Regional productions, touring shows, and more are all included in the awards, honoring productions which opened between October 1, 2018 through September 30, 2019. Our local editors set the categories, our readers submitted their nominees, and now you get to vote for your favorites!
If you haven't voted yet, click here to vote! If you have voted already, tell your friends. Here are the current standings for West Virginia:
Best Actor in a Musical (non-professional)
Joe Reeves
- LA CAGE AUX FOLLES
- Actors Guild of Parkersburg
13%
Michael D. Gore
- Shrek the Musical
- Charleston Light Opera Guild
11%
Griffin Frye
- FROZEN JR
- The Aracoma Story Inc
8%
Best Actor in a Musical (professional)
Andrew Potter
- MAMMA MIA!
- HART in the Park
31%
Luke Halferty
- STORMING HEAVEN: THE MUSICAL
- West Virginia Public Theatre
16%
Constantine Pappas
- INTO THE WOODS
- Greenbrier Valley Theatre
13%
Best Actor in a Play (non-professional)
Mitch Vance
- MAMIE
- The Aracoma Story Inc
13%
Dominic Roderigho
- DEADLY DIVIDE
- The Aracoma Story Inc
10%
Owen Wells
- TO KILL A MOCKINGBIRD
- Southern Coaltion For The Arts
7%
Best Actor in a Play (professional)
Daniel Stevens
- ITS A WONDERFUL LIFE
- West Virginia Public Theatre
20%
Leland Blair
- ITS A WONDERFUL LIFE
- West Virginia Public Theatre
14%
John Johnson
- EXPERIENCE R.M.S. TITANIC
- Astral Theatre Collective
12%
Best Actress in a Musical (non-professional)
Sherry Wilson
- MAMMA MIA!
- Actors Guild of Parkersburg
10%
Hannah McCauley
- HUNCHBACK OF NOTEE DAMNE
- Ohio Valley summer theater
8%
Reagan Snyder
- NEWSIES
- First Stage Theatre Co.
7%
Best Actress in a Musical (professional)
Alison McCarten
- STORMING HEAVEN: THE MUSICAL
- West Virginia Public Theatre
28%
Chrysten Peddie
- INTO THE WOODS
- Greenbrier Valley Theatre
16%
Melissa Robinette
- INTO THE WOODS
- Greenbrier Valley Theatre
15%
Best Actress in a Play (non-professional)
Malia Saar
- CHARLOTTE'S WEB
- CHILDREN’S THEATRE OF CHARLESTON
16%
Savannah Richardson
- MAMIE
- The Aracoma Story Inc
10%
Brittany Hodges
- MAMIE
- The Aracoma Story Inc
10%
Best Actress in a Play (professional)
Emily Shaffer
- ITS A WONDERFUL LIFE
- West Virginia Public Theatre
43%
Kelly Strom
- EXPERIENCE R.M.S. TITANIC
- Astral Theatre Collective
16%
Courtney Susman
- NIGHT, MOTHER
- Greenbrier Valley Theatre
13%
Best Choreography (Musical or Play)
MAMMA MIA!
- The Aracoma Story Inc
9%
DISNEY'S NEWSIES
- First Stage Theatre Co.
9%
MAMMA MIA!
- HART in the Park
8%
Best Musical (non-professional)
LA CAGE AUX FOLLES
- Actors Guild of Parkersburg
11%
MAMMA MIA!
- The Aracoma Story Inc
9%
DISNEY'S NEWSIES
- First Stage Theatre Co.
8%
Best Musical (professional)
INTO THE WOODS
- Greenbrier Valley Theatre
42%
ROCK OF AGES
- Keith Albee
26%
STORMING HEAVEN: THE MUSICAL
- West Virginia Public Theatre
23%
Best Orchestrations (Musical or Play)
DISNEY'S NEWSIES
- First Stage Theatre Co.
17%
SHREK THE MUSICAL
- Charleston Light Opera Guild
16%
MAMMA MIA!
- Huntington Area Reg Theatre
16%
Best Original Musical or Play
MAMIE
- The Aracoma Story Inc
23%
STORMING HEAVEN: THE MUSICAL
- West Virginia Public Theatre
18%
DEADLY DIVIDE
- The Aracoma Story Inc
15%
Best Play (non-professional)
DEADLY DIVIDE
- The Aracoma Story Inc
31%
THE PHANTOM TOLLBOOTH
- West Virginia University
15%
MUD
- West Virginia University
10%
Best Play (professional)
ITS A WONDERFUL LIFE
- West Virginia Public Theatre
44%
THE 39 STEPS
- West Virginia Public Theatre
16%
NIGHT, MOTHER
- Greenbrier Valley Theatre
15%
Best Touring Show
FINDING NEVERLAND
- Clay Center
40%
ROCK OF AGES
- Keith Albee
22%
JUNIE B JONES JR
- First Stage Theatre Co.
21%
Choreographer of the Year
Erica O’Brient
- FROZEN JR, MAMMA MIA!, LION KING JR
- The Aracoma Story Inc
18%
Allie Hope Kleppinger
- MATILDA THE MUSICAL
- Alban Arts Center
9%
Rachel Noe-Maynard
- CATS
- Southern Coalition for the Arts
8%
Director of the Year
Melissa Roach Frye
- THE LION KING JR, Frozen Jr, etc.
- The Aracoma Story Inc
9%
Krista Brown Trogdon
- THE LION KING JR, Mamma Mia, etc
- The Aracoma Story Inc
8%
Brent Null
- LA CAGE AUX FOLLES
- Actors Guild of Parkersburg
8%
Musical Director of the Year
Krista Brown-Trogden
- Frozen Jr, Lion King Jr, etc.
- The Aracoma Story Inc
12%
Mark Smith
- NEWSIES
- First Stage Theatre Co.
9%
Kermit Medsker
- Into the Woods, Bricktop, etc.
- Greenbrier Valley Theatre
8%
Theater of the Year
The Aracoma Story Inc
17%
Actors Guild of Parkersburg
12%
First Stage Theatre Co.
9%
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