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2023 BroadwayWorld West Virginia Standings

Best Choreography Of A Play Or Musical
Rion Towery - SHREK THE MUSICAL - Mountain Movers Theatre Company 26%
Brook Smolder - THE WIZARD OF OZ - Children's Theatre of Charleston 20%
Nina Denton Pasinetti - KINKY BOOTS - Charleston Light Opera Guild 18%
Rachel Maynard - FOOTLOOSE - Southern Coalition for the Arts 11%
Nina Denton Pasinetti - GREASE - Charleston Light Opera Guild 10%
Kiersten Gasemy - CURTAINS - Old Opera House 5%
Heather Carr - RODGERS & HAMMERSTEIN'S CINDERELLA - Old Opera House 5%
Nina Denton Pasinetti - 'THE MUSIC MAN' - Charleston Light Opera Guild 5%

Best Costume Design Of A Play Or Musical
Kit Reed and Mandy Shirley - THE WIZARD OF OZ - Children's Theatre of Charleston 28%
Nina Denton Pasinetti - KINKY BOOTS - Charleston Light Opera Guild 22%
Ryann Willard - BONNIE & CLYDE - Mountain Movers Theatre Company 21%
Christine Brewer - RODGERS & HAMMERSTEIN'S CINDERELLA - Old Opera House 9%
Nina Denton Pasinetti - THE MUSIC MAN - Charleston Light Opera Guild 8%
Caroline Matheny - PINKALICIOUS THE MUSICAL - Mountain Movers Theatre Company 7%
Meaghan Whitney - CURTAINS - Old Opera House 5%

Best Dance Production
THE NUTCRACKER - Old Opera House 54%
DRACULA: THE SEDUCTION - Charleston Ballet 46%

Best Direction Of A Musical
Nina Denton Pasinetti - KINKY BOOTS - Charleston Light Opera Guild 19%
Kim Willard - BONNIE & CLYDE - Mountain Movers Theatre Company 19%
Kelly Strom - RENT - Alban Arts Center 16%
Nina Denton Pasinetti - LITTLE SHOP OF HORRORS - Charleston Light Opera Guild 13%
rachel maynard - FOOTLOOSE - Southern Coalition for the Arts 11%
Susan Thornton - CURTAINS - Old Opera House 10%
Rick Payne - 'NEXT TO NORMAL' - Paramount Players 6%
Sarah Celec - YOU'RE A GOOD MAN, CHARLIE BROWN - Apollo Civic Theatre 3%
Kim Willard - PINKALICIOUS THE MUSICAL - Mountain Movers Theatre Company 2%
Gary John LaRosa - FIDDLER ON THE ROOF - 2023 1%

Best Direction Of A Play
Leah Turely - SHE KILLS MONSTERS - Marshall University 28%
Kim Willard - WHEN I’M GONE - Mountain Movers Theatre Company 19%
Joyce Robertson - COAL - Aracoma Story, Inc. 12%
Kim Willard - A CHRISTMAS CAROL - Mountain Movers Theatre Company 9%
Mandy Petry - 'A MIDSUMMER NIGHT'S DREAM' - Mountain Roots Theatre 8%
Glenn Frail - LEADING LADIES - Old Opera House 7%
David Porterfield - THE LIFESPAN OF A FACT - Old Opera House 5%
Kate Morris - LITTLE WOMEN - Alchemy Theatre 5%
Stephen Vance - THE TRAGEDY OF JULIUS CAESAR - Alchemy Theatre 3%
Stephen Vance - WAIT UNTIL DARK - Alchemy Theatre 3%

Best Ensemble
KINKY BOOTS - Charleston Light Opera Guild 15%
THE WIZARD OF OZ - The Children's Theatre of Charleston 15%
BONNIE & CLYDE - Mountain Movers Theatre Company 11%
SHREK THE MUSICAL - Mountain Movers Theatre Company 9%
SHE KILLS MONSTERS - Marshall University 8%
CURTAINS - Old Opera House 7%
WHERE - West Virginia Theater East 6%
COAL - Aracoma Story, Inc. 6%
THE MUSIC MAN - Charleston Light Opera Guild 6%
RENT - Alban Arts Center 5%
LITTLE SHOP OF HORRORS - Charleston Light Opera Guild 5%
FOOTLOOSE - Southern Coalition for the Arts 4%
THE CURIOUS INCIDENT OF THE DOG IN THE NIGHT-TIME - Actors Guild of Parkersburg 2%
NEXT TO NORMAL - Paramount Players 2%

Best Lighting Design Of A Play Or Musical
Darryl Willard - BONNIE & CLYDE - Mountain Movers Theatre Company 24%
Sheri Lacy - THE WIZARD OF OZ - The Children's Theatre of Charleston 23%
Tom Pasinetti - 'KINKY BOOTS - Charleston Light Opera Guild 18%
Caroline Brewer - CURTAINS - Old Opera House 10%
Leah Clay-Stone - FOOTLOOSE - Southern Coalition for the Arts 10%
Charlie Curry - COAL - Aracoma Story, Inc. 7%
Tom Pasinetti - THE MUSIC MAN - Charleston Light Opera Guild 7%

Best Music Direction & Orchestra Performance
David Patrick - KINKY BOOTS - Charleston Light Opera Guild 24%
Joe Cevallos & Matt Jackfert - THE WIZARD OF OZ - The Children's Theatre of Charleston 21%
John Tengowski - BONNIE & CLYDE - Mountain Movers Theatre Company 15%
John Tengowski - SHREK THE MUSICAL - Mountain Movers Theatre Company 14%
rachel maynard - FOOTLOOSE - Southern Coalition for the Arts 12%
Ed Conn - THE SOUND OF MUSIC - Old Opera House 7%
Alison Shafer - CURTAINS - Old Opera House 5%
DeLyn Celec - YOU'RE A GOOD MAN, CHARLIE BROWN - Apollo Civic Theatre 3%

Best Musical
THE WIZARD OF OZ - Children's Theatre of Charleston 21%
BONNIE & CLYDE - Mountain Movers Theatre Company 19%
KINKY BOOTS - Charleston Light Opera Guild 14%
LITTLE SHOP OF HORRORS - Charleston Light Opera Guild 10%
THE SOUND OF MUSIC - Old Opera House 9%
RENT - Alban Arts Center 8%
FOOTLOOSE - Southern Coalition for the Arts 6%
NEXT TO NORMAL - Paramount Players 4%
THE MUSIC MAN - Charleston Light Opera Guild 3%
THE MARVELOUS WONDERETTES - Aracoma Story, Inc. 3%
CURTAINS - Old Opera House 3%
FIDDLER ON THE ROOF - Virginia Stage 1%

Best Performer In A Musical
Cedric Farmer - 'KINKY BOOTS' - Charleston Light Opera Guild 11%
Payton Trout - BONNIE & CLYDE - Mountain Movers Theatre Company 10%
Liz McCormick - THE SOUND OF MUSIC - Old Opera House 9%
Emilie Hoosier - THE WIZARD OF OZ - The Children's Theatre of Charleston 7%
Jacob Fleck - RENT - Alban Arts Center 7%
Isaiah Canterbury - GREASE - Charleston Light Opera Guild 6%
Braylie Smolder - WIZARD OF OZ - Children's Theatre of Charleston 6%
Jakob Sommers - SHREK THE MUSICAL - Mountain Movers Theatre Company 6%
Ryan Hardiman - NEXT TO NORMAL - Paramount Players 5%
Isaiah Canterbury - THE WIZARD OF OZ - Children’s Theatre of Charleston 4%
DJ Conley - FOOTLOOSE - Southern Coalition for the Arts 4%
cadee green - THE MARVELOUS WONDERETTES - Aracoma Story, Inc. 4%
Cameron Vance - THE MUSIC MAN - Charleston Light Opera Guild 4%
Chelsie Burks - BONNIE & CLYDE - Mountain Movers Theatre Company 3%
Rory Dunn - CURTAINS - Old Opera House 3%
Trip Jones - YOU'RE A GOOD MAN, CHARLIE BROWN - Apollo Civic Theatre 2%
Jacob Fleck - KINKY BOOTS - Charleston Light Opera Guild 2%
Grace Vetter - PINKALICIOUS THE MUSICAL - Mountain Movers Theatre Company 2%
Tanya Dallas Lewis - RODGERS & HAMMERSTEIN'S CINDERELLA - Old Opera House 2%
Dominic Massimino - CURTAINS - Old Opera House 1%
Landon Bryant - FOOTLOOSE - Southern Coalition for the Arts 1%
Rachel Maynard - FOOTLOOSE - Southern Coalition for the Arts 1%

Best Performer In A Play
Melissa Rosenberger - WHEN I’M GONE - Mountain Movers Theatre Company 15%
Kevin Pauley - A MIDSUMMER NIGHT'S DREAM - Mountain Roots Theatre 9%
Dominic Massimino - LEADING LADIES - Old Opera House 8%
Daniel O’Brien - WHEN I’M GONE - Mountain Movers Theatre Company 7%
Sybil Vance - COAL - The Aracoma Story, Inc. 6%
Emma Johnson - COAL - Aracoma Story, Inc. 6%
Brooke Phillips - BAREFOOT IN THE PARK - Appalachian Community Theatre 6%
Erin O’Neill - THE CURIOUS INCIDENT OF THE DOG IN THE NIGHT-TIME - Actors Guild of Parkersburg 6%
DJ Conley - BAREFOOT IN THE PARK - Appalachian Community Theatre 5%
Evan Engle - WHERE - West Virginia Theater East 5%
Danny Davis - WHEN I’M GONE - Mountain Movers Theatre Company 4%
Brett Reel - WHERE - West Virginia Theater East 3%
Erin O’Neill - BLITHE SPIRIT - Mid-Ohio Valley Players 3%
Pat Markland - THE ODD COUPLE - Old Opera House 3%
Sarah Imboden - WHERE - West Virginia Theater East 3%
Jill Martin Hitchcock - THE PLAY THAT GOES WRONG - Apollo Civic Theatre 3%
Jeff Wine - THE PLAY THAT GOES WRONG - Apollo Civic Theatre 2%
Will Heyser-Paone - THE LIFESPAN OF A FACT - Old Opera House 2%
Nate Hutchings - WHERE - West Virginia Theater East 1%
Cheyenne Kuhrt - WHERE - West Virginia Theater East 1%

Best Play
'BUSTOWN' - Alban Arts Center 22%
TREASURE ISLAND - The Children's Theatre of Charleston 19%
SHE KILLS MONSTERS - Marshall University 15%
BAREFOOT IN THE PARK - Appalachian Community Theatre 8%
WHERE - West Virginia Theater East 7%
A MIDSUMMER NIGHT'S DREAM - Mountain Roots Theatre 7%
LITTLE WOMEN - Alchemy Theatre 5%
LEADING LADIES - Old Opera House 4%
THE ODD COUPLE - Old Opera House 3%
THE CURIOUS INCIDENT OF THE DOG IN THE NIGHT-TIME - Actors Guild of Parkersburg 3%
THE PLAY THAT GOES WRONG - Apollo Civic Theatre 3%
BLITHE SPIRIT - Mid-Ohio Valley Players 2%
THE LIFESPAN OF A FACT - Old Opera House 1%
WAIT UNTIL DARK - Alchemy Theatre 1%

Best Scenic Design Of A Play Or Musical
Robert Haddy - THE WIZARD OF OZ - Children’s Theatre of Charleston 22%
Darryl Willard - BONNIE & CLYDE - Mountain Movers Theatre Company 17%
Mike Murphy - SHE KILLS MONSTERS - Marshall University 13%
Tom Pasinetti - KINKY BOOTS - Charleston Light Opera Guild 12%
Lee Hebb - THE SOUND OF MUSIC - Old Opera House 9%
Darryl Willard - WHEN I’M GONE - Mountain Movers Theatre Company 9%
Tom Pasinetti - THE MUSIC MAN - Charleston Light Opera Guild 6%
Tom Pasinetti - GREASE - Charleston Light Opera Guild 5%
Tom Pasinetti - FOOTLOOSE - Charleston Light Opera Guild 4%
Lee Hebb - CURTAINS - Old Opera House 3%

Best Sound Design Of A Play Or Musical
Darryl Willard & John Tengowski - BONNIE & CLYDE - Mountain Movers Theatre Company 44%
Gavin Spiewak - SHE KILLS MONSTERS - Marshall University 34%
Rico Massimino - LEADING LADIES - Old Opera House 15%
Lindsay Jones - SPIRITUS - Contemporary American Theatre Festival 5%
Lindsay Jones - FEVER DREAMS - Contemporary American Theatre Festival 3%

Best Supporting Performer In A Musical
Kayla Jackson - KINKY BOOTS - Charleston Light Opera Guild 18%
Olivia Hayes - THE WIZARD OF OZ - Children's Theatre of Charleston 16%
Kaity Dingess - FOOTLOOSE - Southern Coalition for the Arts 8%
Tim Mace - THE WIZARD OF OZ - The Children's Theatre of Charleston 8%
Maya Isabella - SHREK THE MUSICAL - Mountain Movers Theatre Company 7%
Braylie Smolder - MARY POPPINS - Alban Arts Center 7%
Josh Hudson - BONNIE & CLYDE - Mountain Movers Theatre Company 7%
Lucas Blair - BONNIE & CLYDE - Mountain Movers Theatre Company 5%
Daisy Mason - CURTAINS - Old Opera House 5%
Austin Thomas - 'THE MUSIC MAN' - Charleston Light Opera Guild 4%
Karen Frail - THE SOUND OF MUSIC - Old Opera House 4%
Metri Lyons - SHREK THE MUSICAL - Mountain Movers Theatre Company 4%
Chris Sizemore - NEXT TO NORMAL - Paramount Players 3%
Kayla Watson - 'GREASE' - Charleston Light Opera Guild 3%
Jeanine Evans - CURTAINS - Old Opera House 1%

Best Supporting Performer In A Play
Kim Willard - WHEN I’M GONE - Mountain Movers Theatre Company 13%
Terry Harless - BAREFOOT IN THE PARK - Appalachian community Theatre 9%
Michael George - THE ODD COUPLE - Old Opera House 7%
Danny Bayer - THE CURIOUS INCIDENT OF THE DOG IN THE NIGHT-TIME - Actors Guild of Parkersburg 7%
Ceslie Parker-Waller - WHEN I’M GONE - Mountain Movers Theatre Company 7%
Brittany Feury-White - BAREFOOT IN THE PARK - Appalachian Community Theatre 6%
Ruben Del Valle, Jr - WHEN I’M GONE - Mountain Movers Theatre Company 6%
Kaity Dingess - COAL - Aracoma Story, Inc. 6%
Christine Brewer - THE LIFESPAN OF A FACT - Old Opera House 6%
Meme Hussey - WHEN I’M GONE - Mountain Movers Theatre Company 5%
Sawyer Jenkins - WHERE - West Virginia Theater East 5%
Mitch Vance - COAL - Aracoma Story, Inc. 4%
David Imboden - WHERE - West Virginia Theater East 4%
Malek Musser - WHERE - West Virginia Theater East 3%
Jason McCoy - COAL - Aracoma Story, Inc. 3%
Taber Robinette - WHERE - West Virginia Theater East 2%
Kylie Eckard - WHERE - West Virginia Theater East 2%
Andrew Watkins - WHERE - West Virginia Theater East 2%
Mark Ashby - WHERE - West Virginia Theater East 1%
Haley Geiger - WHERE - West Virginia Theater East 1%

Best Theatre For Young Audiences Production
THE WIZARD OF OZ - The Children's Theatre of Charleston 41%
BEAUTY AND THE BEAST JR - Mountain Movers Theatre Company 20%
STUART LITTLE - MU Theatre ETC 11%
CLUE - Mid-Ohio Valley Players 7%
RUDOLPH JR THE MUSICAL - Children’s theatre of Charleston 7%
MADAGASCAR JR - Mountain Movers Theatre Company 7%
TREASURE ISLAND - The Children's Theatre of Charleston 6%

Favorite Local Theatre
Children’s Theatre of Charleston 31%
Mountain Movers Theatre Company 23%
Alban Arts Center 14%
Old Opera House 12%
Southern Coalition for the Arts 8%
West Virginia Theater East 7%
Alchemy Theatre 3%
Mid-Ohio Valley Players 2%
Actors Guild of Parkersburg 2%

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