First Stats Released For The BroadwayWorld Sarasota Awards; Rise Above's GODSPELL Leads Best Musical

The first live standings have been announced for the 2022 BroadwayWorld Sarasota Awards! Nominations were reader-submitted and now our readers get to vote for their favorites.

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2022 BroadwayWorld Sarasota Standings - 11/21/22

Best Cabaret/Concert/Solo Performance
The Uptown Boys - NEW YORK STATE OF MIND - Florida Studio Theatre 56%
Madalyn McHugh - FRIENDS IN LOW PLACES - Florida Studio Theatre 17%
Jason Pintar - THE WANDERERS - Florida Studio Theatre 13%
Joe Casey - FRIENDS IN LOW PLACES - Florida Studio Theatre 11%
Travis Keith Battle - THE WANDERERS - Florida Studio Theatre 3%

Best Choreography Of A Play Or Musical
Brian Finnerty - BEAUTY AND THE BEAST - Venice Theatre 48%
Josh Rhodes - KNOXVILLE - Asolo Repertory Theatre 16%
Donald Frison - BROADWAY IN BLACK - Westcoast Black Theatre Troupe 13%
BillyD Hart - CINDERELLA - Florida Studio Theatre 10%
Alex Aguilar - NEW YORK STATE OF MIND - FST Court Cabaret 7%
BillyD Hart - THE LEGEND OF GEORGIA MCBRIDE - Florida Studio Theatre 4%
Joshian Morales - THE FANTASTICKS - Orlando Shakespeare Theater 2%

Best Costume Design Of A Play Or Musical
Robert Perdziola - KNOXVILLE - Asolo Rep 35%
Darci Collins - EUBIE! - Westcoast Black Theatre Troupe 23%
Mel Barger - A CHRISTMAS CAROL - Orlando Shakespeare Theater 16%
Lea Umberger - THE LEGEND OF GEORGIA MCBRIDE - Florida Studio Theatre 12%
Susan Angermann - LAUGHING MATTERS (VARIANT 6) - Florida Studio Theatre 12%
Denise Warner - NOISES OFF - Orlando Shakespeare Theater 2%

Best Direction Of A Musical
Frank Galati - KNOXVILLE - Asolo Rep 26%
Amanda Heisey - Forbidden Broadway: GREATEST HITS - The Players Centre 25%
Nate Jacobs - BROADWAY IN BLACK - Westcoast Black Theatre Troupe 24%
Jason Cannon - BUDDY: THE Buddy Holly STORY - Florida Studio Theatre 12%
Ben Hope - RING OF FIRE - Florida Studio Theatre 10%
Joshian Morales - THE FANTASTICKS - Orlando Shakespeare Theater 2%

Best Direction Of A Play
Bruce Jordan - THE PLAY THAT GOES WRONG - Florida Studio Theatre 35%
Celine Rosenthal - GRAND HORIZONS - ASOLO Rep 25%
Catherine Randazzo - SMOKE & MIRRORS - Florida Studio Theatre 12%
Kate Alexander - MAYTAG VIRGIN - Florida Studio Theatre 12%
Kate Alexander - THE LEGEND OF GEORGIA MCBRIDE - Florida Studio Theatre 11%
Jim Helsinger - NOISES OFF - Orlando Shakespeare Theater 4%

Best Ensemble Performance
GODSPELL - Rise Above Performing Arts 67%
KNOXVILLE - Asolo Rep 9%
BROADWAY IN BLACK - Westcoast Black Theatre Troupe 8%
THE UPTOWN BOYS - NEW YORK STATE OF MIND - Florida Studio Theatre 6%
THE PLAY THAT GOES WRONG - Florida Studio Theatre 6%
LAUGHING MATTERS (VARIANT 6) - Florida Studio Theatre 2%
THE GREAT LEAP - Asolo Repertory Theatre 1%
AMERICA IN ONE ROOM - Florida Studio Theatre 1%
NOISES OFF - Orlando Shakespeare Theater 0

Best Lighting Design Of A Play Or Musical
HAIR - Asolo Repertory Theatre 25%
Ethan Vail - BROADWAY IN BLACK - Westcoast Black Theatre Troupe 18%
Jamie Butrum/Gretchen Beaumier - Forbidden Broadway: GREATEST HITS - The Players Centre 16%
Ben Rawson - BUDDY: THE Buddy Holly STORY - Florida Studio Theatre 11%
KNOXVILLE - Asolo Repertory Theatre 9%
Don Holder - KNOXVILLE - Asolo Rep 8%
Andrew Gray - RING OF FIRE - Florida Studio Theatre 7%
J. Dominic Chacon - THE LEGEND OF GEORGIA MCBRIDE - Florida Studio Theatre 4%
Andrew Gray - MAYTAG VIRGIN - Florida Studio Theatre 1%

Best Music Direction & Orchestra Performance
Michelle Neal - LET IT BE - The Players Centre 33%
Matthew McKinnon - BROADWAY IN BLACK - Westcoast Black Theatre Troupe 16%
Tom Murray - KNOXVILLE - Asolo Rep 14%
Caleb Hoyer - KNOXVILLE - Asolo Repertory Theatre 13%
Brennan Stylez - EUBIE! - Westcoast Black Theatre Troupe 11%
Eric Scott Anthony - RING OF FIRE - Florida Studio Theatre 7%
Spiff Wiegand - BUDDY: THE Buddy Holly STORY - Florida Studio Theatre 7%

Best Musical
GODSPELL - Rise Above Performing Arts 52%
JOSEPH AND THE AMAZING TECHNICOLOR DREAMCOAT - Booker High School 21%
KNOXVILLE - Asolo Rep 9%
BUDDY: THE Buddy Holly STORY - Florida Studio Theatre 5%
EUBIE! - Westcoast Black Theatre Troupe 5%
Forbidden Broadway: GREATEST HITS - The Players Centre 4%
BROADWAY IN BLACK - Westcoast Black Theatre Troupe 2%
THE FANTASTICKS - Orlando Shakespeare Theater 2%

Best New Play Or Musical
KNOXVILLE - Asolo Rep 49%
JOYFUL! JOYFUL! - Westcoast Black Theatre Troupe 26%
AMERICA IN ONE ROOM - Florida Studio Theatre 16%
MAYTAG VIRGIN - Florida Studio Theatre 6%
SWEET WATER TASTE - Orlando Shakespeare Theater 3%

Best Performer In A Musical
Kila Sons (as Cat in the Hat) - SEUSSICAL - Rise Above Performing Arts 32%
Caroline Russel (as Cinderella) - CINDERELLA - Rise Above Performing Arts 21%
Leena Jarrar - LEGALLY BLONDE - Rise Above Performing Arts 19%
Kyle Ramon (as Shrek) - SHREK THE MUSICAL - Rise Above Performing Arts 11%
Tarra Conner Jones - FROM BIRMINGHAM TO BROADWAY - Westcoast Black Theatre Troupe 3%
Colleen Buchmeier - LOVE, LINDA: THE LIFE OF MRS. Cole Porter - The Players Centre 3%
Brian L. Boyd - EUBIE! - Westcoast Black Theatre Troupe 2%
Michael Perrie Jr. - BUDDY: THE Buddy Holly STORY - Florida Studio Theatre 2%
Syreeta S. Banks - BROADWAY IN BLACK - Westcoast Black Theatre Troupe 2%
Jason Danieley - KNOXVILLE - Asolo Rep 2%
Armando Gutierrez - BUDDY: THE Buddy Holly STORY - Florida Studio Theatre 1%
Hannah Elless - KNOXVILLE - Asolo Repertory Theatre 1%
Brian Craft - RENT - Manatee Performing Arts Center 1%
Jack Casey - KNOXVILLE - Asolo Rep 0%

Best Performer In A Play
John Long - THE PLAY THAT GOES WRONG - Florida Studio Theatre 33%
Charlotte Cohn - AMERICA IN ONE ROOM - Florida Studio Theatre 16%
Rachel Moulton - MAYTAG VIRGIN - Florida Studio Theatre 15%
Glenn Obero - THE GREAT LEAP - Asolo Repertory Theatre 13%
Kraig Swartz - THE LEGEND OF GEORGIA MCBRIDE - Florida Studio Theatre 12%
Greg Watanabe - THE GREAT LEAP - Asolo Repertory Theatre 7%
Britt Michael Gordon - THE LEGEND OF GEORGIA MCBRIDE - Florida Studio Theatre 5%

Best Play
THE PLAY THAT GOES WRONG - Florida Studio Theatre 41%
FROM BIRMINGHAM TO BROADWAY - Westcoast Black Theatre Troupe 14%
AMERICA IN ONE ROOM - Florida Studio Theatre 13%
RABBIT HOLE - The Players Centre 13%
GRAND HORIZONS - Asolo Repertory Theatre 8%
THE LEGEND OF GEORGIA MCBRIDE - Florida Studio Theatre 6%
THE GREAT LEAP - Asolo Repertory Theatre 3%
NOISES OFF - Orlando Shakespeare Theater 2%
MAYTAG VIRGIN - Florida Studio Theatre 1%

Best Scenic Design Of A Play Or Musical
Anna Louizos - HAIR - Asolo Repertory Theatre 30%
Isabel and Moriah curley-clay - THE PLAY THAT GOES WRONG - Florida studio theatre 25%
Donna & Mark Buckalter - JOYFUL! JOYFUL! - Westcoast Black Theatre Troupe 15%
Isabel and Moriah Curley-clay - THE Buddy Holly STORY - Florida studio theatre 13%
THE GREAT LEAP - Asolo Repertory Theatre 7%
Isabel and Moriah Curley-clay - AMERICAN IN ONE ROOM - Florida studio theatre 7%
Isabel and Moriah curley-clay - SMOKE AND MIRRORS - Florida studio theatre 3%

Best Sound Design Of A Play Or Musical
Garth Helm - KNOXVILLE - Asolo Rep 60%
Patrick Russini - EUBIE! - Westcoast Black Theatre Troupe 40%

Best Supporting Performer In A Musical
Kila Sons (as Charlotte) - CINDERELLA - Rise Above Performing Arts 61%
Aubrey Solum - CINDERELLA - Rise Above Performing Arts 16%
Brian Finnerty - BEAUTY AND THE BEAST - Venice Theatre 13%
Abigail Stephenson - KNOXVILLE - Asolo Repertory Theatre 2%
Jojo Fleites - HAIR - Asolo Repertory Theatre 2%
Nathan Salstone - KNOXVILLE - Asolo Repertory Theatre 2%
Ellen Harvey - KNOXVILLE - Asolo Rep 1%
Joel Waggoner - KNOXVILLE - Asolo Repertory Theatre 1%
Dwelvan David - KNOXVILLE - Asolo Rep 0%

Best Supporting Performer In A Play
Amanda Heisey - RABBIT HOLE - The Players Centre 45%
Dayna Lee Palya - GRAND HORIZONS - Asolo Repertory Theatre 19%
Lev Siegel - RABBIT HOLE - The Players Centre 14%
Helen Joo Lee - THE GREAT LEAP - Asolo Repertory Theatre 11%
Greg Weiner - THE GREAT LEAP - Asolo Repertory Theatre 10%

Best Theatre For Young Audiences Production
CINDERELLA - Rise Above Performing Arts 70%
BEAUTY AND THE BEAST JR. - The Players Centre/Studio 12%
BRER TIGER AND THE BIG WIND - Westcoast Black Theatre Troupe 6%
WE WILL ROCK YOU YOUNG @PART - The Players Centre/Studio 6%
CINDERELLA - Florida Studio Theatre 5%
OZ - The Players Centre/Studio 1%

Favorite Local Theatre
The Players Centre 39%
Asolo Rep 31%
Florida Studio Theatre 30%

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