Final Week To Vote for the 2019 BroadwayWorld Columbus Awards – Broadway World

Regional productions, touring shows, and more are all included in the awards, honoring productions which opened between October 1, 2018 through September 30, 2019. Our local editors set the categories, our readers submitted their nominees, and now you get to vote for your favorites!

Best Choreography (Community)Cindy Straub- CRAZY FOR YOU- Westerville Civic Theatre14%Nicolette Montana- NEWSIES- Gallery Players13%Jenny Small- SPAMALOT- Pickerington Community Theatre11%

Best Choreography (Educational)Taya Lukacsko- MAMMA MIA- Gahanna Lincoln High School22%Shabonne Grimm- SEUSSICAL- Olentangy Berlin High School8%Stella Hiatt Kane- SINGING IN THE RAIN- Otterbein University8%

Best Choreography (Professional)Dionysia Williams- BRING IT ON- Columbus Children's Theatre12%Tracy Wilson- BILLY ELLIOT- Weathervane Playhouse9%Katy Psenicka- DESIRE- Shadowbox Live8%

Best Costume Design (Community)Patrick Bryant- INTO THE WOODS- Imagine Productions23%Wendy Hartman- SPITFIRE GRILL- Licking County Players17%Jeanie McGarvey- CLUE THE MUSICAL- The Lancaster Playhouse14%

Best Costume Design (Educational)Sue McMullen- MAMMA MIA- Gahanna Lincoln High School28%Thomas Martin- CHICAGO- Otterbein University13%Lisa Holley- INTO THE WOODS- Pickerington High School Central12%

Best Costume Design (Professional)Linda Mullin- MUSICAL THE MUSICAL- Shadowbox Live18%Madison Booth- MATILDA- Weathervane Playhouse11%Edward Carignan- THE ROCKY HOROOR SHOW- Short North Stage10%

Best Director of a Musical (Community)Katey Munger and Michael Ruehrmund- MARY POPPINS- Westerville Civic Theatre10%Victor Jones- LEGALLY BLONDE- Ohio University Lancaster Community Theatre9%Ryan Scarlata- NEWSIES- Gallery Players8%

Best Director of a Musical (Educational)Cynthia Macioce- MAMMA MIA- Gahanna Lincoln High School19%Aileen Targett- INTO THE WOODS- Pickerington High School Central10%Erin Gibbons- SEUSSICAL- Olentangy Berlin High School7%

Best Director of a Musical (Professional)Julie Klein- MUSICAL THE MUSICAL- ShadowboxLive16%Valerie Accetta- MATILDA- Weathervane Playhouse10%William Goldsmith- KISS ME KATE- Northland Performing Arts Center9%

Best Director of a Play (Community)Timothy Smith- A CHRISTMAS CAROL- Pickerington Community Theatre16%Lauren Murphy- THE LION, THE WITCH, AND THE WARDROBE- Worthington Community Theatre14%Donnie Lockwood- THE HAUNTING OF HILL HOUSE- Little Theatre Off Broadway11%

Best Director of a Play (Educational)Cynthia Macioce- 26 PEBBLES- Gahanna Lincoln High School28%Matt Wolfe- THE CURIOUS INCIDENT OF THE DOG IN THE NIGHTTIME- Westerville South High School19%Aileen Targett- DRACULA- Pickerington High School Central15%

Best Director of a Play (Professional)Joe Bishara- THE ELEPHANT IN THE ROOM- Evolution Theatre Company/CATCO25%Pamela Hill- DRACULA- Columbus Children's Theatre16%Edward Carignan- HAND TO GOD- Short North Stage12%

Best Female under 18 (Educational)Cami Weldon- MAMMA MIA- Gahanna Lincoln High School13%Sara Tuohy- MAMMA MIA- Gahanna Lincoln High School11%Emma Murphy- CATCH ME IF YOU CAN- Westerville South High School7%

Best Lead Actor in a Musical (Community)Caleb Jingo- MARY POPPINS- Westerville Civic Theatre13%Andrew Levitt- THE LITTLE MERMAID- Butterfly Guild/Pleasure Guild7%Cory Velasco- NEWSIES- Gallery Players7%

Best Lead Actor in a Musical (Educational)David Rice- MAMMA MIA- Gahanna Lincoln High School18%Caleb Jingo- CATCH ME IF YOU CAN- Westerville South High School7%Adam Bash- MAMMA MIA- Big Walnut High School6%

Best Lead Actor in a Musical (Professional)Cabot Rea- KISS ME KATE- Northland Performing Arts Center15%Luke Bovenizer- MATILDA- Weathervane Playhouse12%John Boyd- MUSICAL THE MUSICAL- Shadowbox Live10%

Best Lead Actor in a Play (Community)Dan Griscom- A CHRISTMAS CAROL- Pickerington Community Theatre16%Jonathan Daniel- THE LION, THE WITCH, AND THE WARDROBE- Worthington Community Theatre9%Will Macke- YOUNG AMERICANS OR STARGIRL WAS HERE- Endeavor Theatre9%

Best Lead Actor in a Play (Educational)Caleb Jingo- THE CURIOUS INCIDENT OF THE DOG IN THE NIGHTTIME- Westerville South High School24%David Moir- THE CURIOUS INCIDENT OF THE DOG IN THE NIGHTTIME- All Dublin Acting Ensemble12%Tyler Zwick- DISTRACTED- Westerville South High School11%

Best Lead Actor in a Play (Professional)Benjamin Turner- ROMEO & JULIET- Actors' Theatre of Columbus13%Travis Horseman- DRACULA- Columbus Children's Theatre12%Mark Mann- VANYA AND SONIA AND MASHA AND SPIKE- Weathervane Playhouse10%

Best Lead Actress in a Musical (Community)Mackenzie Leland- MARY POPPINS- Westerville Civic Theatre7%Katie Wagner- THE LITTLE MERMAID- Butterfly Guild/Pleasure Guild6%Emma Murphy- CRAZY FOR YOU- Westerville Civic Theatre6%

Best Lead Actress in a Musical (Educational)Cami Weldon- MAMMA MIA- Gahanna Lincoln High School11%Sara Tuohy- MAMMA MIA- Gahanna Lincoln High School10%Tatum Beck- SINGING IN THE RAIN- Otterbein University7%

Best Lead Actress in a Musical (Professional)Summit J Starr- MUSICAL THE MUSICAL- Shadowbox Live14%Susan Bunsold Wilson- KISS ME KATE- Northland Performing Arts Center10%Jesika Lehner- MAMMA MIA- Short North Stage8%

Best Lead Actress in a Play (Community)Veronica Rittenour- MOON OVER BUFFALO- Out of the Box Community Theater13%Kara Hancock- BLITHE SPIRIT- Performing Arts Creative Ensemble11%Colleen Underwood- THE HAUNTING OF HILL HOUSE- Little Theatre Off Broadway11%

Best Lead Actress in a Play (Educational)Bronte Johnson- 26 PEBBLES- Gahanna Lincoln High School23%Taryn Huffman- SHE KILLS MONSTERS- Theatre Columbus State13%Emily Randall- OUR TOWN- Olentangy Berlin High School12%

Best Lead Actress in a Play (Professional)Natalie Tangeman- ROMEO & JULIET- Actors' Theatre of Columbus25%Priyanka Shetty- THE ELEPHANT IN THE ROOM- Evolution Theatre Company/CATCO19%Kelsey Hopkins- DRACULA- Columbus Children's Theatre9%

Best Lighting (Educational)T. J. Gerckens- SINGING IN THE RAIN- Otterbein University19%Nathan Baldwin- LITTLE SHOP OF HORRORS- Westerville South High School10%Derek Dunavent- SEUSSICAL- Olentangy Berlin High School9%

Best Lighting Design (Community)Dale Harris / Alexandra Downour- LEGALLY BLONDE- Ohio University Lancaster Community Theatre22%Geoffrey Clingo- TARZAN- Worthington Community Theatre16%Kurt Mueller- FALSETTOS- Gallery Players15%

Best Lighting Design (Professional)Dylan G. Bollinger- MATILDA- Weathervane Playhouse22%Matt Hazard- PETER PAN- Columbus Children's Theatre11%Bowen Moss- PIPPIN- Short North Stage9%

Best Male under 18 (Educational)Tyler Tucker- ONCE ON THIS ISLAND JR- New Albany MS17%Josiah Holloway- CATCH ME IF YOU CAN- Westerville South High School16%Caleb Jeffries- RENT- Eastmoor Academy11%

Best Music Director (Community)Christina Bernthold- LEGALLY BLONDE- Ohio University Lancaster Community Theatre14%Jonathan Collura- NEWSIES- Gallery Players12%Jonathan Collura- INTO THE WOODS- Imagine Productions10%

Best Music Director (Educational)Jeremy Lahman- MAMMA MIA- Gahanna Lincoln High School24%Lori Kay Harvey- SINGING IN THE RAIN- Otterbein University13%Christina Bernthold- THE DROWSY CHAPERONE- Ohio University Lancaster12%

Best Music Director (Professional)Kevin Sweeny- MUSICAL THE MUSICAL- Shadowbox Live13%Jessica Myers- MATILDA- Weathervane Playhouse9%Jonathan Collura- THE VIEW UPSTAIRS- Evolution Theatre Company9%

Best Musical (Community)BEAUTY AND THE BEAST- Gahanna Community Theatre9%LEGALLY BLONDE- Ohio University Lancaster Community Theatre9%MARY POPPINS- Westerville Civic Theatre8%

Best Musical (Educational)MAMMA MIA- Gahanna Lincoln High School18%INTO THE WOODS- Pickerington High School Central6%CHICAGO- Otterbein University5%

Best Musical (Professional)MUSICAL THE MUSICAL- SHADOWBOX LIVE15%MATILDA- Weathervane Playhouse9%MAMMA MIA- Short North Stage9%

Best Play (Community)THE LION THE WITCH AND THE WARDROBE- Worthington Community Theatre12%A CHRISTMAS CAROL- Pickerington Community Theatre11%BRIGHTON BEACH MEMOIRS- Hilliard Arts Council9%

Best Play (Educational)26 PEBBLES- Gahanna Lincoln High School31%DRACULA- Pickerington High School Central17%THE CURIOUS INCIDENT OF THE DOG IN THE NIGHTTIME- Westerville South High School12%

Best Play (Professional)ROMEO & JULIET- Actors' Theatre of Columbus24%THE ELEPHANT IN THE ROOM- Evolution Theatre Company/CATCO17%HAND TO GOD- Short North Stage10%

Best Scenic Design (Community)Dan Hildebrand- MARY POPPINS- Westerville Civic Theatre13%Ryan Scarlata- NEWSIES- Gallery Players13%Victor Jones- LEGALLY BLONDE- Ohio University Lancaster Community Theatre11%

Best Scenic Design (Educational)Chris Wagner- MAMMA MIA- Gahanna Lincoln High School35%Rob Johnson- SINGING IN THE RAIN- Otterbein University16%Doug Gibbons- SEUSSICAL- Olentangy Berlin High School16%

Best Scenic Design (Professional)Matthew Hamel- MATILDA- Weathervane Playhouse16%Michael S. Brewer- BRING IT ON- Columbus Children's Theatre12%Michael S. Brewer- DRACULA- Columbus Children's Theatre12%

Best Supporting Actor in a Musical (Community)Brent Small- SPAMALOT- Pickerington Community Theatre8%Samuel Wolf- WILLY WONKA JR.- MTVarts8%Aaron Wiessing- LEGALLY BLONDE- Ohio University Lancaster Community Theatre7%

Best Supporting Actor in a Musical (Educational)Colin Smith- MAMMA MIA- Gahanna Lincoln High School13%Nate Asamoah- MAMMA MIA- Gahanna Lincoln High School9%Will Boyer- SINGIN IN THE RAIN JR- New Albany MS8%

Best Supporting Actor in a Musical (Professional)Nicholas Wilson- MUSICAL THE MUSICAL- Shadowbox Live9%Aaron Turnbull- JOSEPH AND THE AMAZING TECHNICOLOR DREAMCOAT- Weathervane Playhouse8%Thom Warren- PIPPIN- Short North Stage8%

Best Supporting Actor in a Play (Community)Aaron Turnbull- BRIGHTON BEACH MEMOIRS- Hilliard Arts Council16%Eric Muller- THE LION THE WITCH AND THE WARDROBE- Worthington Community Theatre16%Jon Cullison- THE HAUNTING OF HILL HOUSE- Little Theatre Off Broadway14%

Best Supporting Actor in a Play (Educational)Nate Asamoah- 26 PEBBLES- Gahanna Lincoln High School24%Colin Smith- 26 PEBBLES- Gahanna Lincoln High School24%Jacob Braniger- OUR TOWN- Olentangy Berlin High School17%

Best Supporting Actor in a Play (Professional)David Hammond- DRACULA- Columbus Children's Theatre13%Scott A. Willis- ROMEO & JULIET- Actors' Theatre of Columbus12%Todd Covert- LIFE SUCKS.- CATCO9%

Best Supporting Actress in a Musical (Community)Wren Jackson- THE ADDAMS FAMILY- Wagnalls Community Theatre8%Karla Kruse- MARY POPPINS- Westerville Civic Theatre6%Briana Schubert- THE 25TH ANNUAL PUTNAM COUNTY SPELLING BEE- Hilliard Arts Council6%

Best Supporting Actress in a Musical (Educational)Trinity Nhem- MAMMA MIA- Gahanna Lincoln High School16%Emily Stowers- YOU'RE A GOOD MAN, CHARLIE BROWN- Westerville North High School11%Maya Anderson- MAMMA MIA- Gahanna Lincoln High School10%

Best Supporting Actress in a Musical (Professional)Natalie Tangeman- BEST CHRISTMAS PAGEANT EVER: THE MUSICAL- Columbus Children's Theatre19%Sophie Stiltner- BRING IT ON- Columbus Children's Theatre8%Eryn Reynolds- MUSICAL THE MUSICAL- Shadowbox Live8%

Best Supporting Actress in a Play (Community)Megan Trimble- A CHRISTMAS CAROL- Pickerington Community Theatre20%Erin Haught- LEADING LADIES- Curtain Players10%Mollie Kalaycio- MOON OVER BUFFALO- Out of the Box Community Theater9%

Best Supporting Actress in a Play (Educational)Cami Weldon- 26 PEBBLES- Gahanna Lincoln High School28%Chloe Beck- SHE KILLS MONSTERS- Theatre Columbus State15%Alida Cahir- 26 PEBBLES- Gahanna Lincoln High School15%

Best Supporting Actress in a Play (Professional)Kate Lingnofski- HAND TO GOD- Short North Stage12%Anita McFarren- LIFE SUCKS- CATCO10%Sarah Marie Wilson- LITTLE WOMEN- Actors' Theatre of Columbus10%

Theatre of the Year (Community)Westerville Civic Theatre13%Gallery Players10%Imagine Productions9%

Theatre of the Year (Educational)Gahanna Lincoln High School17%Otterbein University10%New Albany MS8%

Theatre of the Year (Professional)Shadowbox Live18%Weathervane Playhouse18%Columbus Children's Theatre17%

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Final Week To Vote for the 2019 BroadwayWorld Columbus Awards - Broadway World

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