BroadwayWorld San Francisco / Bay Area Awards December 5th Standings; The DROWSY CHAPERONE Leads Best Musical!

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2023 BroadwayWorld San Francisco / Bay Area Standings

Best Cabaret/Concert/Solo Performance
Brian Copeland - GRANDMA & ME - The Marsh 16%
Darren Criss - LIVE AT BROADWAY AND VINE - Broadway and Vine 12%
Sutton Foster - LIVE AT BROADWAY AND VINE - Broadway and Vine 10%
Trixxie Carr - MANEATER - Oasis 9%
Tina D’Elia - THE RITA HAYWORTH OF THIS GENERATION - Theatre Rhinoceros 7%
Kathryn Keats - THE HUMMINGBIRD - The Marsh 7%
Ali Stroker - ALI STROKER - Feinsteins at the Nikko 7%
Don Reed - THE NEVER TOO LATE SHOW - The Marsh 6%
Fred Pitts Jr - ARENT YOU - The Marsh 4%
Greta Oglesby - FANNIE: THE MUSIC AND LIFE OF FANNIE LOU HAMER - Theatreworks Silicon Valley 3%
Brooke Shields - LIVE AT BROADWAY AND VINE - Broadway and Vine 3%
Marshall Forte - HELLO, MY NAME IS MARSHALL! - Lyon and Swan 2%
Ren Geisick - REN'S WINTER WONDERLAND - City Lights Theatre Company 2%
Laurie Hedstrom-Roldan - THE MUSIC OF KAREN CARPENTER - Town Hall Theatre 2%
Ric Iverson - RIC IVERSON IS ALIVE AND WELL AND LIVING IN MILPITAS - San Jose Playhouse 1%
Ava Nicole Frances - HERE’S LOOKING AT YOU KID - Orinda Theater 1%
Lady Zen - MOTHER OF MY VOICE - Marin Shakespeare Company 1%
Osher Fine - BARBRA, DIANA, LIZA, BETTE, CHITA, AND CAROL BURNETT - San Jose Playhouse 1%
John Fisher - JOHN FISHER'S ESSENTIAL SERVICES PROJECT - Theatre Rhinoceros 1%
Sandra Schlechter - A CRHISTMAS MEMORY - Theatre Rhinoceros 1%
Ensemble for These Times/Dale Tsang - CALL FOR SCORES: SOLO PIANO - Berkeley Piano Club 1%
Christine Andreas - LIVE AT THE ORINDA - Orinda Theatre 1%
Ava Nicole Frances - LIVE AT THE ORINDA - Orinda Theater 1%
Jimmie Herrod - LIVE AT THE ORINDA - Orinda Theater 0%
Julian Ovenden - LIVE AT BROADWAY AND VINE - Broadway and Vine 0%

Best Choreography Of A Play Or Musical
Shelly McDowell - THE DROWSY CHAPERONE - Ghostlight Theatre Ensemble 13%
Nicole Helfer - A CHORUS LINE - San Francisco Playhouse 8%
Camille Brown - HIPPEST TRIP - American Conservatory Theater 8%
Stacey Reed - SPONGEBOB SQUAREPANTS - Palo Alto Players 8%
Shelly McDowell - THE ADDAMS FAMILY - Pittsburg Theatre Company 7%
Antoine Hunter - BY GEORGES! A DAY IN THE LIFE OF THE LEGENDARY CHEVALIER DE SAINT GEORGES - Lamplighters Music Theatre 6%
Ashley Talbot - EVIL DEAD: THE MUSICAL - Raven Performing Arts Theater 6%
Lysander Abadia - KINKY BOOTS - City Lights Theater Company 5%
Anthony Chan - KINKY BOOTS - Throckmorton Theater 5%
Bridget Codoni - THE SOUND OF MUSIC - Cinnabar Theater 4%
William Thomas Hodgson - LITTLE SHOP OF HORRORS - Theatreworks Silicon Valley 3%
Leslie Waggoner - CRUEL INTENTIONS: THE '90S MUSICAL - Ray of Light Theatre 3%
Lee Ann Payne - SINGIN' IN THE RAIN - South Bay Musical Theatre 3%
Leslie Waggoner - SQREAM - OASIS 3%
Sara Templeton - IN THE HEIGHTS - Center Repertory Company 3%
Meghan Hornbacker - SOMETHING ROTTEN! - Tri Valley Repertory Theatre 2%
Shannon Guggenheim - NATASHA, PIERRE AND THE GREAT COMET OF 1812 - San Jose Playhouse 2%
Kimberly Valmore - THE SCOTTSBORO BOYS - 42nd St. Moon 2%
Jill Jacobs - SPRING AWAKENING - Ray of light theatre 2%
Katherine Cooper - AMÉLIE, THE MUSICAL - Masquers Playhouse, Inc 2%
Joey Dippel - SCHOOL OF ROCK - Palo Alto Players 1%
Nicole Helfer - AS YOU LIKE IT - San Francisco Playhouse 1%
Noah Lucé - A GUIDE FOR THE HOMESICK - Theatre Rhinoceros 1%
Michael Callahan - AN ENCHANTED EVENING - Transcendence Theatre Company (Broadway Under the Stars) 1%
Josh Walden - THE FULL MONTY - Transcendence Theatre Company (Broadway Under the Stars) 1%

Best Costume Design Of A Play Or Musical
Linda Pauline & Vikke Phalen - THE DROWSY CHAPERONE - Ghostlight Theatre Ensemble 14%
Miriam Lewis - BY GEORGES! A DAY IN THE LIFE OF THE LEGENDARY CHEVALIER DE SAINT GEORGES - Lamplighters Music Theatre 7%
Raissa Marchetti-Kozlov - THE SPONGEBOB MUSICAL - Palo Alto Players 6%
Jana McDowell & Flo Buchanan - THE ADDAMS FAMILY - Pittsburg Theatre Company 6%
Sonya Baehr - A MIDSUMMER NIGHT'S DREAM, THE MUSICAL! - Berkeley Shakespeare Company 5%
Dede Ayite - HIPPEST TRIP - THE SOUL TRAIN MUSICAL - American Conservatory Theater - San Francisco 5%
Shane Ray and Sara Altier - CRUEL INTENTIONS: THE '90S MUSICAL - Ray of Light Theatre 4%
Ashley Renee - KINKY BOOTS - Berkeley Playhouse 4%
Donnie Frank - THE SOUND OF MUSIC - Cinnabar Theater 4%
Daniel Harvey - SQREAM - OASIS 3%
Fumiko Bielefeldt - LITTLE SHOP OF HORRORS - Theatreworks Silicon Valley 3%
Beatrice Bell & Margot Johnsen - FOLLIES - Upstage Theater 3%
Bethany Deal - TWELFTH NIGHT - Marin Shakespeare Company 3%
Lisa Armenta and Amanda Seguin - CINDERELLA - WVLO Musical Theatre 3%
Jasmine Milan Williams - NATASHA, PIERRE AND THE GREAT COMET OF 1812 - Shotgun Players 2%
Julie Engelbrecht - NATASHA, PIERRE AND THE GREAT COMET OF 1812 - San Jose Playhouse 2%
Tamara Noreen - AMELIE - Masquers Playhouse, Inc 2%
Sharon Peng - INTO THE WOODS - Foothill Music Theatre 2%
Alice Ruiz - CLUE - San Francisco Playhouse 2%
Janice Stephenson - RUTHLESS! THE MUSICAL - Altarena Playhouse 2%
Jenny Foldenauer - THE FULL MONTY - Transcendence Theatre Company (Broadway Under the Stars) 2%
Jasmine Milan Williams - NOLLYWOOD DREAMS - San Francisco Playhouse 2%
Christine U’Ren - THE RITA HAYWORTH OF THIS GENERATION - Theatre Rhinoceros 2%
Arielle Powell - FUN HOME - Berkeley Playhouse 1%
Haydee Zelideth - POTUS: OR, BEHIND EVERY GREAT DUMBASS ARE SEVEN WOMEN TRYING TO KEEP HIM ALIVE - Berkeley Rep 1%

Best Dance Production
A CHORUS LINE - San Francisco Playhouse 25%
THE DROWSY CHAPERONE - Ghostlight Theatre Ensemble 20%
HIPPEST TRIP - THE SOUL TRAIN MUSICAL - American Conservatory Theater - San Francisco 19%
THE ADDAMS FAMILY - Pittsburg Theatre Company 11%
NATASHA, PIERRA AND THE GREAT COMET OF 1812 - Shotgun Players 7%
IN THE HEIGHTS - Center Repertory Company 6%
LITTLE SHOP OF HORRORS - Theatreworks Silicon Valley 5%
SCOTTSBORO BOYS - 42nd Street Moon 3%
DRACULA - Hammer Theatre 2%
AS YOU LIKE IT - San Francisco Playhouse 2%

Best Direction Of A Musical
Chuck Phalen - THE DROWSY CHAPERONE - Ghostlight Theatre Ensemble 11%
Patrick Klein - THE SPONGEBOB MUSICAL - Palo Alto Players 7%
Dianna Schepers - THE ADDAMS FAMILY - Pittsburg Theatre Company 6%
Celine Ricci - BY GEORGES! A DAY IN THE LIFE OF THE LEGENDARY CHEVALIER DE SAINT GEORGES - Lamplighters Music Theatre 5%
Zachary Hasbany - THE SOUND OF MUSIC - Cinnabar Theater 5%
Lisa Mallette - KINKY BOOTS - City Lights Theatre Company 4%
Patrick Dooley & Erin Mei Ling Stuart - GREAT COMET - Shotgun Players 4%
Kamilah Forbes - HIPPEST TRIP - THE SOUL TRAIN MUSICAL - American Conservatory Theater - San Francisco 4%
Bill English - A CHORUS LINE - San Francisco Playhouse 4%
Jeffrey Lo - LITTLE SHOP OF HORRORS - Theatreworks Silicon Valley 4%
Adam Maggio - KINKY BOOTS - Throckmorton Theater 3%
Leslie Waggoner - CRUEL INTENTIONS - Ray of light theatre 3%
Kerry Duvall and Troy Thomas Evans - EVIL DEAD: THE MUSICAL - Raven Performing Arts Theater 3%
Kavan Bhatia - TICK, TICK... BOOM! - Upstage Theater 3%
Doug Santana - SCHOOL OF ROCK - Palo Alto Players 3%
Dana Anderson - RUTHLESS! THE MUSICAL - Altarena Playhouse 3%
Brian Olkowski - SOMETHING ROTTEN! - Tri Valley Repertory Theatre 3%
Val Zvinyatskovsky - FOLLIES - Upstage Theater 3%
Enrico Banson - AMÉLIE, THE MUSICAL - Masquers Playhouse, Inc 2%
Jason Hoover - SQREAM - OASIS 2%
Lee Ann Payne - SINGIN' IN THE RAIN - South Bay Musical Theatre 2%
Brandon Jackson - THE SCOTTSBORO BOYS - 42nd Street Moon 2%
Nicholas C. Avila - IN THE HEIGHTS - Center Repertory Company 2%
Jane Erwin - IL DUCATO: THE NEW MIKADO - Lamplighters Music Theatre 2%
Susan Draus - THE BEAT GOES ON - Transcendence Theatre Company (Broadway Under the Stars) 2%

Best Direction Of A Play
Zachary Vaughn-Munck - KING LEAR - Berkeley Shakespeare Company 11%
Helen Dixon - THE COMPLETE WORKS OF SHAKESPEARE (ABRIDGED) - Ghostlight Theatre Ensemble & Pittsburg Theatre Company 9%
Noah Lucé - MUCH ADO ABOUT NOTHING - New Canon Theatre Co. 5%
Katie O’Bryon Champlin - THE PLAY THAT GOES WRONG - Palo Alto Players 5%
Jeffrey Lo - CHINGLISH - San Francisco Playhouse 5%
Mary Guzman - THEH RITA HAYWORTH OF THIS GENERATION - Theatre Rhinoceros 3%
Gregory Brown - CLYBOURNE PARK - Pittsburg Theatre Company 3%
Katie O’Bryon Champlin - NOISES OFF - The Pear Theatre 3%
Michael Sally - ROE - Masquers Playhouse, Inc 3%
Lisa Mallette - EVERY BRILLIANT THING - City Lights Theatre Company 3%
Graham Smith - TIGER STYLE! - Cinnabar Theater 3%
Molly Aaronson-Gelb - THE WOLVES - Chanticleers Theatre 3%
Robert Zelenka - SWIMMING IN THE SHALLOWS - Cloverdale Performing Arts Center 3%
Annie Tippe - POTUS: OR, BEHIND EVERY GREAT DUMBASS ARE SEVEN WOMEN TRYING TO KEEP HIM ALIVE - Berkeley Rep 3%
Michael Wilson - AH, WILDERNESS! - Pittsburg Theatre Company 3%
Elizabeth Carter - WOLF PLAY - Shotgun Players 3%
Margo Hall - NOLLYWOOD DREAMS - San Francisco Playhouse 2%
Susi Damilano - CLUE - San Francisco Playhouse 2%
Suzan Lorraine - I HATE HAMLET - Martinez Campbell Theatre 2%
Allison F Rich - GRAND HORIZONS - San Jose Stage 2%
Shawn J West - A SOLDIER'S PLAY - Altarena Playhouse 2%
Jon Tracy - HAMLET - Marin Shakespeare Company 2%
Elizabeth Carter - STEEL MAGNOLIAS - Theatreworks Silicon Valley 2%
Peter J. Kuo - PRIVATE - San Francisco Bay Area Theatre Company (SFBATCO) 2%
Jeff Lowe - ON GOLDEN POND - Bay Area Stage 2%

Best Ensemble
DROWSY CHAPERONE - Ghostlight Theatre Ensemble 8%
A CHORUS LINE - San Francisco Playhouse 8%
THE SPONGEBOB MUSICAL - Palo Alto Players 6%
A MIDSUMMER NIGHT'S DREAM, THE MUSICAL! - Berkeley Shakespeare Company 5%
THE ADDAMS FAMILY - Pittsburg Community Theatre 5%
HIPPEST TRIP - THE SOUL TRAIN MUSICAL - American Conservatory Theater - San Francisco 4%
KINKY BOOTS - Berkeley Playhouse 4%
BY GEORGES! A DAY IN THE LIFE OF THE LEGENDARY CHEVALIER DE SAINT GEORGES - Lamplighters Music Theatre 4%
CRUEL INTENTIONS - Ray of light theatre 4%
THE SOUND OF MUSIC - Cinnabar Theater 4%
THE HUNCHBACK OF NOTRE DAME - Cabrillo Stage 3%
SOMETHING ROTTEN! - Tri Valley Repertory Theatre 2%
SQREAM - OASIS 2%
THE PLAY THAT GOES WRONG - Palo Alto Players 2%
NATASHA, PIERRE AND THE GREAT COMET OF 1812 - San Jose Playhouse 2%
MURDER ON THE ORIENT EXPRESS - Ghostlight Theatre Ensemble 2%
FINDING CHASE - New Canon Theatre Co. 2%
CHINGLISH - San Francisco Playhouse 2%
LITTLE SHOP OF HORRORS - Theatreworks Silicon Valley 2%
ROE V. WADE - Masquers Playhouse, Inc 2%
CLUE - San Francisco Playhouse 2%
POTUS: OR, BEHIND EVERY GREAT DUMBASS ARE SEVEN WOMEN TRYING TO KEEP HIM ALIVE - Berkeley Rep 1%
THE WOLVES - Chanticleers Theatre 1%
AMÉLIE, THE MUSICAL - Masquers Playhouse, Inc 1%
MUCH ADO ABOUT NOTHING - New Canon Theatre Co. 1%

Best Lighting Design Of A Play Or Musical
Mike Morris - THE DROWSY CHAPERONE - Ghostlight Theatre Ensemble 11%
Edward Hunter - THE SPONGEBOB MUSICAL - Palo Alto Players 8%
Brittany Mellerson - BY GEORGES! A DAY IN THE LIFE OF THE LEGENDARY CHEVALIER DE SAINT GEORGES - Lamplighters Music Theatre 7%
Weili shi - CRUEL INTENTIONS: THE '90S MUSICAL - Ray of light theatre 7%
Jen Schriever - HIPPEST TRIP - THE SOUL TRAIN MUSICAL - American Conservatory Theater - San Francisco 6%
Wayne Hovey - THE SOUND OF MUSIC - Cinnabar Theater 4%
Spense Matubang - KINKY BOOTS - City Lights Theater Company 4%
Derek Duarte - FINDING CHASE - New Canon Theatre Co. 4%
Yi Zhao - POTUS: OR, BEHIND EVERY GREAT DUMBASS ARE SEVEN WOMEN TRYING TO KEEP HIM ALIVE - Berkeley Rep 4%
Mike Morris - THE ADDAMS FAMILY - Pittsburg Theatre Company 3%
Ethan Shea - THE ADDAMS FAMILY - Pittsburg Theatre Company 3%
Derek Duarte - CLUE - San Francisco Playhouse 3%
Val Zvinyatskovsky - FOLLIES - Upstage Theater 3%
Julia Nolfo - TWELFTH NIGHT - Berkeley Shakespeare Company 3%
Weili shi - SPRING AWAKENING - Ray of light theatre 2%
Michael Oesch - A CHORUS LINE - San Francisco Playhouse 2%
Ed Hunter - FALSETTOS - The Pear Theatre 2%
Edward Hunter - SCHOOL OF ROCK - Palo Alto Players 2%
Stephanie Anne Johnson - A SOLDIER'S PLAY - Altarena Playhouse 2%
Colin Johnson - THE RITA HAYWORTH OF THIS GENERATION - Theatre Rhinoceros 2%
Mike Morris - MURDER ON THE ORIENT EXPRESS - Ghostlight Theatre Ensemble 2%
Claudio Silva - PRIVATE - San Francisco Bay Area Theatre Company (SFBATCO) 2%
Jeffrey Porter - AN ENCHANTED EVENING - Transcendence Theatre Company (Broadway Under the Stars) 2%
Jon Gourdine - NATASHA, PIERRE AND THE GREAT COMET OF 1812 - San Jose Playhouse 2%
Brittany Mellerson - IL DUCATO: THE NEW MIKADO - Lamplighters Music Theatre 1%

Best Music Direction & Orchestra Performance
Richard Hall - THE SPONGEBOB MUSICAL - Palo Alto Players 9%
Jennifer Krey - IT SHOULDA BEEN YOU - Pittsburg Theatre Company 8%
Sean Kana - HIPPEST TRIP - THE SOUL TRAIN MUSICAL - American Conservatory Theater - San Francisco 8%
Dave Dobrusky - A CHORUS LINE - San Francisco Playhouse 7%
Mary Chun - BY GEORGES! A DAY IN THE LIFE OF THE LEGENDARY CHEVALIER DE SAINT GEORGES - Lamplighters Music Theatre 7%
Lucas Sherman - THE SOUND OF MUSIC - Cinnabar Theater 6%
Val Zvinyatskovsky - FALSETTOS - The Pear Theatre 6%
William Liberatore - LITTLE SHOP OF HORRORS - Theatreworks Silicon Valley 5%
Daniel Alley - NATASHA, PIERRE AND THE GREAT COMET OF 1812 - Shotgun Players 5%
Jad Bernardo - CRUEL INTENTIONS: THE '90S MUSICAL - Ray of light theatre 5%
Steve Bolinger - SQREAM - OASIS 4%
Nick Perez - IN THE HEIGHTS - Center Repertory Company 4%
Aaron Tan - AMÉLIE, THE MUSICAL - Masquers Playhouse, Inc 4%
Carl Pantle - KINKY BOOTS - Throckmorton Theater 4%
Michael McGushin - THE HUNCHBACK OF NOTRE DAME - Cabrillo Stage 4%
Lane Sanders - SCHOOL OF ROCK - Palo Alto Players 3%
Armando Fox - RUTHLESS! THE MUSICAL - Altarena Playhouse 3%
Robby Stafford - IL DUCATO: THE NEW MIKADO - Lamplighters Music Theatre 2%
Matt Smart - AN ENCHANTED EVENING - Transcendence Theatre Company (Broadway Under the Stars) 2%
Jad Bernardo - ASSASSINS - Hillbarn Theatre 2%
Stephen Guggenheim - NATASHA, PIERRE AND THE GREAT COMET OF 1812 - San Jose Playhouse 1%
Tom Tomasello - NATASHA, PIERRE AND THE GREAT COMET OF 1812 - San Jose Playhouse 1%
Janis Dunson Wilson - MAN WITH A LOAD OF MISCHIEF - Spreckels Performing Arts Center 1%
Dave Dobrusky - AS YOU LIKE IT - San Francisco Playhouse 1%
Colin Johnson - GUIDE FOR THE HOMESICK - Theatre Rhinoceros 0%

Best Musical
The DROWSY CHAPERONE - Ghostlight Theatre Ensemble 10%
THE SPONGEBOB MUSICAL - Palo Alto Players 7%
A CHORUS LINE - San Francisco Playhouse 5%
THE ADDAMS FAMILY - Pittsburg Theatre Company 5%
BY GEORGES! A DAY IN THE LIFE OF THE LEGENDARY CHEVALIER DE SAINT GEORGES - Lamplighters Music Theatre 5%
HIPPEST TRIP - THE SOUL TRAIN MUSICAL - American Conservatory Theater - San Francisco 4%
CRUEL INTENTIONS - Ray of light theatre 4%
TICK, TICK... BOOM! - Upstage Theater 4%
KINKY BOOTS - Berkeley Playhouse 4%
EVIL DEAD THE MUSICAL - Raven Performing Arts Theater 4%
THE SOUND OF MUSIC - Cinnabar Theater 3%
CAMBODIAN ROCK BAND - Berkeley Rep 3%
SOMETHING ROTTEN! - Tri Valley Repertory Theatre 3%
THE HUNCHBACK OF NOTRE DAME - Cabrillo Stage 3%
NATASHA, PIERRE AND THE GREAT COMET OF 1812 - Shotgun Players 2%
IN THE HEIGHTS - Center Repertory Company 2%
LITTLE SHOP OF HORRORS - Theatreworks Silicon Valley 2%
AVENUE Q - Plethos Productions 2%
SQREAM - OASIS 2%
BEAUTIFUL: THE CAROLE KING MUSICAL - Woodminster Summer Musicals 2%
AMÉLIE, THE MUSICAL - Masquers Playhouse, Inc 2%
NEXT TO NORMAL - Sunnyvale Community Players 2%
FOLLIES - Upstage Theater 2%
SINGIN' IN THE RAIN - South Bay Musical Theatre 2%
RUTHLESS! THE MUSICAL - Altarena Playhouse 2%

Best New Play Or Musical
A MIDSUMMER NIGHT'S DREAM, THE MUSICAL! - Berkeley Shakespeare Company 18%
HIPPEST TRIP - American Conservatory Theater 16%
BY GEORGES! A DAY IN THE LIFE OF THE LEGENDARY CHEVALIER DE SAINT GEORGES - Lamplighters Music Theatre 9%
TRAIN STORIES - The Marsh 9%
TOXIC - City Lights Theatre Company 8%
FINDING CHASE - New Canon Theatre Co. 6%
SQREAM - Oasis 5%
CASHED OUT - San Francisco Playhouse 4%
POETIC JUSTICE - The Marsh 4%
JUSTICE - Marin Theatre Company 3%
QUADRILLE - Martinez Campbell Theatre 3%
IN EVERY GENERATION - Theatreworks Silicon Valley 2%
A DISTINCT SOCIETY - Theatreworks Silicon Valley 2%
THE DIGNITY CIRCLE - Central Works 2%
RED BIKE - Center Repertory Company 2%
A PICTURE OF TWO BOYS - New Conservatory Theatre Center 2%
THE WOMEN'S ANNEX - Central Works 2%
PRIDE IN GOTHAM - Pop Culture Immersives 1%
A SLICE OF LIFE - Theatre Rhinoceros 1%
LOCUSTS HAVE NO KING - New Conservatory Theatre Center 1%
THE LANGUAGE OF WILD BERRIES - Golden Thread Productions 1%
TAPAS SHORT PLAY FESTIVAL - Pegasus Theater Company 0%

Best Performer In A Musical
Barton Perry - KINKY BOOTS - City Lights Theatre Company 7%
Shelly McDowell - THE ADDAMS FAMILY - Pittsburg Theatre Company 6%
Zachary Vaughn-Munck - A MIDSUMMER NIGHT'S DREAM, THE MUSICAL! - Berkeley Shakespeare Company 5%
Omari Tau - BY GEORGES! A DAY IN THE LIFE OF THE LEGENDARY CHEVALIER DE SAINT GEORGES - Lamplighters Music Theatre 4%
Joe Galang - SPONGEBOB SQUAREPANTS - Palo Alto Players 4%
Martie Muldoon - THE DROWSY CHAPERONE - Ghostlight Theatre Ensemble 4%
Phillip Leyva - THE ADDAMS FAMILY - Pittsburg Theatre Company 3%
Phil Wong - LITTLE SHOP OF HORRORS - Theatreworks Silicon Valley 3%
Bohn Conner - EVIL DEAD: THE MUSICAL - Raven Performing Arts Theater 3%
Adam Green - KINKY BOOTS - Throckmorton Theater 3%
B Noel Thomas - KINKY BOOTS - Berkeley Playhouse 3%
Tommy Lassiter - SOMETHING ROTTEN! - Tri Valley Repertory Theatre 3%
Snaxx - SQREAM - OASIS 3%
Ashley Garlick - BEAUTIFUL: THE CAROLE KING MUSICAL - Woodminster Summer Musicals 3%
Brittany Law - THE SOUND OF MUSIC - Cinnabar Theater 2%
Juan Castro - THE HUNCHBACK OF NOTRE DAME - Cabrillo Stage 2%
Alex Rodriguez - A CHORUS LINE - San Francisco Playhouse 2%
Quentin Earl Darrington - HIPPEST TRIP - THE SOUL TRAIN MUSICAL - American Conservatory Theater - San Francisco 2%
Jomar Martinez - SCHOOL OF ROCK - Palo Alto Players 2%
Sarah Jebian - NEXT TO NORMAL - Sunnyvale Community Players 2%
Florencia Rodriguez Steube - FOLLIES - Upstage Theater 2%
Marah Sotelo - CRUEL INTENTIONS: THE '90S MUSICAL - Ray of light theatre 2%
Míchel Alejandro Castillo - IN THE HEIGHTS - Center Repertory Company 2%
Dedrick Weathersby - THE SCOTTSBORO BOYS - 42nd Street Moon 1%
Solona Husband - AMELIE - Masquers Playhouse, Inc 1%

Best Performer In A Play
Shiv Harris - SCARECROW FOR HIRE - Pinole Community Players 8%
Erin Perry - KING LEAR - Berkeley Shakespeare Company 7%
Tina D'Elia - OVERLOOKED LATINAS - Theatre Rhinoceros 4%
Nicole Tung - CHINGLISH - San Francisco Playhouse 3%
Wayne Harris - TRAIN STORIES - The Marsh 3%
Greg Brown - AH, WILDERNESS! - Pittsburg Theatre Company 3%
Mary Gannon Graham - MISERY - Cinnabar Theater 3%
Chuck Phalen - MURDER ON THE ORIENT EXPRESS - Ghostlight Theatre Ensemble 3%
Alyssa Bryanne Kirsch - TWELFTH NIGHT - Silicon Valley Shakespeare 3%
Natalie To - NOISES OFF - The Pear Theatre 2%
George Psarras - BLITHE SPIRIT - City Lights Theatre Company 2%
Jessica Bettencourt - ROE - Masquers Playhouse, Inc 2%
Ruby Songster - TWELFTH NIGHT - Berkeley Shakespeare Company 2%
Jordan Covington - FINDING CHASE - New Canon Theatre Co. 2%
Martie Muldoon - MURDER ON THE ORIENT EXPRESS - Ghostlight Theatre Ensemble 2%
Justin Gordon - MUCH ADO ABOUT NOTHING - New Canon Theatre Co. 2%
Tom Shamrell - TWELFTH NIGHT - Silicon Valley Shakespeare 2%
Lisa Mallette - BLITHE SPIRIT - City Lights Theatre Company 2%
Stacy Ross - CLUE - San Francisco Playhouse 2%
Alex Rodriguez - PERFECT ARRANGEMENT - Hillbarn Theatre 2%
Dawn Troupe - STEEL MAGNOLIAS - Theatreworks Silicon Valley 2%
Michelle Skinner - PUFFS - Palo Alto Players 2%
Johnny Moreno - OTHELLO - San Jose Stage Company 2%
Gwynnevere Cristobal - THE BIRDS - Altarena Playhouse 2%
Brittany Law - AIRNESS - Left Edge Theatre 1%

Best Play
KING LEAR - Berkeley Shakespeare Company 8%
TWELFTH NIGHT - Silicon Valley Shakespeare 5%
MURDER ON THE ORIENT EXPRESS - Ghostlight Theatre Ensemble 5%
POTUS: OR, BEHIND EVERY GREAT DUMBASS ARE SEVEN WOMEN TRYING TO KEEP HIM ALIVE - Berkeley Rep 4%
TRAIN STORIES - The Marsh 3%
WOLF PLAY - Shotgun Players 3%
CHINGLISH - San Francisco Playhouse 3%
PUFFS - Palo Alto Players 3%
CLUE - San Francisco Playhouse 3%
ROE V WADE - Masquers Playhouse, Inc 3%
NOISES OFF - The Pear Theatre 3%
A SOLDIER'S PLAY - Altarena Playhouse 3%
THE RITA HAYWORTH OF THIS GENERATION - Theatre Rhinoceros 3%
LILACS IN THE RAIN - Upstage Theater 2%
FINDING CHASE - New Canon Theatre Co. 2%
THE COMPLETE WORKS OF SHAKESPEARE (ABRIDGED) - Ghostlight Theatre Ensemble & Pittsburg Theatre Company 2%
THE WOLVES - Chanticleers Theatre 2%
AH, WILDERNESS! - Pittsburg Theatre Company 2%
STEEL MAGNOLIAS - Theatreworks Silicon Valley 2%
BLITHE SPIRIT - City Lights Theatre Company 2%
SWIMMING IN THE SHALLOWS - Cloverdale Performing Arts Center 2%
TIGER STYLE! - Cinnabar Theater 2%
PRIDE AND PREJUDICE - Plethos Productions 2%
MISERY - Cinnabar Theater 2%
NOLLYWOOD DREAMS - San Francisco Playhouse 2%

Best Production of an Opera
ROMEO AND JULIET - Opera San Jose 21%
CINDERELLA - Opera San Jose 20%
IL DUCATO: THE NEW MIKADO - Lamplighters Music Theatre 19%
EL ULTIMO SUENO DE FRIDA Y DIEGO - SF War Memorial/SF Opera 16%
TOSCA - Opera San Jose 10%
DIE FRAU OHNE SCHATTEN - SF War Memorial/ SF Opera 8%
FALSTAFF - Opera San Jose 6%

Best Scenic Design Of A Play Or Musical
Dianna Schepers - THE DROWSY CHAPERONE - Ghostlight Theatre Ensemble 9%
Matt Owens - CRUEL INTENTIONS: THE '90S MUSICAL - Ray of light theatre 7%
Patrick Klein - THE SPONGEBOB MUSICAL - Palo Alto Players 7%
Peter Crompton - BY GEORGES! A DAY IN THE LIFE OF THE LEGENDARY CHEVALIER DE SAINT GEORGES - Lamplighters Music Theatre 6%
Jason Sherwood - HIPPEST TRIP - THE SOUL TRAIN MUSICAL - American Conservatory Theater - San Francisco 5%
Brian Watson - THE SOUND OF MUSIC - Cinnabar Theater 4%
Eric Maximoff - FINDING CHASE - New Canon Theatre Co. 4%
Christopher Fitzer - LITTLE SHOP OF HORRORS - Theatreworks Silicon Valley 4%
Ron Gasparinetti - KINKY BOOTS - City Lights Theatre Company 4%
Dianna Schepers - THE ADDAMS FAMILY - Pittsburg Theatre Company 4%
Nina Ball - NATASHA, PIERRE AND THE GREAT COMET OF 1812 - Shotgun Players 3%
Skip Epperson - THE HUNCHBACK OF NOTRE DAME - Cabrillo Stage 3%
Tom Curtin - THE BIRDS - Altarena Playhouse 3%
Rose Madsen - LILACS IN THE RAIN - Upstage Theater 3%
Patrick Klein - THE PLAY THAT GOES WRONG - Palo Alto Players 2%
John Hull - AMÉLIE, THE MUSICAL - Masquers Playhouse, Inc 2%
Dianna Schepers - IT SHOULDA BEEN YOU - Pittsburg Theatre Company 2%
Andrew Boyce - POTUS: OR, BEHIND EVERY GREAT DUMBASS ARE SEVEN WOMEN TRYING TO KEEP HIM ALIVE - Berkeley Rep 2%
Heather Kenyon - CLUE - San Francisco Playhouse 2%
Josep Farkas - MURDER ON THE ORIENT EXPRESS - Ghostlight Theatre Ensemble 2%
Yusuke Soi - INTO THE WOODS - Foothill Music Theatre 2%
Andrea Bechert - CHINGLISH - San Francisco Playhouse 2%
David Zinn - THE WIZARD OF OZ - American Conservatory Theater 2%
Ron Gasparinetti - RIVER BRIDE - City Lights Theatre Company 1%
Kelly James Tighe - CLUE - Center Repertory Company 1%

Best Sound Design Of A Play Or Musical
Chuck Phalen - THE DROWSY CHAPERONE - Ghostlight Theatre Ensemble 13%
Jeff Grafton - THE SPONGEBOB MUSICAL - Palo Alto Players 9%
Peter Brimms - KING LEAR - Berkeley Shakespeare Company 8%
Jonathan Deans - HIPPEST TRIP - THE SOUL TRAIN MUSICAL - American Conservatory Theater - San Francisco 7%
Charles Phalen - THE ADDAMS FAMILY - Pittsburg Theatre Company 6%
Elliott Orr - TICK, TICK... BOOM! - Upstage Theater 5%
Anthony Sutton - SCHOOL OF ROCK - Palo Alto Players 5%
James Ard - CHINGLISH - San Francisco Playhouse 5%
Brittany Law - MISERY - Cinnabar Theater 5%
Raye Narra - THE RITA HAYWORTH OF THIS GENERATION - Theatre Rhinoceros 3%
Enrico Banson - AMELIE - Masquers Playhouse, Inc 3%
Palmer Hefferan - POTUS: OR, BEHIND EVERY GREAT DUMBASS ARE SEVEN WOMEN TRYING TO KEEP HIM ALIVE - Berkeley Rep 3%
Chuck Phalen - CLYBOURNE PARK - Pittsburg Theatre Company 3%
Daniel 'Techno' Debono - THE BIRDS - Altarena Playhouse 2%
Brittany Law - TIGER STYLE! - Cinnabar Theater 2%
Ray Archie - A SOLDIER'S PLAY - Altarena Playhouse 2%
Dan Alvaro Holland - CLUE - San Francisco Playhouse 2%
Rebecca Rae - A SLICE OF LIFE - Theatre Rhinoceros 2%
Ray Archie - NOLLYWOOD DREAMS - San Francisco Playhouse 2%
Daniel “Techno” Debono - RUTHLESS! THE MUSICAL - Altarena Playhouse 2%
Wesley Murphy - A GUIDE FOR THE HOMESICK - Theatre Rhinoceros 2%
Nils Erickson - AN ENCHANTED EVENING - Transcendence Theatre Company (Broadway Under the Stars) 2%
Ray Archie - PRIVATE - San Francisco Bay Area Theatre Company (SFBATCO) 1%
Christopher Sauceda - RED BIKE - Center Repertory Company 1%
Gregory Robinson - FANNIE: THE MUSIC AND LIFE OF FANNIE LOU HAMER - Theatreworks Silicon Valley 1%

Best Supporting Performer In A Musical
Brian Doolittle - THE ADDAMS FAMILY - Pittsburg Theatre Company 6%
Teresita Brimms - A MIDSUMMER NIGHT'S DREAM, THE MUSICAL! - Berkeley Shakespeare Company 5%
Venice Ella Mayor - TICK, TICK... BOOM! - Upstage Theater 4%
JD Dozier - THE DROWSY CHAPERONE - Ghostlight Theatre Ensemble 4%
Jillian A. Smith - A CHORUS LINE - San Francisco Playhouse 4%
Siobhan Harris - THE DROWSY CHAPERONE - Ghostlight Theatre Ensemble 3%
Amy Foote - BY GEORGES! A DAY IN THE LIFE OF THE LEGENDARY CHEVALIER DE SAINT GEORGES - Lamplighters Music Theatre 3%
Benny Garcia - AVENUE Q - Plethos Productions 3%
Troy Evans - EVIL DEAD: THE MUSICAL - Raven Performing Arts Theater 3%
Solona Husband - SPONGEBOB SQUAREPANTS - Palo Alto Players 3%
Anne Norland - CRUEL INTENTIONS - Ray of light theatre 3%
Amber Iman - HIPPEST TRIP - THE SOUL TRAIN MUSICAL - American Conservatory Theater - San Francisco 2%
Lisa Frankenstein - SQREAM - Oasis 2%
Sarah Jiang - KINKY BOOTS - Throckmorton Theater 2%
Gillian Ortega - THE SPONGEBOB MUSICAL - Palo Alto Players 2%
Katherine Bonn - THE HUNCHBACK OF NOTRE DAME - Cabrillo Stage 2%
Katie Rapolas - IT SHOULDA BEEN YOU - Pittsburg Community Theatre 2%
Lawrence-Michael C. Arias - LITTLE SHOP OF HORRORS - Theatreworks Silicon Valley 2%
Alison Ewing - A CHORUS LINE - San Francisco Playhouse 2%
Angel Adedokun - NATASHA, PIERRE AND THE GREAT COMET OF 1812 - Shotgun Players 2%
Molly Larson Shine - THE SOUND OF MUSIC - Cinnabar Theater 2%
Maia Campbell - FUN HOME - Berkeley Playhouse 1%
Kimberly Kay - CINDERELLA - WVLO Musical Theatre 1%
Shelly McDowell - THE DROWSY CHAPERONE - Ghostlight Theatre Ensemble 1%
Daphne Cummings - THE SOUND OF MUSIC - Cinnabar Theater 1%

Best Supporting Performer In A Play
Chuck Phalen - MURDER ON THE ORIENT EXPRESS - Ghostlight Theatre Ensemble 5%
Train Crew - MURDER ON THE ORIENT EXPRESS - Ghostlight Theatre Ensemble 5%
Katie O’Bryon Champlin - PUFFS - Palo Alto Players 5%
Shiv Harris - AND THEN THERE WERE NONE - Masquers Playhouse, Inc 4%
Christian Vaughn-Munck - TWELFTH NIGHT - Berkeley Shakespeare Company 4%
Phil Wong - CHINGLISH - San Francisco Playhouse 4%
Amber Gee - PRIDE AND PREJUDICE - Plethos Productions 4%
Elana Swartz - KING LEAR - Berkeley Shakespeare Company 3%
Adam Maggio - PRIVATE - San Francisco Bay Area Theatre Company (SFBATCO) 3%
Justine Stock - FINDING CHASE - New Canon Theatre Co. 3%
Fred Pitts - A SOLDIER'S PLAY - Altarena Playhouse 3%
Sharon Shao - CHINGLISH - San Francisco Playhouse 3%
Jen Halsing - ROE - Masquers Playhouse, Inc 3%
Shay Oglesby-Smith - ROE V WADE - Masquers Playhouse, Inc 2%
Samuel Prince - YERMA - Shotgun Players 2%
Judith Miller - GRAND HORIZONS - San Jose Stage Company 2%
Jasmine Milan Williams - STEEL MAGNOLIAS - Theatreworks Silicon Valley 2%
Michael Gene Sullivan - TWELFTH NIGHT - Marin Shakespeare Company 2%
Brianna Andrews - CLYBOURNE PARK - Pittsburg Theatre Company 2%
Tim Holt Jones - THE BIRDS - Altarena Playhouse 2%
Ruby Songster - KING LEAR - Berkeley Shakespeare Company 2%
Nancy Carlin - STEEL MAGNOLIAS - Theatreworks Silicon Valley 2%
Lisa Ramirez - CASHED OUT - San Francisco Playhouse 2%
Nez Gray-Freeman - HAMLET - Vallejo Shakespeare in the Park 2%
Casey Standridge - THE COMPLETE WORKS OF SHAKESPEARE (ABRIDGED) - Ghostlight Theatre Ensemble & Pittsburg Theatre Company 2%

Best Theatre For Young Audiences Production
MATILDA - Berkeley Playhouse 34%
A YEAR WITH FROG AND TOAD - Bay Area Children's Theatre 25%
HIPPEST TRIP - THE SOUL TRAIN MUSICAL - American Conservatory Theater - San Francisco 16%
THE VERY HUNGRY CATERPILLAR SHOW - Palo Alto Childrens Theatre 12%
MUCH ADO ABOUT NOTHING - New Canon Theatre Co. 7%
MACBETH - Marin Shakespeare Company 6%

Favorite Local Theatre
Ghostlight Theatre Ensemble 10%
Palo Alto Players 8%
The Marsh 6%
Lamplighters Music Theatre 4%
Pittsburg Community Theatre 4%
Ray of light theatre 4%
Cinnabar Theater 4%
Altarena Playhouse 4%
Berkeley Rep 4%
City Lights Theater Company 4%
Berkeley Playhouse 3%
New Canon Theatre Co. 3%
OASIS 3%
San Francisco Playhouse 3%
Shotgun Players 3%
42nd Street Moon 2%
WVLO Musical Theatre 2%
American Conservatory Theater - San Francisco 2%
The Pear Theatre 2%
Tri Valley Repertory Theatre 2%
Theatreworks Silicon Valley 2%
Theatre Rhinoceros 2%
Plethos Productions 2%
Cloverdale Performing Arts Center 2%
Transcendence Theatre Company (Broadway Under the Stars) 1%