Broadway World Chicago Awards, Categories, Nominees, and More
by Preethi
Updated Nov 04, 2023
Broadway World Chicago Awards 2023
The BroadwayWorld Chicago Awards for 2023 are a way to honor and recognize outstanding performances and productions in the world of theater in Chicago. These awards cover regional shows and touring productions that took place between October 1, 2022, and September 30, 2023.
Nominations were made by readers, and now, it's your turn to vote for your favorites. The awards encompass a wide range of categories, celebrating aspects like the best musicals, plays, performers, direction, costumes, and more. The winners will be revealed in January, providing a spotlight on the local theater scene and the talent that graces the stage.
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Broadway World Chicago Awards Categories
Here is a list of the categories for the BroadwayWorld Chicago Awards:
Best Cabaret/Concert/Solo Performance
Best Choreography Of A Play Or Musical
Best Costume Design Of A Play Or Musical
Best Dance Production
Best Direction Of A Musical
Best Direction Of A Play
Best Ensemble
Best Lighting Design Of A Play Or Musical
Best Music Direction & Orchestra Performance
Best Musical
Best New Play Or Musical
Best Performer In A Musical
Best Performer In A Play
Best Play
Best Production of an Opera
Best Scenic Design Of A Play Or Musical
Best Sound Design Of A Play Or Musical
Best Supporting Performer In A Musical
Best Supporting Performer In A Play
Best Theatre For Young Audiences Production
Favorite Local Theatre
These categories encompass a wide range of aspects within the theater world, allowing recognition of excellence in various areas of the performing arts.
Broadway World Chicago Awards Nominees
Best Cabaret/Concert/Solo Performance:
John Stephens for "AN EVENING WITH JOHN & JULIE" (The Little Theatre On The Square)
Claire Jolie Goodman for "THEATRE KID REHAB" (Elgin Fringe Festival)
Kayla Boye for "CALL ME ELIZABETH" (Mercury Theater Chicago)
Laura Dellis for "HALFWAY TO FIFTY (2)" (Davenport's Cabaret)
Nicky Mendelson for "WILL YOU BE MY FRIEND?" (Davenport’s Piano Bar and Cabaret Theatre)
Kari Jones for "A NIGHT OF COMEDY" (Overshadowed Theatrical Productions)
Jon Barnes for "PLEADING INFINITY" (The Annoyance Theatre)
Dawn Xiana Moon for "RAKS INFERNO" (Newport Theater)
Irene Michaels for "OUR HOUSE BAND" (Epiphany Center for the Arts)
Best Choreography Of A Play Or Musical:
Shynell Owen for "BEAUTY AND THE BEAST" (Theatre On The Hill)
Jeni Donahue for "THE ADDAMS FAMILY" (Metropolis Performing Arts Centre)
Annie Snow for "FANCY NANCY THE MUSICAL" (Deerfield Family Theater)
Jeanne O'Connell for "DISNEY'S NEWSIES" (Summer Place Theatre)
Clint Hromsco for "ESCAPE TO MARGARITAVILLE" (The Little Theatre On The Square)
Lorin Latarro for "THE WHO'S TOMMY" (Goodman Theatre)
Sarah Makkawy Canon for "THE ADDAMS FAMILY" (Uptown Music Theater Highland Park)
Katie Rhame for "SOMETHING ROTTEN!" (Rising Stars Theatre Company)
Bailey Wood for "ALL SHOOK UP" (Stage Coach Players)
Billy Seger for "RENT" (Theatre 121)
Brett Baleskie and Emma Robie for "NEWSIES" (Music On Stage)
Kristine Burdi for "XANADU" (Metropolis Performing Arts Center)
Cheryl Newman for "THE DROWSY CHAPERONE" (Westmont Performing Arts)
Melissa Roseberg for "BRIGHT STAR" (Stage Coach Players)
Alexis Armstrong for "SCHOOL OF ROCK" (Highland Park Players)
Donica Seminaro for "A CHORUS LINE" (HOTT Productions NFP)
Breon Arzell for "AMERICAN PSYCHO" (The Chopin Theater / Kokandy Productions)
Tim Huggenberger for "CATCH ME IF YOU CAN" (Surging Films & Theatrics)
Jordan Cyphert for "JERSEY BOYS" (The Little Theatre On The Square)
Thomas McMahon for "THE 25TH ANNUAL PUTNAM COUNTY SPELLING BEE" (The Drama Group)
Anna Roemer for "MIRANDA: A WAR-TORN FABLE" (The Impostors Theatre Co.)
Joshua Bergasse for "WEST SIDESTORY" (Lyric Opera of Chicago)
Melissa Roseberg for "ALL SHOOK UP" (Stage Coach Players)
Tuesdai B. Perry for "JOSEPH AND THE AMAZING TECHNICOLOR DREAMCOAT" (Big Noise Theatre Co.)
Brenda Didier for "CABARET" (Porchlight Music Theatre / The Ruth Page Center for the Arts)
Brittany Ambler for "THE GREAT AMERICAN TRAILER PARK MUSICAL" (The Little Theatre On The Square)
Jenna Schoppe for "THE SPONGEBOB MUSICAL" (Kokandy Productions)
Tim Huggenberger for "THE WEDDING SINGER" (Surging Films & Theatrics)
Dylan Kerr for "THE BUTTCRACKER: A NUTCRACKER BURLESQUE" (subversion productions)
Melissa Crabtree for "HELLO, DOLLY!" (Schaumburg Summer Theatre)
Cheryl Newman for "NOVEMBER 22ND" (Westmont Performing Arts)
Kirsten Baity for "AMERICAN PSYCHO" (intimacy) (The Chopin Theater / Kokandy Productions)
Jeni Donahue for "GYPSY" (Brightside Theatre)
Darryl K. Clark for "THE PRODUCERS" (Music Theater Works)
Jenna Schoppe for "THE THREEPENNY OPERA" (Theo Ubique Cabaret Theatre)
Kate Lass for "AMERICAN PSYCHO" (fights) (The Chopin Theater / Kokandy Productions)
Julia Irvin for "SINGIN' IN THE RAIN" (Overshadowed Theatrical Productions)
Jenny Vause for "CINDERELLA" (Starlight Theatre, Rockford, IL)
Cyndi Conley for "OLIVER" (Starlight Theatre)
Alana Stephens for "9 TO 5" (Golden Ticket Productions)
Matthew Weidnerbener for "DON’T LET THE PIGEON DRIVE THE BUS! THE MUSICAL" (Young People’s Theatre of Chicago)
Mary Schwark for "JESUS CHRIST SUPERSTAR" (Kankakee Valley Theatre Association)
Rebecca Frazier for "YOUNG FRANKENSTEIN" (Clinton Area Showboat Theater)
Karen Neidlinger for "THE WIZARD OF OZ" (Overshadowed Theatrical Productions)
Andrea Fitzgibbons for "HELLO, DOLLY!" (Beverly Arts Center)
Tess Klibanoff for "RINALDO" (Chicago Summer Opera)
Best Costume Design Of A Play Or Musical
Julane Sullivan for "FASTING COUGARS REDUX" (Top Banana Productions)
Emily Brink for "THE ADDAMS FAMILY" (Metropolis Performing Arts Centre)
John Stephens for "JERSEY BOYS" (The Little Theatre On the Square)
Janet Venzon for "WITCH" (The Theatre of Western Springs)
Emily N. Brink for "THE REVOLUTIONISTS" (Oil Lamp Theater)
Mark Burrows for "A GENTLEMAN'S GUIDE TO LOVE & MURDER" (Wheaton Drama, Inc.)
Melissa Crabtree for "HELLO, DOLLY!" (Schaumburg Summer Theatre)
John Stephens for "THE GREAT AMERICAN TRAILER PARK MUSICAL" (The Little Theatre On the Square)
Laura Hunyard for "ALL SHOOK UP" (Stage Coach Players)
Cheryl Newman for "DROWSY CHAPERONE" (Westmont Performing Arts)
Rachel Sypniewski for "AMERICAN PSYCHO: THE MUSICAL" (The Chopin Theater / Kokandy Productions)
Lucy Elkin for "THE ADDAMS FAMILY" (Uptown Music Theater Highland Park)
Analisa Celeste for "LITTLE WOMEN" (The Home Creative Co.)
Rachel Parent for "XANADU" (Metropolis Performing Arts Centre)
Bill Morey for "CABARET" (Porchlight Music Theatre / The Ruth Page Center for the Arts)
Susan Johnson for "ALL SHOOK UP" (Stage Coach Players)
Susan Johnson for "BRIGHT STAR" (Stage Coach Players)
John Stephens for "MILLION DOLLAR QUARTET" (The Little Theatre On the Square)
Victor López for "WINDWALKERS" (The Impostors Theatre Co.)
Richard Kuntz for "THE GOLDEN GALS LIVE!" (Mercury Theatre)
Sara Kurensky for "MUFFED" (THREE BROTHERS THEATRE)
Sarafina Bush for "THE WHO'S TOMMY" (Goodman Theatre)
Kayla Belec for "MIRANDA: A WAR-TORN FABLE" (The Impostors Theatre Co.)
Vicki Jablonski for "THE WEDDING SINGER" (Surging Films & Theatrics)
Beth Laske-Miller and Rachel Sypniewski for "I PROMISED MYSELF TO LIVE FASTER" (Hell in a Handbag)
Billy Surges for "CATCH ME IF YOU CAN" (Surging Films & Theatrics)
Cheryl Newman for "NOVEMBER 22ND" (Westmont Performing Arts)
Uriel Gomez for "GENDER PLAY, OR WHAT YOU WILL" (About Face Theatre / The Den Theatre)
Donica Seminaro for "A CHORUS LINE" (HOTT Productions NFP)
Vicki Jablonski for "RIDE THE CYCLONE" (4 Chairs Theatre)
Jessi Rodriguez for "A MIDSUMMER NIGHT'S DREAM" (Big Noise Theatre Co.)
Renee Van Hee for "THE DEVIL AND DANIEL WEBSTER" (Overshadowed Theatrical Productions)
Bethany Nelson for "CINDERELLA" (Starlight Theatre)
Theresa Ham for "GYSPY" (Marriott Theater, Lincolnshire)
Cindy Moon for "THREEPENNY OPERA" (Theo Ubique Cabaret Theatre)
Natasha Djukic for "THE PRAGMATISTS" (Trap Door Theater)
Nicole De Sha for "THE 39 STEPS" (Overshadowed Theatrical Productions)
Rachel M. Sypniewski for "THE PRODUCERS" (Music Theater Works)
Victor Lopez for "THE LAST LIVING GUN" (The Impostors Theatre Co.)
Robert Kuhn for "ROCK OF AGES" (Mercury Theater Chicago)
Marquecia Jordan for "CLUE" (Mercury Theater Chicago)
Joe Pope for "9 TO 5" (Golden Ticket Productions)
Rachel Sypniewski for "PRINCESS IVONA" (Trap Door Theater)
Jana Anderson for "HELLO, DOLLY!" (Beverly Arts Center)
Brighid Martensen for "BUTTCRACKER: A NUTCRACKER BURLESQUE" (Greenhouse Theater & (sub)verson Productions)
Steph Taylor for "BAKED! THE MUSICAL" (Theo Ubique Cabaret Theatre)
Benjamin Mills for "TODAY TONIGHT SOON" (Theatre L’Acadie)
Brighid Martensen for "BUTTCRACKER: A NUTCRACKER BURLESQUE" (Subversions Productions)
Rachel Sypniewski for "SPONGEBOB SQUAREPANTS" (The Chopin Theater / Kokandy Productions)
Cindy Moon for "MERRILY WE ROLL ALONG" (Blank Theatre Company)
Jamiee Stoller for "THE WIZARD OF OZ" (Overshadowed Theatrical Productions)
Brighid Martensen for "BUTTCRACKER" (Greenhouse Theater & (sub)verson Productions)
Mark Burrows for "LIGHT UP THE SKY" (Edge of the Wood Theatre)
Elizabeth Niemczyk for "THE CRUCIBLE" (Edge of the Wood Theatre)
Jaimee Stoller for "THE WIZARD OF OZ" (Overshadowed Theatrical Productions)
Jakob Abderhalden for "THE SPONGEBOB MUSICAL" (Kokandy Productions)
Anthony James Sirk for "THE TEMPEST" (Illinois Shakespeare Festival)
Best Dance Production
THE WHO'S TOMMY (Goodman Theatre)
ADDAMS FAMILY (Metropolis Performing Arts Centre)
THE DROWSY CHAPERONE (Westmont Performing Arts)
ALL SHOOK UP (Stage Coach Players)
THE PRODUCERS (North Shore Center for the Performing Arts)
RENT (Theatre 121)
CATCH ME IF YOU CAN (Surging Films & Theatrics)
A CHORUS LINE (HOTT Productions NFP)
SINGING IN THE RAIN (Overshadowed Theatrical Productions)
HELLO, DOLLY! (Schaumburg Summer Theatre)
THE WIZARD OF OZ (Overshadowed Theatrical Productions)
NOVEMBER 22ND (Westmont Performing Arts)
A M.A.D.D. MIX TAPE (Harold Washington Cultural Center)
RAKS INFERNO (Newport Theater)
Best Direction Of A Musical
Michael Fudala for "BEAUTY AND THE BEAST" (Theatre On The Hill)
Mike Frale for "NEWSIES" (Summer Place Theatre)
Des McAnuff for "THE WHO'S TOMMY" (Goodman Theatre)
Steven Meerdink for "BRIGHT STAR" (Stage Coach Players)
Jay Pastucha for "I LOVE YOU, YOU'RE PERFECT, NOW CHANGE" (Oil Lamp Theater)
Derek Van Barham for "AMERICAN PSYCHO" (The Chopin Theater / Kokandy Productions)
Clint Hromsco for "ESCAPE TO MARGARITAVILLE" (The Little Theatre On The Square)
David and Mallory Bell for "SOMETHING ROTTEN!" (Rising Stars Theatre Company)
Jan Kuntz for "ALL SHOOK UP" (Stage Coach Players)
Billy Surges and Madison Meeron for "CATCH ME IF YOU CAN" (Surging Films & Theatrics)
Matt Canon for "THE ADDAMS FAMILY" (Uptown Music Theater Highland Park)
Tommy Novak for "ROCK OF AGES" (Mercury Theater Chicago)
Jordan Cyphert for "JERSEY BOYS" (The Little Theatre On The Square)
Robbie Simpson for "THE ADDAMS FAMILY" (Metropolis Performing Arts Centre)
Connor Giles for "SCHOOL OF ROCK" (Highland Park Players)
Cheryl Newman for "THE DROWSY CHAPERONE" (Westmont Performing Arts)
Kevin Wiczer for "XANADU" (Metropolis Performing Arts Centre)
Clarissa Dahlhauser for "RENT" (Theatre 121)
Rob Pileckis for "HELLO, DOLLY!" (Schaumburg Summer Theatre)
Tyler McMahon for "25TH ANNUAL PUTNAM COUNTY SPELLING BEE" (The Drama Group)
Claire Yearman for "TITANIC THE MUSICAL" (Wheaton Drama, Inc.)
Jessica Means for "THE WIZARD OF OZ" (Overshadowed Theatrical Productions)
Stefan Roseen for "MIRANDA: A WAR-TORN FABLE" (The Impostors Theatre Co.)
Marquis Bundy for "TICK, TICK... BOOM!" (The Home Creative Co.)
Marisa Heckler for "LITTLE WOMEN" (The Home Creative Co.)
Lauren Berman for "RIDE THE CYCLONE" (4 Chairs Theatre)
Chris Seminaro for "A CHORUS LINE" (HOTT Productions NFP)
Mike Boyna for "A GENTLEMAN'S GUIDE TO LOVE & MURDER" (Wheaton Drama, Inc.)
L. Walter Stearns for "THE PRODUCERS" (Music Theater Works)
Miguel Long for "THE BUTTCRACKER: A NUTCRACKER BURLESQUE" (subversion productions)
Michael Weber for "CABARET" (Porchlight Music Theatre / The Ruth Page Center for the Arts)
Mcanuff for "TOMMY" (Goodman Theatre)
Marc Beth & Douglas Orlyk for "JESUS CHRIST SUPERSTAR" (ECC Musical Theatre)
Christopher Chase Carter for "BIG RIVER" (Mercury Theater Chicago)
Billy Surges for "THE WEDDING SINGER" (Surging Films & Theatrics)
Joe Pope for "9 TO 5" (Golden Ticket Productions)
Derek Van Barham for "HAIR" (MadKap Productions)
Grace Dolezal-Ng for "BAKED! THE MUSICAL" (Theo Ubique Cabaret Theatre)
Danny Kapinos for "MERRILY WE ROLL ALONG" (THE FACTORY THEATER)
J.D. Caudill for "THE SPONGEBOB MUSICAL" (Kokandy Productions)
Christopher Pazdernik for "AVENUE Q" (Music Theater Works)
Mychall Cornejo for "IN THE HEIGHTS" (Starlight Theatre, Rockford, IL)
Jerrell L. Henderson for "RAGTIME" (Metropolis Performing Arts Centre)
Francesca Zambello for "WEST SIDE STORY" (Lyric Opera of Chicago)
Fred Anzevino for "THREEPENNY OPERA" (Theo Ubique Cabaret Theatre Threepenny)
Amanda Jensen for "FOOTLOOSE" (Starlight Theatre)
Reba Hervas for "SINGIN' IN THE RAIN" (Overshadowed Theatrical Productions)
Tim Rhoze for "PASSING STRANGE" (Theo Ubique Cabaret Theatre)
Johanna Miller for "ELEPHANT AND PIGGY: WE ARE IN A PLAY" (Marriott Theater, Lincolnshire)
Jay Espana for "GAY CARD" (Pride Arts)
Amy McCleary for "WE WILL ROCK YOU" (Circa 21 Dinner Playhouse)
Patrick Tierney for "HELLO, DOLLY!" (Beverly Arts Center)
Christopher D. Brady for "CINDERELLA" (Starlight Theatre, Rockford, IL)
Stacy Louise for "VIOLET" (The Drama Group)
Greg Eldridge for "RINALDO" (Chicago Summer Opera)
Greg Eldridge for "THE TURN OF THE SCREW" (Chicago Summer Opera)
Best Direction Of A Play
Michael Weaver for "DRIVING MISS DAISY" (The Little Theatre On The Square)
Craig Gustafson for "AMERICA’S SEXIEST COUPLE" (Riverfront Playhouse)
Wm Bullion for "THE CONSPIRATOR'S 125TH ANNIVERSARY SPECIAL" (The Conspirators)
Tony Calkins for "DRACULA" (Surging Films and Theatrics)
Angie Kells for "MURDER ON THE ORIENT EXPRESS" (Theatre 121)
David M. Rodriguez for "WITCH" (The Theatre of Western Springs)
Corey Bradberry for "A MURDER IN THE COURT OF XANADU" (A Theater in the Dark)
L. Walter Stearns for "CLUE" (Mercury Theater Chicago)
Jim LaPietra for "CLUE" (The Drama Group)
Chris Causer for "INHERIT THE WIND" (Theater D)
Jay Fontanetta for "CLUE" (The Theatre of Western Springs)
Tyrone Phillips for "FAIRVIEW" (Definition Theatre)
Robert Falls for "SWING STATE" (Goodman Theatre)
Beth Wolf for "CYMBELINE" (Midsommer Flight)
Stefan Roseen for "WINDWALKERS" (The Impostors Theatre Co.)
Reba Hervas for "THE DEVIL AND DANIEL WEBSTER" (Overshadowed Theatrical Productions)
Luis Pascasio for "DARYO'S ALL-AMERICAN DINER" (Circa Pintig)
Travis A. Knight for "REVOLUTION" (A Red Orchid Theatre)
Zeljko Djukic for "THE PRAGMATISTS" (Trap Door Theater)
Jared Sheldon and Sara BenBella for "A MIDSUMMER NIGHT'S DREAM" (Big Noise Theatre Co.)
Chad Eric Bergman for "PETER MALMÖ" (Colectivo El Pozo & Akvavit Theatre)
Kayla Menz for "MUFFED" (THREE BROTHERS THEATRE)
Madison Meeron and Billy Surges for "CATCH ME IF YOU CAN" (Surging Films & Theatrics)
Elizabeth Mazur Levin for "THE REVOLUTIONISTS" (Oil Lamp Theater)
Suzanne Nyhan for "DIAL 'M' FOR MURDER" (The Theatre of Western Springs)
Richard Dominick for "ONE FLEW OVER THE CUCKOO'S NEST" (Parker Players)
Erin Sheets for "TODAY TONIGHT SOON" (Theatre L'Acadie)
Tera Flores for "5 LESBIANS EATING A QUICHE" (Mosaic Players)
Eddie Sugarman for "THE GOVERNMENT INSPECTOR" (The Theatre of Western Springs)
Spenser Davis for "THE KELLY GIRLS" (THE FACTORY THEATER)
Sandra Marquez for "DREAM KING" (Teatro Vista)
Falls for "CHERRY ORCHARD" (Goodman Theatre)
Wyatt Kent for "INDOOR CATS" (Red Theatre)
Sivan Battat for "LAYALINA" (Goodman Theatre)
T.J. Walsh for "PLEADING INFINITY" (The Annoyance Theatre)
Thomas Neumann for "FRANKIE AND JOHNNY IN THE CLAIR DE LUNE" (Elsinore)
Erin Murray for "GENDER PLAY, OR WHAT YOU WILL" (About Face Theatre / The Den Theatre)
Clare Brennan for "VINEGAR TOM" (Red Theater)
Reba Hervas for "TUESDAY MORNING #NEVERFORGET" (Overshadowed Theatrical Productions)
Thomas Neumann for "SHOOTING STAR" (Elsinore)
Steph Paul for "SANCTUARY CITY" (Steppenwolf Theatre Company)
John Chambers for "LIGHT UP THE SKY" (Edge of the Wood Theatre)
Grace Dolezal-Ng for "RADIAL GRADIENT" (Shattered Globe)
Jenny Beacraft for "PRINCESS IVONA" (Trap Door Theater)
Brandii Champagne for "IF THIS IS THE END" (Theatre L'Acadie)
Best Ensemble
DISNEY'S NEWSIES (Summer Place Theatre)
XANADU (Metropolis Performing Arts Centre)
ESCAPE TO MARGARITAVILLE (The Little Theatre On The Square)
BRIGHT STAR (Stage Coach Players)
THE WHO'S TOMMY (Goodman Theatre)
BEAUTY AND THE BEAST (Theatre On the Hill 3/4)
FASTING COUGARS REDUX (Top Banana Productions)
ADDAMS FAMILY (Metropolis Performing Arts Centre)
SOMETHING ROTTEN! (Rising Stars Theatre Company)
ALL SHOOK UP (Stage Coach Players)
THE ADDAMS FAMILY (Metropolis Performing Arts Centre)
TITANIC THE MUSICAL (Wheaton Drama, Inc.)
CATCH ME IF YOU CAN (Surging Films & Theatrics)
SCHOOL OF ROCK (Highland Park Players)
A CHORUS LINE (HOTT Productions NFP)
JERSEY BOYS (The Little Theatre On The Square)
RENT (Theatre 121)
THE ADDAMS FAMILY (Uptown Music Theater Highland Park)
THE CONSPIRATORS' 125TH ANNIVERSARY SPECIAL (The Conspirators)
DROWSY CHAPERONS (Westmont Performing Arts)
MUFFED (THREE BROTHERS THEATRE)
A MURDER IN THE COURT OF XANADU (A Theater in the Dark)
A GENTLEMAN'S GUIDE TO LOVE & MURDER (Wheaton Drama, Inc.)
WITCH (The Children's Theatre of Western Springs)
NOVEMBER 22ND (Westmont Performing Arts)
WHO’S TOMMY (Goodman Theatre)
PAJAMA GAME (Summer Place Theatre)
DARYO'S ALL-AMERICAN DINER (Circa Pintig)
A MIDSUMMER NIGHT'S DREAM (Big Noise Theatre Co.)
CABARET (Porchlight Music Theatre / The Ruth Page Center for the Arts)
JOSEPH AND THE AMAZING TECHNICOLOR DREAMCOAT (Big Noise Theatre Co.)
9 TO 5 (Golden Ticket Productions)
MIRANDA: A WAR-TORN FABLE (The Impostors Theatre Co.)
THE GOVERNMENT INSPECTOR (The Theatre of Western Springs)
HELLO, DOLLY! (Schaumburg Summer Theatre)
MERRILY WE ROLL ALONG (Blank Theatre Company)
MURDER ON THE ORIENT EXPRESS (Theatre 121)
I LOVE YOU, YOU'RE PERFECT, NOW CHANGE (Oil Lamp Theater)
WEST SIDE STORY (Lyric Opera of Chicago)
THE PRAGMATISTS (Trap Door Theater)
THE WEDDING SINGER (Surging Films & Theatrics)
THE 39 STEPS (Overshadowed Theatrical Productions)
THE PRODUCERS (North Shore Center for the Performing Arts)
THE SPONGEBOB MUSICAL (Kokandy Productions)
PASSING STRANGE (Theo Ubique Cabaret Theatre)
AVENUE Q (Music theater works)
ONE FLEW OVER THE CUCKOO'S NEST (Parker Players)
ONCE (Writers Theater)
5 LESBIANS EATING A QUICHE (Mosaic Players)
FAIRVIEW (Definition Theatre)
CLUE (Mercury Theater Chicago)
OLIVER (Starlight Theatre)
THE BEST LITTLE WHOREHOUSE IN TEXAS (Theo Ubique Cabaret Theatre)
THE LAST LIVING GUN (The Impostors Theatre Co.)
SINGING IN THE RAIN (Overshadowed Theatrical Productions)
DREAM KING (Teatro Vista)
THE REVOLUTIONISTS (Oil Lamp Theater)
LIGHT UP THE SKY (Edge of the Wood Theatre)
REVOLUTION (A Red Orchid Theatre)
SHOOBY DOO, OR THAT'S THE WAY THE COOKIE MURDERS (GreenMan Theatre Troupe)
THE THREEPENNY OPERA (Theo Ubique Cabaret Theatre)
BIG RIVER (Mercury Theater Chicago)
IT'S A WONDERFUL LIFE (Improv Playhouse Theater)
INDOOR CATS (Red Theatre)
WINDWALKERS (The Impostors Theatre Co.)
CINDERELLA (Starlight Theatre)
MURDER IN THE COURT OF XANADU (A Theater in the Dark)
VINEGAR TOM (Red Theatre)
SANCTUARY CITY (Steppenwolf Theatre Company)
THE BUTTCRACKER: A NUTCRACKER BURLESQUE (subversion productions)
DEVIL AND DANIEL WEBSTER (Overshadowed Theatrical Productions)
CYMBELINE (Midsommer Flight)
IN THE HEIGHTS (Starlight Theatre, Rockford, IL)
LANE CALL (THE FACTORY THEATER)
RAKS INFERNO (Newport Theater)
CASABLANCA (Improv Playhouse Theater)
RIDE THE CYCLONE (4 Chairs Theatre)
SWING STATE (Goodman Theatre)
BAKED! THE MUSICAL (Theo Ubique Cabaret Theatre)
THE TURN OF THE SCREW (Chicago Summer Opera)
RINALDO (Chicago Summer Opera)
AIRNESS (Citadel Theatre Company)
THE WIZARD OF OZ (Overshadowed Theatrical Productions)
RADIAL GRADIENT (Shattered Globe)
PETER MALMÖ (Colectivo El Pozo & Akvavit Theatre)
AZTEC HUMAN SACRIFICE (City Lit)
A M.A.D.D. MIX TAPE (Harold Washington Cultural Center)
WIZARD OF OZ (Overshadowed Theatrical Productions)
THE DEVIL AND DANIEL WEBSTER (Overshadowed Theatrical Productions)
Best Lighting Design Of A Play Or Musical
Amanda Zieve for "THE WHO'S TOMMY" (Goodman Theatre)
Mark Hunyard for "ALL SHOOK UP" (Stage Coach Players)
Sam Stephen for "THE ADDAMS FAMILY" (Metropolis Performing Arts Centre)
Trey Brazeal for "THE REVOLUTIONISTS" (Oil Lamp Theater)
Gloria Dennison for "BRIGHT STAR" (Stage Coach Players)
Alex Kinastowski for "9 TO 5" (Golden Ticket Productions)
Stark Winter for "MILLION DOLLAR QUARTET" (The Little Theatre On The Square)
Richard for "BEAUTY AND THE BEAST" (Theatre On The Hill 3/4)
Joel Zishuk for "THE ADDAMS FAMILY" (Uptown Music Theater Highland Park)
Will Knox and Billy Surges for "THE WEDDING SINGER" (Surging Films & Theatrics)
Mary Ellen Schutt for "WITCH" (The Theatre of Western Springs)
G “Max” Maxin IV for "THE SPONGEBOB MUSICAL" (Kokandy Productions)
Chris Benefiel for "DRIVING MISS DAISY" (The Little Theatre On The Square)
Gloria Dennison for "ALL SHOOK UP" (Stage Coach Players)
Stark Winter for "ESCAPE TO MARGARITAVILLE" (The Little Theatre On The Square)
Will Knox and Billy Surges for "CATCH ME IF YOU CAN" (Surging Films & Theatrics)
Jordyne Pippenger for "CLUE" (The Drama Group)
Kurt Ottinger for "A MIDSUMMER NIGHT'S DREAM" (Big Noise Theatre Co.)
Hillary Leben for "NOVEMBER 22ND" (Westmont Performing Arts)
Josh Philoon for "MUFFED" (THREE BROTHERS THEATRE)
Kurt Lemke for "THE GOVERNMENT INSPECTOR" (The Theatre of Western Springs)
Patrick Chan for "CABARET" (Porchlight Music Theatre / The Ruth Page Center for the Arts)
Will Knox and Billy Surges for "DRACULA" (Surging Films & Theatrics)
Chelsea Lynn for "JESUS CHRIST SUPERSTAR" (ECC Musical Theatre)
Sean Slaber for "THE ADDAMS FAMILY" (Metropolis Performing Arts Centre)
Denise Karzcewski for "BIG RIVER" (Mercury Theater Chicago)
Gabbrielle Tifft for "OLIVER!" (Starlight Theatre, Rockford, IL)
Mallory Swisher for "MIRANDA: A WAR-TORN FABLE" (The Impostors Theatre Co.)
Emma Luke for "THE LAST LIVING GUN" (The Impostors Theatre Co.)
Richard Norwood for "THE PRAGMATISTS" (Trap Door Theater)
Eric Southern for "SWING STATE" (Goodman Theatre)
Liz Cooper for "MURDER REWROTE" (hell in a Handbag)
Deb Holmen for "THE WIZARD OF OZ" (Overshadowed Theatrical Productions)
Ben Carne for "WINDWALKERS" (The Impostors Theatre Co.)
Gabrielle Strong for "GENDER PLAY, OR WHAT YOU WILL" (About Face Theatre / The Den Theatre)
Maggie Fullilove-Nugent for "THREEPENNY OPERA" (Theo Ubique Cabaret Theatre)
Sam Stephen for "THE LEGEND OF GEORGIA MCBRIDE" (Metropolis Performing Arts Centre)
Samuel Stephen for "THE BUTTCRACKER: A NUTCRACKER BURLESQUE" (subversion productions)
Conchita Avitia for "PETER MALMÖ" (Colectivo El Pozo & Akvavit Theatre)
Josiah Croagaert for "BAKED! THE MUSICAL" (Theo Ubique Cabaret Theatre)
Roger Stoller for "THE 39 STEPS" (Overshadowed Theatrical Productions)
David Goodman-Edberg for "PASSING STRANGE" (Theo Ubique Cabaret Theatre)
Reza Behjat for "SANCTUARY CITY" (Steppenwolf Theatre Company)
Haley Brown for "WE WILL ROCK YOU" (Circa 21 Dinner Playhouse)
Best Music Direction & Orchestra Performance
Kevin Long for "JERSEY BOYS" (The Little Theatre On The Square)
Sandra Jozef for "BRIGHT STAR" (Stage Coach Players)
Aaron Kaplan and Kevin Zhou for "THE ADDAMS FAMILY" (Metropolis Performing Arts Centre)
Seth Durbin for "BEAUTY AND THE BEAST" (Theatre On the Hill)
John Feken for "ALL SHOOK UP" (Stage Coach Players)
Ali Kordelewski & Kitty Karn for "DISNEY'S NEWSIES" (Summer Place Theatre)
Sarah Inendino and Anna Zanio for "RENT" (Theatre 121)
Heidi Joosten for "AMERICAN PSYCHO" (Kokandy Productions)
Eugene Dizon for "THE PRODUCERS" (North Shore Center for the Performing Arts)
Rick Fox for "THE WHO'S TOMMY" (Goodman Theatre)
Aaron Zimmerman for "TITANIC THE MUSICAL" (Wheaton Drama, Inc.)
Kenny McMullen for "XANADU" (Metropolis Performing Arts Centre)
Isabella Isherwood for "THE ADDAMS FAMILY" (Uptown Music Theater Highland Park)
Andrew Luzwick for "SOMETHING ROTTEN!" (Rising Stars Theatre Company)
Henry Allan for "LITTLE WOMEN" (The Home Creative Co.)
Marc Beth & Doug Orlyk for "JESUS CHRIST SUPERSTAR" (ECC Musical Theatre)
Daven Taba for "THE WEDDING SINGER" (Surging Films & Theatrics)
Aaron Kaplan for "MERRILY WE ROLL ALONG" (Blank Theatre Company)
Linda Madonia for "CABARET" (Porchlight Music Theatre / The Ruth Page Center for the Arts)
James Lowe for "WEST SIDE STORY" (Lyric Opera of Chicago)
Dominick Alesia for "MIRANDA: A WAR-TORN FABLE" (The Impostors Theatre Co.)
Andrew Luzwick for "A CHORUS LINE" (HOTT Productions NFP)
Daven Taba for "CATCH ME IF YOU CAN" (Surging Films & Theatrics)
Aaron Zimmerman for "RAGTIME" (Metropolis Performing Arts Center)
Kitty Karn for "NEWSIES THE MUSICAL" (Summer Place Theatre)
Eugene Dizon for "AVENUE Q" (Music Theater Works)
Tiger Khokunthod for "FAME" (The Home Creative Co.)
Linda Madonia for "ROCK OF AGES" (Mercury Theater Chicago)
Jake Hartge for "I LOVE YOU, YOU'RE PERFECT, NOW CHANGE" (Oil Lamp Theater)
Mark Jancosek for "VIOLET" (The Drama Group)
Kory Danielson for "SCHOOL OF ROCK" (Paramount Theatre Aurora)
Bryan McCaffrey for "THE SPONGEBOB MUSICAL" (Kokandy Productions)
Malcolm Ruhl for "BIG RIVER" (Mercury Theater Chicago)
Hannah Rose & TJ Anderson for "SCHOOL OF ROCK" (Highland Park Players)
Kitty Karn for "PAJAMA GAME" (Summer Place Theatre)
Caleb Staehr for "FOOTLOOSE" (Starlight Theater)
Jeremy Ramey for "HAIR" (MadKap Productions)
Ethan Kohring for "9 TO 5" (Golden Ticket Productions)
Jim Franklin for "A CHORUS LINE" (HOTT Productions NFP)
Michael McBride for "PASSING STRANGE" (Theo Ubique Cabaret Theatre)
Tara Kaufman for "THE WIZARD OF OZ" (Overshadowed Theatrical Productions)
Cassandra Johnson-McGirk for "CINDERELLA" (Starlight Theatre, Rockford, IL)
Mark Miller for "IN THE HEIGHTS" (Starlight Theatre, Rockford, IL)
Andrew Luzwick for "WIZARD OF OZ" (Putting On Productions)
Ryan Brewster for "THE THREEPENNY OPERA" (Theo Ubique Cabaret Theatre)
Barnaby Palmer for "THE TURN OF THE SCREW" (Chicago Summer Opera)
Jessica Means for "WIZARD OF OZ" (Overshadowed Theatrical Productions)
Andrew Luzwick for "HEATHERS THE MUSICAL" (Point2productions)
James Franklin for "A CHORUS LINE" (HOTT Productions NFP)
TM for "BAKED! THE MUSICAL" (Theo Ubique Cabaret Theatre)
Best Musical
THE ADDAMS FAMILY (Metropolis Performing Arts Centre)
THE WHO'S TOMMY (Goodman Theatre)
DROWSY CHAPERONE (Westmont Performing Arts)
DISNEY'S NEWSIES (Summer Place Theatre)
XANADU (Metropolis Performing Arts Centre)
BEAUTY AND THE BEAST (Theatre On The Hill 3/4)
BRIGHT STAR (Stage Coach Players)
MILLION DOLLAR QUARTET (The Little Theatre On The Square)
I LOVE YOU, YOU'RE PERFECT, NOW CHANGE (Oil Lamp Theater)
SCHOOL OF ROCK (Highland Park Players)
JERSEY BOYS (The Little Theatre On The Square)
SOMETHING ROTTEN! (Rising Stars Theatre Company)
ALL SHOOK UP (Stage Coach Players)
CATCH ME IF YOU CAN (Surging Films & Theatrics)
RENT (Theatre 121)
A GENTLEMAN'S GUIDE TO LOVE & MURDER (Wheaton Drama, Inc.)
TOMMY (Goodman Theatre)
JOSEPH AND THE AMAZING TECHNICOLOR DREAMCOAT (Big Noise Theatre Co.)
NOVEMBER 22ND (Westmont Performing Arts)
HELLO, DOLLY! (Schaumburg Summer Theatre)
TITANIC THE MUSICAL (Wheaton Drama, Inc.)
MIRANDA: A WAR-TORN FABLE (The Impostors Theatre Co.)
THE 25TH ANNUAL PUTNAM COUNTY SPELLING BEE (The Drama Group)
LITTLE SHOP OF HORRORS (Paramount Theatre Aurora)
LITTLE WOMEN (The Home Creative Co.)
A CHORUS LINE (HOTT Productions NFP)
ONCE (Writers Theater)
9 TO 5 (Golden Ticket Productions)
MJ THE MUSICAL (Broadway in Chicago)
GYPSY (Brightside Theatre)
PAJAMA GAME (Summer Place Theatre)
ROCK OF AGES (Mercury Theater Chicago)
THE WEDDING SINGER (Surging Films & Theatrics)
THE SPONGEBOB MUSICAL (Kokandy Productions)
CABARET (Porchlight Music Theatre / The Ruth Page Center for the Arts)
MERRILY WE ROLL ALONG (Blank Theatre Company)
THE PRODUCERS (Music Theater Works)
WEST SIDE STORY (Lyric Opera of Chicago)
TICK, TICK... BOOM! (The Home Creative Co.)
SINGIN' IN THE RAIN (Overshadowed Theatrical Productions)
AVENUE Q (Music Theater Works)
JESUS CHRIST SUPERSTAR (ECC Musical Theatre)
RIDE THE CYCLONE (4 Chairs Theatre)
HAIR (MadKap productions)
PRISCILLA, QUEEN OF THE DESERT: THE MUSICAL (Mercury Theater Chicago)
SEUSSICAL (Theatre 121)
RAGTIME (Metropolis Performing Arts Centre)
IN THE HEIGHTS (Starlight Theatre, Rockford, IL)
CAMELOT (Music Theatre Works)
CINDERELLA (RVC Starlight Theatre)
BAKED! THE MUSICAL (Theo Ubique Cabaret Theatre)
SUESSICAL (Theatre 121)
THE THREEPENNY OPERA (Theo Ubique Cabaret Theatre)
FOOTLOOSE (Starlight Theater)
VIOLET (The Drama Group)
PASSING STRANGE (Theo Ubique Cabaret Theatre)
WIZARD OF OZ (Overshadowed Productions)
WE WILL ROCK YOU (Circa 21 Dinner Playhouse)
Best New Play Or Musical
BAKED! THE MUSICAL (Theo Ubique Cabaret Theatre)
NOVEMBER 22ND (Westmont Performing Arts)
DARYO'S ALL-AMERICAN DINER (Circa Pintig)
FASTING COUGARS REDUX (Top Banana Productions)
WINDWALKERS (The Impostors Theatre Co.)
MURDER REWROTE (Hell in a Handbag)
THE DEVIL AND DANIEL WEBSTER (Overshadowed Theatrical Productions)
THE KELLY GIRLS (THE FACTORY THEATER)
GENDER PLAY, OR WHAT YOU WILL (About Face Theatre / The Den Theatre)
WHEN ALL OF THIS IS OVER (Glass Apple Theatre / Raven Theatre)
AMERICA'S SEXIEST COUPLE (Riverfront Playhouse)
TUESDAY MORNING (Overshadowed Theatrical Productions)
THE ALMOST EMPEROR OF THE UNOFFICIAL DEESTRICK OF LAKE MICHIGAN (Cat's Cradle Theatre)
LUCHA TEOTL (Goodman Theatre)
DREAM KING (Teatro Vista)
BOULEVARD OF BOLD DREAMS (TimeLine Theatre Company)
MIRANDA: A WAR-TORN FABLE (Dominick Alesia)
REVOLUTION (A Red Orchid Theatre)
REGRESSION (Redtwist Theater)
TODAY TONIGHT SOON (Theatre L’Acadie)
THE LAST LIVING GUN (Ryan Stevens)
THE CREATORS (Three Brothers Theatre)
A MURDER IN THE COURT OF XANADU (A Theater in the Dark)
RADIAL GRADIENT (Shattered Globe)
MOSQUE4MOSQUE (About Face Theatre / The Den Theatre)
SEASONAL BAGS (WT Productions)
PLEADING INFINITY BY T.J. WALSH (The Annoyance Theatre)
LAYALINA (Goodman Theatre)
MOON AT THE BOTTOM OF THE OCEAN (The Curious Theatre Branch / Chicago Dramatists)
IF THIS IS THE END (Theatre L’Acadie)
PETER MALMÖ (Colectivo El Pozo & Akvavit Theatre)
Best Performer In A Musical
Barb Rieger for "BEAUTY AND THE BEAST" (Theatre On The Hill)
Kayla Joyner for "JOSEPH AND THE AMAZING TECHNICOLOR DREAMCOAT" (Big Noise Theatre Co.)
Lily Mace for "FANCY NANCY THE MUSICAL" (Deerfield Family Theater)
Jordan Zelvin for "HERSCHEL AND THE HANUKKAH GOBLINS" (Strawdog Theater)
Henry Allan for "SCHOOL OF ROCK" (Highland Park Players)
Justin Albinder for "JERSEY BOYS" (The Little Theatre On The Square)
Kyle Patrick for "AMERICAN PSYCHO" (The Chopin Theater / Kokandy Productions)
Enzo Donoso for "THE ADDAMS FAMILY" (Metropolis Performing Arts Centre)
Max Trotter for "SOMETHING ROTTEN!" (Rising Stars Theatre Company)
Courtney San Pedro for "DISNEY'S NEWSIES" (Summer Place Theatre)
Sophia Mae Brenner for "XANADU" (Metropolis Performing Arts Centre)
Morgan Prentiss for "BRIGHT STAR" (Stage Coach Players)
Zach Gibson for "A GENTLEMAN'S GUIDE TO LOVE & MURDER" (Wheaton Drama, Inc.)
Ali Louis Bourzgui for "THE WHO'S TOMMY" (Goodman Theatre)
Amy Arbizzani for "GYPSY" (Brightside Theatre)
Bob Bullen for "THE PAJAMA GAME" (Summer Place Theatre)
Courtney San Pedro for "RENT" (Theatre 131)
Grant Milam for "THE ADDAMS FAMILY" (Stage Coach Players)
Aaron Rumack for "THE ADDAMS FAMILY" (Uptown Music Theater Highland Park)
Kaitlyn Jacobson for "THE ADDAMS FAMILY" (Stage Coach Players)
Meg McGarry for "JESUS CHRIST SUPERSTAR" (ECC Musical Theatre)
Salem Channell for "DISNEY'S NEWSIES" (Summer Place Theatre)
Salem Channell for "NEWSIES THE MUSICAL" (Summer Place Theatre)
Aaron Gomez for "SEUSSICAL (HORTON)" (Theatre 121)
Courtney San Pedro for "ADDAMS FAMILY" (Metropolis Performing Arts Center)
Grant Milam for "ALL SHOOK UP" (Stage Coach Players)
Kaity Paschetto for "THE ADDAMS FAMILY" (Metropolis Performing Arts Centre)
Ava Rose Doty for "THE WHO'S TOMMY" (Goodman Theatre)
Marshall Harck for "NOVEMBER 22ND" (Westmont Performing Arts)
Maxwell Peters for "NEXT TO NORMAL" (Munroe Park Theatre Guild)
Michael Santora for "MILLION DOLLAR QUARTET" (The Little Theatre On The Square)
Taylor Weisz for "THE PAJAMA GAME" (Summer Place Theatre)
Billy Surges for "CATCH ME IF YOU CAN" (Surging Films & Theatrics)
Josh Maywin for "DROWSY CHAPERONE" (Westmont Performing Arts)
Angelina Pietro for "BEAUTY AND THE BEAST" (Theatre on the Hill)
Grace Corwine for "HELLO, DOLLY!" (Schaumburg Summer Thetatre)
Justin Albinder for "MILLION DOLLAR QUARTET" (The Little Theatre On The Square)
Reaghan Watkins for "NEWSIES" (The Children's Theatre of Western Springs)
David Moreland for "ROCK OF AGES" (Mercury Theater Chicago)
Frankie Leo Bennett for "SPONGEBOB SQUAREPANTS" (The Chopin Theater / Kokandy Productions)
Henry Allan for "TICK, TICK... BOOM!" (The Home Creative Co.)
Honey West for "PRISCILLA QUEEN OF THE DESERT" (Mercury Theater Chicago)
Sarah Obert for "I LOVE YOU, YOU'RE PERFECT, NOW CHANGE" (Oil Lamp Theater)
Adam Brody for "AVENUE Q" (Music theater works)
Ava Kruplowski for "BEAUTY AND THE BEAST" (Theatre On The Hill 3/4)
Bethany Barber for "LITTLE WOMEN" (The Home Creative Co.)
Carl Herzog for "THE THREEPENNY OPERA" (Theo Ubique Cabaret Theatre)
Erica Stephan for "CABARET" (Porchlight Music Theatre / The Ruth Page Center for the Arts)
Kayla Higbee for "MIRANDA: A WAR-TORN FABLE" (The Impostors Theatre Co.)
Tessa Newman for "THE DROWSY CHAPERONE" (Westmont Performing Arts)
Aaaron Rumack for "THE ADDAMS FAMILY" (Uptown Music Theater Highland Park)
Angel Mirkov for "THE 25TH ANNUAL PUTNAM COUNTY SPELLING BEE" (The Drama Group)
David Geinosky for "THE PRODUCERS" (North Shore Center for the Performing Arts)
Eli Oleson for "BRIGHT STAR" (Stage Coach Players)
Ethan Gasbarro for "MIRANDA: A WAR-TORN FABLE" (The Impostors Theatre Co.)
Grace Corwine for "A CHORUS LINE" (HOTT Productions NFP)
Ian Rigg for "CATCH ME IF YOU CAN" (Surging Films and Theatrics)
Jack Ducat for "YOUNG FRANKENSTEIN" (Clinton Area Showboat Theater)
Katie Meyers for "THE WEDDING SINGER" (Surging Films & Theatrics)
Kayla Marie Shipman for "ROCK OF AGES" (Mercury Theater Chicago)
Laura Paruzynski for "CINDERELLA THE MUSICAL" (Starlight Theatre)
Madeline Palmer Chase for "A GENTLEMAN'S GUIDE TO LOVE & MURDER" (Wheaton Drama, Inc.)
Parker Guidry for "THE SPONGEBOB MUSICAL" (Kokandy Productions)
Ryan McCartan for "WEST SIDE STORY" (Lyric Opera of Chicago)
Sean Ogren for "A GENTLEMAN'S GUIDE TO LOVE & MURDER" (Wheaton Drama, Inc.)
Thomas McMahon for "JESUS CHRIST SUPERSTAR" (Kankakee Valley Theatre Association)
Tyler McMahon for "JESUS CHRIST SUPERSTAR" (Kankakee Valley Theatre Association)
Anne Arza for "9 TO 5" (Golden Ticket Productions)
Abraham Barrientos for "IN THE HEIGHTS" (Starlight Theatre, Rockford, IL)
Andrew Dille for "THE WIZARD OF OZ" (Overshadowed Theatrical Productions)
Anthony Luzwick for "A CHORUS LINE" (HOTT Productions NFP)
Brandy Miller for "AVENUE Q" (Music theater works)
Carter Rose Sherman for "MIRANDA: A WAR-TORN FABLE" (The Impostors Theatre Co.)
Jason Eisentraut for "SINGIN' IN THE RAIN" (Overshadowed Theatrical Productions)
Jason Peck for "PAJAMA GAME" (Summer Place Theatre)
Mai Hartwich for "AVENUE Q" (Music theater works)
Matt Mueller for "ONCE" (Writers Theater)
Michael Kinnavy for "THE DROWSY CHAPERONE" (Westmont Performing Arts)
Mike Levins as Jack Ruby for "NOVEMBER 22ND" (Westmont Performing Arts)
Morgan Prentiss for "ALL SHOOK UP" (Stage Coach Players)
Rachelle Kates for "A GENTLEMAN'S GUIDE TO LOVE & MURDER" (Wheaton Drama, Inc.)
Salem Channell for "NEWSIES" (Summer Place Theatre)
Sunnie Eraso for "BAKED! THE MUSICAL" (Theo Ubique Cabaret Theatre)
Tim Eterno for "HELLO, DOLLY!" (Schaumburg Summer Thetatre)
Alexa Williams for "VIOLET" (The Drama Group)
Amy Keipert for "SINGIN' IN THE RAIN" (Overshadowed Theatrical Productions)
Ariella Policastro for "A CHORUS LINE" (HOTT Productions NFP)
Bianca Pietro for "A CHORUS LINE" (HOTT Productions NFP)
Bianca Pietro for "BEAUTY AND THE BEAST" (Theatre on the Jill)
Caden Marshall for "RIDE THE CYCLONE" (4 Chairs Theatre)
Casey Huls for "CATCH ME IF YOU CAN" (Surging Films & Theatrics)
Courtney San Pedro for "THE ADDAMS FAMILY" (Metropolis Performing Arts Centre)
Curtis bannister for "BIG RIVER" (Mercury Theater Chicago)
Daren Walsh for "SEUSSICAL (CAT IN THE HAT)" (Theatre 121)
David Korzatkowski for "THE WIZARD OF OZ" (Overshadowed Theatrical Productions)
Grace Corwine for "HEATHERS THE MUSICAL" (McHenry County College)
Ian Rigg for "RIDE THE CYCLONE" (4 Chairs Theatre)
Isabel Cecilia Garcia for "THE SPONGEBOB MUSICAL" (Kokandy Productions)
Kyle Quinlivan for "THE WEDDING SINGER" (Surging Films & Theatrics)
Leah Schult for "TITANIC THE MUSICAL" (Wheaton Drama, Inc.)
Michael Metcalf for "THE LAST FIVE YEARS" (Steel Beam Theatre)
Oliva Sauerberg for "YOUNG FRANKENSTEIN" (Clinton Area Showboat Theater)
Tom Shea for "THE PRODUCERS" (Music Theater Works)
Trillium Falotico for "THE ADDAMS FAMILY" (Uptown Music Theater Highland Park)
Will Knox for "THE 25TH ANNUAL PUTNAM COUNTY SPELLING BEE" (The Drama Group)
Will Knox for "VIOLET" (The Drama Group)
Zach Gibson for "TITANIC THE MUSICAL" (Wheaton Drama, Inc.)
Chris Johnson for "MERRILY WE ROLL ALONG" (Blank Theatre Company)
Christine Mayland Perkins for "CAMELOT" (Music Theatre Works)
Elijah Paruzynski for "SINGING IN THE RAIN" (Overshadowed Theatrical Productions)
Josh Maywin for "THE DROWSY CHAPERONE" (2023)
Josh Walker for "CABARET" (Porchlight Music Theatre / The Ruth Page Center for the Arts)
Laurie Edwalds for "THE WIZARD OF OZ" (Overshadowed Theatrical Productions)
Matt Weaver for "BRIGHT STAR" (Stage Coach Players)
Thomas M. Shea for "THE PRODUCERS" (Music Theater Works)
Tom Shea for "THREEPENNY OPERA" (Theo Ubique Cabaret Theatre)
Best Performer In A Play
Autumn Burns for "AMERICA’S SEXIEST COUPLE" (Riverfront Playhouse)
Glory Kissel for "DRIVING MISS DAISY" (The Little Theatre On The Square)
Joel Bennett for "MURDER ON THE ORIENT EXPRESS" (Theatre 121)
Jasmine Robertson for "REGRESSION" (Redtwist Theater)
Ian Rigg for "DRACULA" (Surging Films & Theatrics)
Ginger Minj for "THE GOLDEN GALS LIVE!" (Mercury Theater Chicago)
Mujahid Abdul-Rashid for "DRIVING MISS DAISY" (The Little Theatre On The Square)
Will Wilhelm for "GENDER PLAY, OR WHAT YOU WILL" (About Face Theatre / The Den Theatre)
Mike Mattingly for "CLUE" (Stage Coach Players)
RJ Cecott for "CLUE" (The Drama Group)
Kevin Webb for "THE PRAGMATISTS" (Trap Door Theater)
Mersedez Hoover for "MUFFED" (THREE BROTHERS THEATRE)
Guy Sullivan for "WITCH" (The Theatre of Western Springs)
Mary Beth Fisher for "SWING STATE" (Goodman Theatre)
Kathy Racine for "WITCH" (The Theatre of Western Springs)
Bob Sanders for "INHERIT THE WIND" (Theater D)
Whitney Minarik for "ALMOST, MAINE" (Oil Lamp Theater)
Madeline Logan for "A MIDSUMMER NIGHT'S DREAM" (Big Noise Theatre Co.)
Danny Parrott for "CLUE" (The Theatre of Western Springs)
Jonah D. Winston for "CLUE" (Mercury Theater Chicago)
Joe Hoyt for "CLUE" (The Drama Group)
Alyssa Frewen for "A MIDSUMMER NIGHT'S DREAM" (Big Noise Theatre Co.)
Heather Jencks for "DARYO'S ALL-AMERICAN DINER" (Circa Pintig)
Jennifer McHugh for "ONE FLEW OVER THE CUCKOO'S NEST" (Parker Players)
Dominick Alesia for "WINDWALKERS" (The Impostors Theatre Co.)
Esther Fishbein for "LITTLE WOMEN" (First Folio)
Mark David Kaplan for "CLUE" (Mercury Theater Chicago)
Lori Rohr for "FRANKIE AND JOHNNY IN THE CLAIR DE LUNE" (Elsinore)
Stephanie Shum for "REVOLUTION" (A Red Orchid Theatre)
Mike Janke for "DAISY" (The Village Theatre Guild)
Edward Kuffert for "INHERIT THE WIND" (Theater D)
Guy Sullivan for "ONE FLEW OVER THE CUCKOO'S NEST" (Parker Players)
Emil Ginter for "CLUE" (The Drama Group)
Elena Avila for "THE BUTTCRACKER: A NUTCRACKER BURLESQUE" (subversion productions)
Kayla Higbee for "THE LAST LIVING GUN" (The Impostors Theatre Co.)
Lind Cunningham for "SHADOWLANDS" (Wheaton Drama, Inc.)
Jack T. Smith for "AMERICA’S SEXIEST COUPLE" (Riverfront Playhouse)
Peter Kenneth for "THE 39 STEPS" (Overshadowed Theatrical Productions)
Reggie Hemphill for "MUFFED" (THREE BROTHERS THEATRE)
Rob Valentine for "MIRACLE ON 34TH STREET" (Overshadowed Theatrical Productions)
Lori Rohr for "SHOOTING STAR" (Elsinore)
Laura Rojas for "TODAY TONIGHT SOON" (Theatre L’Acadie)
Lili Galluzzo for "A MIDSUMMER NIGHT'S DREAM" (Big Noise Theatre Co.)
Jon Barnes for "PLEADING INFINITY" (The Annoyance Theatre)
Amber Washington for "THE KELLY GIRLS" (THE FACTORY THEATER)
Jeff Perry for "NO MAN'S LAND" (Steppenwolf Theatre Company)
Gabrielle Lott-Rogers for "BOULEVARD OF BOLD DREAMS" (TimeLine Theatre Company)
Ed Kuffert for "INHERIT THE WIND" (Theater D)
Baby Bagos Hood for "THE BUTTCRACKER: A NUTCRACKER BURLESQUE" (subversion productions)
Cee Scallen for "A MIDSUMMER NIGHT'S DREAM" (Big Noise Theatre Co.)
Isabelle Muthiah for "RADIAL GRADIENT" (Shattered Globe)
Elisa Bianchi for "THE DEVIL AND DANIEL WEBSTER" (Overshadowed Theatrical Productions)
Grant Kennedy Lewis for "SANCTUARY CITY" (Steppenwolf Theatre Company)
Derek Cook for "ONE FLEW OVER THE CUCKOO'S NEST" (Parker Players)
Katie O'Neill for "WHEN ALL OF THIS IS OVER" (Glass Apple Theatre / Raven Theatre)
Cameron Graber for "SILENT SKY" (Elgin Community College)
Jason Nisavic for "DIAL M FOR MURDER" (The Theatre of Western Springs)
Mr. Ms. Adrien for "THE GOLDEN GALS LIVE!" (Mercury Theater Chicago)
Nyajia Ellison for "THE LAST LIVING GUN" (The Impostors Theatre Co.)
Michael Larsen for "THE DEVIL AND DANIEL WEBSTER" (Overshadowed Theatrical Productions)
Michael Larsen for "THE 39 STEPS" (Overshadowed Theatrical Productions)
Autumn Christensen for "THE BUTTCRACKER: A NUTCRACKER BURLESQUE" (subversion productions)
Ashley Graham for "CYMBELINE" (Midsommer Flight)
Armando Reyes for "PETER MALMÖ" (Colectivo El Pozo & Akvavit Theatre)
Lucy Carapetyan for "THE WRITER" (Steep Theatre Company)
Gabriel Fries for "A MURDER IN THE COURT OF XANADU" (A Theater in the Dark)
Jocelyn Zamudio for "SANCTUARY CITY" (Steppenwolf Theatre Company)
Jamie Ewing for "SHOOTING STAR" (Elsinore)
Jamie Ewing for "FRANKIE AND JOHNNY IN THE CLAIR DE LUNE" (Elsinore)
Justin Shallert for "ONE FLEW OVER THE CUCKOO'S NEST" (Parker Players)
Kandice Robins for "FAIRVIEW" (Definition Theatre)
Gina Sanfilippo for "THE CREATORS" (Three Brothers Theatre)
Laura Nelson for "PRINCESS IVONA" (Trap Door Theater)
Gidget Galore for "THE GOLDEN GALS LIVE!" (Mercury Theater Chicago)
Evin McQuistion for "THE CRUCIBLE" (Edge of the Wood Theatre)
Jasmine Robertson for "CABIN FEVER" (Adamson Road Theater Company)
Stephen Loch for "LIGHT UP THE SKY" (Edge of the Wood Theatre)
Janet Rourke for "LIGHT UP THE SKY" (Edge of the Wood Theatre)
Samm Hilger for "WINDWALKERS" (The Impostors Theatre Co.)
Roger Stoller for "THE DEVIL AND DANIEL WEBSTER" (Overshadowed Theatrical Productions)
Evin McQuistion for "MUFFED" (THREE BROTHERS THEATRE)
Brandii Champagne for "TODAY TONIGHT SOON" (Theatre L’Acadie)
Jonas Maines for "MUFFED" (THREE BROTHERS THEATRE)
Claire Francescon for "THE BUTTCRACKER: A NUTCRACKER BURLESQUE" (subversion productions)
Divine Grace for "THE GOLDEN GALS LIVE!" (Mercury Theater Chicago)
Debbie Sampson for "DIAL 'M' FOR MURDER" (The Theatre of Western Springs)
Mike Larsen for "THE DEVIL AND DANIEL WEBSTER" (Overshadowed Theatrical Productions)
Herb Metzler for "LIGHT UP THE SKY" (Edge of the Wood Theatre)
Keith Surney for "THE PRAGMATISTS" (Trap Door Theater)
Best Play
DRIVING MISS DAISY (The Little Theatre On The Square)
DRACULA (Surging Films & Theatrics)
A MIDSUMMER NIGHT'S DREAM (Big Noise Theatre Co.)
CLUE (The Drama Group)
AMERICA’S SEXIEST COUPLE (Riverfront Playhouse)
WITCH (The Theatre of Western Springs)
DARYO'S ALL-AMERICAN DINER (Circa Pintig)
THE LEHMAN TRILOGY (TimeLine Theatre Company)
THE CONSPIRATORS' 125TH ANNIVERSARY SPECIAL (The Conspirators)
5 LESBIANS EATING A QUICHE (Mosaic Players)
CHERRY ORCHARD (Goodman Theatre)
THE MEANINGFUL ACTION THEATRE COMPANY PRESENTS A WORKSHOP READING OF "MUFFED: A RECOUNTING OF FARMINGTON, MAINE'S 43RD ANNUAL CHESTER GREENWOOD DAY DEVISED BY THE MEMBERS OFF THE MEANINGFUL ACTION THEATRE COMPANY" (THREE BROTHERS THEATRE)
THE CRUCIBLE (Invictus Theatre Co Chicago)
INHERIT THE WIND (Theater D)
THE REVOLUTIONISTS (Oil Lamp Theater)
GENDER PLAY, OR WHAT YOU WILL (About Face Theatre / The Den Theatre)
THE LAST LIVING GUN (The Impostors Theatre Co.)
MIRACLE ON 34TH STREET (Overshadowed Theatrical Productions)
VINEGAR TOM (Red Theater)
ONE FLEW OVER THE CUCKOO'S NEST (Parker Players)
THE PRAGMATISTS (Trap Door Theater)
TODAY TONIGHT SOON (Theatre L'Acadie)
SWING STATE (Goodman Theatre)
FRANKIE AND JOHNNY IN THE CLAIR DE LUNE (Elsinore)
BIRTHDAY CANDLES (Northlight in Skokie)
THE 39 STEPS (Overshadowed Theatrical Productions)
Reba Hervas THE 39 STEPS (Overshadowed Theatrical Productions)
SANCTUARY CITY (Steppenwolf Theatre Company)
FAIRVIEW (Definition Theatre)
SHOOTING STAR (Elsinore)
INDOOR CATS (Red Theater)
LANE CALL (THE FACTORY THEATER)
THE MOUNTAINTOP (Invictus Theatre Co Chicago)
LAYALINA (Goodman Theatre)
THE DEVIL AND DANIEL WEBSTER (Overshadowed Theatrical Productions)
CYMBELINE (Midsommer Flight)
WINDWALKERS (The Impostors Theatre Co.)
A MURDER IN THE COURT OF XANADU (A Theater in the Dark)
MURDER IN THE COURT OF XANADU (A Theater in the Dark)
PETER MALMÖ (Colectivo El Pozo & Akvavit Theatre)
PLEADING INFINITY (The Annoyance Theatre)
LIGHT UP THE SKY (Edge of the Wood Theatre)
PRINCESS IVONA (Trap Door Theater)
REVOLUTION (A Red Orchid Theatre)
RADIAL GRADIENT (Shattered Globe)
BOWIE IN WARSAW (Trap Door Theater)
REGRESSION (Redtwist Theater)
Best Production of an Opera
CARMEN (Lyric Opera of Chicago)
THE TURN OF THE SCREW (Chicago Summer Opera)
THE FACTOTUM (Lyric Opera of Chicago)
PROXIMITY (Lyric Opera of Chicago)
RINALDO (Chicago Summer Opera)
DON CARLOS (Lyric Opera of Chicago)
Best Scenic Design Of A Play Or Musical
Barb Kolb - CLUE (Stage Coach Players)
G “Max” Maxin IV - AMERICAN PSYCHO (The Chopin Theater / Kokandy Productions)
Bob Silton - THE ADDAMS FAMILY (Uptown Music Theater Highland Park)
David Korins - THE WHO'S TOMMY (Goodman Theatre)
Eric Luchen - ADDAMS FAMILY (Metropolis Performing Arts Center)
Ellen Markus and Hunter Cole - I LOVE YOU, YOU'RE PERFECT, NOW CHANGE (Oil Lamp Theater)
Michael Mason - MILLION DOLLAR QUARTET (The Little Theatre On The Square)
Bob Silton - THE GOLDEN GALS (Mercury Theater Chicago)
Imani McDaniel - CLUE (The Theatre of Western Springs)
Michael Mason - DRIVING MISS DAISY (The Little Theatre On The Square)
Hillary Leben - NOVEMBER 22ND (Westmont Performing Arts)
Mike Huth - WITCH (The Children's Theatre of Western Springs)
Russ Hoganson - CLUE (The Drama Group)
Angie Weber Miller - CABARET (Porchlight Music Theatre / The Ruth Page Center for the Arts)
Yohannan Lee - SINGING IN THE RAIN (Overshadowed Theatrical Productions)
Bob Pinta - 9 TO 5 (Golden Ticket Productions)
Michael Mason - CHURCH BASEMENT LADIES 2 (The Little Theatre On The Square)
Ethan Gasbarro - THE LAST LIVING GUN (The Impostors Theatre Co.)
Eric Luchen - RAGTIME (Metropolis Performing Arts Center)
Yohannan Lee - THE DEVIL AND DANIEL WEBSTER (Overshadowed Theatrical Productions)
Eric Luchen - A MIDSUMMER NIGHT'S DREAM (Big Noise Theatre Co.)
Ellen Markus and Liz Hadden - THE REVOLUTIONISTS (Oil Lamp Theater)
Brandon Mechler - IN THE HEIGHTS (Starlight Theatre, Rockford, IL)
Courtney O’Neill - EURYDICE (Writers Theater)
Todd Rosenthal - SWING STATE (Goodman Theatre)
Sotirios Livaditis - BIRTHDAY CANDLES (Northlight in Skokie)
Natasha Djukic - THE PRAGMATISTS (Trap Door Theater)
Yohannan Lee - THE WIZARD OF OZ (Overshadowed Theatrical Productions)
Bob Knuth - CLUE (Mercury Theater Chicago)
Jonathan Berg-Einhorn - THE SPONGEBOB MUSICAL (Kokandy Productions)
Joe Schermoly - DREAM KING (Teatro Vista)
Bob Knuth - ROCK OF AGES (Mercury Theater Chicago)
Jacqueline and Richard Penrod - BIG RIVER (Mercury Theater Chicago)
Imani McDaniel - THE SPITFIRE GRILL (The Theatre of Western Springs)
Steven Abbott - GENDER PLAY, OR WHAT YOU WILL (About Face Theatre / The Den Theatre)
Sydney Lynn Thoas - RADIAL GRADIENT (Shattered Globe)
Gabrielle Strong - THE BUTTCRACKER: A NUTCRACKER BURLESQUE (subversion productions)
Michael Hanley - LIGHT UP THE SKY (Edge of the Wood Theatre)
Robert Silton - THE GOLDEN GALS LIVE! (Mercury Theater Chicago)
Bob Silton - CINDERELLA (Big Deal Productions)
Best Sound Design of a Play or Musical
Gareth Owen for "THE WHO'S TOMMY" at Goodman Theatre
Bill Ryden for "NEWSIES" at Summer Place Theatre
Matthew R. Chase for "THE PRODUCERS" at Music Theater Works
Zach Smith for "MILLION DOLLAR QUARTET" at The Little Theatre On The Square
Zach Smith for "ESCAPE TO MARGARITAVILLE" at The Little Theatre On The Square
Adam Rosenthal for "SCHOOL OF ROCK" at Paramount Theatre Aurora
Jack Calvert for "WITCH" at The Theatre of Western Springs
Michael J. Patrick for "AMERICAN PSYCHO: THE MUSICAL" at The Chopin Theater / Kokandy Productions
Daniel Etti-Williams for "XANADU" at Metropolis Performing Arts Centre
Stefanie M. Senior for "ROCK OF AGES" at Mercury Theater Chicago
Sebby Woldt for "THE CONSPIRATOR'S 125TH ANNIVERSARY SPECIAL" at The Conspirators
Zach Smith for "THE GREAT AMERICAN TRAILER PARK MUSICAL" at The Little Theatre On The Square
Matthew R. Chase for "CABARET" at Porchlight Music Theatre / The Ruth Page Center for the Arts
Ele Matelan for "THE SPONGEBOB MUSICAL" at Kokandy Productions
Lindsay Jones for "COMEDY OF ERRORS" at Chicago Shakespeare
Mathew Chapman for "DREAM KING" at Teatro Vista
Stefan Roseen for "WINDWALKERS" at The Impostors Theatre Co.
John Mueller for "THE GOVERNMENT INSPECTOR" at The Theatre of Western Springs
Bill Ryden for "PAJAMA GAME" at Summer Place Theatre
Jimmy Poynton for "CLUE" at The Drama Group
Sebby Woldt for "INDOOR CATS" at Red Theatre
Michael J. Patrick for "THE SPONGEBOB MUSICAL" at Kokandy Productions
Rob Valentine for "THE 39 STEPS" at Overshadowed Theatrical Productions
Michael Larsen for "SINGING IN THE RAIN" at Overshadowed Theatrical Productions
Kurt Snieckus for "BIG RIVER" at Mercury Theater Chicago
Sebby Woldt for "LANE CALL" at THE FACTORY THEATER
Juan Garzón for "PETER MALMÖ" at Colectivo El Pozo & Akvavit Theatre
Sebby Woldt for "VINEGAR TOM" at Red Theatre
Kurt Snieckus for "CLUE" at Mercury Theater Chicago
Corey Bradberry for "MURDER IN THE COURT OF XANADU" at A Theater in the Dark
Mikhail Fiksel for "SANCTUARY CITY" at Steppenwolf Theatre Company
Lindsay Jones for "AND NEITHER HAVE I WINGS TO FLY" at First Folio Theatre
TRQPITECA for "GENDER PLAY, OR WHAT YOU WILL" at About Face Theatre / The Den Theatre
Best Supporting Performer In A Musical
Preetish Chakraborty in "NEWSIES" (Summer Place Theatre)
Jim LaPietra in "SOMETHING ROTTEN!" (Rising Stars Theatre Company)
Gabriel Fries in "BIG RIVER" (Mercury Theater Chicago)
Susan O'Byrne in "THE DROWSY CHAPERONE" (Westmont Performing Arts)
Michael Vasilevich in "NEWSIES" (Summer Place Theatre)
Justin Davis in "DISNEY'S NEWSIES" (Summer Place Theatre)
Brittany Ambler in "THE GREAT AMERICAN TRAILER PARK MUSICAL" (The Little Theatre On The Square)
Ava Rose in "WHO'S TOMMY" (Goodman)
Dru Loman in "THE ADDAMS FAMILY" (Metropolis Performing Arts Centre)
Sam Nachison in "THE PRODUCERS" (Music Theater Works)
Tyler Pirrung in "JERSEY BOYS" (The Little Theatre On The Square)
Allison Kasbee in "SEUSSICAL" (Theatre 121)
Caleigh Pan-Kita in "AMERICAN PSYCHO" (Kokandy Productions)
Leah Jacobson in "THE ADDAMS FAMILY" (Uptown Music Theater Highland Park)
Savannah Sinclair in "THE ADDAMS FAMILY" (Metropolis Performing Arts Centre)
Blythe Schwaller in "ALL SHOOK UP" (Stage Coach Players)
Joey Prette in "XANADU" (Metropolis Performing Arts Centre)
Ariela Policastro in "HELLO, DOLLY!" (Schaumburg Summer Thetatre)
Dominic Luzwick in "HELLO DOLLY" (Schaumburg Summer Thetatre)
Rebecca Jordan Watson in "NOVEMBER 22ND" (Westmont Performing Arts)
Bernie Schuneman in "BRIGHT STAR" (Stage Coach Players)
Kyle Patrick in "XANADU" (Metropolis Performing Arts Centre)
Patrick Murphy in "BRIGHT STAR" (Stage Coach Players)
Adam Jacobs in "THE WHO'S TOMMY" (Goodman Theatre)
Julie Marie Boettcher in "LITTLE WOMEN" (The Home Creative Co.)
Luke Hafkey in "NEWSIES THE MUSICAL" (Summer Place Theatre)
Martin Harbaugh in "JERSEY BOYS" (The Little Theatre On The Square)
Annabel Finch in "The WHO'S TOMMY" (Goodman)
Brooke Montavon in "BRIGHT STAR" (Stage Coach Players)
Emma Alteri in "THE GREAT AMERICAN TRAILER PARK MUSICAL" (The Little Theatre On The Square)
John Drea in "AMERICAN PSYCHO" (The Chopin Theater / Kokandy Productions)
Kelsey MacDonald in "THE PRODUCERS" (Music Theater Works)
Quinn Rigg in "THE SPONGEBOB MUSICAL" (Kokandy Productions)
Rick Hollander in "9 TO 5" (Golden Ticket Productions)
Toria Olivier in "MIRANDA: A WAR-TORN FABLE" (The Impostors Theatre Co.)
Will Knox in "CATCH ME IF YOU CAN" (Surging Films & Theatrics)
Billy Surges in "CATCH ME IF YOU CAN" (Surging Films & Theatrics)
Bob Bullen in "PAJAMA GAME" (Summer Place Theatre)
Dennis Vorobyev in "TICK TICK BOOM" (The Home Creative Co.)
Eli Oleson in "ALL SHOOK UP" (Stage Coach Players)
Sophie Rounds in "SOMETHING ROTTEN!" (Rising Stars Theatre Company)
Whitney Willard Wilkinson in "CATCH ME IF YOU CAN" (Surging Films & Theatrics)
Alison Luff in "THE WHO'S TOMMY" (Goodman Theatre)
Allison McReynolds in "SEUSSICAL (MAYZIE)" (Theatre 121)
Allison Sheppard in "JAGGED LITTLE PILL" (James M Nederlander Theatre)
Amanda Donohoe in "CATCH ME IF YOU CAN" (Surging Films & Theatrics)
Annie Beaubien in "CATCH ME IF YOU CAN" (Surging Films & Theatrics)
Bianca Pietro in "A CHORUS LINE" (HOTT Productions NFP)
Brittney Brown in "MERRILY WE ROLL ALONG" (Blank Theatre Company)
John Benischek in "THE DROWSY CHAPERONE" (Westmont Performing Arts)
Mary Robin Roth in "CABARET" (Porchlight Music Theatre / The Ruth Page Center for the Arts)
Paige Coe in "THE PAJAMA GAME" (Summer Place Theatre)
Tim Huggenberger in "THE WEDDING SINGER" (Surging Films & Theatrics)
Wendy Tritt in "ALL SHOOK UP" (Stage Coach Players)
Amanda Castro in "WEST SIDE STORY" (Lyric Opera of Chicago)
Amber Golich in "CATCH ME IF YOU CAN" (Surging Films & Theatrics)
Andrew Tufrano in "WHOS' TOMMY" (Goodman)
Arielle Ware in "THE 25TH ANNUAL PUTNAM COUNTY SPELLING BEE" (The Drama Group)
Brandy Braxton in "SEUSSICAL" (Theatre 121)
Callan Roberts in "BIG RIVER" (Mercury Theater Chicago)
Erica Patricca in "A CHORUS LINE" (HOTT Productions NFP)
Jason Hess in "THE 25TH ANNUAL PUTNAM COUNTY SPELLING BEE" (The Drama Group)
Joleigh Reiss in "BRIGHT STAR" (Stage Coach Players)
Kady Debelak in "SINGING IN THE RAIN" (Overshadowed Theatrical Productions)
Neala Barron in "CABARET" (Porchlight Music Theatre / The Ruth Page Center for the Arts)
Olivia Litton in "JESUS CHRIST SUPERSTAR" (ECC Musical Theatre)
Sonia Goldberg in "AMERICAN PSYCHO" (The Chopin Theater / Kokandy Productions)
Steve McDonagh in "THE PRODUCERS" (Music Theater Works)
Tommy Bullington in "THE SPONGEBOB MUSICAL" (Kokandy Productions)
Ventsislav Velikov in "NOVEMBER 22ND" (Westmont Performing Arts)
Brad Halloman in "DEVIL AND DANIEL WEBSTER" (Overshadowed Theatrical Productions)
Caleb Hacker in "SINGIN' IN THE RAIN" (Overshadowed Theatrical Productions)
Cathleen Caviles Lutz in "NOVEMBER 22ND" (Westmont Performing Arts)
Courtney San Pedro in "LITTLE WOMEN" (The Home Creative Co.)
Jessica Means in "SINGIN' IN THE RAIN" (Overshadowed Theatrical Productions)
Justin Davis in "NEWSIES" (Summer Place Theatre)
Justin Katin in "THE ADDAMS FAMILY" (Uptown Music Theater Highland Park)
Kaitlin Feely in "THE WEDDING SINGER" (Surging Films & Theatrics)
Karen Powell in "NOVEMBER 22ND" (Westmont Performing Arts)
Marylin Ramirez in "IN THE HEIGHTS" (Starlight Theatre, Rockford, IL)
Melissa Crabtree in "AVENUE Q" (Music Theater Works)
Pamela Hart in "JESUS CHRIST SUPERSTAR" (ECC Musical Theatre)
Claire Jolie Goodman in "HELLO, DOLLY!" (Schaumburg Summer Thetatre)
Connor Crumley in "THE WEDDING SINGER" (Surging Films & Theatrics)
Dustin Rothbart in "MERRILY WE ROLL ALONG" (Blank Theatre Company)
Emma Miele in "DROWSY CHAPERONE" (Westmont Performing Arts)
Eric Desnoyers in "MIRANDA: A WAR-TORN FABLE" (The Impostors Theatre Co.)
Ian Rigg in "CATCH ME IF YOU CAN" (Surging Films & Theatrics)
Jennifer Lenius in "THE WEDDING SINGER" (Surging Films & Theatrics)
Joe Blanchard in "THE WEDDING SINGER" (Surging Films & Theatrics)
Joshua Lindahl in "IN THE HEIGHTS" (Starlight Theatre, Rockford, IL)
Justine Cameron in "MERRILY WE ROLL ALONG" (Blank Theatre Company)
Karin Blaski in "FOOTLOOSE" (Starlight Theatre, Rockford, IL)
Kelsey Palmquist in "SINGIN' IN THE RAIN" (Overshadowed Theatrical Productions)
Kevin Koval in "SINGIN’ IN THE RAIN" (Overshadowed Theatrical Productions)
Kevin Swatek in "DROWSY CHAPERONE" (Westmont Performing Arts)
Kylie Sullivan in "VIOLET" (The Drama Group)
Michaela Dukes in "RIDE THE CYCLONE" (4 Chairs Theatre)
Nathe Rowbotham in "THREEPENNY OPERA" (Theo Ubique Cabaret Theatre)
Pressiana Velikov in "NOVEMBER 22ND" (Westmont Performing Arts)
Reese Herrick in "YOUNG FRANKENSTEIN" (Clinton Area Showboat Theater)
Tiffany Melvin in "THE ADDAMS FAMILY" (Uptown Music Theater Highland Park)
Bailey Rhyse Walters in "A CHORUS LINE" (HOTT Productions NFP)
Brandy Miller in "MERRILY WE ROLL ALONG" (Blank Theatre Company)
Christina Sajous in "THE WHO'S TOMMY" (Goodman Theatre)
Emily Rose in "A CHORUS LINE" (HOTT Productions NFP)
James Roberson in "A CHORUS LINE" (HOTT Productions NFP)
Jason Eistentraut in "THE WIZARD OF OZ" (Overshadowed Theatrical Productions)
Kevin Curran in "THE DROWSY CHAPERONE" (Westmont Performing Arts)
Liz Bollar in "THE THREEPENNY OPERA" (Theo Ubique Cabaret Theatre)
Michael Kirby in "THE ADDAMS FAMILY" (Uptown Music Theater Highland Park)
Nick Joe in "BAKED! THE MUSICAL" (Theo Ubique Cabaret Theatre)
Roger Stoller in "SINGIN' IN THE RAIN" (Overshadowed Theatrical Productions)
Sami Knapp in "A CHORUS LINE" (HOTT Productions NFP)
Sarah Patin in "THE SPONGEBOB MUSICAL" (Kokandy Productions)
Tim Martin in "A CHORUS LINE" (HOTT Productions NFP)
Best Supporting Performer In A Play
Michael Jones for "DRIVING MISS DAISY" (The Little Theatre On The Square)
Van Ferro for "A MURDER IN THE COURT OF XANADU" (A Theater in the Dark)
Jimmy Knapp for "AMERICA’S SEXIEST COUPLE" (Riverfront Playhouse)
Bonnie Miller for "CLUE" (Stage Coach Players)
RJ Cecott for "WITCH" (The Theatre of Western Springs)
Stephen Pickering for "ONE FLEW OVER THE CUCKOO'S NEST" (Parker Players)
Jessica Means for "39 STEPS" (Overshadowed Theatrical Productions)
Jason Smith for "THE GOLDEN GALS LIVE!" (Mercury Theater Chicago)
Linda Cunningham for "DAISY" (The Village Theatre Guild)
Jim LaPietra for "WITCH" (The Theatre of Western Springs)
Jaycey Carlson for "MUFFED" (THREE BROTHERS THEATRE)
Xela Rosas for "PETER MALMÖ" (Colectivo El Pozo & Akvavit Theatre)
Jim LaPietra for "A CHRISTMAS CAROL" (Metropolis Performing Arts Centre)
Emily Gulbrandsen for "THE LAST LIVING GUN" (The Impostors Theatre Co.)
Larry Rapach for "CLUE" (Stage Coach Players)
David Cerda for "I PROMISED MYSELF TO LIVE FASTER" (Hell in a Handbag)
Honey West for "CLUE" (Mercury Theater Chicago)
Manuela Rentea for "PRINCESS IVONA" (Trap Door Theater)
Jordan Dell Harris for "MOSQUE4MOSQUE" (About Face Theatre / The Den Theatre)
Tim Amos for "LANE CALL" (THE FACTORY THEATER)
John Drea for "CYMBELINE" (Midsommer Flight)
Ali Louis Bourzgui for "LAYALINA" (Goodman Theatre)
Philip Macaluso for "IT RUNS IN THE FAMILY" (Citadel Theatre)
Brad Holloman for "THE DEVIL AND DANIEL WEBSTER" (Overshadowed Theatrical Productions)
Alex Fayer for "SEUSSICAL" (Theatre 121)
Jonathan Kraft for "WITCH" (The Theatre of Western Springs)
Brandon Rivera for "SANCTUARY CITY" (Steppenwolf Theatre Company)
Bubba Weiler for "SWING STATE" (Goodman Theatre)
Ginger Leopoldo for "DARYO'S ALL-AMERICAN DINER" (Circa Pintig)
Emily Gulbrandsen for "CLUE" (The Drama Group)
Mia Hilt for "A MIDSUMMER NIGHT'S DREAM" (Big Noise Theatre Co.)
Maxwell Peters for "MUFFED" (THREE BROTHERS THEATRE)
Julianne Cozette for "THE CREATORS" (Three Brothers Theatre)
Katherine Abel for "A MIDSUMMER NIGHT'S DREAM" (Big Noise Theatre Co.)
Sam Hilger for "CLUE" (The Drama Group)
Sarah Wisterman for "INDOOR CATS" (Red Theater)
RJ Silva for "DARYO'S ALL-AMERICAN DINER" (Circa Pintig)
Reilly O'Connell for "A MIDSUMMER NIGHT'S DREAM" (Big Noise Theatre Co.)
Natalie West for "REVOLUTION" (A Red Orchid Theatre)
Kevin Costello for "INHERIT THE WIND" (Theater D)
Taylor McWilliams-Woods for "A MIDSUMMER NIGHT'S DREAM" (Big Noise Theatre Co.)
Maxwell Peters for "SHE KILLS MONSTERS" (Albright Theatre)
Brittney Brown for "THE KELLY GIRLS" (THE FACTORY THEATER)
Kelli Horacek for "WITCH" (The Theatre of Western Springs)
Larry Yando for "EURYDICE" (Writers Theater)
Madeline Logan for "WHEN ALL OF THIS IS OVER" (Glass Apple Theatre / Raven Theatre)
Al Gorr for "THE DEVIL AND DANIEL WEBSTER" (Overshadowed Theatrical Productions)
Venice Averyheart for "THE PRAGMATISTS" (Trap Door Theater)
Anne Sheridan-Smith for "THE KELLY GIRLS" (THE FACTORY THEATER)
Mark Brewer for "ONE FLEW OVER THE CUCKOO'S NEST" (Parker Players)
Liz Falstreau for "MUFFED" (THREE BROTHERS THEATRE)
Raúl Arámbula for "PETER MALMÖ" (Colectivo El Pozo & Akvavit Theatre)
Edward MacLennan for "DIAL M FOR MURDER" (The Theatre of Western Springs)
Brooks Whitlock for "GRIMM" (Theater Above the Law)
Lucas Matteson for "WINDWALKERS" (The Impostors Theatre Co.)
Miguel Long for "BOWIE IN WARSAW" (Trap Door Theater)
Karly Solon for "MUFFED" (THREE BROTHERS THEATRE)
Robert Howard for "THE CRUCIBLE" (Edge of the Wood Theatre)
Roger Stoller for "THE DEVIL AND DANIEL WEBSTER" (Overshadowed Theatrical Productions)
Derek Cook for "ONE FLEW OVER THE CUCKOO'S NEST" (Parker Players)
Dakotah Brown for "LIGHT UP THE SKY" (Edge of the Wood Theatre)
Caitlin Robb for "ONE FLEW OVER THE CUCKOO'S NEST" (Parker Players)
Michael Larsen for "MIRACLE ON 34TH STREET" (Overshadowed Theatrical Productions)
Michael Bayler for "LIGHT UP THE SKY" (Edge of the Wood Theatre)
Best Theatre For Young Audiences Production
THE ADDAMS FAMILY (Metropolis Performing Arts Centre)
FANCY NANCY THE MUSICAL (Deerfield Family Theater)
ALICE IN WONDERLAND (The Little Theatre On The Square)
101 DALMATIANS (The Little Theatre On The Square)
CHRISTMAS CAROL (Drury lane)
DON’T LET THE PIGEON DRIVE THE BUS! THE MUSICAL (Young People’s Theatre of Chicago)
THE WIZARD OF OZ (Overshadowed Theatrical Productions)
SEUSSICAL (Overshadowed Theatrical Productions)
THE VERY HUNGRY CATERPILLAR SHOW (Chicago Children's Theatre)
THREE LITTLE PIGS (Chicago Kids Company)
PIETANIC (Corn Productions)
THINK FAST, JORDAN CHASE (FILAMENT THEATRE)
ANNIE (Overshadowed Theatrical Productions)
Favorite Local Theatre
The Little Theatre On The Square
Metropolis Performing Arts Centre
Stage Coach Players
Summer Place Theatre
Deerfield Family Theater
GreenMan Theatre Troupe
Circa Pintig
Wheaton Drama, Inc.
Theatre On The Hill 3/4
Paramount Theatre
Rising Stars Theatre Company
Goodman Theatre
Kokandy Productions
The Conspirators
Uptown Music Theater Highland Park
Highland Park Players
Westmont Performing Arts
Surging Films & Theatrics
Theatre 121
The Home Creative Co.
HOTT Productions NFP
Oil Lamp Theater
The Impostors Theatre Co.
About Face Theatre / The Den Theatre
The Venus Cabaret
Schaumburg Summer Theatre
Steppenwolf Theatre Company
The Drama Group
RVC Starlight Theatre
James M. Nederlander Theatre
Red Theater
Teatro Vista
Music On Stage
Parker Players
A Red Orchid Theatre
Theo Ubique Cabaret Theatre
North Riverside Players
Glen Ellyn
Invictus Theatre Co Chicago
Trap Door Theater
The Factory Theater
Brightside Theatre
Center Stage Naperville
Chicago Dramatists
Corn productions
Elsinore
Golden Ticket Productions
TimeLine Theatre Company
Midsommer Flight
Mosaic Players
Music Theater Works
Illinois Shakespeare Festival
Redtwist Theater
Kirkwood Players
Theater D
Lyric Opera of Chicago
Westchester Civic Theatre
Chicago Summer Opera
Newport Theater
4 Chairs Theatre
Theatre L'Acadie
Writers Theater
Steep Theatre Company
Remy Bumppo Theatre Company
Raven Theatre
Raue for the Arts Crystal Lake
Pride Arts
Nothing Without a Company
Northlight in Skokie
North Shore Center for the Performing Arts
Harold Washington Cultural Center
FILAMENT THEATRE
Edge of the Wood Theatre, Chicago, IL
Circa 21 Dinner Playhouse
Cat's Cradle Theatre
A Theater in the Dark
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