First Standings Announced For The 2023 BroadwayWorld Calgary Awards; Storybook Theatre Leads Favorite Local Theatre!

The first standings have been announced as of Monday, November 13th for the 2023 BroadwayWorld Calgary Awards! Don't miss out on making sure that your favorite theatres, stars, and shows get the recognition they deserve!

The 2023 Regional Awards honor regional productions, touring shows, and more which had their first performance between October 1, 2022 through September 30, 2023. Our local editors set the categories, our readers submitted their nominees, and now you get to vote for your favorites! Voting will continue through December 31st, 2023.

Winners will be announced in January!

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2023 BroadwayWorld Calgary Standings - 11/14/23

Best Choreography Of A Play Or Musical
Kayla Mackenzie - DISNEY'S NEWSIES - Storybook Theatre 31%
Stephanie Jurkova - PIPPIN - StoryBook Theatre 21%
Jocelyn Hover - RIDE THE CYCLONE - BrownCow Collective 12%
Julie Tomaino - JIMMY BUFFETT'S ESCAPE TO MARGARITAVILLE - Theatre Calgary 11%
Greg Pember - ELF THE MUSICAL - Storybook Theatre 10%
Samantha Ketsa - (TAYLOR'S VERSION) - DIY Theatre & Baker Miller Pink 5%
Kayla Mackenzie - TICK, TICK... BOOM! - Forte Musical Theatre 3%
Stephen West - KINKY BOOTS - Front Row Centre 3%
Kayla Mackenzie - THE LIGHTNING THIEF: THE PERCY JACKSON MUSICAL - Storybook Theatre 2%
Alexa Elser - LOVE STRUCK - Theatre of Consequence 1%
Timothy French - ONE HIT WONDERS - Stage West 0

Best Costume Design Of A Play Or Musical
Ralamy Kneeshaw - THE IMPORTANCE OF BEING EARNEST - Theatre Calgary 25%
Catherine Handford - ELF THE MUSICAL - StoryBook Theatre 18%
Melissa Mitchell - DISNEY'S NEWSIES - Storybook Theatre 17%
Catherine Handford - RIDE THE CYCLONE - BrownCow Collective 13%
Joelle Wyminga - PETER AND THE STARCATCHER - Storybook Theatre 10%
Rebecca Toon - THE DARK LADY - Lunchbox Theatre 8%
Nicole Logan - (TAYLOR'S VERSION) - DIY Theatre & Baker Miller Pink 7%
Benjamin Toner - ONE HIT WONDERS - Stage West 1%

Best Dance Production
DISNEY'S NEWSIES - Storybook Theatre 70%
ELF THE MUSICAL - Storybook Theatre 30%

Best Direction Of A Musical
James Peranda - RIDE THE CYCLONE - BrownCow Collective 17%
Mark Bellamy - ELF THE MUSICAL - Storybook Theatre 13%
Julie Tomaino - JIMMY BUFFETT'S ESCAPE TO MARGARITAVILLE - Theatre Calgary 11%
Aliza Sarian - Disney's Newsies - Storybook Theatre 11%
Samatha McKennaCurrie - ELLA ENCHANTED - StoryBook Theatre 9%
Cayley Wreggitt - (TAYLOR'S VERSION) - DIY Theatre & Baker Miller Pink 8%
JP Thibodeau - TICK TICK BOOK - Forte Musical Theatre 8%
Bronwyn Steinberg - HOME FOR THE HOLIDAYS - Lunchbox Theatre 4%
JP Thibodeau - YOU'RE A GOOD MAN, CHARLIE BROWN - StageWest 3%
Michael Scholar Jr. - THE LIGHTNING THIEF: THE PERCY JACKSON MUSICAL - StoryBook Theatre 3%
Stephen West & Char Brydges - KINKY BOOTS - Front Row Centre 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%
Jonathan Christenson - NEVERMORE - Vertigo Theatre 1%

Best Direction Of A Play
Stafford Arima - FORGIVENESS - Theatre Calgary 38%
Simon Mallett - PETER & THE STARCATCHER - StoryBook Theatre 25%
Bronwyn Steinberg - THE IMPORTANCE OF BEING EARNEST - Theatre Calgary 13%
Simon Mallett - PETER AND THE STARCATCHER - Storybook Theatre 9%
Conrad Belau - LOVE STRUCK - Theatre of Consequence 6%
Craig Hall - THE EXTRACTIONIST - Vertigo Theatre 6%
Pat Chan - BILL C773 - Seniors Acting Lab 4%

Best Ensemble
DISNEY'S NEWSIES - Storybook Theatre 29%
PETER AND THE STARCATCHER - Storybook Theatre 12%
RIDE THE CYCLONE - BrownCow Collective 11%
ELF THE MUSICAL - Storybook Theatre 10%
JIMMY BUFFETT'S ESCAPE TO MARGARITAVILLE - Theatre Calgary 8%
(TAYLOR'S VERSION) - DIY Theatre & Baker Miller Pink 8%
PIPPIN - Storybook Theatre 6%
THE LIGHTNING THIEF: THE PERCY JACKSON MUSICAL - Storybook Theatre 5%
ELLA ENCHANTED - Storybook Theatre 3%
KINKY BOOTS - Front Row Centre 3%
COWGIRL UP - Alberta Theatre Projects 1%
BILL C773 - Seniors Acting Lab 1%
THE NORDEGG INCIDENT - Sucker for Punishment Art Group/Theatre of Consequence 1%
100 YEARS OF DARKNESS - Inside Out Theatre 1%
ONE HIT WONDERS - StageWest 1%

Best Lighting Design Of A Play Or Musical
Ben Childs - RIDE THE CYCLONE - BrownCow Collective 16%
JP Thibodeau - DISNEY'S NEWSIES - Storybook Theatre 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 10%
Jeff Harrison - LITTLE RED WARRIOR AND HIS LAWYER - Theatre Calgary 9%
Nicole Logan - (TAYLOR'S VERSION) - DIY Theatre & Baker Miller Pink 8%
Alexandra Prichard - GASLIGHT - Vertigo Theatre 5%
Kris Mish - TICK TICK BOOK - Forte Musical Theatre 5%
Ben Childs - KINKY BOOTS - Front Row Centre 4%
Za Hughes - PETER AND THE STARCATCHER - Storybook Theatre 4%
Lauren Acheson - HOME FOR THE HOLIDAYS - Lunchbox Theatre 3%
Lauren Acheson - THE NORDEGG INCIDENT - Sucker for Punishment Art Group/Theatre of Consequence 2%

Best Music Direction & Orchestra Performance
Alecia Pagnotta - DISNEY'S NEWSIES - Storybook Theatre 21%
Joel Schaefer - ELF THE MUSICAL - Storybook Theatre 15%
Chris Tsujiuchi - JIMMY BUFFETT'S ESCAPE TO MARGARITAVILLE - Theatre Calgary 12%
Ethan Vasquez Taylor - RIDE THE CYCLONE - BrownCow Collective 12%
Ian Robertson - THE LIGHTNING THIEF: THE PERCY JACKSON MUSICAL - 2023 8%
Ruth Alexander - NEVERMORE - Vertigo Theatre 6%
Joy Robinson - (TAYLOR'S VERSION) - DIY Theatre & Baker Miller Pink 5%
Ethan Vasquez Taylor - ELLA ENCHANTED - Storybook Theatre 5%
Joe Slabe - NAUGHTY BUT NICE - Forte Musical Theatre 5%
Anne Roggensack - KINKY BOOTS - Front Row Centre 4%
Joe Slabe - TICK TICK BOOM - Forte Musical Theatre 3%
Alixandra Cowman - HOME FOR THE HOLIDAYS - Lunchbox Theatre 3%

Best Musical
DISNEY'S NEWSIES - Storybook Theatre 31%
RIDE THE CYCLONE - BrownCow Collective 17%
JIMMY BUFFETT'S ESCAPE TO MARGARITAVILLE - Theatre Calgary 8%
(TAYLOR'S VERSION) - DIY Theatre & Baker Miller Pink 7%
ELF THE MUSICAL - Storybook Theatre 7%
THE LIGHTNING THIEF: THE PERCY JACKSON MUSICAL - Storybook Theatre 7%
TICK TICK BOOM - Forte Musical Theatre 5%
NEVERMORE - Vertigo Theatre 5%
ELLA ENCHANTED - Storybook Theatre 5%
KINKY BOOTS - Front Row Centre 3%
HOME FOR THE HOLIDAYS - Lunchbox Theatre 3%
9 TO 5 - THE MUSICAL - Stage West 1%
NAUGHTY BUT NICE 9 - Forte Musical Theatre 1%

Best New Play Or Musical
FORGIVENESS - Theatre Calgary 54%
(TAYLOR'S VERSION) - DIY Theatre & Baker Miller Pink 16%
THE EXTRACTIONIST - Vertigo Theatre 11%
HOME FOR THE HOLIDAYS - Lunchbox Theatre 9%
BILL C773 - Seniors Acting Lab 6%
INNOCENCE: ASTRAY - Third Draft Theatre 3%

Best Performer In A Musical
Sofia Aya Cristancho - NEWSIES - Storybook Theatre 18%
Katie McMillan - JIMMY BUFFETT'S ESCAPE TO MARGARITAVILLE - Theatre Calgary 12%
Cameron Chapman - ELF THE MUSICAL - Storybook Theatre 9%
Cameron Gilmour - THE LIGHTNING THIEF: THE PERCY JACKSON MUSICAL - Storybook Theatre 9%
Danielle Baker - RIDE THE CYCLONE - BrownCow Collective 7%
Chelsea Howell-Fellows - (TAYLOR'S VERSION) - DIY Theatre & Baker Miller Pink 7%
DANE BJORNSON - TICK, TICK... BOOM! - Forte Musical Theatre 6%
Leah Chan - PIPPIN - Storybook Theatre 5%
Alex Flynn-Belanger - DISNEY'S NEWSIES - Storybook Theatre 5%
Aaronsaul Negre - LEGALLY BLONDE - Storybook Theatre 4%
Shakura Dickson - ADY DAY AT EMERSON'S BAR AND GRILL - Theatre Calgary 3%
Joel Schaefer - TICK, TICK... BOOM! - Forte Musical Theatre 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%
Elena Belyea - WE'RE GONNA DIE - Verb Theatre 1%
Conrad Belau - MONO MAN MIA! LIVE! - High Performance Rodeo 1%
Mitra Byron - THE LIGHTNING THIEF: THE PERCY JACKSON MUSICAL - Storybook Theatre 1%
Elvie Ellis - JESUS CHRIST SUPERSTAR - Southern Alberta Jubilee 0%
Grace Fedorchuk - (TAYLOR'S VERSION) - DIY Theatre & Baker Miller Pink 0%
Donna Ng - (TAYLOR'S VERSION) - DIY Theatre & Baker Miller Pink 0%
Alex Flynn Belanger - THE LIGHTNING THIEF: THE PERCY JACKSON MUSICAL - Storybook Theatre 0%
Mitra Pooranalingam - THE LIGHTNING THIEF: THE PERCY JACKSON MUSICAL - Storybook Theatre 0
Fred Amdur - KINKY BOOTS - Front Row Centre 0

Best Performer In A Play
Jackie Thurber - PETER AND THE STARCATCHER - Storybook Theatre 19%
Aaronsaul Negre - PETER AND THE STARCATCHER - Storybook Theatre 16%
Yoshie Bancroft - FORGIVENESS - Theatre Calgary 15%
Neil James - PETER AND THE STARCATCHER - Storybook Theatre 14%
Griffin Cork - FORGIVENESS - Theatre Calgary 12%
Emily Howard - THE IMPORTANCE OF BEING EARNEST - Theatre Calgary 8%
Bruce Horak - RICHARD III - The Shakespeare Company 6%
Christopher Duthie - THE IMPORTANCE OF BEING EARNEST - Theatre Calgary 4%
Chris Heatherington - BILL C773 - Seniors Acting Lab 2%
Emily Howard - LOVE STRUCK - Theatre of Consequence 1%
Daniela Vlaskalic - RICHARD III - The Shakespeare Company 0%
Ayla Stephen - LOVE STRUCK - Theatre of Consequence 0

Best Play
PETER AND THE STARCATCHER - Storybook Theatre 32%
FORGIVENESS - Theatre Calgary 30%
RIDE THE CYCLONE - BrownCow Collective 20%
LITTLE RED WARRIOR AND HIS LAWYER - Theatre Calgary 5%
THE MINISTRY OF GRACE - Making Treaty 7 4%
BILL C773 - Seniors Acting Lab 4%
RICHARD III - The Shakespeare Company 3%
100 YEARS OF DARKNESS - Inside Out Theatre 2%
LOVE STRUCK - Theatre of Consequence 0%

Best Production of an Opera
MACBETH - Calgary Opera 72%
THE (R)EVOLUTION OF STEVE JOBS - Calgary Opera 28%

Best Scenic Design Of A Play Or Musical
Jonathan Beaudoin - DISNEY'S NEWSIES - Storybook Theatre 19%
James perranda - RIDE THE CYCLONE - BrownCow Collective 17%
Pam Johnson - FORGIVENESS - Theatre Calgary 17%
JP Thibodeau - ELF THE MUSICAL - Storybook Theatre 12%
Scott Reid - MURDER ON THE ORIENT EXPRESS - Vertigo Theatre 12%
James perranda - PETER AND THE STARCATCHER - Storybook Theatre 9%
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 3%

Best Sound Design Of A Play Or Musical
Ross Wilson - DISNEY'S NEWSIES - Storybook Theatre 21%
Joshua Reid - FORGIVENESS - Theatre Calgary 21%
Ben Childs - RIDE THE CYCLONE - BrownCow Collective 16%
Gad Gijon - ELF THE MUSICAL - Storybook Theatre 12%
Joy Robinson - (TAYLOR'S VERSION) - DIY Theatre & Baker Miller Pink 8%
Alixandra Cowman - THE DARK LADY - Lunchbox Theatre 7%
Alixandra Cowman - THE IMPORTANCE OF BEING EARNEST - Theatre Calgary 6%
Alixandra Cowman - HOME FOR THE HOLIDAYS - Lunchbox Theatre 5%
Alixandra Cowman - GASLIGHT - Vertigo Theatre 4%
Alixandra Cowman - MAGIC LIES - Rosebud Theatre 0

Best Supporting Performer In A Musical
Conor Thomson - DISNEY'S NEWSIES - Storybook Theatre 18%
Shayla Fiveland - DISNEY'S NEWSIES - Storybook Theatre 17%
Sofia Aya Cristancho - ELF THE MUSICAL - Storybook Theatre 9%
Glen Mills - JIMMY BUFFETT'S ESCAPE TO MARGARITAVILLE - Theatre Calgary 6%
Alexa Elser - ESCAPE TO MARGARITAVILLE - Theatre Calgary 6%
Joel Schaefer - TICK, TICK... BOOM! - Forte Musical Theatre 6%
julian bauer - ELF THE MUSICAL - Storybook Theatre 6%
Maggie Myles - PIPPIN - Storybook Theatre 6%
Michelle Rawlings - ELF THE MUSICAL - StoryBook Theatre 4%
Jeremy Walker - KINKY BOOTS - Front Row Centre 4%
Sarah Haggeman - PIPPIN - Storybook Theatre 4%
Amy Warren - ELLA ENCHANTED - Storybook Theatre 3%
Jayda Freeman - DISNEY'S NEWSIES - Storybook Theatre 3%
Jackie Gibney - ELF THE MUSICAL - Storybook Theatre 3%
Thomas Zima - PIPPIN - Storybook Theatre 2%
Danielle Baker - KINKY BOOTS - Frontier High School 1%
Jackie Gibney - FOLLIES - Front Row Centre 1%

Best Supporting Performer In A Play
Sofia Aya Cristancho - PETER AND THE STARCATCHER - Storybook Theatre 22%
Jerod Blake - FORGIVENESS - Theatre Calgary 15%
Maysan Kawash - PETER AND THE STARCATCHER - Storybook Theatre 15%
Alexandria Lee - PETER AND THE STARCATCHER - Storybook Theatre 13%
Kevin McNulty - LITTLE RED WARRIOR AND HIS LAWYER - Theatre Calgary 8%
Daniel Fong - THE STRANGE CASE OF DR. JEKYLL & MR. HYDE - Vertigo Theatre 7%
Anna Cummer - TEENAGE DICK - Alberta Theatre Projects 6%
Alex Flynn Belanger - PETER AND THE STARCATCHER - Storybook Theatre 6%
Rylan Nilsson - BILL C773 - Seniors Acting Lab 4%
Filsan Dualeh - RICHARD III - The Shakespeare Company 3%
Mustafa Albssi - 100 YEARS OF DARKNESS - Inside Out Theatre 3%
Ebony Gooden - 100 YEARS OF DARKNESS - Inside Out Theatre 1%

Best Theatre For Young Audiences Production
DISNEY'S NEWSIES - Storybook Theatre 38%
ELF THE MUSICAL - Storybook Theatre 14%
PETER AND THE STARCATCHER - Storybook Theatre 14%
THE LIGHTNING THIEF: THE PERCY JACKSON MUSICAL - StoryBook Theatre 11%
HONK - Storybook Theatre 10%
ELLA ENCHANTED - Storybook Theatre 9%
CANDY CANE KIDS - Storybook Theatre 4%

Favorite Local Theatre
Storybook Theatre 42%
Theatre Calgary 20%
BrownCow Collective 9%
Vertigo Theatre 9%
DIY Theatre & Baker Miller Pink 5%
Forte Musical Theatre 4%
8 Rojo 3%
Lunchbox Theatre 3%
Front Row Centre 2%
Untold Stories Theatre 2%
Notre Dame High School 0%
Heritage Park Community Center 0

 

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