Winners Announced For The 2025 BroadwayWorld Columbus Awards
See who audiences selected as their favorites last season!
Winners have been announced for the 2025 BroadwayWorld Columbus Awards!
The 2025 Regional Awards honor regional productions, touring shows, and more which had their first performance between October 1, 2024 through September 30, 2025. This year the BroadwayWorld Regional Awards were bigger and better than ever, including over 100 cities across America, Canada, Central and South America, Europe, and Asia!
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2025 BroadwayWorld Columbus Award Winners
Best Cabaret/Concert/Solo Performance
Francesca DiFranceso - MAE WEST: AFTER DARK - Abbey Theatre of Dublin
Best Choreography Of A Play Or Musical
Taya Lukacsko - 42ND STREET - GLHS alumni summer theatre
Best Costume Design Of A Play Or Musical
Marci Hain - 42ND STREET - Gahanna Lincoln Summer
Best Dance Production
42ND STREET - Gahanna Lincoln Summer
Best Direction Of A Musical
Cindi Macioce - 42ND STREET - Gahanna Lincoln Summer Theatre
Best Direction Of A Play
Joe Bishara - BOBBY AND THE CHIMPS - Original Productions Theatre/Abbey Theater of Dublin
Best Ensemble
42ND STREET - Gahanna Lincoln Summer Theatre
Best Lighting Design Of A Play Or Musical
Ben Bratton - 42ND STREET - Gahanna Lincoln Summer
Best Music Direction & Orchestra Performance
Jeff Shellhammer - 42ND STREET - Gahanna Lincoln Summer
Best Musical
42ND STREET - Gahanna Lincoln Summer
Best New Play Or Musical
IN THE LAND OF OZ - CCT
Best Performer In A Musical
Maya Cidale - ALWAYS, PATSY CLINE - Otterbein Summer Theatre
Best Performer In A Play
Becca Blacksten - KATE HAMILL’S PRIDE AND PREJUDICE - Weathervane Playhouse
Best Play
BOBBY AND THE CHIMPS - Original Productions Theatre/Abbey Theater of Dublin
Best Production of an Opera
WEST SIDE STORY - Opera Columbus, CAPA
Best Scenic Design Of A Play Or Musical
Scott Schmidt - 42ND STREET - GLHS alumni summer musical
Best Sound Design Of A Play Or Musical
Linh Ohm - 42ND STREET - Gahanna Lincoln Summer
Best Supporting Performer In A Musical
Vivie Bishara - FUN HOME - Evolution Theatre/Abbey Theater of Dublin
Best Supporting Performer In A Play
Simone Gelety - THE LARAMIE PROJECT - Otterbein Theatre and Dance
Best Theatre For Young Audiences Production
BEETLEJUICE - Victoria Players Children’s Theater
Favorite Local Theatre
Abbey Theater of Dublin
Winners can download graphics here.
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LIVE in Portsmouth, Ohio - America's Fleetwood Mac Experience Vern Riffe Center for the Arts (10/02-10/02) |
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The Dinner Detective Murder Mystery Dinner Show The Dinner Detective Columbus (8/22-8/22) |
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Screamers: A Nightmare-Fueled Sketch Comedy and Music Experience Shadowbox Live (9/20-11/14) |
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Anastasia Westerville Civic Theatre (7/16-7/19) PHOTOS |
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The Wizard of Oz Morrow Little Theatre (7/24-7/26) |
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A Taste of Ireland - The Irish Music and Dance Sensation Columbus Association for the Performing Arts (10/17-10/17) |
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Sombr Nationwide Arena (11/08-11/08) |
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LIVE in Tiffin, Ohio - America's Fleetwood Mac Experience The Ritz Theatre (8/08-8/08) |
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Avalon Productions Presents… 13: The Musical The Avalon Theatre (7/31-8/02) |
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A Taste of Ireland - The Irish Music and Dance Sensation Marathon Center for the Performing Arts (10/18-10/18) |