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2023 BroadwayWorld Wichita Standings

Best Choreography Of A Play Or Musical
Courtney Wages - RIDE THE CYCLONE - Roxy's Downtown 31%
Sheldon Mba - DREAMGIRLS - Crown Arts Collaborative 25%
Chaz Wolcott - CATS - Music Theatre Wichita 12%
Brian J. Marcum - BEAUTY AND THE BEAST - Music Theatre Wichita 10%
Courtney Wages - KISS OF THE SPIDER WOMAN - Roxy's Downtown 7%
Eric Sciotto - ROCK OF AGES - Music Theatre Wichita 7%
Courtney Wages - TWO GENTLEMEN OF VERONA - Roxy's Downtown 5%
Michelle Potterf - RAGTIME - Music Theatre Wichita 4%

Best Costume Design Of A Play Or Musical
Joseph Sibley - BEAUTY AND THE BEAST - Music Theatre Wichita 33%
Gwyn Birk - DREAMGIRLS - Crown Arts Collaborative 32%
Patty Reeder - KISS OF THE SPIDER WOMAN - Roxy's Downtown 13%
Abby Stroot - ROCK OF AGES - Music Theatre Wichita 12%
Gwyn Birk - KISS OF THE SPIDER WOMAN - Roxy's Downtown 10%

Best Dance Production
CATS - Music Theatre Wichita 46%
BEAUTY AND THE BEAST - Music Theatre Wichita 27%
RAGTIME - Music Theatre Wichita 11%
ROCK OF AGES - Music Theatre Wichita 11%
SHORT & SUITE NUTCRACKER - Wichita Center for Performing Arts 5%

Best Direction Of A Musical
Porter Jones - RIDE THE CYCLONE - Roxy's Downtown 37%
Sheldon Mba - DREAMGIRLS - Crown Arts Collaborative 23%
Deidre Goodwin - RAGTIME - Music Theatre Wichita 11%
Brian J Marcum - BEAUTY AND THE BEAST - Music Theatre Wichita 10%
Rick Bumgardner - KISS OF THE SPIDER WOMAN - Roxy's Downtown 10%
Chaz Wolcott - CATS - Music Theatre Wichita 5%
Eric Sciotto - ROCK OF AGES - Music Theatre Wichita 5%

Best Direction Of A Play
Rick Bumgardner - THE PLAY THAT GOES WRONG - Roxy's Downtown 57%
John Dalton White - STEEL MAGNOLIAS - Wichita Community Theatre 14%
Julie Longhofer - LIGHT UP THE SKY - Wichita Community Theatre 7%
Dan Schuster - TITUS ANDRONICUS - Wichita Community Theatre 6%
Mark Schuster - LEADING LADIES - Wichita Community Theatre 5%
Misty Maynard - FLAMING IDIOTS - Kechi Playhouse 5%
Jeremy Buoy - MISS BENNETT: CHRISTMAS AT PEMBERLEY - Wichita Community Theatre 3%
Joe Parrish - MERCHANT OF VENICE - Guild Hall Players 2%

Best Ensemble
DREAMGIRLS - Crown Arts Collaborative 27%
RIDE THE CYCLONE - Roxy's Downtown 21%
CATS - Music Theatre Wichita 12%
THE GOLDEN GIRLS - Roxy's Downtown 10%
THE PLAY THAT GOES WRONG - Roxy’s Downtown 6%
RAGTIME - Music Theatre Wichita 6%
BEAUTY AND THE BEAST - Music Theatre Wichita 5%
LEADING LADIES - Wichita Community Theatre 3%
LA CAGE AUX FOLLES - Roxy's Downtown 2%
MISS BENNETT CHRISTMAS AT PEMBERLEY - Wichita Community Theatre 2%
LIGHT UP THE SKY - Wichita Community Theatre 2%
TITUS ANDRONICUS - Wichita Community Theatre 2%
ROCK OF AGES - Music Theatre Wichita 2%
FRESH PRINCE OF BELLE PLAINE - Mosley Street Melodrama 1%

Best Lighting Design Of A Play Or Musical
Scott Olney - CARRIE - Roxy's Downtown 28%
Preston Hunt - DREAMGIRLS - Crown Arts Collaborative 20%
Arthur Reese - KISS OF THE SPIDER WOMAN - Roxy's Downtown 17%
Yael Lubetzky - CATS - Music Theatre Wichita 16%
Aaron Mooney - BEAUTY AND THE BEAST - Music Theatre Wichita 8%
Bentley Heydt - ROCK OF AGES - Music Theatre Wichita 8%
Maranda Debusk - RAGTIME - Music Theatre Wichita 3%

Best Music Direction & Orchestra Performance
Paul graves - RIDE THE CYCLONE - Roxy's Downtown 30%
Dr. Rayvon Moore - DREAMGIRLS - Crown Arts Collaborative 18%
Thomas W. Douglas - RAGTIME - Music Theatre Wichita 14%
Dacia Brown - ROCKY HORROR SHOW - Crown Arts Collaborative 8%
Jesse Warkentin - BEAUTY AND THE BEAST - Music Theatre Wichita 7%
Simon Hill - KISS OF THE SPIDER WOMAN - Roxy's Downtown 7%
Melissa Yanchak - CATS - Music Theatre Wichita 5%
Dacia Brown - NIGHTMARE ON MOSLEY STREET - Mosley Street Melodrama 4%
Thomas W. Douglas - ROCK OF AGES - Music Theatre Wichita 3%
Paul Graves - PASSION - Guild Hall Players 3%

Best Musical
RIDE THE CYCLONE - Roxy's Downtown 30%
DREAMGIRLS - Crown Arts Collaborative 29%
BEAUTY AND THE BEAST - Music Theatre Wichita 9%
RAGTIME - Music Theatre Wichita 9%
CATS - Music Theatre Wichita 9%
LA CAGE AUX FOLLES - Roxy's Downtown 5%
KISS OF THE SPIDER WOMAN - Roxy's Downtown 5%
ROCK OF AGES - Music Theatre Wichita 3%
DESCENDANTS THE MUSICAL - Laughing Feet 0%

Best Performer In A Musical
Matthew Purdom - RIDE THE CYCLONE - Roxy’s Downtown 18%
Jaslyn Alexander - DREAMGIRLS - Crown Arts Collaborative 17%
Wyman Wheeler - RIDE THE CYCLONE - Roxy's Downtown 9%
Ranease Brown - BEAUTY AND THE BEAST - Music Theatre Wichita 8%
Brishjun Ray - DREAMGIRLS - Crown Arts Collaborative 7%
Scott Noah - LA CAGE AUX FOLLES - Roxy’s Downtown 6%
Claire Gerig - KISS OF THE SPIDER WOMAN - Roxy's Downtown 5%
Emma Ogea - ROCK OF AGES - Music Theatre Wichita 5%
Marissa McGowan - RAGTIME - Music Theatre Wichita 4%
Shaun-Michael Morse - KISS OF THE SPIDER WOMAN - Roxy's Downtown 4%
Lorenz Looney - DREAMGIRLS - Crown Arts Collaborative 4%
Jennifer Marcum - CATS - Music Theatre Wichita 3%
Erin Elizabeth Clemons - RAGTIME - Music Theatre Wichita 3%
Kalene Blanton - DREAMGIRLS - Crown Arts Collaborative 2%
Leo Roberts - BEAUTY AND THE BEAST - Music Theatre Wichita 1%
Deanne Zogleman - PASSION - Guild Hall Players 1%
Levon Mathis - TWO GENTLEMEN OF VERONA - Roxy's Downtown 1%
Nick Wetta - DESCENDANTS THE MUSICAL - Laughing Feet 1%
Jackson Dorris - TWO GENTLEMEN OF VERONA - Roxy's Downtown 1%

Best Performer In A Play
Rick Bumgardner - THE PLAY THAT GOES WRONG - Roxy's Downtown 24%
Scott Noah - THE GOLDEN GIRLS - Roxy's Downtown 20%
Lyle Valentine - THE PLAY THAT GOES WRONG - Roxy’s Downtown 11%
Nick Albrecht - THE PLAY THAT GOES WRONG - Roxy's Downtown 11%
Mary Donaldson - STEEL MAGNOLIAS - Wichita Community Theatre 9%
Lydia Harbutz - STEEL MAGNOLIA - Wichita Community Theatre 7%
Chris Welborn - LEADING LADIES - Wichita Community Theatre 4%
Braden Layman - FLAMING IDIOTS - Kechi Playhouse 4%
Viviano Legorreta - LEADING LADIES - Wichita Community Theatre 4%
Kierra Abrienne - TITUS ANDRONICUS - Wichita Community Theatre 2%
Joe Parrish - TITUS ANDRONICUS - Wichita Community Theatre 2%
Coleman Adams - MISS BENNETT: CHRISTMAS AT PEMBERLEY - Wichita Community Theatre 1%

Best Play
THE PLAY THAT GOES WRONG - Roxy's Downtown 49%
LEADING LADIES - Wichita Community Theatre 17%
STEEL MAGNOLIAS - Wichita Community Theatre 16%
FLAMING IDIOTS - Kechi Playhouse 10%
TITUS ANDRONICUS - Wichita Community Theatre 5%
MISS BENNETT: CHRISTMAS AT PEMBERLEY - Wichita Community Theatre 2%

Best Production of an Opera
ALL IS CALM: THE CHRISTMAS TRUCE OF 1914 - Wichita Grand Opera 61%
THE MAGIC FLUTE - Opera Kansas 39%

Best Scenic Design Of A Play Or Musical
Jordan Slusher - CATS - Music Theatre Wichita 31%
J Branson - RIDE THE CYCLONE - Roxy's Downtown 24%
Tamara Gagne - DREAMGIRLS - Crown Arts Collaborative 16%
Michael Downs - THE PLAY THAT GOES WRONG - Roxy's Downtown 15%
J Branson - BEAUTY AND THE BEAST - Music Theatre Wichita 6%
Michael Downs - CARRIE - Roxy's Downtown 5%
Michael Downs - ROCK OF AGES - Music Theatre Wichita 2%

Best Sound Design Of A Play Or Musical
Porter Jones - KISS OF THE SPIDER WOMAN - Roxy's Downtown 41%
Kirk Longhofer - DREAMGIRLS - Crown Arts Collaborative 23%
Ryan Morrow - CATS - Music Theatre Wichita 17%
David Muehl - BEAUTY AND THE BEAST - Music Theatre Wichita 11%
David Muehl - ROCK OF AGES - Music Theatre Wichita 7%

Best Supporting Performer In A Musical
Dex O’Neal - RIDE THE CYCLONE - Roxy's Downtown 35%
Courtney Price-Dukes - DREAMGIRLS - Crown Arts Collaborative 15%
Sophia Hillman - DREAMGIRLS - Crown Arts Collaborative 9%
Levon Mathis - DREAMGIRLS - Crown Arts Collaborative 7%
Monte Riegel Wheeler - ROCK OF AGES - Music Theatre Wichita 6%
Carson Hampton Palmer - CATS - Music Theatre Wichita 5%
Angelica McRae Breathett - RAGTIME - Music Theatre Wichita 5%
Zeke Thompson - KISS OF THE SPIDER WOMAN - Roxy's Downtown 4%
Anna Gassett - CATS - Music Theatre Wichita 4%
Duncan Smith - RAGTIME - Music Theatre Wichita 4%
Ted Woodward - KISS OF THE SPIDER WOMAN - Roxy's Downtown 2%
Anna Gassett - RAGTIME - Music Theatre Wichita 2%
Kevin Hack - BEAUTY AND THE BEAST - Music Theatre Wichita 1%

Best Supporting Performer In A Play
Injoy Fountain - NIGHTMARE ON MOSLEY STREET - Mosley Street Melodrama 34%
Julia Faust - LEADING LADIES - Wichita Community Theatre 16%
Briley Meek - FRESH PRINCE OF BELLE PLAINE - Mosley Street Melodrama 14%
Terri Ingram - LEADING LADIES - Wichita Community Theatre 9%
Miranda winholtz - TITUS ANDRONICUS - Wichita Community Theatre 7%
Chelsea Daniel - MISS BENNETT: CHRISTMAS AT PEMBERLEY - Wichita Community Theatre 6%
Chris Welborn - FLAMING IDIOTS - Kechi Playhouse 6%
Viviano Legorreta - TITUS ANDRONICUS - Wichita Community Theatre 4%
Braden Layman - LEADING LADIES - Wichita Community Theatre 4%

Best Theatre For Young Audiences Production
DESCENDANTS THE MUSICAL - Laughing Feet 80%
SHORT & SUITE NUTCRACKER - Wichita Center for Performing Arts 20%

Favorite Local Theatre
Roxy's Downtown 42%
Crown Arts Collaborative 19%
Music Theatre Wichita 19%
Wichita Community Theatre 10%
Mosley Street Melodrama 4%
Kechi Playhouse 2%
The Forum Theater 2%
Guild Hall Players 1%
Laughing Feet 0%

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