BroadwayWorld Milwaukee Holiday Madness Awards Update 12/20 - Jordan Burac Leads!

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Here are the current standings for Milwaukee, WI:

Best Actor in a Musical
Max Mainwood (as Will Parker) - Oklahoma! - Waukesha Civic Theatre 33%
Eric Madson (as Sweeney Todd) - Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street - Lake Country Playhouse, Hartland 27%
Mark Neufang - How to Succeed in Business Without Really Trying - Sunset Playhouse 17%
Christian Siebert - How to Succeed in Business Without Really Trying - Sunset Playhouse 9%

Best Actor in a Play
Jordan Burac (as Agent Frank) - Unnecessary Farce - UW-Waukesha 31%
Dave Boxhorn (as Stage Manager) - Our Town - Waukesha Civic Theatre 23%
Ralph Garcia (as Charlie Baker) - The Foreigner - SummerStage of Delafield 15%
Ralph Garcia (as The Inspector) - An Inspector Calls - Waukesha Civic Theatre 13%

Best Actress in a Musical
Kassandra Gruszkowski (as Mrs. Lovett) - Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street - Lake Country Playhouse, Hartland 34%
Katie Katschke - How to Succeed in Business Without Really Trying - Sunset Playhouse 20%
Julie Moore (as Ado Annie) - Oklahoma! - Waukesha Civic Theatre 18%
Samantha Paige - How to Succeed in Business Without Really Trying - Sunset Playhouse 10%

Best Actress in a Play
Stephanie Demyun Smith (as Ruella) - Communicating Doors - Waukesha Civic Theatre 27%
Mina Miller (as Mrs. Webb) - Our Town - Waukesha Civic Theatre 23%
Roberta Prospeck (as Sheree Hollinger) - The Dixie Swim Club - Waukesha Civic Theatre 15%
Beth Perry (as Dinah Grayson) - The Dixie Swim Club - Waukesha Civic Theatre 11%

Best Costume Design
Candace Decker - Oliver! - UW-Waukesha 32%
Sallie Burkard - Oklahoma! - Waukesha Civic Theatre 30%
Nikki Maritch - How to Succeed in Business Without Really Trying - Sunset Playhouse, Elm Grove 17%
Aria Thorton - Fox on the Fairway - Sunset Playhouse, Elm Grove 11%

Best Director of a Musical
Sandra Renick & Breanne Brennan - Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street - Lake Country Playhouse, Hartland 24%
Brian Bzdawka - Les Miserables - Greendale Community Theatre 21%
L. Thomas Lueck - How to Succeed in Business Without Really Trying - Sunset Playhouse, Elm Grove 19%
Steve Decker - Oliver! - UW-Waukesha 18%

Best Director of a Play
Steve Decker - Unnecessary Farce - UW-Waukesha 36%
Diana Alioto - Fox on the Fairway - Sunset Playhouse, Elm Grove 16%
Carol Dolphin - An Inspector Calls - Waukesha Civic Theatre 15%
Dustin Martin - Communicating Doors - Waukesha Civic Theatre 15%

Best Musical
Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street - Lake Country Playhouse, Hartland 26%
How to Succeed in Business Without Really Trying - Sunset Playhouse, Elm Grove 21%
Les Miserables - Greendale Community Theatre 19%
Oklahoma! - Waukesha Civic Theatre 18%

Best Play
Unnecessary Farce - UW-Waukesha 33%
An Inspector Calls - Waukesha Civic Theatre 21%
The Dixie Swim Club - Waukesha Civic Theatre 17%
The Foreigner - SummerStage of Delafield 17%

Best Scenic Design
Jeff Smerz - Oliver! - UW-Waukesha 31%
AJ Simon - How to Succeed in Business Without Really Trying - Sunset Playhouse, Elm Grove 28%
Michael Talaska - The Goodbye Girl - Waukesha Civic Theatre 19%
Michael Talaska - An Inspector Calls - Waukesha Civic Theatre 9%

Theatre of the Year
Waukesha Civic Theatre 37%
Sunset Playhouse 27%
Lake Country Playhouse, Hartland 21%
SummerStage of Delafield 10%

2026 Theater Fans' Choice Awards - Live Stats

Best Direction of a Play - Top 3

1. Joe Mantello - Death of a Salesman

19.3% of votes

2. Duncan MacMillan, Jeremy Herrin - Every Brilliant Thing

18.1% of votes

3. Whitney White - Liberation

10.1% of votes

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