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Latest Stats Released For The 2022 BroadwayWorld Palm Springs Awards; at Desert Ensemble Theatre Leads Best Ensemble Performance!

Check out the latest standings as of December 12th. Voting continues now through December 31st, 2022.

By: Dec. 12, 2022
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The latest standings as of Monday, December 12th, have been released for the 2022 BroadwayWorld Palm Springs Awards! Nominations were reader-submitted and now our readers get to vote for their favorites.

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2022 BroadwayWorld Palm Springs Standings - 12/12/22

Best Cabaret/Concert/Solo Performance
Michael Holmes - THE JUDY SHOW - The Purple Room Supper Club 38%
Glenn Rosenblum - THE MUSICAL MAN - CV REP 16%
Jaci Davis - THERE'S NOTHING LIKE A DAME - Palm Canyon Theatre 10%
Jeff Barnett - RAZZLE DAZZLE - Palm Springs Cultural Center 9%
Francesca Amari - DIFFERENT DRUM: THE MUSIC OF Linda Ronstadt - PS Underground and Arthur Newman 8%
John Lloyd Young - CABARET - The Purple Room 6%
Terry Larson - TUESDAYS WITH TERRY - one eleven 4%
Marilyn Maye - Marilyn Maye IN CONCERT - Purple Room 3%
Steve Ross - 'Cole Porter & BEYOND' - CVRep 2%
Ari Axelrod - 'A PLACE FOR US: A CELEBRATION OF JEWISH BROADWAY' - CV REP 1%
Julie Garnye' - AN EVENING WITH Julie Garnye - CVRep 1%
Se Layne - THERE'S NOTHING LIKE A DAME - Palm Canyon Theatre 1%
Marieann Meringolo - BETWEEN YESTERDAY AND TOMORROW: THE SONGS OF ALAN & Marilyn Bergman - Oscar's Cabaret 0

Best Choreography Of A Play Or Musical
Jose de la Cuesta - CABARET - McCallum Theatre 45%
Ray Limon - MAMMA MIA! - Desert Theatricals 17%
Ray Limon - FUNNY THING HAPPENED ON THE WAY TO THE FORUM - Desert Theatricals 16%
Phylicia Mason and Rebecca Rodriguez - THE ROCKY HORROR SHOW - Desert Rose Playhouse 8%
Dee Dee Star - MID CENTURY MODERNS - Desert Rose Playhouse 7%
Miss DD Starr - MID-CENTURY MODERNS - Desert Rose Playhouse 3%
Se Layne - SHREK THE MUSICAL - Palm Canyon Theatre 2%
Se Layne - MONTY PYTHON'S SPAMALOT - Palm Canyon Theatre 1%
Se Layne - THE SOUND OF MUSIC - Palm Canyon Theatre 1%

Best Costume Design Of A Play Or Musical
Frank Cazares - CABARET - College of the Desert 47%
Heather Reba - ANNIE GET YOUR GUN - DESERTTHEATRICALS 32%
Derik Shopinski - SHREK THE MUSICAL - Palm Canyon Theatre 6%
Frank Cazares - THE MOUNTAINTOP - Dezart Performs 6%
Derik Shopinski - CYRANO DE BERGERAC - Palm Canyon Theatre 4%
Frank Cazares - CLOSER THAN EVER - 2022 3%
Derik Shopinski - INTO THE WOODS - Palm Canyon Theatre 2%
Derik Shopinski - SPAMALOT - Palm Canyon Theatre 1%

Best Direction Of A Musical
Michael Hadley - CABARET - McCallum Theatre 38%
Ray Limon - FORUM - Desert Theatricals 27%
Mark Christopher - MID-CENTURY MODERNS - Desert Rose Playhouse 7%
Phylicia Mason and Rebecca Rodriguez - THE ROCKY HORROR SHOW - Desert Rose Playhouse 7%
Se Layne - TITANIC THE MUSICAL - Palm Canyon Theatre 6%
Ron Celona - CLOSER THAN EVER - CVRep 5%
Michael Shaw - GIRLFRIEND - Dezart Performs 4%
Derik Shopinski - INTO THE WOODS - Palm Canyon Theatre 3%
Se Layne - PALM SPRINGS GETAWAY - Palm Canyon Theatre 2%
Richard Israel - SOMETHING ROTTEN - 5 Star Theatricals 1%
Se Layne - SHREK THE MUSICAL - Palm Canyon Theatre 1%
Se Layne - THE SOUND OF MUSIC - Palm Canyon Theatre 0%

Best Direction Of A Play
Cameron Keyes - ARIFICIAL MORALITY - Desert Ensemble Theatre 36%
Ray Limon - A CHRISTMAS CAROL - Desert Theatricals 23%
Michael Shaw - THE MOUNTAINTOP - Dezart Performs 8%
Jerome Elliott - SALTY - Desert Ensemble Theatre 7%
Steve Rosenbaum - ELECTRICITY - The Desert Rose Playhouse 7%
Dr. William J Layne - CYRANO - Palm Canyon Theatre 3%
Ron Celona - ANNAPURNA - CVRep 3%
Salty - JEROME ELLIOTT - Desert Ensemble Theatre 3%
Richard Marlow - THIS SIDE OF CRAZY - Palm Canyon Theatre 3%
Deborah Harmon - EVERY BRILLIANT THING - Dezart Performs 2%
Judith Chapman - THE GUYS - Palm Canyon Theatre 2%
Michael Matthews - NATIVE GARDENS - CV Rep 1%
Miri Hunter - THE THANKSGIVING PLAY - Thought Theatre 1%
Joanne Gordon - LIFE X 3 - CVRep 1%
Miri Hunter - THE DI(C)E SQUAD - Thought Theatre Morongo Basin 0%
Judith Chapman - ARTIFICIAL MORALITY - Desert Ensemble Theatre 0

Best Ensemble Performance
BEEBO BRINKER CHRINICLES - Desert Ensemble Theatre 34%
ANNIE GET YOUR GUN - Desert Theatricals 15%
CABARET - McCallum Theatre 11%
MAMMA MIA! - Desert Theatricals 9%
MID-CENTURY MODERNS - Desert Rose Playhouse 6%
FORUM - Desert Theatricals 5%
TITANIC THE MUSICAL - Palm Canyon Theatre 5%
CLOSER THAN EVER - CVRep 4%
PALM SPRINGS GETAWAY - Palm Canyon Theatre 4%
DRAGAPELLA! - The Purple Room 1%
NATIVE GARDENS - CVRep 1%
SPAMALOT - Palm Canyon Theatre 1%
CYRANO DE BERGERAC - Palm Canyon Theatre 1%
SHREK THE MUSICAL - Palm Canyon Theatre 1%
THE THANKSGIVING PLAY - Thought Theatre 0%
THE DI(C)E SQUAD - Thought Theatre Morongo Basin 0%

Best Lighting Design Of A Play Or Musical
Gavin Wyrick - A FUNNY THING HAPPENED ON THE WAY TO THE FORUM - Desert theatricals 24%
JW Layne - INTO THE WOODS - Palm Canyon Theatre 17%
Mariah Pryor - MID-CENTURY MODERNS - Desert Rose Playhouse 14%
Joel howden - MAMMA MIA! - Desert theatricals 12%
Derrick McDaniel - THE MOUNTAINTOP - Dezart Performs 7%
Mariah Pryor - ELECTRICITY - The Desert Rose Playhouse 7%
Closer Than Ever - MOIRA WILKIE WHITAKER - CVRep 6%
JW Layne - PALM SPRINGS GETAWAY - Palm Canyon Theatre 5%
Native Gardens - MOIRA WILKIE WHITAKER - CVRep 5%
Jw Layne - SHREK THE MUSICAL - Palm Canyon Theatre 2%
Joel Howden - GIRLFRIEND - Dezart Performs 1%
JW Lanye - MONTY PYTHON'S SPAMALOT - Palm Canyon Theatre 1%

Best Music Direction & Orchestra Performance
Scott Smith - CABARET - McCallum Theatre 39%
Joshua Carr - A FUNNY THING HAPPENED ON THE WAY TO THE FORUM - Desert Theatricals 29%
David Kaminski - Glenn Rosenblum IS THE MUSICAL MAN - Coachella Valley Repertory 11%
Steven Smith - TITANIC THE MUSICAL - Palm Canyon Theatre 7%
Scott Storr / David Andrews Rogers - CLOSER THAN EVER - CVRep 6%
Jaci Davis - SHREK THE MUSICAL - Palm Canyon Theatre 5%
Steven Smith - INTO THE WOODS - Palm Canyon Theatre 2%
Steven Smith - THE SOUND OF MUSIC - Palm Canyon Theatre 1%
Steven Smith - MONTY PYTHON'S SPAMALOT - Palm Canyon Theatre 0%

Best Musical
A FUNNY THING HAPPENED ON THE WAY TO THE FORUM - Desert Theatricals 33%
INTO THE WOODS - Palm Canyon Theatre 24%
MID-CENTURY MODERNS - Desert Rose Playhouse 9%
THE ROCKY HORROR SHOW - Desert Rose Playhouse 8%
TITANIC THE MUSICAL - Palm Canyon Theatre 7%
CLOSER THAN EVER - CVRep 6%
DRAGAPELLA! STARRING THE KINSEY SICKS - The Purple Room 4%
GIRLFRIEND - Dezart Performs 4%
THE SOUND OF MUSIC - Palm Canyon Theatre 2%
MONTY PYTHON'S SPAMALOT - Palm Canyon Theatre 2%
SHREK THE MUSICAL - Palm Canyon Theatre 1%

Best New Play Or Musical
ARTIFICIA MORALITY - Desert Ensembe Theatre 60%
PALM SPRINGS GETAWAY - Palm Canyon Theatre 20%
ICED - Desert Ensemble Theatre 15%
REMEMBERING THE FUTURE - Odyssey Theatre 5%

Best Performer In A Musical
Lizzie Schmelling - CABARET - McCallum Theatre 30%
Gilmore Rizzo - FORUM - Desert Theatricals 13%
Emily Unmasch - ANNIE GET YOUR GUN - Desert Theatricals 13%
Mat Tucker - ANNIE GET YOUR GUN - Desert Theatricals 7%
Christine Tringali Nunes - MID-CENTURY MODERNS - Desert Rose Playhouse 6%
Tod Macofsky - ANNIE GET YOUR GUN - Desert Theatricals 6%
Francesca Amari - INTO THE WOODS - Palm Canyon Theatre 5%
Lizzie Schmelling - MAMMA MIA - Desert Theatricals 4%
Julie Garnye' - CLOSER THAN EVER - CVRep 3%
Robbie Wayne - MID-CENTURY MODERNS - Desert Rose Playhouse 2%
Paul Grant - MONTY PYTHON'S SPAMALOT - Palm Canyon Theatre 2%
Paul Grant - TITANIC THE MUSICAL - Palm Canyon Theatre 2%
Se Layne - INTO THE WOODS - Palm Canyon Theatre 2%
Eddie Vona - GIRLFRIEND - Dezart Performs 2%
Lou Galvan - SHREK - Palm Canyon Theatre 1%
Eric Stein-Steele - SHREK IN SHREK THE MUSICAL - Palm Canyon Theatre 1%
Kyle T. Hester - GIRLFRIEND - Dezart Performs 1%
Janna Cardia - CLOSER THAN EVER - CVRep 1%
Micheal Bullard - CLOSER THAN EVER - CVrep 0%
Jeffrey Landman - CLOSER THAN EVER - CVRep 0

Best Performer In A Play
Fergus Loughnane - ARTIFCIAL MORALITY - Desert Ensemble Theatre 35%
Gilmore rizzo - A CHRISTMAS CAROL - Desert Theatricals 24%
Don savage - A CHRISTMAS CAROL - Desert Theatricals 9%
Joel Bryant - EVERY BRILLIANT THING - Dezart Performs 6%
Terry Ray - ELECTRICITY - The Desert Rose Playhouse 5%
Michael Pacas - THE GUYS - Palm Canyon Theatre 4%
Mel England - ELECTRICITY - The Desert Rose Playhouse 4%
Judith Chapman - THE GUYS - Palm Canyon Theatre 3%
Ann Van Haney - THE THANKSGIVING PLAY - Thought Theatre 3%
Michele Davis - SORDID LIVES - Palm Canyon Theatre 3%
Terry Ray - THE DRAG - The Desert Rose Playhouse 1%
Shante Deloach - THE MOUNTAINTOP - Dezart Performs 1%
Andrew Joseph Perez - NATIVE GARDENS - CVRep 1%
Cortez Johnson - THE MOUNTAINTOP - Dezart Performs 1%
Steve Rosenbaum - THE DRAG - The Desert Rose Playhouse 1%
Kurt Schauppner - THE THANKSGIVING PLAY - Thought Theatre 0%
Marta Portillo - NATIVE GARDENS - CVrep 0%
Kevin Hayles - THE DI(C)E SQUAD - Thought Theatre Morongo Basin 0%
Janellen Steininger - NATIVE GARDENS - CVRep 0%
Abe Daniels - THE THANKSGIVING PLAY - Thought Theatre 0%
Michael Corbett - REMEMBERING THE FUTURE - Odyssey Theatre 0
Katherine Wehler - THE THANKSGIVING PLAY - Thought Theatre 0
Miri Hunter - THE DI(C)E SQUAD - Thought Theatre Morongo Basin 0
Dennis Gersten - NATIVE GARDENS - CVRep 0

Best Play
ARTIFICIAL MORALITY - Desert Ensemble Theatre 37%
A CHRISTMAS CAROL - Desert Theatricals 25%
ELECTRICITY - The Desert Rose Playhouse 9%
THE MOUNTAINTOP - Dezart Performs 7%
CYRANO - Palm Canyon Theatre 6%
NATIVE GARDENS - CVRep 6%
EVERY BRILLIANT THING - Dezart Performs 4%
THE GUYS - Palm Canyon Theatre 3%
ANNAPURNA - CVRep 1%
THE THANKSGIVING PLAY - Thought Theatre 1%
THE DI(C)E SQUAD - Thought Theatre Morongo Basin 1%
REMEMBERING THE FUTURE - Odyssey Theatre 0

Best Scenic Design Of A Play Or Musical
JW Layne - INTO THE WOODS - Palm Canyon Theatre 24%
Stage Monkey Design - A FUNNY THING HAPPENED ON THE WAY TO THE FORUM - Desert Theatricals 22%
Stage Monkey Design - ANNIE GET YOUR GUN - Desert Theatricals 16%
Matthew McLean - MID CENTURY MODERNS - Desert Rose Playhouse 12%
Jimmy Cuomo - NATIVE GARDENS - CVRep 5%
Thomas L. Valach - THE MOUNTAINTOP - Dezart Performs 5%
JW Layne - SHREK THE MUSICAL - Palm Canyon Theatre 4%
Jimmy Cuomo - CLOSER THAN EVER - CVRep 4%
JW Layne - MONTY PYTHON'S SPAMALOT - Palm Canyon Theatre 3%
Jimmy Cuomo - ANNAPURNA - CVRep 2%
Jimmy Cuomo - LIFE X 3 - CVRep 1%
Tom Valach - GIRLFRIEND - Dezart Performs 1%
JW Layne - THE SOUND OF MUSIC - Palm Canyon Theatre 0%

Best Sound Design Of A Play Or Musical
Gus Sanchez - SALTY - Desert Ensemble Theatre 50%
Karlene 'Kiki' Roller - CLOSER THAN EVER - CVRep 14%
Nick Wass - ELECTRICITY - The Desert Rose Playhouse 12%
Clark Dugger - THE MOUNTAINTOP - Dezart Performs 9%
Nick Campbell - SPAMALOT - Palm Canyon Theatre 5%
Nick Campbell - INTO THE WOODS - Palm Canyon Theatre 4%
Clark Dugger - EVERY BRILLIANT THING - Dezart Performs 3%
Nick Campbell - CYRANO - Palm Canyon Theatre 2%

Best Supporting Performer In A Musical
Tom Warwick - CABARET - McCallum Theatre 36%
Matthew tucker - ANNIE GET YOUR GUN - Desert Theatricals 14%
Mia Mercado - MAMMA MIA! - Desert Theatricals 10%
James Hormel - A FUNNY THING HAPPENED ON THE WAY TO THE FORUM - Desert Theatricals 6%
Randy Doney - FORUM - Desert Theatricals 6%
Carlos Garcia - MID-CENTURY MODERNS - Desert Rose Playhouse 6%
James Owens - MID-CENTURY MODERNS - Desert Rose Playhouse 5%
Eric Stein-Steele - SPAMALOT (LANCELOT/FRENCH TAUNTER/KNIGHT OF NI/TIM THE ENCHANTER - Palm Canyon Theatre 4%
Gary Powers - MID-CENTURY MODERNS - Desert Rose Playhouse 3%
Larry Martin - TITANIC THE MUSICAL - Palm Canyon Theatre 3%
Randy Brenner - SOMETHING ROTTEN! - 5 Star Theatricals 3%
Virginia Sulick - THE SOUND OF MUSIC - Palm Canyon Theatre 2%
Mark Ziemann - MONTY - Palm Canyon Theatre 0%

Best Supporting Performer In A Play
Ben Van Dyck - BILOXI BLUES - Palm Canyon Theatre 39%
Scott DiLorenzo - ARTIFICIA MORALITY - Desert Ensemble Theatre 39%
Terry Ray - SEX - The Desert Rose Playhouse 14%
Ann Van Haney - THE DI(C)E SQUAD - Thought Theatre Morongo Basin 3%
Kevin Hayles - THE THANKSGIVING PLAY - Thought Theatre 2%
Abe Daniels - THE DI(C)E SQUAD - Thought Theatre Morongo Basin 2%

Favorite Local Theatre
McCallum Theatre 73%
CVRep 24%
Thought Theatre 2%
Odyssey Theatre 1%



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