2015 BroadwayWorld Atlanta Awards Update 11/27 - Brandon Smith, Chase McElroy in the Lead!

Voting has opened for the 2015 BroadwayWorld Atlanta Regional Awards, honoring productions which opened between October 2014 and September 2015. Nominations were reader-submitted and after the nomination period ended, BroadwayWorld's local editors proofed the list for eligibility and errors. Voting runs through December 31.

Voting is now underway for Atlanta! We have a record number of votes in already, but if you haven't voted yet, click here to vote! If you have voted already, tell your friends.

Here are the current standings for Atlanta:

Best Actor in a Musical (Non-Professional)
Brandon Smith - Damn Yankees - New London Theatre 82%
Riley Smith - Mary Poppins - ETM/POP 10%
Chris Newhouse - Footloose - The Legacy Theatre 3%

Best Actor in a Musical (Professional)
Travis Smith - Memphis - Theatrical Outfit and Aurora Theatre 18%
Austin Tijerina - Rent - Actor's Express 15%
Benjamin Harding - James and the Giant Peach - Alliance Theatre 12%

Best Actor in a Play (Non-Professional)
Chase McElroy - One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest - New London Theatre 65%
Phillip Mertz - Harvey - New London Theatre 20%
Mark Smith - Freud's Last Session - The Legacy Theatre 10%

Best Actor in a Play (Professional)
Jeremy Proulx - One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest - Alliance Theatre 19%
Matt Davis - A Streetcar Named Desire - Serenbe Playhouse 19%
Freddie Ashley - The Whale - Actor's Express 12%

Best Actress in a Musical (Non-Professional)
Rebecca Carrico - Damn Yankees - New London Theatre 44%
Mary Elizabeth Dailey - Damn Yankees - New London Theatre 29%
Tess Luman - Mary Poppins - ETM/POP 10%

Best Actress in a Musical (Professional)
Naima Carter Russell - Memphis - Aurora Theatre/Theatrical Outfit 24%
Randi Garza - Evita - Serenbe Playhouse 17%
Sarah Charles Lewis - Tuck Everlasting - Alliance Theatre 10%

Best Actress in a Play (Non-Professional)
Demetrius Hess - For Colored Girls Who Have Considered Suicide / When the Rainbow Is Enuf - New London Theatre 61%
Madeline Hatter - One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest - New London Theatre 34%
Perry Frost - Battle Space Wars - Dad's Garage Theatre 5%

Best Actress in a Play (Professional)
Deborah Bowman - A Streetcar Named Desire - Serenbe Playhouse 22%
Galen Crawley - Bad Jews - Actor's Express 13%
Lane Carlock - Stupid F*cking Bird - Actor's Express 13%

Best Choreography (Non-Professional)
Rabekah Ragsdale - Damn Yankees - New London Theatre 71%
Carly Berg - Mary Poppins - ETM/POP 20%
Amy Cain Lucas - Ruthless! - Act3 Productions 9%

Best Choreography (Professional)
Becca Potter - Rent - Actor's Express 20%
Jennifer Smiles Plumley - Damn Yankees - Atlanta Lyric Theatre 20%
Waverly Lucas - Memphis - Theatrical Outfit and Aurora Theatre 15%

Best Costume Design (Non-Professional)
Michele Lewin - Damn Yankees - New London Theatre 82%
Michelle Davis - Ruthless! - Act3 Productions 18%

Best Costume Design (Professional)
Deyah Brenner - Rent - Actor's Express 32%
Emmie Childers - My Fair Lady - Georgia Ensemble Theatre 16%
Abbey Parker - A Streetcar Named Desire - Serenbe Playhouse 8%

Best Director of a Musical (Non-Professional)
Dawn Berlo - Damn Yankees - New London Theatre 67%
Miriam Reynolds and Carly Berg - Mary Poppins - ETM/POP 15%
Michelle Davis - Ruthless! - Act3 Productions 8%

Best Director of a Musical (Professional)
Tom Key - Memphis - Theatrical Outfit and Aurora Theatre 22%
Freddie Ashley - Murder Ballad - Actor's Express 17%
Freddie Ashley - Rent - Actor's Express 17%

Best Director of a Play (Non-Professional)
Dawn Berlo - One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest - New London Theatre 63%
Richard Diaz - Plaza Suite - New London Theatre 23%
Megan Leahy - The Magic Negro and Other Blackness - Dad's Garage Theatre 10%

Best Director of a Play (Professional)
Jaclyn Hoffman - Homers - Georgia Ensemble Theatre 22%
David Crowe - The Elephant Man - Georgia Ensemble Theatre 13%
Karen Robinson - Marcus; or the Secret of Sweet - Actor's Express 13%

Best Musical (Non-Professional)
Damn Yankees - New London Theatre 76%
Mary Poppins - ETM/POP 12%
King of Pops the Musical - Dad's Garage Theatre 10%

Best Musical (Professional)
Memphis - Theatrical Outfit and Aurora Theatre 28%
Rent - Actor's Express 20%
Evita - Serenbe Playhouse 16%

Best Musical Director (Non-Professional)
Henry Hadden - Damn Yankees - New London Theatre 81%
Matt Hobbs - King of Pops the Musical - Dad's Garage Theatre 9%
Spencer G. Stephens - Ruthless! - Act3 Productions 9%

Best Musical Director (Professional)
Ann Carol Pence - Memphis - Theatrical Outfit and Aurora Theatre 32%
Paul Tate - Damn Yankees - Atlanta Lyric Theatre 20%
Chris Brent Davis - Evita - Serenbe Playhouse 12%

Best New Work (Non-Professional)
The Magic Negro and Other Blackness - Dad's Garage Theatre 100%

Best New Work (Professional)
The Secret Garden - Serenbe Playhouse 41%
Homers - Georgia Ensemble Theatre 35%
The Snow Queen - Serenbe Playhouse 24%

Best Play (Non-Professional)
For Colored Girls Who Have Considered Suicide / When the Rainbow Is Enuf - New London Theatre 53%
One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest - New London Theatre 45%
Battle Space Wars - Dad's Garage Theatre 3%

Best Play (Professional)
The Elephant Man - Georgia Ensemble Theatre 23%
A Streetcar Named Desire - Serenbe Playhouse 18%
Homers - Georgia Ensemble Theatre 14%

Best Scenic Design (Non-Professional)
John Berlo - One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest - New London Theatre 85%
WIlliam Joel Coady - Ruthless! - Act3 Productions 15%

Best Scenic Design (Professional)
Todd Rosenthal - One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest - Alliance Theatre 37%
Brian Clowdus and Ryan Olivetti - A Streetcar Named Desire - Serenbe Playhouse 21%
Phillip Male - The Elephant Man - Georgia Ensemble Theatre 16%

Best Technical Design - Lighting & Sound (Professional)
Andre Allen - Lighting - Cats - Atlanta Lyric Theatre 12%
Bryan Rosengrant- Lighting - The Elephant Man - Georgia Ensemble Theatre 12%
Daniel Pope & John Burke - Sound - A Streetcar Named Desire - Serenbe Playhouse 12%

Best Touring Show
Wicked - Fox Theatre 50%
The Magic Negro and Other Blackness - Dad's Garage Theatre 21%
Newsies - Fox Theatre 14%

Theatre of the Year
New London Theatre 64%
Aurora Theatre 17%
Georgia Ensemble Theatre 6%

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