2015 BroadwayWorld Atlanta Awards Update - Riley Smith in 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)
Riley Smith - Mary Poppins - ETM/POP 33%
Brandon Smith - Damn Yankees - New London Theatre 30%
Chris Newhouse - Footloose - The Legacy Theatre 14%

Best Actor in a Musical (Professional)
Jordan Bollwerk - Footloose - The Legacy Theatre 22%
Andrew Keenan-Bolger - Tuck Everlasting - Alliance Theatre 16%
Benjamin Harding - James and the Giant Peach - Alliance Theatre 10%

Best Actor in a Play (Non-Professional)
Chase McElroy - One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest - New London Theatre 45%
Mark Smith - Freud's Last Session - The Legacy Theatre 28%
Phillip Mertz - Harvey - New London Theatre 14%

Best Actor in a Play (Professional)
Jeremy Proulx - One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest - Alliance Theatre 23%
Matt Davis - A Streetcar Named Desire - Serenbe Playhouse 17%
Jonathan Horne - Elephant Man - Georgia Ensemble Theatre 10%

Best Actress in a Musical (Non-Professional)
Rachel Green - Les Miserables - Young Performer's Warehouse (performed at Alliance Theatre) 32%
Tess Luman - Mary Poppins - ETM/POP 31%
Rebecca Carrico - Damn Yankees - New London Theatre 10%

Best Actress in a Musical (Professional)
Sarah Charles Lewis - Tuck Everlasting - Alliance Theatre 23%
Cassandra Hlong - Footloose - The Legacy Theatre 16%
Deborah Bowman - Chicago - Atlanta Lyric Theatre 16%

Best Actress in a Play (Non-Professional)
Madeline Hatter - One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest - New London Theatre 50%
Demetrius Hess - For Colored Girls Who Have Considered Suicide / When the Rainbow Is Enuf - New London Theatre 30%
Perry Frost - Battle Space Wars - Dad's Garage Theatre 19%

Best Actress in a Play (Professional)
Deborah Bowman - A Streetcar Named Desire - Serenbe Playhouse 26%
Alex Bond - Calendar Girls - Georgia Ensemble Theatre 9%
Ann Marie Gideon - A Streetcar Named Desire - Serenbe Playhouse 8%

Best Choreography (Non-Professional)
Carly Berg - Mary Poppins - ETM/POP 61%
Rabekah Ragsdale - Damn Yankees - New London Theatre 20%
Amy Cain Lucas - Ruthless! - Act3 Productions 19%

Best Choreography (Professional)
Bethany Hayes Smith - Footloose - The Legacy Theatre 22%
Casey Nicolaw - Tuck Everlasting - Alliance Theatre 18%
Jennifer Smiles Plumley - Cats - Atlanta Lyric Theatre 11%

Best Costume Design (Non-Professional)
Michele Lewin - Damn Yankees - New London Theatre 50%
Michelle Davis - Ruthless! - Act3 Productions 50%

Best Costume Design (Professional)
Gregg Barnes - Tuck Everlasting - Alliance Theatre 18%
Emmie Childers - My Fair Lady - Georgia Ensemble Theatre 18%
Deyah Brenner - Rent - Actor's Express 13%

Best Director of a Musical (Non-Professional)
Miriam Reynolds and Carly Berg - Mary Poppins - ETM/POP 45%
Mark Smith - Footloose - The Legacy Theatre 20%
Michelle Davis - Ruthless! - Act3 Productions 17%

Best Director of a Musical (Professional)
Bethany Hayes Smith - Footloose - The Legacy Theatre 23%
Brian Clowdus - Evita - Serenbe Playhouse 12%
Freddie Ashley - Rent - Actor's Express 11%

Best Director of a Play (Non-Professional)
Dawn Berlo - One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest - New London Theatre 48%
Richard Diaz - Plaza Suite - New London Theatre 20%
Megan Leahy - The Magic Negro and Other Blackness - Dad's Garage Theatre 17%

Best Director of a Play (Professional)
Brian Clowdus - A Streetcar Named Desire - Serenbe Playhouse 21%
Ryan Oliveti - The Secret Garden - Serenbe Playhouse 13%
Jaclyn Hoffman - Homers - Georgia Ensemble Theatre 10%

Best Musical (Non-Professional)
Mary Poppins - ETM/POP 51%
Damn Yankees - New London Theatre 22%
Ruthless! The Musical - Act3 Productions 20%

Best Musical (Professional)
Tuck Everlasting - Alliance Theatre 30%
Evita - Serenbe Playhouse 14%
Rent - Actor's Express 14%

Best Musical Director (Non-Professional)
Spencer G. Stephens - Ruthless! - Act3 Productions 48%
Henry Hadden - Damn Yankees - New London Theatre 36%
Matt Hobbs - King of Pops the Musical - Dad's Garage Theatre 17%

Best Musical Director (Professional)
Bethany Hayes - Footloose - The Legacy Theatre 21%
Bill Newberry - Chicago - Atlanta Lyric Theatre 13%
Paul Tate - Damn Yankees - Atlanta Lyric Theatre 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 34%
The Snow Queen - Serenbe Playhouse 30%
The Last Time We Were Here 21%

Best Play (Non-Professional)
One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest - New London Theatre 51%
For Colored Girls Who Have Considered Suicide / When the Rainbow Is Enuf - New London Theatre 33%
Battle Space Wars - Dad's Garage Theatre 16%

Best Play (Professional)
A Streetcar Named Desire - Serenbe Playhouse 25%
The Elephant Man - Georgia Ensemble Theatre 13%
Anne Frank: Within and Without - Center for Puppetry Arts 12%

Best Scenic Design (Non-Professional)
John Berlo - One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest - New London Theatre 51%
WIlliam Joel Coady - Ruthless! - Act3 Productions 49%

Best Scenic Design (Professional)
Walt Spangler - Tuck Everlasting - Alliance Theatre 25%
Brian Clowdus and Ryan Olivetti - A Streetcar Named Desire - Serenbe Playhouse 12%
Todd Rosenthal - One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest - Alliance Theatre 10%

Best Technical Design - Lighting & Sound (Professional)
Daniel Pope - Sound - Evita - Serenbe Playhouse 8%
Kevin Frazier- Lighting - Evita - Serenbe Playhouse 8%
Angie Bryant - Sound - Rent - Actor's Express 8%

Best Touring Show
Wicked - Fox Theatre 43%
Pippin - Fox Theatre 25%
Newsies - Fox Theatre 22%

Theatre of the Year
Alliance Theatre 24%
New London Theatre 13%
The Legacy Theatre 12%

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