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Broadway World's 2023 Regional Awards honors productions which had their first performance between October 1, 2022 through September 30, 2023. Nominations are now open through October 31, 2023. Voting will be online from November to December 2023, and the winners will be announced in January 2024. 

Where possible, eligible shows from October 1, 2022 through the current season have been added below for your reference when nominating productions and artists. Email jen poiry at gmail dot com to suggest additions.

all for One productions
3901 S. Wayne Ave
Fort Wayne, IN 46807
(260) 745-4364
Performances: PPG ArtsLab at 300 E. Main Street, downtown Fort Wayne
Website

2022-23 Season

  • The Christmas Express - November 11-20, 2022
  • Daddy Long Legs - February 17-26, 2023
  • A Peculiar People - April 21-23, 28-30, 2023

2023-24 Season

  • Longing for the Light: A Christmas Celebration - December 1 & 2, 2023
  • Winnie-the-Pooh: a dream of honey - April 19-21, 26-28, 2024

Auditions:

  • Winnie-the-Pooh: a dream of honey - October 24, 2023 Info

Amish Acres: Round Barn Theatre
1600 West Market Street
Nappanee, IN 46550
(800) 800-4942
Website

2023 Season

  • Disney's The Little Mermaid - March 16 to April 22, 2023
  • The Secret Garden - May 11 to June 17, 2023
  • Oklahoma! - July 6 to August 5, 2023
  • Seussical the Musical - August 24 to September 23, 2023
  • Ring of Fire: The Music of Johnny Cash - October 12 to November 4, 2023
  • Elf - November 16 to December 31, 2023

Arena Dinner Theatre
719 Rockhill St
Ft. Wayne, IN 46802
(260) 424-5622
Website

2022-23 Season

  • Into the Breeches - October 28 to November 12, 2022
  • Mrs. Bob Cratchitt's Wild Christmas Binge - December 2-18, 2022
  • The Ladies Man - February, 2023
  • No Sex Please, We're British - March, 2023
  • And Then There Were None - May, 2023
  • Salt & Pepper (Staged Reading) - Summer, 2023
  • tick, tick... BOOM - , 2023

2023-24 Season

  • Ripcord - August 4-19, 2023 (Directed by Jordan Plohr)
  • Agatha Christie's Murder on the Orient Express - October 27 to November 11, 2023 (Directed by Chance Parker)
  • Rent (an IMTF production at Arena)
  • One Christmas Eve at Evergreen Mall - December 1-13, 2023 (Directed by Gary Lanier)
  • LMNOP (a collaboration with the Literacy Alliance)
  • Funny Money - March 1-16, 2024 (Directed by David Belew)
  • A Delightful Quarantine - April 19 to May 4, 2024 (Directed by Gloria Minnich)
  • The Drowsy Chaperone - June 14-29, 2024 (Directed by Reuben Albaugh)

Auditions:

  • One Christmas Eve at Evergreen Mall - October 15 & 16, 2023
  • LMNOP - TBA
  • Funny Money - Janaury 14 & 15, 2024
  • A Delightful Quarantine - March 3 & 4, 2024
  • The Drowsy Chaperone - April 21 & 22, 2024

Fire & Light Academy
(260) 241-3378
Website 
Facebook

 

2023-24 Season

  • Agatha Christie’s And Then There Were None (High School) - November 9-11 & 16-18, 2023 @PPG Arts Lab 300 E. Main Street, Director: Sara Scantlin
  • Elf, Jr (Elementary/Middle School) - December 16-18, 2023 @Arts United Center, 303 E. Main Street. Director: Lisa Ellis. Assistant Director: Allison Mooibroek. Music Director: Doug Reynolds. Choreographer: Bev Stacey
  • The Sound of Music - January 18-20, 2024 @Arts United Center, 303 E. Main Street. Director: Kris Botas. Assistant Director: Audrey McCann. Music Director: Greg Otis. Choreographer: Mandie Kolkman

First Presbyterian Theatre
300 W. Wayne St.
Fort Wayne, IN 46802
(260) 422-6329
Website 
Facebook

2022-23 Season

  • Disenchanted - October 14-23, 2022 (Dir Ranae Butler)
  • The Best Christmas Pageant Ever - December 9-18, 2022 (Dir Todd Sandman Cruz)
  • Godspell - March 24 to April 2, 2023 (Dir Reuben Albaugh)
  • Clybourne Park - May 12-21, 2023 (Dr Prentis Moore)

2023-24 Season

  • A Star is Born (in Concert) - June 23-25, 2023
  • Bedrooom Farce - Aug. 18-27- Directed by Reuben Albaugh
  • Head Over Heels - Oct 13-22 - Directed by Leslie Beauchamp
  • Almost Maine - Jan. 26-Feb. 4 - Directed by Todd Sandman Cruz
  • The Prom - March 1-17, 2024 - Directed by Christopher J. Murphy
  • The Father - May 10-19, 2024 - Directed by Todd Espeland

Auditions:

  • Almost, Maine - November 5, 2023
  • The Prom - December 10, 2023
  • The Father - February 25, 2024

Fort Wayne Civic Theatre
303 East Main Street
Fort Wayne, IN 46802
Box Office: (260) 424-5220
Business: (260) 422-8641
Website

2022-23 Season

  • Elf: The Musical - November 5-20, 2022
  • Hello, Dolly! - February 18-26, 2023
  • The Complete Works of Shakespeare (Abridged) - March 17-April 2, 2023
  • Into the Woods - May 6-14, 2023

2023-24 Season

  • Something Rotten - July 21-30, 2023 (Directed by Christopher J. Murphy)
  • I Love You, You're Perfect, Now Change - September 9-17, 2023 (Directed by Doug King)
  • Shrek: The Musical - November 4-19, 2023
  • The Color Purple - February 9-18, 2024 (Directed by Dianne Shaw)
  • Six Degrees of Separation - March 15-24, 2024
  • Jersey Boys - May 4-19, 2024

Auditions:

  • The Color Purple - November 12, 2023 (Callbacks November 13)
  • Six Degrees of Separation - January 7, 2024 (Callbacks January 8)
  • Jersey Boys - March 3, 2024 (Callbacks March 4)

Fort Wayne Youtheatre
Performances: First Presbyterian Theater
300 W. Wayne Street
(260) 422-6900
Website
Email

2022-23 Season

  • Disney's Frozen Jr - December 9-18, 2022
  • Baghdad Zoo - March 3-52023
  • The Neurodiversity Project: The Wonderful World of Aesop - April 7-9, 2023
  • Jeremy Thatcher, Dragon HatcherApril 28-30, 2023

2023-24 Season

  • The House - September 29 to October 1, 2023 (Directed by Morgan Montgomery; Auditions August 21 & 22)
  • A Charlie Brown Christmas - December 8-17, 2023 (Directed by Christopher J. Murphy; Auditions October 9 & 10)
  • The Prom - March 1-17, 2024 (Directed by Christopher J. Murphy; Auditions December 10)
  • Ruby Bridges - April 19-21, 2024 (Written & Directed by Gregory Stieber; Auditions February 26 & 27)
  • Go, Dog, Go - April 25-28, 2024 (Directed by Todd Espland; Auditions February 26 & 27)

Auditions:

  • A Charlie Brown Christmas - October 9 & 10, 2023
  • The Prom - December 10, 2023
  • Ruby Bridges - February 26 & 27, 2024
  • Go, Dog, Go - February 26 & 27, 2024

Gaslight Playhouse
Community Learning Center
401 East Diamond Street
Kendallville, Indiana 46755

Website

2023 Season

  • The Kitchen Witches - October 27-29, 2023

Huntington University
2303 College Ave
Huntington, IN 46750
(260) 356-6000 
Website

2023-24 Season

  • Fall 2023 Senior Showcase (Featuring Emily Kars and Lex Wright) - Friday, October 20, 2023, 7:30 p.m. (Lonagker Recital Hall)
  • Tuck Everlasting - November 16-18, 2023 (Zurcher Auditorium), Directed by Mary Beth Frank
  • These Shining Lives - February 15-17, 2024 (Studio Theatre) Directed by Ryan Long
  • Student One-Act Festival - April 12-13, 2024 (Studio Theatre)

Indiana Music Theatre Foundation (IMFT) 

Fort Wayne Summer Music Theatre
RFK Studios
2446 Lake Ave
Fort Wayne, IN
Website

2023 Season

  • Glengarry Glen Ross (IMFT) April 21-23, April 28-30, 2023
  • In Review: Celebrating 25 Years of Fort Wayne Summer Music Theatre - June 16 & 17, 2023 (Directed by Aaron Hawley)
  • The Phantom of the Opera (Fort Wayne Cummer Music Theatre) - July 14016, 21-23, 2023 (North Side High School)
  • Rent - September 14-17, 21-23, 2023 (Arena Dinner Theatre)
  • Next to Normal (IMFT) - November 10-12, 16-19, 2023
  • Christmas on the Lake 2023: A Cabaret Event - December 15 & 16, 2023

PFW Department of Theatre
2101 E. Coliseum Blvd.
Ft. Wayne, IN 46805-1499
(260) 481-6555
Website
Facebook

2022-23 Season

  • Peter and the Starcatcher - November 11-19, 2022 (Dir James Stover)
  • Puff, or Seven Increasingly Eventful Years at a Certain School of Magic and Magic - February 10-18, 2023 (Dir Jeff Casazza)
  • Little Women: The Musical - April 14-22, 2023 (Dir John O'Connell)

2023-24 Season

  • The Bald Soprano - September 23-24, 28-30, 2023 (Directed by Bev Redman)
  • Urinetown - November 10-12, 16-18, 2023 (Directed by John O'Connell)
  • The Tempest - February 16-18, 22-24, 2024 (Directed by Jeff Casazza)
  • Hot 'n' Cole - April 5-7, 2024 (Directed by Julie Lyn Barber)
  • Black Snow - April 19-21, 2024 (Directed by Austin M. Rausch; performed at Studio Theatre in Kettler Hall)

Parlor City Shakespeare Company
Parlor City Plaza
Bluffton, IN

Website
Facebook

2023 Season

  • Love's Labour's Lost - September 8, 9, 10, 2023

Playground 630
PFW Studio Theatre
2101 E. Coliseum Blvd.
Ft. Wayne, IN 46805-1499
Facebook

2022-23 Season

  • 12th Night - November 2022
  • The Sexton - February 2023

Pulse Opera House
127 N Wayne St
Warren, Indiana 46792
Just off exit 78 on I-69
(260) 375-7017
Website
Facebook

2022-23 Season

  • Annie, Jr. - November 2022

2023 Season

  • The 39 Steps (Abridged) - February 17 to March 5, 2023
  • The Orphan Train - April 21 – May 7, 2023
  • Into the Woods - July 14 – July 29, 2023
  • Sherlock Holmes: The Baker Street Irregulars  - September 15 – October 1, 2023 (Fridays and Saturdaysat 8 p.m., Sundays at 4 p.m.)
  • Best Christmas Pageant Ever - November 17 – December 3, 2023

Summit City Music Theatre
Fort Wayne Ballroom Company
1559 W Dupont Rd
Fort Wayne, IN 46825
Website
Tickets
Facebook

2022-23 Season

  • A Christmas Carol - November 2022

2023 Season

  • The Music Man in Concert - July 8, 9, 15, 16, 2023 at Auer Performance Hall at Purdue Fort Wayne
  • A Christmas Carol - November 30 to December 17, 2023

Auditions:

  • A Christmas Carol - October 8, 2023 Info

Three Rivers Music Theatre
212 Pearl Street
Fort Wayne, IN 46802
Website
Facebook

2022-23 Season

  • Kinky Boots - December 2-18, 2022

2023-24 Season

  • August: Osage County - August 25 to September 10, 2023 
  • Hedwig and the Angry Inch - November 3-5, 10-12, 17-19, 2023
  • TBA musical (about Jellicle felines in the Heavyside Layer) in collaboration with the Fort Wayne Dance Collective 

Auditions:

  • Hedwig and the Angry Inch - Tuesday, September 12, 2023 Info
  • Ladies of the '80s - Monday, September 11, 2023 Info
  • TBA musical (about Jellicle felines in the Heavyside Layer) in collaboration with the Fort Wayne Dance Collective - September 25, 2023 Info

Wagon Wheel Theatre
2517 E Center St
Warsaw, IN 46580-3819
(574) 267-8041
Website
Facebook

2023 Season

  • The Phantom of the Wagon Wheel - April 27 - April 30 (community theatre, annual audience participation murder mystery)
  • Disney’s The Little Mermaid - June 1 - June 10
  • Jimmy Buffett’s Escape to Margaritaville - June 15 - June 24
  • Kiss Me, Kate - June 29 - July 8
  • Jesus Christ Superstar - July 13 - July 22
  • Wait Until Dark - July 27 - August 5
  • Always… Patsy Cline - August 10 - August 19
  • You Ain't Nothin' But a Werewolf - October 27-29, 2023 (Wagon Wheel Jr.)
  • A Christmas Carol - December 1-17, 2023

2024 Summer Season

  • Disney's Beauty and the Beast - JUne 6-15, 2024
  • Kiss Me, Kate - June 20-29, 2024
  • The Wedding Singer - July 4-13, 2024
  • Murder on the Orient Express - July 18-27, 2024
  • Beautiful: The Carole King Story - August 1-10, 2024

Wells Community Theatre 
Creative Arts Council
211 Water Street, Suite B
Bluffton, IN 46714
(260) 824-5222
Website
Facebook

Summer Youth Theatre

  • The Wizard of Oz (ages 12-18) - June 16 & 17, 2023
  • Disney's Winnie the Pooh (ages 8-11) - June 23 & 24, 2023
  • The Legend of Sleepy Hollow - October 27 & 28, 2023

Auditions: 

I Will Wait: The Veterans' Spouse Project Review

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