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2022 BroadwayWorld New Jersey Standings - 12/12/22

Best Cabaret/Concert/Solo Performance
Kelly Briggs - IN CONCERT - Gateway Playhouse 26%
Jeremy Jordan - SOLO CONCERT - Weethampton Beach Performing Arts Center 23%
Caissie Levy - BROADWAY AT THE BARN - Holmdel Theatre Company 17%
Melissa Errico - LOVE AND BROADWAY - Cape May Stage 15%
Madeline Newman - CABARET- WHATCHA GONNA DO- CHAPLIN - Hoboken Childrens Theater 14%
Karen Sutherland - S-3 - Gateway Playhouse 5%

Best Choreography Of A Play Or Musical
Bull James / Afa Anoa’i Jr - THE LAST MATCH - Jersey City Theater Center 18%
Karen Cleighton - CHICAGO - Gateway Playhouse 12%
Jessica O'Brien - MARY POPPINS - Algonquin Arts Theatre 8%
Jessica Huch - THE LITTLE MERMAID - Bellarine Theatre Company 7%
Sara O’Gleby - THE WANDERER - Paper Mill Playhouse 5%
Maya Fortgang - SOMETHING ROTTEN - Aspire Performing Arts Company 5%
Elise Klinger - THE WIZARD OF OZ - Phoenix Productions 4%
Paula Hammons Sloan - THE ADDAMS FAMILY - Surflight Theatre 4%
Eliah Furlong - URINETOWN - Old Library Theatre 3%
Kerri McNeill - RENT - Exit 82 Theatre 3%
Donna Battaglia - SOMETHING ROTTEN! - The Premier Theatre Company 3%
Sarah O’Gleby - THE WANDERER - Paper Mill Playhouse 3%
Donna Battaglia - JOSEPH AND THE AMAZING TECHNICOLOR DREAMCOAT - Premier Theatre Co, Rumson District Aud 3%
Daraius Phillips - A BRONX TALE: THE MUSICAL - Cranford Dramatic Club 2%
Kelly Gemellaro - ELF THE MUSICAL - Phoenix Production, Count Basie Center, Hackensack Meridian Theatre 2%
John T. Stephan - PIPPIN - Broadway Theatre of Pitman 2%
Lea Antolini and Jillian Petrie - HEAD OVER HEELS - Centenary Stage Company 2%
Paula Hammons Sloan - AN AMERICAN IN PARIS - Surflight Theatre 2%
Elizabeth Troxler - LEGALLY BLONDE - Surflight Theatre Company 2%
John T. Stephan - BRIGHT STAR - Broadway Theatre of Pitman 2%
Elizabeth Troxler - CHESS - Surflight Theater 2%
Melanie Della-Peruti - 13 - Aspire Performing Arts Company 2%
Dann Dunn - XANADU - Eagle Theater 1%
Eugenio Contenti and Molly Model - THE PIN-UP GIRLS - New Jersey Repertory Company 1%
Melanie Della Peruti - LEGALLY BLONDE - Aspire Performing Arts Company 1%

Best Costume Design Of A Play Or Musical
Marisa Miranda - THE LAST MATCH - Jersey City Theater Center 17%
Karen Sutherland - A CHRISTMAS CAROL - Gateway Playhouse 10%
Joanne Penrose - MARY POPPINS - Algonquin Arts Theatre 7%
Sarah Laux - THE WANDERER - Paper Mill Playhouse 5%
Kaitlynn Farnham - THE ADDAMS FAMILY - Surflight Theatre Company 5%
Bettina Bierly - BEAUTY AND THE BEAST - FDU Theater 5%
MEGHAN REEVES - THE WIZARD OF OZ - Phoenix Productions 5%
Frankie Confalone and Desiree Davenport - RENT - Exit 82 Theatre 4%
Thom Sirkot - PIPPIN - Broadway Theatre of Pitman 4%
Michelle Anderson - SOMETHING ROTTEN - Aspire Performing Arts Company 3%
Tina Wasielewski - AMADEUS - Algonquin Arts Theatre 3%
Karen Lee Hart - SCAB - Premiere Stages at Kean University 3%
Tina Wasielewski - AMADEUS - Algonquin Theater 2%
Julie Jackson, Karen Sutherland and Heather Lovett - BYE BYE BIRDIE - Gateway Playhouse 2%
Kitty Cleary - SOMETHING ROTTEN! - The Premier Theater Company 2%
Kaitlynn Farnham - LEGALLY BLONDE - Surflight Theatre Company 2%
Kitty Cleary - JOSEPH AND THE AMAZING TECHNICOLOR DREAMCOAT - Premier Theatre Co, Rumson District Auditorium 2%
Ruth Schoenbacher - SCENERY - Kelsey Theatre 2%
Michelle Anderson - 13 - Aspire Performing Arts Company 2%
Kaitlynn farmham - MURDER ON THE ORIENT EXPRESS - SURFLIGHT theater 2%
Brian Russman - THE METROMANIACS - The Shakespeare Theatre of New Jersey 2%
Liz McCartney - BEAUTY AND THE BEAST - NiCori Studios & Productions 1%
Kaitlynn Farnham - ESCAPE TO MARGARITAVILLE - Surflight Theatre Company 1%
Kaitlynn Farnham - AN AMERICAN IN PARIS - Surflight Theatre Company 1%
Kaitlynn Farnham - THE FIELDS OF AMBROSIA - Surflight Theatre 1%

Best Dance Production
THE WANDERER - Paper Mill Play House 17%
ELF THE MUSICAL - Phoenix Production, Count Basie Center, Hackensack Meridian Theatre 14%
SOMETHING ROTTEN! - The Premier Theatre Company 14%
NEW JERSEY BALLET'S 50TH ANNIVERSARY NUTCRACKER WITH NEW JERSEY SYMPHONY - Mayo Performing Arts Center (MPAC) 13%
AN AMERICAN IN PARIS - SURFLIGHT theater 11%
JOSEPH AND THE AMAZING TECHNICOLOR DREAMCOAT - Premier Theater Company 8%
FDP FALL 2021 SHOW - Fairleigh Dance Project 6%
ESCAPE TO MARGARITAVILLE - Surfligjt Theatre 5%
CHESS - Surflight Theatre 5%
FIELDS OF AMBROSIA - Surflight Theatre 5%
NIMBUS DANCE IN: ANIMA - Nimbus Arts Center 3%

Best Direction Of A Musical
Jeremiah James - THE LAST MATCH - Jersey City Theater Center 12%
Cathy Roy - SCHOOL OF ROCK - Mayo Performing Arts Center 6%
Dakota Reider & Elle Jones - THE LITTLE MERMAID - Bellarine Theatre Company 6%
Armanda Cerqueira - IT SHOULDA BEEN YOU - Old Library Theatre 5%
Sam Scalamoni - LITTLE WOMEN - Skyline Theatre Company 5%
Jessica O'Brien - MARY POPPINS - Algonquin Arts Theatre 5%
William Whitfield - AMERICAN IDIOT - Asbury Park Theatre Co (APTCo) 5%
Scott Baird - SOMETHING ROTTEN - Aspire Performing Arts Company 4%
Justin Christopher Odon - THE WIZARD OF OZ - Phoenix Productions 3%
Phil Blechman - THE LAST MATCH - Jersey City Theater Center 3%
Billy Cardone - RENT - Exit 82 Theatre 3%
Kenneth Ferrone - THE WANDERER - Paper Mill Playhouse 3%
Philip Pallitto - CHICAGO - Gateway Playhouse 2%
Christopher Núñez & Cindy Thole Loewus - FIRST DATE - FDU Theater 2%
Chase Leyner - THE 25TH ANNUAL PUTNAM COUNTY SPELLING BEE - Hoboken Children’s Theater 2%
Brendan Stackhouse - BEAUTY AND THE BEAST - Rhino Theater 2%
Paula Hammons Sloan - THE ADDAMS FAMILY - Surflight Theatre 2%
Joshua Reed - CARRIE - Drama Geek Studios 2%
Brendan Kortenhaus - JOSEPH AND THE AMAZING TECHNICOLOR DREAMCOAT - The Premier Theatre Company 2%
Eric Pertgen - MARY POPPINS - Artist Collective Troupe 2%
Frank Ferrara - ONCE - Kelsey Theatre 2%
Elizabeth Troxler - LEGALLY BLONDE - Surflight Theatre Company 2%
James Grausam - ELF - THE MUSICAL - Phoenix Productions Count Basie Theatrr 2%
Hunter Foster - BRIDGES OF MADISON COUNTY - Axelrod Theatre 2%
Sara Rasmussen - RIDE THE CYCLONE - McCarter Theatre Center 2%

Best Direction Of A Play
Gina Lupi - AMADEUS - Algonquin Arts Theatre 10%
Catherine LaMoreaux - PRIDE AND PREJUDICE - Dragonfly Arts Nj 8%
Nick dambrosio - BILOXI BLUES - Algonquin 5%
Sean Lough - GREATER TUNA - Studio Players 5%
Ruth Markoe - DIAL 'M' FOR MURDER - Kelsey Theatre 5%
Stephen Davis - BOOK OF DAYS - Centenary Stage Company 5%
WANDERER - 2022 5%
Suzanne Barabas - THE HUMMINGBIRDS - New Jersey Repertory Company 5%
Kyle Hamilton - HALF MOON - In Death's Company 4%
Brandon Dirden - WINE IN THE WILDERNESS - Two River 4%
Mead Winters - GEMINI - Nutley Little Theater 4%
Laura Iacometta - GLORIA:A LIFE - OffBook Productions 4%
Suzanne Barabas - THE FOREST - New Jersey Repertory Company 4%
Bernice Garfield Szita - A TOMATO CAN'T GROW IN THE BRONX - Center Playhouse 4%
Heidi Mae - SWEAT BY Lynn Nottage - Stockton Performing Arts Center 3%
Anna Paone - GORMENGHAST - Dragonfly Multicultural Arts Center 3%
John J. Wooten - SCAB - Premiere Stages at Kean University 3%
Matthew Weil - THE MELANCHOLY PLAY - Ritz Theatre Company 2%
Marshall Jones, III - MUD ROW - Premiere Stages at Kean University 2%
Brian B. Crowe - THE METROMANIACS - The Shakespeare Theatre of New Jersey 2%
Bonnie J. Monte - ENCHANTED APRIL - The Shakespeare Theatre of New Jersey 2%
Dennis DaPrile - FINISHING IT OFF! - The Theater Project 2%
Othell J. Miller - CERTAIN ASPECTS OF CONFLICT IN THE NEGRO FAMILY - Premiere Stages 2%
Roy Steinberg - THE LIFESPAN OF A FACT - Cape May Stage 1%
Roy Steinberg - AMERICA'S SEXIEST COUPLE - Cape May Stage 1%

Best Ensemble Performance
THE LAST MATCH - Jersey City Theater Center 11%
A CHRISTMAS CAROL - Gateway Playhouse 6%
MARY POPPINS - Algonquin Arts Theatre 5%
THE LITTLE MERMAID - Bellarine Theatre Company 5%
SCHOOL OF ROCK - Mayo Performing Arts Center 4%
THE WANDERER - Paper Mill Playhouse 4%
IT SHOULDA BEEN YOU - Old Library Theatre 3%
RENT - Centenary Stage Company 3%
AMERICAN IDIOT - APTCo 3%
SOMETHING ROTTEN - Aspire Performing Arts Company 3%
THE WIZARD OF OZ - Phoenix Productions 2%
SHREK THE MUSICAL - MAC Players 2%
URINETOWN - Pebble Players 2%
BEAUTY AND THE BEAST - Rhino Theater 2%
THE ADDAMS FAMILY MUSICAL - Surflight Theatre 2%
AN AMERICAN IN PARIS - Surflight Theater 2%
LEGALLY BLONDE - Surflight Theatre Company 2%
13 THE MUSICAL - Aspire PAC 2%
PRIDE AND PREJUDICE - Dragonfly Arts NJ 2%
ELF THE MUSICAL - Phoenix Productions Count Basie 2%
RIDE THE CYCLONE - McCarter Theatre Center 2%
THE 25TH ANNUAL PUTNAM COUNTY SPELLING BEE - Hoboken Children’s Theater 2%
AMADEUS - Algonquin Arts Theatre 2%
INDECENT - Kean Theatre Conservatory 2%
BRIGHT STAR - Broadway Theatre of Pitman 2%

Best Hair and Wig Design
ROXANNE COHEN - THE WIZARD OF OZ - Phoenix Productions 36%
Charles G LaPointe - THE WANDERER - Paper Mill Playhouse 22%
Gabriela Moncivais - ESCAPE TO MARGARITAVILLE (NON EQ) - Surflight Theater 20%
Rachelle Dorce Carey - MUD ROW - Premiere Stages at Kean University 11%
Ruth Schoenbacher - SCENERY - Kelsey Theatre 10%

Best Lighting Design Of A Play Or Musical
Cameron Filepas - THE LAST MATCH - Jersey City Theater Center 15%
Susan J West - CRYING ON THE CAMINO - Gateway Playhouse 11%
Chris Ball - SCHOOL OF ROCK - Mayo Performing Arts Center 7%
Jake DeGroot - THE WANDERER - Paper Mill Playhouse 5%
Anthony marinaro - THE ADDAMS FAMILY MUSICAL - Surflight theater 5%
KYLE SANTOPADRE - THE WIZARD OF OZ - Phoenix Productions 5%
Roman Klima - AMADEUS - Algonquin Arts Theatre 5%
Zack Bliss - RENT - Exit 82 Theatre 5%
Lea George - CHICAGO - Gateway Playhouse 3%
Cameron Filepas - FIRST DATE - FDU Theater 3%
David Heguy - INTO THE WOODS - Vanguard Theater Company 3%
Joshua Reed - CARRIE - Drama Geek Studios 3%
Anthony Mariano - CHESS - Surflight Theater 3%
Zack Gage - SCAB - Premiere Stages at Kean University 3%
Anthony Marinaro - LEGALLY BLONDE - Surflight Theatre 2%
M. Kitty Getlik - DIAL 'M' FOR MURDER - Kelsey Theatre 2%
Shawn McGovern - BRIGHT STAR - Broadway Theatre of Pitman 2%
Clifford Michael Spulock - THE FIELDS OF AMBROSIA - Surflight Theatre 2%
Josh Langman - INDECENT - Kean Theatre Conservatory 2%
Anthony marinaro - AN AMERICAN IN PARIS - SURFLIGHT Theater 2%
Zack Gage - MUD ROW - Premiere Stages at Kean University 1%
Shawn McGovern - PIPPIN - Broadway Theatre of Pitman 1%
Jen Donsky - TICK, TICK... BOOM! - Ritz Theatre Company 1%
Nicholas Marmo - BEAUTY AND THE BEAST - NiCori Studios & Productions 1%
Robert Terrano - TALLEY'S FOLLY - Kelsey Theatre 1%

Best Music Direction & Orchestra Performance
Nick Wilders - THE LAST MATCH - Jersey City Theater Center 17%
John McMahon - Kelly Briggs IN CONCERT - Gateway Playhouse 10%
Victoria Vazquez - THE LITTLE MERMAID - Bellarine Theatre Company 7%
Sonny Paladino - THE WANDERER - Paper Mill Playhouse 6%
Stephen Strouse - MARY POPPINS - Algonquin Arts Theatre 6%
Joseph Christianson - IT SHOULDA BEEN YOU - Old Library Theatre 5%
Blaze Dalio - BRIGHT STAR - Broadway Theatre of Pitman 5%
Jason Neri - THE WIZARD OF OZ - Phoenix Productions 4%
Dan Wells - A BRONX TALE: THE MUSICAL - Cranford Dramatic Club 3%
Kara Leigh - INTO THE WOODS - Algonquin Arts Theater 3%
Nick Guerrero - ADDAMS FAMILY - Surflight 3%
KRISTIN DELUCCI - RENT - Exit 82 Theatre 3%
Bob Sammond - JOSEPH AND THE AMAZING TECHNICOLOR DREAMCOAT - The Premier Theatre Company 3%
Bob Sammond - SOMETHING ROTTEN! - The Premier Theater Company 2%
Kristin McCormack - INTO THE WOODS - Drama Geek Studios 2%
Rich Lovallo - LEGALLY BLONDE - Aspire Performing Arts Company 2%
Nick Guerrero - CHESS - Surflight Theatre 2%
Marissa DeVeau - MARY POPPINS - Artist Collective Troupe 2%
Mathew Demaria - RENT - Vanguard Theater Company 2%
K. Leigh Weinman - SOMETHING ROTTEN! - Aspire PAC 2%
Nick Guerrero - AN AMERICAN IN PARIS - Surflight Theatre Company 1%
K. Leigh Weinman - 13 - Aspire Performing Arts Company 1%
Mark Christine - RIDE THE CYCLONE - McCarter Theatre Center 1%
Keith Levenson - THE BRIDGES OF MADISON COUNTY - Axelrod Performing Arts Center 1%
Nicolas Guerrero - THE ADDAMS FAMILY - Surflight 1%

Best Musical
THE LAST MATCH - Jersey City Theater Center 11%
MARY POPPINS - Algonquin Arts Theatre 6%
THE LITTLE MERMAID - Bellarine Theatre Company 6%
SCHOOL OF ROCK - Mayo Performing Arts Center 5%
IT SHOULDA BEEN YOU - Old Library Theatre 5%
THE WANDERER - Paper Mill Playhouse 4%
THE WIZARD OF OZ - Phoenix Productions 4%
URINETOWN - Pebble Players 3%
AMERICAN IDIOT - APTCo 3%
THE ADDAMS FAMILY - Surflight Theatre Company 3%
RIDE THE CYCLONE - McCarter Theatre Center 3%
RENT - Brook Arts Theater 3%
13 - Aspire Performing Arts Company 3%
SHREK THE MUSICAL - MAC Players 3%
CHICAGO - Gateway Playhouse 2%
SOMETHING ROTTEN! - The Premier Theater Company 2%
LEGALLY BLONDE - Surflight Theatre Company 2%
INTO THE WOODS - Algonquin Arts Theater 2%
FIRST DATE - FDU Theater 2%
BEAUTY AND THE BEAST - Broadway Theatre of Pitman 2%
A BRONX TALE: THE MUSICAL - Axelrod Performing Arts Center 2%
THE 25TH ANNUAL PUTNAM COUNTY SPELLING BEE - Hoboken Children’s Theater 2%
ELF - THE MUSICAL - Phoenix Productions Vount Basie Theatre 2%
CARRIE - Drama Geek Studios 2%
ONCE - Kelsey Theatre 1%

Best New Musical
THE LAST MATCH - Jersey City Theater Center 38%
THE FIELDS OF AMBROSIA - Surflight Theater 13%
THE PIN-UP GIRLS - New Jersey Repertory Company 13%
FIELDS OF AMBROSIA - Surflight 12%
A WALK ON THE MOON - George Street 7%
PERFECT HARMONY - Aspire Production Company 7%
A MONKEY AND ME - Axelrod Performing Arts Center 5%
EVERY DAY CHARLIE - Kidz theatre NYC /West End Theatre 5%

Best New Play
CRYING ON THE CAMINO - Gateway Playhouse 27%
HALF MOON - In Death's Company 8%
SCAB - Premiere Stages at Kean University 8%
UHURU - Stockton University Experimental Theatre 7%
STUCK WITH YOU - Fairleigh Dramatics 7%
A TOMATO CAN'T GROW IN THE BRONX - Center Players 6%
22 A DAY - MTM Players 4%
CERTAIN ASPECTS OF CONFLICT IN THE NEGRO FAMILY - Premiere Stages 4%
AMERICA’S SEXIEST COUPLE - Cape May Stage 4%
'BECOMING SATCHEL PAIGE' - Cape May Stage 3%
THE HUMMINGBIRDS BY GARRET JON GROENVELD - New Jersey Repertory Company 3%
THE FOREST BY Lia Romeo - New Jersey Repertory Company 3%
FINISHING IT OFF! - The Theater Project 3%
BUNNIES - Hudson Theatre Works 3%
BECOMING SATCHEL PAIGE - Cape May Theatre 3%
THE PROMOTION BY Joe Giovannetti - New Jersey Repertory Company 2%
EXPOSED BY Beth Henley - Black Box PAC 2%
POSSESSING HARRIET - East Lynne Theater Company 1%

Best Performer In A Musical
Eddie Itte - MARY POPPINS - Algonquin Arts Theatre 7%
Ramin Karimloo - THE LAST MATCH - Jersey City Theater Center 6%
Hadley Magaziner - THE LITTLE MERMAID - Bellarine Theatre Company 5%
Amber Ardolino - THE LAST MATCH - Jersey City Theater Center 4%
Jonathan Rodriguez - SCHOOL OF ROCK - Mayo Performing Arts Center 3%
Emily Grace PELLECCHIA - THE WIZARD OF OZ - Phoenix Productions 3%
Matt Cardona - THE LAST MATCH - Jersey City Theater Center 3%
Christy Altomare - THE WANDERER - Paper Mill Playhouse 3%
Alneesha Moret - RENT - Centenary Stage Company 3%
Evan Charpentier - IT SHOULDA BEEN YOU - Old Library Theatre 3%
Charlie Valdez - SOMETHING ROTTEN! - Aspire Production Company 2%
Ryan Eitel - MARY POPPINS - Artist Collective Troupe 2%
Vincent DeMeo - SPRING AWAKENING - Dover Little Theater 2%
Lindsay Paige Spitzer - THE LITTLE MERMAID - Bellarine Theatre Company 2%
Victoria Mozitis - BEAUTY AND THE BEAST - Broadway Theatre of Pitman 2%
Giulia Marolda - THE ADDAMS FAMILY - Surflight Theatre Company 2%
Jeremy Rotolo - AMERICAN IDIOT - APTCo 2%
Justice Vera - 13 THE MUSICAL - Aspire PAC 2%
Gracie Nagle - ALL SHOOK UP - Rhino Theatre 2%
Dan Beckmann - THE FIELDS OF AMBROSIA - Surflight Theater 1%
Haley DeLuna - FIRST DATE - FDU Theater 1%
Mike Wartella - THE WANDERER - Paper Mill Playhouse 1%
Alex Nieves - SOMETHING ROTTEN! - Aspire PAC 1%
Sienna Mello - THE 25TH ANNUAL PUTNAM COUNTY SPELLING BEE - Hoboken Children’s Theater 1%
Luke Surretsky - AMERICAN IDIOT - APTCo 1%

Best Performer In A Play
Celeste Mancinelli - CRYING ON THE CAMINO - Gateway Playhouse 13%
Will Horner - THE COMPLETE WORKS OF SHAKESPEARE (ABRIDGED) - Dragonfly Multicultural Arts Center 7%
Tim Steiner - MURDER ON THE ORIENT EXPRESS - Surflight 5%
Aidan Sales - RABBIT HOLE - Rhino Theatre 5%
Danny Crowe - MURDER ON THE ORIENT EXPRESS - Surflight 4%
Paige Sutton - PETER AND THE STARCATCHER - Gateway Playhouse 4%
A’layeah Thompson - GREATER TUNA - Studio Players 4%
Joseph Bryant - BILOXI BLUES - Algonquin 3%
Jan Topoleski - AMADEUS - Algonquin Arts Theatre 3%
Cassandra Guglielmo - OTHELLO - Black Box Performing Arts Center 3%
Olivia Ringel - HALF MOON - In Death's Company 3%
Garret Gallinot - AMADEUS - Algonquin Arts Theatre 3%
Elena Marie Abdou - PRIDE AND PREJUDICE - Dragonfly Arts NJ 2%
Katie North - Eric Bogosian'S 1+1 - Black Box PAC 2%
Megan Moran - BOOK OF DAYS - Centenary Stage Company 2%
José Fernando González Vidal - INDECENT - Kean Theatre Conservatory 2%
John Anthony Torres - SCAB - Premiere Stages at Kean University 2%
Tehilla Newman - SWEAT BY Lynn Nottage - Stockton Performing Arts Center 2%
Louis Mastro - A TOMATO CAN'T GROW IN THE BRONX - Center Players 2%
Tracy Howard - A TOMATO CAN'T GROW IN THE BRONX - Center Players 2%
Valerie Stack Dodge - FINISHING IT OFF! - The Theater Project 2%
Jole Antoinette - PRIDE AND PREJUDICE - Dragonfly Multicultural Arts Center 1%
Brandon Luckenbaugh - INDECENT - Kean Theatre Conservatory 1%
Jessi Baden - GLORIA: A LIFE - OffBook Productions 1%
Crystal A. Dickinson - WINE IN THE WILDERNESS - Two River 1%

Best Play
MURDER ON THE ORIENT EXPRESS - Surflight 10%
CLUE - Exit 82 10%
DIAL 'M' FOR MURDER - Kelsey Theatre 9%
BILOXI BLUES - Algonquin 7%
WINE IN THE WILDERNESS - Two River 7%
PRIDE AND PREJUDICE - Dragonfly Multicultural Arts Center 5%
PETER AND THE STARCATCHER - Gateway Playhouse 5%
THE COMPLETE WORKS OF SHAKESPEARE (ABRIDGED) - Dragonfly Multicultural Arts Center 3%
A TOMATO CAN'T GROW IN THE BRONX - Center Players, Freehold 3%
INDECENT - Kean Theatre Conservatory 3%
GREATER TUNA - Studio Players 3%
HALF MOON - In Death's Company 3%
Eric Bogosian'S 1+1 - Black Box PAC 2%
OTHELLO - Black Box Performing Arts Center 2%
GLORIA: A LIFE - OffBook Productions 2%
BOOK OF DAYS - Centenary Stage Company 2%
SWEAT BY Lynn Nottage - Stockton Performing Arts Center 2%
SCAB - Premiere Stages at Kean University 2%
BENT - Chester Theatre Group 2%
THE MELANCHOLY PLAY - Ritz Theatre Company 2%
ENCHANTED APRIL - The Shakespeare Theatre of New Jersey 2%
TWO GENTLEMEN OF VERONA - Shakespeare '70 2%
WHO AM I THIS TIME? (AND OTHER CONUNDRUMS OF LOVE) - East Lynne Theater Company 1%
THE METROMANIACS - The Shakespeare Theatre of New Jersey 1%
CERTAIN ASPECTS OF CONFLICT IN THE NEGRO FAMILY - Premiere Stages 1%

Best Scenic Design Of A Play Or Musical
Joseph Napolitano - LITTLE WOMEN - Skyline Theatre Company 10%
Heather Ball - SCHOOL OF ROCK - Mayo Performing Arts Center 8%
Chris Strangfeld - ADDAMS FAMILY - Surflight 8%
Mike D'Arcy - SPONGEBOB SQUAREPANTS - Plays in the Park Edison 7%
KYLE TOTH - THE WIZARD OF OZ - Phoenix Productions 7%
Beowolf Borrit - THE WANDERER - Paper Mill Playhouse 7%
Jason Greenhouse - AMADEUS - Algonquin 6%
Jim Dalfonso - PETER AND THE STARCATCHER - Gateway Playhouse 5%
Maiko Chii - FIRST DATE - FDU Theater 4%
Haley Schmalbach - HALF MOON - In Death's Company 4%
Andy Walmsley - FIELDS OF AMBROSIA - Surflight 3%
Spencer Potter - AMERICAS SEXIEST COUPLE - Cape May Stage 3%
Christopher Strangfeld - LEGALLY BLONDE - Surflight Theatre 3%
Mead Winters - GEMINI - Nutley Little Theater 3%
Sarah Beth Hall - THE CARETAKER - The Shakespeare Theatre of New Jersey 3%
Bethanie Wampol Watson - SCAB - Premiere Stages at Kean University 2%
Chris Strangfeld - ESCAPE TO MARGARITAVILLE - Surflight 2%
Anna Louizos - THE BRIDGES OF MADISON COUNTY - Axelrod Performing Arts Center 2%
Richard Morris - WINE IN THE WILDERNESS - Two River 2%
Bernice Garfield-Szita - A TOMATO CAN'T GROW IN THE BRONX - Center Players, Freehold 2%
David M. Barber - MUD ROW - Premiere Stages at Kean University 2%
John Helmke, Kate Pinner, Robert A. Terrano, Shawn Simmons - TALLEY'S FOLLY - Kelsey Theatre 1%
Christopher Strangfeld - AN AMERICAN IN PARIS - Surflight Theatre 1%
John Maurer - PRESENT LAUGHTER - Kelsey Theater 1%
Ilana Schimmel - ODE TO JOY BY Craig Lucas - Black Box PAC 1%

Best Sound Design Of A Play Or Musical
Rubin Nizri - THE LAST MATCH - Jersey City Theater Center 24%
Ian Wehrle - THE ADDAMS FAMILY - Surflight Theatre 8%
Justin Christopher Odon - THE WIZARD OF OZ - Phoenix Productions 7%
Terri Gorgone - RENT - Vanguard Theater Company 7%
Dion Dimucci - THE WANDERER - PaperMill Playhouse 6%
Jan Topoleski & Joseph Ficarra - AMADEUS - Algonquin Arts Theatre 6%
John Shivers - THE WANDERER - Paper Mill Playhouse 4%
Steven Beckel - ENCHANTED APRIL - Shakespeare Theatre of NJ 3%
Jason Williams - RENT - Vanguard Theater Company 3%
Ian Wherle - THE FIELDS OF AMBROSIA - Surflight 3%
Nicholas Von Hagel - BEAUTY AND THE BEAST - NiCori Studios & Productions 3%
Ian Wehrle - CHESS - Surflight Theatre 3%
David Wright - MUD ROW - Premiere Stages at Kean University 2%
Ben Shanblatt & Ilana Schimmel - Eric Bogosian'S 1+1 - Black Box PAC 2%
Ian Wehrle - ESCAPE TO MARGARITAVILLE - Surflight Theatre 2%
Nathan Leigh - SCAB - Premiere Stages at Kean University 2%
Jeff Sherman - THE BRIDGES OF MADISON COUNTY - Axelrod Performing Arts Center 2%
Moise LaPorte - RENT - Vanguard Theater Company 2%
Justin Maciejewski - SWEAT BY Lynn Nottage - Stockton Performing Arts Center 1%
Hao Bai - AMERICAS SEXIEST COUPLE - Cape May Stage 1%
Joseph Fils-Aime - RENT - Vanguard Theater Company 1%
Kay Richardson - WINE IN THE WILDERNESS - Two River 1%
Nick Simone - THE PIN-UP GIRLS - New Jersey Repertory Company 1%
Nick Simone - THE HUMMINGBIRDS - New Jersey Repertory Company 1%
Donald Stark - BUNNIES - Hudson Theatre Works 1%

Best Supporting Performer In A Musical
Joshua Switala - IT SHOULDA BEEN YOU - Old Library Theatre 9%
Liz McCartney - THE LAST MATCH - Jersey City Theater Center 7%
Summer Sprague - THE LITTLE MERMAID - Bellarine Theatre Company 6%
Alex Dubinsky - THE LITTLE MERMAID - Bellarine Theatre Company 4%
Ari Mandel - SCHOOL OF ROCK - Mayo Performing Arts Center 3%
Yulian Peirrira - CHICAGO - Gateway Playhouse 3%
James Michael Reilly - THE LAST MATCH - Jersey City Theater Center 3%
Mike Brennan - THE ADDAMS FAMILY - Surflight Theatre Company 3%
Anthony Greco - MARY POPPINS - Algonquin Arts Theatre 3%
Alex Vacchiano - URINETOWN - The Oakes Center (Summit, NJ) with Pebble Players 3%
Avril Kagan - SCHOOL OF ROCK - Mayo Performing Arts Center 3%
Nathan Kossoy - SOMETHING ROTTEN! - Aspire PAC 2%
Allison Rosofsky - RENT - Exit 82 Theatre 2%
Avery Gallagher - AMERICAN IDIOT - APTCo 2%
Adah Christian - MARY POPPINS - Artist Collective Troupe 2%
Alison Nusbaum - LEGALLY BLONDE - Surflight Theatre Company 2%
Victoria Mozitis - MATILDA THE MUSICAL - Broadway Theatre of Pitman 2%
Benjamin Cruz - BEAUTY AND THE BEAST - FDU Theater 2%
Jason Cesare - A BRONX TALE: THE MUSICAL - Cranford Dramatic Club 2%
Danielle Pennisi - IT SHOULDA BEEN YOU - Old Library Theatre 2%
Vincent DeMeo - A BRONX TALE: THE MUSICAL - Cranford Dramatic Club 2%
Loren Turner - A BRONX TALE: THE MUSICAL - Cranford Dramatic Club 2%
Jonah Ruderman - URINETOWN - The Oakes Center (Summit, NJ) with Pebble Players 1%
Christopher Schmalbach - THE WIZARD OF OZ - Phoenix Productions 1%
J.Q. Hennessey - MARY POPPINS - Algonquin Arts Theatre 1%

Best Supporting Performer In A Play
Giulia Marolda - MURDER ON THE ORIENT EXPRESS - Surflight 8%
Tim O'Connor - PRIDE AND PREJUDICE - Dragonfly Multicultural Arts Center 8%
Alison Nusbaum - MURDER ON THE ORIENT EXPRESS - Surflight 7%
Sean Dickinson - AMADEUS - Algonquin Arts Theatre 5%
Haley Schmalbach - HALF MOON - In Death's Company 4%
Ty Lane - THE METROMANIACS - The Shakespeare Theatre of New Jersey 4%
James Dalfonso - PETER AND THE STARCATCHER - Gateway Playhouse 4%
Heather Cozine - GEMINI - Nutley Little Theatre 4%
Leticia Diaz - GREATER TUNA - Studio Players 3%
Rebecca Medeira - AMADEUS - Algonquin Arts 3%
Akash Inti - PRIDE AND PREJUDICE - Dragonfly Arts NJ 3%
Mia Preziosi - STUCK WITH YOU - Fairleigh Dramatics 3%
Angela Robb - SHERLOCK HOLMES THE FINAL ADVENTURE - Blue Moon Theater 3%
Brendan Flanagan - AMADEUS - Algonquin Arts Theatre 3%
Lily Friedman - THE CHILDREN'S HOUR - FDU Theater 3%
Derek Edigio - BENT - Chester Theatre Group 2%
Cody Jackson - BOOK OF DAYS - Centenary Stage Company 2%
Michael Gardiner - Eric Bogosian'S 1+1 - Black Box PAC 2%
Jackie Kusher - A TOMATO CAN'T GROW IN THE BRONX - Center Players, Freehold 2%
Brian pollock - BILOXI BLUES - Algonquin 2%
Dave Fretz - AMADEUS - Algonquin Arts Theatre 2%
Bart Shatto (Bud) - BRIDGES OF MADISON COUNTY - Axelrod Theatre 2%
Rachael Madeira - AMADEUS - Algonquin Arts Theatre 2%
Brittany Bellizeare - WINE IN THE WILDERNESS - Two River 2%
Nick Bettins - TWO GENTLEMEN OF VERONA - Kelsey Theatre 1%

Best Theatre For Young Audiences Production
SHREK THE MUSICAL - Spotlight Players 15%
THE LITTLE MERMAID - Surflight Theatre 14%
WIZARD OF OZ - Surflight Theatre 11%
CINDERELLA - Surflight 8%
GREASE THE MUSICAL - Drama Geek Studios 6%
REALLY ROSIE - Hoboken Children’s Theater 6%
A YEAR WITH FROG AND TOAD - Centenary University 6%
THE ADVENTURES OF PETER COTTONTAIL - Premier Theatre Company 5%
PETER PAN - Surflight 5%
BEAUTY AND THE BEAST - NiCori Studios & Productions 5%
'TWAS THE NIGHT BEFORE CHRISTMAS - Kelsey Theatre 4%
MTI'S RAISE YOUR VOICE - Kelsey Theatre 3%
GO DOG GO - The Growing Stage 3%
EVERYDAY CHARLIE - Kidz Theatre NYC 3%
HÄNSEL AND GRETEL/GOLDILOCKS AND THE 3 BEARS - Wilkins Theatre (Kean University) 3%
GRACE FOR PRESIDENT - Centenary Stage Company 2%
GEORGIA MAE UNPLUGS AMERICA - The Growing Stage 2%