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2022 BroadwayWorld Hawaii Standings - 12/12/22

Best Cabaret/Concert/Solo Performance
Sea-Joseph Choo - I<3 MY AAPI GRANDPARENTS! - Kumu Kahua Theatre 53%
Bridge Hartman - BRIDGE LIVE AT THE PALACE - Palace Theatre 27%
Jo Pruden - LILLIAN - TAG - The Actors' Group 21%

Best Choreography Of A Play Or Musical
Debra McGee - HAIR - Hawaii Performing Arts Festival 30%
Dwayne Sakaguchi - CABARET - Manoa Valley Theatre 18%
Katherine L. Jones - ONCE UPON ONE TIME - Manoa Valley Theatre 11%
Ahnya Chang - WAITRESS - Diamond Head Theatre 8%
Aleah Kay - CABARET - Hilo Education Arts Repertory Theatre 8%
Kumu Hula Tracie Ka‘ōnohilani Lopes, Kumu Hula R. Keawe Lopes, Jr., and J. Lorenzo Perillo - HE LEO ALOHA - UHM Kennedy Theatre 8%
Caryn yee - ANYTHING GOES - Diamond head theatre 6%
Amy Lynn Schiffner & Ka'ohinani Yojo Daniels - EDDIE WEN' GO: THE STORY OF THE UPSIDE-DOWN CANOE - UHM Kennedy Theatre 4%
Andrew Sakaguchi - BE MORE CHILL - Manoa Valley Theatre 4%
Jessica Israel - INTERSTELLAR CINDERELLA - UHM Kennedy Theatre - Earle Ernst Lab Theatre 2%
Aleah Kay - AVENUE Q - Hilo Palace 1%
Kea Kapahua - WORDSWORTH - UH Hilo 0%
Kathryn Yee - ANYTHING GOES - Diamond Head Theatre 0

Best Costume Design Of A Play Or Musical
Michelle Hartman - HAIR - Hawaii Performing Arts Festival 31%
Maile Speetjens - CABARET - Manoa Valley Theatre. 12%
Karen Wolfe - ANYTHING GOES - Diamond Head Theatre 10%
Carlynn Wolfe - EGGS ON ICE - Hawaii Pacific University 7%
Kaneikoliakawahineika’iukapuomua Baker - HOʻOILINA - UHM Kennedy Theatre 7%
Karen Wolfe - WAITRESS - Diamond Head Theatre 6%
Lizby - CABARET - Hilo Education Arts Repertory Theatre 6%
Kimmerie H.O. Jones - ONCE UPON ONE TIME - Manoa Valley Theatre 5%
Kimmerie Jones - BE MORE CHILL - Manoa Valley Theatre 4%
Jesse Höyhtyä - INTERSTELLAR CINDERELLA - UHM Kennedy Theatre - Earle Ernst Lab Theatre 4%
Maile Speetjens - EDDIE WEN' GO: THE STORY OF THE UPSIDE-DOWN CANOE - UHM Kennedy Theatre 4%
Maile Speetjens - HE LEO ALOHA - UHM Kennedy Theatre 2%
Kimmerie Jones - DESPERATE MEASURES - Manoa Valley Theatre 2%
Lizby - AVENUE Q - Hilo Palace 0

Best Dance Production
CO-MOTION - UHM Kennedy Theatre 59%
SPHERE - UHM Kennedy Theatre 41%

Best Direction Of A Musical
Lee Summers - HAIR - Hawaii Performing Arts Festival 31%
Michael Ng - ONCE UPON ONE TIME - Manoa Valley Theatre 17%
Alex Munro - CABARET - Manoa Valley Theater 14%
Andrew Sakaguchi - BE MORE CHILL - Manoa Valley Theatre 8%
Kevin Pease - WAITRESS - Diamond Head Theatre 8%
Larry Reitzer - CABARET - Hilo Education Arts Repertory Theatre 7%
Mathias maas - CHARLIE AND THE CHOCOLATE FACTORY - Diamond head theatre 4%
Taylor Bogan - INTERSTELLAR CINDERELLA - UHM Kennedy Theatre - Earle Ernst Lab Theatre 3%
John Rampage - ANYTHING GOES - Diamond head theatre 3%
Miles Phillips - DESPERATE MEASURES - Manoa Valley Theatre 3%
Alohi De Lima - PAIEA - Kamehameha Hawai’i 2%
Larry Reitzer - AVENUE Q - HEART/Hilo Palace 1%

Best Direction Of A Play
Lanaly Cabalo - EGGS ON ICE - Hawaii Pacific University 18%
Ākea Kahikina - HOʻOILINA - UHM Kennedy Theatre 16%
Reiko Ho - CAMBODIAN ROCK BAND - Manoa Valley Theatre 12%
Reiko Ho - THE JOY LUCK CLUB - Manoa Valley Theatre 11%
Rob Duval - THE 39 STEPS - Manoa Valley Theatre 9%
Tammy Haili‘ōpua Baker - HAWAI‘I NŌ KA ‘OI: A SAKAMOTO CELEBRATION - UHM Kennedy Theatre - Earle Ernst Lab Theatre 7%
Harry Wong III - ALOHA LAS VEGAS BY EDWARD SAKAMOTO - Kumu Kahua Theatre 6%
Denny Hironaga - WHO YOU AGAIN - Kumu kahua theater 5%
Mark Branner & Annie K.L. Lipscomb - EDDIE WEN' GO: THE STORY OF THE UPSIDE-DOWN CANOE - UHM Kennedy Theatre 5%
Kaipulaumakaniolono - HE LEO ALOHA - UHM Kennedy Theatre 3%
Derrick Brown - PAUL LAURENCE DUNBAR - TAG - The Actors' Group 3%
Peggy Anne Siegmund - OUTSIDE MULLINGAR - TAG - The Actors' Group 2%
Bro. Gary Morris - OVER THE RIVER AND THROUGH THE WOODS - TAG - The Actors' Group 1%
Joyce Maltby - BRIGHTON BEACH MEMOIRS - TAG - The Actors' Group 1%
Iasona Kaper - BLUE BY WIL KAHELE - Kumu Kahua Theatre 1%

Best Ensemble Performance
HAIR - Hawaii Performing Arts Festival 33%
ONCE UPON ONE TIME - Manoa Valley Theatre 12%
CABARET - Manoa Valley Theatre 8%
EGGS ON ICE - Hawaii Pacific University 6%
WAITRESS - Diamond Head Theatre 6%
CAMBODIAN ROCK BAND - Manoa Valley Theatre 5%
ANYTHING GOES - Diamond head theatre 4%
THE CONVERSION OF KA’AHUMANU - Kumu Kahua 4%
AVENUE Q - HEART/Hilo Palace 4%
HOʻOILINA - UHM Kennedy Theatre 3%
BE MORE CHILL - Manoa Valley Theatre 3%
THE JOY LUCK CLUB - Manoa Valley Theatre 2%
WHO YOU AGAIN - Kumu kahua theater 2%
INTERSTELLAR CINDERELLA - UHM Kennedy Theatre - Earle Ernst Lab Theatre 2%
JESUS CHRIST SUPERSTAR - Diamond head theatre 1%
EDDIE WEN' GO: THE STORY OF THE UPSIDE-DOWN CANOE - UHM Kennedy Theatre 1%
THE 39 STEPS - Manoa Valley Theatre 1%
HE LEO ALOHA - UHM Kennedy Theatre 1%
HAWAI’I NŌ KA ‘OI: A SAKAMOTO CELEBRATION - UH Kennedy Theatre 1%
DESPERATE MEASURES - Manoa Valley Theatre 1%
PAUL LAURENCE DUNBAR - TAG - The Actors' Group 0%
THE GOD COMMITTEE - TAG - The Actors' Group 0%

Best Lighting Design Of A Play Or Musical
Matthew McCarren - HAIR - Hawaii Performing Arts Festival 40%
Chris Gouveia - ONCE UPON ONE TIME - Manoa Valley Theatre 15%
Janine Myers - CABARET - Manoa Valley Theatre 14%
Dawn Oshima - WAITRESS - Diamond Head Theatre 9%
Janine Myers - CAMBODIAN ROCK BAND - Manoa Valley Theatre 6%
Jonah Bobilin - HOʻOILINA - UHM Kennedy Theatre 4%
Claire Paul - EDDIE WEN' GO: THE STORY OF THE UPSIDE-DOWN CANOE - UHM Kennedy Theatre 4%
Brian Sackett - WHO YOU AGAIN? - Kumu Kahua Theatre 3%
Brian Sackett - THE CONVERSION OF KA'AHUMANU - Kumu Kahua Theatre 2%
Claire Paul - INTERSTELLAR CINDERELLA - UHM Kennedy Theatre - Earle Ernst Lab Theatre 2%
Jonah Bobilin - DESPERATE MEASURES - Manoa Valley Theatre 1%
Jonah Bobilin - HE LEO ALOHA - UHM Kennedy Theatre 1%
Ariana Bassett - SCARY SCENARIOS - UH Hilo 0%

Best Music Direction & Orchestra Performance
Justin John Moniz - HAIR - Hawaii Performing Arts Festival 30%
Darcie Yoshinaga - ONCE UPON ONE TIME - Manoa Valley Theatre 13%
Maikai Nash - CABARET - Manoa Valley Theatre 12%
Melina Lillios - WAITRESS - Diamond Head Theatre 11%
Ka Waihona A Ke Aloha, Kumu R. Keawe Lopes Jr. & the Tuahine Troupe - HE LEO ALOHA - UHM Kennedy Theatre 11%
Jenny shiroma - ANYTHING GOES - Diamond head theatre 6%
Roslyn catraccia - JESUS CHRIST SUPERSTAR - Diamond head theatre 5%
Jenny shiroma - DESPERATE MEASURES - Manoa valley theatre 3%
Ian O'Sullivan - EDDIE WEN' GO: THE STORY OF THE UPSIDE-DOWN CANOE - UHM Kennedy Theatre 3%
Jenny shiroma - CHARLIE AND THE CHOCOLATE FACTORY - Diamond head theatre 3%
Jenny Shiroma - DADDY LONG LEGS - Manoa Valley Theatre 3%

Best Musical
HAIR - Hawaii Performing Arts Festival 35%
ONCE UPON ONE TIME - Manoa Valley Theatre 16%
CABARET - Manoa Valley Theater 11%
WAITRESS - Diamond Head Theatre 7%
BE MORE CHILL - Manoa Valley Theatre 6%
CAMBODIAN ROCK BAND - Manoa Valley Theater 5%
CABARET - Hilo Education Arts Repertory Theatre (HEART) 4%
ANYTHING GOES - Diamond head theatre 4%
AVENUE Q - Hilo Education Arts Repertory Theatre (HEART) 4%
INTERSTELLAR CINDERELLA - UHM Kennedy Theatre - Earle Ernst Lab Theatre 3%
CHARLIE AND THE CHOCOLATE FACTORY - Diamond head theatre 2%
JESUS CHRIST SUPERSTAR - Diamond head theatre 2%
WAITRESS (NON-EQ) - Diamond Head Theatre 1%
DESPERATE MEASURES - Manoa Valley Theatre 0
DESPERATE MEASURES - Manoa Valley Theatre 0

Best New Play Or Musical
WHO YOU AGAIN? BY RYAN OKINAKA - Kumu Kahua Theatre 22%
MURDER IN THE NTH DEGREE - Proarts Playhouse, Kihei, Maui 20%
EGGS ON ICE BY KRISTINE M. REYES - Hawaii Pacific University 16%
HOʻOILINA - UHM Kennedy Theatre 15%
BLUE - Kumu Kahua 10%
WORDSWORTH - UH Hilo 5%
PAI’EA - Kamehameha Hawai’i 4%
HAWAI’I NŌ KA ‘OI: A SAKAMOTO CELEBRATION - UH Kennedy Theatre 4%
HE LEO ALOHA - UHM Kennedy Theatre 3%
PAUL LAURENCE DUNBAR - TAG - The Actors' Group 1%

Best Performer In A Musical
Jack Murphy - HAIR - Hawaii Performing Arts Festival 20%
Nicholas Amador - CABARET - Manoa Valley Theatre 6%
Darian Aquino - BE MORE CHILL - Manoa Valley Theatre 6%
Richie Cardile - HAIR - Hawaii Performing Arts Festival 6%
Kelsey Baehrens - CAMBODIAN ROCK BAND - Manoa Valley Theater 6%
Gage Thomas - CABARET - Manoa Valley Theatre 6%
Kat Nakano - ONCE UPON ONE TIME - Manoa Valley Theatre 5%
Isaiah Avilla - ONCE UPON ONE TIME - Manoa Valley Theatre 5%
Tyler Brunner - HAIR - Hawaii Performing Arts Festival 4%
Kirk A. Lapilio Jr. - ONCE UPON ONE TIME - Manoa Valley Theatre 3%
Yumeko Stern - HAIR - Hawaii Performing Arts Festival 3%
Adrian Khactu - CAMBODIAN ROCK BAND - Manoa Valley Theater 3%
Charles Bankhead - AVENUE Q - Palace theater 3%
Alex peveck - JESUS CHRIST SUPERSTAR - Diamond head theatre 3%
Elliot Dimacali - ONCE UPON ONE TIME - Manoa Valley Theatre 3%
Taylor Bogan - INTERSTELLAR CINDERELLA - UHM Kennedy Theatre - Earle Ernst Lab Theatre 2%
Sarah Halford - WAITRESS - Diamond Head Theatre 2%
Sarah Souza - WAITRESS - Diamond Head Theatre 2%
Marisa Capalbo - CABARET - Manoa Valley Theater 2%
Zachary Linnert - WAITRESS (NON-EQ) - Diamond Head Theatre 2%
Leimomi Herrell - ONCE UPON ONE TIME - Manoa Valley Theatre 2%
Marissa Noelle - CABARET - Manoa Valley Theatre 2%
Garett Taketa - DESPERATE MEASURES - Manoa Valley Theatre 1%
Kaiulu Tioganco - PAI’EA PAI’EA - Kamehameha Hawai’’i 1%
Garrett Hols - DESPERATE MEASURES - Manoa Valley Theatre 1%

Best Performer In A Play
Lin McEwan - SEX WITH STRANGERS - ProArts Playhouse, Kihei, HI 15%
Isaiah Avilla - ONCE UPON ONE TIME - Manoa Valley Theatre 15%
Zoe Lehneman - EGGS ON ICE - Hawaii Pacific University 12%
Lelea'e Kahalepuna-Wong - THE CONVERSION OF KA'AHUMANU - Kumu Kahua Theatre 10%
Joshua “Baba” Kamoani‘ala Tavares - HOʻOILINA - UHM Kennedy Theatre 9%
Brandon Caban - CAMBODIAN ROCK BAND - Manoa Valley Theatre 8%
Kim Anderson - CHARLIE AND THE CHOCOLATE FACTORY - Diamond Head Theatre 8%
Rachel League - THE 39 STEPS - Manoa Valley Theatre 6%
Baba Tavares - HO’OILINA - UH Manoa 4%
Kati Kuroda - WHO YOU AGAIN - Kumu kahua theater 4%
Chelsea Cox - A GIRL IN SCHOOL UNIFORM (WALKS INTO A BAR) - KOA Theater 2%
Annie Lipscomb - THE CONVERSION OF KA'AHUMANU - Kumu Kahua Theatre 2%
Dann Seki - ALOHA LAS VEGAS - Kumu Kahua Theatre 2%
Mickey Graue - BRIGHTON BEACH MEMOIRS - TAG - The Actors' Group 2%
Betty Bolton - OUTSIDE MULLINGAR - TAG - The Actors' Group 0%
Bro. Gary Morris - OUTSIDE MULLINGAR - TAG - The Actors' Group 0%

Best Play
ONCE UPON ONE TIME - Manoa Valley Theatre 23%
SEX WITH STRANGERS - ProArts Theater 16%
EGGS ON ICE - Hawaii Pacific University 11%
HOʻOILINA - UHM Kennedy Theatre 10%
THE JOY LUCK CLUB - Manoa Valley Theatre 8%
THE CONVERSION OF KA'AHUMANU BY VICTORIA NALANI KNEUBUHL - Kumu Kahua Theatre 6%
WHO YOU AGAIN - Kumu kahua theater 6%
EDDIE WEN' GO: THE STORY OF THE UPSIDE-DOWN CANOE - UHM Kennedy Theatre 5%
THE 39 STEPS - Manoa Valley Theatre 4%
PAI’EA - Kamehameha Hawai’i 3%
BRIGHTON BEACH MEMOIRS - TAG - The Actors' Group 2%
BLUE BY WIL KAHELE - Kumu Kahua Theatre 2%
ALOHA LAS VEGAS BY EDWARD SAKAMOTO - Kumu Kahua Theatre 2%
HE LEO ALOHA - UHM Kennedy Theatre 1%
HAWAI’I NŌ KA ‘OI: A SAKAMOTO CELEBRATION - UH Kennedy Theatre 1%
PAUL LAURENCE DUNBAR - TAG - The Actors' Group 1%
HAWAI‘I NŌ KA ‘OI: A SAKAMOTO CELEBRATION - UHM Kennedy Theatre - Earle Ernst Lab Theatre 0%
OUTSIDE MULLINGAR - TAG - The Actors' Group 0%

Best Production of an Opera
PAI’EA - Kamehameha Hawai’i 49%
ORPHEUS IN THE UNDERWORLD - Hawaii Performing Arts Festival 43%
AS ONE - Hawaii Performing Arts Festival 8%

Best Scenic Design Of A Play Or Musical
Brittany Merenda - HAIR - Hawaii Performing Arts Festival 36%
Willie Sabel - CABARET - Manoa Valley Theatre 15%
M.J. Matsushita - ONCE UPON ONE TIME - Manoa Valley Theatre 15%
Kara Nabarrete - HOʻOILINA - UHM Kennedy Theatre 7%
Brian Sackett - WHO YOU AGAIN? - Kumu Kahua Theatre 5%
Michelle Bisbee - CHARLIE AND THE CHOCOLATE FACTORY - Diamond Head Theatre 4%
Andrew Doan - DESPERATE MEASURES - Manoa Valley Theatre 4%
Laura Nigon-Holmgren - EDDIE WEN' GO: THE STORY OF THE UPSIDE-DOWN CANOE - UHM Kennedy Theatre 3%
Michelle A. Bisbee - CAMBODIAN ROCK BAND - Manoa Valley Theatre 3%
Kara Nabarrete - INTERSTELLAR CINDERELLA - UHM Kennedy Theatre - Earle Ernst Lab Theatre 3%
Kevin Keaveney - GIRL IN A SCHOOL UNIFORM… - KOA Theater 3%
Michelle A. Bisbee - HE LEO ALOHA - UHM Kennedy Theatre 1%
Kelsey Dostie - OUTSIDE MULLINGAR - TAG - The Actors' Group 1%
Kelsey Dostie - PAUL LAURENCE DUNBAR - TAG - The Actors' Group 0%

Best Sound Design Of A Play Or Musical
Lock Lynch - CABARET - Manoa Valley Theatre 20%
Kerri Yoneda - WAITRESS - Diamond Head Theatre 14%
Robert Matsushita - ONCE UPON ONE TIME - Manoa Valley Theatre 13%
Lock Lynch - CAMBODIAN ROCK BAND - Manoa Valley Theatre 12%
Kerri Yoneda - ANYTHING GOES - Diamond Head Theatre 9%
Paul Palmore - ONCE UPON ONE TIME - Manoa Valley Theatre 8%
Justin Garde & Max D'Aulerio - INTERSTELLAR CINDERELLA - UHM Kennedy Theatre - Earle Ernst Lab Theatre 7%
Kevin Keaveney - GIRL IN A SCHOOL UNIFORM - KOA Theater 7%
Rachel Edwards - THE TEMPEST - Hilo Community Players 6%
Lock Lynch - DESPERATE MEASURES - Manoa Valley Theatre 4%

Best Supporting Performer In A Musical
Christopher Sanders - HAIR - Hawaii Performing Arts Festival 14%
Joshua Credle - HAIR - Hawaii Performing Arts Festival 9%
Summer Pearson - HAIR - Hawaii Performing Arts Festival 8%
Brandon Caban - CAMBODIAN ROCK BAND - Manoa Valley theater 6%
Trinity Gray - HAIR - Hawaii Performing Arts Festival 5%
Karese Kaw-uh - WAITRESS - Diamond Head Theatre 5%
Reyn Halford - WAITRESS - Diamond Head Theatre 4%
Susan Hawes - CABARET - Manoa Valley Theater 4%
Isaiah Avilla - ONCE UPON ONE TIME - Manoa Valley Theatre 4%
Stephanie Sanchez - ONCE UPON ONE TIME - Manoa Valley Theatre 4%
Erin Smith - CABARET - HEART 4%
Jared Paakaula - ONCE UPON ONE TIME - Manoa Valley Theatre 4%
Brandon Caban - BE MORE CHILL - Manoa Valley Theatre 3%
Rob Duval - CABARET - Manoa Valley Theater 3%
Jill Y.S. Chung - ONCE UPON ONE TIME - Manoa Valley Theatre 3%
Cassie Favreau-Chung - WAITRESS - Diamond Head Theatre 3%
Alexandria Zinov - DESPERATE MEASURES - Manoa Valley Theatre 3%
Gage Thomas - INTERSTELLAR CINDERELLA - UHM Kennedy Theatre - Earle Ernst Lab Theatre 2%
Rachel League - ONCE UPON ONE TIME - Manoa Valley Theatre 2%
Sally Swanson - CABARET - Manoa Valley Theatre 1%
Emily Wright - INTERSTELLAR CINDERELLA - UHM Kennedy Theatre - Earle Ernst Lab Theatre 1%
Kevin Vann - CAMBODIAN ROCK BAND - Manoa Valley Theater 1%
Jackie Pualani Johnson - WORDSWORTH - UH Hilo 1%
Mo Radke - CABARET - Manoa Valley Theatre 1%
Olivia Coughlin - INTERSTELLAR CINDERELLA - UHM Kennedy Theatre - Earle Ernst Lab Theatre 1%

Best Supporting Performer In A Play
Kelsey Baehrens - CAMBODIAN ROCK BAND - Manoa Valley Theatre 14%
Rachel League - THE 39 STEPS - Manoa Valley Theatre 14%
Alana Eagle - THE JOY LUCK CLUB - Manoa Valley Theatre 13%
Maki‘ilei Ishihara - HOʻOILINA - UHM Kennedy Theatre 13%
Kuulei Santiago - EGGS ON ICE - Hawaii Pacific Theatre 10%
Anette Arinix - THE CONVERSION OF KA'AHUMANU - Kumu Kahua Theatre 8%
Alaura Ward - THE CONVERSION OF KA'AHUMANU - Kumu Kahua Theatre 6%
Karen Hironaga - WHO YOU AGAIN - Kumu kahua theater 4%
Allan Okubo - ALOHA LAS VEGAS - Kumu Kahua Theatre 4%
Nadine Domingo - EGGS ON ICE - Hawaii Pacific Theatre 3%
Kaipo - DUDOIT - Kumu kahua theater 3%
Lucky Lemieux - THE TEMPEST - Hilo Community Players 3%
Maile Sufak - EGGS ON ICE - Hawaii Pacific Theatre 3%
Georgiana Sima - OUTSIDE MULLINGAR - TAG - The Actors' Group 1%
Ly Atsumi - ALOHA LAS VEGAS - Kumu Kahua Theatre 1%
Christopher Higgins - OUTSIDE MULLINGAR - TAG - The Actors' Group 0%

Best Theatre For Young Audiences Production
ONCE UPON ONE TIME - Manoa Valley Theatre 36%
CHARLIE AND THE CHOCOLATE FACTORY - Diamond Head Theatre 19%
EDDIE WEN' GO: THE STORY OF THE UPSIDE-DOWN CANOE - UHM Kennedy Theatre 15%
THE GRUMPIEST BOY IN THE WORLD - KOA Theater 10%
THE CARP WHO WOULDN’T QUIT - Hawaii Theatre for Youth 8%
WORDSWORTH - UH Hilo 8%
INTERSTELLAR CINDERELLA - UHM Kennedy Theatre - Earle Ernst Lab Theatre 5%