2015 BroadwayWorld Austin Awards Update - Danny Mosier, Fred Inkley Lead!

Voting has opened for the 2015 BroadwayWorld Austin 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 Austin! 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 Austin:

Best Cast of a Musical (Local)
Catch Me If You Can - The Wimberley Players 18%
Carrie: The Musical - Austin Theatre Project 11%
Monty Python's Spamalot - The Georgetown Palace 10%

Best Cast of a Play - Comedy (Local)
Peter & the Starcatcher - Zach Theatre 20%
The Graduate - The City Theatre Company 17%
Table Settings - Sam Bass Theatre 16%

Best Cast of a Play - Drama (Local)
Wait Until Dark - The Wimberley Players 26%
Love! Valour! Compassion! - The City Theatre 21%
When The Rain Stops Falling - Different Stages 13%

Best Cast of a Touring Production
Jersey Boys - Texas Performing Arts 51%
Disney's The Little Mermaid - Broadway in Austin - Broadway in Austin 26%
Annie - Broadway in Austin - Texas Performing Arts 23%

Best Choreography (Local)
Madison Piner - Catch Me If You Can - The Wimberley Players 25%
Cathie Sheridan - Forever Plaid - Austin Theatre Project 20%
Jesee Smart - Monty Python's Spamalot - The Georgetown Palace 18%

Best Costume Design (Local)
Becky Squyres - Love! Valour! Compassion! - The City Theatre Company 15%
Bobby Moffett - Ring of Fire - TexARTS 14%
Bert Flanagan - A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum - The City Theatre Company 11%

Best Direction of a Play - Comedy (Local)
Laura Haygood - The 39 Steps - Wimberley Players 26%
Michael Baron - Peter & the Starcatcher - Zach Theatre 18%
Tracy Arnold - The Gradaute - The City Theatrre Company 12%

Best Direction of a Play - Drama (Local)
Matthew Burnett - Love! Valour! Compassion! - The City Theatre Company 22%
Dave Steakley - Mothers & Sons - Zach Theatre 19%
Jeff Hinkle - Julius Caesar - The City Theatre Company 13%

Best Direction of Musical (Local)
Tyler King - Catch Me If You Can - The Wimberley Players 22%
Ron Watson - Monty Python's Spamalot - Georgetown Palace 13%
Kasey RT Graham - Guys and Dolls - TexARTS 11%

Best Family Friendly Production (Local)
Forever Plaid - Austin Theatre Project 29%
Guys & Dolls - Summer Stock Austin 22%
A Christmas Carol - Zach Theatre 20%

Best Featured Actor in a Musical (Local)
Paul Sanchez - Guys and Dolls - TexARTS 19%
Derek Smootz - Catch Me If You Can - The Wimberley Players 18%
Phil Rodriguez - Monty Python's Spamalot - Georgetown Palace 10%

Best Featured Actor in a Play - Comedy (Local)
Adam Rowland - Table Settings - Sam Bass Theatre 28%
David Nguyen - The Complete Works of William Shakespeare (Abridged) - Oh Dragon Theatre Company 17%
Scott Poppaw - The Graduate - The City Theatre Company 15%

Best Featured Actor in a Play - Drama (Local)
Danny Mosier - Wait Until Dark - The Wimberley Players 29%
Rick Felkins - Love! Valour! Compassion! - The City Theatre Company 13%
Scott Poppaw - Love! Valour! Compassion! - The City Theatre Company 10%

Best Featured Actor in a Touring Production
Fred Inkley - Disney's The Little Mermaid - Broadway in Austin 41%
Jeff Skowron - Disney's Little Mermaid - Broadway in Austin 35%
Melvin Abston - Disney's The Little Mermaid - Broadway in Austin 24%

Best Featured Actress in a Musical (Local)
Amy Nichols - Guys and Dolls - TexARTS 17%
Cathie Sheridan - Carrie the Musical - Austin Theatre Project 15%
Betty Ortwein - Chicago - The Georgetown Palace 12%

Best Featured Actress in a Play - Comedy (Local)
Ashley Sauls - The Complete Works of William Shakespeare (Abridged) - Oh Dragon Theatre Company 28%
Jean Budney - Mauritius - Different Stages 15%
Christina Little-Manley - Table Settings - Sam Bass Theatre 14%

Best Featured Actress in a Play - Drama (Local)
Elizabeth Anne - Wait Until Dark - The Wimberley Players 34%
Christina Little-Manley - Picnic - Agape Actors Co-op 19%
Jess Hughes - The Quarry - Hyde Park Theatre 13%

Best Featured Actress in a Touring Production
Jennifer Allen - Disney's The Little Mermaid - Broadway in Austin 44%
Ashley Edler - Annie - Broadway in Austin 42%
Lucy Werner - Annie - Broadway in Austin 15%

Best High School or College Production of a Musical or Play (Local)
The Producers - McCallum Fine Arts Academy - McCallum Fine Arts Academy 60%
Misalliance - Mary Moody Northern Theatre - Mary Moody Northern Theatre 22%
The Robber Bridegroom - Mary Moody Northern Theatre - Mary Moody Northern Theatre 19%

Best Leading Actor in a Musical (Local)
Andrew Foote - Evita - ZACH Theatre 30%
Michael Wheeler - Catch Me If You Can - The Wimberley Players 25%
R. Michael Clinkscales - A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum - The City Theatre Company 16%

Best Leading Actor in a Play - Comedy (Local)
Will Mercer - Greater Tuna - Wimberley Players 31%
Zac Carr - Cock - Theatre en Bloc 19%
J. Robert Moore - Peter and the Starcatcher - Zach Theatre 16%

Best Leading Actor in a Play - Drama (Local)
Kirk Kelso - Love! Valour! Compassion! - The City Theatre Company 41%
Martin Burke - Mothers & Sons - Zach Theatre 18%
Andy Smith - When the Rain Stops Falling - Different Stages 15%

Best Leading Actor in a Touring Production
Eric Kunze - Disney's The Little Mermaid - Brodway in Austin 49%
Hayden Milanes - Jersey Boys - Broadway in Austin 37%
Matthew Dailey - Jersey Boys - Broadway in Austin 14%

Best Leading Actress in a Musical (Local)
Aline Mayagoitia - Heathers - Doctuh Mistuh Productions 16%
Samantha Bagdon - Hairspray - Zilker Park 14%
Emily Niswonger - Chicago - Georgetown Palace 11%

Best Leading Actress in a Play - Comedy (Local)
Elisabeth Anne Jean - The 39 Steps - Wimberley Players 28%
CiCi Moore - Private Lives - Agape Actors Co-op 24%
Sara Burke - Peter and the Starcatcher - Zach Theatre 13%

Best Leading Actress in a Play - Drama (Local)
Michael Learned - Mothers & Sons - Zach Theatre 44%
Jessica Riley - Veronica's Room - Oh Dragon Theatre Company 22%
Katherine Catmull - The Quarry - Hyde Park Theatre 21%

Best Leading Actress in a Touring Production
Alison Woods - Disney's The Little Mermaid - Broadway in Austin 58%
Kimberly Richards - Sister's Christmas Catechism - The Long Center 24%
Lynn Andrews - Annie - Broadway in Austin 18%

Best Lighting Design (Local)
Amy Lewis - Metal Queen - Loaded Gun Theory 17%
James Jennings - Carrie: The Musical - Austin Theatre Project 12%
Stephen Pruitt - Ring of Fire - TexARTS 12%

Best Musical (Local)
Catch Me If You Can - The Wimberley Players 19%
Chicago - Austin Playhouse 11%
Guys and Dolls - TexARTS 10%

Best Musical Direction (Local)
Austin Kimble - Monty Python's Spamalot - Georgetown Palace 38%
Rachel Hoovler - Catch Me If You Can - The Wimberley Players 19%
Robert L. Frost - Guys and Dolls - TexARTS 11%

Best Original Score (Local)
Murder Ballad Murder Mystery - paper chairs 72%
MAST - Mark Stewart - paper chairs 16%
The Metal Queen - Anna Larson - Loaded Gun Theory 12%

Best Play - Comedy (Local)
The 39 Steps - Wimberley Players 31%
Cock - Theatre En Bloc 16%
The Graduate - The City Theatre Company 10%

Best Play - Drama (Local)
Love! Valour! Compassion! - The City Theatre Company 31%
Veronica's Room - Oh Dragon Theatre Company 12%
Closer - 7 Towers 11%

Best Scenic Design (Local)
Ann Marie Gordon - When the Rain Stops Falling - Different Stages 21%
Donna Coughlin - Guys and Dolls - TexARTS 21%
Jim Schuler - Great American Trailer Park Musical - Austin Theatre Project 12%

Best Site Specific Production or Special Event (Local)
Hands Up Hoodies Down - The Vortex - The Vortex 41%
Murder Ballad Murder Mystery - paper chairs 32%
Good Weather for Bundt Cakes - Cinnamon Path Theatre 27%

Best Sound Design (Local)
MacAnn Ross - The 39 Steps - Wimberely Players 34%
Joel Mercado-See - Heathers - Doctuh Mistuh Productions 18%
Sam Kokajko - Guys and Dolls - TexARTS 17%

Best Touring Production
Jersey Boys - Texas Performing Arts 57%
Disney's The Little Mermaid - Broadway in Austin - Texas Performing Arts 34%
Sister's Christmas Catechism - The Long Center - The Lomng Center 9%

Best Video/Projection Design (Local)
Scott Wade - The 39 Steps - Wimberley Players 32%
Rich Simms - Damn Yankees - Georgetown Palace 24%
Richard Simms - Carrie: The Musical - Austin Theatre Project 20%

Best Writing for an Original Work (Local)
Dennis Bailey & David Mixner - Jacob's Ladder - Theatre en Bloc 36%
Carl Gonzales - Piece of the Puzzle - Oh Dragon Theatre Company 29%
Elisabeth Doss - Mast - paper chairs 14%

Best Young Adult Actor (Local)
Logan Vohs - Aladdin - Sam Bass Theatre 54%
Logan Vohs - Table Settings - Sam Bass Theatre 27%
Nate Jackson - DNA - Capital T Theatre 20%

Best Young Adult Actress (Local)
Adele Simms - Damn Yankees - Georgetown Palace 36%
Kendra Patch - Wizard of Oz - EmilyAnn Theatre 23%
Hannah Roberts - Into the Woods - Summer Stock Austin 18%

Person to Watch (Local)
Amanda Serra - Great American Trailer Park Musical 21%
Phil Rodriguez - Monty Python's Spamalot 11%
Craig McKerley - Hairspray 10%

Theatre of the Year (Local)
Wimberley Players 17%
Georgetown Palace 15%
The City Theatre Company 13%

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