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It's the final 3 weeks and we have the latest standings as of Monday, December 11th for the 2023 BroadwayWorld Chicago Awards! Don't miss out on making sure that your favorite theatres, stars, and shows get the recognition they deserve!

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2023 BroadwayWorld Chicago Standings

Best Cabaret/Concert/Solo Performance
Kayla Boye - CALL ME ELIZABETH - Mercury Theater Chicago 22%
Claire Jolie Goodman - THEATRE KID REHAB - Elgin Fringe Festival 18%
Laura Dellis - HALFWAY TO FIFTY (2) - Davenport's Cabaret 12%
John Stephens - AN EVENING WITH JOHN & JULIE - The Little Theatre On The Square 12%
Nicky Mendelson - WILL YOU BE MY FRIEND? - Davenport’s Piano Bar and Cabaret Theatre 11%
Kari Jones - A NIGHT OF COMEDY - Overshadowed Theatrical Productions 9%
Dawn Xiana Moon - RAKS INFERNO - Newport Theater 6%
Jon Barnes - PLEADING INFINITY - The Annoyance Theatre 6%
Irene Michaels - OUR HOUSE BAND - Epiphany Center for the Arts 4%

Best Choreography Of A Play Or Musical
Shynell Owen - BEAUTY AND THE BEAST - Theatre On The Hill 3/4 10%
Jeni Donahue - THE ADDAMS FAMILY - Metropolis Performing Arts Centre 9%
Brittany Ambler - THE GREAT AMERICAN TRAILER PARK MUSICAL - The Little Theatre On The Square 8%
Jenny Vause - CINDERELLA - Starlight Theatre, Rockford, IL 7%
Cyndi Conley - OLIVER - Starlight Theatre 5%
Annie Snow - FANCY NANCY THE MUSICAL - Deerfield Family Theater 4%
Sarah Makkawy Canon - THE ADDAMS FAMILY - Uptown Music Theater Highland Park 4%
Brenda Didier - CABARET - Porchlight Music Theatre / The Ruth Page Center for the Arts 4%
Billy Seger - RENT - Theatre 121 3%
Breon Arzell - AMERICAN PSYCHO - The Chopin Theater / Kokandy Productions 2%
Lorin Latarro - THE WHO'S TOMMY - Goodman Theatre 2%
Jeanne O'Connell - DISNEY'S NEWSIES - Summer Place Theatre 2%
Tess Klibanoff - RINALDO - Chicago Summer Opera 2%
Brett Baleskie/Emma Robie - NEWSIES - Music On Stage 2%
Clint Hromsco - ESCAPE TO MARGARITAVILLE - The Little Theatre On The Square 2%
Joshua Bergasse - WEST SIDESTORY - Lyric Opera of Chicago 2%
Melissa Roseberg - BRIGHT STAR - Stage Coach Players 2%
Cheryl Newman - THE DROWSY CHAPERONE - Westmont Performing Arts 2%
Tuesdai B. Perry - JOSEPH AND THE AMAZING TECHNICOLOR DREAMCOAT - Big Noise Theatre Co. 2%
Alana Stephens - 9 TO 5 - Golden Ticket Productions 1%
Jordan Cyphert - JERSEY BOYS - The Little Theatre On The Square 1%
Alexis Armstrong - SCHOOL OF ROCK - Highland Park Players 1%
Donica Seminaro - A CHORUS LINE - HOTT Productions NFP 1%
Dylan Kerr - THE BUTTCRACKER: A NUTCRACKER BURLESQUE - subversion productions 1%
Kristine Burdi - XANADU - Metropolis Performing Arts Center 1%

Best Costume Design Of A Play Or Musical
Anthony James Sirk - THE TEMPEST - Illinois Shakespeare Festival 18%
Emily N. Brink - THE REVOLUTIONISTS - Oil Lamp Theater 13%
Bethany Nelson - CINDERELLA - Starlight Theatre 9%
Julane Sullivan - FASTING COUGARS REDUX - Top Banana Productions 7%
Emily Brink - THE ADDAMS FAMILY - Metropolis Performing Arts Centre 6%
Brighid Martensen - BUTTCRACKER: A NUTCRACKER BURLESQUE - Greenhouse Theater & (sub)verson Productions 3%
Lucy Elkin - THE ADDAMS FAMILY - Uptown Music Theater Highland Park 3%
John Stephens - THE GREAT AMERICAN TRAILER PARK MUSICAL - The Little Theatre On The Square 2%
Sara Kurensky - MUFFED - THREE BROTHERS THEATRE 2%
John Stephens - JERSEY BOYS - The Little Theatre On The Square 2%
Rachel Sypniewski - AMERICAN PSYCHO: THE MUSICAL - The Chopin Theater / Kokandy Productions 2%
Cheryl Newman - DROWSY CHAPERONE - Westmont Performing Arts 1%
Mark Burrows - A GENTLEMAN'S GUIDE TO LOVE & MURDER - Wheaton Drama, Inc. 1%
John Stephens - MILLION DOLLAR QUARTET - The Little Theatre On The Square 1%
Rachel Parent - XANADU - Metropolis Performing Arts Centre 1%
Analisa Celeste - LITTLE WOMEN - The Home Creative Co. 1%
Sarafina Bush - THE WHO'S TOMMY - Goodman Theatre 1%
Laura Hunyard - ALL SHOOK UP - Stage Coach Players 1%
Janet Venzon - WITCH - The Theatre of Western Springs 1%
Melissa Crabtree - HELLO, DOLLY! - Schaumburg Summer Thetatre 1%
Joe Pope - 9 TO 5 - Golden Ticket Productions 1%
Bill Morey - CABARET - Porchlight Music Theatre / The Ruth Page Center for the Arts 1%
Victor Lopez - THE LAST LIVING GUN - The Impostors Theatre Co. 1%
Jamiee Stoller - THE WIZARD OF OZ - Overshadowed Theatrical Productions 1%
Victor López - WINDWALKERS - The Impostors Theatre Co. 1%

Best Dance Production
THE DROWSY CHAPERONE - Westmont Performing Arts 21%
ADDAMS FAMILY - Metropolis Performing Arts Centre 19%
THE WHO'S TOMMY - Goodman Theatre 12%
RENT - Theatre 121 11%
THE PRODUCERS - North Shore Center for the Performing Arts 6%
THE WIZARD OF OZ - Overshadowed Theatrical Productions 6%
SINGING IN THE RAIN - Overshadowed Theatrical Productions 5%
ALL SHOOK UP - Stage Coach Players 5%
A CHORUS LINE - HOTT Productions NFP 4%
CATCH ME IF YOU CAN - Surging Films & Theatrics 4%
HELLO, DOLLY! - Schaumburg Summer Thetatre 2%
A M.A.D.D. MIX TAPE - Harold Washington Cultural Center 2%
RAKS INFERNO - Newport Theater 1%
NOVEMBER 22ND - Westmont Performing Arts 1%

Best Direction Of A Musical
Jay Pastucha - I LOVE YOU, YOU'RE PERFECT, NOW CHANGE - Oil Lamp Theater 14%
Michael Fudala - BEAUTY AND THE BEAST - Theatre On The Hill 3/4 8%
Mychall Cornejo - IN THE HEIGHTS - Starlight Theatre, Rockford, IL 6%
Robbie Simpson - THE ADDAMS FAMILY - Metropolis Performing Arts Centre 5%
Christopher D. Brady - CINDERELLA - Starlight Theatre, Rockford, IL 4%
Matt Canon - THE ADDAMS FAMILY - Uptown Music Theater Highland Park 4%
Clarissa Dahlhauser - RENT - Theatre 121 4%
Derek Van Barham - AMERICAN PSYCHO - The Chopin Theater / Kokandy Productions 3%
Des McAnuff - TOMMY - Goodman Theatre 3%
Jordan Cyphert - JERSEY BOYS - The Little Theatre On The Square 3%
Mike Frale - NEWSIES - Summer Place Theatre 3%
Clint Hromsco - ESCAPE TO MARGARITAVILLE - The Little Theatre On The Square 2%
Steven Meerdink - BRIGHT STAR - Stage Coach Players 2%
Amanda Jensen - FOOTLOOSE - Starlight Theatre 2%
Kevin Wiczer - XANADU - Metropolis Performing Arts Centre 2%
Lauren Berman - RIDE THE CYCLONE - 4 Chairs Theatre 2%
Cheryl Newman - THE DROWSY CHAPERONE - Westmont Performing Arts 2%
David and Mallory Bell - SOMETHING ROTTEN! - Rising Stars Theatre Company 2%
Claire Yearman - TITANIC THE MUSICAL - Wheaton Drama, Inc. 2%
Tyler McMahon - 25TH ANNUAL PUTNAM COUNTY SPELLING BEE - The Drama Group 2%
Tommy Novak - ROCK OF AGES - Mercury Theater Chicago 2%
Billy Surges and Madison Meeron - CATCH ME IF YOU CAN - Surging Films & Theatrics 2%
Greg Eldridge - THE TURN OF THE SCREW - Chicago Summer Opera 1%
Jan Kuntz - ALL SHOOK UP - Stage Coach Players 1%
Joe Pope - 9 TO 5 - Golden Ticket Productions 1%

Best Direction Of A Play
Corey Bradberry - A MURDER IN THE COURT OF XANADU - A Theater in the Dark 19%
Craig Gustafson - AMERICA’S SEXIEST COUPLE - Riverfront Playhouse 11%
Richard Dominick - ONE FLEW OVER THE CUCKOO'S NEST - Parker Players 8%
Michael Weaver - DRIVING MISS DAISY - The Little Theatre On The Square 6%
Kayla Menz - MUFFED - THREE BROTHERS THEATRE 4%
Angie Kells - MURDER ON THE ORIENT EXPRESS - Theatre 121 3%
Chris Causer - INHERIT THE WIND - Theater D 3%
Tera Flores - 5 LESBIANS EATING A QUICHE - Mosaic Players 2%
Tony Calkins - DRACULA - Surging Films and Theatrics 2%
Beth Wolf - CYMBELINE - Midsommer Flight 2%
Luis Pascasio - DARYO'S ALL-AMERICAN DINER - Circa Pintig 2%
L. Walter Stearns - CLUE - Mercury Theater Chicago 2%
Wm Bullion - THE CONSPIRATOR'S 125TH ANIVERSERY SPECIAL - The Conspirators 2%
Jim LaPietra - CLUE - The Drama Group 2%
Zeljko Djukic - THE PRAGMATISTS - Trap Door Theater 2%
Reba Hervas - THE DEVIL AND DANIEL WEBSTER - Overshadowed Theatrical Productions 2%
Stefan Roseen - WINDWALKERS - The Impostors Theatre Co. 2%
David M. Rodriguez - WITCH - The Theatre of Western Springs 2%
Jay Fontanetta - CLUE - The Theatre of Western Springs 1%
Jared Sheldon and Sara BenBella - A MIDSUMMER NIGHT'S DREAM - Big Noise Theatre Co. 1%
Sandra Marquez - DREAM KING - Teatro Vista 1%
Spenser Davis - THE KELLY GIRLS - THE FACTORY THEATER 1%
Wyatt Kent - INDOOR CATS - Red Theatre 1%
Tyrone Phillips - FAIRVIEW - Definition Theatre 1%
Erin Sheets - TODAY TONIGHT SOON - Theatre L'Acadie 1%

Best Ensemble
A MURDER IN THE COURT OF XANADU - A Theater in the Dark 11%
THE ADDAMS FAMILY - Metropolis Performing Arts Centre 7%
FASTING COUGARS REDUX - Top Banana Productions 5%
IN THE HEIGHTS - Starlight Theatre, Rockford, IL 5%
ONE FLEW OVER THE CUCKOO'S NEST - Parker Players 5%
CINDERELLA - Starlight Theatre 3%
THE ADDAMS FAMILY - Uptown Music Theater Highland Park 3%
JERSEY BOYS - The Little Theatre On The Square 3%
XANADU - Metropolis Performing Arts Centre 2%
MUFFED - THREE BROTHERS THEATRE 2%
RENT - Theatre 121 2%
ESCAPE TO MARGARITAVILLE - The Little Theatre On The Square 2%
DISNEY'S NEWSIES - Summer Place Theatre 2%
OLIVER - Starlight Theatre 2%
THE WHO'S TOMMY - Goodman Theatre 2%
5 LESBIANS EATING A QUICHE - Mosaic Players 2%
BRIGHT STAR - Stage Coach Players 2%
THE TURN OF THE SCREW - Chicago Summer Opera 2%
ALL SHOOK UP - Stage Coach Players 2%
BEAUTY AND THE BEAST - Theatre On The Hill 3/4 1%
DARYO'S ALL-AMERICAN DINER - Circa Pintig 1%
TITANIC THE MUSICAL - Wheaton Drama, Inc. 1%
9 TO 5 - Golden Ticket Productions 1%
SOMETHING ROTTEN! - Rising Stars Theatre Company 1%
BAKED! THE MUSICAL - Theo Ubique Cabaret Theatre 1%

Best Lighting Design Of A Play Or Musical
Trey Brazeal - THE REVOLUTIONISTS - Oil Lamp Theater 18%
Gabbrielle Tifft - OLIVER! - Starlight Theatre, Rockford, IL 11%
Mark Hunyard - ALL SHOOK UP - Stage Coach Players 10%
Sam Stephen - THE ADDAMS FAMILY - Metropolis Performing Arts Centre 8%
Amanda Zieve - THE WHO'S TOMMY - Goodman Theatre 4%
Joel Zishuk - THE ADDAMS FAMILY - Uptown Music Theater Highland Park 4%
Alex Kinastowski - 9 TO 5 - Golden Ticket Productions 3%
Josh Philoon - MUFFED - THREE BROTHERS THEATRE 3%
Stark Winter - ESCAPE TO MARGARITAVILLE - The Little Theatre On The Square 2%
G “Max” Maxin IV - THE SPONGEBOB MUSICAL - Kokandy Productions 2%
Chris Benefiel - DRIVING MISS DAISY - The Little Theatre On The Square 2%
Will Knox and Billy Surges - THE WEDDING SINGER - Surging Films & Theatrics 2%
Stark Winter - MILLION DOLLAR QUARTET - The Little Theatre On The Square 2%
Gloria Dennison - BRIGHT STAR - Stage Coach Players 2%
Jordyne Pippenger - CLUE - The Drama Group 2%
Mary Ellen Schutt - WITCH - The Theatre of Western Springs 2%
Patrick Chan - CABARET - Porchlight Music Theatre / The Ruth Page Center for the Arts 2%
Gloria Dennison - ALL SHOOK UP - Stage Coach Players 1%
Will Knox and Billy Surges - CATCH ME IF YOU CAN - Surging Films & Theatrics 1%
Denise Karzcewski - BIG RIVER - Mercury Theater Chicago 1%
Richard - BEAUTY AND THE BEAST - Theatre On The Hill 3/4 1%
Emma Luke - THE LAST LIVING GUN - The Impostors Theatre Co. 1%
Will Knox and Billy Surges - DRACULA - Surging Films & Theatrics 1%
Deb Holmen - THE WIZARD OF OZ - Overshadowed Theatrical Productions 1%
Josiah Croagaert - BAKED! THE MUSICAL - Theo Ubique Cabaret Theatre 1%

Best Music Direction & Orchestra Performance
Eugene Dizon - THE PRODUCERS - Music Theater Works 16%
Sandra Jozef - BRIGHT STAR - Stage Coach Players 10%
Aaron Kaplan and Kevin Zhou - THE ADDAMS FAMILY - Metropolis Performing Arts Centre 9%
Mark Miller - IN THE HEIGHTS - Starlight Theatre, Rockford, IL 6%
Kevin Long - JERSEY BOYS - The Little Theatre On The Square 5%
Cassandra Johnson-McGirk - CINDERELLA - Starlight Theatre, Rockford, IL 4%
Heidi Joosten - AMERICAN PSYCHO - Kokandy Productions 4%
Isabella Isherwood - THE ADDAMS FAMILY - Uptown Music Theater Highland Park 3%
Sarah Inendino and Anna Zanio - RENT - Theatre 121 3%
Caleb Staehr - FOOTLOOSE - Starlight Theater 2%
Rick Fox - THE WHO'S TOMMY - Goodman Theatre 2%
Barnaby Palmer - THE TURN OF THE SCREW - Chicago Summer Opera 2%
John Feken - ALL SHOOK UP - Stage Coach Players 2%
Aaron Zimmerman - TITANIC THE MUSICAL - Wheaton Drama, Inc. 2%
Ali Kordelewski & Kitty Karn - DISNEY'S NEWSIES - Summer Place Theatre 2%
Seth Durbin - BEAUTY AND THE BEAST - Theatre On The Hill 3/4 2%
James Lowe - WEST SIDE STORY - Lyric Opera of Chicago 2%
Ethan Kohring - 9 TO 5 - Golden Ticket Productions 1%
Kenny McMullen - XANADU - Metropolis Performing Arts Centre 1%
Aaron Kaplan - MERRILY WE ROLL ALONG - Blank Theatre Company 1%
Bryan McCaffrey - THE SPONGEBOB MUSICAL - Kokandy Productions 1%
Kory Danielson - SCHOOL OF ROCK - Paramount Theatre Aurora 1%
Dominick Alesia - MIRANDA: A WAR-TORN FABLE - The Impostors Theatre Co. 1%
Henry Allan - LITTLE WOMEN - The Home Creative Co. 1%
Andrew Luzwick - SOMETHING ROTTEN! - Rising Stars Theatre Company 1%

Best Musical
I LOVE YOU, YOU'RE PERFECT, NOW CHANGE - Oil Lamp Theater 12%
THE ADDAMS FAMILY - Metropolis Performing Arts Centre 8%
DROWSY CHAPERONE - Westmont Performing Arts 7%
IN THE HEIGHTS - Starlight Theatre, Rockford, IL 6%
CINDERELLA - RVC Starlight Theatre 4%
RENT - Theatre 121 3%
THE WHO'S TOMMY - Goodman Theatre 3%
XANADU - Metropolis Performing Arts Centre 3%
JERSEY BOYS - The Little Theatre On The Square 3%
MILLION DOLLAR QUARTET - The Little Theatre On The Square 3%
DISNEY'S NEWSIES - Summer Place Theatre 2%
WEST SIDE STORY - Lyric Opera of Chicago 2%
BRIGHT STAR - Stage Coach Players 2%
FOOTLOOSE - Starlight Theater 2%
BEAUTY AND THE BEAST - Theatre On The Hill 3/4 2%
BAKED! THE MUSICAL - Theo Ubique Cabaret Theatre 2%
THE SPONGEBOB MUSICAL - Kokandy Productions 2%
LITTLE SHOP OF HORRORS - Paramount Theatre Aurora 2%
9 TO 5 - Golden Ticket Productions 2%
SOMETHING ROTTEN! - Rising Stars Theatre Company 1%
TOMMY - Goodman Theatre 1%
ALL SHOOK UP - Stage Coach Players 1%
ROCK OF AGES - Mercury Theater Chicago 1%
GYPSY - Brightside Theatre 1%
SCHOOL OF ROCK - Highland Park Players 1%

Best New Play Or Musical
DARYO'S ALL-AMERICAN DINER - Circa Pintig 23%
FASTING COUGARS REDUX - Top Banana Productions 10%
BAKED! THE MUSICAL - Theo Ubique Cabaret Theatre 7%
WINDWALKERS - The Impostors Theatre Co. 5%
NOVEMBER 22ND - Westmont Performing Arts 5%
THE ALMOST EMPEROR OF THE UNOFFICIAL DEESTRICK OF LAKE MICHIGAN - Cat's Cradle Theatre 4%
GENDER PLAY, OR WHAT YOU WILL - About Face Theatre / The Den Theatre 4%
TUESDAY MORNING - Overshadowed Theatrical Productions 3%
THE LAST LIVING GUN - Ryan Stevens 3%
THE KELLY GIRLS - THE FACTORY THEATER 3%
THE DEVIL AND DANIEL WEBSTER - Overshadowed Theatrical Productions 3%
MURDER REWROTE - hell in a Handbag 3%
WHEN ALL OF THIS IS OVER - Glass Apple Theatre / Raven Theatre 3%
LAYALINA - Goodman Theatre 3%
LUCHA TEOTL - Goodman Theatre 2%
DREAM KING - Teatro Vista 2%
THE CREATORS - Three Brothers Theatre 2%
TODAY TONIGHT SOON - Theatre L’Acadie 2%
REGRESSION - Redtwist Theater 1%
REVOLUTION - A Red Orchid Theatre 1%
BOULEVARD OF BOLD DREAMS - TimeLine Theatre Company 1%
A MURDER IN THE COURT OF XANADU - A Theater in the Dark 1%
AMERICA'S SEXIEST COUPLE - Riverfront Playhouse 1%
MIRANDA: A WAR-TORN FABLE - Dominick Alesia 1%
MOSQUE4MOSQUE - About Face Theatre / The Den Theatre 1%

Best Performer In A Musical
Jordan Zelvin - HERSCHEL AND THE HANUKKAH GOBLINS - Strawdog Theater 12%
Barb Rieger - BEAUTY AND THE BEAST - Theatre On The Hill 3/4 7%
Abraham Barrientos - IN THE HEIGHTS - Starlight Theatre, Rockford, IL 6%
Enzo Donoso - THE ADDAMS FAMILY - Metropolis Performing Arts Centre 5%
Courtney San Pedro - ADDAMS FAMILY - Metropolis Performing Arts Center 5%
Lily Mace - FANCY NANCY THE MUSICAL - Deerfield Family Theater 4%
Laura Paruzynski - CINDERELLA THE MUSICAL - Starlight Theatre 4%
Amy Arbizzani - GYPSY - Brightside Theatre 3%
Kyle Patrick - AMERICAN PSYCHO - The Chopin Theater / Kokandy Productions 2%
Justin Albinder - JERSEY BOYS - The Little Theatre On The Square 2%
Aaaron Rumack - THE ADDAMS FAMILY - Uptown Music Theater Highland Park 2%
Kayla Joyner - JOSEPH AND THE AMAZING TECHNICOLOR DREAMCOAT - Big Noise Theatre Co. 1%
Henry Allan - SCHOOL OF ROCK - Highland Park Players 1%
Sunnie Eraso - BAKED! THE MUSICAL - Theo Ubique Cabaret Theatre 1%
Sophia Mae Brenner - XANADU - Metropolis Performing Arts Centre 1%
Oliva Sauerberg - YOUNG FRANKENSTEIN - Clinton Area Showboat Theater 1%
Courtney San Pedro - DISNEY'S NEWSIES - Summer Place Theatre 1%
Courtney San Pedro - RENT - Theatre 131 1%
Zach Gibson - A GENTLEMAN'S GUIDE TO LOVE & MURDER - Wheaton Drama, Inc. 1%
Trillium Falotico - THE ADDAMS FAMILY - Uptown Music Theater Highland Park 1%
Anne Arza - 9 TO 5 - Golden Ticket Productions 1%
Ali Louis Bourzgui - THE WHO'S TOMMY - Goodman Theatre 1%
Jack Ducat - YOUNG FRANKENSTEIN - Clinton Area Showboat Theater 1%
Kaity Paschetto - THE ADDAMS FAMILY - Metropolis Performing Arts Centre 1%
Justin Albinder - MILLION DOLLAR QUARTET - The Little Theatre On The Square 1%

Best Performer In A Play
Jasmine Robertson - REGRESSION - Redtwist Theater 17%
Autumn Burns - AMERICA’S SEXIEST COUPLE - Riverfront Playhouse 8%
Glory Kissel - DRIVING MISS DAISY - The Little Theatre On The Square 4%
Guy Sullivan - ONE FLEW OVER THE CUCKOO'S NEST - Parker Players 4%
Joel Bennett - MURDER ON THE ORIENT EXPRESS - Theatre 121 3%
Jennifer McHugh - ONE FLEW OVER THE CUCKOO'S NEST - Parker Players 3%
Elena Avila - THE BUTTCRACKER: A NUTCRACKER BURLESQUE - subversion productions 3%
Ny'ajai Ellison - THE LAST LIVING GUN - The Impostors Theatre Co. 3%
Will Wilhelm - GENDER PLAY, OR WHAT YOU WILL - About Face Theatre / The Den Theatre 3%
Mujahid Abdul-Rashid - DRIVING MISS DAISY - The Little Theatre On The Square 2%
Ginger Minj - THE GOLDEN GALS LIVE! - Mercury Theater Chicago 2%
Mike Mattingly - CLUE - Stage Coach Players 2%
Heather Jencks - DARYO'S ALL-AMERICAN DINER - Circa Pintig 2%
Bob Sanders - INHERIT THE WIND - Theater D 2%
Kathy Racine - WITCH - The Theatre of Western Springs 2%
Mersedez Hoover - MUFFED - THREE BROTHERS THEATRE 2%
Ian Rigg - DRACULA - Surging Films & Theatrics 2%
Whitney Minarik - ALMOST, MAINE - Oil Lamp Theater 1%
Justin Schaller - ONE FLEW OVER THE CUCKOO'S NEST - Parker Players 1%
RJ Cecott - CLUE - The Drama Group 1%
Danny Parrott - CLUE - The Theatre of Western Springs 1%
Mary Beth Fisher - SWING STATE - Goodman Theatre 1%
Joe Hoyt - CLUE - The Drama Group 1%
Alyssa Frewen - A MIDSUMMER NIGHT'S DREAM - Big Noise Theatre Co. 1%
Madeline Logan - A MIDSUMMER NIGHT'S DREAM - Big Noise Theatre Co. 1%

Best Play
DARYO'S ALL-AMERICAN DINER - Circa Pintig 16%
AMERICA’S SEXIEST COUPLE - Riverfront Playhouse 8%
DRIVING MISS DAISY - The Little Theatre On The Square 7%
ONE FLEW OVER THE CUCKOO'S NEST - Parker Players 7%
5 LESBIANS EATING A QUICHE - Mosaic Players 5%
CLUE - The Drama Group 5%
A MIDSUMMER NIGHT'S DREAM - Big Noise Theatre Co. 4%
THE MEANINGFUL ACTION THEATRE COMPANY PRESENTS A WORKSHOP READING OF "MUFFED: A RECOUNTING OF FARMINGTON, MAINE'S 43RD ANNUAL CHESTER GREENWOOD DAY DEVISED BY THE MEMBERS OFF THE MEANINGFUL ACTION THEATRE COMPANY" - THREE BROTHERS THEATRE 4%
DRACULA - Surging Films & Theatrics 4%
WITCH - The Theatre of Western Springs 3%
THE LEHMAN TRILOGY - TimeLine Theatre Company 3%
THE 39 STEPS - Overshadowed Theatrical Productions 2%
THE LAST LIVING GUN - The Impostors Theatre Co. 2%
CHERRY ORCHARD - Goodman Theatre 2%
INHERIT THE WIND - Theater D 2%
MIRACLE ON 34TH STREET - Overshadowed Theatrical Productions 2%
GENDER PLAY, OR WHAT YOU WILL - About Face Theatre / The Den Theatre 2%
THE CRUCIBLE - Invictus Theatre Co Chicago 2%
THE REVOLUTIONISTS - Oil Lamp Theater 2%
SANCTUARY CITY - Steppenwolf Theatre Company 1%
THE CONSPIRATORS' 125TH ANIVERSERY SPECIAL - The Conspirators 1%
CYMBELINE - Midsommer Flight 1%
TODAY TONIGHT SOON - Theatre L'Acadie 1%
PETER MALMÖ - Colectivo El Pozo & Akvavit Theatre 1%
BIRTHDAY CANDLES - Northlight in Skokie 1%

Best Production of an Opera
CARMEN - Lyric Opera of Chicago 33%
THE TURN OF THE SCREW - Chicago Summer Opera 25%
RINALDO - Chicago Summer Opera 12%
DON CARLOS - Lyric Opera of Chicago 11%
THE FACTOTUM - Lyric Opera of Chicago 11%
PROXIMITY - Lyric Opera of Chicago 9%

Best Scenic Design Of A Play Or Musical
Ellen Markus and Hunter Cole - I LOVE YOU, YOU'RE PERFECT, NOW CHANGE - Oil Lamp Theater 18%
Brandon Mechler - IN THE HEIGHTS - Starlight Theatre, Rockford, IL 13%
Barb Kolb - CLUE - Stage Coach Players 12%
Eric Luchen - ADDAMS FAMILY - Metropolis Performing Arts Center 6%
Bob Silton - THE ADDAMS FAMILY - Uptown Music Theater Highland Park 5%
G “Max” Maxin IV - AMERICAN PSYCHO - The Chopin Theater / Kokandy Productions 3%
David Korins - THE WHO'S TOMMY - Goodman Theatre 3%
Michael Mason - MILLION DOLLAR QUARTET - The Little Theatre On The Square 3%
Michael Mason - DRIVING MISS DAISY - The Little Theatre On The Square 2%
Yohannan Lee - THE WIZARD OF OZ - Overshadowed Theatrical Productions 2%
bob Pinta - 9 TO 5 - Golden Ticket Productions 2%
Bob Silton - THE GOLDEN GALS - Mercury Theater Chicago 2%
Yohannan Lee - SINGING IN THE RAIN - Overshadowed Theatrical Productions 2%
Ethan Gasbarro - THE LAST LIVING GUN - The Impostors Theatre Co. 2%
Angie Weber Miller - CABARET - Porchlight Music Theatre / The Ruth Page Center for the Arts 2%
Russ Hoganson - CLUE - The Drama Group 2%
Jonathan Berg-Einhorn - THE SPONGEBOB MUSICAL - Kokandy Productions 2%
Mike Huth - WITCH - The Children's Theatre of Western Springs 1%
Imani McDaniel - CLUE - The Theatre of Western Springs 1%
Gabrielle Strong - THE BUTTCRACKER: A NUTCRACKER BURLESQUE - subversion productions 1%
Michael Mason - CHURCH BASEMENT LADIES 2 - The Little Theatre On The Square 1%
Yohannan Lee - THE DEVIL AND DANIEL WEBSTER - Overshadowed Theatrical Productions 1%
Eric Luchen - A MIDSUMMER NIGHT'S DREAM - Big Noise Theatre Co. 1%
Eric Luchen - RAGTIME - Metropolis Performing Arts Center 1%
Hillary Leben - NOVEMBER 22ND - Westmont Performing Arts 1%

Best Sound Design Of A Play Or Musical
Corey Bradberry - MURDER IN THE COURT OF XANADU - A Theater in the Dark 21%
Matthew R. Chase - THE PRODUCERS - Music Theater Works 13%
Bill Ryden - NEWSIES - Summer Place Theatre 7%
Zach Smith - MILLION DOLLAR QUARTET - The Little Theatre On The Square 6%
Gareth Owen - THE WHO'S TOMMY - Goodman Theatre 5%
Michael J. Patrick - AMERICAN PSYCHO: THE MUSICAL - The Chopin Theater / Kokandy Productions 4%
Zach Smith - THE GREAT AMERICAN TRAILER PARK MUSICAL - The Little Theatre On The Square 4%
Zach Smith - ESCAPE TO MARGARITAVILLE - The Little Theatre On The Square 4%
Adam Rosenthal - SCHOOL OF ROCK - Paramount Theatre Aurora 4%
Ele Matelan - THE SPONGEBOB MUSICAL - Kokandy Productions 3%
Stefanie M. Senior - ROCK OF AGES - Mercury Theater Chicago 3%
Daniel Etti-Williams - XANADU - Metropolis Performing Arts Centre 3%
Michael Larsen - SINGING IN THE RAIN - Overshadowed Theatrical Productions 2%
Jack Calvert - WITCH - The Theatre of Western Springs 2%
Stefan Roseen - WINDWALKERS - The Impostors Theatre Co. 2%
Matthew R. Chase - CABARET - Porchlight Music Theatre / The Ruth Page Center for the Arts 2%
TRQPITECA - GENDER PLAY, OR WHAT YOU WILL - About Face Theatre / The Den Theatre 2%
Michael J. Patrick - THE SPONGEBOB MUSICAL - Kokandy Productions 2%
Juan Garzón - PETER MALMÖ - Colectivo El Pozo & Akvavit Theatre 1%
Jimmy Poynton - CLUE - The Drama Group 1%
Sebby Woldt - THE CONSPIRATOR'S 125TH ANIVERSERY SPECIAL - The Conspirators 1%
Rob Valentine - THE 39 STEPS - Overshadowed Theatrical Productions 1%
Lindsay Jones - COMEDY OF ERRORS - Chicago Shakespeare 1%
Sebby Woldt - LANE CALL - THE FACTORY THEATER 1%
Mathew Chapman - DREAM KING - Teatro Vista 1%

Best Supporting Performer In A Musical
Gabriel Fries - BIG RIVER - Mercury Theater Chicago 13%
Brittany Ambler - THE GREAT AMERICAN TRAILER PARK MUSICAL - The Little Theatre On The Square 7%
Susan O'Byrne - THE DROWSY CHAPERONE - Westmont Performing Arts 7%
Courtney San Pedro - LITTLE WOMEN - The Home Creative Co. 4%
Joshua Lindahl - IN THE HEIGHTS - Starlight Theatre, Rockford, IL 4%
Marylin Ramirez - IN THE HEIGHTS - Starlight Theatre, Rockford, IL 4%
Savannah Sinclair - THE ADDAMS FAMILY - Metropolis Performing Arts Centre 3%
Preetish Chakraborty - NEWSIES - Summer Place Theatre 3%
Karin Blaski - FOOTLOOSE - Starlight Theatre, Rockford, IL 3%
Caleigh Pan-Kita - AMERICAN PSYCHO - Kokandy Productions 2%
Justin Katin - THE ADDAMS FAMILY - Uptown Music Theater Highland Park 2%
Jim LaPietra - SOMETHING ROTTEN! - Rising Stars Theatre Company 1%
Leah Jacobson - THE ADDAMS FAMILY - Uptown Music Theater Highland Park 1%
Nick Joe - BAKED! THE MUSICAL - Theo Ubique Cabaret Theatre 1%
Tyler Pirrung - JERSEY BOYS - The Little Theatre On The Square 1%
Rick Hollander - 9 TO 5 - Golden Ticket Productions 1%
Dru Loman - THE ADDAMS FAMILY - Metropolis Performing Arts Centre 1%
Joey Prette - XANADU - Metropolis Performing Arts Centre 1%
Tiffany Melvin - THE ADDAMS FAMILY - Uptown Music Theater Highland Park 1%
Michael Vasilevich - NEWSIES - Summer Place Theatre 1%
Quinn Rigg - THE SPONGEBOB MUSICAL - The Chopin Theater / Kokandy Productions 1%
Reese Henrick - YOUNG FRANKENSTEIN - Clinton Area Showboat Theater 1%
Allison Kasbee - SEUSSICAL - Theatre 121 1%
Sam Nachison - THE PRODUCERS - Music Theater Works 1%
Justin Davis - DISNEY'S NEWSIES - Summer Place Theatre 1%

Best Supporting Performer In A Play
Van Ferro - A MURDER IN THE COURT OF XANADU - A Theater in the Dark 21%
Jimmy Knapp - AMERICA’S SEXIEST COUPLE - Riverfront Playhouse 10%
Michael Jones - DRIVING MISS DAISY - The Little Theatre On The Square 6%
Stephen Pickering - ONE FLEW OVER THE CUCKOO'S NEST - Parker Players 4%
Mark Brewer - ONE FLEW OVER THE CUCKOO'S NEST - Parker Players 3%
Xela Rosas - PETER MALMÖ - Colectivo El Pozo & Akvavit Theatre 2%
Bonnie Miller - CLUE - Stage Coach Players 2%
Jason Smith - THE GOLDEN GALS LIVE! - Mercury Theater Chicago 2%
Jim LaPietra - A CHRISTMAS CAROL - Metropolis Performing Arts Centre 2%
Jaycey Carlson - MUFFED - THREE BROTHERS THEATRE 2%
Caitlin Robb - ONE FLEW OVER THE CUCKOO'S NEST - Parker Players 2%
John Drea - CYMBELINE - Midsommer Flight 2%
Ginger Leopoldo - DARYO'S ALL-AMERICAN DINER - Circa Pintig 2%
Emily Gulbrandsen - THE LAST LIVING GUN - The Impostors Theatre Co. 2%
Jessica Means - 39 STEPS - Overshadowed Theatrical Productions 2%
RJ Cecott - WITCH - The Theatre of Western Springs 2%
Larry Rapach - CLUE - Stage Coach Players 2%
Brandon Rivera - SANCTUARY CITY - Steppenwolf Theatre Company 1%
Derek Cook - ONE FLEW OVER THE CUCKOO'S NEST - Parker Players 1%
Venice Averyheart - THE PRAGMATISTS - Trap Door Theater 1%
Alex Fayer - SEUSSICAL - Theatre 121 1%
Jim LaPietra - WITCH - The Theatre of Western Springs 1%
Honey West - CLUE - Mercury Theater Chicago 1%
Ali Louis Bourzgui - LAYALINA - Goodman Theatre 1%
Linda Cunningham - DAISY - The Village Theatre Guild 1%

Best Theatre For Young Audiences Production
THE ADDAMS FAMILY - Metropolis Performing Arts Centre 22%
FANCY NANCY THE MUSICAL - Deerfield Family Theater 19%
DON’T LET THE PIGEON DRIVE THE BUS! THE MUSICAL - Young People’s Theatre of Chicago 8%
CHRISTMAS CAROL - Drury lane 7%
THE VERY HUNGRY CATERPILLAR SHOW - Chicago Children's Theatre 6%
101 DALMATIANS - The Little Theatre On The Square 6%
THINK FAST, JORDAN CHASE - FILAMENT THEATRE 6%
PIETANIC - Corn Productions 5%
THE WIZARD OF OZ - Overshadowed Theatrical Productions 5%
ALICE IN WONDERLAND - The Little Theatre On The Square 5%
THREE LITTLE PIGS - Chicago Kids Company 5%
SEUSSICAL - Overshadowed Theatrical Productions 4%
ANNIE - Overshadowed Theatrical Productions 2%

Favorite Local Theatre
Circa Pintig 12%
Illinois Shakespeare Festival 10%
RVC Starlight Theatre 10%
Metropolis Performing Arts Centre 7%
The Little Theatre On The Square 6%
GreenMan Theatre Troupe 6%
Deerfield Family Theater 5%
Parker Players 3%
Stage Coach Players 2%
Summer Place Theatre 2%
Uptown Music Theater Highland Park 2%
Chicago Summer Opera 2%
Wheaton Drama, Inc. 2%
Paramount Theatre 2%
Theatre 121 1%
Kokandy Productions 1%
Lyric Opera of Chicago 1%
Goodman Theatre 1%
Rising Stars Theatre Company 1%
Surging Films & Theatrics 1%
Westmont Performing Arts 1%
Highland Park Players 1%
Theatre On The Hill 3/4 1%
Music On Stage 1%
Golden Ticket Productions 1%