BroadwayWorld Cleveland Awards December 5th Standings; BYE BYE BIRDIE Leads Best Musical!

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2023 BroadwayWorld Cleveland Standings

Best Choreography Of A Play Or Musical
Glen Stacho - BYE BYE BIRDIE - Medina Show Biz 12%
Erin Wolford - GREASE THE MUSICAL - Renaissance Performing Arts Association 7%
Andrea Belser - JESUS CHRIST SUPERSTAR - Willow’s Edge Creations 6%
Hannah Stephens and Aubrie Morrison - THE SPONGEBOB MUSICAL - Millennial Theatre Company 6%
Jen Justice - KINKY BOOTS - Chagrin Valley Little Theatre 6%
Jailyn Harris - THE SPONGEBOB MUSICAL - Sandstone Summer Theatre 6%
Jailyn Harris - BRING IT ON: THE MUSICAL - Near West Theatre 5%
Melanie Leibold - KINKY BOOTS - Cassidy Theatre 5%
MARTIŃ CEŚPEDES - THE PROM - Porthouse Theatre 4%
Melanie Leibold - DISNEY'S BEAUTY AND THE BEAST - Cassidy Theatre 4%
Melanie Leibold - ANYTHING GOES - Independence Community Theater 4%
Kristin Pohlig - CABARET - The Brecksville Theatre 4%
Kenya Woods - THE BUBBLY BLACK GIRL SHEDS HER CHAMELEON SKIN - Karamu House 3%
Kenya Woods - THE LIAR - CWRU/CPH MFA 3%
Katie Gibson - SPONGEBOB SQUAREPANTS - Hathaway Brown Theatre Institute 3%
Jaclyn Miller - NATASHA, PIERRE AND THE GREAT COMET OF 1812 - Great Lakes Theatre 3%
Marissa Leenaarts - MATILDA THE MUSICAL - Weathervane Playhouse 3%
Marissa Leenaarts - ELF THE MUSICAL - Weathervane Playhouse 3%
Gabbi Capello - THE WIZARD OF OZ - Theatre Agápe 3%
Jen Justice - LITTLE MERMAID - Cassidy Theatre 2%
Kailyn Mack - RAGTIME - Weathervane Playhouse 2%
Kate Gibson - ZOMBIE PROM - Blank Canvas Theatre 2%
Gregory Daniels - LAND OF OZ - Dobama Theatre 2%
Kristy Cruz - HEAD OVER HEELS - Near West Theatre 1%
Eugene Sumlin - THE DROWSY CHAPERONE - Heights Youth Theatre 1%

Best Costume Design Of A Play Or Musical
Michele Ezell - INTO THE WOODS - Olde Towne Hall Theatre 9%
Wendi Owens - KINKY BOOTS - Cassidy Theatre 8%
Hannah Dougall - THE SPONGEBOB MUSICAL - Sandstone Summer Theatre 6%
Ty Hanes - THE SPONGEBOB MUSICAL - Millennial Theatre Company 5%
Tesia Benson - NATASHA, PIERRE AND THE GREAT COMET OF 1812 - Great Lakes Theatre 4%
April Rock - KINKY BOOTS - Chagrin Valley Little Theatre in partnership with Andrews Osborn 4%
Jasen J. Smith - RAGTIME - Weathervane Playhouse 4%
Jackie Kruyne - 1970 - Chagrin Valley Little Theatre 4%
Abbie Hagen - THE MARVELOUS WONDERETTES - Porthouse Theatre 4%
Suwatana Rockland - EVERYBODY - Case Western Reserve University / Cleveland Playhouse 4%
Keely Rutledge - PASSAGE - Kent State University 3%
Daniel Chiaberta - THE SPONGEBOB MUSICAL - Millennial Theatre Company 3%
Linda Turske - FOLLIES - Renaissance Performing Arts Assocation 3%
Jackie Kruyne - SHERWOOD - Chagrin Valley Little Theatre 2%
Stephen Ostertag - HEAD OVER HEELS - Near West Theatre 2%
Melody Walker - BRING IT ON: THE MUSICAL - Near West Theatre 2%
Linda Turske - GREASE THE MUSICAL - Renaissance Performing Arts Association 2%
Tesia Benson - THE LAND OF OZ - Dobama Theatre 2%
Jasen J. Smith - MURDER ON THE ORIENT EXPRESS - Weathervane Playhouse 2%
Katie Wells - A MIDSUMMER NIGHT'S DREAM - French Creek Theatre 2%
Abbie Hagen - URINETOWN THE MUSICAL - Kent State University 2%
Coleen Bloom - THE DROWSY CHAPERONE - Heights Youth Theatre 2%
Wendi Owens - RODGERS AND HAMMERSTEIN’S CINDERELLA - Cassidy Theatre 2%
Esther Haberlen - THE LIAR - Cleveland Play House/CWRU 2%
Inda Blatch-Geib - ONCE ON THIS ISLAND - Beck Center for the Arts 2%

Best Direction Of A Musical
Jim Dove - BYE BYE BIRDIE - Medina Show Biz 10%
Victor DiAngelo - INTO THE WOODS - Olde Towne Hall Theatre 9%
Brenton Cochran - DISNEY'S BEAUTY AND THE BEAST - Cassidy Theatre 6%
Denise Astorino - JESUS CHRIST SUPERSTAR - Willow’s Edge Creations 6%
Hannah Dougall - THE SPONGEBOB MUSICAL - Sandstone Summer Theatre 5%
Victoria Bussert - NATASHA, PIERRE AND THE GREAT COMET OF 1812 - Great Lakes Theatre 4%
Greta Rothman - KINKY BOOTS - Chagrin Valley Little Theatre 4%
Nina Domingue - THE BUBBLY BLACK GIRL SHEDS HER CHAMELEON SKIN - Karamu House 4%
Mike Caraffi - KINKY BOOTS - Cassidy Theatre 4%
Joshua Larkin - RAGTIME - Weathervane Playhouse 4%
Joe Asente - THE SPONGEBOB MUSICAL - Millennial Theatre Company 3%
Kristy Cruz - BRING IT ON: THE MUSICAL - Near West Theatre 3%
Terri Kent - THE PROM - Porthouse Theatre 3%
Ryan Shealy - NEXT TO NORMAL - Renaissance Performing Arts Association 3%
Kristin Pohlig - CABARET - The Brecksville Theatre 2%
Joe Asente - INTO THE WOODS - Millennial Theatre Company 2%
Michael Thomas - GREASE - Renaissance Performing Arts Association 2%
Brian Westerley - BIG FISH - HELP 2%
Marc C Howard - URINETOWN THE MUSICAL - Aurora Community Theatre 2%
Trinidad Snider - HEAD OVER HEELS - Near West Theatre 2%
Eugene Sumlin - THE DROWSY CHAPERONE - Heights youth theater 2%
Dawn Sniadak-Yamokoski - JEKYLL & HYDE - Western Reserve Playhouse 2%
Jordan Cooper - THE LAST FIVE YEARS - Near West Theatre 2%
Melanie YC Pepe - MATILDA THE MUSICAL - Weathervane Playhouse 1%
Nathan Motta - THE LAND OF OZ - Dobama Theatre 1%

Best Direction Of A Play
Breianne Saylor Knight - MOVING DAY - Olde Towne Hall Theatre 10%
Mike Rogan - THE PLAY THAT GOES WRONG - Chagrin Valley Little Theatre 8%
Marc Cipra - THE PLAY THAT GOES WRONG - Aurora Community Theatre 7%
Fred Gloor - MURDER ON THE ORIENT EXPRESS - Weathervane Playhouse 6%
Treva Offutt - CLYDE’S - Karamu House 5%
Benny Sato Ambush - PASSAGE - Kent State University 5%
Patrick Ciamacco - OF MICE AND MEN - Blank Canvas Theatre 5%
Nina Domingue - STEW - Dobama Theatre 4%
Ann Hedger - THE DIARY OF ANNE FRANK - The Fine Arts Association 4%
Fabio Polanco - SOMEWHERE - Kent State University 4%
Tony F. Sias - EVERYBODY - Case Western Reserve University / Cleveland Playhouse 3%
August Scarpelli - CYRANO DE BERGERAC - Western Reserve Playhouse 3%
Dave Stebbins - LAUGHTER ON THE 23RD FLOOR - Hudson Players 3%
Rose Leininger - AUGUST OSAGE COUNTY - Broadview Heights Spotlights 3%
Fred Sternfeld - FIREFLIES - Clague Playhouse 3%
Eva Nel Brettrager - AFTER THE BLAST - convergence-continuum 3%
Brandi Eaton - THE CHILDREN’S HOUR - Stow Players 2%
Donald Carrier - THE LIAR - CWRU/CPH MFA 2%
Nathan Motta - THE OTHER PLACE - Dobama Theatre 2%
Robert Ellis - THE MOUSETRAP - Weathervane Playhouse 2%
Darius Stubbs - WHAT WE LOOK LIKE - Dobama Theatre 2%
Colin Anderson - THE THIN PLACE - Dobama Theatre 2%
Alex J. Nine - MATT’S FIRST REAL WEDDING - Stow Players 2%
Jeff Glover - COMMA - Blank Canvas Theatre 2%
Donald Carrier - DOUBT, A PARABLE - Beck Center for the Arts 2%

Best Ensemble
BYE BYE BIRDIE - Medina Show Biz 10%
NEWSIES THE MUSICAL - Olde Towne Hall Theatre 7%
JESUS CHRIST SUPERSTAR - Willow’s Edge Creations 5%
THE SPONGEBOB MUSICAL - Millennial Theatre Company 5%
DISNEY'S BEAUTY AND THE BEAST - Cassidy Theatre 5%
BRING IT ON: THE MUSICAL - Near West Theatre 4%
GREASE THE MUSICAL - Renaissance Performing Arts Association 4%
KINKY BOOTS - Cassidy Theatre 4%
1970 - Chagrin Valley Little Theatre 3%
RAGTIME - Weathervane Playhouse 3%
NATASHA, PIERRE AND THE GREAT COMET OF 1812 - Great Lakes Theatre 3%
THE PLAY THAT GOES WRONG - Aurora Community Theatre 3%
ELF THE MUSICAL - Weathervane Playhouse 2%
INTO THE WOODS - Millennial Theatre Company 2%
CABARET - The Brecksville Theatre 2%
MATILDA THE MUSICAL - Weathervane Playhouse 2%
THE PROM - Porthouse Theatre 2%
ZOMBIE PROM - Blank Canvas Theatre 2%
BLACK NATIVITY - Karamu House 2%
THE DROWSY CHAPERONE - Heights youth theater 2%
DISASTER! THE MUSICAL - Broadview Heights Spotlights 2%
THE ROCKY HORROR SHOW - Millennial Theatre Company 2%
HEAD OVER HEELS - Near West Theatre 2%
URINETOWN THE MUSICAL - Aurora Community Theatre 2%
PASSAGE - Kent State University 2%

Best Lighting Design Of A Play Or Musical
Libby Zamiska - THE SPONGEBOB MUSICAL - Sandstone Summer Theatre 10%
Trad Burns - NATASHA, PIERRE AND THE GREAT COMET OF 1812 - Great Lakes Theatre 8%
Jaemin Park - THE PROM - Porthouse Theatre 7%
Jesse Uguccini - JESUS CHRIST SUPERSTAR - Willow’s Edge Creations 7%
Joe Asente - THE SPONGEBOB MUSICAL - Millennial Theatre Company 7%
Jack-Anthony Ina - RAGTIME - Weathervane Playhouse 6%
Daniel Hunsicker - JEKYLL & HYDE - Western Reserve Playhouse 5%
Patrick Ciamacco - ZOMBIE PROM - Blank Canvas Theatre 5%
Jeremy Paul - BRING IT ON: THE MUSICAL - Near West Theatre 5%
Sarah Lynne Bailey - THE WIZARD OF OZ - Theatre Agápe 4%
Micah Harvey - MURDER ON THE ORIENT EXPRESS - Weathervane Playhouse 4%
Frankie Castrovillari - THE ADDAMS FAMILY - Players Guild 3%
Ayron Lord - ELF THE MUSICAL - Weathervane Playhouse 3%
Rob Wachala - AFTER THE BLAST - convergence-continuum 3%
Joe Asente - INTO THE WOODS - Millennial Theatre Company 3%
Adam Ditzel - THE LIAR - CWRU/CPH MFA 2%
Kelly MJ Andrews & Wittman Sullivan - THE MOUSETRAP - Weathervane Playhouse 2%
Jeremy Paul - HEAD OVER HEELS - Near West Theatre 2%
Benjamin Gantose - THE OTHER PLACE - Dobama Theatre 2%
David Stoughton - LAND OF OZ - Dobama Theatre 2%
Jeremy Paul - THE THIN PLACE - Dobama Theatre 2%
Daniel Hunsicker - THE SPITFIRE GRILL - Western Reserve Playhouse 2%
Reinaldo García - LOS SOLES TRUNCIS - Latinus theater company 2%
Josee Coyle - STEW - Dobama Theatre 1%
Jesse Uguccini - AIN’T MISBEHAVIN’ - Near West Theatre 1%

Best Music Direction & Orchestra Performance
Carey Knox - BYE BYE BIRDIE - Medina Show Biz 11%
Bryan Bird - INTO THE WOODS - Olde Towne Hall Theatre 9%
Cathy Lesser Mansfield - JESUS CHRIST SUPERSTAR - Willow’s Edge Creations 5%
Steven A. Miller - RAGTIME - Weathervane Playhouse 5%
Bruno Bush - THE SPONGEBOB MUSICAL - Sandstone Summer Theatre 5%
Andy Novak - KINKY BOOTS - Chagrin Valley Little Theatre 5%
Octavio Más-Arocas - MANSFIELD SYMPHONY: SWEENEY TODD IN CONCERT - Renaissance Performing Arts Association 5%
David Copsey - DISNEY'S BEAUTY AND THE BEAST - Cassidy Theatre 4%
Dave Coxe - SOMETHING ROTTEN! - Chagrin Valley Little Theatre 4%
Matthew Webb - NATASHA, PIERRE AND THE GREAT COMET OF 1812 - Great Lakes Theatre 4%
Ron Hazelett - MATILDA THE MUSICAL - Weathervane Playhouse 3%
Anthony Ruggiero - THE SPONGEBOB MUSICAL - Millennial Theatre Company 3%
Jordan Cooper - BRING IT ON: THE MUSICAL - Near West Theatre 3%
Stacy Bolton - THE DROWSY CHAPERONE - Heights Youth Theatre 3%
Mike Caraffi - DISNEYS BEAUTY AND THE BEAST - Cassidy Theatre 3%
Joe Asente - INTO THE WOODS - Millennial Theatre Company 3%
Alexander Marr - THE PROM - Porthouse Theatre 2%
Christopher Lash - THE SPONGEBOB MUSICAL - Sandstone Summer Theatre 2%
Jennifer Korecki - A FUNNY THING HAPPENED ON THE WAY TO THE FORUM - Porthouse Theatre 2%
Bradley Wyner - RENT - Cain Park 2%
Oliver Deak - ZOMBIE PROM - Blank Canvas Theatre 1%
David Copsey - THE LITTLE MERMAID - Cassidy Theatre 1%
Ryan Bergeron - DISASTER! THE MUSICAL - Broadview Heights Spotlights 1%
Bradley Wyner - JEKYLL & HYDE - Western Reserve Playhouse 1%
Jordan Cooper - HEAD OVER HEELS - Near West Theatre 1%

Best Musical
BYE BYE BIRDIE - Medina Show Biz 11%
NEWSIES THE MUSICAL - Olde Towne Hall Theatre 8%
DISNEY'S BEAUTY AND THE BEAST - Cassidy Theatre 7%
SPONGEBOB SQUAREPANTS - Hathaway Brown Theatre institute 6%
JESUS CHRIST SUPERSTAR - Willow’s Edge Creations 5%
NATASHA, PIERRE AND THE GREAT COMET OF 1812 - Great Lakes Theatre 5%
THE SPONGEBOB MUSICAL - Millennial Theatre Company 5%
BRING IT ON: THE MUSICAL - Near West Theatre 4%
RAGTIME - Weathervane Playhouse 4%
THE BUBBLY BLACK GIRL SHEDS HER CHAMELEON SKIN - Karamu House 3%
THE PROM - Porthouse Theatre 3%
GREASE THE MUSICAL - Renaissance Performing Arts Association 3%
URINETOWN THE MUSICAL - Aurora Community Theatre 3%
INTO THE WOODS - Millennial Theatre Company 3%
AVENUE Q - Millennial Theatre Company 2%
FUN HOME - Cain Park 2%
CABARET - The Brecksville Theatre 2%
MATILDA THE MUSICAL - Weathervane Playhouse 2%
THE DROWSY CHAPERONE - Heights Youth Theatre 2%
ELF THE MUSICAL - Weathervane Playhouse 2%
NEXT TO NORMAL - Renaissance Performing Arts Association 2%
ZOMBIE PROM - Blank Canvas Theatre 1%
ANYTHING GOES - Rubber City Theatre 1%
JEKYLL & HYDE - Western Reserve Playhouse 1%
ONCE ON THIS ISLAND - Beck Center for the Arts 1%

Best New Play Or Musical
THE LAND OF OZ - Dobama Theatre 19%
MOVING DAY - Olde Towne Hall Theatre 13%
1970 - Chagrin Valley Little Theatre 12%
SOMEWHERE - Kent State University 9%
WHAT WE LOOK LIKE - Dobama Theatre 9%
TROLLOP: THE TRIALS AND TITILLATIONS OF THE INFAMOUS MOLL FLANDERS - Renaissance Theatre Company 9%
RED SUMMER - Karamu House 5%
MATT’S FIRST (REAL) WEDDING - Stow Players 4%
COMMA - Blank Canvas Theatre 3%
ALTER - Cleveland Public Theater 3%
BARON OF BROWN STREET - Rubber City Theatre 3%
UMBRELLA MAN'S MAGICAL UMBRELLA - Weathervane Playhouse 2%
THE FIRST DRAFT - Weathervane Playhouse 2%
HOME MOVIE - convergence-continuum 1%
ALWAYS - Weathervane Playhouse 1%
GOODNUFF - Weathervane Playhouse 1%
GIMME SHELTER - Weathervane Playhouse 1%
THE FUNERAL - Weathervane Playhouse 1%
MAN OF MADISON AVENUE - Weathervane Playhouse 1%
BUN BUN AND HONKERS - Weathervane Playhouse 1%

Best Performer In A Musical
Myles Hill - SPONGEBOB SQUAREPANTS - Hathaway Brown Theatre Institute 7%
Brooke Peterson - BRING IT ON: THE MUSICAL - Near West Theatre 5%
Nicole Tuttle-Robb - INTO THE WOODS - Olde Towne Hall Theatre 4%
Cameron Olin - DISNEY'S BEAUTY AND THE BEAST - Cassidy Theatre 4%
Mary Miller - JESUS CHRIST SUPERSTAR - Willow’s Edge Creations 4%
Samantha Ezell - BYE BYE BIRDIE - Medina Show Biz 3%
Maren Rhodes - THE SPONGEBOB MUSICAL - Sandstone Summer Theatre 3%
Luciano DiFranco - THE SPONGEBOB MUSICAL - Sandstone Summer Theatre 3%
Ty Hanes - THE SPONGEBOB MUSICAL - Millennial Theatre Company 3%
Jordan Johnston - BYE BYE BIRDIE - Medina Show Biz 2%
Ryan Ciriaco - ELF THE MUSICAL - Weathervane Playhouse 2%
Rafael Pacheco - NEWSIES THE MUSICAL - Olde Towne Hall Theatre 2%
Kelly Knowlton - NEXT TO NORMAL - Renaissance Performing Arts Association 2%
Micah Harvey - MATILDA THE MUSICAL - Weathervane Playhouse 2%
Zuri Clarno - GREASE THE MUSICAL - Renaissance Performing Arts Assocation 2%
Anthony Woods Mitchell - KINKY BOOTS - Chagrin Valley Little Theatre 2%
Grant Guyton - KINKY BOOTS - Cassidy Theatre 2%
Isabel Valega - BYE BYE BIRDIE - Medina Show Biz 2%
Zachary Tuttle-Robb - INTO THE WOODS - Olde Towne Hall Theatre 2%
Vivien Morrison - MATILDA - Aurora Community Theatre 2%
Natalie Green - FUN HOME - Cain Park 2%
Avery LaMar Pope - THE BUBBLY BLACK GIRL SHEDS HER CHAMELEON SKIN - Karamu House 2%
Hannah Marzano - MATILDA THE MUSICAL - Aurora Community Theatre 2%
Cory Michael Bryner - KINKY BOOTS - Cassidy Theatre 1%
Rachael Armbruster - CABARET - The Brecksville Theatre 1%

Best Performer In A Play
Sarah Farris - PETER AND THE STARCATCHER - Blank Canvas Theatre 7%
Adam C. Alderson - MURDER ON THE ORIENT EXPRESS - Weathervane Playhouse 6%
Vince Stillitano - THE PLAY THAT GOES WRONG - Aurora Community Theatre 5%
Dylan Ireland - THE TEMPEST - Helen Theatre 5%
Dallas Stark - THE MOUSETRAP - Weathervane Playhouse 4%
Keenan Carosielli - 1970 - Chagrin Valley Little Theatre 4%
Brett Heidinger - 1970 - Chagrin Valley Little Theatre 4%
Rachel Lee Kolis - PEOPLE, PLACES & THINGS - Kennedy's at Playhouse Square 3%
Adam Newborn - SOMEWHERE - Kent State University 3%
Jaimee Moore - THE PLAY THAT GOES WRONG - Aurora Community Theatre 3%
Brian Altman - PETER AND THE STARCATCHER - Blank Canvas Theatre 3%
Yuval Tal - THE CHILDREN’S HOUR - Stow Players 3%
Jennie Nasser - PRIDE AND PREJUDICE - Millennial Theatre Project 2%
Natalie Zenczak - AUGUST: OSAGE COUNTY - Broadview Heights Spotlights 2%
Mia Radabaugh - MISERY - French Creek Theatre 2%
Srikar Bellana - SOMEWHERE - Kent State University 2%
Nicole Sumlin - THE LIGHT - Ensemble Theatre Company 2%
Derdrieu Ring - DOUBT, A PARABLE - Beck Center for the Arts 2%
Gavin Michaels - THE LIAR - CWRU/CPH MFA 2%
Joe Kenderes - OF MICE AND MEN - Blank Canvas Theatre 2%
Brian Jackson - THE BARON OF BROWN STREET - Rubber City Theatre 2%
Ananias J. Dixon - THE LIGHT - Ensemble Theatre Company 2%
Drew Pope - RED SUMMER - Karamu House 2%
Madison Shannon - SOMEWHERE - Kent State University 2%
Madeline Calais - THE LIAR - CWRU/CPH MFA 2%

Best Play
MOVING DAY - Olde Towne Hall Theatre 10%
THE PLAY THAT GOES WRONG - Aurora Community Theatre 9%
PETER AND THE STARCATCHER - Blank Canvas Theatre 7%
MURDER ON THE ORIENT EXPRESS - Weathervane Playhouse 6%
1970 - Chagrin Valley Little Theatre 6%
MISERY - French Creek Theatre 5%
SOMEWHERE - Kent State University 5%
CLYDE’S - Karamu House 4%
WHAT WE LOOK LIKE - Dobama Theatre 4%
DOUBT, A PARABLE - Beck Center for the Arts 3%
THE LIAR - Case Western Reserve University / Cleveland Playhouse 3%
THE TEMPEST - Helen Theatre 3%
THE MOUSETRAP - Weathervane Playhouse 3%
FIVE TIMES IN ONE NIGHT - Broadview Heights Spotlights 3%
LAUGHTER ON THE 23RD FLOOR - Hudson Players 2%
OF MICE AND MEN - Blank Canvas Theatre 2%
THE ELEPHANT MAN - Players Guild 2%
THE 39 STEPS - Clague Playhouse 2%
'NIGHT MOTHER - Twin Masks 2%
THE THIN PLACE - Dobama Theatre 2%
PEOPLE, PLACES & THINGS - Kennedy's at Playhouse Square 2%
STEW - Dobama Theatre 2%
AFTER THE BLAST - convergence-continuum 1%
MATT’S FIRST REAL WEDDING - Stow Players 1%
THE LIGHT - Ensemble Theatre Company 1%

Best Scenic Design Of A Play Or Musical
Wes Carney - DISNEY'S BEAUTY AND THE BEAST - Cassidy Theatre 13%
Vickie Jackson - BYE BYE BIRDIE - Medina Show Biz 8%
Hannah Dougall - THE SPONGEBOB MUSICAL - Sandstone Summer Theatre 8%
Joe Asente - INTO THE WOODS - Millennial Theatre Company 6%
Lindsay Stanley - INTO THE WOODS - Olde Towne Hall Theatre 6%
Tony Hardin - THE PROM - Porthouse Theatre 5%
Jeff Hermann - NATASHA, PIERRE AND THE GREAT COMET OF 1812 - Great Lakes Theatre 5%
Jason Kaufman - GREASE THE MUSICAL - Renaissance Performing Arts Association 4%
Tim Steiner - LAUGHTER ON THE 23RD FLOOR - Hudson Players 3%
Richard Morris, Jr. - MURDER ON THE ORIENT EXPRESS - Weathervane Playhouse 3%
Richard Morris, Jr. - RAGTIME - Weathervane Playhouse 3%
Perren Hedderson - BRING IT ON: THE MUSICAL - Near West Theatre 3%
Frankie Castrovillari - CABARET - The Brecksville Theatre 3%
Lawrence Bailer - INTO THE WOODS - Olde Towne Hall Theatre 3%
Daniel Hunsicker - THE SPITFIRE GRILL - Western Reserve Playhouse 3%
Patrick Ciamacco - PETER AND THE STARCATCHER - Blank Canvas Theatre 2%
Lawrence Bailer - NEWSIES THE MUSICAL - Olde Towne Hall Theatre 2%
T Paul Lowry - LAND OF OZ - Dobama Theatre 2%
Michael Slane - MATILDA THE MUSICAL - Weathervane Playhouse 2%
Derek Green - HEAD OVER HEELS - Near West Theatre 2%
Cameron Michelak - THE LIAR - CWRU/CPH MFA 2%
Scott Zolkowski - EXIT, PURSUED BY A BEAR - convergence-continuum 2%
Jason Kaufman - NEXT TO NORMAL - Renaissance Performing Arts Association 2%
Jason Kaufman - SOMETHING ROTTEN! - Renaissance Performing Arts Association 1%
Cameron Michalak - WHAT WE LOOK LIKE - Dobama Theatre 1%

Best Sound Design Of A Play Or Musical
Sarah Lynne Bailey - THE WIZARD OF OZ - Theatre Agápe 12%
Richard Morris, Jr. - MURDER ON THE ORIENT EXPRESS - Weathervane Playhouse 11%
Jeff Polunas - HEAD OVER HEELS - Kent State University 9%
James Romeo - BRING IT ON: THE MUSICAL - Near West Theatre 9%
John Coyne - RAGTIME - Weathervane Playhouse 8%
Christopher Pepe - MATILDA THE MUSICAL - Weathervane Playhouse 8%
Richard Ingraham - THE THIN PLACE - Dobama Theatre 6%
Neil Sudhakaran - AFTER THE BLAST - convergence-continuum 5%
Matthew Webb - THE LIAR - CWRU/CPH MFA 5%
Katie Rowland - ELF THE MUSICAL - Weathervane Playhouse 3%
Kevin Lambes & Christopher Pepe - SISTER ACT - Weathervane Playhouse 3%
Lindsay Jones - MORIARTY - Cleveland Play House/CWRU 3%
Angie Hayes - THE OTHER PLACE - Dobama Theatre 3%
Angie Hayes - DOUBT, A PARABLE - Beck Center for the Arts 3%
Reinaldo Garcia - LOS SOLES TRUNCOS - Latinus theater company 3%
Bella Brehm - THE MOUSETRAP - Weathervane Playhouse 3%
Josh Caraballo - HEAD OVER HEELS - Near West Theatre 3%
Megan Culley - STEW - Dobama Theatre 2%
Jeff Polunas - EVERYBODY - Case Western Reserve University / Cleveland Playhouse 1%
Derek Graham - WHAT WE LOOK LIKE - Dobama Theatre 1%

Best Supporting Performer In A Musical
Larissa Freas - INTO THE WOODS - Olde Towne Hall Theatre 9%
Michael Moyseenko - THE SPONGEBOB MUSICAL - Sandstone Summer Theatre 7%
Reagan Aldridge - BYE BYE BIRDIE - Medina Show Biz 5%
Mell-Vonti Bowens Jr. - THE BUBBLY BLACK GIRL SHEDS HER CHAMELEON SKIN - Karamu House 3%
Bryce Cook - BRING IT ON: THE MUSICAL - Near West Theatre 3%
Karina Moran - RAGTIME - Weathervane Playhouse 3%
Hannah Storch - JESUS CHRIST SUPERSTAR - Willow’s Edge Creations 3%
Andrew Marks - BYE BYE BIRDIE - Medina Show Biz 3%
JayShon Austin - SPONGEBOB SQUAREPANTS - Hathaway Brown Theatre Institute 2%
Luke Jones - BYE BYE BIRDIE - Medina Show Biz 2%
Daniel Chiaberta - INTO THE WOODS - Millennial Theatre Company 2%
Daniel Chiaberta - THE SPONGEBOB MUSICAL - Millennial Theatre Company 2%
Casey Venema - JESUS CHRIST SUPERSTAR - Willow’s Edge CreTions 2%
Raleigh Hayes Orosz - KINKY BOOTS - Chagrin Valley Little Theatre 2%
ColinWillett - INTO THE WOODS - Olde Towne Hall Theatre 2%
Trinidad Snider - THE LAND OF OZ - Dobama Theatre 2%
Emily Fisher - THE SPONGEBOB MUSICAL - Sandstone Summer Theatre 2%
Joseph Ball - THE PROM - Porthouse Theatre 2%
Michael Emery Fox - CINDERELLA - Cassidy Theatre 2%
Peggy Newton - URINETOWN THE MUSICAL - Aurora Community Theatre 2%
Louis Schwartz - CABARET - The Brecksville Theatre 2%
Emma Risley - JESUS CHRIST SUPERSTAR - Willow’s Edge Creations 2%
Christopher Johnson - BYE BYE BIRDIE - Medina Show Biz 2%
William Noussias - MATILDA THE MUSICAL - Weathervane Playhouse 2%
Lou Denardo - KINKY BOOTS - Cassidy Theatre 1%

Best Supporting Performer In A Play
Vivien Morrison - A MIDSUMMER NIGHT'S DREAM - Chagrin Valley Little Theatre / Willoughby Summer Theater Festival 6%
Katie Hintze - THE PLAY THAT GOES WRONG - Aurora Community Theatre 5%
Derdriu Ring - THE THIN PLACE - Dobama Theatre 5%
Aamar-Malik Culbreth - WHAT WE LOOK LIKE - Dobama Theatre 4%
Lisa Georges - THE PLAY THAT GOES WRONG - Aurora Community Theatre 4%
Amanda Vigneault - MURDER ON THE ORIENT EXPRESS - Weathervane Playhouse 4%
Anthony Ghali - SOMEWHERE - Kent State University 4%
Sullivan Ratliff - BASKERVILLE - Western Reserve Playhouse 3%
Natalie Zenzak - AUGUST: OSAGE COUNTY - Broadview Heights Spotlights 3%
Tamara French - DOUBT, A PARABLE - Beck Center for the Arts 3%
Mia Radabaugh - THE PLAY THAT GOES WRONG - Aurora Community Theatre 3%
Nicole Sumlin - STEW - Dobama Theatre 3%
William Noussias - MATT’S FIRST REAL WEDDING - Stow Players 3%
Victoria Kirgesner-Hunsicker - PRIDE AND PREJUDICE - Millennial Theatre Project 3%
Brian O. Jackson - THE MOUSETRAP - Weathervane Playhouse 3%
Victoria Alev Duffy - THE LIAR - Case Western Reserve University / Cleveland Playhouse 2%
Gigi Motta - SOMEWHERE - Kent State University 2%
Greg Mandryk - OUR TOWN - Broadview Heights Spotlights 2%
Donna Longfellow - 1970 - Chagrin Valley Little Theatre 2%
Alex George - 1970 - Chagrin Valley Little Theatre 2%
Brett Heidinger - BARBECUING HAMLET - Independence Community Theater 2%
Barbara Howitt - THE MOUSETRAP - Weathervane Playhouse 2%
Rob Walter - THE PLAY THAT GOES WRONG - Aurora Community Theatre 2%
Aariahn Curls - SOMEWHERE - Kent State University 2%
Henrick Sawczak - THE MOUSETRAP - Weathervane Playhouse 2%

Best Theatre For Young Audiences Production
BRING IT ON: THE MUSICAL - Near West Theatre 15%
THE WIZARD OF OZ - Theatre Agápe 13%
PETER AND THE STARCATCHER - Blank Canvas Theatre 13%
MATILDA THE MUSICAL - Heights Youth Theatre 12%
SPONGEBOB SQUAREPANTS - Victoria Babloyan 11%
BYE BYE BIRDIE - Heights Youth Theatre 8%
THE DROWSY CHAPERONE - Heights Youth Theatre 7%
NEXT TO NORMAL - Renaissance Performing Arts Association 7%
THE EMPEROR'S NEW CLOTHES - Spark Theatre 4 Youth & LCCC Theatre Dept. 6%
[TITLE OF SHOW] - Renaissance Performing Arts Association 5%
MS. COURAGEOUS - Spark Theatre 4 Youth 1%

Favorite Local Theatre
Olde Towne Hall Theatre 10%
Cassidy Theatre 9%
Medina Show Biz 9%
Weathervane Playhouse 8%
Renaissance Performing Arts Association 6%
Millennial Theatre Company 6%
Sandstone Summer Theatre 5%
Near West Theatre 5%
Aurora Community Theatre 4%
Blank Canvas Theatre 4%
Hathaway Brown Theatre Institute 3%
Dobama Theatre 3%
Beck Center for the Arts 3%
Kent State University 3%
Karamu House 3%
Western Reserve Playhouse 3%
Porthouse Theatre 2%
Cleveland Public Theater 2%
convergence-continuum 2%
Hudson Players 2%
Broadview Heights Spotlights 2%
Hanna Theatre 1%
Twin Masks 1%
The Brecksville Theatre 1%
LatinUs theater company 1%