Latest Standings Announced For The 2023 BroadwayWorld San Francisco / Bay Area Awards; KING LEAR Leads Best Play!

Happy Holidays! The latest standings have been announced as of Monday, November 27th for the 2023 BroadwayWorld San Francisco / Bay Area 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 San Francisco / Bay Area Standings - 11/27/23

Best Cabaret/Concert/Solo Performance
Darren Criss - LIVE AT BROADWAY AND VINE - Broadway and Vine 11%
Sutton Foster - LIVE AT BROADWAY AND VINE - Broadway and Vine 11%
Brian Copeland - GRANDMA & ME - The Marsh 11%
Trixxie Carr - MANEATER - Oasis 10%
Ali Stroker - ALI STROKER - Feinsteins at the Nikko 8%
Don Reed - THE NEVER TOO LATE SHOW - The Marsh 7%
Kathryn Keats - THE HUMMINGBIRD - The Marsh 7%
Tina D’Elia - THE RITA HAYWORTH OF THIS GENERATION - Theatre Rhinoceros 6%
Fred Pitts Jr - ARENT YOU - The Marsh 5%
Greta Oglesby - FANNIE: THE MUSIC AND LIFE OF FANNIE LOU HAMER - Theatreworks Silicon Valley 3%
Marshall Forte - HELLO, MY NAME IS MARSHALL! - Lyon and Swan 3%
Ren Geisick - REN'S WINTER WONDERLAND - City Lights Theatre Company 3%
Brooke Shields - LIVE AT BROADWAY AND VINE - Broadway and Vine 3%
Laurie Hedstrom-Roldan - THE MUSIC OF KAREN CARPENTER - Town Hall Theatre 3%
Ric Iverson - RIC IVERSON IS ALIVE AND WELL AND LIVING IN MILPITAS - San Jose Playhouse 2%
Ava Nicole Frances - HERE’S LOOKING AT YOU KID - Orinda Theater 2%
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%
Ava Nicole Frances - LIVE AT THE ORINDA - Orinda Theater 1%
Jimmie Herrod - LIVE AT THE ORINDA - Orinda Theater 1%
Julian Ovenden - LIVE AT BROADWAY AND VINE - Broadway and Vine 0%
Christine Andreas - LIVE AT THE ORINDA - Orinda Theatre 0%

Best Choreography Of A Play Or Musical
Shelly McDowell - THE DROWSY CHAPERONE - Ghostlight Theatre Ensemble 10%
Nicole Helfer - A CHORUS LINE - San Francisco Playhouse 9%
Stacey Reed - SPONGEBOB SQUAREPANTS - Palo Alto Players 9%
Shelly McDowell - THE ADDAMS FAMILY - Pittsburg Theatre Company 7%
Camille Brown - HIPPEST TRIP - American Conservatory Theater 7%
Ashley Talbot - EVIL DEAD: THE MUSICAL - Raven Performing Arts Theater 6%
Lysander Abadia - KINKY BOOTS - City Lights Theater Company 6%
Bridget Codoni - THE SOUND OF MUSIC - Cinnabar Theater 5%
Anthony Chan - KINKY BOOTS - Throckmorton Theater 5%
Leslie Waggoner - CRUEL INTENTIONS: THE '90S MUSICAL - Ray of Light Theatre 4%
William Thomas Hodgson - LITTLE SHOP OF HORRORS - Theatreworks Silicon Valley 3%
Leslie Waggoner - SQREAM - OASIS 3%
Antoine Hunter - BY GEORGES! A DAY IN THE LIFE OF THE LEGENDARY CHEVALIER DE SAINT GEORGES - Lamplighters Music Theatre 3%
Sara Templeton - IN THE HEIGHTS - Center Repertory Company 3%
Lee Ann Payne - SINGIN' IN THE RAIN - South Bay Musical Theatre 3%
Shannon Guggenheim - NATASHA, PIERRE AND THE GREAT COMET OF 1812 - San Jose Playhouse 2%
Meghan Hornbacker - SOMETHING ROTTEN! - Tri Valley Repertory Theatre 2%
Jill Jacobs - SPRING AWAKENING - Ray of light theatre 2%
Kimberly Valmore - THE SCOTTSBORO BOYS - 42nd St. Moon 2%
Katherine Cooper - AMÉLIE, THE MUSICAL - Masquers Playhouse, Inc 2%
Joey Dippel - SCHOOL OF ROCK - Palo Alto Players 1%
Michael Callahan - AN ENCHANTED EVENING - Transcendence Theatre Company (Broadway Under the Stars) 1%
Nicole Helfer - AS YOU LIKE IT - San Francisco Playhouse 1%
Noah Lucé - A GUIDE FOR THE HOMESICK - Theatre Rhinoceros 1%
Josh Walden - THE FULL MONTY - Transcendence Theatre Company (Broadway Under the Stars) 1%

Best Costume Design Of A Play Or Musical
Vikke Phalen & Linda Pauline - THE DROWSY CHAPERONE - Ghostlight Theatre Ensemble 9%
Jana McDowell & Flo Buchanan - THE ADDAMS FAMILY - Pittsburg Theatre Company 7%
Raissa Marchetti-Kozlov - THE SPONGEBOB MUSICAL - Palo Alto Players 7%
Sonya Baehr - A MIDSUMMER NIGHT'S DREAM, THE MUSICAL! - Berkeley Shakespeare Company 6%
Shane Ray and Sara Altier - CRUEL INTENTIONS: THE '90S MUSICAL - Ray of Light Theatre 5%
Donnie Frank - THE SOUND OF MUSIC - Cinnabar Theater 4%
Ashley Renee - KINKY BOOTS - Berkeley Playhouse 4%
Daniel Harvey - SQREAM - OASIS 4%
Dede Ayite - HIPPEST TRIP - THE SOUL TRAIN MUSICAL - American Conservatory Theater - San Francisco 4%
Miriam Lewis - BY GEORGES! A DAY IN THE LIFE OF THE LEGENDARY CHEVALIER DE SAINT GEORGES - Lamplighters Music Theatre 4%
Beatrice Bell & Margot Johnsen - FOLLIES - Upstage Theater 3%
Linda Pauline - THE DROWSY CHAPERONE - Ghostlight Theatre Ensemble 3%
Fumiko Bielefeldt - LITTLE SHOP OF HORRORS - Theatreworks Silicon Valley 3%
Bethany Deal - TWELFTH NIGHT - Marin Shakespeare Company 3%
Julie Engelbrecht - NATASHA, PIERRE AND THE GREAT COMET OF 1812 - San Jose Playhouse 3%
Jasmine Milan Williams - NATASHA, PIERRE AND THE GREAT COMET OF 1812 - Shotgun Players 3%
Tamara Noreen - AMELIE - Masquers Playhouse, Inc 3%
Lisa Armenta and Amanda Seguin - CINDERELLA - WVLO Musical Theatre 2%
Janice Stephenson - RUTHLESS! THE MUSICAL - Altarena Playhouse 2%
Jenny Foldenauer - THE FULL MONTY - Transcendence Theatre Company (Broadway Under the Stars) 2%
Sharon Peng - INTO THE WOODS - Foothill Music Theatre 2%
Jasmine Milan Williams - NOLLYWOOD DREAMS - San Francisco Playhouse 2%
Arielle Powell - FUN HOME - Berkeley Playhouse 2%
Alice Ruiz - CLUE - San Francisco Playhouse 2%
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 26%
HIPPEST TRIP - THE SOUL TRAIN MUSICAL - American Conservatory Theater - San Francisco 17%
THE DROWSY CHAPERONE - Ghostlight Theatre Ensemble 17%
THE ADDAMS FAMILY - Pittsburg Theatre Company 12%
NATASHA, PIERRA AND THE GREAT COMET OF 1812 - Shotgun Players 8%
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 10%
Patrick Klein - THE SPONGEBOB MUSICAL - Palo Alto Players 7%
Dianna Schepers - THE ADDAMS FAMILY - Pittsburg Theatre Company 6%
Zachary Hasbany - THE SOUND OF MUSIC - Cinnabar Theater 5%
Lisa Mallette - KINKY BOOTS - City Lights Theatre Company 5%
Patrick Dooley & Erin Mei Ling Stuart - GREAT COMET - Shotgun Players 4%
Bill English - A CHORUS LINE - San Francisco Playhouse 4%
Leslie Waggoner - CRUEL INTENTIONS - Ray of light theatre 4%
Kerry Duvall and Troy Thomas Evans - EVIL DEAD: THE MUSICAL - Raven Performing Arts Theater 4%
Jeffrey Lo - LITTLE SHOP OF HORRORS - Theatreworks Silicon Valley 4%
Adam Maggio - KINKY BOOTS - Throckmorton Theater 4%
Kavan Bhatia - TICK, TICK... BOOM! - Upstage Theater 3%
Doug Santana - SCHOOL OF ROCK - Palo Alto Players 3%
Jason Hoover - SQREAM - OASIS 3%
Val Zvinyatskovsky - FOLLIES - Upstage Theater 3%
Dana Anderson - RUTHLESS! THE MUSICAL - Altarena Playhouse 3%
Brian Olkowski - SOMETHING ROTTEN! - Tri Valley Repertory Theatre 3%
Enrico Banson - AMÉLIE, THE MUSICAL - Masquers Playhouse, Inc 2%
Kamilah Forbes - HIPPEST TRIP - THE SOUL TRAIN MUSICAL - American Conservatory Theater - San Francisco 2%
Nicholas C. Avila - IN THE HEIGHTS - Center Repertory Company 2%
Celine Ricci - BY GEORGES! A DAY IN THE LIFE OF THE LEGENDARY CHEVALIER DE SAINT GEORGES - Lamplighters Music Theatre 2%
Brandon Jackson - THE SCOTTSBORO BOYS - 42nd Street Moon 2%
Eliza leoni - SPRING AWAKENING - Ray of light theatre 2%
Susan Draus - THE BEAT GOES ON - Transcendence Theatre Company (Broadway Under the Stars) 2%
Jane Erwin - IL DUCATO: THE NEW MIKADO - Lamplighters Music Theatre 2%

Best Direction Of A Play
Zachary Vaughn-Munck - KING LEAR - Berkeley Shakespeare Company 12%
Helen Dixon - THE COMPLETE WORKS OF SHAKESPEARE (ABRIDGED) - Ghostlight Theatre Ensemble & Pittsburg Theatre Company 7%
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%
Michael Sally - ROE - Masquers Playhouse, Inc 4%
Lisa Mallette - EVERY BRILLIANT THING - City Lights Theatre Company 4%
Graham Smith - TIGER STYLE! - Cinnabar Theater 4%
Gregory Brown - CLYBOURNE PARK - Pittsburg Theatre Company 3%
Katie O’Bryon Champlin - NOISES OFF - The Pear Theatre 3%
Robert Zelenka - SWIMMING IN THE SHALLOWS - Cloverdale Performing Arts Center 3%
Molly Aaronson-Gelb - THE WOLVES - Chanticleers Theatre 3%
Michael Wilson - AH, WILDERNESS! - Pittsburg Theatre Company 3%
Susi Damilano - CLUE - San Francisco Playhouse 3%
Annie Tippe - POTUS: OR, BEHIND EVERY GREAT DUMBASS ARE SEVEN WOMEN TRYING TO KEEP HIM ALIVE - Berkeley Rep 3%
Elizabeth Carter - WOLF PLAY - Shotgun Players 2%
Margo Hall - NOLLYWOOD DREAMS - San Francisco Playhouse 2%
Mary Guzman - THEH RITA HAYWORTH OF THIS GENERATION - Theatre Rhinoceros 2%
Allison F Rich - GRAND HORIZONS - San Jose Stage 2%
Suzan Lorraine - I HATE HAMLET - Martinez Campbell Theatre 2%
Shawn J West - A SOLDIER'S PLAY - Altarena Playhouse 2%
Jeff Lowe - ON GOLDEN POND - Bay Area Stage 2%
Elizabeth Carter - STEEL MAGNOLIAS - Theatreworks Silicon Valley 2%
Peter J. Kuo - PRIVATE - San Francisco Bay Area Theatre Company (SFBATCO) 2%
Tyler Christie - PERFECT ARRANGEMENT - Hillbarn Theatre 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 6%
THE ADDAMS FAMILY - Pittsburg Community Theatre 5%
THE SOUND OF MUSIC - Cinnabar Theater 4%
KINKY BOOTS - Berkeley Playhouse 4%
CRUEL INTENTIONS - Ray of light theatre 4%
HIPPEST TRIP - THE SOUL TRAIN MUSICAL - American Conservatory Theater - San Francisco 3%
SQREAM - OASIS 2%
THE PLAY THAT GOES WRONG - Palo Alto Players 2%
SOMETHING ROTTEN! - Tri Valley Repertory Theatre 2%
NATASHA, PIERRE AND THE GREAT COMET OF 1812 - San Jose Playhouse 2%
FINDING CHASE - New Canon Theatre Co. 2%
BY GEORGES! A DAY IN THE LIFE OF THE LEGENDARY CHEVALIER DE SAINT GEORGES - Lamplighters Music Theatre 2%
THE HUNCHBACK OF NOTRE DAME - Cabrillo Stage 2%
CLUE - San Francisco Playhouse 2%
CHINGLISH - San Francisco Playhouse 2%
THE WOLVES - Chanticleers Theatre 2%
POTUS: OR, BEHIND EVERY GREAT DUMBASS ARE SEVEN WOMEN TRYING TO KEEP HIM ALIVE - Berkeley Rep 2%
AMÉLIE, THE MUSICAL - Masquers Playhouse, Inc 2%
MUCH ADO ABOUT NOTHING - New Canon Theatre Co. 2%
ROE V. WADE - Masquers Playhouse, Inc 2%
LITTLE SHOP OF HORRORS - Theatreworks Silicon Valley 1%
IT SHOULDA BEEN YOU - Pittsburg Theatre Company 1%

Best Lighting Design Of A Play Or Musical
Mike Morris - THE DROWSY CHAPERONE - Ghostlight Theatre Ensemble 9%
Edward Hunter - THE SPONGEBOB MUSICAL - Palo Alto Players 9%
Weili shi - CRUEL INTENTIONS: THE '90S MUSICAL - Ray of light theatre 8%
Wayne Hovey - THE SOUND OF MUSIC - Cinnabar Theater 5%
Spense Matubang - KINKY BOOTS - City Lights Theater Company 5%
Derek Duarte - FINDING CHASE - New Canon Theatre Co. 4%
Jen Schriever - HIPPEST TRIP - THE SOUL TRAIN MUSICAL - American Conservatory Theater - San Francisco 4%
Yi Zhao - POTUS: OR, BEHIND EVERY GREAT DUMBASS ARE SEVEN WOMEN TRYING TO KEEP HIM ALIVE - Berkeley Rep 4%
Brittany Mellerson - BY GEORGES! A DAY IN THE LIFE OF THE LEGENDARY CHEVALIER DE SAINT GEORGES - Lamplighters Music Theatre 4%
Ethan Shea - THE ADDAMS FAMILY - Pittsburg Theatre Company 4%
Val Zvinyatskovsky - FOLLIES - Upstage Theater 3%
Derek Duarte - CLUE - San Francisco Playhouse 3%
Julia Nolfo - TWELFTH NIGHT - Berkeley Shakespeare Company 3%
Mike Morris - THE ADDAMS FAMILY - Pittsburg Theatre Company 3%
Weili shi - SPRING AWAKENING - Ray of light theatre 3%
Michael Oesch - A CHORUS LINE - San Francisco Playhouse 3%
Stephanie Anne Johnson - A SOLDIER'S PLAY - Altarena Playhouse 3%
Ed Hunter - FALSETTOS - The Pear Theatre 2%
Edward Hunter - SCHOOL OF ROCK - Palo Alto Players 2%
Claudio Silva - PRIVATE - San Francisco Bay Area Theatre Company (SFBATCO) 2%
Jon Gourdine - NATASHA, PIERRE AND THE GREAT COMET OF 1812 - San Jose Playhouse 2%
Jeffrey Porter - AN ENCHANTED EVENING - Transcendence Theatre Company (Broadway Under the Stars) 2%
Mike Morris - MURDER ON THE ORIENT EXPRESS - Ghostlight Theatre Ensemble 2%
Spense Matubang - THE RIVER BRIDE - City Lights Theater Company 2%
Colin Johnson - THE RITA HAYWORTH OF THIS GENERATION - Theatre Rhinoceros 2%

Best Music Direction & Orchestra Performance
Richard Hall - THE SPONGEBOB MUSICAL - Palo Alto Players 11%
Jennifer Krey - IT SHOULDA BEEN YOU - Pittsburg Theatre Company 9%
Dave Dobrusky - A CHORUS LINE - San Francisco Playhouse 7%
Lucas Sherman - THE SOUND OF MUSIC - Cinnabar Theater 7%
Val Zvinyatskovsky - FALSETTOS - The Pear Theatre 6%
Sean Kana - HIPPEST TRIP - THE SOUL TRAIN MUSICAL - American Conservatory Theater - San Francisco 6%
Jad Bernardo - CRUEL INTENTIONS: THE '90S MUSICAL - Ray of light theatre 5%
Daniel Alley - NATASHA, PIERRE AND THE GREAT COMET OF 1812 - Shotgun Players 5%
William Liberatore - LITTLE SHOP OF HORRORS - Theatreworks Silicon Valley 5%
Nick Perez - IN THE HEIGHTS - Center Repertory Company 4%
Steve Bolinger - SQREAM - OASIS 4%
Carl Pantle - KINKY BOOTS - Throckmorton Theater 4%
Aaron Tan - AMÉLIE, THE MUSICAL - Masquers Playhouse, Inc 4%
Lane Sanders - SCHOOL OF ROCK - Palo Alto Players 3%
Armando Fox - RUTHLESS! THE MUSICAL - Altarena Playhouse 3%
Mary Chun - BY GEORGES! A DAY IN THE LIFE OF THE LEGENDARY CHEVALIER DE SAINT GEORGES - Lamplighters Music Theatre 3%
Michael McGushin - THE HUNCHBACK OF NOTRE DAME - Cabrillo Stage 3%
Robby Stafford - IL DUCATO: THE NEW MIKADO - Lamplighters Music Theatre 3%
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 9%
THE SPONGEBOB MUSICAL - Palo Alto Players 8%
THE ADDAMS FAMILY - Pittsburg Theatre Company 6%
A CHORUS LINE - San Francisco Playhouse 5%
CRUEL INTENTIONS - Ray of light theatre 5%
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 4%
HIPPEST TRIP - THE SOUL TRAIN MUSICAL - American Conservatory Theater - San Francisco 3%
SOMETHING ROTTEN! - Tri Valley Repertory Theatre 3%
CAMBODIAN ROCK BAND - Berkeley Rep 3%
BY GEORGES! A DAY IN THE LIFE OF THE LEGENDARY CHEVALIER DE SAINT GEORGES - Lamplighters Music Theatre 3%
IN THE HEIGHTS - Center Repertory Company 3%
SQREAM - OASIS 2%
NATASHA, PIERRE AND THE GREAT COMET OF 1812 - Shotgun Players 2%
LITTLE SHOP OF HORRORS - Theatreworks Silicon Valley 2%
BEAUTIFUL: THE CAROLE KING MUSICAL - Woodminster Summer Musicals 2%
AVENUE Q - Plethos Productions 2%
FOLLIES - Upstage Theater 2%
AMÉLIE, THE MUSICAL - Masquers Playhouse, Inc 2%
NEXT TO NORMAL - Sunnyvale Community Players 2%
RUTHLESS! THE MUSICAL - Altarena Playhouse 2%
THE HUNCHBACK OF NOTRE DAME - Cabrillo Stage 2%
MATILDA THE MUSICAL - Berkeley Playhouse 2%

Best New Play Or Musical
A MIDSUMMER NIGHT'S DREAM, THE MUSICAL! - Berkeley Shakespeare Company 20%
HIPPEST TRIP - American Conservatory Theater 15%
TOXIC - City Lights Theatre Company 8%
TRAIN STORIES - The Marsh 8%
FINDING CHASE - New Canon Theatre Co. 6%
SQREAM - Oasis 6%
BY GEORGES! A DAY IN THE LIFE OF THE LEGENDARY CHEVALIER DE SAINT GEORGES - Lamplighters Music Theatre 6%
CASHED OUT - San Francisco Playhouse 4%
JUSTICE - Marin Theatre Company 4%
POETIC JUSTICE - The Marsh 3%
QUADRILLE - Martinez Campbell Theatre 3%
A DISTINCT SOCIETY - Theatreworks Silicon Valley 2%
THE DIGNITY CIRCLE - Central Works 2%
A PICTURE OF TWO BOYS - New Conservatory Theatre Center 2%
RED BIKE - Center Repertory Company 2%
IN EVERY GENERATION - Theatreworks Silicon Valley 2%
THE WOMEN'S ANNEX - Central Works 2%
PRIDE IN GOTHAM - Pop Culture Immersives 2%
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 6%
Joe Galang - SPONGEBOB SQUAREPANTS - Palo Alto Players 4%
Adam Green - KINKY BOOTS - Throckmorton Theater 3%
Bohn Conner - EVIL DEAD: THE MUSICAL - Raven Performing Arts Theater 3%
Phil Wong - LITTLE SHOP OF HORRORS - Theatreworks Silicon Valley 3%
Phillip Leyva - THE ADDAMS FAMILY - Pittsburg Theatre Company 3%
B Noel Thomas - KINKY BOOTS - Berkeley Playhouse 3%
Martie Muldoon - THE DROWSY CHAPERONE - Ghostlight Theatre Ensemble 3%
Snaxx - SQREAM - OASIS 3%
Tommy Lassiter - SOMETHING ROTTEN! - Tri Valley Repertory Theatre 3%
Brittany Law - THE SOUND OF MUSIC - Cinnabar Theater 3%
Ashley Garlick - BEAUTIFUL: THE CAROLE KING MUSICAL - Woodminster Summer Musicals 3%
Sarah Jebian - NEXT TO NORMAL - Sunnyvale Community Players 2%
Omari Tau - BY GEORGES! A DAY IN THE LIFE OF THE LEGENDARY CHEVALIER DE SAINT GEORGES - Lamplighters Music Theatre 2%
Florencia Rodriguez Steube - FOLLIES - Upstage Theater 2%
Jomar Martinez - SCHOOL OF ROCK - Palo Alto Players 2%
Marah Sotelo - CRUEL INTENTIONS: THE '90S MUSICAL - Ray of light theatre 2%
Míchel Alejandro Castillo - IN THE HEIGHTS - Center Repertory Company 2%
Alex Rodriguez - A CHORUS LINE - San Francisco Playhouse 2%
Juan Castro - THE HUNCHBACK OF NOTRE DAME - Cabrillo Stage 1%
Dedrick Weathersby - THE SCOTTSBORO BOYS - 42nd Street Moon 1%
Solona Husband - AMELIE - Masquers Playhouse, Inc 1%
Solona Husband - THE LITTLE MERMAID - Sunnyvale Community Players 1%

Best Performer In A Play
Erin Perry - KING LEAR - Berkeley Shakespeare Company 7%
Shiv Harris - SCARECROW FOR HIRE - Pinole Community Players 6%
Nicole Tung - CHINGLISH - San Francisco Playhouse 4%
Greg Brown - AH, WILDERNESS! - Pittsburg Theatre Company 4%
Mary Gannon Graham - MISERY - Cinnabar Theater 3%
Wayne Harris - TRAIN STORIES - The Marsh 3%
Alyssa Bryanne Kirsch - TWELFTH NIGHT - Silicon Valley Shakespeare 3%
Chuck Phalen - MURDER ON THE ORIENT EXPRESS - Ghostlight Theatre Ensemble 3%
George Psarras - BLITHE SPIRIT - City Lights Theatre Company 3%
Jordan Covington - FINDING CHASE - New Canon Theatre Co. 2%
Tina D'Elia - OVERLOOKED LATINAS - Theatre Rhinoceros 2%
Ruby Songster - TWELFTH NIGHT - Berkeley Shakespeare Company 2%
Natalie To - NOISES OFF - The Pear Theatre 2%
Justin Gordon - MUCH ADO ABOUT NOTHING - New Canon Theatre Co. 2%
Tom Shamrell - TWELFTH NIGHT - Silicon Valley Shakespeare 2%
Alex Rodriguez - PERFECT ARRANGEMENT - Hillbarn Theatre 2%
Stacy Ross - CLUE - San Francisco Playhouse 2%
Johnny Moreno - OTHELLO - San Jose Stage Company 2%
Michelle Skinner - PUFFS - Palo Alto Players 2%
Jessica Bettencourt - ROE - Masquers Playhouse, Inc 2%
Lisa Mallette - BLITHE SPIRIT - City Lights Theatre Company 2%
Gwynnevere Cristobal - THE BIRDS - Altarena Playhouse 2%
Dawn Troupe - STEEL MAGNOLIAS - Theatreworks Silicon Valley 2%
Brittany Law - AIRNESS - Left Edge Theatre 2%
Martie Muldoon - MURDER ON THE ORIENT EXPRESS - Ghostlight Theatre Ensemble 2%

Best Play
KING LEAR - Berkeley Shakespeare Company 8%
TWELFTH NIGHT - Silicon Valley Shakespeare 6%
POTUS: OR, BEHIND EVERY GREAT DUMBASS ARE SEVEN WOMEN TRYING TO KEEP HIM ALIVE - Berkeley Rep 4%
PUFFS - Palo Alto Players 4%
TRAIN STORIES - The Marsh 3%
MURDER ON THE ORIENT EXPRESS - Ghostlight Theatre Ensemble 3%
WOLF PLAY - Shotgun Players 3%
CHINGLISH - San Francisco Playhouse 3%
CLUE - San Francisco Playhouse 3%
ROE V WADE - Masquers Playhouse, Inc 3%
LILACS IN THE RAIN - Upstage Theater 3%
FINDING CHASE - New Canon Theatre Co. 3%
THE WOLVES - Chanticleers Theatre 3%
NOISES OFF - The Pear Theatre 3%
A SOLDIER'S PLAY - Altarena Playhouse 3%
AH, WILDERNESS! - Pittsburg Theatre Company 3%
THE COMPLETE WORKS OF SHAKESPEARE (ABRIDGED) - Ghostlight Theatre Ensemble & Pittsburg Theatre Company 3%
BLITHE SPIRIT - City Lights Theatre Company 2%
SWIMMING IN THE SHALLOWS - Cloverdale Performing Arts Center 2%
STEEL MAGNOLIAS - Theatreworks Silicon Valley 2%
TIGER STYLE! - Cinnabar Theater 2%
PRIDE AND PREJUDICE - Plethos Productions 2%
MISERY - Cinnabar Theater 2%
NOLLYWOOD DREAMS - San Francisco Playhouse 2%
THE RITA HAYWORTH OF THIS GENERATION - Theatre Rhinoceros 2%

Best Production of an Opera
ROMEO AND JULIET - Opera San Jose 22%
CINDERELLA - Opera San Jose 22%
EL ULTIMO SUENO DE FRIDA Y DIEGO - SF War Memorial/SF Opera 17%
IL DUCATO: THE NEW MIKADO - Lamplighters Music Theatre 16%
TOSCA - Opera San Jose 11%
DIE FRAU OHNE SCHATTEN - SF War Memorial/ SF Opera 7%
FALSTAFF - Opera San Jose 6%

Best Scenic Design Of A Play Or Musical
Matt Owens - CRUEL INTENTIONS: THE '90S MUSICAL - Ray of light theatre 9%
Patrick Klein - THE SPONGEBOB MUSICAL - Palo Alto Players 8%
Dianna Schepers - THE DROWSY CHAPERONE - Ghostlight Theatre Ensemble 7%
Brian Watson - THE SOUND OF MUSIC - Cinnabar Theater 5%
Eric Maximoff - FINDING CHASE - New Canon Theatre Co. 5%
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%
Peter Crompton - BY GEORGES! A DAY IN THE LIFE OF THE LEGENDARY CHEVALIER DE SAINT GEORGES - Lamplighters Music Theatre 3%
Rose Madsen - LILACS IN THE RAIN - Upstage Theater 3%
Jason Sherwood - HIPPEST TRIP - THE SOUL TRAIN MUSICAL - American Conservatory Theater - San Francisco 3%
Tom Curtin - THE BIRDS - Altarena Playhouse 3%
Nina Ball - NATASHA, PIERRE AND THE GREAT COMET OF 1812 - Shotgun Players 3%
John Hull - AMÉLIE, THE MUSICAL - Masquers Playhouse, Inc 2%
Patrick Klein - THE PLAY THAT GOES WRONG - Palo Alto Players 2%
Dianna Schepers - IT SHOULDA BEEN YOU - Pittsburg Theatre Company 2%
Heather Kenyon - CLUE - San Francisco Playhouse 2%
Andrew Boyce - POTUS: OR, BEHIND EVERY GREAT DUMBASS ARE SEVEN WOMEN TRYING TO KEEP HIM ALIVE - Berkeley Rep 2%
Yusuke Soi - INTO THE WOODS - Foothill Music Theatre 2%
Skip Epperson - THE HUNCHBACK OF NOTRE DAME - Cabrillo Stage 2%
Josep Farkas - MURDER ON THE ORIENT EXPRESS - Ghostlight Theatre Ensemble 2%
Kelly James Tighe - CLUE - Center Repertory Company 2%
Celeste Mortare - PRIVATE - San Francisco Bay Area Theatre Company (SFBATCO) 2%
Ron Gasparinetti - RIVER BRIDE - City Lights Theatre Company 2%
Andrea Bechert - CHINGLISH - San Francisco Playhouse 2%

Best Sound Design Of A Play Or Musical
Chuck Phalen - THE DROWSY CHAPERONE - Ghostlight Theatre Ensemble 13%
Peter Brimms - KING LEAR - Berkeley Shakespeare Company 9%
Jeff Grafton - THE SPONGEBOB MUSICAL - Palo Alto Players 9%
Charles Phalen - THE ADDAMS FAMILY - Pittsburg Theatre Company 7%
Elliott Orr - TICK, TICK... BOOM! - Upstage Theater 6%
Anthony Sutton - SCHOOL OF ROCK - Palo Alto Players 6%
Jonathan Deans - HIPPEST TRIP - THE SOUL TRAIN MUSICAL - American Conservatory Theater - San Francisco 5%
James Ard - CHINGLISH - San Francisco Playhouse 5%
Brittany Law - MISERY - Cinnabar Theater 5%
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%
Daniel 'Techno' Debono - THE BIRDS - Altarena Playhouse 3%
Brittany Law - TIGER STYLE! - Cinnabar Theater 3%
Ray Archie - A SOLDIER'S PLAY - Altarena Playhouse 3%
Raye Narra - THE RITA HAYWORTH OF THIS GENERATION - Theatre Rhinoceros 2%
Daniel “Techno” Debono - RUTHLESS! THE MUSICAL - Altarena Playhouse 2%
Rebecca Rae - A SLICE OF LIFE - Theatre Rhinoceros 2%
Ray Archie - NOLLYWOOD DREAMS - San Francisco Playhouse 2%
Dan Alvaro Holland - CLUE - San Francisco Playhouse 2%
Chuck Phalen - CLYBOURNE PARK - Pittsburg Theatre Company 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%
Wesley Murphy - A GUIDE FOR THE HOMESICK - Theatre Rhinoceros 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 7%
Teresita Brimms - A MIDSUMMER NIGHT'S DREAM, THE MUSICAL! - Berkeley Shakespeare Company 5%
Venice Ella Mayor - TICK, TICK... BOOM! - Upstage Theater 5%
Jillian A. Smith - A CHORUS LINE - San Francisco Playhouse 4%
Troy Evans - EVIL DEAD: THE MUSICAL - Raven Performing Arts Theater 3%
Benny Garcia - AVENUE Q - Plethos Productions 3%
Anne Norland - CRUEL INTENTIONS - Ray of light theatre 3%
Solona Husband - SPONGEBOB SQUAREPANTS - Palo Alto Players 3%
JD Dozier - THE DROWSY CHAPERONE - Ghostlight Theatre Ensemble 3%
Lisa Frankenstein - SQREAM - Oasis 3%
Sarah Jiang - KINKY BOOTS - Throckmorton Theater 2%
Siobhan Harris - THE DROWSY CHAPERONE - Ghostlight Theatre Ensemble 2%
Gillian Ortega - THE SPONGEBOB MUSICAL - Palo Alto Players 2%
Katie Rapolas - IT SHOULDA BEEN YOU - Pittsburg Community Theatre 2%
Molly Larson Shine - THE SOUND OF MUSIC - Cinnabar Theater 2%
Lawrence-Michael C. Arias - LITTLE SHOP OF HORRORS - Theatreworks Silicon Valley 2%
Daphne Cummings - THE SOUND OF MUSIC - Cinnabar Theater 2%
Maia Campbell - FUN HOME - Berkeley Playhouse 2%
Angel Adedokun - NATASHA, PIERRE AND THE GREAT COMET OF 1812 - Shotgun Players 1%
Amber Iman - HIPPEST TRIP - THE SOUL TRAIN MUSICAL - American Conservatory Theater - San Francisco 1%
Alison Ewing - A CHORUS LINE - San Francisco Playhouse 1%
Andrew Cope - THE SPONGEBOB MUSICAL - Palo Alto Players 1%
Kimberly Kay - CINDERELLA - WVLO Musical Theatre 1%
Dedrick Weathersby - SCOTTSBORO BOYS - 42nd Street Moon 1%
Audrey Rechenmacher - FOLLIES - Upstage Theater 1%

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

Best Theatre For Young Audiences Production
MATILDA - Berkeley Playhouse 36%
A YEAR WITH FROG AND TOAD - Bay Area Children's Theatre 24%
HIPPEST TRIP - THE SOUL TRAIN MUSICAL - American Conservatory Theater - San Francisco 15%
THE VERY HUNGRY CATERPILLAR SHOW - Palo Alto Childrens Theatre 12%
MUCH ADO ABOUT NOTHING - New Canon Theatre Co. 8%
MACBETH - Marin Shakespeare Company 6%

Favorite Local Theatre
Ghostlight Theatre Ensemble 8%
Palo Alto Players 8%
The Marsh 5%
Pittsburg Community Theatre 5%
Ray of light theatre 5%
Cinnabar Theater 4%
New Canon Theatre Co. 4%
City Lights Theater Company 4%
Altarena Playhouse 4%
Berkeley Playhouse 4%
OASIS 4%
Berkeley Rep 3%
Lamplighters Music Theatre 3%
San Francisco Playhouse 3%
Shotgun Players 3%
42nd Street Moon 2%
The Pear Theatre 2%
Plethos Productions 2%
WVLO Musical Theatre 2%
Cloverdale Performing Arts Center 2%
Theatreworks Silicon Valley 2%
Tri Valley Repertory Theatre 2%
Transcendence Theatre Company (Broadway Under the Stars) 2%
San Jose Stage Company 2%
Bay Area Stage 2%