VOTE: BroadwayWorld Awards highlight CCM excellence

Each year, BroadwayWorld recognizes excellence in regional theater through its online awards. This year, CCM students, faculty and productions received a total of 58 nominations across nearly every category for the Cincinnati Awards. 

The awards are granted based on an online poll, which is free and open to the public through December 31. To cast your vote and check out the full list of nominees, visit broadwayworld.com. 

Honoring productions which had their first performances between October 1, 2023 and September 30, 2024, the list of nominees features many names and titles from CCM’s 2023-2024 season.

CCM's musical productions of Sweet Charity, Once on This Island, The 25^th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee and The Light Chasers (co-production at Know Theatre) were all nominated for Best Musical. 

CCM's play productions of Let the Right One In (co-production with Cincinnati Shakespeare Company) and Clue: On Stage both received nods for Best Play.

All productions also received numerous nods for individuals in categories honoring performers, directors, lighting designers, choreographers, costume designers, music directors and more, highlighting the dedication and talent on CCM stages and behind the scenes.

Below, check out the CCM students and faculty who are recognized this year:

• Let the Right One In (Co-production with Cincinnati Shakespeare Company)
• Clue: On Stage

• Once on This Island
• Sweet Charity
• The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee
• The Light Chasers (co-production at Know Theatre)

• Sweet Charity
• The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee
• The Light Chasers (co-production at Know Theatre)
• Once on This Island
• Clue: On Stage

• Nathan Flesh - Let the Right One In (Co-production with Cincinnati Shakespeare Company)
• Nora Kovasckitz - Clue: On Stage

• Carson Mehlbauer - The Light Chasers (co-production at Know Theatre)
• Gabi Adams - The Light Chasers (co-production at Know Theatre)
• Erin Morton* - Once on This Island 
• Grace Marie Rusnica - Sweet Charity
• Madison Osment - The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee
• Nick Pattarini - The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee

Erin Morton also has been voted into the Top 15 of BroadwayWorld's Next on Stage, a competition which spotlights the incredible talents of high school and college students across the country.

• Galen Arnett - Clue: On Stage
• Gavin Duffy - Clue: On Stage
• Shaylee Bowman - Clue: On Stage
• Sydni Solomon - Clue: On Stage

• Anargha Pal - Once on This Island
• Indya Lincicome - Once on This Island
• Benjamin Cheng - Sweet Charity
• Eliza Levy - Sweet Charity
• Dan Klimko - The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee
• Joey Baciocco - The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee
• Julia Schick - The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee
• Sam Yousuf - The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee
• Nico Graves - The Light Chasers (co-production at Know Theatre)

• Brant Russell - Clue: On Stage
• Brian Isaac Phillips - Let the Right One In (Co-production with Cincinnati Shakespeare Company)

• Chaz Wolcott - The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee
• Diane Lala - Sweet Charity
• Torie Wiggins - Once on This Island

• Charlie Calvert - Let the Right One In (Co-production with Cincinnati Shakespeare Company)
• Gabby Trice - Clue: On Stage
• Joshua Gallagher - Sweet Charity
• Mark Halpin - Once on This Island

• Andrew Gange - Let the Right One In (Co-production with Cincinnati Shakespeare Company)
• Baron Leon - Sweet Charity
• Jessica Drayton - The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee AND Once on This Island
• Kevin Lawson - Clue: On Stage

• Clara Cavins - Sweet Charity
• Elizabeth Payne - Let the Right One In (Co-production with Cincinnati Shakespeare Company)
• Erin Donnelly - Once on This Island
• Max Cotman - Clue: On Stage

• Brenden Friedel - Once on This Island
• Patrick John Kiernan - Let the Right One In (Co-production with Cincinnati Shakespeare Company)

• Diane Lala - Sweet Charity
• Julia Schick - Once on This Island

• Casey Reed - Once on This Island
• Ian Axness - Sweet Charity
• Steve Goers - The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee

• Sweet Charity
• Once on This Island

Featured image at the top: CCM's Production of Once on This Island. Photo by Mark Lyons.