2023 Awardees

Outstanding Supporting Performer in a Comedy, Female or Non-Binary Role

Hannah Geisz, “The Lonesome West,” West End Players Guild


Outstanding Supporting Performer in a Comedy, Male or Non-Binary Role

Joel Moses, “Brontë Sister House Party,” SATE


Outstanding Performer in a Comedy, Female or Non-Binary Role

Molly Burris, “Dear Jack, Dear Louise,” New Jewish Theatre


Outstanding Performer in a Comedy, Male or Non-Binary Role

Jason Meyers, “The Lonesome West,” West End Players Guild


Outstanding Lighting Design in a Play

Jasmine Williams, “Dontrell, Who Kissed the Sea,” The Black Rep


Outstanding Sound Design

Jackie Sharp, “Dontrell, Who Kissed the Sea,” The Black Rep


Outstanding Costume Design in a Play

Oona Natesan, “House of Joy,” Repertory Theatre of St. Louis


Outstanding Set Design in a Play

(tie) Bess Moynihan, “Rodney’s Wife,” The Midnight Company 

(tie) Josh Smith, “Much Ado About Nothing,” St. Louis Shakespeare Festival


Outstanding Supporting Performer in a Drama, Female or Non-Binary Role

Rachel Tibbetts, “Rodney’s Wife,” The Midnight Company


Outstanding Supporting Performer in a Drama, Male or Non-Binary Role

Cameron Jamarr Davis, “The African Company Presents Richard III,” The Black Rep


Outstanding Performer in a Drama, Female or Non-Binary Role

Jennifer Theby-Quinn, “Iphigenia in Splott,” Upstream Theater


Outstanding Performer in a Drama, Male or Non-Binary Role

Joel Moses, “The Christians,” West End Players Guild


Outstanding New Play

“Brontë Sister House Party,” by Courtney Bailey, SATE


Outstanding Achievement in Opera

(tie) Thomas Glass, “Harvey Milk,” Opera Theatre of Saint Louis 

(tie) Robert Mellon, “Falstaff,” Union Avenue Opera


Outstanding Production of an Opera

“A Little Night Music,” Union Avenue Opera


Outstanding Musical Director

Walter “Bobby” McCoy, “In the Heights,” Stages St. Louis


Outstanding Choreographer

Luis Salgado, “In the Heights,” Stages St. Louis


Outstanding Supporting Performer in a Musical, Female or Non-Binary Role

Nicole Michelle Haskins, “The Color Purple,” The Muny


Outstanding Supporting Performer in a Musical, Male or Non-Binary Role

Jeffrey Izquierdo-Malon, “Something Rotten!” New Line Theatre


Outstanding Lighting Design in a Musical

Bradley King, “The Karate Kid – The Musical,” Stages St. Louis


Outstanding Set Design in a Musical

Anna Louizos, “In the Heights,” Stages St. Louis


Outstanding Costume Design in a Musical

(tie) Samantha C. Jones, “The Color Purple,” The Muny 

(tie) Brad Musgrove, “In the Heights,” Stages St. Louis


Outstanding Performer in a Musical, Female or Non-Binary Role

Anastacia McCleskey, “The Color Purple,” The Muny


Outstanding Performer in a Musical, Male or Non-Binary Role

Ben Davis, “Sweeney Todd,” The Muny


Outstanding Ensemble in a Comedy

“Brontë Sister House Party,” SATE


Outstanding Ensemble in a Drama

“Jitney,” The Black Rep


Outstanding Ensemble in a Musical

“In the Heights,” Stages St. Louis


Outstanding Director of a Comedy

Robert Ashton, “The Lonesome West,” West End Players Guild


Outstanding Director of a Drama

Ron Himes, “Behind the Sheet,” The Black Rep


Outstanding Director of a Musical

Bradley Rohlf, “Assassins,” Fly North Theatricals


Outstanding Production of a Comedy

“Brontë Sister House Party,” SATE


Outstanding Production of a Drama

(tie) “Behind the Sheet,” The Black Rep

(tie) “Jitney,” The Black Rep


Outstanding Production of a Musical

“In the Heights,” Stages St. Louis


Special Award: 

Joan Lipkin, for lifetime achievement