Final Weeks to Vote for the 2025 BroadwayWorld Wichita Awards; Wichita Community Theatre Leads Favorite Theatre!

We're in the final weeks to vote for the 2025 BroadwayWorld Wichita Awards. Don't miss out on making sure that your favorite theatres, stars, and shows get the recognition they deserve!

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 Wichita Standings

Best Choreography Of A Play Or Musical
Chaz Wolcott - NEWSIES - Music Theatre Wichita 27%

Deanne Zogleman - YOU CAN'T TAKE IT WITH YOU - Guild Hall Players 18%

Kyle Vespested - URINETOWN - Roxy's Downtown 15%

Eric Sciotto - SOMETHING ROTTEN! - Music Theatre Wichita 15%

Courtney Wages - IRVING BERLIN’S WHITE CHRISTMAS - Forum Theatre 10%

Courtney Wages - JIMMY BUFFETT'S ESCAPE TO MARGARITAVILLE - Forum Theatre 8%

Dylan Blackwood - TUCK EVERLASTING - Great Plains Theatre 7%

Best Costume Design Of A Play Or Musical
Jamie Urban - NEWSIES - Music Theatre Wichita 27%

Gwyn Birk - ONCE - Roxy's Downtown 16%

Julia Faust and Monte Wheeler - HALLOWEEN THE 13TH - Mosley Street Melodrama 12%

Chadwick Armstrong - URINETOWN - Roxy's Downtown Theatre 11%

Chadwick Armstrong - DRACULA - Roxy's Downtown Theatre 11%

Greg Dalton-White - THE COVER OF LIFE - Guild Hall 9%

Greg Dalton-White - COVER OF LIFE - Guild Hall Players 8%

Megan Reed - THE WHO'S TOMMY - Forum Theatre 7%

Best Direction Of A Musical
Darian Leatherman - MATILDA - Newton community theatre 16%

Brian Marcum - WAITRESS - Music Theatre Wichita 13%

Chaz Wolcott - NEWSIES - Music Theatre Wichita 12%

Rick Bumgardner - URINETOWN - Roxy's Downtown 11%

Eric Sciotto - SOMETHING ROTTEN! - Music Theatre Wichita 11%

Steve Hitchcock - ONCE - Roxy's Downtown Theatre 10%

Rick Bumgardner - CAFE PUTTANESCA - Roxy's. Downtown Theatre 5%

Kathy Page Hauptman - IRVING BERLIN’S WHITE CHRISTMAS - Forum Theatre 4%

Kathy Page Hauptman - BRIDGES OF MADISON COUNTY - Forum Theatre 4%

Kathy Page-Hauptman - JIMMY BUFFETT'S ESCAPE TO MARGARITAVILLE - Forum Theatre 4%

Rick Bumgardner - EVITA - Roxy's Downtown Theatre 4%

Cody Walls - BIG FISH - Great Plains Theatre 3%

Cody Walls - TUCK EVERLASTING - Great Plains Theatre 3%

Best Direction Of A Play
Misty Maynard - MUCH ADO ABOUT NOTHING - Kechi Playhouse 32%

Phil Speary - YOU CAN’T TAKE IT WITH YOU - Guild Hall Players 10%

Steve Miotto - BOOK OF DAYS - Wichita Community Theatre 10%

Mark Schuster - LEND ME A SOPRANO - Wichita Community Theatre 9%

Ryan Schafer - FORGETTING THE TITANS - Mosley Street Melodrama 8%

John Dalton-White - COVER OF LIFE - Guild Hall Players 8%

Joe Parrish - THE SHADOW BOX - Guild Hall Players 7%

John Dalton-White - THE COVER OF LIFE - Guild Hall 5%

Kathy Page Hauptman - HARVEY - Forum Theatre 5%

Misty Maynard - YOU TAKE THE CAKE - Kechi Playhouse 5%

Phil Speary - WHAT THE CONSTITUTION MEANS TO ME - Guild Hall Players 2%

Best Ensemble
NEWSIES - Music Theatre Wichita 21%

YOU CAN’T TAKE IT WITH YOU - Guild Hall Players 11%

SOMETHING ROTTEN! - Music Theatre Wichita 11%

COVER OF LIFE - Guild Hall Players 9%

LOVES LABOURS LOST - Wichita Shakespeare Company 7%

ONCE - Roxy's Downtown 6%

THE PLAY THAT GOES WRONG - Roxy's Downtown Theatre 5%

THE COTTAGE - Wichita Community Theatre 5%

LEND ME A SOPRANO - Wichita Community Theatre 4%

FORGETTING THE TITANS - Mosley Street Melodrama 3%

EVITA - Roxy's Downtown Theatre 3%

IRVING BERLIN’S WHITE CHRISTMAS - Forum Theatre 3%

ALL SHOOK UP - Great Plains Theatre 3%

URINETOWN - Roxy's Downtown 2%

CAFE PUTANESCA - Roxy's Downtown 2%

SHADOW BOX - Guild Hall Players 2%

THE SHADOW BOX - Guild Hall Players 2%

[TITLE OF SHOW] - Roxy's Downtown Theatre 1%

Best Lighting Design Of A Play Or Musical
Maranda DeBusk - NEWSIES - Music Theatre Wichita 19%

Arthur Reese - ONCE - Roxy's Downtown 15%

Maranda Debusk - WAITRESS - Music Theatre Wichita 15%

Stan Longhofer - COVER OF LIFE - Guild Hall Players 14%

Tony Applegate - YOU CAN'T TAKE IT WITH YOU - Guild Hall Players 14%

Arthur Reese - DRACULA - Roxy's Downtown Theatre 12%

Kent Buess - TUCK EVERLASTING - Great Plains Theatre 6%

Kent Buess - BIG FISH - Great Plains Theatre 5%

Best Music Direction & Orchestra Performance
Thomas Wesley Douglas - NEWSIES - Music Theatre Wichita 26%

Dacia Brown - DESPERATE HOUSEWIVES OF SEDGWICK COUNTY/BEATLES MANIA - Mosley Street Melodrama 15%

Linda Starkey - IRVING BERLIN’S WHITE CHRISTMAS - Forum Theatre 13%

Paul Graves - COMPANY - Roxy's Downtown Theatre 12%

Simon Hill - EVITA - Roxy's Downtown Theatre 11%

Ken Gale - ONCE - Roxy's Downtown 10%

Chris Shaw - URINETOWN - Roxy's Downtown Theatre 7%

Ben Balleau - CAFE PUTTANESCA - Roxy's Downtown Theatre 6%

Best Musical
FIDDLER ON THE ROOF - Wichita Community Theatre 22%

NEWSIES - Music Theatre Wichita 16%

MATILDA THE MUSICAL - Newton community theatre 15%

WAITRESS - Music Theatre Wichita 12%

URINETOWN - Roxy's Downtown 9%

EVITA - Roxy's Downtown Theatre 6%

ONCE - Roxy's Downtown 6%

JIMMY BUFFETT'S ESCAPE TO MARGARITAVILLE - Forum Theatre 5%

BIG FISH - Great Plains Theatre 5%

IRVING BERLIN’S WHITE CHRISTMAS - Forum Theatre 3%

TUCK EVERLASTING - Great Plains Theatre 2%

Best New Play Or Musical
CAFE PUTTANESCA - Roxy's Downtown Theatre 41%

DIE HARD CANDY CHRISTMAS - Mosley Street Melodrama 26%

FORGETTING THE TITANS - Mosley Street Melodrama 19%

THE FREE STATE - Self Produced 14%

Best Performer In A Musical
Mike McDowell - FIDDLER ON THE ROOF - Wichita Community Theatre 24%

Mia Kreebs - MATILDA - Newton community theatre 13%

Brendan Dallaire - NEWSIES - Music Theatre Wichita 10%

Kennedy Caughall - WAITRESS - Music Theatre Wichita 10%

Claire Gehrig - URINETOWN - Roxy's Downtown 7%

Nora Graham - ONCE - Roxy's Downtown 5%

Austin Ragusin - ONCE - Roxy's Downtown 4%

Courtney Wages - IRVING BERLIN’S WHITE CHRISTMAS - Forum Theatre 4%

Zachary Garraway - EVITA - Roxy's Downtown 4%

Ethan Badders - TUCK EVERLASTING - Great Plains Theatre 3%

Zach Garraway - BIG FISH - Great Plains Theatre 3%

Hannah Hill - ALL SHOOK UP - Great Plains Theatre 3%

Chelsey Ehersman - BRIDGES OF MADISON COUNTY - Forum Theatre 2%

Paul Ellis Jackson - IRVING BERLIN’S WHITE CHRISTMAS - Forum Theatre 2%

Tara Shaffer - EVITA - Roxy's Downtown Theatre 2%

Gina Austin - IRVING BERLIN’S WHITE CHRISTMAS - Forum Theatre 2%

Ryan Ehresman - IRVING BERLIN’S WHITE CHRISTMAS - Forum Theatre 1%

Meghan Gratzer - BIG FISH - Great Plains Theatre 1%

Chelsey Ehresman - IRVING BERLIN’S WHITE CHRISTMAS - Forum Theatre 1%

Best Performer In A Play
Erin Polewski - MUCH ADO ABOUT NOTHING - Kechi Playhouse 25%

Katriana Isaacs Kisner - COVER OF LIFE - Guild Hall Players 13%

Ashely McCracken - BOOK OF DAYS - Wichita Community Theatre 11%

Shane Goldsmith - ROMEO & JULIET - Wichita Shakespeare Company 8%

Zeke Thompson - DRACULA - Roxy's Downtown Theatre 6%

Injoy Fountain - DESPERATE HOUSEWIVES OF SEDGWICK COUNTY - Mosley Street Melodrama 6%

Joe Parrish - YOU CAN'T TAKE IT WITH YOU - Guild Hall Players 4%

Holland Lee Kiser - LEND ME A SOPRANO - Wichita Community Theatre 4%

Briley Meek - DIE HARD CANDY CHRISTMAS - Mosley Street Melodrama 4%

Emily Redfield - COVER OF LIFE - Guild Hall Players 3%

Deanne Zogleman - YOU CAN'T TAKE IT WITH YOU - Guild Hall Players 3%

Scott Noah - FORGETTING THE TITANS - Mosley Street Melodrama 3%

Miranda Windholz - WHAT THE CONSTITUTION MEANS TO ME - Guild Hall Players 3%

Lydia Pirilli - YOU CAN'T TAKE IT WITH YOU - Guild Hall Players 2%

Holland Kiser - THE COTTAGE - Wichita Community Theatre 2%

Crystal Meek - COVER OF LIFE - Guild Hall Players 2%

John Dalton-White - YOU CAN’T TAKE IT WITH YOU - Guild Hall Players 1%

Lydia Pirelli - YOU CAN’T TAKE IT WITH YOU - Guild Hall Players 1%

Best Play
MUCH ADO ABOUT NOTHING - Kechi Playhouse 27%

YOU CAN’T TAKE IT WITH YOU - Guild Hall Players 13%

THE PLAY THAT GOES WRONG - Roxy's Downtown Theatre 11%

BOOK OF DAYS - Wichita Community Theatre 8%

COVER OF LIFE - Guild Hall Players 8%

DRACULA - Roxy's Downtown Theatre 7%

STEEL MAGNOLIAS - Great Plains Theatre 5%

LOVES LABOURS LOST - Wichita Shakespeare Company 4%

LEND ME A SOPRANO - Wichita Community Theatre 4%

DIE HARD CANDY CHRISTMAS - Mosley Street Melodrama 3%

THE COTTAGE - Wichita Community Theatre 2%

FORGETTING THE TITANS - Mosley Street Melodrama 2%

WHAT THE CONSTITUTION MEANS TO ME - Guild Hall Players 2%

THE SHADOW BOX - Guild Hall Players 1%

SHADOW BOX - Guild Hall 1%

Best Scenic Design Of A Play Or Musical
Mark Shobe - FIDDLER ON THE ROOF - Wichita Community Theatre 23%

Jordan Slusher - SOMETHING ROTTEN! - Music Theatre Wichita 19%

Bruce Brockman - NEWSIES - Music Theatre Wichita 14%

J Branson - CAFE PUTTANESCA - Roxy's Downtown Theatre 12%

Michael Downs - THE PLAY THAT GOES WRONG - Roxy's Downtown Theatre 12%

Stan Longhofer - LEND ME A SOPRANO - Wichita Community Theatre 12%

Randy Harrison - COVER OF LIFE - Guild Hall Players 7%

Best Sound Design Of A Play Or Musical
David Muehl - NEWSIES - Music Theatre Wichita 28%

Kirk Longhofer - YOU CAN'T TAKE IT WITH YOU - Guild Hall Players 20%

Jason Huffman - ONCE - Roxy's Downtown 16%

Kirk Longhofer - COVER OF LIFE - Guild Hall Players 14%

Jason Huffman - DRACULA - Roxy's Downtown Theatre 12%

Jordan Dinkel - DIE HARD CANDY CHRISTMAS - Mosley Street Melodrama 11%

Best Supporting Performer In A Musical
Kelsi Harris - FIDDLER ON THE ROOF - Wichita Community Theatre 20%

Joseph Urick - URINETOWN - ROXY'S Downtown 18%

Abigail Miller - MATILDA - Newton community theatre 13%

Zachary Doran - NEWSIES - Music Theatre Wichita 11%

Injoy Fountain - WAITRESS - Music Theatre Wichita 6%

Dex O'Neal - ONCE - Roxy's Downtown 5%

Andy Bakun - NEWSIES - Music Theatre Wichita 4%

Kyle Vespestad - URINETOWN - Roxy's Downtown Theatre 4%

Hayley Loya - EVITA - Roxy's Downtown Theatre 3%

Zachary Garraway - ONCE - Roxy's Downtown 2%

Dillon Giles - ALL SHOOK UP - Great Plains Theatre 2%

John Keckeisen - WAITRESS - Music Theatre Wichita 2%

Christi Moore - COMPANY - Roxy's Downtown Theatre 2%

Becca Petersen - NEWSIES - Music Theatre Wichita 2%

Hannah Hill - BIG FISH - Great Plains Theatre 2%

Greg Dalton-White - IRVING BERLIN’S WHITE CHRISTMAS - Forum Theatre 1%

Aurelia Williams - NEWSIES - Music Theatre Wichita 1%

Lauren Quigley - BIG FISH - Great Plains Theatre 1%

Orion Turner - TUCK EVERLASTING - Great Plains Theatre 1%

Dominic Trivigno - ALL SHOOK UP - Great Plains Theatre 0%

Myriam Zamy - ALL SHOOK UP - Great Plains Theatre 0%

Ted Dvorak - IRVING BERLIN’S WHITE CHRISTMAS - Forum Theatre 0%

Duane Ellis Jackson - IRVING BERLIN’S WHITE CHRISTMAS - Forum Theatre 0%

John Dalton-White - IRVING BERLIN’S WHITE CHRISTMAS - Forum Theatre 0

James Carroll - TUCK EVERLASTING - Great Plains Theatre 0

Best Supporting Performer In A Play
Nicholas Dreier - MUCH ADO ABOUT NOTHING - Kechi Playhouse 18%

Owen Balman - YOU CAN'T TAKE IT WITH YOU - Guild Hall Players 15%

Chelsie Penner - YOU CAN’T TAKE IT WITH YOU - Guild Hall Players 13%

Kelsi Harris - MUCH ADO ABOUT NOTHING - Kechi Playhouse 13%

Nick Albrecht - DRACULA - Roxy's Downtown Theatre 11%

Vonda Schuster - COVER OF LIFE - Guild Hall Players 7%

Jeremy Buoy - YOU CAN’T TAKE IT WITH YOU - Guild Hall Players 4%

Crystal Meek - YOU CAN’T TAKE IT WITH YOU - Guild Hall Players 4%

Matthew Gwinner - WITNESS FOR THE PROSECUTION - Wichita Repertory Theatre (ICTRep) 3%

Hagan Simmons - COVER OF LIFE - Guild Hall Players 3%

Joy Pointe - STEEL MAGNOLIAS - Great Plains Theatre 3%

Mary Tush Green - COVER OF LIFE - Guild Hall Players 3%

Gilbert Henderson - YOU CAN’T TAKE IT WITH YOU - Guild Hall Players 2%

James Robert Hurst - YOU CAN'T TAKE IT WITH YOU - Guild Hall Players 2%

Crystal Meek - THE SHADOW BOX - Guild Hall Players 1%

Favorite Local Theatre
Wichita Community Theatre 27%

Kechi Playhouse 24%

Guild Hall Players 9%

ICT Rep 8%

Newton Community Theatre 7%

Mosley Street Melodrama 6%

Wichita Shakespeare Company 5%

Empire House Players 5%

Forum Theatre 5%

Great Plains Threatre 1%

Maize Rec Center 1%

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