Winners Announced For The 2025 BroadwayWorld Fort Wayne Awards

Winners have been announced for the 2025 BroadwayWorld Fort Wayne Awards! 

The 2025 Regional Awards honor regional productions, touring shows, and more which had their first performance between October 1, 2024 through September 30, 2025. This year the BroadwayWorld Regional Awards were bigger and better than ever, including over 100 cities across America, Canada, Central and South America, Europe, and Asia!

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2025 BroadwayWorld Fort Wayne Award Winners

Best Cabaret/Concert/Solo Performance
Jami Sons-Beard - MISCAST CABARET - Huntington Theatre Guild Act 2

Best Choreography Of A Play Or Musical
Eric Smead - CURTAINS - The Harold Company Performers

Best Costume Design Of A Play Or Musical
DJ Reed - JOSEPH AND THE AMAZING TECHNICOLOR DREAMCOAT - Wagon Wheel Center for the Arts

Best Dance Production
JOSEPH AND THE AMAZING TECHNICOLOR DREAMCOAT - Wells Community Theater

Best Direction Of A Musical
Shane Barkley - CURTAINS - The Harold Company Performers

Best Direction Of A Play
Cynthia Smyth-Wartzok - LETTERS HOME - The Pulse Opera House

Best Ensemble
JOSEPH AND THE AMAZING TECHNICOLOR DREAMCOAT - Wells Community Theatre

Best Lighting Design Of A Play Or Musical
Keith Gilbert - CURTAINS - The Harold Company Performers

Best Music Direction & Orchestra Performance
Melissa Baughman - CURTAINS - The Harold Company Performers

Best Musical
JOSEPH AND THE AMAZING TECHNICOLOR DREAMCOAT - Creative Arts Theatre of Bluffton

Best New Play Or Musical
24-HOUR PLAYS - Purdue University Fort Wayne

Best Performer In A Musical
Nicky Trivino - SOUTH PACIFIC - Wagon Wheel Center for the Arts

Best Performer In A Play
Vivian Littell - THE BOXCAR CHILDREN - Pulse Opera House

Best Play
A CHRISTMAS CAROL - Summit City Music Theatre

Best Scenic Design Of A Play Or Musical
Shane Barkley - CURTAINS - The Harold Company Performers

Best Sound Design Of A Play Or Musical
Jerey Bugge - JOSEPH AND THE AMAZING TECHNICOLOR DREAMCOAT - Wells Community Theater

Best Supporting Performer In A Musical
McKenna Vore - LEGALLY BLONDE - Jay County Civic Theatre

Best Supporting Performer In A Play
Jamison Dickey - THE BOXCAR CHILDREN - Pulse Opera House

Best Theatre For Young Audiences Production
THE BOXCAR CHILDREN - The Pulse Opera House

Favorite Local Theatre
Jay County Civic Theatre

Winners can download graphics here.