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