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2022 BroadwayWorld Portland Standings - 12/19/22

Best Cabaret/Concert/Solo Performance
Kathleen Van de Veere - WHISKEY & DIAMONDS - Gallery Theater 35%
David Saffert & Jillian Snow Harris - LIBERACE & LIZA: A TRIBUTE - The Old Church 22%
Darcy White - CABARET WHITE - Lake Theater and Cafe 20%
Lester Purry - THURGOOD - Portland Playhouse 9%
Jane Comer - BECOMING UNDERSTOOD - Fuse Theatre Ensemble 7%
Jillian Snow Harris - LIZA MINELLI TRIBUTE - Alberta Rose 6%

Best Choreography Of A Play Or Musical
Kathleen Van de Veere and Casey Hostetler - MAMMA MIA! - Gallery Theater 32%
Elyse Byrne - MAMMA MIA! - Theater in the grove 15%
Terry Brock & Cherie Price - ELF - THE MUSICAL - Lakewood Theater 10%
Laura Hiszczynskyj - CAMELOT - Lakewood Theatre 9%
Julana Torres - BELLA: AN AMERICAN TALL TALE - Portland Playhouse 6%
Dan Murphy - YOU'RE A GOOD MAN, CHARLIE BROWN - Broadway Rose 5%
Laura Hiszczynskyj - SIDE BY SIDE BY SONDHEIM - Bridgetown Conservatory of Musical Theatre/Tiffany Center 4%
Laura Hiszczynskyj - THEORY OF RELATIVITY - Bridgetown Conservatory of Musical Theatre 4%
Erin Shannon - THE KISS - Lakewood Theater 4%
Robert Head - A CHRISTMAS CAROL THE MUSICAL - Broadway Rose Theatre Company 4%
Dan Murphy - HONKY TONK LAUNDRY - Broadway Rose Theatre Co. 3%
Fusion Ensemble - THE SHROOM SHOW - Fuse Theatre Ensemble 3%
Dan Murphy - DON'T HUG ME - Broadway Rose Theatre Co 1%

Best Costume Design Of A Play Or Musical
Beth Staats - THE SOUND OF MUSIC - Gallery Theater 27%
Chris Byrne - MAMMA MIA! - Theater in the grove 15%
Melissa Heller - CAMELOT - Lakewood Theatre Company 11%
Margaret Louise Chapman - TINDERELLA - Stumptown Stages 10%
Paige Hanna - FU*KING A - Shaking the Tree Theatre 6%
Sydney Dufka - A CHRISTMAS CAROL THE MUSICAL - Broadway Rose Theatre Company 6%
Paige Hanna - THE GOD CLUSTER: A QUEER PANDEMIC REVENGE TRAGEDY - Fuse Theatre Ensemble 6%
Sarah Gahagan - THE KISS - Lakewood Theater 5%
Harper York - THE QUEERS - Fuse Theatre Ensemble 5%
Annie Kaiser - DON'T HUG ME - Broadway Rose Theatre Co. 4%
Kimberly Herbert - HONKY TONK LAUNDRY - Broadway Rose Theatre 3%
Janelle Sutton - THE EVOLUTION OF MANN - Broadway Rose Theatre Company 1%
Jennifer Ackerman - DON’T HUG ME - Broadway Rose 0%

Best Direction Of A Musical
Seth Renne - THE SOUND OF MUSIC - Gallery Theater 27%
Chris Byrne - The Mad Ones - Twilight Theater 12%
Dennis Corwin - CAMELOT - Lakewood Theatre Company 9%
Isaac Lamb - THE EVOLUTION OF MANN - Broadway Rose Theatre Company 9%
Dorinda toner - MAMMA MIA! - Theater in the grove 9%
Patrick Nims - TINDERELLA - Stumptown Stages 8%
Dan Murphy - YOU'RE A GOOD MAN, CHARLIE BROWN - Broadway Rose Theatre Co. 5%
Del Lewis - THEORY OF RELATIVITY - Bridgetown Conservatory of Musical Theatre 5%
Michael Snider - ELF - THE MUSICAL - Lakewood Theater 5%
Dan Murphy and Annie Kaiser - A CHRISTMAS CAROL, THE MUSICAL - Broadway Rose 4%
Del Lewis - SIDE BY SIDE BY SONDHEIM - Bridgetown Conservatory of Musical Theatre/Tiffany Center 3%
Sharon Mahroney - HONKY TONK LAUNDRY - Broadway Rose Theatre 3%
Dan Murphy - DON’T HUG ME - Broadway Rose 0%

Best Direction Of A Play
Marla Nuttman - PROOF - Gallery Theater 32%
Samantha Van Der Merwe - FU*KING A - Shaking the Tree Theatre 13%
Alicia Turvin - ANATOMY OF GRAY - Twilight Theater Company 11%
Asae Dean - THE QUEERS - Fuse Theatre Ensemble 9%
Melory Mirashrafi - THE GOD CLUSTER: A QUEER PANDEMIC REVENGE TRAGEDY - Fuse Theatre Ensemble 9%
Jason England - CASA VALENTINA - Twilight Theater Company 7%
Kathleen Worley & Michael Griggs - SONG OF EXTINCTION - Twilight Theater Company 6%
Sara Fay Goldman - SHROOM SHOW - Fuse Theatre Ensemble 5%
Lou Bellamy - THURGOOD - Portland Playhouse 4%
Patrick Walsh - THE FEVER - Northwest Classical Theater Collaborative 2%
Lennon Smith - LONE STAR/LAUNDRY AND BOURBON - Mask & Mirror Community Theatre 1%
Jake Street - FREUD'S LAST SESSION - +Street Scenes 1%

Best Ensemble Performance
MAMMA MIA! - Gallery Theater 22%
SHE KILLS MONSTERS - Pentacle Theater 11%
TINDERELLA - Stumptown Stages 7%
YOU'RE A GOOD MAN, CHARLIE BROWN - Broadway Rose Theatre Company 7%
ELF - THE MUSICAL - Lakewood Theater 6%
CAMELOT - Lakewood Theatre Company 5%
ANATOMY OF GRAY - Twilight Theater Company 5%
THE QUEERS - Fuse Theatre Ensemble 5%
THE THEORY OF RELATIVITY - Bridgetown Conservatory of Musical Theatre 4%
PROOF - Gallery Theater 4%
THE MUSIC MAN - Third Rail Repertory Theatre 3%
FU*KING A - Shaking the Tree Theatre 3%
The Mad Ones - Twilight Theatre Company 3%
GLORIA - Profile Theatre 3%
CASA VALENTINA - Twilight Theater Company 3%
THE GOD CLUSTER: A QUEER PANDEMIC REVENGE TRAGEDY - Fuse Theatre Ensemble 2%
SIDE BY SIDE BY SONDHEIM - Bridgetown Conservatory of Musical Theatre/Tiffany Center 2%
A CHRISTMAS CAROL, THE MUSICAL - Broadway Rose Theatre 1%
RING OF FIRE - Stumptown Theater 1%
DON'T HUG ME - Broadway Rose Theatre Company 1%
SHROOM SHOW - Fuse Theatre Ensemble 1%
THE EVOLUTION OF MANN - Broadway Rose Theatre Company 1%
THE ELABORATE ENTRANCE OF CHAD DEITY - Profile Theatre 1%
THE SHROOM SHOW - Fuse Theatre Ensemble 0%

Best Lighting Design Of A Play Or Musical
Allison Blaine - CAMELOT - Lakewood Theatre Company 14%
Demetri Pavlatos - TINDERELLA - Stumptown Stages 12%
Rusty Tennant - THE QUEERS - Fuse Theatre Ensemble 9%
Ward ramsdell - MAMMA MIA! - Theater in the grove 9%
Leslie Inmon - The Mad Ones - Twilight Theater Company 8%
Griffin DeWitt - FU*KING A - Shaking the Tree Theatre 8%
Kristeen Willis - YOU'RE A GOOD MAN, CHARLIE BROWN - Broadway Rose Theatre Co 7%
Trevor Sargent - THE GOD CLUSTER: A QUEER PANDEMIC REVENGE TRAGEDY - Fuse Theatre Ensemble 6%
Ward Ramsdell - The Mad Ones - Twilight Theater Company 6%
Michael Rutis - THE THEORY OF RELATIVITY - Bridgetown Conservatory of Musical Theatre 5%
Blain Radford - A CHRISTMAS CAROL, THE MUSICAL - Broadway Rose Theatre Co. 4%
Blanca Forzan - A CHRISTMAS CAROL - Portland Playhouse 4%
Carl Faber - THE EVOLUTION OF MANN - Broadway Rose 3%
Carl Faber - HONKY TONK LAUNDRY - Broadway Rose Theatre Co. 3%
Rusty Tennant - BECOMING UNDERSTOOD - Fuse Theatre Ensemble 2%
Larry Larsen - DON'T HUG ME - Broadway Rose Theatre Co 1%

Best Music Direction & Orchestra Performance
Ash - TICK, TICK... BOOM! - Portland Center Stage 22%
Adam Young - TINDERELLA - Stumptown Stages 8%
Lindsey Lefler - The Mad Ones - Twilight Theater 8%
Rick Lewis - THEORY OF RELATIVITY - Bridgetown Conservatory of Musical Theatre 8%
Cyndy Ramsey-Rier - ELF - THE MUSICAL - Lakewood Theater 7%
Mak Kastelic - CAMELOT - Lakewood Theatre Company 7%
Darcy White - YOU'RE A GOOD MAN, CHARLIE BROWN - Broadway Rose Theatre Co. 7%
Devin Desmond - CINEMATASTIC: THE MUSIC OF THE MOVIES - Enlightened Theatrics 6%
Darcy White - THE EVOLUTION OF MANN - Broadway Rose Theatre Co. 5%
Joellen Sweeney - FU*KING A - Shaking the Tree Theatre 5%
Mak Kastelic - SIDE BY SIDE BY SONDHEIM - Bridgetown Conservatory of Musical Theatre/Tiffany Center 4%
Stephanie Lynne Smith - THE MUSIC MAN - Third Rail Repertory Theatre 4%
Darcy White - A CHRISTMAS CAROL, A MUSICAL - The Broadway Rose Theatre 4%
Mak Kastelic - HONKY TONK LAUNDRY - Broadway Rose Theatre Company 2%
Jennifer Ackerman - DON'T HUG ME - Broadway Rose Theatre Company 1%
Chika Ma’atunde - BELLA: AN AMERICAN TALL TALE - Portland Playhouse 1%

Best Musical
THE SOUND OF MUSIC - Gallery Theater 24%
RENT - Portland Center Stage 17%
TINDERELLA - Stumptown Stages 11%
YOU'RE A GOOD MAN, CHARLIE BROWN - Broadway Rose Theatre Co. 9%
CAMELOT - Lakewood Theatre Company 8%
ELF - THE MUSICAL - Lakewood Theater 8%
SIDE BY SIDE BY SONDHEIM - Bridgetown Conservatory of Musical Theatre/TIffany Center 7%
BELLA: AN AMERICAN TALL TALE - Portland Playhouse 6%
A CHRISTMAS CAROL, THE MUSICAL - Broadway Rose Theatre 3%
HONKY TONK LAUNDRY - Broadway Rose Theatre Co 2%
RING OF FIRE - Stumptown Theater 2%
THE EVOLUTION OF MANN - Broadway Rose Theatre Company 2%
DON'T HUG ME - Broadway Rose Theatre Company 1%

Best New Play Or Musical
The Mad Ones - Twilight theater 19%
TINDERELLA - Stumptown Stages 18%
THE QUEERS - Fuse Theatre Ensemble 16%
THE KISS - Lakewood Theater 13%
THE EVOLUTION OF MANN - Broadway Rose Theatre Co 12%
THE GOD CLUSTER: A QUEER PANDEMIC REVENGE TRAGEDY - Fuse Theatre Ensemble 8%
BAD WORLD - Crave Theatre Company 7%
SHROOM SHOW - Fuse Theatre Ensemble 5%
ENEMY OF THE PEOPLE - +Street Scenes 2%

Best Performer In A Musical
Kathleen Van de Veere - MAMMA MIA! - Gallery Theater 19%
Ali Bean - MAMMA MIA! - Gallery Theater 8%
DJ Curtis - HEDWIG AND THE ANGRY INCH - Portland Center Stage 8%
Elyse Byrne - The Mad Ones - Twilight Theatre Company 6%
Austin Comfort - ELF - THE MUSICAL - Lakewood Theater 5%
Stephanie Gibbs - THE SOUND OF MUSIC - Gallery Theater 4%
Justine-Elise Beall - SIDE BY SIDE BY SONDHEIM - Bridgetown Conservatory of Musical Theatre 4%
Dru Rutledge - THE MUSIC MAN - Third Rail Repertory 4%
Amelia Segler - The Mad Ones - Twilight Theater 3%
Isaac Lamb - THE EVOLUTION OF MANN - Broadway Rose Theatre Company 3%
Nafis - TINDERELLA - Stumptown Stages 3%
Voni Kengla - TINDERELLA - Stumptown Stages 3%
Alexa Shaheen - THEORY OF RELATIVITY - Bridgetown Conservatory of Musical Theatre 3%
Jessica Maxey - CAMELOT - Lakewood Theatre Company 3%
Anthony Mulherin - CAMELOT - Lakewood Theatre Company 3%
William Aamold - THEORY OF RELATIVITY - Bridgetown conservatory 3%
James Sharinghousen - YOU'RE A GOOD MAN, CHARLIE BROWN - Broadway Rose Theatre Co. 2%
Bruce Kyte - TINDERELLA - Stumptown Stages 2%
Colin Carver - THE KISS - Lakewood THeater 2%
Sophie MacKay - THE KISS - Lakewood Theater 2%
Finn Rutis - THEORY OF RELATIVITY - Bridgetown Conservatory of Musical Theatre 2%
Wade McCollum - MR MADAM - Triangle Theater 1%
Emily Shaler - A CHRISTMAS CAROL THE MUSICAL - Broadway Rose 1%
Aliyah Lamb - THE THEORY OF RELATIVITY - Bridgetown Conservatory of Musical Theatre 1%
Sandra Lee - TINDERELLA - Stumptown Stages 1%

Best Performer In A Play
Evan Tait - BAREFOOT IN THE PARK - Gallery Theater 15%
Jayna Sweet - PROOF - Gallery Theater 13%
Chris Benham - TERRA NOVA - Pentacle Theatre 12%
Arun Kumar - SONG OF EXTINCTION - Twilight Theater Company 11%
Ashlee Radney - ROMEO AND JULIET - Salt and Sage Productions 8%
Foss Curtis - GLORIA - Profile Theatre 6%
Jon Gennari - ANATOMY OF GRAY - Twilight Theater Company 4%
Naomi Jackson - THE QUEERS - Fuse Theatre Ensemble 4%
Tonya Jone Miller - THE GOD CLUSTER: A QUEER PANDEMIC REVENGE TRAGEDY - Fuse Theatre Ensemble 4%
Brittney M. Caldwell - CHICKEN & BISCUITS - Portland Playhouse 3%
Cosmo Reynolds - THE QUEERS - Fuse Theatre Ensemble 3%
Kayla Hanson - CHICK FIGHT - Shaking the Tree Theatre 3%
Alexandria Hunter - ALEXANDRIA HUNTER - Fuse Theatre Ensemble 3%
Michael Streeter - FREUD'S LAST SESSION - +Street Scenes 2%
Tobias Andersen - FREUD'S LAST SESSION - +Street Scenes 2%
Nathan Duncan - HOLY DAYS - 21Ten/ The Shoebox 2%
Harper York - THE QUEERS - Fuse Theatre Ensemble 2%
Kyran McCoy - THE QUEERS - Fuse Theatre Ensemble 1%
Paul Susi - THE FEVER - Northwest Classical Theater Collaborative 1%

Best Play
PROOF - Gallery Theater 21%
TWELFTH NIGHT - Young Professionals Co. at Oregon Children's Theatre 13%
TERRA NOVA - Pentacle Theatre 12%
THE QUEERS - Fuse Theatre Ensemble 10%
SONG OF EXTINCTION - Twilight Theater Company 9%
FU*KING A - Shaking the Tree Theatre 8%
ANATOMY OF GRAY - Twilight Theater Company 7%
THE GOD CLUSTER: A QUEER PANDEMIC REVENGE TRAGEDY - Fuse Theatre Ensemble 4%
GLORIA - Profile Theatre 4%
SHROOM SHOW - Fuse Theatre Ensemble 4%
THURGOOD - Portland Playhouse 3%
THE ELABORATE ENTRANCE OF CHAD DEITY - Profile Theatre 2%
FREUD'S LAST SESSION - +Street Scenes 1%
LONE STAR/LAUNDRY AND BOURBON - Mask & Mirror Community Theatre 1%
THE FEVER - Northwest Classical Theater Collaborative 0%

Best Scenic Design Of A Play Or Musical
Tyler Buswell - CAMELOT - Lakewood Theatre Company 21%
Chris Benham - TERRA NOVA - Pentacle Theatre 18%
Chris Byrne - The Mad Ones - Twilight theater Company 12%
Joey Benz - TINDERELLA - Stumptown Stages 9%
Samantha Van Der Merwe - FU*KING A - Shaking the Tree Theatre 9%
Rusty Tennant - THE QUEERS - Fuse Theatre Ensemble 8%
Tyler Buswell - HOLY DAYS - 21Ten / The Shoebox 5%
Sean O’Skea - YOU'RE A GOOD MAN, CHARLIE BROWN - Broadway Rose Theatre Company 4%
Caitlin Cisek - THE GOD CLUSTER: A QUEER PANDEMIC REVENGE TRAGEDY - Fuse Theatre Ensemble 4%
Brian Boyd - DON'T HUG ME - The Broadway Rose Theatre 3%
Sean O'Skea - HONKY TONK LAUNDRY - Broadway Rose Theatre Co. 3%
Sean O'Skea - THE EVOLUTION OF MANN - Broadway Rose Theatre 2%
Robert Vaughn - A CHRISTMAS CAROL, THE MUSICAL - Broadway Rose 2%

Best Sound Design Of A Play Or Musical
Liz Rogers - TERRA NOVA - Pentacle Theatre 17%
Michael Bard - CAMELOT - Lakewood Theatre Company 13%
Chris Byrne - The Mad Ones - Twilight Theater 12%
Marcus Storey - TINDERELLA - Stumptown Stages 12%
Matt Wiens - FU*KING A - Shaking the Tree Theatre 9%
Matt Rowning - THE GOD CLUSTER: A QUEER PANDEMIC REVENGE TRAGEDY - Fuse Theatre Ensemble 8%
Ara Manoogian - THE QUEERS - Fuse Theatre Ensemble 7%
Brian Karl Moen - YOU'RE A GOOD MAN, CHARLIE BROWN - Broadway Rose Theatre 6%
Brian Karl Moen - A CHRISTMAS CAROL - Broadway Rose Theatre Co 5%
Brian Karl Moen - HONKY TONK LAUNDRY - Broadway Rose 4%
Sean O’Skea - THE EVOLUTION OF MANN - Broadway Rose 3%
Brian Karl Moen - THE EVOLUTION OF MANN - Broadway Rose Theatre 2%
Brian Karl Moen - DON'T HUG ME - Broadway Rose Theatre Co. 1%
Larry Larson - DON'T HUG ME - Broadway Rose Theatre Co 1%

Best Supporting Performer In A Musical
Daric Moore - MAMMA MIA! - Gallery Theater 15%
Emily Matsuda - THE SOUND OF MUSIC - Gallery Theater 12%
Teddy Sferrazza - THE SOUND OF MUSIC - Clackamas Repertory Theatre 7%
Dorinda Toner - The Mad Ones - Twilight Theatre Company 7%
Amelia segler - The Mad Ones - Twilight theater 5%
Kimo Camat - LITTLE SHOP OF HORRORS - Stumptown Stages 5%
Brandon Michael - CAMELOT - Lakewood Theatre 5%
Heath Hyun Houghton - CAMELOT - Lakewood Theatre Company 4%
Michael Hammerstrom - YOU'RE A GOOD MAN, CHARLIE BROWN - Broadway Rose Theatre Company 4%
Madeline Tran - THE MUSIC MAN - Third Rail Repertory 4%
Sarah Aldrich - YOU'RE A GOOD MAN, CHARLIE BROWN - Broadway Rose Theatre Company 3%
Michael Streeter - ELF - THE MUSICAL - Lakewood Theater 3%
Kailey Rhodes - THE EVOLUTION OF MANN - Broadway Rose Theatre Co. 3%
Blaine Vincent III - The Mad Ones - Twilight theater company 3%
Collin Carver - THE KISS - Lakewood Theater 3%
Clara-Liis Hillier - DON'T HUG ME - Broadway Rose Theatre Company 2%
Kimo Camat - YOU'RE A GOOD MAN, CHARLIE BROWN - Broadway Rose Theatre 2%
Sean Keller - THE SOUND OF MUSIC - Gallery Theater 2%
Tom Slater - A CHRISTMAS CAROL, THE MUSICAL - Broadway Rose 2%
Emily Cadiz - HONKY TONK LAUNDRY - Broadway Rose 1%
Kevin-Michael Moore - DON'T HUG ME - Broadway Rose Theatre Co 1%
Dustin Fuentes - RING OF FIRE - Stumptown Theatre 1%
Jessica Brandes - HONKY TONK LAUNDRY - The Broadway Rose Theatre 1%
Francesco Germano - A CHRISTMAS CAROL, THE MUSICAL - Broadway Rose Theatre 1%
Elizabeth Young - DON'T HUG ME - Broadway Rose Theatre Co 1%

Best Supporting Performer In A Play
Tim Jaeger - PROOF - Gallery Theater 13%
Aubrey Slaughter - TINDERELLA - Stumptown Stages 12%
Arun Kumar - ANATOMY OF GRAY - Twilight Theater Company 11%
Megan Read - BAREFOOT IN THE PARK - Gallery Theater 10%
Hannah Alice Patterson - PROOF - Gallery Theater 7%
Juliet Mylan - THE QUEERS - Fuse Theatre Ensemble 6%
Gerrin Mitchell - GLORIA - Profile Theater 5%
Rowan Dery - MUCH ADO ABOUT NOTHING - The Canon Shakespeare Company 4%
Rusty Tennant - THE GOD CLUSTER: A QUEER PANDEMIC REVENGE TRAGEDY - Fuse Theatre Ensemble 4%
Adriana Gantzer - THE QUEERS - Fuse Theatre Ensemble 3%
John San Nicolas - FU*KING A - Shaking the Tree Theatre 3%
Tanner Huff - TINDERELLA - Stumptown Stages 3%
Genevieve Larson - COMEDY OF ERRORS - The Canon Shakespeare Company 3%
Gayle Hammersley - TINDERELLA - Stumptown Stages 3%
Ashlee Radney - TITUS ANDRONICUS - Portland Playhouse 3%
Anthony Michael Shepard - FU*KING A - Shaking the Tree Theatre 3%
Jonathan Cullen - FU*KING A - Shaking the Tree Theatre 2%
Caralynn Rose - TINDERELLA - Stumptown Stages 1%
Brick Andrews - LONE STAR/LAUNDRY AND BOURBON - Mask & Mirror Community Theatre 1%
Naren Weiss - THE ELABORATE ENTRANCE OF CHAD DEITY - Profile Theatre 1%
Blake Copeland - LONE STAR/LAUNDRY AND BOURBON - Mask & Mirror Community Theatre 0%

Best Theatre For Young Audiences Production
NEWSIES - Broadway Rose Theatre Company 47%
THE VERY HUNGRY CATERPILLAR SHOW - Oregon Children's Theatre 27%
LAST STOP ON MARKET STREET - Oregon Children's Theatre 14%
SLEEPING BEAUTY - Broadway Rose Theatre Co 13%