BroadwayWorld Calgary Awards December 5th Standings; DISNEY'S NEWSIES Leads Best Musical!

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2023 BroadwayWorld Calgary Standings

Best Choreography Of A Play Or Musical
Kayla Mackenzie - DISNEY'S NEWSIES - Storybook Theatre 32%
Stephanie Jurkova - PIPPIN - StoryBook Theatre 19%
Greg Pember - ELF THE MUSICAL - Storybook Theatre 12%
Julie Tomaino - JIMMY BUFFETT'S ESCAPE TO MARGARITAVILLE - Theatre Calgary 11%
Jocelyn Hover - RIDE THE CYCLONE - BrownCow Collective 10%
Stephen West - KINKY BOOTS - Front Row Centre 5%
Samantha Ketsa - (TAYLOR'S VERSION) - DIY Theatre & Baker Miller Pink 4%
Kayla Mackenzie - TICK, TICK... BOOM! - Forte Musical Theatre 3%
Kayla Mackenzie - THE LIGHTNING THIEF: THE PERCY JACKSON MUSICAL - Storybook Theatre 3%
Alexa Elser - LOVE STRUCK - Theatre of Consequence 1%
Timothy French - ONE HIT WONDERS - Stage West 0

Best Costume Design Of A Play Or Musical
Catherine Handford - ELF THE MUSICAL - StoryBook Theatre 24%
Ralamy Kneeshaw - THE IMPORTANCE OF BEING EARNEST - Theatre Calgary 22%
Melissa Mitchell - DISNEY'S NEWSIES - Storybook Theatre 18%
Catherine Handford - RIDE THE CYCLONE - BrownCow Collective 11%
Joelle Wyminga - PETER AND THE STARCATCHER - Storybook Theatre 10%
Rebecca Toon - THE DARK LADY - Lunchbox Theatre 7%
Nicole Logan - (TAYLOR'S VERSION) - DIY Theatre & Baker Miller Pink 6%
Benjamin Toner - ONE HIT WONDERS - Stage West 1%

Best Dance Production
DISNEY'S NEWSIES - Storybook Theatre 65%
ELF THE MUSICAL - Storybook Theatre 35%

Best Direction Of A Musical
James Peranda - RIDE THE CYCLONE - BrownCow Collective 15%
Mark Bellamy - ELF THE MUSICAL - Storybook Theatre 13%
Aliza Sarian - Disney's Newsies - Storybook Theatre 13%
Julie Tomaino - JIMMY BUFFETT'S ESCAPE TO MARGARITAVILLE - Theatre Calgary 11%
Samatha McKennaCurrie - ELLA ENCHANTED - StoryBook Theatre 10%
JP Thibodeau - TICK TICK BOOK - Forte Musical Theatre 7%
Cayley Wreggitt - (TAYLOR'S VERSION) - DIY Theatre & Baker Miller Pink 6%
Stephen West & Char Brydges - KINKY BOOTS - Front Row Centre 5%
Jonathan Christenson - NEVERMORE - Vertigo Theatre 4%
Michael Scholar Jr. - THE LIGHTNING THIEF: THE PERCY JACKSON MUSICAL - StoryBook Theatre 4%
JP Thibodeau - YOU'RE A GOOD MAN, CHARLIE BROWN - StageWest 3%
Bronwyn Steinberg - HOME FOR THE HOLIDAYS - Lunchbox Theatre 3%
Kathryn Smith - WE'RE GONNA DIE - Verb Theatre 3%
JP Thibodeau - NAUGHTY BUT NICE 9 - Forte Musical Theatre 2%
James perranda - RIDE THE CYCLONE - Storybook Theatre 2%

Best Direction Of A Play
Stafford Arima - FORGIVENESS - Theatre Calgary 37%
Simon Mallett - PETER AND THE STARCATCHER - Storybook Theatre 33%
Bronwyn Steinberg - THE IMPORTANCE OF BEING EARNEST - Theatre Calgary 12%
Conrad Belau - LOVE STRUCK - Theatre of Consequence 7%
Craig Hall - THE EXTRACTIONIST - Vertigo Theatre 5%
Pat Chan - BILL C773 - Seniors Acting Lab 5%

Best Ensemble
DISNEY'S NEWSIES - Storybook Theatre 28%
PETER AND THE STARCATCHER - Storybook Theatre 11%
RIDE THE CYCLONE - BrownCow Collective 11%
ELF THE MUSICAL - Storybook Theatre 10%
JIMMY BUFFETT'S ESCAPE TO MARGARITAVILLE - Theatre Calgary 8%
PIPPIN - Storybook Theatre 7%
THE LIGHTNING THIEF: THE PERCY JACKSON MUSICAL - Storybook Theatre 6%
(TAYLOR'S VERSION) - DIY Theatre & Baker Miller Pink 6%
ELLA ENCHANTED - Storybook Theatre 6%
KINKY BOOTS - Front Row Centre 4%
THE NORDEGG INCIDENT - Sucker for Punishment Art Group/Theatre of Consequence 1%
BILL C773 - Seniors Acting Lab 1%
COWGIRL UP - Alberta Theatre Projects 1%
100 YEARS OF DARKNESS - Inside Out Theatre 0%
ONE HIT WONDERS - StageWest 0%

Best Lighting Design Of A Play Or Musical
JP Thibodeau - DISNEY'S NEWSIES - Storybook Theatre 16%
Ben Childs - RIDE THE CYCLONE - BrownCow Collective 14%
Skylar Desjardins - THE LIGHTNING THIEF: THE PERCY JACKSON MUSICAL - Storybook Theatre 13%
Bretta Gerecke - NEVERMORE - Vertigo Theatre 10%
Kris Mish - ELF THE MUSICAL - Storybook Theatre 8%
Jeff Harrison - LITTLE RED WARRIOR AND HIS LAWYER - Theatre Calgary 8%
Nicole Logan - (TAYLOR'S VERSION) - DIY Theatre & Baker Miller Pink 6%
Ben Childs - KINKY BOOTS - Front Row Centre 6%
Za Hughes - PETER AND THE STARCATCHER - Storybook Theatre 5%
Alexandra Prichard - GASLIGHT - Vertigo Theatre 5%
Kris Mish - TICK TICK BOOK - Forte Musical Theatre 5%
Lauren Acheson - HOME FOR THE HOLIDAYS - Lunchbox Theatre 3%
Lauren Acheson - THE NORDEGG INCIDENT - Sucker for Punishment Art Group/Theatre of Consequence 1%

Best Music Direction & Orchestra Performance
Alecia Pagnotta - DISNEY'S NEWSIES - Storybook Theatre 23%
Ethan Vasquez Taylor - RIDE THE CYCLONE - BrownCow Collective 13%
Joel Schaefer - ELF THE MUSICAL - Storybook Theatre 13%
Chris Tsujiuchi - JIMMY BUFFETT'S ESCAPE TO MARGARITAVILLE - Theatre Calgary 12%
Ruth Alexander - NEVERMORE - Vertigo Theatre 8%
Ethan Vasquez Taylor - ELLA ENCHANTED - Storybook Theatre 7%
Ian Robertson - THE LIGHTNING THIEF: THE PERCY JACKSON MUSICAL - 2023 6%
Joe Slabe - TICK TICK BOOM - Forte Musical Theatre 5%
Joy Robinson - (TAYLOR'S VERSION) - DIY Theatre & Baker Miller Pink 5%
Joe Slabe - NAUGHTY BUT NICE - Forte Musical Theatre 4%
Anne Roggensack - KINKY BOOTS - Front Row Centre 3%
Alixandra Cowman - HOME FOR THE HOLIDAYS - Lunchbox Theatre 2%

Best Musical
DISNEY'S NEWSIES - Storybook Theatre 31%
RIDE THE CYCLONE - BrownCow Collective 15%
ELF THE MUSICAL - Storybook Theatre 9%
JIMMY BUFFETT'S ESCAPE TO MARGARITAVILLE - Theatre Calgary 7%
ELLA ENCHANTED - Storybook Theatre 7%
THE LIGHTNING THIEF: THE PERCY JACKSON MUSICAL - Storybook Theatre 7%
TICK TICK BOOM - Forte Musical Theatre 6%
NEVERMORE - Vertigo Theatre 6%
(TAYLOR'S VERSION) - DIY Theatre & Baker Miller Pink 5%
KINKY BOOTS - Front Row Centre 3%
HOME FOR THE HOLIDAYS - Lunchbox Theatre 2%
9 TO 5 - THE MUSICAL - Stage West 1%
NAUGHTY BUT NICE 9 - Forte Musical Theatre 1%

Best New Play Or Musical
FORGIVENESS - Theatre Calgary 51%
(TAYLOR'S VERSION) - DIY Theatre & Baker Miller Pink 16%
HOME FOR THE HOLIDAYS - Lunchbox Theatre 12%
THE EXTRACTIONIST - Vertigo Theatre 9%
BILL C773 - Seniors Acting Lab 6%
INNOCENCE: ASTRAY - Third Draft Theatre 6%

Best Performer In A Musical
Sofia Aya Cristancho - NEWSIES - Storybook Theatre 21%
Katie McMillan - JIMMY BUFFETT'S ESCAPE TO MARGARITAVILLE - Theatre Calgary 12%
Danielle Baker - RIDE THE CYCLONE - BrownCow Collective 9%
Cameron Chapman - ELF THE MUSICAL - Storybook Theatre 8%
Cameron Gilmour - THE LIGHTNING THIEF: THE PERCY JACKSON MUSICAL - Storybook Theatre 7%
Alex Flynn-Belanger - DISNEY'S NEWSIES - Storybook Theatre 6%
Leah Chan - PIPPIN - Storybook Theatre 6%
Chelsea Howell-Fellows - (TAYLOR'S VERSION) - DIY Theatre & Baker Miller Pink 5%
DANE BJORNSON - TICK, TICK... BOOM! - Forte Musical Theatre 5%
Aaronsaul Negre - LEGALLY BLONDE - Storybook Theatre 3%
Joel Schaefer - TICK, TICK... BOOM! - Forte Musical Theatre 3%
Shakura Dickson - ADY DAY AT EMERSON'S BAR AND GRILL - Theatre Calgary 3%
Jessica Jones - TICK, TICK... BOOM! - Forte Musical Theatre 3%
Elinor Holt - 9 TO 5 - THE MUSICAL - Stage West 2%
Felix Yoder - KINKY BOOTS - Front Row Centre 2%
Alex Flynn Belanger - THE LIGHTNING THIEF: THE PERCY JACKSON MUSICAL - Storybook Theatre 1%
Elvie Ellis - JESUS CHRIST SUPERSTAR - Southern Alberta Jubilee 1%
Conrad Belau - MONO MAN MIA! LIVE! - High Performance Rodeo 1%
Grace Fedorchuk - (TAYLOR'S VERSION) - DIY Theatre & Baker Miller Pink 1%
Elena Belyea - WE'RE GONNA DIE - Verb Theatre 1%
Mitra Byron - THE LIGHTNING THIEF: THE PERCY JACKSON MUSICAL - Storybook Theatre 1%
Mitra Pooranalingam - THE LIGHTNING THIEF: THE PERCY JACKSON MUSICAL - Storybook Theatre 0%
Donna Ng - (TAYLOR'S VERSION) - DIY Theatre & Baker Miller Pink 0%
Fred Amdur - KINKY BOOTS - Front Row Centre 0

Best Performer In A Play
Jackie Thurber - PETER AND THE STARCATCHER - Storybook Theatre 22%
Yoshie Bancroft - FORGIVENESS - Theatre Calgary 14%
Aaronsaul Negre - PETER AND THE STARCATCHER - Storybook Theatre 14%
Neil James - PETER AND THE STARCATCHER - Storybook Theatre 14%
Griffin Cork - FORGIVENESS - Theatre Calgary 12%
Emily Howard - THE IMPORTANCE OF BEING EARNEST - Theatre Calgary 9%
Bruce Horak - RICHARD III - The Shakespeare Company 5%
Christopher Duthie - THE IMPORTANCE OF BEING EARNEST - Theatre Calgary 5%
Chris Heatherington - BILL C773 - Seniors Acting Lab 3%
Ayla Stephen - LOVE STRUCK - Theatre of Consequence 1%
Daniela Vlaskalic - RICHARD III - The Shakespeare Company 1%
Emily Howard - LOVE STRUCK - Theatre of Consequence 1%

Best Play
PETER AND THE STARCATCHER - Storybook Theatre 32%
FORGIVENESS - Theatre Calgary 29%
RIDE THE CYCLONE - BrownCow Collective 20%
LITTLE RED WARRIOR AND HIS LAWYER - Theatre Calgary 6%
BILL C773 - Seniors Acting Lab 4%
THE MINISTRY OF GRACE - Making Treaty 7 4%
RICHARD III - The Shakespeare Company 3%
100 YEARS OF DARKNESS - Inside Out Theatre 2%
LOVE STRUCK - Theatre of Consequence 1%

Best Production of an Opera
MACBETH - Calgary Opera 74%
THE (R)EVOLUTION OF STEVE JOBS - Calgary Opera 26%

Best Scenic Design Of A Play Or Musical
Jonathan Beaudoin - DISNEY'S NEWSIES - Storybook Theatre 20%
James perranda - RIDE THE CYCLONE - BrownCow Collective 17%
Pam Johnson - FORGIVENESS - Theatre Calgary 17%
JP Thibodeau - ELF THE MUSICAL - Storybook Theatre 13%
Scott Reid - MURDER ON THE ORIENT EXPRESS - Vertigo Theatre 10%
James perranda - PETER AND THE STARCATCHER - Storybook Theatre 10%
Nicole Logan - (TAYLOR'S VERSION) - DIY Theatre & Baker Miller Pink 6%
Terry Gunvordahl - THE LIGHTNING THIEF: THE PERCY JACKSON MUSICAL - Storybook Theatre 5%
Andy Moro - THE MINISTRY OF GRACE - Making Treaty 7 2%

Best Sound Design Of A Play Or Musical
Ross Wilson - DISNEY'S NEWSIES - Storybook Theatre 22%
Joshua Reid - FORGIVENESS - Theatre Calgary 21%
Ben Childs - RIDE THE CYCLONE - BrownCow Collective 17%
Gad Gijon - ELF THE MUSICAL - Storybook Theatre 13%
Joy Robinson - (TAYLOR'S VERSION) - DIY Theatre & Baker Miller Pink 6%
Alixandra Cowman - HOME FOR THE HOLIDAYS - Lunchbox Theatre 5%
Alixandra Cowman - GASLIGHT - Vertigo Theatre 5%
Alixandra Cowman - THE DARK LADY - Lunchbox Theatre 5%
Alixandra Cowman - THE IMPORTANCE OF BEING EARNEST - Theatre Calgary 5%
Alixandra Cowman - MAGIC LIES - Rosebud Theatre 0%

Best Supporting Performer In A Musical
Shayla Fiveland - DISNEY'S NEWSIES - Storybook Theatre 14%
Conor Thomson - DISNEY'S NEWSIES - Storybook Theatre 13%
Sofia Aya Cristancho - ELF THE MUSICAL - Storybook Theatre 13%
Amy Warren - ELLA ENCHANTED - Storybook Theatre 10%
Jayda Freeman - DISNEY'S NEWSIES - Storybook Theatre 8%
julian bauer - ELF THE MUSICAL - Storybook Theatre 6%
Alexa Elser - ESCAPE TO MARGARITAVILLE - Theatre Calgary 6%
Michelle Rawlings - ELF THE MUSICAL - StoryBook Theatre 5%
Joel Schaefer - TICK, TICK... BOOM! - Forte Musical Theatre 5%
Glen Mills - JIMMY BUFFETT'S ESCAPE TO MARGARITAVILLE - Theatre Calgary 4%
Maggie Myles - PIPPIN - Storybook Theatre 3%
Jeremy Walker - KINKY BOOTS - Front Row Centre 3%
Sarah Haggeman - PIPPIN - Storybook Theatre 3%
Jackie Gibney - ELF THE MUSICAL - Storybook Theatre 2%
Danielle Baker - KINKY BOOTS - Frontier High School 2%
Jackie Gibney - FOLLIES - Front Row Centre 2%
Thomas Zima - PIPPIN - Storybook Theatre 2%

Best Supporting Performer In A Play
Sofia Aya Cristancho - PETER AND THE STARCATCHER - Storybook Theatre 26%
Maysan Kawash - PETER AND THE STARCATCHER - Storybook Theatre 16%
Jerod Blake - FORGIVENESS - Theatre Calgary 15%
Alexandria Lee - PETER AND THE STARCATCHER - Storybook Theatre 10%
Daniel Fong - THE STRANGE CASE OF DR. JEKYLL & MR. HYDE - Vertigo Theatre 8%
Anna Cummer - TEENAGE DICK - Alberta Theatre Projects 6%
Kevin McNulty - LITTLE RED WARRIOR AND HIS LAWYER - Theatre Calgary 6%
Alex Flynn Belanger - PETER AND THE STARCATCHER - Storybook Theatre 6%
Filsan Dualeh - RICHARD III - The Shakespeare Company 3%
Rylan Nilsson - BILL C773 - Seniors Acting Lab 2%
Mustafa Albssi - 100 YEARS OF DARKNESS - Inside Out Theatre 2%
Ebony Gooden - 100 YEARS OF DARKNESS - Inside Out Theatre 1%

Best Theatre For Young Audiences Production
DISNEY'S NEWSIES - Storybook Theatre 37%
ELF THE MUSICAL - Storybook Theatre 17%
PETER AND THE STARCATCHER - Storybook Theatre 13%
ELLA ENCHANTED - Storybook Theatre 10%
THE LIGHTNING THIEF: THE PERCY JACKSON MUSICAL - StoryBook Theatre 9%
HONK - Storybook Theatre 8%
CANDY CANE KIDS - Storybook Theatre 6%

Favorite Local Theatre
Storybook Theatre 45%
Theatre Calgary 21%
BrownCow Collective 9%
Vertigo Theatre 8%
DIY Theatre & Baker Miller Pink 4%
Untold Stories Theatre 3%
Forte Musical Theatre 3%
Lunchbox Theatre 3%
8 Rojo 2%
Front Row Centre 2%
Notre Dame High School 0%
Heritage Park Community Center 0

 

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