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Final Week To Vote for the 2024 BroadwayWorld Wichita Awards; Roxy's Downtown Leads Favorite Local Theatre!

Voting continues through December 31, 2024.

By: Dec. 23, 2024
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This is the final week to vote for the 2024 BroadwayWorld Wichita Awards... Don't miss out on making sure that your favorite theatres, stars, and shows get the recognition they deserve!

The 2024 Regional Awards honor regional productions, touring shows, and more which had their first performance between October 1, 2023 through September 30, 2024. Winners will be announced in January.

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2024 BroadwayWorld Wichita Standings

Best Choreography Of A Play Or Musical
Joseph Urick - JEKYLL & HYDE - Roxy's Downtown 28%
Courtney Wages - LEGALLY BLONDE - Roxy's Downtown 22%
Kyle Vespestad - CABARET - Roxy's Downtown 18%
Deanne Zogleman - HELLO DOLLY - Guild Hall Players 8%
Courtney Wages and Rick Bumgardner - INTO THE WOODS - Roxy's Downtown 7%
Courtney Wages - INTO THE WOODS - Roxy's Downtown 7%
Kelcy Mohr - A CABARET CHRISTMAS - Roxy's Downtown 5%
Courtney Wages - HUNCHBACK OF NOTRE DAME - Roxy's Downtown 4%

Best Costume Design Of A Play Or Musical
Chadwick Armstrong - LEGALLY BLONDE - Roxy’s Downtown 18%
Chadwick Armstrong - INTO THE WOODS - Roxy's Downtown 14%
Christine Tasheff - THE GOLDEN GIRLS - Roxy's Downtown 12%
Gwyn Birk - JEKYLL & HYDE - Roxy's Downtown 8%
Chadwick Armstrong - CABARET - Roxy's Downtown 8%
Gwyn Birk - THE LEGEND OF GEORGIA MCBRIDE - Roxy's Downtown 8%
Chadwick Armstrong - DRACULA: A COMEDY OF TERRORS - Roxy's Downtown 6%
Julie Longhofer - THE OLD MAN AND THE OLD MOON - WICHITA REPERTORY THEATER (ICTRep) 5%
Chadwick Armstrong - HUNCHBACK OF NOTRE DAME - Roxy's Downtown 5%
Patty Reeder & Gwyn Birk - A CABARET CHRISTMAS - Roxy's Downtown 5%
Julie Longhofer - BOEING-BOEING - WICHITA REPERTORY THEATER (ICTRep) 4%
Julie Longhofer - BLITHE SPIRIT - Guild Hall Players 4%
Julie Longhofer - THE IMPORTANCE OF BEING EARNEST - WICHITA REPERTORY THEATER (ICTRep) 4%
Julie Longhofer - TRAVESTIES - WICHITA REPERTORY THEATER (ICTRep) 1%

Best Dance Production
LEGALLY BLONDE - Roxy's Downtown 63%
9 TO 5 THE MUSICAL - Music Theatre Wichita 21%
MATILDA - Music Theatre Wichita 16%

Best Direction Of A Musical
Rick Bumgardner - LEGALLY BLONDE - Roxy's Downtown 21%
Rick Bumgardner - INTO THE WOODS - Roxy's Downtown 20%
Rick Bumgardner & Jackson Dorris - JEKYLL & HYDE - Roxy's Downtown 18%
Rick Bumgardner - CABARET - Roxy's Downtown 14%
Deidre Goodwin - BEAUTIFUL: THE CAROLE KING MUSICAL - Music Theatre Wichita 8%
Rick Bumgardner - HUNCHBACK OF NOTRE DAME - Roxy's Downtown 8%
Julie Longhofer - THE OLD MAN AND THE OLD MOON - Wichita Repertory Theatre (ICTRep) 6%
Phil Speary - HELLO DOLLY - Guild Hall Players 6%

Best Direction Of A Play
Misty Maynard - CYRANO DE BERGERAC - Kechi Playhouse 26%
Rick Bumgardner - DRACULA: A COMEDY OF TERRORS - Roxy's Downtown 22%
Tom Frye - THE GOLDEN GIRLS - Roxy's Downtown 17%
Rick Bumgardner - THE LEGEND OF GEORGIA MCBRIDE - Roxy's Downtown 8%
Jeremy Buoy - SLOW FOOD - Wichita Community Theatre 4%
Angela Forrest and Chris Welborn - TAMING OF THE SHREW - Wichita Community Theatre 4%
Quinn Warren - THE MINUTES - Wichita Community Theatre 4%
Misty Maynard - PICNIC - Kechi Playhouse 3%
John Dalton White - BLITHE SPIRIT - Guild Hall Players 3%
Julie Longhofer - THE IMPORTANCE OF BEING EARNEST - WICHITA REPERTORY THEATER (ICTRep) 3%
Crystal Meek - THE WILD WOMEN OF WINEDALE - Wichita Community Theatre 2%
Jeremy Buoy - THE LAST LIFEBOAT - Guild Hall Players 2%
Dan Schuster - GRAND HORIZONS - Wichita Community Theatre 2%
Julie Longhofer - TRAVESTIES - WICHITA REPERTORY THEATER (ICTRep) 1%

Best Ensemble
CYRANO DE BERGERAC - Kechi Playhouse 21%
LEGALLY BLONDE - Roxy’s Downtown 20%
THE GOLDEN GIRLS - Roxy's Downtown 13%
INTO THE WOODS - Roxy’s Downtown 5%
MATILDA - Music Theatre Wichita 4%
CABARET - Roxy's Downtown 4%
THE HUNCHBACK OF NOTRE DAME - Roxy's Downtown 3%
JEKYLL AND HYDE - Roxy's Downtown 3%
FROZEN - Music Theatre Wichita 3%
DRACULA: A COMEDY OF TERRORS - Roxy's Downtown 3%
9 TO 5 THE MUSICAL - Music Theatre Wichita 3%
BEAUTIFUL: THE CAROLE KING MUSICAL - Music Theatre Wichita 3%
THE TAMING OF THE SHREW - Wichita Shakespeare Company 2%
THE LEGEND OF GEORGIA MCBRIDE - Roxy's Downtown 2%
THE OLD MAN AND THE OLD MOON - Wichita Repertory Theatre (ICTRep) 2%
SLOW FOOD - Wichita Community Theatre 1%
THE WILD WOMEN OF WINEDALE - Wichita Community Theatre 1%
THE LAST LIFEBOAT - Guild Hall Players 1%
THE MINUTES - Wichita Community Theatre 1%
A CABARET CHRISTMAS - Roxy's Downtown 1%
BLITHE SPIRIT - Guild Hall Players 1%
THE IMPORTANCE OF BEING EARNEST - WICHITA REPERTORY THEATER (ICTRep) 1%
GRAND HORIZONS - Wichita Community Theatre 1%
WHAT THE CONSTITUTION MEANS TO ME - Guild Hall Players 1%
BOEING-BOEING - WICHITA REPERTORY THEATER (ICTRep) 0%

Best Lighting Design Of A Play Or Musical
Arthur Reese - THE HUNCHBACK OF NOTRE DAME - Roxy's Downtown 15%
David Neville - CABARET - Roxy's Downtown 14%
Arthur Reese - JEKYLL AND HYDE - Roxy's Downtown 12%
Jamison Rhodes - THE OLD MAN AND THE OLD MOON - WICHITA REPERTORY THEATER (ICTRep) 11%
Arthur Reese - INTO THE WOODS - Roxy's Downtown 11%
Michael Cole - A CABARET CHRISTMAS - Roxy's Downtown 9%
Arthur Reese - DRACULA: A COMEDY OF TERRORS - Roxy's Downtown 7%
Jason Huffman - INTO THE WOODS - Roxy's Downtown 7%
Joseph Hiel - SLOW FOOD - Wichita Community Theatre 7%
Joseph Hiel - THE MINUTES - Wichita Community Theatre 6%

Best Music Direction & Orchestra Performance
Paul Graves - LEGALLY BLONDE - Roxy's Downtown 23%
Simon Hill - JEKYLL AND HYDE - Roxy's Downtown 21%
Roberta Wilkes & Simon Hill - CABARET - Roxy's Downtown 18%
Simon Hill - INTO THE WOODS - Roxy's Downtown 15%
Paul Graves - HELLO DOLLY - Guild Hall Players 13%
Simon Hill - THE HUNCHBACK OF NOTRE DAME - Roxy's Downtown 12%

Best Musical
LEGALLY BLONDE - Roxy's Downtown 27%
CABARET - Roxy's Downtown 17%
THE OLD MAN AND THE OLD MOON - Wichita Repertory Theatre (ICTRep) 17%
FROZEN - Music Theatre Wichita 11%
JEKYLL & HYDE - Roxy's Downtown 10%
INTO THE WOODS - Roxy’s Downtown 8%
THE HUNCHBACK OF NOTRE DAME - Roxy's Downtown 7%
HELLO DOLLY - Guild Hall Players 4%

Best Performer In A Musical
Koko Blanton - LEGALLY BLONDE - Roxy's Downtown 13%
Matthew Purdom - HELLO DOLLY - Guild Hall Players 13%
Hunter Bartholomew - LEGALLY BLONDE - Roxy's Downtown 10%
Kyle Vespestad - THE HUNCHBACK OF NOTRE DAME - Roxy's Downtown 9%
Simon Hill - CABARET - Roxy's Downtown 9%
Sarah Ziegler - JEKYLL & HYDE - Roxy's Downtown 7%
Nathan Oesterle - JEKYLL & HYDE - Roxy's Downtown 6%
Wyman Wheeler - LEGALLY BLONDE - Roxy's Downtown 5%
Tara Shaffer - INTO THE WOODS - Roxy's Downtown 5%
Gavin Tanner - HUNCHBACK OF NOTRE DAME - Roxy's Downtown 4%
Kaete Mokrynski - CABARET - Roxy's Downtown 4%
Aubrey Matalon - FROZEN - Music Theatre Wichita 4%
Stephanie Reuning-Scherer - GYPSY - Music Theatre Wichita 4%
Deanne Zogleman - HELLO DOLLY - Guild Hall Players 3%
Kennedy Caughell - FROZEN - Music Theatre Wichita 3%
Koko Blanton - HUNCHBACK OF NOTRE DAME - Roxy's Downtown 2%

Best Performer In A Play
Joseph Ross - CYRANO DE BERGERAC - Kechi Playhouse 22%
Kyle Vespestad - THE GOLDEN GIRLS - Roxy's Downtown 11%
Zeke Thompson - DRACULA: A COMEDY OF TERRORS - Roxy's Downtown 10%
Chelsie Penner - PICNIC - Kechi Playhouse 9%
Chris Sharkey - SLOW FOOD - Wichita Community Theatre 8%
Monte Wheeler - THE GOLDEN GIRLS - Roxy's Downtown 8%
Tom Frye - THE GOLDEN GIRLS - Roxy's Downtown 6%
Simon Hill - THE LEGEND OF GEORGIA MCBRIDE - Roxy's Downtown 6%
Scott Noah - THE GOLDEN GIRLS - Roxy's Downtown 4%
Angela Forrest - SLOW FOOD - Wichita Community Theatre 2%
Ashley McCracken-Christy - THE TAMING OF THE SHREW - Wichita Shakespeare Company 2%
Nathan Betzen - THE TAMING OF THE SHREW - Wichita Shakespeare Company 2%
Crystal Meek - GRAND HORIZONS - Wichita Community Theatre 1%
Jill Herbert - TRAVESTIES - WICHITA REPERTORY THEATER (ICTRep) 1%
Ashley McCracken-Christy - THE LAST LIFEBOAT - Guild Hall Players 1%
Mark Schuster - THE LAST LIFEBOAT - Guild Hall Players 1%
Holland Lee Kiser - THE IMPORTANCE OF BEING EARNEST - WICHITA REPERTORY THEATER (ICTRep) 1%
Joseph Ross - BLITHE SPIRIT - Kechi Playhouse 1%
Theresa Dombrowski - PICNIC - Kechi Playhouse 1%
Mark Schuster - SLOW FOOD - Wichita Community Theatre 1%
Matthew Gwinner - THE OLD MAN AND THE OLD MOON - WICHITA REPERTORY THEATER (ICTRep) 1%
Cody Proctor - THE OLD MAN AND THE OLD MOON - WICHITA REPERTORY THEATER (ICTRep) 1%
Matthew Gwinner - TRAVESTIES - Wichita Repertory Theatre (ICTRep) 0%

Best Play
THE GOLDEN GIRLS - Roxy's Downtown 26%
CYRANO DE BERGERAC - Kechi Playhouse 22%
DRACULA: A COMEDY OF TERRORS - Roxy's Downtown 13%
WHAT THE CONSTITUTION MEANS TO ME - Guild Hall Players 8%
THE LEGEND OF GEORGIA MCBRIDE - Roxy's Downtown 6%
PICNIC - Kechi Playhouse 5%
THE MINUTES - Wichita Community Theatre 3%
BLITHE SPIRIT - Guild Hall Players 3%
THE TAMING OF THE SHREW - Wichita Shakespeare Company 3%
SLOW FOOD - Wichita Community Theatre 3%
BOEING-BOEING - WICHITA REPERTORY THEATER (ICTRep) 2%
THE IMPORTANCE OF BEING EARNEST - WICHITA REPERTORY THEATER (ICTRep) 2%
GRAND HORIZONS - Wichita Community Theatre 1%
TRAVESTIES - WICHITA REPERTORY THEATER (ICTRep) 1%
THE LAST LIFEBOAT - Guild Hall Players 1%

Best Scenic Design Of A Play Or Musical
J Branson - LEGALLY BLONDE - Roxy's Downtown 17%
Michael Downs - FROZEN - Music Theatre Wichita 12%
Stan and Julie Longhofer - BLITHE SPIRIT - Guild Hall Players 11%
J Branson - INTO THE WOODS - Roxy's Downtown 9%
Michael Downs - JEKYLL & HYDE - Roxy's Downtown 9%
Michael Downs - CABARET - Roxy's Downtown 8%
J Branson - THE HUNCHBACK OF NOTRE DAME - Roxy's Downtown 7%
J Branson - DRACULA: A COMEDY OF TERRORS - Roxy's Downtown 6%
Michael Downs - A CABARET CHRISTMAS - Roxy's Downtown 6%
Hanson Long - THE MINUTES - Wichita Community Theatre 4%
J Branson - THE LEGEND OF GEORGIA MCBRIDE - Roxy's Downtown 3%
Quinn Warren - THE MINUTES - Wichita Community Theatre 3%
Stan Longhofer - THE IMPORTANCE OF BEING EARNEST - WICHITA REPERTORY THEATER (ICTRep) 2%
Steve Miatto - GRAND HORIZONS - Wichita Community Theatre 2%
Stan Longhofer - BOEING-BOEING - WICHITA REPERTORY THEATER (ICTRep) 1%

Best Sound Design Of A Play Or Musical
Kirk Longhofer - CYRANO DE BERGERAC - Kechi Playhouse 26%
Jason Huffman - LEGALLY BLONDE - Roxy's Downtown 18%
Jason Huffman - CABARET - Roxy's Downtown 9%
Jason Huffman - INTO THE WOODS - Roxy's Downtown 9%
Jason Huffman - JEKYLL & HYDE - Roxy's Downtown 8%
Jason Huffman - THE HUNCHBACK OF NOTRE DAME - Roxy's Downtown 7%
Jason Huffman - DRACULA: A COMEDY OF TERRORS - Roxy's Downtown 5%
Cole Adams - SLOW FOOD - Wichita Community Theatre 4%
Quinn Warren - THE MINUTES - Wichita Community Theatre 4%
Kirk Longhofer - BLITHE SPIRIT - Guild Hall Players 3%
Dan Schuster and Mark Schuster - GRAND HORIZONS - Wichita Community Theatre 2%
Kirk Longhofer - THE OLD MAN AND THE OLD MOON - WICHITA REPERTORY THEATER (ICTRep) 2%
Kirk Longhofer - ARSENIC AND OLD LACE - Wichita Community Theatre 1%
Kirk Longhofer - BOEING-BOEING - WICHITA REPERTORY THEATER (ICTRep) 1%
Kirk Longhofer - TRAVESTIES - Wichita Repertory Theatre (ICTRep) 1%

Best Supporting Performer In A Musical
Kelcy Mohr - LEGALLY BLONDE - Roxy's Downtown 11%
Kyle Vespestad - HUNCHBACK OF NOTRE DAME - Roxy's Downtown 7%
Nick Albrecht - JEKYLL & HYDE - Roxy's Downtown 6%
Julia Faust - LEGALLY BLONDE - Roxy's Downtown 5%
Injoy Fountain - 9 TO 5 - Mtw 5%
Dan Campbell - CABARET - Roxy's Downtown 5%
Jenny Hines - INTO THE WOODS - Roxy's Downtown 4%
Indya Lincicome - BEAUTIFUL: THE CAROLE KING MUSICAL - Music Theatre Wichita 4%
Shannon McMillan - JEKYLL & HYDE - Roxy's Downtown 4%
Chris Sharkey - CABARET - Roxy's Downtown 4%
Marcus Byers Jr. - BEAUTIFUL: THE CAROLE KING MUSICAL - Music Theatre Wichita 3%
Rayna J. - BEAUTIFUL: THE CAROLE KING MUSICAL - Music Theatre Wichita 3%
Max Dutton - LEGALLY BLONDE - Roxy’s Downtown 3%
Wyman Wheeler - INTO THE WOODS - Roxy's Downtown 3%
Zeke Thompson - INTO THE WOODS - Roxy's Downtown 3%
Rachel Downs - LEGALLY BLONDE - Roxy's Downtown 3%
Alanna Porter - BEAUTIFUL: CAROLE KING MUSICAL - Music Theatre Wichita 3%
Claire Gerig - INTO THE WOODS - Roxy's Downtown 3%
David Raehpour - INTO THE WOODS - Roxy's Downtown 2%
Aria Evans - MATILDA - Music Theatre Wichita 2%
Max Dutton - THE HUNCHBACK OF NOTRE DAME - Roxy's Downtown 2%
Vonda Schuster - INTO THE WOODS - Roxy's Downtown 2%
Teri Mott - CABARET - Roxy's Downtown 2%
Mia Krebs - INTO THE WOODS - Roxy's Downtown 2%
Max Dutton - HUNCHBACK OF NOTRE DAME - Roxy's Downtown 2%

Best Supporting Performer In A Play
Kelsi Harris - CYRANO DE BERGERAC - Kechi Playhouse 21%
Nick Albrecht - DRACULA: A COMEDY OF TERRORS - Roxy's Downtown 12%
Matthew Purdom - THE LEGEND OF GEORGIA MCBRIDE - Roxy's Downtown 9%
Cadence LeBoeuf - DRACULA: A COMEDY OF TERRORS - Roxy's Downtown 9%
Emily Redfield - WHAT THE CONSTITUTION MEANS TO ME - Guild Hall Players 5%
Madison Laughlin - DRACULA: A COMEDY OF TERRORS - Roxy's Downtown 4%
Megan Parsley - DRACULA: A COMEDY OF TERRORS - Roxy's Downtown 4%
Brad Thomison - THE LEGEND OF GEORGIA MCBRIDE - Roxy's Downtown 4%
John Keckeisen - THE SUNSHINE BOYS - Roxy's Downtown 3%
Angela Forrest - THINGS MY MOTHER TAUGHT ME - Kechi Playhouse 3%
Lydia Pirilli - BLITHE SPIRIT - Guild Hall Players 2%
Misty Maynard - THE LAST LIFEBOAT - Guild Hall Players 2%
Jami Thomas - PICNIC - Kechi Playhouse 2%
Chelsea Daniel - ARSENIC AND OLD LACE - Wichita Community Theatre 2%
Dennis Arnold - THE LEGEND OF GEORGIA MCBRIDE - Roxy's Downtown 2%
Jeremy Buoy - THE TAMING OF THE SHREW - Wichita Shakespeare Company 2%
Deb Goin - GRAND HORIZONS - Wichita Community Theatre 1%
Braden Layman - THE LAST LIFEBOAT - Guild Hall Players 1%
Bobbi Green - WHAT THE CONSTITUTION MEANS TO ME - Guild Hall Players 1%
Theresa Dombrowski - PICNIC - Kechi Playhouse 1%
Michele Janssens - BOEING-BOEING - WICHITA REPERTORY THEATER (ICTRep) 1%
Lydia Harbutz - THE LEGEND OF GEORGIA MCBRIDE - Roxy's Downtown 1%
Jon Kline - GRAND HORIZONS - Wichita Community Theatre 1%
Kaleb Waller - THE TAMING OF THE SHREW - Wichita Shakespeare Company 1%
Hanson Long - THE TAMING OF THE SHREW - GLOBE - Wichita Community Theatre 1%

Favorite Local Theatre
Roxy's Downtown 47%
Kechi Playhouse 27%
Music Theatre Wichita 10%
Wichita Community Theatre 8%
Mosley Street Melodrama 4%
Guild Hall Players 3%
Wichita Repertory Theatre (ICTRep) 2%



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