First Standings Announced For The 2023 BroadwayWorld Cincinnati Awards; Ensemble Theatre Company Leads Favorite Local Theatre!

The first standings have been announced as of Monday, November 13th for the 2023 BroadwayWorld Cincinnati 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 Cincinnati Standings - 11/14/23

Best Choreography Of A Play Or Musical
Eric Byrd - GUYS AND DOLLS - The Carnegie 69%
Amanda Marasch - A GENTLEMAN'S GUIDE TO LOVE & MURDER - Footlighters, Inc. 4%
Maddie Jones - DISNEY’S DESCENDANTS - The Children’s Theatre of Cincinnati 4%
Jenna Treinen - SOMETHING ROTTEN - Xavier University Theatre 4%
Jules Breslin - KINKY BOOTS - Cincinnati Music Theatre 4%
Abby Farmer - ABOVE THE SAND - Mason Community Players 3%
Peyton Wright - LIZZIE - THE MUSICAL - Xavier University Theatre 3%
Rachel Perin  - AS YOU LIKE IT - Cincinnati Shakespeare Company 3%
Genevieve Perrino - FREAKY FRIDAY - Covedale Center for the Performing Arts 3%
Eric Byrd - FOOTLOOSE - The Warsaw Federal Incline Theatre 2%
Diane Lala - SOMETHING ROTTEN! - UC-CCM 1%
Jay & Jenny Goodlett - BRIGHT STAR - Covedale Center for the Performing Arts 0%

Best Costume Design Of A Play Or Musical
Rainy Edwards - AS YOU LIKE IT - Cincinnati Shakespeare Company 70%
Kristie Marasch & Carolyn Marinez - A GENTLEMAN'S GUIDE TO LOVE & MURDER - Footlighters, Inc. 8%
Jeff Shearer - DISNEY’S DESCENDANTS - The Children’s Theatre of Cincinnati 5%
Jessica Pitcairn - SOMETHING ROTTEN - Xavier University Theatre 3%
Gail Rudolph and Linda Geering - ABOVE THE SAND - Mason Community Players 3%
Jessica Pitcairn - 9 TO 5 - Xavier University Theatre 3%
Brittanie McKenna Travis - FELLOW TRAVELERS - Patrica Corbett Auditorium 2%
Rainy Edwards - GASLIGHT - Cincinnati Shakespeare Company 2%
Erin Donnelly - KINKY BOOTS - The Carnegie 2%
Allison Jones - KISS ME KATE - The Covedale Center for the Performing Arts 1%
Daryl Harris - TROUBLE IN MIND - Cincinnati Shakespeare Company 1%
Allison Jones - THE 25TH ANNUAL PUTNAM COUNTY SPELLING BEE - The Warsaw Federal Incline Theatre 1%
Allison Jones - SINGIN' IN THE RAIN - The Carnegie 0%
Noelle Wedig - ALL-ONE! THE DR. BRONNER'S PLAY - Know Theatre of Cincinnati 0%

Best Direction Of A Musical
Lindsey Augusta Mercer - KINKY BOOTS - The Carnegie 66%
Stephen Skiles - LIZZIE - THE MUSICAL - Xavier University Theatre 5%
Chad Brinkman - A GENTLEMAN'S GUIDE TO LOVE & MURDER - Footlighters, Inc. 4%
Lara Gonzalez - ABOVE THE SAND - Mason Community Players 3%
Rodney Neal - HOLIDAY INN - Rise Up Performing Arts 3%
Brant Russell - AS YOU LIKE IT - Cincinnati Shakespeare Company 2%
Jerry Wiesenhahn - SOMETHING ROTTEN - Footlighters, Inc. 2%
Greg Eldridge & Daria Zholnerova - FELLOW TRAVELERS - Patricia Corbett Auditorium 2%
Maddie Jones - PRINCESS & FROG - The Children’s Theatre of Cincinnati 2%
Dee Anne Bryll - MAN OF LA MANCHA - The Warsaw Federal Incline Theatre 2%
Ed Cohen - BRIGHT STAR - Covedale Center for the Performing Arts 2%
Roderick Justice - DISNEY’S MOANA - The Children’s Theatre of Cincinnati 1%
Stephen Skiles - SOMETHING ROTTEN - Xavier University Theatre 1%
Maggie Perrino - SINGIN' IN THE RAIN - The Carnegie 1%
Genevieve Perrino - FREAKY FRIDAY - Covedale Center for the Performing Arts 1%
Joe Stollenwerk - MUSICALS SHE WROTE - Cincinnati Music Theatre 1%
Eric Byrd - FOOTLOOSE - The Warsaw Federal Incline Theatre 1%
Nate Bertone - RUDOLPH THE RED-NOSED REINDEER JR. - The Children’s Theatre of Cincinnati 1%
Hannah Ryan - SPRING AWAKENING - UC-CCM 0%

Best Direction Of A Play
Lynn Meyers - MORNING SUN - Ensemble Theatre Company 69%
Tessa D’Errico - GRUESOME PLAYGROUND INJURIES - Xavier University Theatre 5%
Jerry Wiesenhahn - AUGUST: OSAGE COUNTY - Mariemont Players 4%
Ray Lebowski - ESCANABA IN DA MOONLIGHT - Mason Community Players 4%
Torie Wiggins - TROUBLE IN MIND - Cincinnati Shakespeare Company 4%
Aaron Rossini - OUR TOWN - Xavier University Theatre 3%
Chris Stewart - NICOLA TESLA - The Children’s Theatre of Cincinnati 2%
Darnell Pierre Benjamin - LADY DAY AT EMERSON'S BAR & GRILL - The Carnegie 2%
Jemma Alix Levy - LITTLE WOMEN - Cincinnati Shakespeare Company 2%
Tom Peters - A VIEW FROM THE BRIDGE - Tri-County Players 2%
Darnell Pierre Benjamin - SWEAT - Ensemble Theatre Company 2%
Jemma Alix Levy - THE TAMING OF THE SHREW - Cincinnati Shakespeare Company 1%
Erika MacDonald - ALL-ONE! THE DR. BRONNER'S PLAY - Know Theatre of Cincinnati 0%

Best Ensemble
A GENTLEMAN'S GUIDE TO LOVE & MURDER - Footlighters, Inc. 12%
KINKY BOOTS - Cincinnati Music Theatre 7%
ABOVE THE SAND - Mason Community Players 7%
HOLIDAY INN - Rise Up Performing Arts 6%
LIZZIE - THE MUSICAL - Xavier University Theatre 6%
SOMETHING ROTTEN - Xavier University Theatre 6%
OUR TOWN - Xavier University Theatre 6%
RUDOLPH THE RED NOSED REINDEER - The Children’s Theatre of Cincinnati 5%
AUGUST: OSAGE COUNTY - Mariemont Players 4%
PRINCESS & FROG - The Children’s Theatre of Cincinnati 4%
MAN OF LA MANCHA - The Warsaw Federal Incline Theatre 4%
TROUBLE IN MIND - Cincinnati Shakespeare Company 4%
COMPANY - Loveland Stage Company 4%
FELLOW TRAVELERS - Patricia Corbett Auditorium 3%
BRIGHT STAR - Covedale Center for the Performing Arts 3%
FOOTLOOSE - The Warsaw Federal Incline Theatre 3%
SPRING AWAKENING - UC-CCM 3%
THE TAMING OF THE SHREW - Cincinnati Shakespeare Company 3%
ESCANABA IN DA MOONLIGHT - Mason Community Players 2%
DISNEY’S MOANA - The Children’s Theatre of Cincinnati 2%
SWEAT - Ensemble Theatre Company 2%
MUSICALS SHE WROTE - Cincinnati Music Theatre 1%
THE REWARDS OF BEING FRANK - Cincinnati Shakespeare Company 1%
GASLIGHT - Cincinnati Shakespeare Company 1%
THE LIVING DEAD - Cincinnati Shakespeare Company 1%

Best Lighting Design Of A Play Or Musical
Laura Glover - GASLIGHT - Cincinnati Shakespeare Company 71%
Chad Brinkman - A GENTLEMAN'S GUIDE TO LOVE & MURDER - Footlighters, Inc. 6%
Joe Beumer - LIZZIE - THE MUSICAL - Xavier University Theatre 5%
Ben Gantose - DISNEY’S MOANA - The Children’s Theatre of Cincinnati 4%
Bob Kessler - PUFFS - Loveland Stage Company 3%
Alaina Pizzoferrato - KINKY BOOTS - The Carnegie 2%
Joe Mitchell - GRUESOME PLAYGROUND INJURIES - Xavier University Theatre 2%
Jessica Drayton - AS YOU LIKE IT - Cincinnati Shakespeare Company 2%
Baron Leon - FELLOW TRAVELERS - Patricia Corbett Auditorium 2%
Alec Schneider - SOMETHING ROTTEN - Xavier University Theatre 1%
Robert Carlton Stimmel - TAMING OF THE SHREW - Cincinnati Shakespeare Company 1%
Elizabeth Boland - SOMETHING ROTTEN - Footlighters, Inc. 1%
Krista Billings - OUR TOWN - Xavier University Theatre 1%
Jessica Drayton - TROUBLE IN MIND - Cincinnati Shakespeare Company 0%

Best Music Direction & Orchestra Performance
Ryan Heinrich - MAN OF LA MANCHA - The Warsaw Federal Incline Theatre 72%
Scot Buza - LIZZIE - THE MUSICAL - Xavier University Theatre 6%
Alan Masters - A GENTLEMAN'S GUIDE TO LOVE & MURDER - Footlighters, Inc. 4%
Mark Femia - DISNEY’S MOANA - The Children’s Theatre of Cincinnati 4%
Charlie Wilhelm - KINKY BOOTS - Cincinnati Music Theatre 3%
Tom and Sara Davis - ABOVE THE SAND - Mason Community Players 3%
Charles Wilhelm - WONDERFUL TOWN - Cincinnati Music Theatre 2%
William Langley - FELLOW TRAVELERS - Patricia Corbett Auditorium 2%
Julie Spangler - SPRING AWAKENING - UC-CCM 1%
Damon Stevens - FOOTLOOSE - The Warsaw Federal Incline Theatre 1%
Jason Alexander Holmes - PRINCESS & FROG - The Children’s Theatre of Cincinnati 1%
J.E. Kurzman - MUSICALS SHE WROTE - Cincinnati Music Theatre 0%

Best Musical
SINGIN' IN THE RAIN - The Carnegie 57%
LIZZIE - THE MUSICAL - Xavier University Theatre 6%
A GENTLEMAN'S GUIDE TO LOVE & MURDER - Footlighters, Inc. 5%
KINKY BOOTS - Cincinnati Music Theatre 3%
MAN OF LA MANCHA - The Warsaw Federal Incline Theatre 3%
AS YOU LIKE IT - Cincinnati Shakespeare Company 3%
HOLIDAY INN - Rise Up Performing Arts 3%
ABOVE THE SAND - Mason Community Players 3%
SOMETHING ROTTEN - Xavier University Theatre 3%
RUDOLPH THE RED-NOSED REINDEER JR. - The Children’s Theatre of Cincinnati 2%
SOMETHING ROTTEN - Footlighters, Inc. 2%
COMPANY - Loveland Stage Company 2%
DISNEY’S MOANA - The Children’s Theatre of Cincinnati 2%
BRIGHT STAR - Covedale Center for the Performing Arts 1%
PRINCESS & FROG - The Children’s Theatre of Cincinnati 1%
KISS ME KATE - Covedale Center for the Performing Arts 1%
SPRING AWAKENING - UC-CCM 1%
A CHORUS LINE - Cincinnati Playhouse 1%
MUSICALS SHE WROTE - Cincinnati Music Theatre 1%
RING OF FIRE - Cincinnati Pl 0%

Best New Play Or Musical
THE REWARDS OF BEING FRANK - Cincinnati Shakespeare Company 22%
MUSICALS SHE WROTE - Cincinnati Music Theatre 21%
ABOVE THE SAND - Mason Community Players 20%
THE LIVING DEAD - Cincinnati Shakespeare Company 20%
CINDERELLA WORE COWBOY BOOTS - The Children’s Theatre of Cincinnati 17%

Best Performer In A Musical
Maria Zierolf - LIZZIE - THE MUSICAL - Xavier University Theatre 10%
Wayne Wright - A GENTLEMAN'S GUIDE TO LOVE & MURDER - Footlighters, Inc. 9%
Courtney Lucien - AS YOU LIKE IT - Cincinnati Shakespeare Company 9%
Sarah D Cohen - FREAKY FRIDAY - Covedale Center for the Performing Arts 8%
Kavan Vadivelu - RUDOLPH THE RED NOSED REINDEER - The Children’s Theatre of Cincinnati 8%
Corey Meyer - ABOVE THE SAND - Mason Community Players 6%
Peyton Hahn - COMPANY - Loveland Stage Company 5%
Matthew Callas - SOMETHING ROTTEN - Xavier University Theatre 5%
Karen Galliers Hendershot - WONDERFUL TOWN - Cincinnati Music Theatre 5%
Logan Wagner - FELLOW TRAVELERS - Patricia Corbett Auditorium 4%
Rosvic Siason - DISNEY’S MOANA - The Children’s Theatre of Cincinnati 4%
Evan Blust - FOOTLOOSE - The Warsaw Federal Incline Theatre 4%
Alex Devore - A GENTLEMAN'S GUIDE TO LOVE & MURDER - Footlighters, Inc. 3%
Hope Pauly - A GENTLEMAN'S GUIDE TO LOVE & MURDER - Footlighters, Inc. 3%
Montez O. Jenkins Copeland - KINKY BOOTS - The Carnegie 3%
Tomi Newman - KINKY BOOTS - The Carnegie 2%
Doug Berlon - A CHRISTMAS CAROL - Covedale Center for the Performing Arts 2%
Rick Kramer - MAN OF LA MANCHA - The Warsaw Federal Incline Theatre 2%
Mollie Bryson - MUSICALS SHE WROTE - Cincinnati Music Theatre 2%
Henry Benson - FELLOW TRAVELERS - Patricia Corbett Auditorium 2%
Kali Marsh - KISS ME KATE - Covedale Center for the Performing Arts 1%
Juno Brosas - SINGIN' IN THE RAIN - The Carnegie 1%
Lisa Breithaupt - MUSICALS SHE WROTE - Cincinnati Music Theatre 1%
Delaney Benson - SINGIN' IN THE RAIN - The Carnegie 1%
Michael Pandolfo - FELLOW TRAVELERS - Patricia Corbett Auditorium 0%

Best Performer In A Play
Sara Mackie - THE TAMING OF THE SHREW - Cincinnati Shakespeare Company 64%
Abby Sherr - OUR TOWN - Xavier University Theatre 6%
Mary Stone - AUGUST: OSAGE COUNTY - Mariemont Players 4%
Brandi La’sherrill - LADY DAY AT EMERSON'S BAR & GRILL - The Carnegie 3%
Chris Carter - NICOLA TESLA - The Children’s Theatre of Cincinnati 3%
Molly Franzen - GRUESOME PLAYGROUND INJURIES - Xavier University Theatre 2%
Andrew Leonard - PUFFS - Loveland Stage Company 2%
Candice Handy - TROUBLE IN MIND - Cincinnati Shakespeare Company 2%
Debbi Berlon - STEEL MAGNOLIAS - Mariemont Players 2%
Diana Rogers - AUGUST: OSAGE COUNTY - Mariemont Players 2%
Parker Culp - OUR TOWN - Xavier University Theatre 2%
Mary Stone - A VIEW FROM THE BRIDGE - Tri-County Players 2%
Tora Nogami Alexander - THE IMPORTANCE OF BEING EARNEST - Cincinnati Shakespeare Company 1%
Kelsey Schwarber - BOEING BOEING - The Covedale Center for the Performing Arts 1%
Keith Cassidy - MACBETH - CenterStage Players 1%
Christine Pedi - THE REWARDS OF BEING FRANK - Cincinnati Shakespeare Company 1%
Kelly Mengelkoch - THE REWARDS OF BEING FRANK - Cincinnati Shakespeare Company 1%
Kelly Mengelkoch - THE IMPORTANCE OF BEING EARNEST - Cincinnati Shakespeare Company 1%
Christine Pedi - THE IMPORTANCE OF BEING EARNEST - Cincinnati Shakespeare Company 1%
Burgess Byrd - SWEAT - Ensemble Theatre Company 1%
James Evans - THE REWARDS OF BEING FRANK - Cincinnati Shakespeare Company 0%

Best Play
SWEAT - Ensemble Theatre Company 61%
OUR TOWN - Xavier University Theatre 11%
AUGUST: OSAGE COUNTY - Mariemont Players 8%
ESCANABA IN DA MOONLIGHT - Mason Community Players 3%
LADY DAY AT EMERSON'S BAR & GRILL - The Carnegie 3%
PUFFS - Loveland Stage Company 3%
THE IMPORTANCE OF BEING EARNEST - Cincinnati Shakespeare Company 3%
GASLIGHT - Cincinnati Shakespeare Company 2%
TROUBLE IN MIND - Cincinnati Shakespeare Company 2%
A VIEW FROM THE BRIDGE - Tri-County Players 2%
BOEING BOEING - The Covedale Center for the Performing Arts 1%
THE REWARDS OF BEING FRANK - Cincinnati Shakespeare Company 1%
MORNING SUN - Ensemble Theatre Company 1%

Best Production of an Opera
MADAME BUTTERFLY - Cincinnati Opera 91%
FELLOW TRAVELERS - Patricia Corbett Auditorium 4%
LA CANTERINA - Northern Kentucky University 3%
THE KNOCK - Cincinnati Opera 2%

Best Scenic Design Of A Play Or Musical
Brian Mehring - SWEAT - Ensemble Theatre Company 71%
Chad Brinkman - A GENTLEMAN'S GUIDE TO LOVE & MURDER - Footlighters, Inc. 6%
Joe Leonard - SOMETHING ROTTEN - Xavier University Theatre 4%
Joe Beumer - LIZZIE - THE MUSICAL - Xavier University Theatre 3%
Nate Bertone - DISNEY’S DESCENDANTS - The Children’s Theatre of Cincinnati 3%
Micheal Kiser - COMPANY - Loveland Stage Company 3%
Tyler Gabbard - SINGIN' IN THE RAIN - The Carnegie 2%
Mark Halpin - FELLOW TRAVELERS - Patricia Corbett Auditorium 2%
Samantha Reno - AS YOU LIKE IT - Cincinnati Shakespeare Company 2%
Ben Gantose - DISNEY’S MOANA - The Children’s Theatre of Cincinnati 1%
Chad Brinkman - FABULATION, OR THE RE-EDUCATION OF UNDINE - Footlighters, Inc. 1%
Samantha Reno - GASLIGHT - Cincinnati Shakespeare Company 1%
Charlie Calvert - SPRING AWAKENING - UC-CCM 1%
Shannon Robert - TROUBLE IN MIND - Cincinnati Shakespeare Co. 1%
Sam Reno - THE IMPORTANCE OF BEING EARNEST - Cincinnati Shakespeare Company 0%

Best Sound Design Of A Play Or Musical
Forrest Goodwin - A GENTLEMAN'S GUIDE TO LOVE & MURDER - Footlighters, Inc. 19%
Sam Sadler - SOMETHING ROTTEN - Xavier University Theatre 16%
Anna Kahle - OUR TOWN - Xavier University Theatre 14%
Don Moore - DISNEY’S MOANA - The Children’s Theatre of Cincinnati 13%
Chris Lee - PUFFS - Loveland Stage Company 10%
Kaitlin Barnett - FELLOW TRAVELERS - Patricia Corbett Auditorium 7%
Robert Carlton Stimmel - GASLIGHT - Cincinnati Shakespeare Company 7%
Robert Carlton Stimmel - LITTLE WOMEN - Cincinnati Shakespeare Company 7%
Avery Reynolds - KINKY BOOTS - The Carnegie 4%
Robert Carlton Stimmel - TROUBLE IN MIND - Cincinnati Shakespeare Company 3%

Best Supporting Performer In A Musical
K.P. Powell - AS YOU LIKE IT - Cincinnati Shakespeare Company 65%
Amanda Marasch - COMPANY - Loveland Stage Company 4%
Dan Cohen - MAN OF LA MANCHA - The Warsaw Federal Incline Theatre 3%
Anna Kahle - LIZZIE - THE MUSICAL - Xavier University Theatre 3%
Joe Mitchell - SOMETHING ROTTEN - Xavier University Theatre 3%
Bob Herzog - DISNEY’S MOANA - The Children’s Theatre of Cincinnati 2%
Angelique Archer - AS YOU LIKE IT - Cincinnati Shakespeare Company 2%
Josh Galloway - FOOTLOOSE - The Warsaw Federal Incline Theatre 2%
Eva Bower - ABOVE THE SAND - Mason Community Players 2%
Doug Berlon - MAN OF LA MANCHA - The Warsaw Federal Incline Theatre 2%
Hope Pauly - A GENTLEMAN'S GUIDE TO LOVE & MURDER - Footlighters, Inc. 2%
Jenna Treinen - LIZZIE - THE MUSICAL - Xavier University Theatre 2%
Monique Churchill - KINKY BOOTS - The Carnegie 2%
Delaney O'Toole - A GENTLEMAN'S GUIDE TO LOVE & MURDER - Footlighters, Inc. 1%
Kim Toft - ABOVE THE SAND - Mason Community Players 1%
Regan Utrup - LIZZIE - THE MUSICAL - Xavier University Theatre 1%
Josh Galloway - PRINCESS & FROG - The Children’s Theatre of Cincinnati 1%
Arabella Bertucci - MEAN GIRLS - Commonwealth Artists Student Theatre 1%
Laurie Schneider Brinkman - COMPANY - Loveland Stage Company 1%
Aaron Marshall - GUYS AND DOLLS - The Carnegie 1%
Kennedy Florence - MUSICALS SHE WROTE - Cincinnati Music Theatre 0%
Jeremiah Plessinger - MAN OF LA MANCHA - The Warsaw Federal Incline Theatre 0%
Noah Warner - FREAKY FRIDAY - Covedale Center for the Performing Arts 0%
David Bower - ABOVE THE SAND - Mason Community Players 0%

Best Supporting Performer In A Play
Allen Middleton - SWEAT - Ensemble Theatre Company 78%
Burgess Byrd - THE IMPORTANCE OF BEING EARNEST - Cincinnati Shakespeare Company 9%
Tom Quandary - PUFFS - Loveland Stage Company 5%
Jim Hopkins - GASLIGHT - Cincinnati Shakespeare Company 5%
Dev Marvelous - LADY DAY AT EMERSON'S BAR & GRILL - The Carnegie 3%

Best Theatre For Young Audiences Production
DISNEY’S MOANA - The Children’s Theatre of Cincinnati 83%
PRINCESS & FROG - The Children’s Theatre of Cincinnati 5%
SPONGEBOB SQUAREPANTS - Acting Up 5%
RUDOLPH THE RED-NOSED REINDEER - The Children’s Theatre of Cincinnati 4%
DISNEY’S DESCENDANTS - The Children’s Theatre of Cincinnati 3%

Favorite Local Theatre
Ensemble Theatre Company 67%
The Children’s Theatre of Cincinnati 6%
Xavier University Theatre 6%
Cincinnati Shakespeare Company 4%
Cincinnati Music Theatre 4%
Mason Community Players 3%
Footlighters, Inc. 3%
Covedale Center for the Performing Arts 2%
The Carnegie 1%
Mariemont Players 1%
The Warsaw Federal Incline Theatre 1%
Know Theatre of Cincinnati 1%
Performing Arts Center 0%

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