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Vote for Ghostlight and Alabama Story in the 2024 BroadwayWorld Chicago Awards

Voting is now open for the next round of Broadway World Chicago awards.

Ghostlight Ensemble is nominated as a Favorite Local Theatre Company and Alabama Story has multiple nominations, including Best Performer in a Play, Best Supporting Performer in a Play, Best Ensemble. Best Play and Best Direction of a Play.

We hope you'll cast a vote for us in this final round of votes. Voting will continue through December 31, 2024. You can only select one choice per category or you can opt for the “No Nominee” button at the top, if you want to skip a category. Winners will be announced in January.

To vote, visit the BroadwayWorld Chicago website here or click the button below.

Ghostlight is a finalists for Best of Chicago 2020!

Ghostlight is honored and excited to once again be nominated in two categories for the Reader's Best of Chicago 2020: Best established theater company and Best off-Loop theater company.

In addition, our children’s short play festival Make/Believe is nominated for Best Performing Arts Festival and our Holiday Cabernet is nominated for Best Digital Content (theatre).

We'd love if our supporters would follow this link to vote for us. Our categories are under the Arts & Culture tab. And you can ask your friends and family to do so as well, as there are no restrictions on voting.

Please note: You don’t have to fill out all the categories if you’re only interested in voting for a few of them. The deadline to vote is noon on Monday, February 8.

While you're voting for us, please also consider these Ghostlight affiliated folks:

  • Ensemble Member Norman J. Burt is nominated for Best Stage Performer.

  • Ensemble Member Maria Burnham is nominated again this year for Best Playwright.

  • Ensemble Member Holly Robison is nominated for Best Director.

  • Our friend and frequent collaborator Coco Sho-Nell is nominated for Best Drag Performer. (Coco recently hosted our Holiday Cabernet.)

We appreciate the continued support of the community and we’re so thrilled to be a finalist for Best of Chicago.

Only 5 Days left to vote Ghostlight as one of the Best of Chicago

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Voting ends at noon on Monday, October 21, for the Chicago Reader’s Best of Chicago 2019 poll. Ghostlight is excited to be nominated in two categories: Best Established Theater Company and Best Off-Loop Theater Company.

We'd be honored if you would follow this link to vote for us. And you can ask your friends and family to do so as well, as there are no restrictions on voting.

Please note: You don’t have to fill out all the categories if you’re only interested in voting for a few of them, however you DO have to go to the final page (About You) and hit the Finish button for your vote to count.

In addition, a number of our collaborators and Ensemble members are nominated as well.

Our Co-Artistic Director Maria Burnham is nominated for both Best Director and Best Playwright.

Stefanie Johnsen is nominated for Best Designer. Stefanie designed the costumes for our production of An Ideal Husband.

And Improvised Jane Austen is nominated for Best sketch/improv troupe. Ensemble Member Holly Robison is a member of IJA and the group has performed at a number of our past events.

In addition, Carbon Arc Bar, which hosts our Live Movie Reading Series is up for Best Cinema Bar.

Thanks so much for your vote! You are what’s truly Best about Chicago!