Latest Standings Released For The 2022 BroadwayWorld Toronto Awards; Stratford Festival Leads Favorite Local Theatre!

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2022 BroadwayWorld Toronto Standings - 12/5/22

Best Cabaret/Concert/Solo Performance (Professional)
Alia Rasul - MORO GIRL - Tarragon Theatre 25%
Justin Hay - MY OWN PRIVATE SHAKESPEARE - Assembly Theater 23%
Beau Dixon - FREEDOM CABARET 2.0: HOW BLACK MUSIC SHAPED THE DREAM OF AMERICA - Stratford Festival 14%
Jake Epstein - BOY FALLS FROM THE SKY - Royal Alexandra Theatre 13%
Coral Benzie - EMOTION COMMOTION - Kidsafe Productions 10%
Robert Cushman - NO ONE IS ALONE: A SONDHEIM CELEBRATION - Stratford Festival 5%
Pearle Harbour - AGIT-POP! - Stratford Festival 4%
Martin Julien - THE MAN THAT GOT AWAY - Buddies in Bad Times 3%
James Smith - LESSONS IN TEMPERAMENT - Stratford Festival 2%
Deborah Kimmett - OVERNIGHT SENSATION - The Social Capital 1%

Best Choreography Of A Play Or Musical (Professional)
Donna Feore - CHICAGO - Stratford Festival 59%
Jaz ‘Fairy J’ Simone - DEATH AND THE KING’S HORSEMAN - Stratford Festival 23%
Ray Hogg - DIXON ROAD - Canadian Stage 17%

Best Costume Design Of A Play Or Musical (Professional)
Dana Osborne - CHICAGO - Stratford Festival 25%
Sarah Uwadiae - DEATH AND THE KING'S HORSEMAN - Stratford Festival 20%
Wasifa Noshin - THE RED PRIEST - Guild Festival Theatre 15%
Georges Michael Fanfan - DIXON ROAD - Canadian Stage 10%
Gillian Gallow - IMPORTANCE OF BEING EARNEST - Shaw Festival 10%
A. W. Nadine Grant - LITTLE WOMEN - Stratford Festival 7%
Julie Fox - THE MISER - Stratford Festival 7%
Kalina Popova - CHEKHOV'S SHORTS - Guild Festival Theatre 5%

Best Direction Of A Musical (Professional)
Donna Feore - CHICAGO - Stratford Festival 48%
Ray Hogg - DIXON ROAD - Canadian Stage 23%
Robert McQueen - BOY FALLS FROM THE SKY - Royal Alexandra Theatre 19%
Peter Hinton-Davis - THE MAN THAT GOT AWAY - Buddies in Bad Times Theatre 11%

Best Direction Of A Play (Non-Professional)
Shan Fernando - FLOWERS FOR ALEX - Tarragon Theatre - Diamond Heart Productions- Toronto Fringe Festival 67%
Roberto Sapienza - THE QUESTING BEAST - Dirx Puppetry and Film 33%

Best Direction Of A Play (Professional)
Mona Zaidi - MY OWN PRIVATE SHAKESPEARE - Assembly Theatre 31%
Tawiah Ben M’Carthy - DEATH AND THE KING’S HORSEMAN - Stratford Festival 14%
Jani Lauzon - 1939 - Stratford Festival 12%
Mumbi Tindyebwa Otu - IS GOD IS - Obsidian Theatre 11%
Antoni Cimolino - RICHARD III - Stratford Festival 11%
Helen Juvonen - THE RED PRIEST - Guild Festival Theatre 10%
Tyler J. Seguin - CHEKHOV'S SHORTS - Guild Festival Theatre 6%
Peter Pasyk - HAMLET - Stratford Festival 5%

Best Ensemble Performance (Non-Professional)
SKETCH T-REX - Sex T-Rex Comedy 56%
EMOTION COMMOTION - Kidsafe Productions 44%

Best Ensemble Performance (Professional)
TITA JOKES BY TITA COLLECTIVE - Assembly Theatre 35%
LITTLE WOMEN - Stratford Festival 19%
1939 - Stratford Festival 16%
DIXON ROAD - Canadian Stage 11%
CHEKHOV'S SHORTS - Guild Festival Theatre 11%
EVERY LITTLE NOOKIE - Stratford Festival 8%

Best Lighting Design Of A Play Or Musical (Professional)
Michael Walton - CHICAGO - Stratford Festival 29%
Raha Javanfar - IS GOD IS - Obsidian Theatre 20%
Michael Walton - RICHARD III - Stratford Festival 13%
Christopher Dennis - DEATH AND THE KING'S HORSEMAN - Stratford Festival 12%
Amber Hood - BOY FALLS FROM THE SKY - Royal Alexandra Theatre 10%
Kimberly Purtell - HAMLET - Stratford Festival 9%
Karen Elizabeth - MATILDA THE MUSICAL - North Stage 8%

Best Music Direction & Orchestra Performance (Professional)
Franklin Brasz - CHICAGO - Stratford Festival 62%
David Atkinson - BOY FALLS FROM THE SKY - Royal Alexandra Theatre 38%

Best Musical (Professional)
CHICAGO - Stratford Festival 54%
BOY FALLS FROM THE SKY - Royal Alexandra Theatre 26%
DIXON ROAD - Canadian Stage 20%

Best New Play Or Musical (Professional)
MY OWN PRIVATE SHAKESPEARE - Assembly Theatre 20%
FLOWERS FOR ALEX - Tarragon Theatre - Diamond Heart Productions- Toronto Fringe Festival 17%
& JULIET - Princess of wales theatre 16%
DIXON ROAD - Canadian Stage 10%
1939 - Stratford Festival 9%
CHEKHOV'S SHORTS - Guild Festival Theatre 6%
BOY FALLS FROM THE SKY - Royal Alexandra Theatre 5%
EVERY LITTLE NOOKIE - Stratford Festival 5%
THE MAN THAT GOT AWAY - Buddies in Bad Times Theatre 5%
HAMLET-911 - Stratford Festival 4%
THE GOOD GUYS - The Flare Productions 2%

Best Performer In A Musical (Non-Professional)
Diana Del Rosario - SPRING AWAKENING - No Strings Theatre 35%
Natalie McClagan - SPRING AWAKENING - No Strings Theatre 23%
Karolina Kotus - SPRING AWAKENING - No Strings Theatre 22%
Tommy Amoroso - SPRING AWAKENING - No Strings Theatre 20%

Best Performer In A Musical (Professional)
Jennifer Rider-Shaw - CHICAGO - Stratford Festival 25%
Chelsea Preston - CHICAGO - Stratford Festival 21%
Jake Epstein - BOY FALLS FROM THE SKY - Royal Alexandra Theatre 21%
Krystle Chance - DIXON ROAD - Canadian Stage 11%
Indigo Chesser - MATILDA THE MUSICAL - North Stage 9%
Tyrone Huntley - JESUS CHRIST SUPERSTAR - Princess of Wales 7%
Krystle Chance - DIXON ROAD - Obsidian Theatre 4%

Best Performer In A Play (Non-Professional)
Doug Sroka - FLOWERS FOR ALEX - Tarragon Theatre - Diamond Heart Productions- Toronto Fringe Festival 63%
Anthony Botelho - THE QUESTING BEAST - Dirx Puppetry and Film 37%

Best Performer In A Play (Professional)
Amaka Umeh - HAMLET - Stratford Festival 23%
Justin Hay - MY OWN PRIVATE SHAKESPEARE - Assembly Theatre 20%
Rami Al-Qeisi - FLOWERS FOR ALEX - Tarragon Theatre - Diamond Heart Productions- Toronto Fringe Festival 19%
Sierra Haynes - THE RED PRIEST - Guild Festival Theatre 14%
Jessica B. Hill - ALL'S WELL THAT ENDS WELL - Stratford Festival 9%
Allison Edwards-Crewe - LITTLE WOMEN - Stratford Festival 6%
Anthony Santiago - DEATH AND THE KING'S HORSEMAN - Stratford Festival 4%
Matthew G Brown - IS GOD IS - Obsidian Theatre 3%
Deborah Kimmet - OVERNIGHT SENSATION - The Social Capital 2%
David Whiteley - THE RED PRIEST - Guild Festival Theatre 1%

Best Play (Professional)
MY OWN PRIVATE SHAKESPEARE - Assembly Theatre 30%
DEATH AND THE KING'S HORSEMAN - Stratford Festival 16%
RICHARD III - Stratford Festival 14%
THE RED PRIEST - Guild Festival Theatre 13%
IS GOD IS - Canadian Stage 9%
CHEKHOV'S SHORTS - Guild Festival Theatre 7%
THE MISER - Stratford Festival 5%
EVERY LITTLE NOOKIE - Stratford Festival 5%
INTANGIBLE ADORATIONS CARAVAN - Mighty Brave Productions 0%

Best Scenic Design Of A Play Or Musical (Non-Professional)
Shan Fernando - FLOWERS FOR ALEX - Tarragon Theatre - Diamond Heart Productions- Toronto Fringe Festival 70%
Meg Gibson - EMOTION COMMOTION - Kidsafe Productions 30%

Best Scenic Design Of A Play Or Musical (Professional)
Michael Gianfrancesco - CHICAGO - Stratford Festival 24%
Rachel Forbes - DEATH AND THE KING'S HORSEMAN - Stratford Festival 14%
Wasifa Noshin - THE RED PRIEST - Guild Festival Theatre 13%
Brandon Kleiman - BOY FALLS FROM THE SKY - Royal Alexandra Theatre 9%
Julie Fox - THE MISER - Stratford Festival 7%
Teresa Przybylski - LITTLE WOMEN - Stratford Festival 7%
Kalina Popova - CHEKHOV'S SHORTS - Guild Festival Theatre 7%
Haui - HAMLET 911 - Stratford Festival 7%
Tony Jones - EMOTION COMMOTION - Kidsafe Productions 6%
Haui - THE MAN THAT GOT AWAY - Buddies in Bad Times 4%
Paul Boddum - KAMLOOPA - Soulpepper 3%
Haui - GUIDED BY STARLIGHT - Luminato Festival 1%

Best Sound Design Of A Play Or Musical (Professional)
Peter McBoyle - CHICAGO - Stratford Festival 55%
Thomas Ryder Payne - IS GOD IS - Soulpepper 17%
Sean Meldrum - THE RED PRIEST - Guild Festival Theatre 16%
Adrian Shepherd-Gawinski - CHEKHOV'S SHORTS - Guild Festival Theatre 13%

Best Supporting Performer In A Musical (Professional)
Steve Ross - CHICAGO - Stratford Festival 35%
Dan Chameroy - CHICAGO - Stratford Festival 21%
Eva Petris - MATILDA THE MUSICAL - North Stage 17%
Sandra Caldwell - CHICAGO - Stratford Festival 13%
Alvin Crawford - JESUS CHRIST SUPERSTAR - Princess of Wales Theatee 7%
Eden Broda - MATILDA THE MUSICAL - North Stage 7%

Best Supporting Performer In A Play (Non-Professional)
Christoph Ibrahim - THE QUESTING BEAST - Dirx Puppetry and Film 62%
Taylor Tofflemire - THE QUESTING BEAST - Dirx Pupptery and Film 38%

Best Supporting Performer In A Play (Professional)
Akosua Amo-Adem - DEATH AND THE KING'S HORSEMAN - Stratford Festival 32%
André Sills - RICHARD III - Stratford Festival 30%
Lucy Peacock - THE MISER - Stratford Festival 24%
Stephen Jackman-Torkoff - EVERY LITTLE NOOKIE - Stratford Festival 15%

Best Theatre For Young Audiences Production (Non-Professional)
THE QUESTING BEAST - Dirx Puppetry and Film 50%
EMOTION COMMOTION - Kid-Safe Productions 29%
EMOTION COMMOTION - Kidsafe Productions 21%

Best Theatre For Young Audiences Production (Professional)
LITTLE WOMEN - Stratford Festival 63%
EMOTION COMMOTION - Kidsafe Productions 37%