAMCOAT - Ashland Productions 5%
Jessica Hughes - LITTLE SHOP OF HORRORS - Ashland Productions 5%
Jen Kroshus - URINETOWN - Ashland Productions 5%
Jennifer Kroshus - THE WIZARD OF OZ - Ashland Productions 5%
Christy Branham - BRIGHT STAR - Chaska Valley Family Theatre 5%
Meghan Kent - COMPANY - Ashland Productions 4%
Rich Hamson - MERRILY WE ROLL ALONG - Theater Latte Da 4%
Lex Liang - EMMA - Guthrie 3%
Christy Branham - SHE LOVES ME - 4 Community Theatre 3%
Mary Wellman - THE LITTLE MERMAID - Open Door Community Theatre 3%
Katy Sherman - THE LITTLE MERMAID - 4 Community Theatre 3%
Jarrod Barnes - JELLY'S LAST JAM - Theater Latte Da 2%
Khamphian Vang - CAMBODIAN ROCK BAND - Jungle Theater / Theater Mu 2%
Retsey Anderson - MATILDA THE MUSICAL - Eagan High School 2%
Matthew LeFebvre - TWELVE ANGRY MEN: A NEW MUSICAL - Theater Latte Da 1%

Best Direction Of A Musical
Jodene Wartman Jim Cox - SPONGEBOB SQUAREPANTS - Eagan Commmunity Theatre 18%
Quinn Forrest Masterson - RENT - Inver Grove Heights Community Theatre 12%
Rob Sutherland - JOSEPH AND THE AMAZING TECHNICOLOR DREAMCOAT - Ashland Productions 10%
Jack Strub - LITTLE WOMEN - FOG Drama 8%
Jeff Anderson - LEGALLY BLONDE - Cross Community Players 7%
Maria Bartholdi - ENDOMETRIOSIS: THE MUSICAL - Theatre in the Round 6%
Rachel Brady - RIDE THE CYCLONE - EPE Performing Institute of Minnesota 6%
Christopher Teipner - LITTLE SHOP OF HORRORS - Ashland Productions 5%
Amanda White - ONCE - DalekoArts 4%
Kevin Berg - SHREK THE MUSICAL - Chaska Valley Family Theater 4%
Christopher Teipner - URINETOWN - Ashland Productions 3%
Kelli Foster Warder - JELLY'S LAST JAM - Theater Latte Da 3%
Kirsten Nelson - NEWSIES - Chaska Valley Family Theatre 3%
Ethan Nienaber - THE LITTLE MERMAID - 4 Community Theatre 3%
Peter Rothstein - MERRILY WE ROLL ALONG - Theater Latte Da 2%
Justin Madsen - THE LITTLE MERMAID - Open Door Community Theatre 2%
Erin Schwab - SEUSSICAL JR. - ETC Productions 2%
Angela Timberman - SHREK THE MUSICAL - Artistry 2%
Peter Rothstein - TWELVE ANGRY MEN: A NEW MUSICAL - Theater Latte Da 1%
Sandy Boren-Barrett - TUCK EVERLASTING - Stages Theatre Company 1%
Richard Hitchler - JESUS CHRIST SUPERSTAR - Theatre 55 0%

Best Direction Of A Play
Meredith McDonough - EMMA - Guthrie 24%
Alissa Blaeser - PERFECT ARRANGEMENT - Theatre in the Round 11%
Lou Bellamy - THURGOOD - Penumbra Theatre 10%
Tamilla Woodard - SWEAT - Guthrie 10%
Kari Steinbach - MARJORIE PRIME - Theatre in the Round 9%
Stephen O'Toole - George Orwell'S 1984 - Open Window Theatre 9%
Matt Saxe - TEN THINGS I HATE ABOUT YOU: A DRINKING GAME-MINNESOTA - Shadow Horse Theatre/A Drinking Game Minnesota at Phoenix Theater 7%
Allison Vincent - WHOOSH! THE CIVIL WAR MYTHOLOGY OF MICHAEL HICKEY AND HIS PERILOUS PRECIPITATION OVER ST. ANTHONY FALLS! - Wheeler in the Sky at the Minnesota Fringe Festival 7%
H. Adam Harris - REDWOOD - Jungle Theater 6%
James Williams - BRIGHTON BEACH MEMOIRS - Paul Bunyan Playhouse 4%
Ben McGovern - GOD OF CARNAGE - Dark and Stormy 3%

Best Ensemble Performance
SPONGEBOB SQUAREPANTS - Eagan summer Theatre 16%
RENT - Inver Grove Heights Community Theatre 11%
LEGALLY BLONDE - Cross Community Players 7%
RIDE THE CYCLONE - EPE Performing Institute of Minnesota 6%
JOSPEH AND THE AMAZING TECHNICOLOR DREAMCOAT - Ashland Productions 6%
SOMETHING ROTTEN - Lyric Arts 5%
ENDOMETRIOSIS: THE MUSICAL - Theatre in the Round 5%
SHE LOVES ME - 4 Community Theatre 4%
THE LITTLE MERMAID - Lakeshore Players 4%
URINETOWN - Ashland Productions 3%
NEWSIES - Chaska Valley Family Theatre 3%
COMPANY - Ashland Productions 3%
BRIGHT STAR - Chaska Valley Family Theater 3%
PERFECT ARRANGEMENT - Theatre in the Round 2%
MERRILY WE ROLL ALONG - Theater Latte Da 2%
TWELVE ANGRY MEN: A NEW MUSICAL - Theater Latte Da 2%
ELF THE MUSICAL - Ashland Productions 2%
THE LITTLE MERMAID - Open Door Community Theatre 2%
ONCE - DalekoArts 2%
SEUSSICAL JR. - ETC Productions 1%
JELLY'S LAST JAM - Theater Latte Da 1%
BRIGHTON BEACH MEMOIRS - Paul Bunyan Playhouse 1%
TEN THINGS I HATE ABOUT YOU: A DRINKING GAME-MINNESOTA - Shadow Horse Theatre/A Drinking Game-Minnesota at Phoenix Theater 1%
TUCK EVERLASTING - Stages Theatre Company 1%
COMPANY - Theatre LatteDa 1%

Best Lighting Design Of A Play Or Musical
Jacob Hofer - URINETOWN - Ashland Productions 18%
Jacob Hofer - JOSEPH AND THE AMAZING TECHNICOLOR DREAMCOAT - Ashland Productions 16%
Jodene Wartman - MATILDA THE MUSICAL - Eagan High School 11%
Jacob Hofer - THE LITTLE MERMAID - Open Door Community Theatre 11%
Paul Toben - EMMA - Guthrie 10%
Wu Chen Khoo - MAN OF GOD - Theater Mu 9%
Grant E. Merges - MERRILY WE ROLL ALONG - Theater Latte Da 8%
Jacob Berg - COMPANY - Ashland Productions 8%
Craig Gottschalk - JELLY'S LAST JAM - Theater Latte Da 4%
Paul Whitaker - TWELVE ANGRY MEN: A NEW MUSICAL - Theater Latte Da 4%
Andy Kedl - THE LITTLE PRINCE - Theatre in the Round 2%

Best Music Direction & Orchestra Performance
Madeline Huss & Noah Wilson - RENT - Inver Grove Heights Community Theatre 17%
Jim Cox - SPONGEBOB SQUAREPANTS - Eagan Summer Theatre 16%
Sean Barker - BRIGHT STAR - Chaska Valley Family Theatre 11%
Derick Rehurick - URINETOWN - Ashland Productions 10%
Mary Ann Boniface - LEGALLY BLONDE - Cross Community Players 9%
Bradley Beahen - ONCE - DalekoArts 8%
Matt Nielsen - SPONGEBOB SQUAREPANTS - Eagan Summer Theatre 7%
Harrison Wade - RIDE THE CYCLONE - EPE Performing Institute of Minnesota 5%
Jack Johnston - COMPANY - Ashland Productions 4%
Lori Sager - THE LITTLE MERMAID - Open Door Community Theatre 4%
Jason Hansen - MERRILY WE ROLL ALONG - Theater Latte Da 3%
Raymond Berg - JESUS CHRIST SUPERSTAR - Theatre 55 3%
Tommy Barbarella - JELLY'S LAST JAM - Theater Latte Da 3%
Denise Prosek - TWELVE ANGRY MEN - Theater Latte Da 1%
Denise Prosek - TWELVE ANGRY MEN: A NEW MUSICAL - Theater Latte Da 1%

Best Musical
SPONGEBOB SQUAREPANTS - Eagan Summer Theatre 16%
RENT - Inver Grove Heights Community Theatre 11%
LITTLE WOMEN - FOG Drama 7%
JOSEPH AND THE AMAZING TECHNICOLOR DREAMCOAT - Ashland Productions 6%
RIDE THE CYCLONE - EPE Performing Institute of Minnesota 6%
ENDOMETRIOSIS: THE MUSICAL - Theatre in the Round 6%
LEGALLY BLONDE - Cross Community Players 5%
LITTLE SHOP OF HORRORS - Ashland Theatre 5%
BRIGHT STAR - Chaska Valley Family Theater 4%
SIX (BOLEYN TOUR) - Ordway Center for the Performing Arts 4%
SOMETHING ROTTEN - Lyric Arts 4%
THE LITTLE MERMAID - Lakeshore Players 4%
NEWSIES - Chaska Valley Family Theatre 4%
URINETOWN - Ashland Productions 3%
COMPANY - Ashland Productions 2%
MERRILY WE ROLL ALONG - Theater Latte Da 2%
ONCE - DalekoArts 2%
THE LITTLE MERMAID - Open Door Community Theatre 2%
TWELVE ANGRY MEN: A NEW MUSICAL - Theater Latte Da 2%
MATILDA THE MUSICAL - Eagan High School 1%
CAMBODIAN ROCK BAND - Jungle Theater / Theater Mu 1%
JELLY'S LAST JAM - Theater Latte Da 1%
ELF - THE MUSICAL - Ashland Productions 1%
CINDERELLA - Rosetown Playhouse 1%
JESUS CHRIST SUPERSTAR - Theatre 55 0%

Best New Play Or Musical
EMMA - Guthrie 37%
TWELVE ANGRY MEN: A NEW MUSICAL - Theater Latte Da 32%
EDOMETRIOSIS: THE MUSICAL - Ripped Nylon Productions 24%
ORZEL RISING - Hey Rube at the Minnesota Fringe Festival 5%
THE BUNGALOW LOFT - Fearless Comedy Productions 2%

Best Performer In A Musical
Ben Habeger - SPONGEBOB SQUAREPANTS - Eagan Summer Theatre 13%
Kyle Doherty - RIDE THE CYCLONE - EPE Performing Institute of Minnesota 10%
Allie Kroehler - LITTLE WOMEN - FOG Drama 6%
Collin Krieger - JOSEPH AND THE AMAZING TECHNICOLOR DREAMCOAT - Ashland Productions 5%
Jessica Halverson - SHE LOVES ME - 4 Community Theatre 5%
Keri Hommez - LITTLE SHOP OF HORRORS - Ashland Productions 5%
Kaitlyn Gellerman - NEWSIES - Chaska Valley Family Theatre 5%
Michael Wesely - SHREK THE MUSICAL - Chaska Valley Family Theatre 5%
Marissa Noe - LEGALLY BLONDE - Cross Community Players 4%
Sophie LaFave - RIDE THE CYCLONE - EPE Performing Institute of Minnesota 4%
Lucas Bueling - URINETOWN - Ashland Productions 4%
Abby Holmstrom - THE LITTLE MERMAID - Lakeshore Players 4%
Leslie Vincent - ONCE - DalekoArts 3%
Reese Britts - MERRILY WE ROLL ALONG - Theater Latte Da 2%
Kate Piering - THE LITTLE MERMAID - 4 Community Theatre 2%
Quinn Forrest Masterson - SHREK THE MUSICAL - Artistry 2%
James Eiden - MATILDA - Eagan High Svhool 2%
Brianna Stole - BRIGHT STAR - Chaksa Valley Family Theatre 2%
Samantha Raun - THE LITTLE MERMAID - Lakeshore Players 2%
Reese Britts - JELLY'S LAST JAM - Theater Latte Da 2%
Sharayah Russell - JOSEPH AND THE AMAZING TECHNICOLOR DREAMCOAT - Ashland Productions 1%
Paige Klemenhagen - THE LITTLE MERMAID - Open Door Community Theatre 1%
Jackson Calhoun - LEGALLY BLONDE - Cross Community Players 1%
Danielle Troiano - CAMBODIAN ROCK BAND - Jungle Theater / Theater Mu 1%
Cecilia McCahon - URINETOWN - Ashland Productions 1%

Best Performer In A Play
Samantha Steinmetz - EMMA - Guthrie 23%
Amelia Pedlow - EMMA - Guthrie 18%
Sam Landman - FINGER LICKIN' GOOD - Special When Lit at the Minnesota Fringe Festival 12%
Jim Detmar - 12 ANGRY MEN - Theatre LatteDa 10%
Ali Daniels - TEN THINGS I HATE ABOUT YOU: A DRINKING GAME-MINNESOTA - Shadow Horse Theatre/A Drinking Game-Minnesota at Phoenix Theater 8%
Courtney Matula - PERFECT ARRANGEMENT - Theatre in the Round 8%
Andrew Erskine Wheeler - WHOOSH! THE CIVIL WAR MYTHOLOGY OF MICHAEL HICKEY AND HIS PERILOUS PRECIPITATION OVER ST. ANTHONY FALLS! - Wheeler in the Sky at the Minnesota Fringe Festival 4%
Jeremy Stansbury - George Orwell'S 1984 - Open Window Theatre 4%
David Denniger - MARJORIE PRIME - Theatre in the Round 3%
Miriam Monasch - DOUBT, A PARABLE - Theatre in the Round 3%
Daniel Vopava - THE LITTLE PRINCE - Theater in the Round 3%
Kristen Mathisen - MARJORIE PRIME - Theatre in the Round 3%
Lester Purry - THURGOOD - Penumbra Theatre 2%

Best Play
EMMA - Guthrie 39%
SWEAT - Guthrie 17%
George Orwell'S 1984 - Open Window Theatre 8%
WHOOSH! THE CIVIL WAR MYTHOLOGY OF MICHAEL HICKEY AND HIS PERILOUS PRECIPITATION OVER ST. ANTHONY FALLS! - Wheeler in the Sky at the Minnesota Fringe Festival 8%
THURGOOD - Penumbra Theatre 7%
BRIGHTON BEACH MEMOIRS - Paul Bunyan Playhouse 7%
REDWOOD - Jungle Theater 7%
A SOLDIER'S PLAY - Fitzgerald Theater 4%
ORZEL RISING - Hey Rube at the Minnesota Fringe Festival 3%

Best Production of an Opera
EDWARD TULANE - MN Opera 46%
LA BOHEME - Theater Latte Da 43%
EUGENE ONEGIN - Skylark Opera Theatre 11%

Best Scenic Design Of A Play Or Musical
Katie Edwards - SPONGEBOB SQUAREPANTS - Eagan Summer Theatre 25%
Adam Oster - LITTLE SHOP OF HORRORS - Ashland Productions 14%
Peter Lerohl - SOMETHING ROTTEN! - Lyric 9%
Adam Oster & Jim Davis - URINETOWN - Ashland Productions 9%
Devyn Becker - MARJORIE PRIME - Theatre in the Round 8%
Ursula K Bowden - THE LITTLE MERMAID - Open Door Community Theatre 8%
Devin Hueffed - RIDE THE CYCLONE - EPE Performing Institute of Minnesota 8%
Lex Liang - EMMA - Guthrie 6%
Peter Rothstein - MERRILY WE ROLL ALONG - Theater Latte Da 5%
Benjamin Olsen - TWELVE ANGRY MEN: A NEW MUSICAL - Theater Latte Da 3%
Eli Sherlock - JELLY'S LAST JAM - Theater Latte Da 3%
Nate Farley - George Orwell'S 1984 - Open Window Theatre 2%

Best Sound Design Of A Play Or Musical
Eli Wolff - SPONGEBOB SQUAREPANTS - Eagan Summer Theatre 29%
Born into Royalty - JOSEPH AND THE AMAZING TECHNICOLOR DREAMCOAT - Ashland 11%
Tom Prestin - JOSEPH AND THE AMAZING TECHNICOLOR DREAMCOAT - Ashland Productions 10%
Tom Prestin - THE LITTLE MERMAID - Open Door Community Theatre 10%
Palmer Hefferan - EMMA - Guthrie 9%
Tom Prestin - URINETOWN - Ashland Productions 8%
Eric Gonzales - MERRILY WE ROLL ALONG - Theater Latte Da 7%
Mikhail Fiksel - VIETGONE - Guthrie Theater 5%
Born into Royalty - URINETOWN - Ashland Productions 5%
Kristin Smith - THE LITTLE PRINCE - Theatre in the Round 3%
Nate Farley - George Orwell'S 1984 - Open Window Theatre 2%
Nicholas Tranby - THEATER LATTE DA: A NEW MUSICAL - Theater Latte Da 2%

Best Supporting Performer In A Musical
Meta Lobben - SPONGEBOB SQUAREPANTS - Eagan Summer Theatre 11%
John Kurtz - JOSEPH AND THE AMAZING TECHNICOLOR DREAMCOAT - Ashland Productions 11%
Aram Eskridge - RENT - Inver Grove Heights Community Theatre 8%
Ethan Nelsen - SPONGEBOB SQUAREPANTS - Eagan Summer Theatre 7%
Mitchel Vosejpka - LEGALLY BLONDE - Cross Community Players 6%
Sydney Summers - LITTLE WOMEN - FOG Drama 5%
Brooklyn Schwiesow - RENT - Inver Grove Heights Community Theatre 4%
Mack Armbruster - SHE LOVES ME - 4 Community Theatre 4%
Elaina Waggoner - LITTLE WOMEN - FOG Drama 4%
Becca Hart - MERRILY WE ROLL ALONG - Theater Latte Da 4%
Courtney VonVett - THE LITTLE MERMAID - Lakeshore Players 3%
Maddie Dinndorf - LEGALLY BLONDE - Cross Community Players 3%
Karly Hennen - THE LITTLE MERMAID - 4 Community Theater 3%
Sharayah Russell - BRIGHT STAR - Chaska Valley Family Theatre 2%
Zachary Hedner - ONCE - DalekoArts 2%
Annie Tillotson - COMPANY - Ashland Productions 2%
Katie Miller - COMPANY - Ashland Productions 2%
Jim Ahrens - SOMETHING ROTTEN! - Lyric Arts 2%
Sage Hovet - THE LITTLE MERMAID - Lakeshore Players 2%
Janani Venkatasubramanian - MATILDA THE MUSICAL - Eagan High School 2%
Mia Okray Grubac - LITTLE WOMEN - FOG Drama 2%
Stacey Dolan - THE LITTLE MERMAID - Open Door Community Theatre 2%
Sasha Andreev - TWELVE ANGRY MEN: A NEW MUSICAL - Theater Latte Da 1%
Maddie Napolski - COMPANY - Ashland Productions 1%
Mickey Van Drehle - SHE LOVES ME - 4 Community Theatre 1%

Best Supporting Performer In A Play
Carman Lacivita - EMMA - Guthrie 27%
Jim Detmar - 12 ANGRY MEN - Theatre LaTteDa 16%
Tony Burton - PERFECT ARRANGEMENT - Theatre in the Round 10%
Katie Wodele - PERFECT ARRANGEMENT - Theatre in the Round 9%
Boo Segersin - ÅRSGÅNG: WHAT YOU FOLLOW FOLLOWS YOU - Winding Sheet Outfit at the Minnesota Fringe Festival 9%
Matt Saxe - BRIGHTON BEACH MEMOIRS - Paul Bunyan Playhouse 7%
Angela Timberman - THE HUMANS - Park Square Theatre 6%
Gabrielle Jones - BRIGHTON BEACH MEMOIRS - Paul Bunyan Playhouse 6%
Matt Saxe - ORZEL RISING - Hey Rube at the Minnesota Fringe Festival 6%
Aidan Gallivan - THE LITTLE PRINCE - Theatre in the Round 4%

Best Theatre For Young Audiences Production
SPONGEBOB SQUAREPANTS - Eagan Summer Theatre 33%
JOSEPH AND THE AMAZING TECHNICOLOR DREAMCOAT - Ashland Productions 13%
THE LITTLE MERMAID - Lakeshore Players 11%
ELF - THE MUSICAL - Ashland Productions 8%
BINA'S SIX APPLES - Children's Theater Company 7%
LITTLE MERMAID - Open Door Community Theatre 7%
THE LITTLE PRINCE - Theatre in the Round 6%
MARY POPPINS - SOAR Regional Arts 5%
URINETOWN - Ashland Productions 5%
SEUSSICAL JR. - ETC Productions 3%
CINDERELLA - Rosetown Playhouse 2%

Favorite Local Theatre
Eagan Summer Theatre 19%
Inver Grove Heights Community Theatre 14%
Lyric Arts 11%
Theater Latte Da 11%
Guthrie 10%
Lakeshore Players 10%
4 Community Theatre 6%
DalekoArts 5%
Open Door Community Theatre 4%
Minneapolis Musical Theatre 4%
Artistry 3%
Shadow Horse Theatre/A Drinking Game-Minnesota 2%
Rosetown Playhouse 1%
Fitzgerald Theater 1%
Theatre 55 1%

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