Last Chance to Vote for the 2025 BroadwayWorld South Bend Awards; WAITRESS Leads Best Musical!
Voting continues through December 31, 2025.
By: BWW Awards Dec. 29, 2025
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This is the final chance to vote for the 2025 BroadwayWorld South Bend Awards. Don't miss out on making sure that your favorite theatres, stars, and shows get the recognition they deserve! The deadline to vote is December 31, 2025 at midnight.
The 2025 Regional Awards honor regional productions, touring shows, and more which had their first performance between October 1, 2024 through September 30, 2025. Winners will be announced in January.
This year the BroadwayWorld Regional Awards include over 100 cities across America, Canada, Central and South America, Europe, and Asia.
2025 BroadwayWorld South Bend Standings
Best Choreography Of A Play Or Musical
Ashley Coia/Haley Crowley
- WAITRESS
- South Bend Civic Theatre
17%
D.J. Reed - JOSEPH AND THE AMAZING TECHNICOLOR DREAMCOAT - Wagon Wheel Center for the Arts 14% Laura Pollock/Waitress Cast - WAITRESS - South Bend Civic Theatre 12% Maryilyn Mason - ALL IS CALM - South Bend Civic Theatre 11% Haylee Dee Tynes - SISTER ACT - Wagon Wheel Center for the Arts 11% Dona Henry & Olivia Lozano - SHAKESPEARE IN LOVE - Chicago Street Theatre 10% Myah Englebrecht - PIPPIN - Elkhart Civic Theatre 7% Barb Stepka & Reta Trux - SOMETHING ROTTEN! - Twin City Players, Inc 7% Brittany Gilliland - CHARLIE AND THE CHOCOLATE FACTORY - Lerner 7% Lindsey Parpart - SHE KILLS MONSTERS - Chicago Street Theatre 7%
ONCE ON THIS ISLAND - South Bend Civic Theatre 34% WAITRESS - South Bend Civic Theatre 31% ANASTASIA - Phoenix Performing Arts 22% SOMETHING ROTTEN! - Twin City Players, Inc 13% Best Direction Of A Musical
Ashley Coia - WAITRESS - South Bend Civic Theatre 21% Scott Michaels - GREASE - Wagon Wheel Center for the Arts 12% Scott Michaels - JOSPEH AND THE AMAZING TECHNICOLOR DREAMCOAT - Wagon Wheel Center for the Arts 11% Jonathan Cable - I LOVE YOU, YOU'RE PERFECT, NOW CHANGE - Theatre's Edge 10% Zak Harrington - ANASTASIA - Phoenix Performing Arts 10% Marilyn Mason - THE SPITFIRE GRILL - Theatre’s Edge 9% Craig Gibson - SCHOOL OF ROCK - Lerner 9% David Schlumpf - SOUTH PACIFIC - Wagon Wheel Center for the Arts 7% Scott Michaels - SISTER ACT - Wagon Wheel Center for the Arts 6% Scott Bradford - SOMETHING ROTTEN! - Twin City Players, Inc 6% Best Direction Of A Play
Brianna Borger - STEEL MAGNOLIAS - Wagon Wheel Center for the Arts 24% Matthew Manley - SIX DANCE LESSONS IN SIX WEEKS - The Acting Ensemble 13% Allison Granat - RULES FOR LIVING - Chicago Street Theatre 11% Dawn Haggerty - ALL IS CALM - South Bend Civic Theatre 9% Lisa Formosa-Parmigiano - SHAKESPEARE IN LOVE - Chicago Street Theatre 7% Scott Bradford - A MEASURE OF CRUELTY - Twin City Players, Inc 6% John Shoup - DRACULA: A COMEDY OF TERRORS - Elkhart Civic Theatre 5% Zachary Gipson and Derek Jensen - THE PROPHECY OF THE CROWS - Wild Rose Moon and Attic Theatrics 5% Demarée Noneman - TWELVE ANGRY JURORS - Elkhart Civic Theatre 4% Allison Pajor and Mark Pajor - GALATEA - AMP Theatre Company 4% Zachary Gipson - SATURDAY NIGHT UNDER THE MOONLIGHT! - Wild Rose Moon and Attic Theatrics 4% Allison Pajor and Mark Pajor - AMADINE AND MUCEDORUS - AMP Theatre Company 4% Laura Lucci - THE BIRDS - South Bend Civic Theatre 4% Best Ensemble
WAITRESS - South Bend Civic Theatre 16% WORKING - Theatre’s Edge 10% GREASE - Wagon Wheel Center for the Arts 10% RULES FOR LIVING - Chicago Street Theatre 7% JOSPEH AND THE AMAZING TECHNICOLOR DREAMCOST - Wagon Wheel Center for the Arts 7% SISTER ACT - Wagon Wheel Center for the Arts 6% ANASTASIA - Phoenix Performing Arts 5% LOVE, LOSS & WHAT I WORE - Chicago Street Theatre 5% SCHOOL OF ROCK - Premier Arts 5% MIRACLE ON 34TH STREET - Wagon Wheel Center for the Arts 5% SOMETHING ROTTEN! - Twin City Players, Inc 4% DRACULA: A COMEDY OF TERRORS - Elkhart Civic Theatre 4% SOUTH PACIFIC - Wagon Wheel Center for the Arts 3% GALATEA - AMP Theatre Company 2% THE PROPHECY OF THE CROWS - Wild Rose Moon and Attic Theatrics 2% SATURDAY NIGHT UNDER THE MOONLIGHT! - Wild Rose Moon and Attic Theatrics 2% AMADINE AND MUCEDORUS - AMP Theatre Company 2% ALL IS CALM - South Bend Civic Theatre 2% A MEASURE OF CRUELTY - Twin City Players, Inc 1% Best Lighting Design Of A Play Or Musical
Joseph Mounsithiraj - WAITRESS - South Bend Civic Theatre 17% Angela Heid - SHE KILLS MONSTERS - Chicago Street Theatre 16% Joseph Mounsithiraj - ALL IS CALM - South Bend Civic Theatre 12% Matty Peterson - JOSPEH AND THE AMAZING TECHNICOLOR DREAMCOAT - Wagon Wheel Center for the Arts 8% Zachary Gipson and Kaily Jo Norris - SATURDAY NIGHT UNDER THE MOONLIGHT! - Wild Rose Moon and Attic Theatrics 7% Lillian Meyers - SISTER ACT - Wagon Wheel Center for the Arts 7% Abby Swenor - THE BIRDS - South Bend Civic Theatre 5% Lilith Meyers - SISTER ACT - Wagon Wheel Center for the Arts 5% SeifAllah Salotto-Cristobal - GREASE - Wagon Wheel Center for the Arts 5% Marty Golob - SOMETHING ROTTEN! - Twin City Players, Inc 5% Patrick Chan - SOUTH PACIFIC - Wagon Wheel Center for the Arts 5% SeifAllah Salotto-Cristobal - JOSEPH AND THE AMAZING TECHNICOLOR DREAMCOAT - Wagon Wheel Center for the Arts 4% Scott Bradford - ANASTASIA - Twin City Players, Inc 2% Best Music Direction & Orchestra Performance
Alex Jeffirs - WAITRESS - South Bend Civic Theatre 25% Ben Ganger - THE SPITFIRE GRILL - Theatre’s Edge 14% Anne Van Steenwinkel - SOUTH PACIFIC - Wagon Wheel Center for the Arts 12% Thomas Hall - GREASE - Wagon Wheel Center for the Arts 11% Thomas Hall - JOSPEH AND THE AMAXING TECHNICOLOR DREAMCOAT - Wagon Wheel Center for the Arts 11% Thomas Hall - SISTER ACT - Wagon Wheel Center for the Arts 8% Tim McFeeters - SOMETHING ROTTEN! - Twin City Players, Inc 7% Marilyn Mason - I LOVE YOU, YOU'RE PERFECT, NOW CHANGE - Theatre's Edge 5% Thomas Hall - MIRACLE ON 34TH STREET - Wagon Wheel Center for the Arts 3% Marilyn Mason - THE SPITFIRE GRILL - Theatre’s Edge 3% Best Musical
WAITRESS - South Bend Civic Theatre 22% GREASE - Wagon Wheel Center for the Arts 12% JOSEPH AND THE AMAZING TECHNICOLOR DREAMCOAT - Wagon Wheel Center for the Arts 12% I LOVE YOU, YOU'RE PERFECT, NOW CHANGE - Theatre's Edge 10% CHARLIE AND THE CHOCOLATE FACTORY - Lerner 8% FOOTLOOSE THE MUSICAL - Phoenix Performing Arts 8% SISTER ACT - Wagon Wheel Center for the Arts 7% SOMETHING ROTTEN! - Twin City Players, Inc 6% SCHOOL OF ROCK - The Lerner 5% ALL IS CALM - South Bend Civic Theatre 4% SOUTH PACIFIC - Wagon Wheel Center for the Arts 4% MIRACLE ON 34TH STREET - Wagon Wheel Center for the Arts 3% Best New Play Or Musical
SATURDAY NIGHT UNDER THE MOONLIGHT! BY DEREK JENSEN AND COMPANY - Wild Rose Moon and Attic Theatrics 52% THE PROPHECY OF THE CROWS - Wild Rose Moon and Attic Theatrics 48% Best Performer In A Musical
Christian Tyler Dorey - GREASE - Wagon Wheel Center for the Arts 9% Matthew Manley - I LOVE YOU, YOU'RE PERFECT, NOW CHANGE - Theatre's Edge 9% Cristian Marquez - PIPPIN - Elkhart Civic Theatre 8% Brielle Hall - WAITRESS - South Bend Civic Theatre 8% Karen Joseph - WAITRESS - South Bend Civic Theatre 7% Ashlea Harrington - FREAKY FRIDAY - Phoenix Performing Arts 7% Kira Avolio - JOSEPH AND THE AMAZING TECHNICOLOR DREAMCOAT - Wagon Wheel Center for the Arts 6% Kira Lace Hawkins - SISTER ACT - Wagon Wheel Center for the Arts 6% Robin Todorovich - THE LITTLE MERMAID - The Lerner 5% Annie Olive Cahill - SOUTH PACIFIC - Wagon Wheel Center for the Arts 5% Armani Ponder-Keith - SISTER ACT - Wagon Wheel Center for the Arts 4% Abby Menocal - MIRACLE ON 34TH STREET - Wagon Wheel Center for the Arts 4% Sean Leyes - WAITRESS - South Bend Civic Theatre 4% Libby Eichorn - FOOTLOOSE THE MUSICAL - Phoenix Performing Arts 3% Doug Goodwin - CHARLIE AND THE CHOCOLATE FACTORY - Lerner 3% Juliet Golob - SOMETHING ROTTEN! - Twin City Players, Inc 3% Doug Goodwin - SCHOOL OF ROCK - Lerner 2% David Ferrell - SOMETHING ROTTEN! - Twin City Players, Inc 2% Sean Leyes - COMPANY - South Bend Civic Theatre 2% Austin Washington - ONCE ON THIS ISLAND - South Bend Civic Theatre 2% Jonathan Cable - I LOVE YOU, YOU'RE PERFECT, NOW CHANGE - Theatre's Edge 1% Dale Melancon - MIRACLE ON 34TH STREET - Wagon Wheel Center for the Arts 1% Jacob Holmes - SOMETHING ROTTEN! - Twin City Players, Inc 1% Best Performer In A Play
Catherine Pinckney - YOU CAN'T TAKE IT WITH YOU - Elkhart Civic Theatre 10% Kira Lace Hawkins - STEEL MAGNOLIAS - Wagon Wheel Center for the Arts 9% Jack Reichert - SHAKESPEARE IN LOVE - Chicago Street Theatre 8% Angélica Concepción - STEEL MAGNOLIAS - Wagon Wheel Center for the Arts 8% Abigail Storm - STEEL MAGNOLIAS - Wagon Wheel Center for the Arts 7% Arlene Hinkle - THE TWELVE DATES OF CHRISTMAS - Chicago Street Theatre 6% Tyler Mills - THE WOMAN IN BLACK - Chicago Street Theatre 6% Elizabeth Sternke - SIX DANCE LESSONS IN SIX WEEKS - The Acting Ensemble 5% Sophie Lindwall - STEEL MAGNOLIAS - Wagon Wheel Center for the Arts 4% Jarad Medukas - A MEASURE OF CRUELTY - Twin City Players, Inc 3% Miranda Manier - AMADINE AND MUCEDORUS - AMP Theatre Company 3% Annette Kaczanowski - TWELVE ANGRY JURORS - Elkhart Civic Theatre 3% William Loring - THE BIRDS - South Bend Civic Theatre 3% Leah Tipton - DRACULA: A COMEDY OF TERRORS - Elkhart Civic Theatre 3% Zachary Taylor - SIX DANCE LESSONS IN SIX WEEKS - The Acting Ensemble 3% Colin Szymanski - DRACULA: A COMEDY OF TERRORS - Elkhart Civic Theatre 2% Natalie Biegel - THE BIRDS - South Bend Civic Theatre 2% Jordan York - IT’S A WONDERFUL LIFE - Twin City Players, Inc 2% Dani Lyons - GALATEA - AMP Theatre Company 2% Rocky Whitaker - SATURDAY NIGHT UNDER THE MOONLIGHT! - Wild Rose Moon and Attic Theatrics 2% Darrin Sims - AMADINE AND MUCEDORUS - AMP Theatre Company 2% Derek Jensen - SATURDAY NIGHT UNDER THE MOONLIGHT! - Wild Rose Moon and Attic Theatrics 2% Zach Rivers - DRACULA: A COMEDY OF TERRORS - Elkhart Civic Theatre 2% Zachary Gipson - SATURDAY NIGHT UNDER THE MOONLIGHT! - Wild Rose Moon and Attic Theatrics 1% Joel Samuelson - SATURDAY NIGHT UNDER THE MOONLIGHT - Wild Rose Moon and Attic Theatrics 1% Best Play
STEEL MAGNOLIS - Wagon Wheel Center for the Arts 26% SHAKESPEARE IN LOVE - Chicago Street Theatre 20% SEVEN GUITARS - South Bend Civic Theatre 9% TWELVE ANGRY JURORS - Elkhart Civic Theatre 8% SIX DANCE LESSONS IN SIX WEEKS - The Acting Ensemble 7% YOU CANT TAKE IT WITH YOU - Elkhart Civic Theatre 7% DRACULA: A COMEDY OF TERRORS - Elkhart Civic Theatre 6% A MEASURE OF CRUELTY - Twin City Players, Inc 6% THE BIRDS - South Bend Civic Theatre 5% GALATEA - AMP Theatre Company 4% AMADINE AND MUCEDORUS - AMP Theatre Company 3% Best Scenic Design Of A Play Or Musical
Brock Butler - YOU CAN'T TAKE IT WITH YOU - Elkhart Civic Theatre 22% Allison Granat - RULES FOR LIVING - Chicago Street Theatre 15% Jeffery Barrick - WAITRESS - South Bend Civic Theatre 15% Jordan House - STEEL MAGNOLIAS - Wagon Wheel Center for the Arts 14% Mike Higgins - SOUTH PACIFIC - Wagon Wheel Center for the Arts 14% Zachary Gipson - SATURDAY NIGHT UNDER THE MOONLIGHT - Saturday Night Under the Moonlight! 7% Jeffery Barrick - THE BIRDS - South Bend Civic Theatre 5% Marty & Wendy Golob - SOMETHING ROTTEN! - Twin City Players, Inc 5% Marty & Wendy Golob - A MEASURE OF CRUELTY - Twin City Players, Inc 3% Best Sound Design Of A Play Or Musical
Mariah Keener - WAITRESS - South Bend Civic Theatre 32% Ben Culp - JOSPEH AND THE AMAZING TECHNICOLOR DREAMCOAT - Wagon Wheel Center for the Arts 14% Ben Culp - GREASE - Wagon Wheel Center for the Arts 14% Ben Culp - SISTER ACT - Wagon Wheel Center for the Arts 10% Derek Jensen, Nicolas Holzer, Shannon Master, Nathan Waddill, and Company - SATURDAY NIGHT UNDER THE MOONLIGHT - Wild Rose Moon and Attic Theatrics 8% Nathan Waddill, Shannon Master, and Company - THE PROPHECY OF THE CROWS - Wild Rose Moon and Attic Theatrics 6% Ben Culp - SOUTH PACIFIC - Wagon Wheel Center for the Arts 6% Zachary Osborne - THE BIRDS - South Bend Civic Theatre 5% Ben Culp - MIRACLE ON 34TH STREET - Wagon Wheel Center for the Arts 4% Best Supporting Performer In A Musical
Angélica Concepción - SISTER ACT - Wagon Wheel Center for the Arts 14% Antwon Williams - THE SPITFIRE GRILL - Theatre’s Edge 13% Adam Meehan - BRIGHT STAR - Phoenix Performing Arts 9% Christian Tyler Dorey - GREASE - Wagon Wheel Center for the Arts 8% Asha Stichter - WAITRESS - South Bend Civic Theatre 6% Caleb fairchild - SCHOOL OF ROCK - Lerner 5% Zoltan Berencsi - JOSEPH AND THE AMAZING TECHNICOLOR DREAMCOAT - Wagon Wheel Center for the Arts 5% Zach Rivers - WAITRESS - South Bend Civic Theatre 4% Alyssa Romano - ANASTASIA - Phoenix Performing Arts 4% Madison Coleman - FOOTLOOSE THE MUSICAL - Phoenix Performing Arts 3% Kyle Liedtke - WAITRESS - South Bend Civic Theatre 3% Bill Loring - WAITRESS - South Bend Civic Theatre 3% Thomas Squires - JOSEPH AND THE AMAZING TECHNICOLOR DREAMCOAT - Wagon Wheel Center for the Arts 3% Alexa Liberi - COMPANY - South Bend Civic Theatre 3% Thomas Squires - MIRACLE ON 34TH STREET - Wagon Wheel Center for the Arts 3% Bill Downey - SOMETHING ROTTEN! - Twin City Players, Inc 2% Em Hallowell - SOMETHING ROTTEN! - Twin City Players, Inc 2% Dawn Haggerty - WAITRESS - South Bend Civic Theatre 2% Stephanie Baker - FOOTLOOSE THE MUSICAL - Phoenix Performing Arts 2% Dawn Hagerty - THE SPITFIRE GRILL - Theatre’s Edge 2% Nicole Kaminsi-Phillips - SOMETHING ROTTEN! - Twin City Players, Inc 1% Teya Sainz de Aja - FOOTLOOSE THE MUSICAL - Phoenix Performing Arts 1% Jamie Lake - BRIGHT STAR - Phoenix performing arts 1% Wes Kirkwood - BRIGHT STAR - Phoenix performing arts 0% Best Supporting Performer In A Play
Sharon Weissmann - TWELVE ANGRY JURORS - Elkhart Civic Theatre 15% Brent Graber - TWELVE ANGRY JURORS - Elkhart Civic Theatre 12% Kevin James - THE BIRDS - South Bend Civic Theatre 11% Zachary Taylor - AMADINE AND MUCEDORUS - AMP Theatre Company 10% Scott Fowler - YOU CAN'T TAKE IT WITH YOU - Elkhart Civic Theatre 9% Jorin Tabbert - A MEASURE OF CRUELTY - Twin City Players, Inc 8% Mariah Donley - THE BIRDS - South Bend Civic Theatre 8% Ruby Crum - SATURDAY NIGHT UNDER THE MOONLIGHT! - Wild Rose Moon and Attic Theatrics 7% Maggie Kubley - SATURDAY NIGHT UNDER THE MOONLIGHT! - Wild Rose Moon and Attic Theatrics 7% Emily Terlesky - AMADINE AND MUCEDORUS - AMP Theatre Company 4% Bryan Horvath - AMADINE AND MUCEDORUS - AMP Theatre Company 3% Will Larry - GALATEA - AMP Theatre Company 3% Wesley Lantz - GALATEA - AMP Theatre Company 2% Best Theatre For Young Audiences Production
JUNIE B JONES IN JINGLE BELLS, BATMAN SMELLS - Chicago Street Theatre 51% CHARLIE AND THE CHOCOLATE FACTORY - Lerner 28% SCHOOL OF ROCK - Lerner 21% Favorite Local Theatre
Wagon Wheel Center for the Arts 25% Chicago Street Theatre 15% South Bend Civic Theatre 14% Theatre's Edge 12% Phoenix Performing Arts 9% Elkhart Civic Theatre 5% Twin City Players, Inc 4% AMP Theatre Company 3% Lerner 3% Attic Theatrics 2% Wild Rose Moon 2% Premier Arts 2% The Acting Ensemble 1%
South Bend Awards - Live Stats
Best Musical - Top 3
1.
WAITRESS (South Bend Civic Theatre)
21.6% of votes
2.
GREASE (Wagon Wheel Center for the Arts)
12.2% of votes
3.
JOSEPH AND THE AMAZING TECHNICOLOR DREAMCOAT (Wagon Wheel Center for the Arts)
11.7% of votes
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