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Last Chance to Vote for the BWW Omaha Awards; Voting Ends 12/31

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By: Dec. 26, 2023
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2023 BroadwayWorld Omaha Standings

Best Choreography Of A Play Or Musical
Courtney Piccoli - CATCH ME IF YOU CAN - Pinewood Performing Arts 43%
Kaia Anderson - LITTLE SHOP OF HORRORS - Lincoln Community Playhouse 23%
Sue Valker - DISNEY'S BEAUTY AND THE BEAST - The Rose Theater 17%
Kayleigh Schadwinkel - THE MUSIC MAN - Beatrice Community Players 17%

Best Costume Design Of A Play Or Musical
Maralee Maldavs - CATCH ME IF YOU CAN - Pinewood Performing Arts 35%
Anna Naomi Erdman - YOUNG FRANKENSTEIN - Nebraska Communities Playhouse 21%
Zach Kloppenborg - DISNEY'S BEAUTY AND THE BEAST - The Rose Theater 13%
Ashley Hothan - PUFFS - Beatrice Community Players 10%
Jean Spilker & Cecily Wiedel - THE NEVERENDING STORY - Beatrice Community Players 7%
Lindsay Armstrong - FARCE OF NATURE - Beatrice Community Players 5%
Zach Kloppenborg - THE LIGHTNING THIEF: THE PERCY JACKSON MUSICAL - The Rose Theater 4%
Izumi Inaba - THE CHINESE LADY - Bluebarn Theatre 3%
Sherri Geerdes - THE STINKY CHEESE MAN AND OTHER FAIRLY STUPID TALES - The Rose Theater 2%

Best Direction Of A Musical
Courtney Piccoli - CATCH ME IF YOU CAN - Pinewood Performing Arts 24%
JD Madsen - YOUNG FRANKENSTEIN - Nebraska Communities Playhouse 20%
Jamie Bullins - LITTLE SHOP OF HORRORS - Lincoln Community Playhouse 17%
Jean Spilker - THE MUSIC MAN - Beatrice Community Players 12%
Sarah Brown - CINDERELLA - The Rose Theater 8%
Kevin Colbert - 9-5 - Lofte Community Theatre 6%
Ann Pollard - SWEENEY TODD - Lincoln Community Playhouse 5%
Carrie Smith Lewis - THE SPONGEBOB MUSICAL - The Rose Theater 4%
Mackenzie Zielke - INTO THE WOODS - Chanticleer Theatre 4%

Best Direction Of A Play
Morrie Enders - THE MUSICAL COMEDY MURDERS OF 1940 - Lincoln Community Playhouse 20%
Tyler Rinne - PUFFS - Beatrice Community Players 14%
Timothy W Scholl - PREDICTOR - Angels Theatre Company 13%
Rachele Stoops - MURDER ON THE ORIENT EXPRESS - Community Players, Inc. 10%
Kevin Colbert - THE DIARY OF ANNE FRANK - Lofte Community Theatre 9%
Stephanie Jacobson - THE STINKY CHEESE MAN AND OTHER FAIRLY STUPID TALES - The Rose Theater 7%
Wai Yim - THE CHINESE LADY - Bluebarn Theatre 7%
Jillian Carter - HUNTER GATHERERS - OmniArts Nebraska 5%
Jessica Burrill-Logue - FIREFLY - The Rose Theater 5%
Kevin Colbert - NOISES OFF - Lofte Community Theatre 4%
Dustin Witte - MARJORIE PRIME - OmniArts Nebraska 4%
Kevin Colbert - THE MOUSETRAP - Lofte Community Theatre 4%

Best Ensemble
YOUNG FRANKENSTEIN - Nebraska Communities Playhouse 20%
DISNEY'S BEAUTY AND THE BEAST - The Rose Theater 17%
LITTLE SHOP OF HORRORS - Lincoln Community Playhouse 14%
SWEENEY TODD - Lincoln Community Playhouse 10%
THE MUSIC MAN - Beatrice Community Players 7%
THE DIARY OF ANNE FRANK - Lofte Community Theatre 6%
PUFFS - Beatrice Community Players 5%
MURDER ON THE ORIENT EXPRESS - Community Players, Inc. 4%
PREDICTOR - Angels Theatre Company 4%
CINDERELLA - The Rose Theater 3%
INTO THE WOODS - Chanticleer Theatre 3%
MACBETH - Bluebarn Theatre 2%
NOISES OFF - Lofte Community Theatre 2%
FENCES - Omaha community playhouse 2%
FIRST FLIGHT FESTIVAL - Angels Theatre Company 1%
THE STINKY CHEESE MAN AND OTHER FAIRLY STUPID TALES - The Rose Theater 0%

Best Lighting Design Of A Play Or Musical
Lilli Rowan - YOUNG FRANKENSTEIN - Nebraska Communities Playhouse 35%
Jamie Ulmer - MURDER ON THE ORIENT EXPRESS - Community Players, Inc. 11%
Brandon Clark - PUFFS - Beatrice Community Players 10%
Matt Benes - THE LIGHTNING THIEF: THE PERCY JACKSON MUSICAL - The Rose Theater 9%
Dan Stratman - PREDICTOR - Angels Theatre Company 7%
Matt Benes - THE SPONGEBOB MUSICAL - The Rose Theater 6%
Brandon Clark - THE MUSIC MAN - Community Players, Inc. 6%
Christy Hernandez - THE LAST STOP ON MARKET STREET - The Rose Theater 5%
Jamie Ulmer - A CHRISTMAS STORY: THE MUSICAL - Beatrice Community Players 4%
Maya Bredenkamp - THE CHINESE LADY - Bluebarn Theatre 3%
Dan Stratman - DOVE - Angels Theatre Company 2%

Best Music Direction & Orchestra Performance
Shauna Shaefer - LITTLE SHOP OF HORRORS - Lincoln Community Playhouse 24%
Michael Trutna - YOUNG FRANKENSTEIN - Nebraska Communities Playhouse 20%
Ashley Daily - SWEENEY TODD - Lincoln Community Playhouse 18%
Jerry Brabec - DISNEY'S BEAUTY AND THE BEAST - The Rose Theater 15%
Rachel Kornfeld-Lambrecht - THE MUSIC MAN - Beatrice Community Players 9%
Liz Stinman - THE LIGHTNING THIEF: THE PERCY JACKSON MUSICAL - The Rose Theater 7%
Connor Husa - A CHRISTMAS STORY: THE MUSICAL - Beatrice Community Players 5%
Elliot Roth - MACBETH - Bluebarn Theatre 2%

Best Musical
YOUNG FRANKENSTEIN - Nebraska Communities Playhouse 19%
CATCH ME IF YOU CAN - Pinewood Performing Arts 18%
DISNEY'S BEAUTY AND THE BEAST - The Rose Theater 16%
LITTLE SHOP OF HORRORS - Lincoln Community Playhouse 14%
THE MUSIC MAN - Beatrice Community Players 9%
SWEENEY TODD - Lincoln Community Playhouse 9%
9 TO 5 THE MUSICAL - The Lofte Community Theatre 5%
INTO THE WOODS - Chanticleer Theatre 4%
THE LIGHTNING THIEF: THE PERCY JACKSON MUSICAL - The Rose Theater 2%
CINDERELLA - The Rose Theater 2%
THE SPONGEBOB MUSICAL - The Rose Theater 1%

Best New Play Or Musical
POPULARITY COACH - The Rose Theater 39%
PREDICTOR - Angels Theatre Company 32%
FIRST FLIGHT FESTIVAL - Angels Theatre Company 28%

Best Performer In A Musical
Bede Fulton - CATCH ME IF YOU CAN - Pinewood Performing Arts 21%
Michelle Ingle - LITTLE SHOP OF HORRORS - Lincoln Community Playhouse 15%
Biannah Peji-Palm - DISNEY'S BEAUTY AND THE BEAST - The Rose Theater 13%
Joe Hanson - YOUNG FRANKENSTEIN - Nebraska Communities Playhouse 9%
Anna Erikson - THE MUSIC MAN - Beatrice Community Players 6%
Lauren Silverman Durban - SWEENEY TODD - Lincoln Community Playhouse 6%
Sky Lindquist - LITTLE SHOP OF HORRORS - Lincoln Community Playhouse 5%
Wade Mumford - YOUNG FRANKENSTEIN - Nebraska Communities Playhouse 5%
John Francis - THE MUSIC MAN - Beatrice Community Players 4%
JD Madsen - SWEENEY TODD - Lincoln Community Playhouse 4%
Jesse Wohlman - DISNEY'S BEAUTY AND THE BEAST - The Rose Theater 3%
Zoella Sneed - CINDERELLA - The Rose Theater 3%
Wade Mumford - 9 TO 5 THE MUSICAL - Lofte Community Theatre 2%
Callan Williams - A CHRISTMAS STORY: THE MUSICAL - Beatrice Community Players 2%
Natalie McGovern - 9 TO 5 THE MUSICAL - Lofte Community Theatre 1%
Corbin Griffin - ARTHUR AND FRIENDS MAKE A MUSICAL - The Rose Theater 1%

Best Performer In A Play
Max Antoine - THE MOUNTAINTOP - Lincoln Community Playhouse 18%
Lily Pope - THE DIARY OF ANNE FRANK - Lofte Community Theatre 11%
Scott Clark - MURDER ON THE ORIENT EXPRESS - Community Players, Inc. 9%
Liz Martelli - PREDICTOR - Angels Theatre Company 8%
Myeisha Essex - THE MOUNTAINTOP - Lincoln Community Playhouse 7%
Mike Fox - PUFFS - Beatrice Community Players 7%
Jack Tyson - THE MUSICAL COMEDY MURDERS OF 1940 - Lincoln Community Playhouse 6%
Analisa Swerczek - ROTTERDAM - Voices in Alliance 4%
Adam Kovar - NOISES OFF - Lofte Community Theatre 4%
Sterling Johnson - PUFFS - Beatrice Community Players 4%
Shandi Anderson - HUNTER GATHERERS - OmniArts Nebraska 4%
Kevin Ehrhardt - THE STINKY CHEESE MAN AND OTHER FAIRLY STUPID TALES - The Rose Theater 4%
Judson Cloudt - POPULARITY COACH - The Rose Theater 3%
Jaden Hollinger - THE LAST STOP ON MARKET STREET - The Rose Theater 3%
Delaney Jackson - TWELFTH NIGHT OR WHAT TWO WILL - Benson Theater 2%
BJ Monson - THE DIARY OF ANNE FRANK - Lofte Community Theatre 2%
Eric Moyer - DOVE - Angels Theatre Company 1%
Anthony Montegut - FENCES - Omaha community playhouse 1%
Lisa Tejero - THE CHINESE LADY - Bluebarn Theatre 1%

Best Play
THE MOUNTAINTOP - Lincoln Community Playhouse 19%
FIREFLY - The Rose Theater 13%
MACBETH - Bluebarn Theatre 13%
PUFFS - Beatrice Community Players 10%
MURDER ON THE ORIENT EXPRESS - Community Players, Inc. 10%
PREDICTOR - Angels Theatre Company 9%
THE DIARY OF ANNE FRANK - Lofte Community Theatre 9%
THE STINKY CHEESE MAN AND OTHER FAIRLY STUPID TALES - The Rose Theater 4%
THE MOUSETRAP - Lofte Community Theatre 4%
NOISES OFF - Lofte Community Theatre 3%
ROTTERDAM - Voices in Alliance 2%
THE CHINESE LADY - Bluebarn Theatre 2%
POPULARITY COACH - The Rose Theater 2%

Best Scenic Design Of A Play Or Musical
JD Madsen - YOUNG FRANKENSTEIN - Nebraska Communities Playhouse 29%
Jamie Ulmer - MURDER ON THE ORIENT EXPRESS - Community Players, Inc. 12%
Jeff Stander - DISNEY'S BEAUTY AND THE BEAST - The Rose Theater 12%
Tyler Rinne - FARCE OF NATURE - Beatrice Community Players 11%
Douglas Clarke - SWEENEY TODD - Lincoln Community Playhouse 9%
Jamie Bullins - PREDICTOR - Angels Theatre Company 6%
Scenographic - MUSICAL COMEDY MURDERS OF 1940 - Lincoln Community Playhouse 5%
Tim McMath - THE SPONGEBOB MUSICAL - The Rose Theater 4%
Dustin Witte - HUNTER GATHERERS - OmniArts Nebraska 3%
Seth Howard - THE LIGHTNING THIEF: THE PERCY JACKSON MUSICAL - The Rose Theater 3%
Michael Fortkamp - DOVE - Angels Theatre Company 3%
Bill VanDeest - THE CHINESE LADY - Bluebarn Theatre 2%
Kathy Voecks - FIREFLY - The Rose Theater 1%
Whitney Lehn Meltz - POPULARITY COACH - The Rose Theater 1%

Best Sound Design Of A Play Or Musical
Michael Trutna - YOUNG FRANKENSTEIN - Nebraska Communities Playhouse 42%
Christy Hernandez - DISNEY'S BEAUTY AND THE BEAST - The Rose Theater 22%
Barbara Armstead - MUSICAL COMEDY MURDERS OF 1940 - Lincoln Community Playhouse 19%
Christy Hernandez - THE LIGHTNING THIEF: THE PERCY JACKSON MUSICAL - The Rose Theater 10%
Bill Kirby - THE CHINESE LADY - Bluebarn Theatre 8%

Best Supporting Performer In A Musical
Grant Schirmer - CATCH ME IF YOU CAN - Pinewood Performing Arts 26%
Will Yindrick - LITTLE SHOP OF HORRORS - Lincoln Community Playhouse 20%
Henry Erikson - THE MUSIC MAN - Beatrice Community Players 12%
Christian Cardona - YOUNG FRANKENSTEIN - Nebraska Communities Playhouse 11%
Chloe Schwarting - YOUNG FRANKENSTEIN - Nebraska Communities Playhouse 11%
Maddie Smith - THE LIGHTNING THIEF: THE PERCY JACKSON MUSICAL - The Rose Theater 7%
Carina DuMarce - CINDERELLA - The Rose Theater 6%
Tory Petz - THE MUSIC MAN - Beatrice Community Players 4%
Joshua Orsi - THE SPONGEBOB MUSICAL - The Rose Theater 2%
Karl Houser - ARTHUR AND FRIENDS MAKE A MUSICAL - The Rose Theater 1%

Best Supporting Performer In A Play
Sasha Dobson - PREDICTOR - Angels Theatre Company 20%
Michael Booton - THE MUSICAL COMEDY MURDERS OF 1940 - Lincoln Community Playhouse 19%
Elena Rinne - PUFFS - Beatrice Community Players 12%
Jean Spilker - FARCE OF NATURE - Beatrice Community Players 7%
Brandon Clark - PUFFS - Beatrice Community Players 6%
Melida Mead - THE DIARY OF ANNE FRANK - Lofte Community Theatre 6%
Chris Berger - THE MOUSETRAP - Lofte Community Theatre 5%
Jimmy Nguyen - THE CHINESE LADY - Bluebarn Theatre 5%
Christa Dunker - THE DIARY OF ANNE FRANK - Lofte Community Theatre 5%
Jenny Sutphin - MURDER ON THE ORIENT EXPRESS - Community Players, Inc. 4%
Natalie McGovern - NOISES OFF - Loft communtiy theatre 4%
Alissa Harold - MACBETH - Bluebarn Theatre 3%
Mark Geist - MURDER ON THE ORIENT EXPRESS - Beatrice Community Players 2%
George Dippold - MACBETH - Bluebarn Theatre 2%
Diane Kramer Kahnk - FARCE OF NATURE - Community Players, Inc. 1%

Best Theatre For Young Audiences Production
DISNEY'S BEAUTY AND THE BEAST - The Rose Theater 38%
THE NEVERENDING STORY - Beatrice Community Players 31%
THE LIGHTNING THIEF: THE PERCY JACKSON MUSICAL - The Rose Theater 19%
THE SPONGEBOB MUSICAL - The Rose Theater 9%
FIREFLY - The Rose Theater 4%

Favorite Local Theatre
Lincoln Community Playhouse 31%
The Rose Theater 20%
Beatrice Community Players 14%
Nebraska Communities Playhouse 12%
Angels Theatre Company 8%
Lofte Community Theatre 7%
OmniArts Nebraska 4%
Bluebarn Theatre 4%



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