First Standings Announced For The 2023 BroadwayWorld West Virginia Awards; Mountain Movers Theatre Company Leads Favorite Local Theatre!

The first standings have been announced as of Monday, November 13th for the 2023 BroadwayWorld West Virginia 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 West Virginia Standings - 11/14/23

Best Choreography Of A Play Or Musical
Rion Towery - SHREK THE MUSICAL - Mountain Movers Theatre Company 26%
Nina Denton Pasinetti - KINKY BOOTS - Charleston Light Opera Guild 21%
Brook Smolder - THE WIZARD OF OZ - Children's Theatre of Charleston 20%
Rachel Maynard - FOOTLOOSE - Southern Coalition for the Arts 14%
Nina Denton Pasinetti - GREASE - Charleston Light Opera Guild 12%
Nina Denton Pasinetti - 'THE MUSIC MAN' - Charleston Light Opera Guild 5%
Heather Carr - RODGERS & HAMMERSTEIN'S CINDERELLA - Old Opera House 2%
Kiersten Gasemy - CURTAINS - Old Opera House 1%

Best Costume Design Of A Play Or Musical
Kit Reed and Mandy Shirley - THE WIZARD OF OZ - Children's Theatre of Charleston 30%
Nina Denton Pasinetti - KINKY BOOTS - Charleston Light Opera Guild 26%
Ryann Willard - BONNIE & CLYDE - Mountain Movers Theatre Company 20%
Nina Denton Pasinetti - THE MUSIC MAN - Charleston Light Opera Guild 10%
Ryann Willard - PINKALICIOUS THE MUSICAL - Mountain Movers Theatre Company 8%
Christine Brewer - RODGERS & HAMMERSTEIN'S CINDERELLA - Old Opera House 5%
Meaghan Whitney - CURTAINS - Old Opera House 1%

Best Dance Production
THE NUTCRACKER - Old Opera House 51%
DRACULA: THE SEDUCTION - Charleston Ballet 49%

Best Direction Of A Musical
Nina Denton Pasinetti - KINKY BOOTS - Charleston Light Opera Guild 21%
Kelly Strom - RENT - Alban Arts Center 17%
Kim Willard - BONNIE & CLYDE - Mountain Movers Theatre Company 16%
rachel maynard - FOOTLOOSE - Southern Coalition for the Arts 13%
Nina Denton Pasinetti - LITTLE SHOP OF HORRORS - Charleston Light Opera Guild 12%
Kim Willard - SHREK THE MUSICAL - Mountain Movers Theatre Company 10%
Rick Payne - 'NEXT TO NORMAL' - Paramount Players 4%
Sarah Celec - YOU'RE A GOOD MAN, CHARLIE BROWN - Apollo Civic Theatre 2%
Susan Thornton - CURTAINS - Old Opera House 2%
Kim Willard - PINKALICIOUS THE MUSICAL - Mountain Movers Theatre Company 2%
Gary John LaRosa - FIDDLER ON THE ROOF - 2023 1%

Best Direction Of A Play
Leah Turely - SHE KILLS MONSTERS - Marshall University 32%
Kim Willard - WHEN I’M GONE - Mountain Movers Theatre Company 19%
Joyce Robertson - COAL - Aracoma Story, Inc. 15%
Mandy Petry - 'A MIDSUMMER NIGHT'S DREAM' - Mountain Roots Theatre 9%
Kim Willard - A CHRISTMAS CAROL - Mountain Movers Theatre Company 9%
Kate Morris - LITTLE WOMEN - Alchemy Theatre 6%
Stephen Vance - THE TRAGEDY OF JULIUS CAESAR - Alchemy Theatre 4%
Stephen Vance - WAIT UNTIL DARK - Alchemy Theatre 3%
David Porterfield - THE LIFESPAN OF A FACT - Old Opera House 2%
Glenn Frail - LEADING LADIES - Old Opera House 2%

Best Ensemble
KINKY BOOTS - Charleston Light Opera Guild 19%
THE WIZARD OF OZ - The Children's Theatre of Charleston 15%
SHREK THE MUSICAL - Mountain Movers Theatre Company 10%
BONNIE & CLYDE - Mountain Movers Theatre Company 9%
SHE KILLS MONSTERS - Marshall University 8%
COAL - Aracoma Story, Inc. 7%
WHERE - West Virginia Theater East 7%
RENT - Alban Arts Center 6%
THE MUSIC MAN - Charleston Light Opera Guild 6%
LITTLE SHOP OF HORRORS - Charleston Light Opera Guild 5%
FOOTLOOSE - Southern Coalition for the Arts 5%
THE CURIOUS INCIDENT OF THE DOG IN THE NIGHT-TIME - Actors Guild of Parkersburg 3%
CURTAINS - Old Opera House 1%
NEXT TO NORMAL - Paramount Players 1%

Best Lighting Design Of A Play Or Musical
Darryl Willard - BONNIE & CLYDE - Mountain Movers Theatre Company 24%
Sheri Lacy - THE WIZARD OF OZ - The Children's Theatre of Charleston 23%
Tom Pasinetti - 'KINKY BOOTS - Charleston Light Opera Guild 23%
Leah Clay-Stone - FOOTLOOSE - Southern Coalition for the Arts 12%
Charlie Curry - COAL - Aracoma Story, Inc. 9%
Tom Pasinetti - THE MUSIC MAN - Charleston Light Opera Guild 7%
Caroline Brewer - CURTAINS - Old Opera House 3%

Best Music Direction & Orchestra Performance
David Patrick - KINKY BOOTS - Charleston Light Opera Guild 30%
John Tengowski - SHREK THE MUSICAL - Mountain Movers Theatre Company 15%
rachel maynard - FOOTLOOSE - Southern Coalition for the Arts 15%
John Tengowski - BONNIE & CLYDE - Mountain Movers Theatre Company 13%
Joe Cevallos & Matt Jackfert - THE WIZARD OF OZ - The Children's Theatre of Charleston 11%
Matt Jackfort and Joe Cevallos - THE WIZARD OF OZ - Children's Theatre of Charleston 10%
Ed Conn - THE SOUND OF MUSIC - Old Opera House 3%
DeLyn Celec - YOU'RE A GOOD MAN, CHARLIE BROWN - Apollo Civic Theatre 2%
Alison Shafer - CURTAINS - Old Opera House 1%

Best Musical
THE WIZARD OF OZ - Children's Theatre of Charleston 22%
KINKY BOOTS - Charleston Light Opera Guild 18%
BONNIE & CLYDE - Mountain Movers Theatre Company 18%
LITTLE SHOP OF HORRORS - Charleston Light Opera Guild 12%
RENT - Alban Arts Center 9%
FOOTLOOSE - Southern Coalition for the Arts 7%
THE MARVELOUS WONDERETTES - Aracoma Story, Inc. 4%
THE MUSIC MAN - Charleston Light Opera Guild 4%
NEXT TO NORMAL - Paramount Players 3%
THE SOUND OF MUSIC - Old Opera House 2%
FIDDLER ON THE ROOF - Virginia Stage 0%
CURTAINS - Old Opera House 0%

Best Performer In A Musical
Cedric Farmer - 'KINKY BOOTS' - Charleston Light Opera Guild 13%
Payton Trout - BONNIE & CLYDE - Mountain Movers Theatre Company 10%
Jacob Fleck - RENT - Alban Arts Center 8%
Isaiah Canterbury - GREASE - Charleston Light Opera Guild 8%
Emilie Hoosier - THE WIZARD OF OZ - The Children's Theatre of Charleston 7%
Jakob Sommers - SHREK THE MUSICAL - Mountain Movers Theatre Company 7%
Braylie Smolder - WIZARD OF OZ - Children's Theatre of Charleston 7%
DJ Conley - FOOTLOOSE - Southern Coalition for the Arts 5%
cadee green - THE MARVELOUS WONDERETTES - Aracoma Story, Inc. 5%
Isaiah Canterbury - THE WIZARD OF OZ - Children’s Theatre of Charleston 5%
Cameron Vance - THE MUSIC MAN - Charleston Light Opera Guild 4%
Trip Jones - YOU'RE A GOOD MAN, CHARLIE BROWN - Apollo Civic Theatre 3%
Chelsie Burks - BONNIE & CLYDE - Mountain Movers Theatre Company 3%
Jacob Fleck - KINKY BOOTS - Charleston Light Opera Guild 3%
Ryan Hardiman - NEXT TO NORMAL - Paramount Players 3%
Liz McCormick - THE SOUND OF MUSIC - Old Opera House 3%
Grace Vetter - PINKALICIOUS THE MUSICAL - Mountain Movers Theatre Company 2%
Landon Bryant - FOOTLOOSE - Southern Coalition for the Arts 2%
Rachel Maynard - FOOTLOOSE - Southern Coalition for the Arts 2%
Tanya Dallas Lewis - RODGERS & HAMMERSTEIN'S CINDERELLA - Old Opera House 1%
Dominic Massimino - CURTAINS - Old Opera House 1%
Rory Dunn - CURTAINS - Old Opera House 0

Best Performer In A Play
Melissa Rosenberger - WHEN I’M GONE - Mountain Movers Theatre Company 15%
Kevin Pauley - A MIDSUMMER NIGHT'S DREAM - Mountain Roots Theatre 10%
Brooke Phillips - BAREFOOT IN THE PARK - Appalachian Community Theatre 8%
Emma Johnson - COAL - Aracoma Story, Inc. 8%
Sybil Vance - COAL - The Aracoma Story, Inc. 8%
DJ Conley - BAREFOOT IN THE PARK - Appalachian Community Theatre 7%
Erin O’Neill - THE CURIOUS INCIDENT OF THE DOG IN THE NIGHT-TIME - Actors Guild of Parkersburg 7%
Evan Engle - WHERE - West Virginia Theater East 6%
Danny Davis - WHEN I’M GONE - Mountain Movers Theatre Company 5%
Daniel O’Brien - WHEN I’M GONE - Mountain Movers Theatre Company 5%
Erin O’Neill - BLITHE SPIRIT - Mid-Ohio Valley Players 4%
Brett Reel - WHERE - West Virginia Theater East 4%
Jill Martin Hitchcock - THE PLAY THAT GOES WRONG - Apollo Civic Theatre 3%
Sarah Imboden - WHERE - West Virginia Theater East 3%
Dominic Massimino - LEADING LADIES - Old Opera House 2%
Cheyenne Kuhrt - WHERE - West Virginia Theater East 1%
Will Heyser-Paone - THE LIFESPAN OF A FACT - Old Opera House 1%
Jeff Wine - THE PLAY THAT GOES WRONG - Apollo Civic Theatre 1%
Nate Hutchings - WHERE - West Virginia Theater East 1%
Pat Markland - THE ODD COUPLE - Old Opera House 1%

Best Play
TREASURE ISLAND - The Children's Theatre of Charleston 22%
SHE KILLS MONSTERS - Marshall University 19%
'BUSTOWN' - Alban Arts Center 15%
BAREFOOT IN THE PARK - Appalachian Community Theatre 11%
WHERE - West Virginia Theater East 10%
LITTLE WOMEN - Alchemy Theatre 7%
A MIDSUMMER NIGHT'S DREAM - Mountain Roots Theatre 4%
THE CURIOUS INCIDENT OF THE DOG IN THE NIGHT-TIME - Actors Guild of Parkersburg 4%
THE PLAY THAT GOES WRONG - Apollo Civic Theatre 3%
BLITHE SPIRIT - Mid-Ohio Valley Players 3%
WAIT UNTIL DARK - Alchemy Theatre 1%
THE ODD COUPLE - Old Opera House 1%
LEADING LADIES - Old Opera House 1%
THE LIFESPAN OF A FACT - Old Opera House 1%

Best Scenic Design Of A Play Or Musical
Robert Haddy - THE WIZARD OF OZ - Children’s Theatre of Charleston 24%
Darryl Willard - BONNIE & CLYDE - Mountain Movers Theatre Company 15%
Tom Pasinetti - KINKY BOOTS - Charleston Light Opera Guild 15%
Mike Murphy - SHE KILLS MONSTERS - Marshall University 15%
Darryl Willard - WHEN I’M GONE - Mountain Movers Theatre Company 10%
Tom Pasinetti - THE MUSIC MAN - Charleston Light Opera Guild 7%
Tom Pasinetti - GREASE - Charleston Light Opera Guild 6%
Tom Pasinetti - FOOTLOOSE - Charleston Light Opera Guild 5%
Lee Hebb - THE SOUND OF MUSIC - Old Opera House 2%
Lee Hebb - CURTAINS - Old Opera House 0%

Best Sound Design Of A Play Or Musical
Darryl Willard & John Tengowski - BONNIE & CLYDE - Mountain Movers Theatre Company 47%
Gavin Spiewak - SHE KILLS MONSTERS - Marshall University 38%
Rico Massimino - LEADING LADIES - Old Opera House 6%
Lindsay Jones - SPIRITUS - Contemporary American Theatre Festival 5%
Lindsay Jones - FEVER DREAMS - Contemporary American Theatre Festival 3%

Best Supporting Performer In A Musical
Kayla Jackson - KINKY BOOTS - Charleston Light Opera Guild 22%
Olivia Hayes - THE WIZARD OF OZ - Children's Theatre of Charleston 19%
Kaity Dingess - FOOTLOOSE - Southern Coalition for the Arts 11%
Braylie Smolder - MARY POPPINS - Alban Arts Center 8%
Maya Isabella - SHREK THE MUSICAL - Mountain Movers Theatre Company 8%
Tim Mace - THE WIZARD OF OZ - The Children's Theatre of Charleston 6%
Lucas Blair - BONNIE & CLYDE - Mountain Movers Theatre Company 6%
Josh Hudson - BONNIE & CLYDE - Mountain Movers Theatre Company 5%
Metri Lyons - SHREK THE MUSICAL - Mountain Movers Theatre Company 4%
Austin Thomas - 'THE MUSIC MAN' - Charleston Light Opera Guild 4%
Kayla Watson - 'GREASE' - Charleston Light Opera Guild 4%
Chris Sizemore - NEXT TO NORMAL - Paramount Players 2%
Karen Frail - THE SOUND OF MUSIC - Old Opera House 1%
Daisy Mason - CURTAINS - Old Opera House 1%
Jeanine Evans - CURTAINS - Old Opera House 0%

Best Supporting Performer In A Play
Kim Willard - WHEN I’M GONE - Mountain Movers Theatre Company 13%
Terry Harless - BAREFOOT IN THE PARK - Appalachian community Theatre 10%
Danny Bayer - THE CURIOUS INCIDENT OF THE DOG IN THE NIGHT-TIME - Actors Guild of Parkersburg 9%
Kaity Dingess - COAL - Aracoma Story, Inc. 8%
Ceslie Parker-Waller - WHEN I’M GONE - Mountain Movers Theatre Company 7%
Brittany Feury-White - BAREFOOT IN THE PARK - Appalachian Community Theatre 7%
Ruben Del Valle, Jr - WHEN I’M GONE - Mountain Movers Theatre Company 7%
Sawyer Jenkins - WHERE - West Virginia Theater East 5%
Mitch Vance - COAL - Aracoma Story, Inc. 5%
Meme Hussey - WHEN I’M GONE - Mountain Movers Theatre Company 5%
David Imboden - WHERE - West Virginia Theater East 4%
Michael George - THE ODD COUPLE - Old Opera House 4%
Jason McCoy - COAL - Aracoma Story, Inc. 4%
Malek Musser - WHERE - West Virginia Theater East 3%
Taber Robinette - WHERE - West Virginia Theater East 2%
Andrew Watkins - WHERE - West Virginia Theater East 2%
Kylie Eckard - WHERE - West Virginia Theater East 2%
Mark Ashby - WHERE - West Virginia Theater East 2%
Haley Geiger - WHERE - West Virginia Theater East 1%
Christine Brewer - THE LIFESPAN OF A FACT - Old Opera House 1%

Best Theatre For Young Audiences Production
THE WIZARD OF OZ - The Children's Theatre of Charleston 41%
BEAUTY AND THE BEAST JR - Mountain Movers Theatre Company 18%
STUART LITTLE - MU Theatre ETC 12%
RUDOLPH JR THE MUSICAL - Children’s theatre of Charleston 8%
CLUE - Mid-Ohio Valley Players 8%
MADAGASCAR JR - Mountain Movers Theatre Company 7%
TREASURE ISLAND - The Children's Theatre of Charleston 6%

Favorite Local Theatre
Mountain Movers Theatre Company 22%
The Children's Theatre of Charleston 20%
Alban Arts Center 16%
Children’s Theatre of Charleston 13%
Southern Coalition for the Arts 10%
West Virginia Theater East 8%
Alchemy Theatre 3%
Mid-Ohio Valley Players 3%
Old Opera House 2%
Actors Guild of Parkersburg 2%

 

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