First Standings Announced for the 2025 BroadwayWorld Santa Barbara Awards; CABARET Leads Best Musical!
Voting continues through December 31, 2025.
By: BWW Awards Dec. 01, 2025
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The 2025 Regional Awards honor regional productions, touring shows, and more which had their first performance between October 1, 2024 through September 30, 2025. Winners will be announced in January.
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2025 BroadwayWorld Santa Barbara Standings
Best Cabaret/Concert/Solo Performance
Bethany Thomas
- SONGS FOR NOBODIES
- Pacific Conservatory Theatre - PCPA
42%
Keenon Hooks - SOMETHING ROTTEN! - Pcpa-pacific Conservatory Theatre 22% Joel Wadlow - SHREK - Central Coast Theatre Company 20% Joel Wadlow - LEGALLY BLONDE - Central Coast Theatre Company 13% Michele Spears - YOUNG FRANKENSTEIN - The Theatre Group at SBCC 12%
Katherine Prado - SHREK - Central Coast Theatre Company 25% Beauty and the Beast - CAROLINE REIN - Pcpa-pacific Conservatory Theatre 19% Pamela Shaw - YOUNG FRANKENSTEIN - The Theatre Group at SBCC 13% Katherine Prado - LEGALLY BLONDE - Central Coast Theatre Company 11% Alexa Behm - THE THREEPENNY OPERA - UCSB Launchpad 8% Samantha Eve - NATASHA, PIERRE AND THE GREAT COMET OF 1812 - Out of the Box Theatre Company 7% Much Ado About Nothing - TRACEE BEAR - Pcpa-pacific Conservatory Theatre 7% Katherine Prado - ELEPHANTS GRAVEYARD - Central Coast Theatre Company 4%
THE ADDAMS FAMILY - Stage left 39% SANTA BARBARA DANCE THEATER - Hatlen Theater 35% ALVIN AILEY - Granada 16% TWYLA THARPE - Granada 7% CLOUDGATE - Granada 3% Best Direction Of A Musical
Victoria Prado - SHREK - Central Coast Theatre Company 21% Victoria Prado - LEGALLY BLONDE - Central Coast Theatre Company 19% Erik Stein - BEAUTY AND THE BEAST - Pcpa-pacific Conservatory Theatre 15% Rick Mokler - YOUNG FRANKENSTEIN - The Theatre Group at SBCC 13% Kitty Balay - WAITRESS - Pcpa-pacific Conservatory Theatre 11% Samantha Eve - NATASHA, PIERRE & THE GREAT COMET OF 1812 - Out of the Box Theatre 8% Roger DeLaurier/Keenon Hooks - SOMETHING ROTTEN! - Pcpa-pacific Conservatory Theatre 6% Brian McDonald - MILLION DOLLAR QUARTET - Ensemble Theatre Company of Santa Barbara 6% Rob Lindley - SONGS FOR NOBODIES - Pcpa-pacific Conservatory Theatre 1% Best Direction Of A Play
Sean Woodring - ELEPHANTS GRAVEYARD - Central Coast Theatre Company 30% Sara Rademacher - SANCTUARY CITY - Pcpa-pacific Conservatory Theatre 17% Michael Brusasco - HOLMES & WATSON - Pcpa-pacific Conservatory Theatre 15% Katie Laris - SHERWOOD - The Theatre Group at SBCC 10% Michael Bernard - CRIME AND PUNISHMENT: A COMEDY - Theatre Group at SBCC 6% Jamie Torcellini - DRACULA, A COMEDY OF TERRORS - Ensemble Theatre Company of Santa Barbara 5% Risa Brainin - STRANGE BIRDS - UCSB Launchpad 5% Pesha Wright - DANCE NATION - UCSB Launchpad 4% Asa Olsson - SOCIAL INSECURITY - Alcazar Theatre 2% Irwin Appel - THE TEMPEST - Naked Shakes 2% Jonathan Fox - LOST IN YONKERS - Theatre Group at SBCC 2% Andy Fickman - PARENTS IN CHAINS - Ensemble Theater Co 1% R. Michael Gross - LIES - Center Stage Theater 1% Best Ensemble
SHREK - Central Coast Theatre Company 22% SOMETHING ROTTEN! - Pcpa-pacific Conservatory Theatre 20% LEGALLY BLONDE - Central Coast Theatre Company 16% NATASHA, PIERRE AND THE GREAT COMET OF 1812 - Out of the Box Theatre Company 9% CRIME AND PUNISHMENT: A COMEDY - Theatre Group at SBCC 8% ELEPHANTS GRAVEYARD - Central Coast Theatre Company 6% SHERWOOD - Theatre Group at SBCC 5% THE ADDAMS FAMILY - Stage left productions 4% DANCE NATION - UCSB Launchpad 3% STRANGE BIRDS - UCSB Launchpad 3% THE TEMPEST - Naked Shakes 2% MILLION DOLLAR QUARTET - Ensemble Theatre Company of Santa Barbara 2% LIES - Center Stage 0% PARENTS IN CHAINS - Ensemble theater Co 0% SOCIAL INSECURITY - Alcazar Theatre 0% Best Lighting Design Of A Play Or Musical
Rick Pierce - SHREK - Central Coast Theatre Company 24% Cody Soper - HOLMES & WATSON - Pcpa-pacific Conservatory Theatre 21% Ben Crop - YOUNG FRANKENSTEIN - The Theatre Group at SBCC 14% Rick Pierce - LEGALLY BLONDE - Central Coast Theatre Company 13% Kaede Kogo - NATASHA, PIERRE AND THE GREAT COMET OF 1812 - Out of the Box Theatre Company 7% Michael Klaers - STRANGE BIRDS - UCSB Launchpad 5% Vickie Scott - DANCE NATION - UCSB Launchpad 4% Darren McCroom - THE THREEPENNY OPERA - UCSB Launchpad 4% Patricia L. Frank - CRIME AND PUNISHMENT - The Theatre Group at SBCC 4% Mike Billings - MILLION DOLLAR QUARTET - Ensemble Theatre Company of Santa Barbara 3% LIES - Center Stage Theater 2% Best Music Direction & Orchestra Performance
Mark Robertshaw - SHREK - Central Coast Theatre Company 25% Jake Cannon & Orchestra - WAITRESS - Pcpa-pacific Conservatory Theatre 17% Mark Robertshaw - LEGALLY BLONDE - Central Coast Theatre Company 14% David Potter - YOUNG FRANKENSTEIN - The Theatre Group at SBCC 13% Brad Carroll - THE THREEPENNY OPERA - UCSB Launchpad 9% Sio Tepper & Jay Real - NATASHA, PIERRE, & THE GREAT COMET OF 1812 - Out of the Box Theatre Co. 7% Jake Cannon & Orchestra - SONGS FOR NOBODIES - Pcpa-pacific Conservatory Theatre 7% David Lamoureux - MILLION DOLLAR QUARTET - Ensemble Theatre Company of Santa Barbara 3% Jim Connolly - THE TEMPEST - Naked Shakes 3% Best Musical
SHREK - Central Coast Theatre Company 26% LEGALLY BLONDE - Central Coast Theatre Company 20% SONGS FOR NOBODIES - Pcpa-pacific Conservatory Theatre 18% YOUNG FRANKENSTEIN - Theatre Group at SBCC 11% NATASHA, PIERRE, & THE GREAT COMET OF 1812 - Out of the Box Theatre Co. 9% THE THREEPENNY OPERA - UCSB Launchpad 4% THE ADDAMS FAMILY - Stage left 4% MILLION DOLLAR QUARTET - Ensemble Theatre Company of Santa Barbara 4% THREEPENNY OPERA - UCSB Launchpad 4% Best New Play Or Musical
SHOE (WORKSHOP/READING) - Pcpa-pacific Conservatory Theatre 41% STRANGE BIRDS - UCSB Launchpad 20% LIES - Center Stage Theater 16% JUSTICE - Ensemble Theatre Company of Santa Barbara 12% PARENTS IN CHAINS - Ensemble Theater Co 8% SOCIAL INSECURITY - Alcazar Theatre 4% Best Performer In A Musical
Molly Dobbs - WAITRESS - Pcpa-pacific Conservatory Theatre 14% Alexx Asencio - SHREK - Central Coast Theatre Company 14% Jadyn Oates - LEGALLY BLONDE - Central Coast Theatre Company 11% Vivian Oxley - THE THREEPENNY OPERA - UCSB Launchpad 8% Dillon Yuhasz - YOUNG FRANKENSTEIN - The Theatre Group at SBCC 7% Maile-Kai Merrick - NATASHA, PIERRE, & THE GREAT COMET OF 1812 - Out of the Box Theatre Co. 7% Cordell Cole - SOMETHING ROTTEN! - Pcpa-pacific Conservatory Theatre 5% Erik Stein - SOMETHING ROTTEN! - Pcpa-pacific Conservatory Theatre 5% Bethany Thomas - SONGS FOR NOBODIES - Pcpa-pacific Conservatory Theatre 4% Landen Sheridan - SHREK - Central Coast Theatre Company 4% Jon Estes - SHREK - Central Coast Theatre Company 4% Tiffany Story - YOUNG FRANKENSTEIN - The Theatre Group at SBCC 3% Ryan Beaghler - YOUNG FRANKENSTEIN - The Theatre Group at SBCC 3% Hunter McCormick - SHREK - Central Coast Theatre Company 3% Sean Talley - LEGALLY BLONDE - Central Coast Theatre Company 3% Brian Hoyson - NATASHA, PIERRE, & THE GREAT COMET OF 1812 - Out of the Box Theatre Co. 3% Taylor Chambers - LEGALLY BLONDE - Central Coast Theatre Company 2% Desiree Stefanini - LEGALLY BLONDE - Central Coast Theatre Company 2% Nick Voss - MILLION DOLLAR QUARTET - Ensemble Theatre Company of Santa Barbara 1% Best Performer In A Play
Kiara Plaza - SANCTUARY CITY - Pcpa-pacific Conservatory Theatre 22% Alexx Asencio - ELEPHANTS GRAVEYARD - Central Coast Theatre Company 18% Emily Trask - MUCH ADO ABOUT NOTHING - Pcpa-pacific Conservatory Theatre 12% Sara Sadjadi - STRANGE BIRDS - UCSB Launchpad 6% Andrew Banderas - SANCTUARY CITY - Pcpa-pacific Conservatory Theatre 6% Tyler Gilbert - CRIME AND PUNISHMENT: A COMEDY - Theatre Group at SBCC 5% Hunter McCormick - ELEPHANTS GRAVEYARD - Central Coast Theatre Company 4% Will Block - HAMLET - Ensemble Theater 4% Taylor Chambers - ELEPHANTS GRAVEYARD - Central Coast Theatre Company 4% Nicholis Sheley - SHERWOOD - The Theatre Group at SBCC 4% Adam Hagenbuch - DRACULA, A COMEDY OF TERRORS - Ensemble Theatre Company of Santa Barbara 3% Mark Booher - HOLMES & WATSON - Pcpa-pacific Conservatory Theatre 2% Nick Schiro - ELEPHANTS GRAVEYARD - Central Coast Theatre Company 2% Ben Thomas - CRIME & PUNISHMENT - The Theatre Group at SBCC 2% Rachel Brown - CRIME AND PUNISHMENT: A COMEDY - Theatre Group at SBCC 2% Rachel Brown - SHERWOOD - The Theatre Group at SBCC 1% Leslie Story - LOST IN YONKERS - Theatre Group at SBCC 1% Nic Valinsky - LIES - Center Stage 1% Leesa Beck - LOST IN YONKERS - The Theatre Group at SBCC 1% E. Bonnie Lewis - SOCIAL INSECURITY - Alcazar Theatre 0% Best Play
SANCTUARY CITY - Pcpa-pacific Conservatory Theatre 33% ELEPHANTS GRAVEYARD - Central Coast Theatre Company 23% CRIME AND PUNISHMENT - The Theatre Group at SBCC 10% HOLMES & WATSON - Pcpa-pacific Conservatory Theatre 9% DANCE NATION - UCSB Launchpad 6% SHERWOOD - The Theatre Group at SBCC 5% THE THREEPENNY OPERA - UCSB Launchpad 5% STRANGE BIRDS - UCSB Launchpad 2% LOST IN YONKERS - Theatre Group at SBCC 2% THE TEMPEST - Naked Shakes 2% PARENTS IN CHAINS - Ensemble Theater Co 2% LIES - Center Stage Theater 1% Best Scenic Design Of A Play Or Musical
Jason Bolen - WAITRESS - Pcpa-pacific Conservatory Theatre 25% Patricia L. Frank - YOUNG FRANKENSTEIN - The Theatre Group at SBCC 18% Jason Bolen - MUCH ADO ABOUT NOTHING - Pcpa-pacific Conservatory Theatre 12% Ann Sheffield - STRANGE BIRDS - UCSB Launchpad 9% Fred Kinney - THE THREEPENNY OPERA - UCSB Launchpad 8% Kevin Dudley - HOLMES & WATSON - Pcpa-pacific Conservatory Theatre 7% Patricia L. Frank - CRIME AND PUNISHMENT - The Theatre Group at SBCC 5% Patricia L. Frank - SHERWOOD - The Theatre Group at SBCC 5% Mike Billings - MILLION DOLLAR QUARTET - Ensemble Theatre Company of Santa Barbara 4% Stephen Gifford - WAR OF THE WORLDS THE PANIC BROADCAST - Ensemble Theatre of Santa Barbara 4% Jeffrey Kmiec - SONGS FOR NOBODIES - Pcpa-pacific Conservatory Theatre 4% Best Sound Design Of A Play Or Musical
Elisabeth Weidner - HOLMES & WATSON - Pcpa-pacific Conservatory Theatre 40% Jonathan Mitchell - YOUNG FRANKENSTEIN - Theatre Group at SBCC 37% Danny Fiandaca - MILLION DOLLAR QUARTET - Ensemble Theatre Company of Santa Barbara 12% Jazer Sibley-Schwartz - DANCE NATION - UCSB Launchpad 11% Best Supporting Performer In A Musical
Natalie Mara - WAITRESS - Pcpa-pacific Conservatory Theatre 15% Alex Newton - SHREK - Central Coast Theatre Company 14% Gracie Dodson - SHREK - Central Coast Theatre Company 11% Tiffany Story - YOUNG FRANKENSTEIN - Theatre Group at SBCC 9% Alexander Pimentel - WAITRESS - Pcpa-pacific Conservatory Theatre 8% Jose Vasquez Mendoza - LEGALLY BLONDE - Central Coast Theatre Company 7% Bethany Thomas - WAITRESS - Pcpa-pacific Conservatory Theatre 6% Will Muse - YOUNG FRANKENSTEIN - The Theatre Group at SBCC 5% Daniel Geiger - SHREK - Central Coast Theatre Company 4% Emily Trask - SOMETHING ROTTEN! - Pcpa-pacific Conservatory Theatre 4% CJ Smith - NATASHA, PIERRE, & THE GREAT COMET OF 1812 - Out of the Box Theatre Co. 3% Andree Zavala - SHREK - Central Coast Theatre Company 3% Marisol Miller-Wave - NATASHA, PIERRE, & THE GREAT COMET OF 1812 - Out of the Box Theatre Co. 3% Ricardo Sanchez - LEGALLY BLONDE - Central Coast Theatre Company 2% Taylor Chambers - SHREK - Central Coast Theatre Company 2% Micheal Lao - NATASHA, PIERRE, & THE GREAT COMET OF 1812 - Out of the Box Theatre Co. 2% Kahonukai Boro - SHREK - Central Coast Theatre Company 2% Best Supporting Performer In A Play
Alex Newton - ELEPHANTS GRAVEYARD - Central Coast Theatre Company 16% Alexander Pimentel - SANCTUARY CITY - Pcpa-pacific Conservatory Theatre 14% Erik Stein - MUCH ADO ABOUT NOTHING - Pcpa-pacific Conservatory Theatre 11% Alice Deutsch - ELEPHANTS GRAVEYARD - Central Coast Theatre Company 7% Vivian Oxley - DANCE NATION - UCSB Launchpad 7% Mike Fiore - HOLMES & WATSON - Pcpa-pacific Conservatory Theatre 7% Fatima Torrez - STRANGE BIRDS - UCSB Launchpad 6% Raina Williams - CRIME AND PUNISHMENT - The Theatre Group at SBCC 6% Tyler Gilbert - SHERWOOD - Theatre Group at SBCC 6% Kurtis Newton - ELEPHANTS GRAVEYARD - Central Coast Theatre Company 4% Nicholis Sheley - CRIME AND PUNISHMENT - The Theatre Group at SBCC 4% Regina Hernandez - DRACULA, A COMEDY OF TERRORS - Ensemble Theatre Company of Santa Barbara 4% Kalina Bumgardner - ELEPHANTS GRAVEYARD - Central Coast Theatre Company 3% Matthew Tavianini - CRIME AND PUNISHMENT - The Theatre Group at SBCC 3% Luke Hamilton - LOST IN YONKERS - Theatre Group at SBCC 2% Peter Fuller - LOST IN YONKERS - The Theatre Group at SBCC 0% Best Theatre For Young Audiences Production
SHREK - Central Coast Theatre Company 59% BLAST OFF! - Pcpa-pacific Conservatory Theatre 23% URINETOWN - San Marcos Theatre 18% Favorite Local Theatre
Central Coast Theatre Company 40% Pcpa-pacific Conservatory Theatre 29% The Theatre Group at SBCC 14% Out of the Box Theatre Co. 8% UCSB Launchpad 7% Naked Shakes 2%
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