This is the final week to vote for the 2024 BroadwayWorld Hawaii Awards… Don’t miss out on making sure that your favorite theatres, stars, and shows get the recognition they deserve!

The 2024 Regional Awards honor regional productions, touring shows, and more which had their first performance between October 1, 2023 through September 30, 2024. 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.

2024 BroadwayWorld Hawaii Standings

Best Cabaret/Concert/Solo Performance
Sheryl Renee
– CABARET SERIES
– ProArts Maui
48%
Barrie Kealoha
– BOTTOMS UP!
– Farrington Performing Arts Center
28%
Ashley Lambert, Justin John Moniz
– AN EVENING AT THE STORK CLUB
– Hawaii Performing Arts Festival
24%

Best Choreography Of A Play Or Musical
Debra McGee
– LITTLE WOMEN
– Hawaii Performing Arts Festival
26%
Aly Cardinalli
– KINKY BOOTS
– ProArts Playhouse Maui
14%
Felicia Chernicki-Wulf
– THE ROCKY HORROR SHOW
– Maui OnStage
13%
Ahnya Chang
– NEWSIES
– Paliku Theatre
12%
Randi Lonzaga
– SPRING AWAKENING
– ProArts Maui
9%
Charlie Williams
– FROZEN
– Diamond Head Theatre
6%
Lina Aiko Krueger
– LOVEY LEE
– ProArts Playhouse
5%
Ahnya Chang
– MY FAIR LADY
– Diamond Head Theatre
4%
Pei-Ling Kao & Cuauhtémoc Peranda
– ARE WE THERE YET, BABY?
– UHM Kennedy Theatre
3%
John Rampage/Celia Chun
– TOOTSIE
– Diamond Head Theatre
3%
Ohi
– HAPPILY EVA AFTA
– Manoa Valley Theatre
2%
Christine Yasunaga
– KISS ME, KATE
– Diamond Head Theatre
1%
Kea Kapahua
– HAPPILY EVA AFTA
– University of Hawai’i at Hilo Performing Arts Center
1%
Miki Yamamoto
– TENDERLY: THE ROSEMARY CLOONEY MUSICAL
– Manoa Valley Theatre
1%

Best Costume Design Of A Play Or Musical
Jennifer Oberg
– SEUSSICAL
– Maui Onstage
25%
Michelle Hartman
– LITTLE WOMEN
– Hawaii Performing Arts Festival
21%
Madison Gholston
– FROZEN
– Diamond Head Theatre
10%
Cabaret and Cocktails
– KINKY BOOTS
– ProArts Maui
8%
Ally Shore
– DADDY LONG LEGS
– ProArts Maui
7%
Kathleen Schultz
– THE ROCKY HORROR SHOW
– Maui OnStage
6%
Theo Kāneikoliakawahineika‘iukapuomua Baker & Maile Speetjens
– PUANA
– UHM Kennedy Theatre
5%
Maile Speetjens
– CLUE
– Manoa Valley Theatre
4%
Emily Lane
– HONEYMOON IN VEGAS
– Diamond Head Theatre
3%
Sarah Loney Mark
– KINKY BOOTS (PROARTS)
– ProArts Playhouse Maui
3%
Carlynn Wolfe and Rikita Turner
– LOVEY LEE
– Kumu Kahua Theatre
3%
Kimmerie Jones
– MY FAIR LADY
– Diamond Head Theatre
2%
Kimmerie Jones
– KISS ME, KATE
– Diamond Head Theatre
2%
Peggy Krock
– GEM OF THE OCEAN
– TAG – The Actor’s Group
1%
Micah Oberg
– LOVEY LEE
– ProArts Playhouse
1%

Best Dance Production
KINKY BOOTS
– ProArts Playhouse Maui
69%
RESONANCE BFA/MFA DANCE CONCERT
– UHM Kennedy Theatre
19%
ARE WE THERE YET, BABY?
– UHM Kennedy Theatre
12%

Best Direction Of A Musical
Beth Dunnington
– LITTLE WOMEN
– Hawaii Performing Arts Festival
25%
Aly Cardinalli
– KINKY BOOTS
– ProArts Maui
14%
Kiegan Otterson
– SPRING AWAKENING
– ProArts Maui
13%
Kalani Whitford
– THE ROCKY HORROR SHOW
– Maui OnStage
11%
Rob Duval
– DEAR EVAN HANSEN
– Manoa Valley Theatre
9%
Ally Shore
– DADDY LONG LEGS
– ProArts Maui
7%
Charlie Williams
– FROZEN
– Diamond Head Theatre
5%
Michael Ng
– HAPPILY EVA AFTA
– Manoa Valley Theatre
5%
John Rampage
– TOOTSIE
– Diamond Head Theatre
3%
Stephanie Conching
– SWEENEY TODD
– Manoa Valley Theatre
3%
Bryce Chaddick
– MY FAIR LADY
– Diamond Head Theatre
2%
Malindi Fickle
– KISS ME, KATE
– Diamond Head Theatre
2%

Best Direction Of A Play
Francis Tau’a
– LOVEY LEE
– ProArts Playhouse Maui
29%
David Johnston
– THE LION IN WINTER
– Maui Academy of Performing Arts
15%
Joshua ‘Baba’ Kamoani’ala Tavares
– GLITTER IN THE PA’AKAI
– Kennedy Theatre
14%
Rob Duval
– CLUE
– Manoa Valley Theatre
12%
Rob Duval
– LEND ME A SOPRANO
– Manoa Valley Theatre
8%
John Rampage
– THE MUSICAL COMEDY MURDERS OF 1940
– Diamond Head Theatre
5%
Alex Munro
– THE LIFESPAN OF A FACT
– Manoa Valley Theatre
4%
Tammy Haili‘ōpua Baker
– PUANA
– UHM Kennedy Theatre
4%
Harry Wong III
– KAMAU TRILOGY
– Kumu Kahua Theatre
3%
Julie A. Iezzi
– THE MAIDEN BENTEN AND THE BANDITS OF THE WHITE WAVES
– UHM Kennedy Theatre
2%
Reyn Afaga
– CYMBELINE
– Hawaii Shakespeare Festival
2%
Derrick Brown & Frankie Enos
– GEM OF THE OCEAN
– TAG – The Actor’s Group
1%
Jason Kanda
– BERETANIA SNAPSHOTS
– Kumu Kahua Theatre
1%

Best Ensemble
LITTLE WOMEN
– Hawaii Performing Arts Festival
25%
THE ROCKY HORROR SHOW
– Maui OnStage
13%
SPRING AWAKENING
– ProArts Playhouse Maui
12%
KINKY BOOTS
– ProArts Maui
10%
NEWSIES
– Paliku Theatre
6%
FROZEN
– Diamond Head Theatre
5%
GLITTER IN THE PAʻAKAI
– UHM Kennedy Theatre
4%
KIMBERLY AKIMBO
– ProArts Maui
4%
SWEENEY TODD
– Manoa Valley Theatre
3%
THE LION IN WINTER
– Maui Academy of Performing Arts
3%
DEAR EVAN HANSEN
– Manoa Valley Theatre
3%
TOOTSIE
– Diamond Head Theatre
2%
KISS ME, KATE
– Diamond Head Theatre
2%
DADDY LONG LEGS
– ProArts Maui
1%
LEND ME A SOPRANO
– Manoa Valley Theatre
1%
KĀMAU TRILOGY
– Kumu Kahua Theatre
1%
UA PAU
– Kumu Kahua Theatre
1%
MY FAIR LADY
– Diamond Head Theatre
1%
PUANA
– UHM Kennedy Theatre
1%
AITU FAFINE
– Kumu Kahua Theatre
1%
THE MAIDEN BENTEN AND THE BANDITS OF THE WHITE WAVES
– UHM Kennedy Theatre
1%
CLUE
– Manoa Valley Theatre
1%
GEM OF THE OCEAN
– TAG – The Actor’s Group
0%
BERETANIA SNAPSHOTS
– Kumu Kahua Theatre
0%
KAISARA
– UHM Kennedy Theatre
0%

Best Lighting Design Of A Play Or Musical
Steve Shack
– LITTLE WOMEN
– Hawaii Performing Arts Festival
24%
Carolyn Maggie Lloyd
– KINKY BOOTS
– ProArts Playhouse Maui
14%
Carolyn Maggie Lloyd
– THE ROCKY HORROR SHOW
– Maui OnStage
12%
Christopher Patrinos
– GLITTER IN THE PA’AKAI
– Kennedy Theatre
10%
Carolyn Maggie Lloyd
– SPRING AWAKENING
– ProArts Playhouse Maui
9%
Chris Gouveia
– DEAR EVAN HANSEN
– Manoa Valley Theatre
9%
Ricky Jones
– DADDY LONG LEGS
– ProArts Playhouse Maui
5%
Dawn Oshima
– FROZEN
– Diamond Head Theatre
5%
Todd Van Amburgh
– LOVEY LEE
– ProArts Playhouse
3%
Stephen Clear
– KISS ME, KATE
– Diamond Head Theatre
2%
Christopher Patrinos & Carlee Kasadate
– THE MAIDEN BENTEN AND THE BANDITS OF THE WHITE WAVES
– UHM Kennedy Theatre
2%
Dawn Oshima
– THE MUSICAL COMEDY MURDERS OF 1940
– Diamond Head Theatre
2%
Brian Sackett
– LOVEY LEE
– Kumu Kahua Theatre
1%
Rachel Sorenson
– CYMBELINE
– Hawaii Shakespeare Festival
1%
David Hunt
– GEM OF THE OCEAN
– TAG – The Actor’s Group
0%

Best Music Direction & Orchestra Performance
Justin John Moniz
– LITTLE WOMEN
– Hawaii Performing Arts Festival
25%
Vania Jerome
– SPRING AWAKENING
– ProArts Playhouse Maui
14%
Aly Cardinalli
– KINKY BOOTS (PROARTS)
– ProArts Maui
13%
Robert E. Wills
– THE ROCKY HORROR SHOW
– Maui OnStage
10%
Jenny Shiroma
– DEAR EVAN HANSEN
– Manoa Valley Theatre
9%
Jenny Shiroma
– FROZEN
– Diamond Head Theatre
4%
Tammy Haili‘ōpua Baker
– PUANA
– UHM Kennedy Theatre
4%
John Rowehl
– MAN OF LAMANCHA
– Maui Academy of Performing Arts
4%
John Rowehl
– DADDY LONG LEGS
– ProArts Playhouse Maui
4%
Roslyn Catracchia
– TOOTSIE
– Diamond Head Theatre
3%
Jenny Shiroma
– MY FAIR LADY
– Diamond Head Theatre
3%
Miguel Cadoy III
– HAPPILY EVA AFTA
– Manoa Valley Theatre
2%
Kenny Endo & Kirstin Pauka
– THE MAIDEN BENTEN AND THE BANDITS OF THE WHITE WAVES
– UHM Kennedy Theatre
2%
Lindsey Rabe
– KISS ME, KATE
– Diamond Head Theatre
1%

Best Musical
LITTLE WOMEN
– Hawaii Performing Arts Festival
28%
KINKY BOOTS
– ProArts Playhouse Maui
14%
DEAR EVAN HANSEN
– Manoa Valley Theatre
13%
THE ROCKY HORROR SHOW
– Maui OnStage
12%
SPRING AWAKENING
– ProArts Maui
9%
FROZEN
– Diamond Head Theatre
7%
DADDY LONG LEGS
– ProArts Maui
6%
SWEENEY TODD
– Manoa Valley Theatre
5%
TOOTSIE
– Diamond Head Theatre
2%
TENDERLY: THE ROSEMARY CLOONEY MUSICAL
– Manoa Valley Theatre
2%
MY FAIR LADY
– Diamond Head Theatre
1%
KISS ME, KATE
– Diamond Head Theatre
0%

Best Performer In A Musical
Charles Cook
– KINKY BOOTS
– ProArts Playhouse Maui
11%
Ryanne Solinsky
– LITTLE WOMEN
– Hawaii Performing Arts Festival
11%
Jesie Rocetes
– THE ROCKY HORROR SHOW
– Maui OnStage
9%
Evan Shields
– LITTLE WOMEN
– Hawaii Performing Arts Festival
9%
Joshua Baba Tavares
– GLITTER IN THE PA’AKAI
– Kennedy Theatre
9%
Amber Seelig
– DADDY LONG LEGS
– ProArts Maui
8%
Elena Montero Mulligan
– LITTLE WOMEN
– Hawaii Performing Arts Festival
8%
Alana Clayson
– FROZEN
– Diamond Head Theatre
7%
Eric Gilliom
– THE ROCKY HORROR SHOW
– Maui OnStage
6%
Darian Aquino
– DEAR EVAN HANSEN
– Manoa Valley Theatre
6%
Dale Button
– THE ROCKY HORROR SHOW
– Maui OnStage
4%
Amber Selig
– THE ROCKY HORROR SHOW
– Maui OnStage
4%
Kyle Malis
– SWEENEY TODD
– Manoa Valley Theatre
3%
Reyn Halford
– TOOTSIE
– Diamond Head Theatre
2%
Susan Hawes
– DEAR EVAN HANSEN
– Manoa Valley Theatre
2%
Anna Young
– MY FAIR LADY
– Diamond Head Theatre
2%
David Young
– MY FAIR LADY
– Diamond Head Theatre
1%
David Young
– KISS ME, KATE
– Diamond Head Theatre
0%
Jennifer Cleve Sojot
– TENDERLY: THE ROSEMARY CLOONEY MUSICAL
– Manoa Valley Theatre
0%
Lance Rae
– TENDERLY: THE ROSEMARY CLOONEY MUSICAL
– Manoa Valley Theatre
0%

Best Performer In A Play
Ally Shore
– KIMBERLY AKIMBO
– ProArts Maui
21%
Paul Jackel
– THE LION IN WINTER
– Maui Academy of Performing Arts (MAPA)
17%
Jasmine Haley Anderson
– LEND ME A SOPRANO
– Manoa Valley Theatre
9%
Baba Tavares
– KAMAU TRILOGY
– Kumu Kahua Theatre
7%
Dwight T. Martin
– DEATH OF A SALESMAN
– Manoa Valley Theatre
6%
Lelea‘e ‘Buffy’ Kahalepuna-Wong
– GLITTER IN THE PA‘AKAI
– UHM Kennedy Theatre
6%
Sean-Joseph Takeo Kahāokalani Choo
– LOVEY LEE
– Kumu Kahua Theatre
6%
Lelea’e Kahalepuna-Wong
– TITUS ANDRONICUS
– Hawaii Shakespeare Festival
5%
Kaipo Dudoit
– GLITTER IN THE PA’AKAI
– UH Manoa
5%
David Herman
– THE LIFESPAN OF A FACT
– Manoa Valley Theatre
4%
Theo Kāneikoliakawahineika‘iukapuomua Baker
– PUANA
– UHM Kennedy Theatre
4%
Stuart Featheran
– KĀMAU A’E
– Kumu Kahua Theatre
3%
Joshua ‘Baba’ Kamoani‘ala Tavares
– PUANA
– UHM Kennedy Theatre
3%
Kaipo Dudoit
– KAISARA
– UHM Kennedy Theatre
2%
Kirstyn Trombetta
– CYMBELINE
– Hawaii Shakespeare Festival
1%
Kahiau Machado
– KAMAU TRILOGY
– Kumu Kahua Theatre
1%

Best Play
CLUE
– Manoa Valley Theatre
22%
KIMBERLY AKIMBO
– ProArts Maui
15%
LOVEY LEE
– ProArts Playhouse Maui
14%
GLITTER IN THE PA’AKAI
– Kennedy Theatre
13%
THE LION IN WINTER
– Maui Academy of Performing Arts (MAPA)
10%
THE MUSICAL COMEDY MURDERS OF 1940
– Diamond Head Theatre
6%
GEM OF THE OCEAN
– TAG – The Actor’s Group
4%
KAMAU TRILOGY
– Kumu Kahua Theatre
4%
THE LIFESPAN OF A FACT
– Manoa Valley Theatre
3%
THE WATER STATION
– UHM Kennedy Theatre
2%
UA PAU
– Kumu Kahua Theatre
2%
THE MAIDEN BENTEN AND THE BANDITS OF THE WHITE WAVES
– UHM Kennedy Theatre
2%
HAOLELAND
– Kumu Kahua Theatre
1%
MENDOKUSAI
– Kumu Kahua Theatre
1%

Best Production of an Opera
LA BOHÉME
– Hawaii Opera Theatre
61%
THE CORONATION OF POPPEA
– Hawaii Performing Arts Festival
29%
I PAGLIACCI
– Hawaii Opera Theatre
11%

Best Scenic Design Of A Play Or Musical
Brittany Merenda
– LITTLE WOMEN
– Hawaii Performing Arts Festival
22%
Ally Shore
– THE ROCKY HORROR SHOW
– Maui OnStage
19%
Lin McEwan
– KINKY BOOTS
– ProArts Playhouse Maui
13%
Ally Shore
– DADDY LONG LEGS
– ProArts Maui
8%
Antonio Hernandez
– GLITTER IN THE PA’AKAI
– Kennedy Theatre
8%
DeAnne Kennedy
– NEWSIES
– Paliku Theatre
5%
Mira Fey
– SWEENEY TODD
– Manoa Valley Theatre
5%
Randy Tandal
– THE MUSICAL COMEDY MURDERS OF 1940
– Diamond Head Theatre
4%
Deane Kennedy
– FROZEN
– Diamond Head Theatre
4%
Kalani Whitford
– LOVEY LEE
– ProArts Playhouse
4%
Willie Sabel
– LEND ME A SOPRANO
– Manoa Valley Theatre
3%
MJ Matsushita
– HAPPILY EVA AFTA
– Manoa Valley Theatre
2%
Christopher Patrinos
– PUANA
– UHM Kennedy Theatre
1%
Margaret Hanna Tominaga
– THE MAIDEN BENTEN AND THE BANDITS OF THE WHITE WAVES
– UHM Kennedy Theatre
1%

Best Sound Design Of A Play Or Musical
Paul Buckley
– LITTLE WOMEN
– Hawaii Performing Arts Festival
27%
Dawn Kealoha Harper
– THE ROCKY HORROR SHOW
– Maui OnStage
22%
Sarah Velasco & Timothy Manamtam
– DEAR EVAN HANSEN
– Manoa Valley Theatre
12%
Sarah Jelly
– DADDY LONG LEGS
– ProArts Maui
12%
Angelica ‘Angel’ Juarez
– LOVEY LEE
– ProArts Playhouse
8%
Steven Nelson
– NEWSIES
– Paliku Theatre
6%
Jericho Sombrio
– FROZEN
– Diamond Head Theatre
6%
Kerri Yoneda
– TOOTSIE
– Diamond Head Theatre
5%
Isaac Dela Cruz
– LOVEY LEE
– Kumu Kahua Theatre
3%

Best Supporting Performer In A Musical
Tori Hitchcock
– LITTLE WOMEN
– Hawaii Performing Arts Festival
14%
Madeline Belcher
– LITTLE WOMEN
– Hawaii Performing Arts Festival
9%
Jesse Rocetes
– SPRING AWAKENING
– ProArts Playhouse Maui
8%
Elysa Raquel Hernandez
– LITTLE WOMEN
– Hawaii Performing Arts Festival
8%
Caroline Hendren
– LITTLE WOMEN
– Hawaii Performing Arts Festival
8%
Danielle Ferrer
– KINKY BOOTS
– ProArts Maui
6%
Aaron Pardini
– THE ROCKY HORROR SHOW
– Maui OnStage
5%
Presley Wheeler
– DEAR EVAN HANSEN
– Manoa Valley Theatre
5%
Aaron Pardini
– KINKY BOOTS
– ProArts Maui
4%
Kiegan Otterson
– DADDY LONG LEGS
– ProArts Maui
3%
Lele’a ‘Buffy’ kahalepua-Wong
– SWEENEY TODD
– Manoa Valley Theatre
3%
Paul Jackel
– SPRING AWAKENING
– ProArts Playhouse Maui
3%
Jesie Rocetes
– KINKY BOOTS
– ProArts Playhouse Maui
3%
Kimo Kaona
– FROZEN
– Diamond Head Theatre
3%
Tessa Chin
– SPRING AWAKENING
– ProArts Playhouse Maui
3%
Aiko Schick
– TOOTSIE
– Diamond Head Theatre
2%
Deborah Vial
– THE ROCKY HORROR SHOW
– Maui OnStage
2%
Moku Durant
– TOOTSIE
– Diamond Head Theatre
2%
Rocco Bechirian
– SWEENEY TODD
– Manoa Valley Theatre
2%
Jamie Salcedo-Viola
– KINKY BOOTS
– ProArts Maui
1%
Jill Jackson
– FROZEN
– Diamond Head Theatre
1%
Betty Bolton
– MY FAIR LADY
– Diamond Head Theatre
1%
Micah Howlett
– THE ROCKY HORROR SHOW
– Maui OnStage
1%
Kyle Malis
– FROZEN
– Diamond Head Theatre
1%
Andrew Simmons
– KISS ME, KATE
– Diamond Head Theatre
1%

Best Supporting Performer In A Play
Kathy Collins
– LOVEY LEE
– ProArts Playhouse
12%
Paul Jackel
– BIRTHDAY CANDLES
– Maui Academy of Performing Arts (MAPA)
11%
Scott McLelland
– KIMBERLY AKIMBO
– ProArts Maui
10%
Pono Cummings
– GLITTER IN THE PA‘AKAI
– UHM Kennedy Theatre
7%
Armando Molina Gómez
– GLITTER IN THE PA‘AKAI
– UHM Kennedy Theatre
7%
Riley Franco
– LOVEY LEE
– ProArts Playhouse Maui
7%
Adam Kalma
– LEND ME A SOPRANO
– Manoa Valley Theatre
5%
Theo Kāneikoliakawahineika‘iukapuomua Baker
– KAISARA
– UHM Kennedy Theatre
5%
Andrew Simmons
– THE MUSICAL COMEDY MURDERS OF 1940
– Diamond Head Theatre
5%
Shannon Winpenny
– LEND ME A SOPRANO
– Manoa Valley Theatre
4%
Barrie Kealoha
– LEND ME A SOPRANO
– Manoa Valley Theatre
4%
Ehulani Kane
– LOVEY LEE
– ProArts Playhouse
3%
Allan Y. Okubo
– DEATH OF A SALESMAN
– Manoa Valley Theatre
3%
Madison Cuartas
– LEND ME A SOPRANO
– Manoa Valley Theatre
3%
Lele’a ‘buffy’ kahalepua-Wong
– LOVEY LEE
– Kumu Kahua Theatre
3%
Noelani Montas
– GLITTER IN THE PA’AKAI
– Kennedy Theatre
3%
Lelea’e Kahalepuna-Wong
– KAMAU TRILOGY
– Kumu Kahua Theatre
2%
Eriq James
– DEATH OF A SALESMAN
– Manoa Valley Theatre
2%
Alaura Ward
– KAMAU TRILOGY
– Kumu Kahua Theatre
2%
Darryl Soriano
– BERETANIA SNAPSHOTS
– Kumu Kahua Theatre
2%
Kahano Ho
– LOVEY LEE
– Kumu Kahua Theatre
1%

Favorite Local Theatre
ProArts Playhouse Maui
24%
Hawaii Performing Arts Festival
21%
Manoa Valley Theatre
15%
Maui Onstage
15%
Diamond Head Theatre
9%
UHM Kennedy Theatre
6%
Kumu Kahua Theatre
5%
Paliku Theatre
2%
Honolulu Theatre for Youth
2%
Hawaii Shakespeare Festival
1%
TAG – The Actor’s Group
0%

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