Vote For The 2018 BWW Atlanta Awards; THE COLOR PURPLE Leads Best Musical!

Voting continues for the 2018 BroadwayWorld Atlanta Awards, brought to you by BroadwayHD! Nominations were reader-submitted and now our readers get to vote for their favorites.

Regional productions, touring shows, and more are all included in the awards, honoring productions which opened between October 1, 2017 through September 30, 2018. Our local editors set the categories, our readers submitted their nominees, and now you get to vote for your favorites! Voting will continue through December 31st, 2018.

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)
Ryan Krygier - THE HUNCHBACK OF NOTRE DAME - The Holly Theatre 38%
Jason Wright - THE WIZ - CAST Theater 18%
Russ Ivey - SILENCE OF THE LAMBS: THE MUSICAL - Onstage Atlanta 17%

Best Actor in a Musical (Professional)
Kevin Harry - THE COLOR PURPLE - Actor's Express 17%
Haden Rider - AIDA - Atlanta Lyric Theatre 13%
Barrett Crowder - AVENUE Q - Gainesville Theatre Alliance 6%

Best Actor in a Play (Non-Professional)
Brandon Mayes - THE ODYSSEY - Gainesville Theatre Alliance 24%
Tyler Buckingham - THREE LADIES OF ORPINGTON - Onion Man Productions 12%
Andre Eaton - FAHRENHEIT 451 - Live Arts Theatre 9%

Best Actor in a Play (Professional)
Avery Sharpe - BLACK NERD - Dad's Garage Theatre 16%
Topher Payne - SANTALAND DIARIES - Horizon Theatre 8%
Grant Chapman - ANGELS IN AMERICA - Actor's Express 7%

Best Actress in a Musical (Non-Professional)
Heidi Rider - GUYS AND DOLLS - Johnson Starry Knight Players 17%
Morgan Painter - THE HUNCHBACK OF NOTRE DAME - The Holly Theatre 15%
Eranika Bonds - THE WIZ - CAST Theater 14%

Best Actress in a Musical (Professional)
Latrice Pace - THE COLOR PURPLE - Actor's Express 37%
Maggie Salley - PARADE - The Wallace Buice Theatre Company 8%
Molly Wiley - PARADE - The Wallace Buice Theatre Company 6%

Best Actress in a Play (Non-Professional)
Chloe Ivins - LITTLE WOMEN - New Dawn Theater 17%
Kate Guyton - THUS SPOKE THE MOCKINGBIRD - Onion Man Productions 14%
Alex Johns - SCARLET LETTER - New Dawn Theater 10%

Best Actress in a Play (Professional)
Amelia Fischer - MISS BENNET: CHRISTMAS AT PEMBERLEY - Theatrical Outfit 12%
Parris Sarter - ANGELS IN AMERICA - Actor's Express 11%
Terry Burrell - LADY DAY AT EMERSON'S BAR AND GRILL - Theatrical Outfit 10%

Best Choreography (Non-Professional)
Laurin Dunleavy - THE HUNCHBACK OF NOTRE DAME - The Holly Theatre 21%
Kaitlin Gentry - BEAUTY AND THE BEAST JR. - Play On Players Children?s Theatre 20%
Annslyn Pilkington - THE WIZ - CAST Theater 13%

Best Choreography (Professional)
Meredith Moore - THE COLOR PURPLE - Actor's Express 25%
Ricardo Aponte - MAMMA MIA! - Aurora Theatre 23%
Kari Twyman - PARADE - The Wallace Buice Theatre Company 18%

Best Costume Design (Non-Professional)
Rachel Serra - ONCE ON THIS ISLAND - Performers Warehouse 21%
Dawn Davridge - BEAUTY AND THE BEAST - Live Arts Theatre 19%
Rachel Serra - PIPPIN - Performers Warehouse 12%

Best Costume Design (Professional)
Alan Yeong - TITANIC - Serenbe Playhouse 16%
Casey Rattz - PARADE - The Wallace Buice Theatre Company 14%
Alan Yeong - MAMMA MIA! - Aurora Theatre 13%

Best Director of a Musical (Non-Professional)
Jamie Fambrough - THE HUNCHBACK OF NOTRE DAME - The Holly Theatre 40%
Michelle Evans - PIPPIN - Performers Warehouse 22%
Brian Rothwell - THE WIZ - CAST Theater 21%

Best Director of a Musical (Professional)
David Kote - THE COLOR PURPLE - Actor's Express 31%
Taylor Buice - PARADE - The Wallace Buice Theatre Company 18%
Brian Clowdus - TITANIC - Serenbe Playhouse 13%

Best Director of a Play (Non-Professional)
Cathe Payne - THUS SPOKE THE MOCKINGBIRD - Onion Man Productions 19%
Scott Rousseau - THREE LADIES OF ORPINGTON - Onion Man Productions 14%
Darci Wells - JEKYLL AND HYDE - New Dawn Theater 13%

Best Director of a Play (Professional)
Tiffany Porter - BLACK NERD - Dad's Garage Theatre 19%
Freddie Ashley & Martin Damien Wilkins - ANGELS IN AMERICA - Actor's Express 13%
Thomas W. Jones II - HOW BLACK MOTHERS SAY I LOVE YOU - Horizon Theatre Company 10%

Best Musical (Non-Professional)
THE HUNCHBACK OF NOTRE DAME - The Holly Theatre 24%
THE WIZ - CAST Theater 19%
AVENUE Q - Gainesville Theatre Alliance 18%

Best Musical (Professional)
THE COLOR PURPLE - Actor's Express 35%
PARADE - The Wallace Buice Theatre Company 20%
TITANIC - Serenbe Playhouse 15%

Best Musical Director (Non-Professional)
Leanne Kinney - THE HUNCHBACK OF NOTRE DAME - The Holly Theatre 43%
L. Gamble - VAPE THE MUSICAL - Sketchworks Comedy 23%
T?Arica Crawford - ONCE ON THIS ISLAND - Performers Warehouse 21%

Best Musical Director (Professional)
Amanda Wansa Morgan - THE COLOR PURPLE - Actor's Express 35%
Ed Thrower - PARADE - The Wallace Buice Theatre Company 18%
Ann-Carol Pence - MAMMA MIA! - Aurora Theatre 12%

Best New Work (Non-Professional)
VAPE THE MUSICAL - Sketchworks Comedy 26%
THREE LADIES OF ORPINGTON - Onion Man Productions 20%
WOKE - Essential Theatre 18%

Best New Work (Professional)
BLACK NERD - Dad's Garage Theatre 37%
THE FLOWER ROOM - Actor's Express 19%
MORNINGSIDE - GA Ensemble Theatre 11%

Best Play (Non-Professional)
THE ODYSSEY - Gainesville Theatre Alliance 24%
THUS SPOKE THE MOCKINGBIRD - Onion Man Productions 12%
EVELYN IN PURGATORY - Live Arts Theatre 10%

Best Play (Professional)
ANGELS IN AMERICA - Actor's Express 17%
BLACK NERD - Dad's Garage Theatre 15%
THE BOOK OF WILL - Theatrical Outfit 13%

Best Scenic Design (Non-Professional)
Patrick Rose - THE HUNCHBACK OF NOTRE DAME - The Holly Theatre 40%
Angela Short - THUS SPOKE THE MOCKINGBIRD - Onion Man Productions 16%
Paul ingbritsen / Sherry Ingbritsen - SCARLET LETTER - New Dawn Theater 9%

Best Scenic Design (Professional)
Zack Vandever - PARADE - The Wallace Buice Theatre Company 23%
Adam Koch - TITANIC - Serenbe Playhouse 22%
Nadia Morgan - BLACK NERD - Dad's Garage Theatre 9%

Best Technical Design - Lighting & Sound (Professional)
Andre C. Allen - THE COLOR PURPLE - Actor's Express 33%
Kevin Frazier & Bobby Johnson - TITANIC - Serenbe Playhouse 11%
Bryan Clowdus - TITANIC - Serenbe Playhouse 9%

Best Touring Show
HAMILTON - Fox Theatre 65%
BOOK OF MORMON - Fox Theatre 15%
SOMETHING ROTTEN - Fox Theatre 12%

Theatre of the Year
Actor's Express 22%
The Wallace Buice Theatre Company 16%
Serenbe Playhouse 10%

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